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Peder Tobias OKSENDAL or LARSON

Peder Tobias OKSENDAL or LARSON

Male 1850 - 1938  (88 years)

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  • Name Peder Tobias OKSENDAL or LARSON 
    Born 1 Feb 1850  Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 17 Feb 1850  Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 May 1938  Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5857880098  Master Tree
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2004 

    Father Lars PEDERSON Oksendal,   b. 4 Nov 1821, Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1903  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Valborg Torgrimsdatter Seland,   b. 1 Nov 1820, Seland, Fjotland, Vest Agder, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1851, Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1849 
    Family ID F5350806868  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Inger Sophie Ommundsdatter Oksendal,   b. 20 Sep 1852, Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1942, Seattle, King, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 20 Mar 1878  Burr Oak, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Valborg Martine Larson,   b. 6 Oct 1878, Greenfield, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1969, Seattle, King, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +2. Ludvig Larson,   b. 15 Feb 1880, Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1965, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +3. Mathilde [Ted] Larson,   b. 22 Oct 1881, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1980, Seattle, King, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
     4. Oline Larson,   b. 16 Aug 1883, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1892, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 8 years)
     5. Anne Tonette Larson,   b. 17 Sep 1885, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1979, Seattle, King, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     6. Thea Sophia Larson,   b. 12 Apr 1888, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1980, Seattle, King, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     7. Oscar Andreas Larson,   b. 1 Jul 1890, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1973, Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +8. Leonard Gerhard Larson,   b. 3 Dec 1892, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1950, Seattle, King, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F5350806869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Feb 1850 - Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 17 Feb 1850 - Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Mar 1878 - Burr Oak, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 May 1938 - Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • 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)