The Family of Hans Emahus Isakson Anthony Edward Hanson July 2008 The Family of Hans Emahus Isakson Forward______________________________________________________________ 3 I. Hans Emahus Isakson _______________________________________________ 5 A. The Parents of Hans Emahus Isakson _____________________________________ 8 1. Isak Johan Larsen _____________________________________________________________ 8 2. Maren Christiane Andersdatter __________________________________________________ 20 B. The Brothers & Sisters of Hans Emahus Isakson___________________________ 25 1. Anton Edvard Isakson _________________________________________________________ 27 2. Lorents Andreas Isakson _______________________________________________________ 40 3. Cristine Marie Isakson_________________________________________________________ 52 4. Elisabeth Isakson_____________________________________________________________ 58 5. Elias Nicolai Isakson __________________________________________________________ 59 6. Jacob Johan Isakson___________________________________________________________ 60 7. Benjamin Nicolai Isakson ______________________________________________________ 62 8. Anna Elisabet Isakson _________________________________________________________ 72 II. Inger Heline Andersdatter__________________________________________ 75 A. The Parents of Inger Heline Andersdatter ________________________________ 82 1. Anders Anderssen ____________________________________________________________ 82 2. Stine Christensdatter __________________________________________________________ 84 B. The Brothers & Sisters of Inger Heline Andersdatter _______________________ 93 1. Peder Henrik Anderssen _______________________________________________________ 93 2. Karen Anna Anderssen ________________________________________________________ 94 3. Kristine Antonnete Andersdatter _________________________________________________ 94 III. The Children of Hans Emahus & Inger Heline _________________________ 95 A. Ludvig Martin Hanson ________________________________________________ 96 B. Kristine Antonette Hanson ____________________________________________ 100 C. Marie Albertine Hanson ______________________________________________ 101 D. Anton Edwin Hanson_________________________________________________ 103 1. Inger Marie Antonsdatter (his wife) _____________________________________________ 118 2. Anton Martin Syversen (her Father) _____________________________________________ 120 3. Laura Larsdatter (her Mother) __________________________________________________ 127 4. Inger Marie Antonsdatters Brothers & Sisters______________________________________ 129 E. Olina Johanna Hanson _______________________________________________ 150 F. Rehardine Fredrikke Tonder Hanson ___________________________________ 152 G. Rehardine F Hanson _________________________________________________ 152 H. Petra Necholena Hanson ______________________________________________ 154 i The Family of Hans Emahus Isakson IV. Farms _________________________________________________________ 157 A. Nesna______________________________________________________________ 157 1. Bardal ytre _________________________________________________________________ 157 2. Handaa____________________________________________________________________ 157 3. Herset_____________________________________________________________________ 159 4. Myklebostad _______________________________________________________________ 160 5. Nordbostad ________________________________________________________________ 161 6. Sandnes ytre________________________________________________________________ 161 B. Rakkestad __________________________________________________________ 161 1. Panteholtet _________________________________________________________________ 162 2. Stemmedolen _______________________________________________________________ 162 Index ______________________________________________________________ 163 ii The Family of Hans Emahus Isakson Forward My study of the family of Hans Isakson got its start in 1991. I was visiting relatives in northern Wisconsin and made copies of some letters and family history sheets in the possession of my father’s sister Laura Marie Hanson [Evans] who had been corresponding with her second cousin Sigurd Klabo Mehus. Sigurd died in 1983 before I even knew of his existence, and when Laura died in 1997 the copies I had made were still filed away in a drawer, unread and very nearly forgotten, where they remained until I finally began serious and focused research in 2000. Those 20 or so pages were a treasure trove of information and formed the core of my slowly expanding base of knowledge. From his letters it is obvious that Sigurd had already done quite a bit of research. In a 1976 letter to Laura he