Karelius C. Bye
Karelius Christiansen Bye was born August 14, 1849 [1848 on gravestone incorrect] on the Bye farm in Grue Parish, Solør, Norway. He was baptized at the Grue Church on September 9. His sponsors were Lars Eriksen Graabøl (his uncle) and wife Olea Olsdatter, Anne Larsdatter, Arne Haagensen, and Martin Olsen Helgenseth. On May 11, 1871, his emigration was recorded in the parish records, and he left for the United States and settled in Worth County, Iowa. In Iowa he worked as a carpenter and became acquainted with the Troim family, doing some carpentry work for them.
On June 6, 1876, he married Kari Andersdatter Troim at Silver Lake Lutheran Church in Worth County. Their witnesses were Ole H. Medhuus and Anders H. Troim. Kari was born March 14, 1851, in Hemsedal, Hallingdal, Norway, the daughter of Andreas and Birgit Troim. She had come to the United States with her parents in 1857. Karelius and Kari lived in the Worth County area where there first two daughters, Maria and Anna Berthea, were born.
Karelius became acquainted with Andrew and Gunder Stavens, who had journeyed to Dakota Territory and taken homesteads in Newburgh Township, just west of what is now Hatton. According to Karelius’ homestead records, he established residence in March of 1878 in Newburgh Township, in then Traill County, Dakota Territory. Karelius had first gone up to Dakota and built a home for his family. Then, he and his family made the journey from Iowa to Dakota by covered wagon. His homestead was in Section 26, and he received final title to the land in 1883. The family’s first home was a log house. By 1883 they lived in a two-story 26x16 foot frame house with a 14x16 foot wing, the first of its kind in that area. Trees and shrubbery were planted with the help of Kari, making their farmstead, for that time, unusual and somewhat of a landmark in the area. Other buildings on his farm were a log granary, log stable, straw stable, and a well. Karelius had broken eighty-five acres and had forty-five acres fenced by 1883.
They initially joined the Hol Norwegian Lutheran Church and then in 1884, joined the newly organized Goose River Lutheran Church. Then suddenly on July 13, 1890, Karelius died of kidney trouble at the age of thirty-eight. He was buried on July 19 at the Goose River Church Cemetery. Kari remained on the farm until all of her children were grown and then moved to Hatton, where she remained until her death on July 30, 1919. While on the farm, she helped raise a neighbor’s son, George Mehus, who had been orphaned at the age of eight. While living in Hatton she also gave a home to Hilmen Bye until her death. Kari was buried beside her husband in the Bye family plot. – Bye Family History. 1997
Karelius Christiansen Bye was born August 14, 1849 [1848 on gravestone incorrect] on the Bye farm in Grue Parish, Solør, Norway. He was baptized at the Grue Church on September 9. His sponsors were Lars Eriksen Graabøl (his uncle) and wife Olea Olsdatter, Anne Larsdatter, Arne Haagensen, and Martin Olsen Helgenseth. On May 11, 1871, his emigration was recorded in the parish records, and he left for the United States and settled in Worth County, Iowa. In Iowa he worked as a carpenter and became acquainted with the Troim family, doing some carpentry work for them.
On June 6, 1876, he married Kari Andersdatter Troim at Silver Lake Lutheran Church in Worth County. Their witnesses were Ole H. Medhuus and Anders H. Troim. Kari was born March 14, 1851, in Hemsedal, Hallingdal, Norway, the daughter of Andreas and Birgit Troim. She had come to the United States with her parents in 1857. Karelius and Kari lived in the Worth County area where there first two daughters, Maria and Anna Berthea, were born.
Karelius became acquainted with Andrew and Gunder Stavens, who had journeyed to Dakota Territory and taken homesteads in Newburgh Township, just west of what is now Hatton. According to Karelius’ homestead records, he established residence in March of 1878 in Newburgh Township, in then Traill County, Dakota Territory. Karelius had first gone up to Dakota and built a home for his family. Then, he and his family made the journey from Iowa to Dakota by covered wagon. His homestead was in Section 26, and he received final title to the land in 1883. The family’s first home was a log house. By 1883 they lived in a two-story 26x16 foot frame house with a 14x16 foot wing, the first of its kind in that area. Trees and shrubbery were planted with the help of Kari, making their farmstead, for that time, unusual and somewhat of a landmark in the area. Other buildings on his farm were a log granary, log stable, straw stable, and a well. Karelius had broken eighty-five acres and had forty-five acres fenced by 1883.
