Iowa Family Groupsheet for Hans PEDERSEN, Rødmyr Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Mary Ann (Hendrickson) Dunkin Email address: maryadunkin@yahoo.com Husband: Hans PEDERSEN, Rødmyr Birthdate: bap 16 Apr 1791 Birthplace: Finnas Parish, Sveio, Hordaland, Norway Death date: 9 May 1846 Place of death: Rødmyr Farm, Sveio, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway Father: Peder NILSSON, Økland Mother: Marta HANSDATTER, Kvalvag Marriage date: 13 Nov 1814 Marriage place: Finnas Parish, Norway Wife: Kari STEPHENSDATTER, Rødmyr Birthdate: ca 1794 Birthplace: Sveio, Finnas Parish, Rødmyr Farm, Hordland, Norway Death date: aft 1856, Kari, 13 children, one dau d in infancy, as a widow, emigrated to the USA aft 15 Mar 1856, to LaSalle Co., Illinois with her son Stephen and four daughters, Britta, Kari, Siri and Helga Place of death: Probably LaSalle Co., Illinois Father: Stephen CLEMENTSEN, Rødmyr Mother: Kari TORCHELSDATTER, CHILDREN Child No. 1: Stephen PETERSON (in Norway - Stephen Hansen,Rødmyr) Sex: M Birthdate: 30 Jun 1816 Birthplace: Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway, emigrated aft 15 Mar 1856 to USA, first to LaSalle Co., Illinois Death date: aft 1900 Place of death: Probably Mission Twp., LaSalle Co., Illinois Marriage date: ca 1844/45 Marriage place: Sveio, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway Spouse's name: Inger Gurine BARDSDATTER, [four children, all born in Norway: Ura Karine, Udna Karine, Inger Nilsine and Guri Hansine STEFFENSDATTER - Peterson in the USA] Child No. 2: Peter H. PETERSON (in Norway - Peder Hansen, Rødmyr) Sex: M Birthdate: 31 May 1818 Birthplace: Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway, emigrated to the USA in 1861 with his family Death date: aft 1880 Place of death: Probably Dodge Co., Minnesota Marriage date: 13 May 1845 Marriage place: Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway Spouse's name: Anna HALVORSDATTER, Flatte, [eight children: Hans, Halvor, Berthe Karine, Neils Daniel, Ingeborg Serine, Anna Martha, Eli Gurine and Helga Marie PETERSON.] Child No. 3: Marthe Marie HANSATTER, Rødmyr (Widow Thompson in USA) Sex: F Birthdate: 5 Sep 1819 Birthplace: Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway, as a widow, emigrated 1861 to the USA with her two surviving children, Hans and Anna Death date: 9 Dec 1912 Place of death: Forest City, Winnebago Co., Iowa Marriage date: m/2, 1/m, 25 Nov 1850, 2/m 31 Jul 1883 Marriage place: 1/m, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway, 2/m, Winnebago Co., Iowa Spouse's name: 1/m, Tor GABRIELSEN, Eltravaag, three children: Hans, Anna Severine and Kari THOMPSON,] 2/m, Andrew Swenson Myre. Child No. 4: Kari HANSDATTER, Rødmyr Sex: F Birthdate: 20 Feb 1824 Birthplace: Sveio, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway Death date: Unknown Place of death: Probably Winnebago Co., Iowa Marriage date: 27 Mar 1854 Marriage place: Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway Spouse's name: Ola T. GRONNEVIK, one son, (son was known as Hans Olson in USA) Child No. 5: Brita HANSDATTER,Rødmyr Sex: F Birthdate: 1822 Birthplace: Sveio, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway, emigrated to the USA after 15 Mar 1856 Death date: after 1880 Place of death: probably Nicollet Co., Minnesota Marriage date: 23 Oct 1854 Marriage place: Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway Spouses name: Hactor HALVORSON, [three known children: Henry M., Betsey and Caroline H. HALVORSON] Child No. 6: Hans H. PETERSON/Hans H. RYGMYR (in Norway Hans HANSEN, Rødmyr) Sex: M Birthdate: 13 Sep 1826 Birthplace: Sveio, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway, emigrated to USA Oct 1849 Death date: 23 Jun 1899 Place of death: Winnebago Co., Iowa Marriage date: ca 1851 Marriage place: LaSalle Co., Illinois Spouse's name: Kristina Thors Nelson Vareberg, [four children: Bertha Caroline PEDERSON, Thomas R. PEDERSEN, Henry PETERSON and Nils Uriah RYGMYR] Child No. 7: Guri HANSDATTER, Rødmyr (Julia Peterson/Julie Sampson/Guri Rygmr) Sex: F Birthdate: 11 Jun 1828 Birthplace: Sveio, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway, emigrating to LaSalle Co., Illinois, USA on the Schooner Rogaland, departing