wrote: “I have a lot on your father and your grand father, back to the 17 hundreds and Hans & my grandmother Kristine were siblings, have all the data on the brothers and sisters, but need to get a lot of my notes together. “Have you a system for this sort of thing? I have ½ a dozen different forms, there is something missing on them all.” He also wrote something in another letter in 1977 that has greatly influenced me: “Hi folks and takk forsist, yes I was sort of wondering, not for myself, but I feel so strongly on the subject, that all families should leave some record behind, so the next generation will know something of where we came from and whom we were.” Sadly, I have not been able to locate Sigurds records. All I have are the now fading copies I made in 1991. And like Sigurd, I too have struggled to come up with “a systems for this sort of thing” that will allow me to share what I have discovered. The Personal Computer, the Internet and the World Wide web have have made it much easier to find, document and share genealogical information. For example, I have posted many pictures and documents on my web page, and my entire database of information about the family has been uploaded to the rootsweb web site as part of the WorldConnect project and can be viewed by anybody in the world at the following URL: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=aehanson However, I recently came to the conclusion that an old fachioned paper record was required as well. I have encounted many people with a stong interest in the family who have no access to a computer. Also, as I have been assembling and editing this document I have found that the medium is at least complimentary to, if not superior, to what is possible using a computer. And so, some 160 pages later, I am writing this introduction in the sincere hope that the information, and the format, will prove useful (or at least interesting) to some future reader. Most people probably think of genealogy as a hobby that is focused on the past. However, my research has brought me into contact with many wonderful, fascinating and helpful people. The fact that they also happen to be relatives makes them all the more special to me. The trust and generosity I have encountered has been, at times, 3 The Family of Hans Emahus Isakson overwhelming. I am deeply grateful to everybody who have shared their memories, documents and pictures with me (many of which are included in this document), but I would like to especially thank Ruth Duderos, Sharon Burke and Norman Lorentsen for all the encouragement and information they have provided over the years. None of this would have been possible without the encouragement, assistance and unhesitating support of my wife Kathleen. She has been a tireless and enthusiastic companion on many genealogical research trips made under the guise of a “vacation”, and it is thanks to her occasional nudges in the back that I am now able to share some of the information contained in this document. Tony Hanson, Great Grandson of Hans Isakson Dallas, Texas July 2008 E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 214-553-0464 WebPage: http://home.swbell.net/aehanson/tony/index.htm 4 The Family of Hans Emahus Isakson I. Hans Emahus Isakson Hans Emahus Isakson was born on the Herset farm in Nesna, Nordland, Norway on 04 Jul 1853, the forth child of Isak Johan Larsen and Maren Christiane Andersdatter. Sigurd Klabo Mehus, a grand-nephew of Hans, wrote this in a letter dated 8-2-1976: When your G.F. Hans was baptized they wrote his name Hans Emahu but when some of his children were baptized his name was listed Hans Emaus, an unusual name. Don't know where they dug it up, it might have been a man of some influence with that, so they hung it on one of the children, hoping some thing might rub off. That was the practice at that time. I have also one hung on me, didn't help-ha-ha. As a young man he reportedly spend long days working on clearing rocks and building a rock wall that stands today as a boundary marker for the nearby Handa farm. On 22 Nov 1880 he married Inger Helene Andersdatter: he was 27 and she was 23 years old. They lived on the Herset farm and, over the next 18 years, had eight children, seven of who survived to adulthood. • Ludvig Martin Hanson 11 Jan 1881 • Kristine Antonette Hanson 15 Aug 1882 • Marie Albertine Hanson 17 May 1884 • Anton Edwin Hanson 25 Apr 1886 • Olina Johanna Hanson 30 Aug 1888 • Rehardine Fredrikke Hanson 24 Jan 1892 (died 28 Nov 1892) • Rehardine F Hanson 10 May 1894 • Petra Necholena Hanson 20 Mar 1898 Information in the 1900 Norwegian census indicates that he was a tenant farmer, with land to farm for himself, plus he probably worked every day for the person owning the main farm. He also fished and worked on building