Anne Kristine Hansdatter (1874 - 1943)

Anne Kristine Hansdatter was born 18 May 1874(# 66) on Hustvet farm, Solum, Telemark County, Norway. She died 24 Apr. 1943, Bickleigh, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was daughter of Hans Rasmussen and Inger Andrea Jensdatter . Anne Kirstine married(1) carpenter Christian Knudsen Berg b. abt. 1859, Gjerpen, Telemark County, Norway, d. 6 Nov. 1895(# 61) in Prestegårdsjordet, Skien, Telemark County, Norway. They had a daughter:

1. Christiana Berg (Thomsen), b. 29 June 1895(# 132) in Skien, Telemark County, Norway, and died 30 May 1973. She married Carl Gustav FINSTROM, 29 Mar. 1930 in Chicago, IL. He was born 29 Jan. 1888 in Finnerödja, Sweden, and died 16 Apr. 1968.


Anne Kristine had a son born out of wedlock together with carpenter Svenung Rønningen:

1. Henry Svenungsen, b. 14 Dec. 1899(# 23) in Prestejordet, Skien, Telemark County, Norway, d. 6 June 1901(# 43) in Skien, Telemark County, Norway.


Anne Kristine married(2) Lorentz Sars Holtermann Thomsen, 20 Dec. 1904 in Idun Township, Minnesota. They had 4 children:

1. Ingeborg Marie Thomsen, b. 6 Apr. 1906 in Idun Township, MN, and died 23 June 1992. She married George William WELSH, 16 Apr. 1938 in Chicago IL. He was born 15 July 1907 in Durham England, and died 27 Jan. 1982.

2. Einar Thomsen, b. 27 Oct. 1909 in Idun Township, MN, and died 1986 in Letbridge, Alberta.

3. Helga Andrea Thomsen, b. 20 Apr. 1912 in Idun Township, MN, d. 1992.

4. Ruth Gudrun Thomsen, b. 20 May 1914 in Idun Township, MN. d. 24 Nov. 1988 in Chicago, IL.


In the 1900 census Anne Kirstine was living on Hustvet farm together with her brother, daughter, and her son Henry Svenungsen.


Anne Kristine and her daughter Christiane emigrated from Oslo, Norway on 9 June 1904 on the ship S/S Hekla (2), Scandinavian America Line. They arrived in New York on 26 June 1904. Ellis Island record for Anne Berg. She was going to G. Thomsen (probably Tolleif George Thomsen) in Opstead, MN, so she must known about the Thomsen's before she left Norway, how ?. I think that she knew Tolleif George's wife Tykelia Caroline Hegna from Norway. They were both born in Solum, Telemark County and both were living in Skien, Telemark before they emigrated.Ellis Island record for Christiane Berg.

Cornelius Mandius, Lorentz Sars and Tolleif George.

Lorentz homesteaded on the northwest side of Bear Lake in 1893. He became dissatisfied with the farm he developed there and moved to Saskatchewan in 1918 to become a wheat farmer. He died of a heart attack while helping to prepare for the harvest in 1926.

Lorentz, Anne and their children Helga and Ruth in Aug. 1926:

Lorentz children:

Einar, Helga, Ruth and Ingeborg

At the time Taulerius Conrad Thomsen and his sons settled in to northern Minnesota (1901), the US Government was granting land to anyone for asking. They each received 160 acres of land, adjacent to each other. Here you can see Lorentz's land patents. 1)

1) Thanks to Rick Gerhardson, Bloomington, Minnesota for information.
Thanks to Jens Noraberg for the picture of Lorentz' and his children.