"Your dad's grandfather on the fathers side was married twice. He had a family, not sure if there were 3 or 4 children. They lived in Uskedal, Kvinnherad, Norway, south from Dimmelsvik and lived on a small place. One day, grandfather and his eldest son were out - perhaps fishing - and when they came home they found the home place destroyed by a snow slide or soilslide and everyone of the family killed." Source: a letter to Mildred and Bob Carlson, written by Bjarne Emil Feet (1896-1986)
This is recorded by "Digitalarkivet: Deaths in Kvinnherad 1835-1879". Anders wife, Kari, and three children were "crushed under a avalanche" on 22 January 1845. "De fra No 14 til 17 anførte Personer bleve knuste under et uventet Skredfald" - - Those from No 14 to 17 mentioned persons were crushed during an unexpected avalanche. Her death record says she was 12 when she was killed.
The Bygdebøk for Mel bruk describes what happened this way: "He lost the wife, Kari Hansdotter Kjerland, and three children when avalanche took his house 1845". The Bygdebøk for Nedre Fet bnr. 3 - page 766 says this "Anders, (1800 -), married the first time 1826 to Kari Hansdotter Kjerland, who disappeared when their place at Kjerland was taken by an avalanche."
The accident is reported in the Bygdebøk for Kjerland (page 695):
SKREDULUKKA PÅ KJERLAND 1845
AVALANCHE ACCIDENT IN KJERLAND 1845
"....Anders Andersson was a fisherman and tenant farmer (house but no land). When he came from the sea that 22. January 1845, he was met by a terrible sight on his home place. An avalanche had swept with it the house, and his wife and three children, Johanna, Anders and Else, perished in the landslide.
This is recorded by "Digitalarkivet: Deaths in Kvinnherad 1835-1879". Anders wife, Kari, and three children were "crushed under a avalanche" on 22 January 1845. "De fra No 14 til 17 anførte Personer bleve knuste under et uventet Skredfald" - - Those from No 14 to 17 mentioned persons were crushed during an unexpected avalanche. Her death record says she was 12 when she was killed.
The Bygdebøk for Mel bruk describes what happened this way: "He lost the wife, Kari Hansdotter Kjerland, and three children when avalanche took his house 1845". The Bygdebøk for Nedre Fet bnr. 3 - page 766 says this "Anders, (1800 -), married the first time 1826 to Kari Hansdotter Kjerland, who disappeared when their place at Kjerland was taken by an avalanche."
The accident is reported in the Bygdebøk for Kjerland (page 695):
SKREDULUKKA PÅ KJERLAND 1845
AVALANCHE ACCIDENT IN KJERLAND 1845
"....Anders Andersson was a fisherman and tenant farmer (house but no land). When he came from the sea that 22. January 1845, he was met by a terrible sight on his home place. An avalanche had swept with it the house, and his wife and three children, Johanna, Anders and Else, perished in the landslide.
"Your dad's grandfather on the fathers side was married twice. He had a family, not sure if there were 3 or 4 children. They lived in Uskedal, Kvinnherad, Norway, south from Dimmelsvik and lived on a small place. One day, grandfather and his eldest son were out - perhaps fishing - and when they came home they found the home place destroyed by a snow slide or soilslide and everyone of the family killed." Source: a letter to Mildred and Bob Carlson, written by Bjarne Emil Feet (1896-1986)
This is recorded by "Digitalarkivet: Deaths in Kvinnherad 1835-1879". Anders wife, Kari, and three children were "crushed under a avalanche" on 22 January 1845. "De fra No 14 til 17 anførte Personer bleve knuste under et uventet Skredfald" - - Those from No 14 to 17 mentioned persons were crushed during an unexpected avalanche. Her death record says she was 12 when she was killed.
The Bygdebøk for Mel bruk describes what happened this way: "He lost the wife, Kari Hansdotter Kjerland, and three children when avalanche took his house 1845". The Bygdebøk for Nedre Fet bnr. 3 - page 766 says this "Anders, (1800 -), married the first time 1826 to Kari Hansdotter Kjerland, who disappeared when their place at Kjerland was taken by an avalanche."
The accident is reported in the Bygdebøk for Kjerland (page 695):
SKREDULUKKA PÅ KJERLAND 1845
AVALANCHE ACCIDENT IN KJERLAND 1845
"....Anders Andersson was a fisherman and tenant farmer (house but no land). When he came from the sea that 22. January 1845, he was met by a terrible sight on his home place. An avalanche had swept with it the house, and his wife and three children, Johanna, Anders and Else, perished in the landslide.
This is recorded by "Digitalarkivet: Deaths in Kvinnherad 1835-1879". Anders wife, Kari, and three children were "crushed under a avalanche" on 22 January 1845. "De fra No 14 til 17 anførte Personer bleve knuste under et uventet Skredfald" - - Those from No 14 to 17 mentioned persons were crushed during an unexpected avalanche. Her death record says she was 12 when she was killed.
The Bygdebøk for Mel bruk describes what happened this way: "He lost the wife, Kari Hansdotter Kjerland, and three children when avalanche took his house 1845". The Bygdebøk for Nedre Fet bnr. 3 - page 766 says this "Anders, (1800 -), married the first time 1826 to Kari Hansdotter Kjerland, who disappeared when their place at Kjerland was taken by an avalanche."
The accident is reported in the Bygdebøk for Kjerland (page 695):
SKREDULUKKA PÅ KJERLAND 1845
AVALANCHE ACCIDENT IN KJERLAND 1845
"....Anders Andersson was a fisherman and tenant farmer (house but no land). When he came from the sea that 22. January 1845, he was met by a terrible sight on his home place. An avalanche had swept with it the house, and his wife and three children, Johanna, Anders and Else, perished in the landslide.
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