Syver Hansen ^{1 2 3 4}

  General Notes:

Robert C. Westphal, Jr.: Received a short "story" about our g-g-grandfather in Norway yesterday. He was a wealthy farmer in Eidskog Parish around 1820... owned 5 farms, and was also a "certified" musician (appointed by the state director of musicians in Oslo in 1830). Left Norway in 1867
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  Birth Notes:

The 1865 Norway Census seems to indicate that Syver was born in the Parish of Eidskog while the baptism records dated indicate that he was born in Vinger Parish. There probably is some translation or cultural differences that explain the discrepancy.
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Eidskog is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Glåmdal. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Skotterud. Eidskog was separated from the municipality of Vinger in 1864.

The municipality is located at the southern end of Hedmark county. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Kongsvinger and in the west by Aurskog-Høland, Nes og Sør-Odal. Eidskog borders on Sweden, both to the east and south.
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  Baptism Notes:

Name: Sijver
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 27 Mar 1815
Event Place: Vinger, Hedemarkens Amt, Norway
Event Place (Original): Vinger, Hedmark, Norway
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1815
Birthplace: Vinger, Hedmark, Norway
Father's Name: Hans Bergersen Knepperud
Mother's Name: Marthe Syversdatter

Citing this Record
"Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7RZ-8QJ : 23 June 2020), Sijver, 1815.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• 1865 Norway Census: 1 January 1865, in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway. ² 1865 Norway Census
District 001 Syver Nilsen, Family 01, House 0088
Farm Number: 7aI, 7cI, 7aIIII, 7cIIII
Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway
Syver Hansen..Head..51..Farmer/freeholder (owns farm)..Eidskogs

(Living with wife and 8 children.)
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• He was buried between 1867 and 1870 in the Trempealeau Cemetery in Trempealeau, WI.

His actual death and burial dates are not known. There is no visible grave marker yet found in the cemetery.

Find A Grave Memorial 109674877
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• He immigrated on board the ship from Norway to US in 1867.

Syver married Sigri Larsdatter, daughter of Lars Syversen and Gunhild Olsdatter Klanderud, on 21 January 1849 in Vinger, Hedmark, Norway.^{1 2} (Sigri Larsdatter was born on 14 November 1823 in Nystun, Almenningen, Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway ^{2 5 6 7}, baptized on 26 December 1823 in Vinger, Hedmark, Norway, died on 15 October 1911 in Trempealeau, WI ⁷ and was buried on 18 October 1911 in Trempealeau Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI ⁷.). The cause of her death was General Decline of Old Age.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• 1865 Norway Census: 1 January 1865, in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway. ² 1865 Norway Census
District 001 Syver Nilsen, Family 01, House 0088
Farm Number: 7aI, 7cI, 7aIIII, 7cIIII
Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway
Syver Hansen..Head..51..Farmer/freeholder (owns farm)..Eidskogs
Sigri Larsdatter..Wife..42..Eidskogs
Marte Syversdatter..Daughter..18..Eidskogs
Gunnild Syversdatter..Daughter..18..Eidskogs
Hans Syversen..Son..16..Eidskogs
Lena Syversdatter..Daughter..13..Eidskogs
Lars Syversen..Son..10..Eidskogs
Anne Syversdatter..Daughter..8..Eidskogs
Sigri Syversdatter..Daughter..5..Eidskogs
Syver Syversen..Son..2..Eidskogs
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Syver Hanssen
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Jan 1849
Event Place: Vinger, Hedmark, Norway
Event Place (Original): Vinger, Hedmark, Norway
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Marital Status: Single
Birth Year (Estimated): 1816
Father's Name: Hans Bergersen
Spouse's Name: Sigri Larsdatter
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 25
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
Spouse's Father's Name: Lars Syversen
Reference ID: b33 p319 e11

Citing this Record
"Norway Marriages, 1660-1926", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7PN-5H9 : 20 February 2020), Syver Hanssen, 1849.
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Christiania - (Oslo), Norway to Québec, Canada
Aboard the sailing vessel Caroline
Departed Christiania, Norway: May 1, 1867
Arrived Québec, Canada: June 22, 1867

From Ship's Manifest
(copy of original in possession of Robert Westphal, 4 Feb 2007)

Syver H. Klanderudtangen and wife and 9 children
(Above found on original ship's manifest. Below is transcribed by Børge Solem per 1865 census in conjunction with ship's manifest, Norway Heritage Society, 2005)
79A Syver H. Klanderudtangen, Male, 51 Adult, with Wife and 9 Children
79B Sigri Larsdatter Klanderudtangen, Female, 42 Adult, Wife
79C Marte Syversdatter Klanderudtangen, Female, 18 Adult, Daughter
79D Gunnild Syversdatter Klanderudtangen, Female, 18 Adult, Daughter
79E Hans Syversen Klanderudtangen, Male, 16 Age 1-14, Son
79F Lena Syversadtter Klanderudtangen, Female, 13 Age 1-14, Daughter
79G Lars Syversen Klanderudtangen, Male, 10 Age 1-14, Son
79H Anne Syversdatter Klanderudtangen, Female, 8 Age 1-14, Daughter
79I Sigri Syversdatter Klanderudtangen, Female, 5 Age 1-14, Daughter
79J Syver Syversen Klanderudtangen, Male, 2 Age 1-14, Son
79K Infant Klanderudtangen, Infant, Infant, Infant

NOTE - The name of the youngest infant is not known. He/She might be either Ludvig or Hilda which are listed as being buried in Norway but Drugan family information is that two babies were buried at sea. The could mean either Ludvig or Hilda was buried in Norway while the other was the unknown "infant" who was subsequently buried at sea.
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(Source: verbal info from Lena Louise Hanson, approximately 1970)
"Homes in Westby and Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Two baby brothers died and buried at sea while en route to US."

I'm not sure about 2 babies dying at sea. Maybe I misunderstood her or perhaps this was correct because their two youngest children, Ludvig and Hilda, are shown within the Drugan Family records to have died in Norway. Perhaps noting them as dying in Norway would also mean that they died and presumably were buried at sea.

"Worked as a shoemaker, saddle repairs, bicycle repair shop."

I also think she meant for this comment to apply to Lars (Louis) Hansen the son, and not Syver Hansen the father.
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The father's last name as used in the US was spelled "HANSEN" and the spelling on the gravestone of Sigri, the wife, is also spelled "HANSEN". However it appears that perhaps all of the children that came to America spelled their last names "HANSON". This is evidenced by a photo of the gravestone of the son, Lars "Louis", who spelled his last name as "HANSON". A daughter, Sigrid (Sarah), who apparently never married, also has her last name on her gravestone spelled as "HANSON".
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