Edward Iverson
WallyHi, I am trying to learn a little about Edward Iverson. I imagine he was Norweigen. What little I know is that he married my Grandmother,Mathilde Severson. They settled someplace in Iowa. Together, they had 4 children: Alvin, Clarence, Mabel, and Edward. In fact, when Edward died, Mathilde, or Mathilda as she was called in the States, was 2 or 3 months pregnant with their 4 child Edward, who was born in 1902. Wally
WallyHi, Does anyone have any info on his passage to the States, e.g. what ship he was on, and who he traveled with? Wally
ninakarlsThere are so many Edward Iversons. You need to find the census record for 1900 to establish his birth year!
jwiborgHi Wally, do you know which city or county Edward & Mathilda lived in? You say "someplace in Iowa..." [:)] There some free censuses to search through [url="http://www.census-online.com/links/IA/1900.html"]here[/url], but there are a lot of data to go through if you don't know the county...[B)] And [url="http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.htm?t=2&y=0&c=18&rc=locale%7E&us=0"]here[/url] are some online databases for Iowa, but they all require subscription... Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900 could be an interesting database, IF they got married in Iowa. There was 0 matches for Mathilda Severson... [url="http://geneasearch.com/lookups/ia.htm"]Here[/url] you can find people who can do Iowa genealogy lookups. Jan
WallyJan, Thanks for the help. By here I mean Lake Mills, Iowa. Wally
WallyJan, I don't know how soon after she made the trip that my grandmother changed her name (Anglised) it. When she first came in 1881, she was called Mathilde Sivertson. Wally
WallyJan, A minor correction, while the family lived in the Mason City, Iowa, area, my half uncle was born in Lake Mills, Iowa, about 6 months after Edward Iverson died. Wally
WallyHi Jan, Lately I found that my grandmother, Mathilda Severson, was Edward Iverson's second wife. I know some very young children died shortly after or before Edward died. However, I don't know which union they came from. Wally
WallyHi all, At the time of his death Edward and Mathilda lived on a farm northeast of Amund. I looked at a map of Iowa, and the place doesn't even show up. Wally
WallyHi all, I finally found where Amund, Iowa, is. It is roughly 2 miles south of the Minnesota/Iowa line. Thus at the time time of his death Edward Iverson was living in Winnebago county. Checking on a map I have, I would guess he would be burried about a mile south of the state boundary.
HopkinsIf Edward Iverson was a farmer 'near Lake Mills' he might have actually lived in either Winnebago or Worth County Iowa. Lake Mills is very close to the county line between the two. I can't locate an Amund, Iowa in either county (and I thought I had a excellent detail map of Iowa, maybe it's too new). There is an Emmons just across the state line in Minnesota. Approximately what year was Edward born? (a tombstone date will be just fine). While you are at it - what year did he die? I'd like to be able to find the family in a US census which might give us a year for his emigration from Norway... Ah HA! The 1900 census shows Edward Iversen living in Winnebago County, Center township. Born 1860 in Wisconsin (both parents born in Norway), wife Mathilde born 1875 in Norway, three very young children in the home. The occupation is very hard to read but I'd guess that he works in a Creamery. So - if he was born in Wisconsin - there will be no emigration record.
WallyHopkins, Thanks for all the help. Yes, he did indeed work in a creamery. Amund Iowa was a tiny hamlet, so to speak, in 1901 or so. It was just 2 miles south of the Minnesota, Iowa line. That would put it in easy walking distance of Emmons, Minnesota. My grandmother and him lived in a house north east of Amund. That would just be shortly in Iowa. Looking at a map of the area, which I received from another source, Amund would lie in Eden County, Iowa. Looking at the map of Eden township, I see in section 15, there is a church. I wonder if that isn't where he is burried. Wally
HopkinsFor the bicentennial some years back quite a few Iowa counties historical groups did complete cemetery lists. I've found quite a number of those lists duplicated to LDS microfilm. Check in the LDS library catalog for the topics available under the County name. I've also found LDS microfilm copies of the earliest church records of a tiny Norwegian-Lutheran church that I had interest in - that was a couple counties further west. Another tiny 'hamlet' hadn't allowed the LDS library system to film their old church records, and I had to visit to read them. The county death records might also be on LDS microfilm.
