- Born: 12 September 1848, Klanderudtangen, Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 13
- Baptized: 4 February 1849, Vinger, Hedmark, Norway 2
- Marriage (1): Bertinius Halvorsen Egeland on 16 February 1873 in Coon Prairie, WI 1
- Died: 3 December 1938, Webster, SD at age 90 13
- Buried: After 3 December 1938, Webster Cemetery, Webster, SD 13
 General Notes:
The entire family seemed to adopt Americanized spellings and pronunciations of their Norwegian given names. For example, Marte became Martha, Wilhelm became William. Valborg dropped her given name entirely and used her middle name of Celia. Sigvart once used Sigfried as shown on the 1900 US Census but seemed to have stuck with Sigvart for the remainder of his life. And finally Bertinius became Bartlett.
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Baptism Notes:
Name: Marte
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 4 Feb 1849
Event Place: Vinger, Hedemarkens Amt, Norway
Event Place (Original): Vinger, Hedmark, Norway
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1848
Father's Name: Syver Hanssen
Mother's Name: Sigri Larsdatter
Reference ID: B33 P40 E24
Citing this Record
"Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWNV-DNY : 23 June 2020), Marte, 1849.
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Death Notes:
South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955
Name: Martha Egeland
Death Day: 3
Death Month: Dec
Death Year: 1938
County: Day
Page Number: 194
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: South Dakota Department of Health. Index to South Dakota Death Records, 1905-1955. Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health.
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Noted events in her life were:
She has alternate birth date of 1851 and a birth location of NORWAY.
This birth year was referenced by her age of 54 on the 1905 South Dakota State Census.
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She immigrated in 1865.
7 On her 1910 US Census, she indicated that she had immigrated in 1865.
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1865 Norway Census: 1 January 1865, in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway. 3 1865 Norway Census
District 001 Syver Nilsen, Family 01, House 0088
Farm Number: 7aI, 7cI, 7aIIII, 7cIIII
Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway
Marte Syversdatter..Daughter..18..Eidskogs
(Living with parents.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 12 Sep 1848, then her age should have been 17 instead of 18.
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She immigrated in 1867.
5 9 From Olso to Quebec aboard the Caroline.
Departed May 1, 1867; arrived Quebec June 22, 1867
From Ship's Manifest
Syver H. Klanderudtangen and wife and 9 children
79C Marte Syversdatter Klanderudtangen Female 18 Adult, Daughter
On her 1920 US Census, she indicated that she had immigrated in 1867.
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She was naturalized in 1871. 9 On her 1920 US Census, she indicated that she was naturalized in 1871.
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She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 1 June 1880. 4 14
1880 US Census
Page 29A, Roll 1448, District 72, Family 295
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Sarah Hanson..Head..57..NOR..Keeping House..Widowed
Lewis Hanson..Son..24..NOR..Shoe Maker
Anna Hanson..Daughter..21..NOR..At Home
Sarah Hanson..Daughter..19..NOR..At Home
Lena Gannon..Daughter..27..NOR..At Home..Married
Thomas Gannon..Grandson..7m..WI
Martha Halvorson..Daughter..31..NOR..At Home..Married
Hildah Halvorson..Granddaughter..8..WI
Wilhelm Halvorson..Grandson..4..DAKOTA
Celia Halvorson..Granddaughter..2..WI
(Marthe was living with or visiting her widowed mother and her 3 children.)
(Apparently still married but either living with her widowed mother or just visiting at the time of the census. Martha was enumerated twice in 1880; once while she was staying with her children at her mother's house in Trempealeau and a second time in nearby Pigeon with her husband and children. The strange thing is that the enumeration in Trempealeau was with her husband's middle name of Halvorson whereas the enumeration in Pigeon with her husband used the surname of Egeland. All subsequent enumerations in years following used the surname of Egeland.)
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She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Pigeon, WI on 8 June 1880. 1
1880 US Census
Page 105D, District 66, Family 67, Roll 1448
Pigeon, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Marthe Egeland..Wife..28..NOR..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 3 children.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 12 Sep 1848, then her age should have been 31 instead of 28.
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She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Webster, SD on 4 June 1900. 5
1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 128, Family 49, Roll 1549
Webster, Day County, South Dakota
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 27 years
Martha Egland..Head..Sep 1848..51..NOR..Immig. 1867..Widowed..10/9
Hilda Egland..Daughter..Jun 1874..25..WI..Invalid
William Egland..Son..May 1876..24..ND..Clerk, County Auditor
Sibias Egland..Daughter..Apr 1878..22..WI
Sigfred Egland..Son..Sep 1880..19..WI..Bookkeeper Store
Inez Egland..Daughter..Dec 1882..17..SD
Julius Egland..Son..Jul 1885..14..SD..At School
Lawrence Egland..Son..Aug 1887..12..SD..At School
Bartlette Egland..Son..Jul 1891..9..SD..At School
Martha Egland..Daughter..Jul 1893..7..SD..At School
(Marthe was widowed and living with 9 children.)
