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Cathrine (Carlson) Severson (1862 - 1923)
Cathrine Carlson (or Kathrine Karlsdatter as her name was in Norway) was born
on 26
Apr. 1862(# 21) on Hjelmen farm, Fitjar,
Hordaland County, Norway. She died on 17 Apr. 1923 in Stoughton, Wisconsin,
USA. She was daughter of Karl
Andreas Thomsen and Anna
Hansdatter. Kathrine married John
Martin Severson, born abt. 1858, d. 10 Nov. 1923 in Stoughton, WI.
They had 7 children: 1. Carl
Martin Severson. b. 30 Mar. 1893, d. 9 Aug. 1951.
2. Olaf
Severson. b. abt. 1896, d. 16 Dec. 1924. He was killed in a truck accident.
Never married.
3. Theodore
Severson. b. 15 May 1898, d. July 1986, LaCrosse, WI.
4. Lillian
(Lilly) Severson, b. 22 June 1899, d. 20 Mar. 1975.
5. Marie
Anette Severson, b. 8 Oct. 1901, d. 24 July 1977.
6. Arthur
Melvin Severson, b. 22 May 1904, d. 1 July 1967.
7. Clarence
Severson, b. abt. 1907, d. Lincoln, NE
Cathrine
was confirmed, 7
Oct. 1877(# 25) in Fitjar church. At that time, she was living on Hjelmen
farm. Cathrine was 29 years old when
she emigrated to America, 16
Apr. 1891 together with her brother Tollef. She is then named Karen, unmarried
and she was working as a maid. At that time she was living in Bergen. Cathrine
and her husband were living in Stoughton, Wisconsin, USA.
Cathrine's obituary.
MRS.
JOHN SEVERSON DIES AT THE HOSPITAL
Former
Resident of Dunkirk Passes Away After Long Illness. Funeral Saturday.
Mrs.
John Severson, who recently was mentioned as being very low at the local hospital,
passed away last night. Her husband was committed to the Verona county hospital
for incurably insane a couple of months ago, and surviving her are also seven
children. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. M. H. Hegge at the First
Lutheran church Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, burial following at Riverside.
1)
1)
Simon Steinsbø: Fitjar bygdebok bind I, page 434 - 435.
Jacob Aaland: Fitjar Bygdeskipnad og bygdesoge.
Thanks to Ervin Erdahl, Stoughton,
WI, for this information.
Hordaland county, Fitjar, Parish register (official)
nr. A 1 (1862-1881), Birth and baptism records 1862, page 7.
Hordaland county,
Fitjar, Parish register (official) nr. A 1 (1862-1881), Confirmation records 1877,
page 147.
The Digital Archives: Emigrants from Bergen 1874-1930
Thanks to
Erv Erdahl, Ardys Virgine (Severson) Lawrence and her daughter Margaret Ann (Peggy)
Lawrence for sending me the obituary.
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