WallyHopkins, First of all please excuse my term of the "hamlet". By that term, I mean a small town one would have a hard time finding on any Iowa map. One the map I have, Amund used to be located in the Eden township just opposite of Lincoln township where Rake is located. I found Eden township on the internet, and it is just accross the state line from Minnesota. I am not trying to be purielent. After all, all the parties are dead. However, I would like to know the names of his parents who came from Norway, when he married his first wife, and where he is burried. At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife, a brother, John, a child by his first marriage, Nellie Hellen Iverson, who lived in Emmons, Minnesota, and 3 children by his second marriage, Alvin, Clarence, and Mabel. My grandmother was also pregnant with their last child Edward Andraes Miller Iverson.
WallyHopkins, One final thing, on map of Eden township, I noticed a church located in section 15. I wonder if there isn't a cemetery there.
HopkinsI don't think there is any reason to apologize for the word 'hamlet' - a tiny rural town can be called worse. I came from one - and it doesn't bother me. We were 'a one horse town', 'a dot not even on the map', etc etc.. We were lucky to have a post-office. You'll find many small cemeteries in that type of area. I could take you to a small cemetery just a county or two south of where you say Amund was and point to another less than half a mile away, invisible to most - but I know how to drive the little passway through the corn fields to get to the other - most people don't. But in a published centential history of the local Lutheran church(es) they had a map to all the nearby cemeteries and I learned of two more less than 2 miles away... I'll have to visit them next trip back home to the area (but yes, the bicentennial published lists have helped me decide which will be of value). Have you yet checked the information on the LDS library catalog for the Iowa county you are interested in? I really think the County death records might have clues as to the parentage of Edward Iverson... but keep in mind that Edward wasn't the person who answered the questions about his parents for his death record... This particular forum is excellent for questions about ships and emigration. You should think about expanding your queries onto such forums as RootsWeb, Genealogy.com, etc. - you could post questions on boards specific to that Iowa county where you have questions, a general question to the Norway board. Don't forget to get off the internet and check out the resources available at your nearest LDS Family History Center.
WallyHopkins, I have come accross a web page listing the names of cemeteries in Winnebego County, Iowa. I found one for Amund, Iowa, located on R60 between Vinje and Rake On the map Amund is about a mile south of Fairbault, Minnesota. As for the LDS, I have restricted access to them in my state.
WallyHopkins, Before I forget myself, I must say that the Norweigen language at that time was constantly changing itself. Instead of having surnames the son usually adopted the name of his father. Thus I would guess his father first name was Iver. His name was then changed to Iverson, or the son of Iver. If a daughter was born, the name datter was tacked on to her name, so she became Iverdatter. I came accross this conclusion, when I was researching my grandmother Mathilde/Mathailda Severson. Wally
WallyHopkins, Before I went over this, I looked at the material I have from a contact in Lake Mills, both paper and internet generated. I have known all my life that he worked in a creamry, but I also see he is a tenant farmmer in Center township. I have a list of material sold at the estate sale, and it backs that up. However, now one mystery arises: if he lived in a house northeast of Amund, he would have to go quite far to farm. Also, it begs to answer now where he is burried.
