Kari Sanderson
Margit
Sanderson
Ellen
Sanders
Harriet
Sanders
Sondra
Sanders, Sr.
Asse
Sanderson
Ole
Sanderson
Kari (Caroline) Sanderson
The missing orphans of Osten & Aase Sondresson
Kari was the second child born to Osten
and Aase Sondreson from Bakkajord in Tinn, Telemark,
Norway. She was born September 2, 1817 and was nearly
twenty years of age when she came to America with her
parents. It would seem likely that she was a big help to
her parents on the voyage over to America and in the
Beaver Creek time period. She undoubtedly nursed her
parents prior to their death and assisted the other
children afterwards. After the death of her parents she
somehow made her way to Mission Township, LaSalle County,
Illinois. How she got there is unknown. The only record
we have of Kari (who later changed her name to Caroline
here in America) was the census records of 1850 and 1860.
She is shown as living in the home of Nels Fruland in
Mission Township. She is listed as blind and a
"pauper". Nels Fruland is also one of the
survivors of the Beaver Creek Settlement. Kari went from
the Beaver Creek Settlement to the Fox River Norwegian
settlements and was taken in by the Fruland family. It is
known that other members of this family were aided by
that same Fruland family. Nels Fruland died in march of
1873 and the death of Kari is presumed to be sometime
after 1860 as she not located in later census records.