TOLLEFSON, Mikkel Golberg Rust 1806-1872

TOLLEFSON, TOLLEIVSON, RUST, ANDERSDATTER, KNUTSDATTER, JOHNSON, BENSON, GILBERTSON, ROE

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 2/15/2016 at 10:10:53

Mikkel (Michael) Golberg Rust Tolleivson (Tollefson) was born in 1806 at Gol, Hallingdal, Buskerud, Norway to Tolleiv Golberg Olson and Guri Sore Ekle Knutsdatter.

Mikkel married Groe Andersdatter on May 12, 1833 at Nes in Hallingdal, Buskerud, Norway. Wedding record found in the Norwegian Digital Archives for Nes in Hallingdal, Buskerud, Norway, 1824-1834, page 800, entry #30. Mikkel Tollefsen, age 26 of Goelberg and Groe Andersdatter, age 24 of Elbjor. Groom's father: Tollef Olsen. Bride's father: Anders Olsen

The couple had 6 children, the oldest 4 born at Buskerud, Norway and the younger 2 born at Rock, Wisconsin:
Guri Mikkelsdatter (b October 6, 1834, married Johannes Dahlseide Johnson, d August 14, 1906 Hartland, Worth, Iowa);
Guri Mikkelsdatter (b June 16, 1837, married Peter Hellickson Benson, d January 4, 1919 St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa);
Tollef Mikkelson (b August 1, 1840, married Aase Jensdatter Myre Gilbertson, d March 21, 1913 St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa);
Anne Mikkelsdatter (b February 20, 1843, d March 13, 1919 St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa);
Leiv Mikkelsdatter (b September 22, 1846, married Abraham Theodore Tollefson, d October 29, 1920 St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa) and
Anders Mikkelson (b August 26, 1850, married Margith Roe, d April 25, 1903 St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa.

In the spring of 1845, Mikkel, Groe and their four children left Norway to emigrate to America. They left Drammen, Norway and traveled on the ship "Skulda". The ship arrived at New York City on July 16, 1845. The family then traveled west to settle at Rock Prairie, Rock, Wisconsin. Here the two younger children were born.

In 1852, Mikkel traveled with the Rev Claus Clausen and a few other men to Mitchell County, Iowa to explore land. Liking what they saw, they returned to Wisconsin and in the spring of 1853, the Clausen party and several families, including Mikkel's left Wisconsin to move to Mitchell County, Iowa. Mikkel settled on farmland north of St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa.

In 1855, he was issued a land deed from the U S Government office at Fort Des Moines for 40 acres in Section 13, 99N, 18W, 5th PM Mitchell, Iowa.
He was also issued a land deed from the U S Government office at Fort Des Moines for 160 acres in Section 13, 99N, 18W, 5th PM, Mitchell, IA.

Family found in the 1856 -1870 censuses living on their farm at St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa:
1856: Mickel Tollefson 52, J Tollefson 50, J Tollefson 20, J Tollefson , F Tollefson , A Tollefson , L Tollefson , A Tollefson.

1860: Michael Toliffson 54, Gourie Toliffson 50, Toliff Toliffson 19, Gourie Toliffson 22, Anna Toliffson 17, Louisa Toliffson 14, Andrew Toliffson 10, Peter Torson 27, Holver Englebretson 18.

1870: Michael Tollifson 61, Grove Tollifson 59, Ann Tollifson 26, Louisa Tollifson 23, Andrew Tollifson 20.

Mikkel Tollefson died September 19, 1872 at St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa and was buried at the First Lutheran Cemetery, St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa.

There is a memorial for him at Find a Grave #55332331.