1850 - 1938 (88 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Peder Tobias OKSENDAL or LARSON was born on 1 Feb 1850 in Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway; was christened on 17 Feb 1850 in Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway; died on 22 May 1938 in Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States. 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]
Children:
- 2. Valborg Martine Larson was born on 6 Oct 1878 in Greenfield, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; died on 8 Nov 1969 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
- 3. Ludvig Larson was born on 15 Feb 1880 in Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States; died on 15 Mar 1965 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States.
- 4. Mathilde [Ted] Larson was born on 22 Oct 1881 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States; died in Sep 1980 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
- 5. Oline Larson was born on 16 Aug 1883 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States; died on 13 Aug 1892 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States.
- 6. Anne Tonette Larson was born on 17 Sep 1885 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States; died on 12 Jan 1979 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
- 7. Thea Sophia Larson was born on 12 Apr 1888 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States; died on 18 May 1980 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
- 8. Oscar Andreas Larson was born on 1 Jul 1890 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States; died in Feb 1973 in Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States.
- 9. Leonard Gerhard Larson was born on 3 Dec 1892 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States; died on 15 Feb 1950 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
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Generation: 2
2. | Valborg Martine Larson (1.Peder1) was born on 6 Oct 1878 in Greenfield, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; died on 8 Nov 1969 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. Notes:
!SO: D-003, D-008
PROBLEM: D-008 shows date of Mar to William Bailey as Sept. 8, 1915.
D-008 shows date of marriage to Lauritz Rasmusson as Feb. 21, 1929.
But D-056 lists date of m to Rasmusson as JUN 23, 1929.
D-029B shows same data as listed above for D-008.
Prior Doc shows b place as Harmony, MN; D-056 lists Greenfield, MN.
Prior doc lists m date to William Bailey as JAN 8, 1915. D-056 lists
it as SEP 8, 1915.
Valborg married William F. Bailey on 8 Sep 1915 in Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States. William died on 21 Jan 1917 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Valborg married Lauritz Rasmussen, Rev. on 23 Jun 1929 in Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Ludvig Larson (1.Peder1) was born on 15 Feb 1880 in Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States; died on 15 Mar 1965 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States. 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]
Children:
- 10. 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.
- 11. 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.
- 12. Edgar Raymond Larson
- 13. Paul Vlademar Larson
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4. | Mathilde [Ted] Larson (1.Peder1) was born on 22 Oct 1881 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States; died in Sep 1980 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. Notes:
!SO: D-003, D-008
Mathilde married August Buschmann on 14 Dec 1910. August was born on 27 Sep 1881; died in May 1964 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Oline Larson (1.Peder1) was born on 16 Aug 1883 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States; died on 13 Aug 1892 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States. Notes:
SO: D-003, D-008
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6. | Anne Tonette Larson (1.Peder1) was born on 17 Sep 1885 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States; died on 12 Jan 1979 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. Notes:
!SO: D-003, D-008 states she was not married and that she was an office
secretary in Seattle (as of the date of D-008)
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7. | Thea Sophia Larson (1.Peder1) was born on 12 Apr 1888 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States; died on 18 May 1980 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. Notes:
!SO: D-003, D-008
!PROBLEM: D-008 from Peder Tobias Larson-1481 lists spelling of his daughter as
Thea Sophie.
Thea married Henry Clay LA VILLE on 6 Nov 1915. Henry was born on 14 Dec 1884; died on 13 Mar 1959 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Oscar Andreas Larson (1.Peder1) was born on 1 Jul 1890 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States; died in Feb 1973 in Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States. Notes:
!SO: D-003, D-008, D-056
!LR: Carmichael, CA D-003
!SO: D-008 He was a salmon cannery supt.,(with the Alaska Pacific Salmon
Corp. D-009) lived in Alaska in the summer and in Seattle in the
winter. Oscar and Gladys had no children.
Oscar married Gladys Erland on 29 Jan 1921. Gladys died on 19 Nov 1937. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: VI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Leonard Gerhard Larson (1.Peder1) was born on 3 Dec 1892 in Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States; died on 15 Feb 1950 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. Notes:
!SO: D-003, D-008, p.3 gives mar date and states he was an insurance salesman
in Seattle.
Leonard married Ida Halvorson on 21 Jun 1919, and was divorced. Ida died in 1968. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
11. | Pauline Reinetta Larson (3.Ludvig2, 1.Peder1) was born on 17 May 1912 in Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States; died on 26 Oct 1990 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States. Notes:
!SO: D-003
LR: Lakebay, WA.
MARRIAGE: Divorced from Harry Palmer-1529, date not given.
D-008 indicates she was nurse in Tacoma, WA.
DEATH: D-056.
Family/Spouse: Harry Edward Palmer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Anton E. Nelson. Anton was born on 21 Nov 1885 in Sweden; died on 10 Jan 1963 in Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
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