Halsrud of Norway Immigration Information

This web page contains some information about the Halsrud of Norway family immigrating to the United States of America.

Note: this page has been down a few years and is now in, June 2018+, getting some attention to update information and links. Let us know if you see something that needs fixing.

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Contact Information

For more information, submissions, corrections, or to contact the author, send email to: karhukoti@hotmail.com

Introduction

The Halsrud’s of the United States are pretty much all related to each other.  In the late 1800’s, members of a Norwegian family came to the U.S. primarily to Bode, Iowa.  This family originated from the Norwegian area around Dokka, Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway in mostly the Nordsinni and Østsinni areas.

In the mid-19th century, Halsrud farm members, located near Dokka, began to come to the United States.

The Halsrud farms (there are actually two parcels, Søndre (Southern) and Nordre(Northern)) are located a few kilometers east of Dokka and slightly east of Volstad in Nordre Land, Østsinni parish.

Below, on the left, is a picture of the barn on the farm, house has burned down, taken in April 2008:

The Halsrud farms originated from the Komperud holding which came from the Gaarder holding.

Local farm cemetery - a lot of decendents are buried at the Vølstad Kirke cemetery, which is about 1 Km west from the farm area.




In 1867, Kristoffer Olsen (Born 18 Jul 1840 Larsstuen, Nordsinni, Nordre Land, Oppland, http://www.gurihus.net/slekt/tng/getperson.php?personID=I11541&tree=DG, Died 23 Jun 1919 Bode, Iowa, USA) and his wife Inger Hansdatter (Born 13 Apr 1842 Bjørnslien, Nordsinni, Nordre Land, Oppland, http://www.gurihus.net/slekt/tng/getperson.php?personID=I7049&tree=DG, http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/ftliste_e.aspx?ft=1865&knr=0536&kenr=001&bnr=0031&lnr=000) were married and came from Dokka to Rock County, Wisconsin. In 1870 they moved near Bode.



Page picture from the 1988 “Sorlien—Some Family History” by Don Sorlien and family.

These two people are the father and mother of Maria Olson, born in Bode, that eventually marries Olaf Eriksen.

Emigration records for Kristoffer Olsen and Inger Hansdatter are here: under-investigation having difficulty finding https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/search/persons/advanced?from=&to=&sc%5B%5D=em&firstname=inger&lastname=hansdatter&birth_year_from=&birth_year_to=&birth_date=&birth_place=&domicile=&position=&event_year_from=&event_year_to=&event_date=&related_first_name=&related_last_name=&related_birth_year=&sort=ed

Immigration records for Kristoffer Olsen and Inger Hansdatter are here: under-investigation having difficulty finding. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/search/persons/advanced?from=&to=&sc%5B%5D=em&firstname=inger&lastname=hansdatter&birth_year_from=&birth_year_to=&birth_date=&birth_place=&domicile=&position=&event_year_from=&event_year_to=&event_date=&related_first_name=&related_last_name=&related_birth_year=&sort=ed





In 1873, Hans Andreas Olsen, born to Ole Rundhaug and Inge Mathea near Dokka, came to West Paint Creek, Iowa.  Hans is the first known Halsrud farm family member to immigrate to the U.S.

In 1881, Ole Chrisofferson Larsstuen came to the US with son O.M. Olson and wifel Malene, and their two daughters Olave and Beata. They came to the home of Christopher Olson. Ole Chrisofferson and wife were the paretns of Hans Andreas Olson, Chrisopterh Olson, and Martin Olson.

In 1883 Syverinne Amundsdatter, Hans Andreas Olsen's future wife, left the Dokka area bound for Bode.

In 1891, Olaf Eriksen, (https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/census/person/pf01052103001790, https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/8/pe00000000474301), Hans' nephew, came to Bode from Dokka via Oslo. Note the Norwegian Digital Archive site does not have a scanned copy of the list, as of June 2018, just the entry in the database per the link. Also note that they have his name as Oalf instead of Olaf, in case you search for him. (Need to put US entry here from below).

