Iowa Family Groupsheet for John LARSON Family (Johannes Larson, Røgmyr in Norway) *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Mary Ann (Hendrickson) Dunkin Email address: maryadunkin@yahoo.com *********************************************** Husband: John LARSON (Johannes Larson, Røgmyr in Norway) Birthdate: 15 Nov 1836 Birthplace: Rødmyr Farm, Sveivo, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway Death date: 27 Jan 1888 Place of death: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa bu Larson Burial Gardens, now known as Rockdale Cemetery Father: Lars JOHANNESEN,, Rødmyr Mother: Helene Larsdatter, Vaga Marriage date: 14 Apr 1856, just before immigrating to the USA Marriage place: Sveio Church, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway Wife: Helga HANSDATTER, Røgmyr in Norway - used the name of Hulda in USA) Birthdate: 2 Sep 1832 Birthplace: Sveio, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway Death date: 30 Jan 1886 Place of death: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa, bu Larson Burial Gardens, now known as the Rockdale Cemetery Father: Hans PEDERSEN, Rødmyr Mother: Kari STEPHENSDATTER, Rødmyr CHILDREN Child No. 1: Helena Berta LARSON Sex: F Birthdate: 15 Aug 1856 Birthplace: LaSalle Co., Illinois Death date: 25 Feb 1890 Place of death: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Marriage date: ca 1879 Marriage place: probably Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Spouse's name: Steiner KNUTSON, six children: Rennie, Knute Hulda, John, Osmund and Maria Carolina KNUTSON Child No. 2: Thomas John LARSON Sex: M Birthdate: 25 Sep 1858 Birthplace: LaSalle Co., Illinois Death date: 9 Jun 1936 Place of death: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Marriage date: 15 Sep 1881 Marriage place: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Spouse's name: Betsy Serena THOMPSON, nine children: Joe Henry, Clara Thedora, Marshall, O¹Tilda Josephine, Amos Floyd, Herby Chester, Myrte Edith, Emma Marie and Ernest Lloyd LARSON. Child No. 3: Caroline LARSON Sex: F Birthdate: 28 Sep 1861 Birthplace: LaSalle Co., Illinois Death date: 31 Jan 1926 Place of death: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Marriage date: Feb 1875 Marriage place: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Spouse's name: Andrew John ANDERSON, eleven children: Anne Osselia, Ole John, Hulda Caroline, Andy, Enger Serene, Sarah E., Marshall, Josephine, Arthur, Charles and Charles ANDERSON. Child No. 4: Mary Helga LARSON Sex: F Birthdate: 29 Jul 1862 Birthplace: LaSalle Co., Illinois Death date: 1887 Place of death: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa bu Larson Burial Gardens, now the Rockdale Cemetery Marriage date: 12 Apr 1879 Marriage place: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Spouse's name: Lars G. HENDRICKSON, three children: Gerhardt, John and Hiram L. HENDRICKSON. Child No. 5: Henry LARSON Sex: Birthdate: 12 Mar 1865 Birthplace: Blairstown, Florence Twp., Benton Co., Iowa Death date: 10 Aug 1943 Place of death: Adams Co., Iowa Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: never married Child No. 6: Johanna (Jenny) Bromdla LARSON Sex: F Birthdate: 27 Jan 1869 Birthplace: Benton Co., Iowa Death date: unknown Place of death: Gibbon, Sibley Co., Minnesota Marriage date: ca 1898 Marriage place: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Spouse's name: Esaias (Erik) ECKLAND, three children: Walter, Lillian and Norton C. ECKLAND. Child No. 7: Lars J. LARSON Sex: M Birthdate: 14 Jul 1871, a twin Birthplace: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Death date: 8 Jan 1907, killed when a tree fell on him Place of death: near Sciola, Montgomery Co., Iowa Marriage date: 1896 Marriage place: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Spouse's name: Anna Isabelle (Annie) LARSON, one son: Harold LARSON Child No. 8: Lewis LARSON Sex: M Birthdate: 14 Jul 1871, a twin Birthplace: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Death date: 14 Jul 1871, d at birth Place of death: Strand, Adams Co., Iowqa Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 9: Josephine LARSON Sex: F Birthdate: 7 Mar 1875 Birthplace: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Death date: unknown, d young Place of death: probably Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Documentation: Records of: MARY ANN (HENDRICKSON) DUNKIN maryadunkin@yahoo.com Information from Deloris (Peterson) Laube, Myrtle (Larson) Peterson, Marie (Larson) Forsythe, Howard and Inez Peterson, cemetery records, census records, Betty (Marsh) Ward, Adams County History and various family records of the members of the Anderson, Larson, Peterson, Hendrickson and Thompson family lines.