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Peter Hansen Grindheim
(1839 - 1909)
Peter Hansen Grindheim was born Apr.
7, 1839(# 31) on Grindheim farm, Moster, Bømlo, Hordaland
County, Norway. He died 1909 in Minnesota, United States. He was son
of Hans
Petersen Ersland and Siri
Nilsdatter Grindheim. Peter Hanson married Helga Halvorson on Apr.
6, 1899 in Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States. They had no children.
Peter's christening was held Apr.
7, 1839(# 31) in the
Old Moster Church.
In the 1865
census "Petter Hansen" was living on upper Grindheim farm
together with his parents and his sister.
Peter emigrated to America together with
his parents and sibling's. They departed from Bergen, Norway May 20,
1869 with the bark Lyna and arrived in Quebec, Canada June 13, 1869.
Passenger
List. See # 69-73.
In the 1880
census "Peter Peterson" was living in Norway Lake Township,
Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States together with his parents. Also
a stepdaughter Anna was living with them.
In the 1885
census "Peter Peterson" was living in Norway Lake Township,
Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States together with his parents. Also
a Hanna Serina Peterson was living with them.
His obituary, clip and past from Willmar tribune. Pub. Date 8. desember
1909.
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PETER HANSON GRINDHEIM.
Peter Hanson Grindheim, for the past 15 years a resident of this
city, died at his home in the Glarum addition Sunday morning,
death being due to Bright's disease, with which he had been afflicted
for some time. He had been ailing since last summer but it was
only during the last week that he became seriously ill.
The funeral will be held Friday afternoon, services being conducted
by Rev. M. B. Michaelson at the
residence and at the Lutheran Free
church at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made at the Free church
cemetery.
Peter Hanson Grindheim was born in Norway on April 7, 1839, and
he was thus 70 years, 7 months and 28 days old at the time of
death. When he came to this country he worked for a number of
years as a farmer in Norway Lake,
atfer which he moved to Willmar where he busied himself with truck
gardening. Ten years ago, at the age of 60, he married Miss Helga
Halvorson. and they made their home on their residence property
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between the Glarum and the Spicer
additions until a couple of weeks
ago when they sold the property to
John Johnson of Gracevilie and
moved into their new residence in
the Glarum addition. Aside from
the residence the deceased owned
one and a half block of land in the
Glarum addition. The deceased is
survived bv his wife and two sisters,
one at Crow River and one in
Minneapolis.
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His gravestone in Find
A Grave. 1)
1) Bømlo
Bygdebok IV, Moster, p. 295.
Finnås sokneprestembete, SAB/A-99925/H/Ha/Haa/Haaa/L0006: Parish
register (official) no. A 6, 1836-1850, p. 26.
1865 Census for Finnås.
Census 1880.
Census 1895.
Willmar tribune. Pub. Date 8. desember 1909.
Find A Grave.
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