In 1894, Olaf's mother Agnete Olsdatter, http://www.gurihus.net/slekt/tng/getperson.php?personID=I13026&tree=DG, step-father Peter Hansen, children (Hans P., Inga, Peter, and Margrethe), and two other farm members (Marthe O. and Marie) came to Bode from Dokka.

Family members typically adopted "Halsrud" as their last name in the U.S., some kept the same last names and some spellings changed.  Other spellings you may see are:  current Norwegian name used "Haldsrud" and other variants included "Halserud" and "Hallsrud."

If you know of another family member that emigrated, please contact the author at the above email address.

Hans Andreas Olsen, who is Olaf E.'s uncle on his mother's side, at age 21, registered to leave Oslo on June 6th, 1873 on the ship Oder bound for Lansing, Iowa.

The Norwegian digital archive for emigration shows the following data:  http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=6&filnamn=EMIOSLO&medbilete=&sokpostnr=21#a0

 

It looks like the S/S Oder went to Hull, England.  And, then people made it across England to Liverpool on the way to the U.S.:  http://www.norwayheritage.com/t_corresp.asp?id=542

This leaves two options for the transatlantic journey arriving in either New York or Quebec.

 

 

The author could not find any passenger list entry or immigration data for Hans Adreas Olsen.

1910 Iowa census - Han Andreas Olsen, 58, is listed as Hans Halsrud, wife Severine (Syverinne Amunds. Dokkesveen), age 69, mother of one, still living - looks like she emmigrated in 1882 from Norway.  Living Iowa, Humboldt, Delana, District 142.

http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7884&iid=IAT624_406-0371&fn=Hans&ln=Halsrud&st=r&ssrc=&pid=7363703

Syverinne, age 37 registered for emigration from Kristiania (Oslo) May 10, 1883 travel date May 11, 1883, on the ship Rollo.  Norwegian digital archive shows entry:  http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=14&filnamn=emikra1&gardpostnr=67231&sokefelt=skjul

Looks like she also came with a Anne Amunds., age 7.  And, a few other peole from the Dokka area were registered for the same trip.

The S/S Rollo was targetted to go to Hull, England.    Connections to America were then available in Liverpool to a number of destinations in the U.S.

The author needs to look for port entries for the New York, Quebec, etc. still.

The author needs to look for Syverine in the 1885 census using her Norwegian maiden last name.

There is a Severina Halsrnd, on ancestry.com, in the 1895 Iowa State Census for Iowa->Humboldt->Waucousta.  No image available.  Also, Hans, age 43, is listed here with last name Halsrnd.   Anna also, age 18, but in Humboldt->Luermore.  No images, but misspellings for Halyr??s listings for other family members.  No images for some reason on ancestry.com.

Iowa State Census for 1905 contains Hans and Severnie on 1905->Humboldt->Bode->page 1.  Ancestry.com denotes name as Halserud, though.

Olaf E Halsrud, age of 18 and a laborer, rode the S/S Hecla(2) on the Thingvalla Line from Christiania (Oslo's old name) departing 1891, May 14th, and arriving in New York, 1891, May 29th.

 

 

Norwegian emigration archive of Olaf Eriksen leaving Oslo is denoted here.

Note that Olaf likely didn't come through Ellis Island.  Ellis Island open January 1st, 1892.  The Castle Garden entry point was used before this date.  www.castlegarden.org - an attempt to find Olaf's entry has been attempted here, but with no luck.   An article denoted that some records were burned during transport to Ellis Island in 1897 in the New York Times, so maybe his was destroyed.

Ship arrivals reported in Norwegian newspapers for May 1891 are located here.

  ***Put in image205 showing Olaf's passenger ship entry for New York.***

The Hecla(2)'s ship picture.

Olaf Eriksen married Helena Marie Olson, born in Iowa, 1874-1950, daughter of Christopher and Inger Sorlien Olson.  They married in 1900.  Live in Wacousta township for 6 years.  Family born Irene, 1901-1944; Cordelia, 1902-1978; Luella, 1905-1909; Marcella, 1908-; Lydia, 1911-1981; Melbourne, 1915-; Carlisle, 1917-.  Olaf and Helena lived near Bode after moving from Wacousta.

