MALENA ARNESDATTER ROGSUND
1. Mathias Mathiason Hystad, B:
September 09 1849, Stordoen, Hordaland, Norway, D: May 06 1938, Buried in Old Westbrook Cemetery, Westbrook, MN, M:
April 05 1870, Hordaland, Norway
+ Malena Arnesdatter Rogsund (To America in 1870), B: March 24 1845, Mehammer,
Hordaland, Norway, D: February 13 1926, Buried in Old Westbrook Cemetery,
Westbrook, MN
Mathias and Malena left the Island of Stord, Norway on April 14, 1870 departing from Sunnhordland. They landed in Quebec, then traveled to Iowa. They reached Calamus, Iowa on June 14, 1870. Malena's sister Mari and here husband Nels Hendrickson were already in Calamus. The two families traveled by Oxen for three weeks, arriving in Ann Township, Minnesota in 1872, where they filed for Homesteads.
Mathias became a Citizen of the United States on the 10th of July, 1878.
2 Magrethe Andria Mathiason, B: June 24 1871, IA, D: December 30 1944, Buried in Benson City Cemetery, Benson, MN, M: September 10 1896, Westbrook, MN + Abraham Olie Sather, B: February 06 1866, Syndfjord, Norway, D: January 27 1937, Benson, MN
2 Mathias Mathiason, B: December 19 1872, Ann Township, Cottonwood County, MN, D: February 26 1958, Buried in Old Westbrook Cemetery, Westbrook, MN
2 Arne Theodore Mathiason, B:
August 05 1874, Ann Township, Cottonwood County, MN, D: December 11 1913,
Redfield, SD
+ Anna Olson, B: May 04 1877, D: January 1968, Phoenix, AZ
2 Bertha Gunhilda Mathiason,
B: May 12 1876, Ann Township, Cottonwood County, MN, D: October 23 1956, Buried
in St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery, Walnut Grove, MN, M: October 23 1895, Westbrook,
MN
+ Lars Nicolai. Larson, B: July 31 1872, Jewell, IA, D: August 14 1954, Buried
in St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery, Walnut Grove, MN
2 Anna Marie Mathiason, B: February 18 1878, Ann Township, Cottonwood County, MN, D: July 17 1957, Buried in Old Westbrook Cemetery, Westbrook, MN
2 Inger Mathilda Mathiason, B:
November 07 1879, Ann Township, Cottonwood County, MN, D: October 07 1967,
Buried in Old Westbrook Cemetery, Westbrook, MN, M: September 18 1901,
Westbrook, MN
+ Nels Jenssen
Villa (To America in 1882), B: May 14 1865, Romsdal Norway, D: April 04 1936,
Buried in Old Westbrook Cemetery, Westbrook, MN
2 Lena Gustavia Mathiason, B:
January 08 1882, Ann Township, Cottonwood County, MN, D: October 16 1974, Buried
in West Christiania Cemetery, Lakeville, MN, M: May 28 1903, Walnut Grove, MN
+ Ole Anderson, D: 1913, Revere, MN
*2nd spouse of Lena Gustavia
Mathiason:
+ Oliver Albert Anderson, B: March 01 1877, D: September 29 1943, Buried in West
Christiania Cemetery, Lakeville, MN, M: April 29 1920
2 Ida Helene Mathiason, B:
October 05 1883, Ann Township, Cottonwood County, MN, D: January 01 1970, Buried
in Lakewood Cemetery, Albert Lea, MN, M: May 30 1923
+ Jacob Lauris Johann Litland, B: June 30 1878, Norway , D: November 30 1943,
Buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Albert Lea, MN
2 Jacob Mathiason, B: April 16
1885, Ann Township, Cottonwood County, MN, D: September
30 1967, Buried in Old Westbrook Cemetery, Westbrook, MN, M: October 28 1916, Heron Lake, MN
+ Bertha J. Olson, B: December 27 1890, Ida County, IA, D: June 12 1974, Buried
in Old Westbrook Cemetery, Westbrook, MN
2 Linda Mathea Mathiason, B:
December 15 1886, Ann Township, Cottonwood County, MN, D: December 26 1977,
Buried in Old Westbrook Cemetery, Westbrook, MN, M: June 05 1912
+ Eimer Knudt Kopperud, B: March 09 1886, Oslo, Norway , D: November 05 1987,
Buried in Old Westbrook Cemetery, Westbrook, MN
2 Alfred
Oliver Mathiason, B: July 04 1891, Ann Township, Cottonwood County, MN, D: June
08 1987, Buried in Old Westbrook Cemetery, Westbrook, MN, *M: June 27 1917, Storden, MN
+ Effie Rongstad, B: June 25 1895, D: May 13 1966, Buried in Old Westbrook
Cemetery, Westbrook, MN. Effie was adopted by Dina and Ole Rungstad as a baby.
Her Natural parents were Annie Paulson 18 years old and father was Joseph Crane
age 34.
*2nd spouse of Alfred Oliver Mathiason:
+ Helen Heidebrink Luitjens, B: August 22 1902, Summit Lake Township, Reading,
MN, D: February 16 1996, Buried in Summit Lake Cemetery, Reading, MN,
M: June 06 1970, Worthington, MN
This genealogy information was compiled by Pat Christensen - Thanks Pat
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