Stavanger, Norway, 21 Apr 1852, arriving in New York on 10 Jun 1852, with her husband and dau, brother Torkel and brother Daniel Death date: 5 Jan 1905 Place of death: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Marriage date: m/2, 1/m 6 Nov 1851, 2/m unknown Marriage place: 1/m, Skare Parrish, Norway, 2/m, probably Iowa Spouse's name: 1/m, Tores PETERSON (in Norway - Torres Pedersen Gravdal, Røssebo, [five children: Johanne, b Norway, Peter John, Hans Tores and Andrew T., b LaSalle Co., Illinois, and Charles T. Peterson, b Minnesota] 2/m to John SAMPSON Child No. 8: Sarah PETERSON (Siri Hansdatter, Rødmyr in Norway) Sex: F Birthdate: 15 Jul 1830 Birthplace: Sveio, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway, emigrated to LaSalle Co., Illinois USA, 17 Mar 1856 Death date: ca 1892 Place of death: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Marriage date: 20 May 1860 Marriage place: LaSalle Co., Illinois Spouse's name: Lars A. JACOBSON, [four children: Christina, Peter L., Lewis and Ole JACOBSON.] Child No. 9: Helga HANSDATTER, Rødmyr(used the name Hulda (Hanson) Larson in the USA) Sex: F Birthdate: 2 Sep 1832 Birthplace: Sveio, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway, emigrated after Mar 15 1856 to LaSalle Co., Illinois, USA Death date: 30 Jan 1886 Place of death: Strand, Adams Co., Iowa Marriage date: 14 Apr 1856 Marriage place: Sveio Church, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway Spouse's name: Johannes (John) LARSON, [nine children: Helena Bertha, Thomas John, Caroline, Mary Helga, Henry, Johanna Bromdla, Lars, Lewis and Josephine LARSON] Child No. 10: Daniel H. PETERSON (Daniel Hansen, Rødmyr in Norway) Sex: M Birthdate: 30 Jan 1834 and bapt. at home by "Aslak Ingebrigtsen Rødmyhr." Birthplace: Sveio, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway Christened in Finnaas church (Church rec. A5 1823-1835) 27 March 1834. Godparents: Sjur Reierson Eltrevog, Torkel Steffensen Leite, Steffen Hansen Rødmyhr, Helga Nielsdatter ??? (unreadable) and Lisbet Aslaksdatter Rødmyhr. Immigrated to LaSalle Co., Illinois, USA on the Schooner Rogaland, departing Stavanger, Norway, 21 Apr 1852, arriving in New York on 10 Jun 1852, with his brother Torkel and sister Guri, her husband and daughter. Death date: 12 Oct 1926 Place of death: Lake Mills, Winnebago Co., Iowa Marriage date: m/2, 1/m, 15 Jul 1853, 2/m, 15 Jul 1882 Marriage place: 1/m, LaSalle Co., Illinois, 2/m, Center Twp., Winnebago Co., Iowa Spouse's name: 1/m to Martha ENGELSON [six children: Hans D., Karina, Betsy Kristine, Niels Daniel, Anna D. and Martha Petrina Peterson,] 2/m to Herborg ENGELSON [three children: Infant, and two adopted sons: Edward Martin and Norman David PETERSON] Child No. 11: Torkel H. PETERSON (Torkel Hansen, Rødmyr in Norway) Sex: M Birthdate: 11 Feb 1836 Birthplace: Sveio, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway, emigrating to LaSalle Co., Illinois, USA, departing Stavanger, Norway, 21 Apr 1852, on the Schooner Rogaland, arriving in New York on 10 Jun 1852, with his brother Daniel and sister Guri,her husband and daughter Death date: 9 Mar 1892 Place of death: Center Twp., Winnebago Co., Iowa Marriage date: 25 Dec 1858 Marriage place: Miller Twp., LaSalle Co., Illinois Spouse's name: Anna Martha JOHNSON (Ane Marthe Jensdatter) Child No. 12: Niels HANSEN, Rødmyr Sex: M Birthdate: 23 Jun 1838 Birthplace: Sveio, Finnas Parish, Hordaland, Norway Death date: 28 Apr 1840 Place of death: Sveio, Finnas, Hordaland, Norway Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Documentation: 1978 - 2003 Information from: Mary Ann (Hendrickson) Dunkin, Deloris (Peterson) Laube, Howard and Inez Peterson, Marie (Larson) Forsythe, Betty (Marsh) Ward, Barbara (Bastian) Fast, Loran Calvert, Carol Austin, Ruth Liebrand, 1979 Torkel Peterson family history, Dean Peterson, Gordon Peterson, David Rygmyr, Kristeen Drugg, Jane Storz, Arne Sivertsen, Norwegian Emigration Center, Stavanger, Norway, US Federal Census records, 1801 Norwegian Census, the Ships List, various cemetery records, 1880 Census of Norwegians in the USA, 1984 Adams County History Book, Anderson, Larson, Thompson, Staurland, Hetland, Jacobson, Hendrickson and Peterson family histories.