 

From the Norwegian emmigration archive, here is Agnette, Peter, both age 41, and family coming over in 1894, April 24th out of Oslo on the S/S Baumwall (Bamvall) ship.  Note that they headed and arrived in Quebec as a first step on May 8th or 9th.   Other farm members denoted are Marthe O. Halserud and Marie Halserud.  Other family members included are Hans P. Hansen, Inga Hansen, Peter Hansen, and Margrethe Hansen.   Bode entinnial book says "Bauman Sep" Scandinavian Line arriving in Detroit June of 1894.

The archive listing is here.

The ships listing is here. http://www.norwayheritage.com/t_transatlantic.asp?month=05&year=1894&Submit=Submit

The family members entered Canada via Quebec on May 9th, 1894.  Data can be found here.

Note that everyone didn’t use the same last name as above when leaving Norway.  Data is here.

Bode Centinnial book mentions the family entered the U.S. in Detroit.

Ancestry Charts

Olaf Eriksen Halsrud
Maria Olson - Olaf Eriksen's wife.
Hans Andreas Olsen - Olaf Eriksen's uncle, brother of Agnette, Olaf Eriksen's mother.
Syverine Amundsdatter - Hans Andreas Olsen's wife.

Information About The Family Members In Norway

Let's start off with the 1865 Norwegian census data for the farm.

Link:  http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=2&filnamn=f60536&gardpostnr=756&merk=756#ovre

 

  

Here is a bitmap of the web page results:

Inger M. Hands.

This is Inger Martea Hansdatter born February 2nd, 1819, died 1895.

Discussion:  http://www.disnorge.no/slektsforum/viewtopic.php?p=368069#368069

Also, refer to Boka Om Land, Bind XV, by Svein-Erik Odegaard, Ostsinni, page 456, Hallsrud (Haldsrud).

Kildeinformasjon: Oppland fylke, Land, Ministerialbok nr. 7 (1814-1830), Fødte og døpte 1819, side 33.
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9358&idx_id=9358&uid=ny&idx_side=-33

Marriage 18 April 1843 in Gaarder church, couple no. 18, Ole 22 years old and Inger M. 23 years old and it is said Inger Mathea Hansdatter is from Komperud, her father's name is Hans Michelsen.

Ole Olsen, staying on Rustad Eie (Eie means property,- here it belongs to Rustad farm), and Inger Mathea Hansdtr, staying on Komperud Eie. (property of Komperud farm). Father of Ole: Ole Xstophersen ( = Christophersen) Father of Inger Mathea: Hans Michelsen Best men: Hans Michelsen Komperud, Peder Olsen ibid. Tillysning: 3., 4., 5. Sunday in Fast ( this should be 19. and 26. March and 2. April 1843) Ordered by the bridegroom, and both have been vaccinated.

Inger's husband Ole Olsen Rundhaug u/Rudstaden, Nordsinni, born 1821, died, 1893.

Kildeinformasjon: Oppland fylke, Land, Klokkerbok nr. 2 (1833-1849), Ekteviede 1843, side 185.
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8979&idx_id=8979&uid =ny&idx_side=-187

Hans Michelsen from Grandgaard in Gaarder in Census 1801 _might_ be her father,- he is unmarried here, but there are other Hans Michelsen too in Land in 1801-Census, so you have to find out which one of them got married and moved to Komperud.

http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=1 8&filnamn=f18010536&gardpostnr=95&personpostnr=2751&merk=2751#ovre

Olaf Eriksen Halsrud

Picture of Olaf Eriksen Halsrud below from Bode, Iowa, Centennial Book:p />

The birth/baptismal record for Olaf Eriksen can be found on LDS microfilm #1282582, in Bok 2 of minister's records for Nordre Land. That record is also in the online scanned collection at the Digitalarkivet -- Oppland fylke, Nordre Land, Ministerialbok nr. 2 (1872-1881). The birth/baptismal record for Olaf Eriksen indicates that his parents were NOT married, in fact neither parent has ever been married as of 1 Dec 1872. The father being Erik Olsen Elton, born 1853 (about 1855). The Elton farm is up the road to the NorthEast from Halsrud farm less than 10km.]

http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read

 

 

 

Next page, note line with Halsruds mentioned.

