Ludvig Larson

Notes:

!SO: D-003, D-008 states that Ludvig was business manager at Pacific Lutheran
College, and lived at Parkland, WA with his wife Clara.
SO: D-016
D-056 lists m place and date.

Ludvig married Clara Josephine Torgerson on 23 Jun 1909 in Hoople, Walsh, North Dakota, United States. Clara was born on 7 Jul 1888 in Park River, Walsh, North Dakota, United States; died on 14 Nov 1957 in Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Blanche Sylvia Larson was born on 16 Jun 1910 in Hoople, Walsh, North Dakota, United States; died on 11 Mar 1993 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States.
2. Pauline Reinetta Larson was born on 17 May 1912 in Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States; died on 26 Oct 1990 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States.
3. Edgar Raymond Larson
4. Paul Vlademar Larson

Notes:

!SO: D-016. and D-003 (Paul Larson's AC and DC sent by Paul and Nina Larson.)
SO: D-009, a three page auto biography by P. T. Larson.
NOTES: D-031 and D-055 by Nina Larson lists name Peder Tobias Larson (Per
Tobias Larsen Oksendal).
PROBLEM: D-009 shows marr. date as Feb 20, 1878 and D-003 shows Mar 20, 1878.
BIRTH: Oksendal (Oxendal) is near Flekkefjord, Norway. (D-008)
Place from D-055.
BAPTISM: Probably at Oxendal. SO:(D-009) Confirmed at BAKKE Church Oct 2, 1864
by Provost A. Dahle.
EDUCATION: Attended the common school at Oxendal until confirmation. Then
after coming to the United States, attended Luther College for about
three years, beginning in the fall of 1874. (D-009)
MARRIAGE: Married by Rev. Tobias Larson. (D-009)
Prior document lists date as Feb 20, 1878 but D-055 list MAR 20,1878.
OCCUPATION: Hardware merchant (22 years)aand first Postmaster (10 yrs) of the
newly established town of Harmony, Minnesota, on the town council,
the school board, Justice of the Peace, and after moving to Parkland,
Washington in 1908 was the manager of Parkland Lutheran Children's
Home and manager of Josephine Old People's in Stanwood, WA. He served on the Board of Trustees of Parkland Luth. Children's home
and Pacific Lutheran College. (D-009)
RELIGION: Lutheran. A lifetime of service as Saturday school and Sunday school
teacher and superintendent, treasurer, secretary, deacon, council
cantor, choir director, president of the congregation, etc. He has
had several articles published in the Pacific Lutheran Herald and
lists two songs in Norwegian and two prayers that he wrote in
addition to translating several other songs from Norwegian into
English. (D-009)
NOTES: Left Norway for the U.S.A. with his uncle Tonnes Andreas Dahl-1294 and
family 1n 1868. They left Oxendal Friday, April 17, 1868 and departed
from Flekkenfjord Monday the 29th and arrived at Stavanger Tuesday morning the
21st where they stayed for six days before setting out to cross the Atlantic on
the sailship "Hero", April 27th, with Capt. Olson in charge. The ship arrived
in Quebec June 1st and on Jun 4th they landed and departed the same day for the
home of another uncle, Nils Tobias Dahl-1293 who lived at Eighteen mile creek,
Dunn Co., Wisconsin, traveling by rail and boat via Detroit, Grand Haven,
Milwakee, Read's Landing, LaCross and Eau Claire arriving there June 13, 1868.
He worked as a farm hand in Wiscconsin and also spent two winters hauling timber
to to the river to be floated to the saw mills. In 1873 helped his uncle Nils
T. Dahl-1293 move his goods to Cottonwood, Minn. where Nils had bought land and
was to establish his home. P.T. was the owner of two span of oxen and with
them he hauled a "Curby Reaper" for his uncle. After arriving in Cottonwood,
he broke up 20 acres of land for his cousin, P.H. Dahl (Peder H. Dahl-487?) who
later beacame Pastor P. H. Dahl. The job being finished he went to Medo, Blue
Earth Co., Minn. where his uncle Tonnes A. Dahl-1294 had bought land there in
1870. He married Inger Sophia Torgerson in 1878 and began a hardware business
at Harmony, Minn. in 1880. See Occupation notes above. (D-009)

Peder married Inger Sophie Ommundsdatter Oksendal on 20 Mar 1878 in Burr Oak, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States. Inger was born on 20 Sep 1852 in Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway; died in 1942 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!NOTES: From Paul's AC (prepared by per Seland) sent by Paul and Nina Larson.
The AC chart shows 4 complete generations for Inger, a copy of which
I have with Paul Larson's file, but whose names I have not logged into
the computer because she is not related to me.
D-009 indicates she left Norway in 1869 and moved to the U.S.A with her
parents. She married P.T. Larson 9 years later.
!SO: D-016 (AC Per Seland) lists name as Inger Sophie Ommundsdatter Oksendal.
!SO: D-003 (DC HH/NL) lists name as Inger Sophie Omundsdatter Torgerson.
!SO: D-009 (AB P.T. Larson) lists name of his wife as Inger Sophia Torgerson.
!PROBLEM: D-008 from P.T. Larson-1481 spells his wife's name Inger Sophia and
lists her father as Omund Torgerson and her mother as Marthe
Sigbjorn's Datter.

Notes:

!SO: D-031
PROBLEM: D-016 AC sent by Paul and Nina Larson lists the BD as 11-04-1821 and
the DD as 10-30-1903.
D-008 Larson lists his father's dates as follows: b. Nov. 8,1821
d. Oct 30, 1903.
D-025 lists b. Nov 4, 1821, Oxendal, Bakke, Vest-Agder, Norway.
D-055 (an update in 1993) lists Sirdal in place of Bakke.
D-029B and (O-12) list b. Nov 8, 1821 and d. Oct 30, 1903
D-029C lists bd Nov 8, 1821 and dd Oct 30, 1903.
D-040 lists b. 11-8-1821, d. 11-30-1903.
D-055 list an updated marr date 12-27-1851 for Lars and Antonette.
(different than the previous date listed in D-043)
NOTES: In his autobiography D-009, P. T. Larson refers to his father as Lars
Pederson.
D-031 states 3 more children were born to the marriage of Lars and
Antonette. They all died when small. (9 children in all).
D-043 gives the marr. date for Lars and Antonette.

Lars married Valborg Torgrimsdatter Seland on 18 Jun 1849. Valborg was born on 1 Nov 1820 in Seland, Fjotland, Vest Agder, Norway; died on 16 Apr 1851 in Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!SO: D-016 AC from Paul and Nina Larson.
BIRTH: Place from D-055.
DEATH: Place from D-055.
PROBLEM: D-008 from P.T. Larson-1481 states his mother died ~last day of Jan.'
D-029B lists DD as Feb 1, 1851.

Notes:

Peder married Karen Larsdatter Espetveit. Karen (daughter of Lars Ingvorsen Espetveit and Siri Tollaksdatter Sporkland) was born on 29 Jun 1791 in Espetveit, Bakke, Vest-Agder, Norway; was christened on 30 Oct 1791; died on 22 Oct 1872. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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