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She appeared on the 1905 South Dakota State Census in Webster, SD in June 1905. 6
1905 South Dakota State Census
Cards 52-58
Webster, Day County, South Dakota
Martha Egeland..54..NOR..Widowed..Nurse..Card 52
Hilda Egeland..29..WI..Invalid..Card 53
Sigvart Egeland.25..WI..Book Keeper..Card 54
Julius Egeland..19..SD..Ball Player..Card 55
Laurence Egeland..17..WI..Student..Card 56
Bartlett Egeland..14..SD..Student..Card 57
Martha Egeland..12..SD..Student..Card 58
(Martha was widowed and living with 6 of her children.)
NOTE - If Martha's birth date was 12 Sep 1848, then her age should have been 57 instead of 54.
Apparently William was living by himself and working selling Real Estate. He was enumerated in a different Ward of the city. Celia was married and living in Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota and Inge was not found in the 1905 census.
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She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Webster, SD on 22 April 1910. 7
1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 155, Family 46, Roll 1479, Ward 1
Webster, Day County, South Dakota
Fifth Street; House owned, no mortgage
Martha Egeland..Head..61..NOR..Immig. 1865..Widowed..10/9..Nurse
Hilda B. Egeland..Daughter..35..WI
Sigvart H. Egeland..Son..29..WI..Dealer, Real Estate
Julius B. Egeland..Son..23..SD..Bookkeeper, City
Lawrence J. Egeland..Son..21..SD..Deliveryman, General Store
Bartlett M. Egeland..Son..19..SD
Martha L. Egeland..Daughter..16..SD
(Marthe was widowed and living with 6 children.)
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She appeared on the 1915 South Dakota State Census in Webster, SD in June 1915. 8
1915 South Dakota State Census
Cards 341-346
Webster, Day County, South Dakota
House owned
Martha Egeland..66..NOR..Widowed..Not Naturalized..Housekeeper..Lutheran..Card 341
Hilda B. Egeland..39..WI..House Keeper..Lutheran..Card 342
Julius Egeland..28..SD..City Auditor..High School..Lutheran..Card 343
J. Lorence Egeland..26..SD..2 years H. S..Lutheran..Card 344
Bartlett M. Egeland..23..WI..Insurance Agent..High School..Lutheran..Card 345
Martha Egeland..21..SD..Telephone Operator..2 yrs. H.S..Lutheran..Card 346
(Martha was widowed and still had 5 children living at home.)
The son, William, had moved back eastward to Saint Paul, Minnesota, was married, and spend the remainder of his life there. The daughter, Celia, was married and enumerated in Lawrence County, South Dakota. Another son, Sigvart was also married and was enumerated living with his wife. And finally the daughter, Inge has not been found in any census records and therefore presumed to have died before 1915.
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She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Webster, SD on 10 January 1920. 9
1920 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 119, Family 98, Roll 1718
Webster, Day County, South Dakota
Fifth Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Martha Egeland..Head..70..NOR..Immig. 1867..Naturalized 1871..Widowed
Hilda B. Egeland..Daughter..46..WI
Julius B. Egeland..Son..34..SD..Salesman, Real Estate
Laurence J. Egeland..Son..32..SD..Salesman, Store
Martha L. Egeland..Daughter..25..SD..Operator, Telephone
Celia V. Schilleman..Daughter..40..WI
Edward A. Schilleman..Son-in-Law..46..WI..Traveling Salesman, Clothing House
(Marthe was widowed, living with 5 children, and 1 son-in-law.)
NOTE - If the birth date for Marthe was 12 Sep 1848, then her age should have been 71 instead of 70.
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She appeared on the 1925 South Dakota State Census in Webster, SD in June 1925. 10
1925 South Dakota State Census
Cards 930-932
Webster, Day County, South Dakota
Home owned
Martha Egeland..76..NOR..House Keeper..Naturalized..Widowed..Card 930
Hilda Egeland..51..WI..Card 931
Celia Schillman..46..WI..Card 932
(Marthe was living with her invalid daughter, Hilda, and her married daughter, Celia.)
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She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Webster, SD on 7 April 1930. 11
1930 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 34, Family 104, Roll 2222
Webster, Day County, South Dakota
Fifth Street; Home owned, $3000
Martha Egeland..Head..81..NOR..Immig. 1867..Naturalized
Hilda Egeland..Daughter..56..WI..Single
Celia Schilleman..Daughter..51..WI..Married
(Martha was widowed and living with two daughters.)
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She resided in Webster, SD on 7 April 1935.
(taken from the obituary of Louis Hanson)
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She appeared on the 1935 South Dakota State Census in June 1935 in Webster, SD.
12 1935 South Dakota State Census
Cards 427-430
Webster, Day County, South Dakota
House owned
Christine Egeland..55..MN..Millinery..Widowed..Card 427
Martha C. Egeland..17..SD..Single..Card 428
Martha Egeland..86..NOR..Widowed..Naturalized..Card 429
Hilda Egeland..61..WI..Invalid..Card 430
(Matha was widowed and living with her invalid daughter, Hilda, and her widowed daughter-in-law, Christine, and Christine's adopted daughter. The census cards do not indicate who was the head of the household.)
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She was buried after 3 December 1938 in the Webster Cemetery in Webster, SD.
PLOT Sec 1 Row E
Find a Grave Memorial 192694261
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Marte married Bertinius Halvorsen Egeland, son of Halvor Bjornsen Egeland and Valbjψrg Pedersdatter Brattebψ, on 16 February 1873 in Coon Prairie, WI.1 (Bertinius Halvorsen Egeland was born on 19 October 1851 in Coon Valley, WI, died on 19 January 1898 in Moorhead, MN and was buried after 19 January 1898 in Webster Cemetery, Webster, SD 15.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Pigeon, WI on 8 June 1880. 1
1880 US Census
Page 105D, District 66, Family 67, Roll 1448
Pigeon, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Bertinius Egeland..Head..27..WI..Farmer
Marthe Egeland..Wife..28..NOR..Keeping House
Hilda Egeland..Daughter..8..WI
Wilhelm Egeland..Son..4..DACOTA
Valborg C. Egeland..Daughter..2..WI
NOTE - The family was enumerated twice: once as their own separate family under the surname of Egeland, and a second time with Marthe and the children living with her mother inexplicably under the surname of Halvorson. At least the census record from Pigeon Township got the birth location of the father of the children correct. The reason for the two separate enumerations was because their farm house was struck by lightning and had burned to the ground. Marthe and the children were usually staying with her mother while Bertinius remained at the homesite rebuilding the house.
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Marriage Notes:
Name: Berthenius Halvorson
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Feb 1873
Event Place: Coon Prairie, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Coon Prairie, Vernon Co, Wis
Father's Name: Halvor Bjornson
Mother's Name: Valborg Pederson
Spouse's Name: Martha Hanson
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Father's Name: Livert Hanson
Spouse's Mother's Name: Segred Larson
Reference ID: 247
GS Film Number: 1275579
Digital Folder Number: 007622477
Image Number: 01286
Citing this Record:
"Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR2G-X6P : 3 June 2016), Berthenius Halvorson and Martha Hanson, 16 Feb 1873; citing Coon Prairie, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,275,579.
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From Robert C. Westphal, Jr.:
A letter from Clara Petersen Hildebrandt, 1 May 1941: (to her nephew - I'm in contact with his daughter in South Dakota)...
"When they left Pigeon [Township in Trempealeau County], Bertinius kept the farm, and never did sell it. They lived for a short while in Fargo where Bertinius bought into a feed company, and then moved directly to Webster. Bertinius purchased land in the southeastern part of the county, with Egeland Township being named after him. Billy became ill with a fever and almost died as soon as they arrived in Egeland Township."
"They moved back to Trempealeau after the death of Halvor, as Valborg couldn't take care of the farm by herself. The deed was transferred to Bertinius in early 1880, and he hired his cousin, Olaus, to help work the farm, later making him a partner. While they were in Trempealeau, Peter (believed to be Peter Ekren) took care of the Egeland place back home. The farmhouse was struck by lightning and burned to the ground just after Bertinius arrived. Valborg stayed with us for a spell while it was being rebuilt, this time of brick, and Martha and the children stayed in Trempealeau with her mother Sara. Bertinius would travel everyday to Trempealeau to see his wife and children, and then returned to the farm to resume work. He and Olaus slept in a tent for months while the construction was underway. Sara was an expert weaver and made carpets, and taught the children to help. When they returned to Egeland Township, they brought back with them many fine hand-woven rugs, one of which Sissy still has in her parlor."
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BLM DOCUMENTATION
Name: Bertinius H. Egeland
Issue Date: 6-14-1884
Issued at: Montana State Office
Type: Cash Sale
Place: Day County, South Dakota
Acres: 160
Document Nr. 2533
Accession Serial No: SDMTAA 098155
BLM Serial No: SDMTAA 098155
BLM DOCUMENTATION
Name: Bertinius H. Egeland
Issue Date: 6-28-1888
Issued at: Montana State Office
Type: Cash Sale
Place: Day County, South Dakota
Acres: 160
Document Nr. 2533
Accession Serial No: SDMTAA 098173
BLM Serial No: SDMTAA 098173
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The birth locations of their children give a good idea as to the extent of the travels of the family. From this, it is easy to see that they were in the Dakota Territory in 1876, returned to Wisconsin until 1882, and then moved back to what had then become the state of South Dakota where the rest of the children were born.
Marriage...Vernon County, Wisconsin
Hilda.......1874..Wisconsin
William...1876..North Dakota (actually the Dakota Territory at the time)
Celia...1878..Wisconsin
Sigfried...1880..Wisconsin
Inge...1882..SD
Julius...1885..SD
Lawrence..1887..SD
Bartlett...1891..SD
Martha...1893..SD
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