 

 

Olaf Eriksen's Mother Agnethe Olsdatter from Halsrud Farm

Picture of Agnethe below from Bode Centennial Book:

Olaf Eriksen's Father Erik Olsen From Elton Farm

No one seems to know what happened to Olaf Eriksen's father.  It seems that no one can find any information about death in Norway nor immigration to the U.S.  If you have any information, please notify the author.

 

A possible lead?  -- A letter from June :

Hello, I am still following up on information I discovered from my trip to England. Also friends and relatives wanted me to do research on their families so I'm working on that too.Thank you for reminding me about Erik's death certificate. British death certificates are pretty useless when it comes to family history research. Name, date, place, and ailment. No relatives are mentioned at all. The U.S have a lot more information but it often isn't accurate and sends one after red herrings! Marcella Halsrud some years ago told me that her grandfather had been sent overseas to buy land in the U.S. (To prevent him from marrying Agnet.) On the way he had to change ships in Liverpool and died there. I searched the index on Freebmd.com and found no Olsons, no Julsens and no Eltons. The only Olsen that fit the age and place was an Ole Olsen. "Ole" may have been used by him as a nickname or that was what was all that was known of him if he was delirious. I have a copy of his death certificate which I obtained from the "General Register Office, London".  Since the scanner won't scan the complete certificate, I made a copy of each end.  You can print out the files which are in a *.jpg format and tape them together to have a complete photo of the death certificate.June (Phone number:  <phone # deleted>, Florence, Oregon)

 

Oslo’s city name was Kristiania from the late 1800s to 1924. In 1900, people living on the Halsrud farm are denoted below.  Note that the name is spelled Halserud in the document.

  

http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=7&filnamn=f00538&gardpostnr=749&sokefelt=skjul

  

   Perhaps Hans Andreas Olsen Halsrud’s ship information. http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_emigrant.asp?pg=2&year=1872&name=hans&patr=&surn=&so=na&naMet=Contains&paMet=ShowAll&suMet=ShowAll

  

  

Peter and Agnet denoted in US 1900 Census – under name “Halrrud.”

  

http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=IAT623_437-0456&fn=Peter&ln=Halrrurd&st=r&ssrc=&pid=14406584

  

  
Some Farm Details

It seem that the either the Halsrud name not was official before after 1865 or just forgotten in the book from Land, Ole Olsen Halsrud in the 1901 census on Halsrud Nordre is Agnetes brother in the 1865 census, he took over the farm.”

“Looking at the Landno / Titleno (Gnr/Bnr) for the area, Halsrud looks to be small holding/farm under the main farm Komperud. I could not find Komperud in the 1801 census, but the farm would have been located in Lands parish, under Gaarder Annex (sub-parish). There are only 19 farms registered there, and one of them are called Ruud. Could that be Komperud?”

People living on the Halsrud (Halserud) farm in 1900.

  

North farm:

  

http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=6&filnamn=f00538&gardpostnr=749&merk=749#ovre

  

  

Person list Circuit Circuit Farm no. Farm unit no. Farm Outhouse No. of pers. No. of persons No. of pers. domiciled Grain, potatoes Cattle Poultry Bee-hive Vegetable garden Orchard 43 43 Nordre Lands 1 69 2 Halden n 6 6 6 j     n n n n 491 45 Nordre Lands 8 25 3 Halden n 4 4 4 j j j n n n 749 3 Nordre Lands 13 139 2 Halserud nordre n 10 10 8 j j n n n n 750 4 Nordre Lands 13 139 2 Halserud søndre n 9 9 9 j j n n n n 751 5 Nordre Lands 13 Under 139 1 Halden nedre n 7 7 7 j j j n n n 752 6 Nordre Lands 13 Under 139 1 Halden øvre n 5 5 4 j j n n n n   Nummeret på postane ovanfor er ei lenke. Trykkjer du den får du nedanfor sjå garden/huset/hendinga til denne posten.

