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Gunnel Svenson

1816 – 5 Apr 1879

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Born
1816 — Uvdal, Norway
Died
5 Apr 1879 — Gunder, Clayton, Iowa, United States
Buried
Gunder, Clayton, Iowa, United States

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Married: 26 Mar 1843 — Opdal, Norway

Notes

  • !SO: A-011, from Sammie Lois Lang. . .B.date from A-019. A-020-L lists marr. date as 1841, Opdal, Norway. A-020-D says Gunul was born 1815 at Fonnebo and married Kari Knutsdotter Korsgarden in 1843. A-026 (U.S. Govenment documents) and application by Gunnel for a pension from his deceased son, Sven, show Gunnel listed as Gunnel Swainson, father of Swain Gunnelson. Gunnel affixed "his mark" instead of his signature tot eh document. DEATH: date from A-020-M. BURIAL: A-025. Marion Lutheran Cemetery. OCCUPATION: A-025. Farmer. NOTES: Gunnel Svenson and his family left Norway when their oldest son, Sven told them that if they came to America, he would teach them English. By the time they arrived in Decora, Iowa, Sven had joined the Union Army as a private in the Civil War and died a few months later from illness. --- Gunnel, translated into English as 'GUNDER', settled in this small Norwegian speaking community which came to be called, Gunder, Iowa. --- On the Marion Lutheran Cemetery is buried GUNEL SVENSON KORSGAARD. Korsgaard was the name of the farm home in Norway. --- ****>> EXCEPT for RAGNHILD (also called Rachel) GUNDERSON KORSGAARD, the children all took the name GUNDERSON. --- From (A-003) Sammie-Lois Lang relates that "Gunil lived on the farm named Korsgaard and that his wife, Kari, was from the farm, Bekkeset. (Should this be the other way around?) Both farms are on hillsides overlooking the beautiful Numedal valley. The cabins in which the families lived are still standing; however, the people now living on the farms have now built new houses. Kari died in one of the cabins in Korsgaard. Family members are buried at the cemetery at Uvdal." --------- A-020-d. Gives a History of Bekkeset (the farm). See A-020-d for more information on the owners of Bekkeset. Following is the information useful to our genealogy: The gaard (farm) Bekkeset begins in 1813 with the division of the farm into south and north parts. In the Early 1830's the renter was Sven Gunnulsen and family. Sven married Gunhild Nelsdotter in 1814. Their 1st child, Gunul was born in 1815. A second child, Ragnhild, was born about 1834 (probably incorrect if she was 43 in 1865. Her birthdate would more likely be about 1822). A 3rd child, Gunhild, was born (date not known). Our earliest known relative at Bekkaset begins in: 1834 - a tax list shows Gunel Svennsen at Bekkeset. He would be 19 years old. He is shown as a renter from the owner of Bekkeset, Torstein Stenersen. 1835 - a census shows a family of 8 at Bekkeset. Names not given 1838 - a land registry still shows Sven Gunnelson as operator of the farm. 1843 - Gunul and Kari get married and move to her family farm, Korsgaard. 1845 - Hans Nilsen is the farm operator. 1846 - Hans marries Gunul's sister, Ragnhild (she would be about 24 years old) 1858 - Svenn, father of Gunul dies. 82 years old. 1865 - Census shows Hans Nilsen 43, wife Ragnil 43, and 6 children at Bekkeset. Also Gunul's mother, Gunhild, was living there. 1866 - Gunul's mother, Gunhild dies. Age 82. This is the year Gunul and his family come to the U.S. 1901 - Hans Nilsen transferred the farm to his son, Halvor Hansen. 1912 - Hans Nilsen died. Age 91. 1920 - Halvor Hansen gets married. There were no children. 1938 - Halvor Hanson's wife dies. Age 61. Halvor clears up a longstanding irregularity to the title of the farm and soon after sells farm to Nils Torstensen of North Bekkeset, who still owned the farm as of 1963. Halvor retained lifelong rights to live on the farm. 1941 - Halvor died. Age 73. PROBLEM: 1. How should he be listed? Gunnel Svenson? Gunnel Svenson Korsgaard? 2. Lois Thorstenson (REF: A-010) lists name as Gunulf Knutson Bekkest. born in 1819 at Nore, Bekkeset, Norway. and married to Kari Knutsdatter Korsgaard in 1841 at Opdalen. Her source was Helge Aanestad, husband of Ragnhild, and son-in-law Of Gunnel. 