Iowa Family Group Sheet for the Knud JØRGENSON, the family used the name of KNUDSON in the USA, sometimes spelled KNUTSON or KNUDTSON Family

Submitted by: Mary Ann (Hendrickson) Dunkin at maryadunkin@yahoo.com


HUSBAND: Knud JØRGENSON, the family used the name of KNUDSON in the USA, sometimes spelled KNUTSON or KNUDTSON
Birth date: 18 Feb 1807
Birthplace: Laurdal, Telemark, Norway
Death date: 7 Sep 1864, leaving his wife a widow at age 55 and nine children
Place of death: Laurdal, Telemark, Norway
Burial date: 
Burial place: 
Other Spouse: 
Father: Jørgen Evenson
Mother: Dagne Asbjørnsdatter

Marriage date: 7 Jul 1834
Marriage place: Laurdal, Eidsborg Parish, Telemark, Norway

WIFE: Rannei OSMUNDSDATTER
Birth date: 1 Mar 1811
Birthplace: Lofthus, Laurdal, Telemark, Norway
Death date: unknown
Place of death: USA; she emigrated with her nine children and dau-in-law, from Porsgrunn in Telemark on 16 Apr 1866 on the ship Roska -  arriving Quebec, Canada on 28 May 1866
Burial date: unknown
Burial place: unknown
Other Spouse: 
Father: Osmund Olavson
Mother: Gunhild Steinersdatter


CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Osmund KNUDSON
Sex: M
Birth date: 9 Sep 1834
Birthplace: Laurdal, Telemark, Norway
Death date: 2 Oct 1916
Place of death: Adams Co., Iowa
Burial date: Both buried Strand Lutheran Church Cemetery
Burial place: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa
Spouse's name: Katrine (Cathrine) TARJESDATTER
Marriage date: ca 1861
Marriage place: Telemark, Norway

Child No. 2: Gunhild KNUDSON
Sex: F
Birth date: 5 May 1838
Birthplace: Laurdal, Telemark, Norway
Death date: unknown
Place of death: USA
Burial date: unknown
Burial place: unknown
Spouse's name: unknown
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown

Child No. 3: Dagne KNUDSON (Delia in the USA)
Sex: F
Birth date: 1 Jan 1840
Birthplace: Laurdal, Telemark, Norway
Death date: aft 1920
Place of death: Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington
Burial date: unknown
Burial place: Washington
Spouse's name: Henry WATKINS, b England, residing in Lincoln Twp., Adams Co., Iowa in 1880, three children, one known name, John WATKINS
Marriage date: before 1880
Marriage place: probably Strand, Adams Co., Iowa

Child No. 4: Jørgen KNUDSON (George in the USA)
Sex: M
Birth date: 1 Sep 1843
Birthplace: Laurdal, Telemark, Norway
Death date: 20 Aug 1906
Place of death: Darrington, Snohomish Co., Washington
Burial date: 
Burial place: Funeral held in Arlington, Snohomish Co., Washington
Spouse's name: not marrried;  his talent was making violins, he had about 50 violins at the time of his death
Marriage date: 
Marriage place: 

Child No. 5: Aslaug KNUDSON (Alice in the USA)
Sex: F
Birth date: 22 Sep 1845
Birthplace: Laurdal, Telemark, Norway
Death date: aft 1900
Place of death: probably  Adams Co., Iowa
Burial date: unknown
Burial place: unknown
Spouse's name: not married, residing with her brother Osmund and his wife Katherine on a farm in Lincoln Twp., Adams Co., Iowa
Marriage date: 
Marriage place: 

Child No. 6: Rannei KNUDSON
Sex: F
Birth date: 5 Jan 1848
Birthplace: Laurdal, Telemark, Norway
Death date: unknown
Place of death: USA
Burial date: unknown
Burial place: unknown
Spouse's name: unknown
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown

Child No. 7: Stener KNUDSON,  name has also been listed at Steinar and Stiner and Knutson/Knudtson, Knudsenud
Sex: M
Birth date: 5 Jul 1850
Birthplace: Laurdal, Telemark, Norway
Death date: unknown
Place of death: Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington
Burial date: unknown
Burial place: Washington
Spouse's name: Helena Bertha LARSON, dau of Hulda and John Larson, b 15 Aug 1856, LaSalle Co., Illinois, one month after her parents arrived in the USA from Norway
Marriage date: ca 1879, parents of six known children:  Rennie, Knudt, Hulda, John, Osmund and Maria Caroline Knudson
Marriage place: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa

Child No. 8: Eivind KNUDSON (Evin or Even in USA)
Sex: M
Birth date: 6 Sep 1852
Birthplace: Laurdal, Telemark, Norway
Death date: unknown; he was counted in the 1880 Census in Dunn, Dane Co., Wisconsin residing with his mother Rannei and sister Aslaug
Place of death: USA
Burial date: unknown
Burial place: unknown
Spouse's name: unknown
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown

Child No. 9: Asbjørn KNUDSON (John in USA)
Sex: M
Birth date: 16 Dec 1855
Birthplace: Laurdal, Telemark, Norway
Death date: aft 1920; he owned a wood working establishment, a photographic gallery and owned nine mines on White House and Jumbo Mountains in Washington State 
Place of death: Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington
Burial date: unknown
Burial place: Washington
Spouse's name: Emma EVANS; no children
Marriage date: 1901, she died a year later
Marriage place: probably Washington


Documentation and Sources:
Norway Census, Norway Parish Records, Norway Ships List, various USA Federal Census Records of Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska and Washington, Larson and Dujardin family records, Illustrated History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties, Washington, Everett Daily Herald, Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington, Oregon Historical Society and various other sources


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