1900-telling for 0538 Nordre Lands     Person list Circuit Circuit Farm no. Farm unit no. Farm Outhouse No. of pers. No. of persons No. of pers. domiciled Grain, potatoes Cattle Poultry Bee-hive Vegetable garden Orchard 749 3 Nordre Lands 13 139 2 Halserud nordre n 10 10 8 j j n n n n        Household no. Given name Last name Sex Resident Usual residence Family pos. Marital status Occupation Year of birth Birth place Nationality Religion 4494 1 Ole Olsen m b     Hf g Skogsarbeider og Gaardbruger 1856 T N S 4495     Anne Soffie Andreassen k b     Hm g Gaardbrugerkone 1860 T N S 4496     Oluf Olsen m b     S ug Søn Jordbrugs- og skogsarbeider 1883 T N S 4497     Anna Olsen k b     D ug datter 1887 T N S 4498     Helga Mattilde Olsen k b     D ug datter 1889 T N S 4499     Ole Olsen m b     S ug Søn 1891 T N S 4500     Signe Olsen k b     D ug datter 1894 T N S 4501     Asmund Olsen m b     S ug Søn 1897 T N S 4502     Halvor Hansen Revlingsen m mt N. Aurdal EL g Skog og Jordarbeider 1850 Nordre Aurdal Krs N S 4503     Anders Olsen Sundvold m mt N. Aurdal EL g Skog og Jordarbeider 1877 Nordre Aurdal Krs N S

  

  

South farm:

  

http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=7&filnamn=f00538&gardpostnr=750&merk=750#ovre

  

Person list Circuit Circuit Farm no. Farm unit no. Farm Outhouse No. of pers. No. of persons No. of pers. domiciled Grain, potatoes Cattle Poultry Bee-hive Vegetable garden Orchard 43 43 Nordre Lands 1 69 2 Halden n 6 6 6 j     n n n n 491 45 Nordre Lands 8 25 3 Halden n 4 4 4 j j j n n n 749 3 Nordre Lands 13 139 2 Halserud nordre n 10 10 8 j j n n n n 750 4 Nordre Lands 13 139 2 Halserud søndre n 9 9 9 j j n n n n 751 5 Nordre Lands 13 Under 139 1 Halden nedre n 7 7 7 j j j n n n 752 6 Nordre Lands 13 Under 139 1 Halden øvre n 5 5 4 j j n n n n   Nummeret på postane ovanfor er ei lenke. Trykkjer du den får du nedanfor sjå garden/huset/hendinga til denne posten.

1900-telling for 0538 Nordre Lands     Person list Circuit Circuit Farm no. Farm unit no. Farm Outhouse No. of pers. No. of persons No. of pers. domiciled Grain, potatoes Cattle Poultry Bee-hive Vegetable garden Orchard 750 4 Nordre Lands 13 139 2 Halserud søndre n 9 9 9 j j n n n n        Household no. Given name Last name Sex Resident Family pos. Marital status Occupation Year of birth Birth place Nationality Religion 4504 1 Olaus Olsen m b Hf g Skogsarbeider og Gaardbruger 1862 T N S 4505     Beathe Olsen k b Hm g Gaardbrugerkone 1862 T N S 4506     Olave Olsen k b D ug Datter 1888 T N S 4507     Ingvald Olsen m b S ug Søn 1889 T N S 4508     Olaf Olsen m b S ug Søn 1892 T N S 4509     Inga Marie Olsen k b D ug Datter 1894 T N S 4510     Marthin Olsen m b S ug Søn 1897 T N S 4511 1 Ole Hansen m b Hf e Føderaadsmand 1827 T N S 4512     Beathe Torgersen k b Tj %Hm% ug Tjenestepige 1841 Snertingsdalen Krs N S

Agnethe Olsd. Halsrud b. 29.3.1854. At this time, birth records before 1860 or so are not in the database – should check out the LDS records though… “Confirmation” notice – note on KomperudE (E iei = owned by) farm which is right next door (or perhaps owning at this time). http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8981&idx_id=8981&uid=ny&idx_side=-130  www.familysearch.org

Hans P. Halsrud

  

Birth/Baptismal record.