3. Note the various listings for Gunnel, Gunel, Gunil etc. 4. See 'notes' section for Jorund Gunderson for more information. 5. See Floppy Disk II.A.11, Aanestad Ancestry, Sirname.doc for notes I have entered regarding this sirname difficulty. 6. Nordahl H. Skarshaug prefers to list the name, Gunner Gunderson Krosgarn (A-019). Alert Palmer Aanestad's notes lean this way, too. On A-025 (FGR for Gunner from Nordahl Skarshaug) the name is listed as Gunulf Svendsen Fonnebo and also as Gunner Korsgarden (Gunderson). A-025 lists sources of information as a letter from T. L. Loftsgard in Rodberg, Norway to R.U. Skarshaug OCT 3, 1975 as well as from data from church books in Oslo, Norway. 7. A-020-L, a FGR in an unknown hand, among Alert Palmer Aanestad's records lists the name, Gunnel Bekkeset and that he changed his name to Korsgaard when he married and moved to his wife's farm. Lists b. date as 1819 at Nore, Bekkeset, Norway. lists d. date as 1879 at Clayton, Iowa. 8. A-020-O gives name as Gunnuld Bekkeset, marr. to Kari Korsgaard in 1841 at Opdal, Norway. Kari, an only child inherited the farm, Korsgaard, and she and Gunnuld moved onto the farm and his name became Gunnuld Korsgaard. Listed are their 7 children and birthdates. States all were born at Nore, Norway. The mother, Kari died when Ragnil was 13 years old. Ragnil's b. date is listed as 1852 making Kari's d. date 1865. 9. A-020-M gives name as Gunnel Svenson Larbakken. born 1816. died APR 5, 1879. 10. A-020-f says he was a farmer, came o the U.S. March 1866, died in Clayton Co., Iowa. Notation says an article on Ellings gives 1865. 11. A-031 lists name as Gunner (Gunder) Korsgaarden from Nummedal, Norw A-031 also uses Korsgaarden as the sirname for all of his children. 12. He is listed on a Quit Claim Deed in Clayton Co., Iowa by his heirs in July 1884 as Gunel Swenson. 160 acres (more or less) of land inherited from Gunel by his heirs is being ransferred by Gunel's heirs for a cash payment of about $5.10 per acre to a Guri Knudson. The heirs are listed as H. Aanestad .......... this would be Helge Martinus Aanestad his wife, Rachel Aanestad ...... this would be Ragnhild Hans Hanson .......... This would be Hans (Hanson) Skarshaug his wife, Jorund Hanson ........ This would be Jorund being deceased, their children. Anna Ellings ......... This would be Aasa her husband, Paul Ellings ......... This would be Paul Ellings Nellie Lang .......... This would be Gunhild her husband, John Lang ............ This would be John Lang. Knud Gunderson ....... This would be Knut (A-046 lists Knud) his wife, Maria Gunderson ...... This would be Maria Forisdatter (A-046) Peder Gunderson ...... This would be Peder his wife, Julia Gunderson ...... This would be Julia Osher. --------------- H. and Rachel Aanestad signed at Clayton Co., Iowa. Hans Hanson probably signed at Clayton Co., Iowa Anna and Paul Ellings signed at Foyette Co., Iowa Nellie and John Lang signed at Plymouth Co., Iowa Maria and Knud Gunderson signed at Douglas Co., Minn. Julia and Peder Gunderson probably signed at Clayton Co., Iowa --------------- I know of no evidence to indicate that at this time - or ever - that where the names are changed that these were their legal names even though they are attached to a legal document. The document originated in Clayton Co., Iowa and so one or more of the persons listed in Clayton Co. may have provided this information to the notary. The notery in all cases testifies that the persons are known by him, indicating that either he is not stating a fact or giving evidence that perhaps the names were in common usage for some time already. A-031 states that when Gunder immegrated to the U.S.A. he settled in the are now known as Gunder, Iowa. A-033 indicates it is believed that When Gunnel immegrated to America, he brought his housekeeper (name unknown) with him. They later were believed to be married. A-046 from a newspaper obituary for his son, Knud we find Knud's parents listed as Gummel and Kari Korsgarden and the time of immegration to Clayton Co., IA as June 1866.