Iowa Family Group Sheet for the Hans Rødmyr PEDERSEN Family

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Submitted by: Mary Ann (Hendrickson) Dunkin
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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
Spouse?s 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:
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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.