  

http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?show=62&uid=17603&urnread_imagesize=gigant&hode=nei&ls=1

   

  

  

Ronnaug’s and Martea’s birth record from 1860 – note that they are twins!

  

http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8981&uid=ny&idx_side=-5

   

  

  

Olaus’ birth record from 1861:

  

http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?show=25&uid=17889&urnread_imagesize=gigant&hode=nei&ls=1

  

line 154.

1886 Farm Listing from http://www.rhd.uit.no/indexeng.html

  

  

Knr

Etternavn_eier

Fornavn_eier

Gnr

Bnr

Mnr

Lnr

Gnavn

Bnavn

Daler

Ort

Skill

Mark

Ore

Anm

Sogn

0538

Hansen

Ole

139

2

121

182b

Komperud

Halsrud

0

2

16

1

19

Østsinnen

0538

Olsen

Ole

139

2

121

182b

Komperud

Halsrud

0

2

16

1

19

Østsinnen

  

Farm 1950

  

http://www.dokpro.uio.no/cgi-bin/stad/matr50

Inger Martea Hansdtr (born about 1818)---

http://home.online.no/~buskum/dap1782.htm

http://home.online.no/~buskum/1841.htm

Deaths

http://home.online.no/~buskum/dedregister.htm

Here are some links for column headings for the different years:

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/na22.html (years 1820-1876)

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/na21.html (years 1812-1819)

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/na23.html (years 1877- )

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/na27.html

From: ied@randsfjordmuseene.no

The first sentence refers to the size of the farm, how much of the land that is cultivated and how much wood it has. Then it says: The main house was built in 1867, the outhouse in 1952 and the stabbur in 1859. Fire tax 16 000 kr. – 1 horse, 2 cows, 1 young animal (probably a calf or a young bull), 1 pig, 5 sheep, 10 hens. -  The farm has been in the family since 1810, when it was bought by Ole Hansen. The owner bought the farm from his grandfather, Johannes Haldsrud, in 1943. He (the owner) has cultivated some more land and built a new outhouse.span lang="EN-GB">Owner: Ragnar Haldsrud born (b.) 1915, he is the son of Ole J. Haldsrud and Agathe Røbersæter (maiden name) – In 1935 Ragnar married Hansine Vaslien. Their children are: Odd b. 1938, Astrid b. 1938, Reidun b. 1941, Leif Håkon b. 1952. – The owner is a driver.

  

This farm, Haldsrud søndre, is no longer in the family. In 1997 it was sold to a man called Johannes Østensen, he lives there now. I will give you his address and the address of two of  Ragnar Halsruds children that live here in Dokka.

  

 

  

  

The address to the Haldsrud Nordre farm is Oddbjørn Haldsrud & Arne Haldsrud (owners), Rute 531 Østsinni, 2870 Dokka.

 

Pictures

Pictures of Bode, Iowa, a small town of about 200-300 people in 2008.   Old farm barn is original on the Halsrud settlement.  Original house is gone.
 
Agnethe Halsrud and husband Peter Hansen's gravestone in Bode, Iowa:

Olaf Eriksen Halsrud's gravestone in Bode, Iowa.

 

Lydia Halsrud was married to Adelbert Theesfeld.  They are buried in Webster City, Iowa where they lived.  Son Lowell Theesfeld died of cancer at age of 29.

 

This is Lydia and Adelbert's house in Webster City, Iowa where Ray, Lowell, and Dorothy grew up: