Here is the most current and correct information for the Fjerstads now that a few more documents have surfaced.
- 5 Jan 1778 – Ole & Ingri marry Leikanger, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway (index)
- 1801 – Povel & Christi & kids are in Leikanger, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway (census)
- 26 Oct 1835 – Sjur Nilssen & Guri marry in Etne, Hordaland, Norway (marriage)
- 2 Oct 1864 – Lasse born to Johannes Paulsen & Anna Lassedr in Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway (baptism)
- 13 Sep 1866 – Anna born Norway to Nils & Anna(death cert, 1900 census)
- 1875 – Nels O Sjurson is in Martin, Rock, MN (census)
- 8 Apr 1885 – Anna immigrated (emigration database)
- 12 Apr 1886 – Lasse immigrated (emigration database)
- 22 Nov 1889 – Lasse Fjerstad & Anna Jordahl married Arendahl, Fillmore, MN (marriage cert)
- 14 Jan 1893 – Johannes Paulsen Fjarestad buried in Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway (buriel)
- 15 Jun 1893 – Anna immigrated (emigration database)
- 1895 – Lars & Anna & baby Johan are with brother Ole & a mother Anna in Arendahl, Fillmore, MN (census)
- 2 Oct 1895 – Pete b. Fillmore MN (grandma, death cert, draft card)
- 2 Sep 1898 – Claire Fjerstad born Staples MN (funeral card, death cert)
- 1900 – Lasse & Anna with 4 kids & brother Ole in Arendahl, Fillmore, MN (census)
- 1910 – Louis & Anna with 6 kids in Brookings SD (census)
- 7 Feb 1914 – Lars died
- 1915 – Anna owned land in Hansonville (plat book)
- 1917 – Pete farmed in Hendricks MN (draft card)
- 1919 – Claire & Pete married Hendricks MN, she worked in a bank at the time (Fran & Margaret)
circa 1922
- 1920 – Pete & Claire in Toronto, Deuel SD, he worked in a restaurant (census)
- 1920 – Anna & 2 sons in Hansonville Lincoln MN (census)
- 23 Jan 1920 – Frances Fjerstad born to Peter and Clair Deuel SD (birth cert)
- 1930 – Pete & Claire in Yellow Medicine MN with 7 kids, he’s a car mechanic (census)
- 1930 – Anna is with son Henry’s family in Saginaw, Saginaw, MI (census)
- 1934 – Anna is in Mpls at 3853 44th Ave (city dir)
- 16 Feb 1937 – Glen and Fran married in Milbank living in Ortonville MN (marriage cert)
His mother Anna holding Fran’s son Boyd
Four Generations!
- 1940 – Claire has 8 kids in Madison, Lac Qui Parle, MN (census)
- 1940 – Pete is in the State Reformatory in St Cloud (census)
- 1940 – Anna is with Bert and Harold & 2 kids on 44th Ave (census)
- 1942 – Pete is in Madison, Lac Qui Parle, MN (WWII draft card)
- 8 May 1950 – Anna is with daughter Bertha’s family in Brooklyn, Hennepin, MN (census)
- 7 Jun 1950 – Anna dies Hennepin MN (death cert)
- 30 Aug 1951 – Claire dies St Paul MN, marriage box says separated (funeral card, death cert)
- 23 Jan 1968 – Glen Holman dies Hennepin Co MN (death cert)
- 2 Aug 1974 – Pete dies Hennepin MN (death cert)
- 17 May 2002 – Fran dies Hennepin Co MN (death cert)
- (As always, there are no details about living descendants to protect their privacy.)
(that was written on the back)
L-R back: Fran, Robert, Margaret, Lorraine
front: Paul, Mary Ann, Dick, Dean, Jody
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