Svare Genealogy - Slekten Svare

In 1866 Hans and Else, along with Anne, Imbjor, Hans, Hans, Thor, and Ragnhild, left Vågå parish for Frænen parish in Møre og Romsdal. In 1870 all but Imbjor moved to Storkarlsvig farm in Lurøy. At this time Anne and the two Hans' were separated and sent to different farms to work for room and board. By the time of the 1875 census Anne was a servant at Lurøyvolden farm; Store-Hans was on Ytre Onøyen farm; Hans (1860-?) was living with Kornelius and Karen Eitrand of Hestmoen farm; and Thor was living with the family of Reverend Kjelstrup in Lurøy, and working as a goatherd.

In 1862 John left Vågå for Lurøy, Nordland County. In August of 1865 he married Anne Johanna Olsdatter in Lurøy. They had ten children: Hans Olai, known as Hans John (1865-1935); Juliana (b. 1868); Ingeborg Anna (b. 1870); Albertine Marie (b. 1873); Kristian Bernhard, known as Christ, (1875-1937); Hansine Dorothea (1878-1946); Inga Amalie (b. 1882); Mette Kristine Wilhelmine (b. 1885); Hilmar (b. 1892); and Gladys (b. 1898). At the time of the 1875 census the family was living on Handå farm in Nesna. In 1891 two of of the children, Albertine Marie and Kristian Bernhard, left Lurøy for the US. The following year John, his wife, and three daughters, Ingeborg Anne, Hansine Dorothea, and Mette Kristine Wilhelmine, left Norway for the US.

In 1879 Anne married Nils Hansen Forsland. She, Nils, and their children, Anton Kristian Neumann (1880-1944), Harold Antonius (1882-1963), and Norman Antonius (1892-1978), left Lurøy in 1887 for Minnesota. Anne and Nils are buried in Norwegian Grove Cemetery in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Prior to her marriage to Nils, Anne had a son with Ole Paulsen. His name was Edward Aas. Edward died in 1955 and is buried in North Immanuel Cemetery in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.

Ole was confirmed in Vågå church 18 October 1863. Sometime between then and 1870 he moved from Vågå. I have not been able to find record of his removal from Vågå after this date, or prior to 1870. In 1870 Ole married Johanne Christine Johansdatter (1848-1934) in Lurøy. They had twelve children: Emma Kamilla (1870-1931); Hulda Josefina (b. 1872); Kathinka Ovedia Isabella (1874-1954); Helge (1876-1959); Ragnhild Ingeborg (b. 1878); Olaf (1879-1965); Thorleif (1882-1951); Klara Marie (b. 1884); Hanna Emilie (b. 1886); Rolf (1888-1971); Thor (1891-1891); and Trygve (1892-1974). In 1906 Ole, Johanne, and their children, Ragnhild, Hanna Emilia, Rolf, Trygve, and Ragnhild's son, Vidkun (b. 1900), the son of Ulrik Ulriksen, left Lurøy for Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.

Imbjor moved into Lurøy in 1875 from Frænen. She married Anders Carolius Andersen Sandvær (b. 1847) in 1878 in Lurøy. They had two children: Anna Emilia (b. 1878) and Henriette Augusta Tonder (b. 1881).

In 1880 Store-Hans moved from Lurøy to the United States. Hans married Mathilde Hansine Frederikke Johansdatter (1855-1908). Their children were: Alfred (1878-1961), Hanna (1880-1951), both born before Hans left for the US; Hans (b. 1883); Lena (b. 1886); and John (b. 1887).

It's interesting to note that Ole and Store-Hans married sisters. Johanne and Mathilde were the daughters of Johan Jacob Hansen (1821-1903) and Karen Marie Larsdatter (1824-1880). There were three other children in their family, Louise Henriette (b. 1851); Emilie Dorthea (b. 1858); and Frederik August Sand (b. 1860). Evidently Thor was was engaged to Emilie, but she died before they were to have been married. Emilie left Norway on 5 June 1884 for Pelican Rapids. The last record I have of her is her arrival in Quebec later that month. Follow these links for more information on the ancestry of Johan Jacob Hansen and Karen Marie Larsdatter. Both these links open .RTF files.

Also in 1880, Vesle-Hans left Lurøy for Bodø. Vesle-Hans married Petra Fredrikke Antonsdatter (b. 1868) 6 June 1888 in Vågan, Nordland Fylke. They had six children, all girls. Their names were: Hedvig Elfrida (b. 1889), Aslaug Kanutta (b. 1892), Ragnhild (b. 1898), Thorvid (1900-2000), Aase (b. 1903), and Else (b. 1907). Thorvid immigrated to the United States and died in Brooklyn, New York.

In 1881, Thor left for Minnesota from Lurøy. He departed from Trondheim for England on the steamship Tasso, on 18 May. He left Liverpool 26 May, on the ship Circassian. He arrived in Québec 5 June. According to the passenger records kept by the Officer of Customs, his final destination was Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Thor married Ane Marie Ebbesdatter (1875-1916) in Pelican Rapids on 11 May 1901. Thor and Ane had seven children: Eleonora (1902-1995); Hedvig (1904-1988); Wilhelm (1905-1989); Margarethe (1907-1981); Todd Thorolf (1910-1933); Charlotte Lillian (1913-1998); and Bernice Evelyn (1915-1970). All children were born in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. Sometime later Thor returned to Norway, departing Trondheim for Pelican Rapids on 30 June 1900. An interview conducted by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Thor in 1938 is available here.

Ane died on the morning of 28 July 1916, a Friday. Thor was out in the barn tending to his stock when one of the children called to him saying Ane wasn't looking well. By the time he arrived at her bedside, she had already passed away. When Ane died, her youngest child, Bernice, was only ten months old. Elenora, age 14, and Hedvig, age 12, the two oldest children, assumed the role of mother to the family, by doing all the cooking, cleaning, and sewing, as well as the other responsibilities attendant to farm life in rural Minnesota. Thor passed away on Wednesday, 9 August 1944. He had suffered a stroke on Monday the 7th, followed by two more on Tuesday. The last surviving child of Thor and Ane, Charlotte Lillian, passed away 15 March 1998, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is survived by three sons, a daughter-in-law, and two grand-daughters.

Ragnhild, along with her parents, Hans and Else, left Lurøy for Minnesota in 1888. In 1891 Ragnhild married Ole Iversen Hegge (b. 1869). Ole Hegge was a prominent banker and Republican in North Dakota. They did not have any children.