Vistadeiet Amund Mortensen

1836 - 1925  (89 years)

• Name	Vistadeiet Amund Mortensen
  Born	24 May 1836	Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway
  Christened	26 Jun 1836	Kvikne Kirke, Nord-Fron
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	6 Jul 1869	At age 33, from the Massinglokkken farm in Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway, he and his wife and daughter boarded the "Schandinavia" to Glasgow, Scotland.
  Emigration	24 Jul 1869	Boarded the SS. Columbia in Glasgow, Scotland and arrived in New York on July 24, 1869. Next, went to Coon Valley, Wisconsin, and then in 1871 moved to Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota.
  Died	1 Jun 1925	At the home of his daughter, Mathia Velo, Monday morning from complications incident to old age, Fergus Falls, Ottertail County, Minnesota
  Notes	A second marriage is listed for him: Halvorson Betsy - I2358 (F633) Married: 18 MAR 1898 There is a farm listed for Nord-Fron, Oppland, Norway called Vistad og Tune sondre
  Person ID	I145731	Denbrook
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	Syltjordet Morten Arnesen,   b. 1808, Sor Fron, Oppland, Norway
  Mother	Stenhaugen Synne Amundsdtr,   b. 3 Oct 1806
  Married	3 Jul 1831	Sodorp, Oppland, Norway
  Family ID	F109169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Graupehaugen Karen Andreasdatter,   b. 1 Apr 1837, Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway ,   d. 21 Sep 1896, Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota  (Age 59 years)
  Married	26 Jul 1859	Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway
  Children	1. Massinglokken Mathias J. Amundsen,   b. 15 Jan 1861, Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway ,   d. 1871, Route by boat when they were coming from Wisconsin to settle in Minnesota and he accidently drowned in the Mississippi River.  (Age 9 years)   2. Massinglokken Amund Amundsen,   b. 25 Mar 1864, Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway ,   d. 9 Apr 1864, Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway  (Age 0 years)   3. Massinglokken Ane M. Amundsdatter,   b. 18 Mar 1865, Kvikne, Gudbransdalen, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway ,   d. 8 May 1955, Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota and is buried at Hedemarken Cemetery in Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota.  (Age 90 years)   4. Massinglokken Ammel Amund Amundsen,   b. 17 Apr 1867, Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway ,   d. 28 Jul 1910, Oscar Township, Ottertaill County, Minnesota and is buried at Hedemarken Cemetary, Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota  (Age 43 years)   5. Lerbakken Mathia J. Amundsdatter,   b. 16 Jul 1871, Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota ,   d. 13 Jan 1970, Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota.  (Age 98 years)   6. Lerbakken Anton Carl,   b. 25 Nov 1873, Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota. ,   d. 2 Jun 1955, Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota at 3:45 P.M. at his farm home. His death followed a serious illness of a few days. He suffered a stroke last fall.  (Age 81 years)   7. Lerbakken Syverin,   b. 19 Jun 1876, Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota. ,   d. 18 Jan 1952, Mercy Hospital, Williston, North Dakota and funeral services were held ath the Corinth Lutheran Church.  (Age 75 years)   8. Lerbakken Carl Ottin,   b. 18 Jul 1878, Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota. ,   d. 15 Jan 1970, Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls, Ottertail County, Minnesota and is buried at Hedemarken Cemetery.  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F104924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Halvorsdatter Betsy,   b. July 13,1840, Vallup Farm in Amotsdal, Seljord, Telemark, Norway ,   d. 21 Jul 1934, Fergus Falls  (Age ~ 94 years)
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2011
  Family ID	F184737035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 May 1836 - Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway Christened - 26 Jun 1836 - Kvikne Kirke, Nord-Fron Married - 26 Jul 1859 - Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Tunga Farm The Tunga Farm where Amund Mortensen might have lived
  		Kvikne - near Vinstra Kvikne - near Vinstra
  		Kvikne Kyrkje Kvikne Kyrkje
  		Massing Farm Foundations Building foundations on the Massing farm. The owners of the Massing farm (as of 1983) beleive that these foundations were the former cottages of the "husmann" that lived and worked on the Massing farm. In that case, the Massinglokken (Lerbakken) family would likely have lived in one of them.
  		Massing Farmhouse Massing Farmhouse
  		Kvikne Kyrkje Kvikne Kyrkje This would be the curch that the Massinglokkens (Lerbakken) went to
  		Advertisement for Anchor Line transport from Norway to Scotland Advertisement for Anchor Line transport from Norway to Scotland
  		Amund and Karen Lerbakken Amund and Karen Lerbakken
  		16"x20" pastel painting from Vigen Sversvold in Fergus The charge for this pastel says: '..to be paid with 8 sacks of oats well filled/delivered in Fergus Falls and 4 dinners 2 men + team.'..
  		It is assumed that the two younger men in this photo are two of his sons. If anyone knows for sure who they are, please let me know.
  		It is assumed that the two women with Amund are his daughters Anne and Mathia. It is also possible that one of the women is his second wife Betsy. If anyone knows for sure, please let me know.
  		emigration record out of Oslo emigration record for Andreas Olsen and Anne Olsdatter and Amund Mortensen and his family

  
  

  Documents		Land Patent for Amund Mortensen
  		Passenger list for Lerbakkens on Columbia Passenger list for Lerbakkens on Columbia

  
  

  Histories

  Life History of Anne Houg Life History of Anne Houg

  
  

  Census Records » Slide Show		1865 Census record for Amund Mortensen 1865 Census record for Amund Mortensen
  		1870 Census for Lerbakkens and Andreas Bakken 1870 Census for Lerbakkens and Andreas Bakken
  		1880 Census record for Lerbakkens 1880 Census record for Lerbakkens