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Lars Erickson Haugtvedt

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Lars Erickson Haugtvedt

Birth
Gran, Gran kommune, Oppland fylke, Norway
Death
23 Sep 1950 (aged 88)
Barnesville, Clay County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Norwegian Grove, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Lars E. Haugtvedt, long-time resident of Tansem Township, died Saturday, September 23, 1950 at his home after a short illness. He would have been 88 years old on October 11th.
Lars Erickson Haugtvedt was born on September 11, 1862 at Haugtvedthagen farm, near Gran, Norway. His parents were Erick Hanson and Kjersti Larsdtr Haugtvedt. In late April of 1871 Lars, his parents and siblings left for America. They settled for a few years near Elstad Lutheran Church in rural Fillmore County, MN.
By 1880, his father Erick (now widowed) had moved his family of 6 young children to Tansem Township, near Norwegian Grove, MN. This area, where many close relatives were homesteading, was where Lars grew up. On November 20, 1888 Lars married his first cousin Ingeborg Jensdtr Haugtvedt. The couple settled on a farm in Tansem Township and raised a large family there.
Funeral services were held September 28th at the North Immanuel Church, with burial in the North Immanuel West Cemetery. Survivors included his wife of over 61years, Ingeborg, and the following children: Christine (Mrs. Edward) Evenson and Luella (Mrs. Anton) Johnson of Pelican Rapids, Melvin of Oklee; Ingvald of Barnesville; Hans Adolph of Kindred, ND; and Carl on a farm near Barnesville. One son Carl Alfred, died in infancy, and a daughter, Emma (Mrs. Paul Hanson), passed away in 1947.
Lars E. Haugtvedt, long-time resident of Tansem Township, died Saturday, September 23, 1950 at his home after a short illness. He would have been 88 years old on October 11th.
Lars Erickson Haugtvedt was born on September 11, 1862 at Haugtvedthagen farm, near Gran, Norway. His parents were Erick Hanson and Kjersti Larsdtr Haugtvedt. In late April of 1871 Lars, his parents and siblings left for America. They settled for a few years near Elstad Lutheran Church in rural Fillmore County, MN.
By 1880, his father Erick (now widowed) had moved his family of 6 young children to Tansem Township, near Norwegian Grove, MN. This area, where many close relatives were homesteading, was where Lars grew up. On November 20, 1888 Lars married his first cousin Ingeborg Jensdtr Haugtvedt. The couple settled on a farm in Tansem Township and raised a large family there.
Funeral services were held September 28th at the North Immanuel Church, with burial in the North Immanuel West Cemetery. Survivors included his wife of over 61years, Ingeborg, and the following children: Christine (Mrs. Edward) Evenson and Luella (Mrs. Anton) Johnson of Pelican Rapids, Melvin of Oklee; Ingvald of Barnesville; Hans Adolph of Kindred, ND; and Carl on a farm near Barnesville. One son Carl Alfred, died in infancy, and a daughter, Emma (Mrs. Paul Hanson), passed away in 1947.

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