Brining
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Originally posted by Wally
Hopkins, Before I forget myself, I must say that the Norweigen language at that time was constantly changing itself. Instead of having surnames the son usually adopted the name of his father. Thus I would guess his father first name was Iver. His name was then changed to Iverson, or the son of Iver. If a daughter was born, the name datter was tacked on to her name, so she became Iverdatter. I came accross this conclusion, when I was researching my grandmother Mathilde/Mathailda Severson. Wally
Hi Wally Since Edward was born in Wisconsin it is unlikely that he would have followed the Norwegian naming practice of using his father's name. After emigrating to the US the fathers surname was usually used. There are always exceptions but that is mainly when the children were born in Norway and emigrated with their parents. Carla
WallyHi, I am trying to find out the names of the parents of this Edward Iverson, both who were born in Norway. I would like to trace them to America. Wally
WallyHi, I would also like to know at least where this Edward Iverson of Winnebago county is burried. Wally
BriningYour best bet would be to contact the Winnebago county Genealogy Society and see if they have any information. [url="http://www.pafways.org/genealogy/societies/winnebago.htm"]Click Here[/url] Carla
WallyBrining, Today I did just that. However, the lady in charge of genealogy for that area and with whom I have received a good deal of my information suggested I try Albert Lea, Minnesota. For whatever reason, a number of my Norweigen ancestors have debarked there on way to Lake Mills, Iowa. Wally Rutter
WallyHi, I tried contacting Albert Lea Minnesota, but I have had no response. I am still waiting, but I would really appreciate any sleuths who can help me find where he is burried. Wally
BriningWally Try joining the Norway-L mailing list. Lots of helpful people with resources in US and Norway. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html If you join the list and post a query it would help to refer to your posting here, that way they don't have to do "double the work" Carla
WallyCarla, I joined the site above, and at first got a few useful leads. Now my inbox is usually full of Norweigen questions I know nothing about. However, one of the persons I contacted suggested I try Fillmore County, Minnesota as both of his parents died there. I sent an e-mail to a contact, but as of yet haven't received a reply. I also sent a letter and a check for $10 to Des Moines asking for a death certificate. However, today I got a letter with my check saying I could not see the certificate as I was not a blood relative. That doesn't matter that the my family and the Iversons have always been like blood. I also know at the the time of her father's death Nellie Hellen Iverson was living in Emmons, Minnesota. I sent an e-mail to that county, but as of yet have to receive a reply. Carla, do you have any other ideas where I can follow up?
HopkinsThe LDS library catalog indicates that vital records for the counties you've mentioned (Winnebago, Worth and Fillmore) are ALL on microfilm. Have you ordered those films yet? If he died in a hospital - the closest Iowa hospital I can think of during that time period would be in Cerro Gordo County (Mason City) so you might check for their death records too if the others don't pan out.
WallyHopkins, Using the LDS site on my computor, I came accross the man who I think is my Edward Iverson. He was born on 1858 in Wisconsin. Using census from my own blood line, I can see that is a ball park figure. As I said before my grandmother was his second wife. Using the same LDS site I see he was married to an Alette Julie Bergersen or Alletta Bergeson on June 30, 1887. Her father was Berger Pedersen, and her mother was Amalie Christiansdr/Christiandatter. They were married in Freeborn, Minnesota.
WallyHopkins, Using some material a contact from Winnebago County, Iowa, I came accross an interesting piece,e.g. his body was taken to the cemetery by a new hearse owned by a man man named Skuttle. Looking accross some written information she gave me, I saw on the probate record that some money was paid out to an undertaker by the name of M O Skuttle. Quite by accident, I came accross him, and learned that he died in 1928 and was burried in St. Ansgar, Iowa. While I know he didn't operated from the base of Winnebago County, I am seeking to learn if he operated from the base of Worth County. Wally
WallyHopkins, On my grandmother's probate I came accross a Dr. O A Hausen. Is there any record of such a doctor practing in Winnebago County, Iowa, in 1901?
WallyHi all, Please excuse my repition, but my post for M O Skuttle was started because I was looking over a piece from the probate. A certain sum was paid out to a M O Skuttle, Undertaker. I know from the other link he operated a general store in Buffalo Center, Iowa. There was also a doctor bill on the probate, but I could only guess at the name. Wally
iverskatHi-being an Iverson and am also looking up info for a family tree.. i can suggest the Decorah<Iowa archives as well as many Norweigens settled there. Burr Oak, Mn. has a cemetry that is historical.
terje148I am looking for a Mathilde or Mathilda who may be went from Kristiansand. Her last name was Larson, but her fathers name was Monsdatter. she was born about 1873 or 1875. Her parents passed away when she was only 8 years old. I have been looking for her for years. May be there are some one who is able to find her?
jwiborg
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Originally posted by terje148
I am looking for a Mathilde or Mathilda who may be went from Kristiansand. Her last name was Larson, but her fathers name was Monsdatter. she was born about 1873 or 1875. Her parents passed away when she was only 8 years old. I have been looking for her for years. May be there are some one who is able to find her?
[:)] And the relation between Edward Iverson [this topic] and your Mathilde is...??? And btw; Monsdatter was a very strange name for a man... [:D] Jan Peter