Else (Tørrisdatter) Johnson (1838 - 1916)

Else Tørrisdatter was born on Jan. 30, 1838(# 19), Hystad farm, Stord, Hordaland County, Norway. She died on Nov. 24, 1916, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, USA. She was daughter of Tørris Jonsen Hystad and Kari Olsdatter Vatna. She married Tallak Johnson on Nov. 9, 1859(# 30) in Stord church, Hordaland County, Norway. They had many children:

1. Mads Johnson, b. July 22, 1860(# 86), d. Apr. 23, 1934, married Herborg Reinertsdatter. Find A Grave.
2. John Martin Johnson, b. Apr. 18, 1865(# 23), d. April 27, 1950, married Ingeborg Marie Gerhardson.

Else's christening was held on Feb. 9, 1838(# 19) in Stord church, Hordaland County.

In the 1865 census Else was living on Lunde farm in Stord together with her husband Tallak and their two sons.

Tallak Johnson "Thallak Johannessen Lunde" received an emigration attest from the church dated Apr. 13, 1866(#17 on the right side),

Tollak Johnsen his wife Else and their children Johannes and Mads emigrated with the ship Martha from Bergen Apr. 27, 1866 to Quebec June 11, 1866. Else's siblings John and Dordi was on the same ship.

Her parents and her siblings Helene and Ole emigrated from Bergen on Apr. 23, 1868 with the ship Ørnen(see # 287 - 290) and arrived in Quebec, Canada on June 6, 1868.

In the 1870 census Else was living in Minnesota together with her husband and their children.

In the 1875 census Else was living in Colfax, Kandiyohi, Minnesota together with her husband, their children and her parents.

In the 1880 census Else was living in Colfax, Kandiyohi, Minnesota together with her husband and their children and her mother.

In the 1885 census Else was living in Colfax, Kandiyohi, Minnesota together with her husband and their children and her mother.

In the 1895 census Else was living in Colfax, Kandiyohi, Minnesota together with her husband and their children and her mother.

In the 1900 census Else was living in Colfax, Kandiyohi, Minnesota together with her husband and their children.

In the 1905 census Else was living in Colfax, Kandiyohi, Minnesota together with her husband and their children.

In the 1910 census Else was living in Colfax, Kandiyohi, Minnesota together with her husband and their children.

Here she is in Find A Grave. 1)

1) Ola Høyland: Stord Bygdebok 2, Gards- og Ættesoga, page 290.
SAB, Stord Sokneprestembete, H/Haa: Parish register (official) no. A 6, 1826-1840, p. 104.
SAB, Stord Sokneprestembete, H/Haa: Parish register (official) no. A 7, 1841-1861, p. 274.