They initially joined the Hol Norwegian Lutheran Church and then in 1884, joined the newly organized Goose River Lutheran Church. Then suddenly on July 13, 1890, Karelius died of kidney trouble at the age of thirty-eight. He was buried on July 19 at the Goose River Church Cemetery. Kari remained on the farm until all of her children were grown and then moved to Hatton, where she remained until her death on July 30, 1919. While on the farm, she helped raise a neighbor’s son, George Mehus, who had been orphaned at the age of eight. While living in Hatton she also gave a home to Hilmen Bye until her death. Kari was buried beside her husband in the Bye family plot. – Bye Family History. 1997
Karelius C. Bye
Karelius Christiansen Bye was born August 14, 1849 [1848 on gravestone incorrect] on the Bye farm in Grue Parish, Solør, Norway. He was baptized at the Grue Church on September 9. His sponsors were Lars Eriksen Graabøl (his uncle) and wife Olea Olsdatter, Anne Larsdatter, Arne Haagensen, and Martin Olsen Helgenseth. On May 11, 1871, his emigration was recorded in the parish records, and he left for the United States and settled in Worth County, Iowa. In Iowa he worked as a carpenter and became acquainted with the Troim family, doing some carpentry work for them.
On June 6, 1876, he married Kari Andersdatter Troim at Silver Lake Lutheran Church in Worth County. Their witnesses were Ole H. Medhuus and Anders H. Troim. Kari was born March 14, 1851, in Hemsedal, Hallingdal, Norway, the daughter of Andreas and Birgit Troim. She had come to the United States with her parents in 1857. Karelius and Kari lived in the Worth County area where there first two daughters, Maria and Anna Berthea, were born.
Karelius became acquainted with Andrew and Gunder Stavens, who had journeyed to Dakota Territory and taken homesteads in Newburgh Township, just west of what is now Hatton. According to Karelius’ homestead records, he established residence in March of 1878 in Newburgh Township, in then Traill County, Dakota Territory. Karelius had first gone up to Dakota and built a home for his family. Then, he and his family made the journey from Iowa to Dakota by covered wagon. His homestead was in Section 26, and he received final title to the land in 1883. The family’s first home was a log house. By 1883 they lived in a two-story 26x16 foot frame house with a 14x16 foot wing, the first of its kind in that area. Trees and shrubbery were planted with the help of Kari, making their farmstead, for that time, unusual and somewhat of a landmark in the area. Other buildings on his farm were a log granary, log stable, straw stable, and a well. Karelius had broken eighty-five acres and had forty-five acres fenced by 1883.
They initially joined the Hol Norwegian Lutheran Church and then in 1884, joined the newly organized Goose River Lutheran Church. Then suddenly on July 13, 1890, Karelius died of kidney trouble at the age of thirty-eight. He was buried on July 19 at the Goose River Church Cemetery. Kari remained on the farm until all of her children were grown and then moved to Hatton, where she remained until her death on July 30, 1919. While on the farm, she helped raise a neighbor’s son, George Mehus, who had been orphaned at the age of eight. While living in Hatton she also gave a home to Hilmen Bye until her death. Kari was buried beside her husband in the Bye family plot. – Bye Family History. 1997
Karelius Christiansen Bye was born August 14, 1849 [1848 on gravestone incorrect] on the Bye farm in Grue Parish, Solør, Norway. He was baptized at the Grue Church on September 9. His sponsors were Lars Eriksen Graabøl (his uncle) and wife Olea Olsdatter, Anne Larsdatter, Arne Haagensen, and Martin Olsen Helgenseth. On May 11, 1871, his emigration was recorded in the parish records, and he left for the United States and settled in Worth County, Iowa. In Iowa he worked as a carpenter and became acquainted with the Troim family, doing some carpentry work for them.
On June 6, 1876, he married Kari Andersdatter Troim at Silver Lake Lutheran Church in Worth County. Their witnesses were Ole H. Medhuus and Anders H. Troim. Kari was born March 14, 1851, in Hemsedal, Hallingdal, Norway, the daughter of Andreas and Birgit Troim. She had come to the United States with her parents in 1857. Karelius and Kari lived in the Worth County area where there first two daughters, Maria and Anna Berthea, were born.
Karelius became acquainted with Andrew and Gunder Stavens, who had journeyed to Dakota Territory and taken homesteads in Newburgh Township, just west of what is now Hatton. According to Karelius’ homestead records, he established residence in March of 1878 in Newburgh Township, in then Traill County, Dakota Territory. Karelius had first gone up to Dakota and built a home for his family. Then, he and his family made the journey from Iowa to Dakota by covered wagon. His homestead was in Section 26, and he received final title to the land in 1883. The family’s first home was a log house. By 1883 they lived in a two-story 26x16 foot frame house with a 14x16 foot wing, the first of its kind in that area. Trees and shrubbery were planted with the help of Kari, making their farmstead, for that time, unusual and somewhat of a landmark in the area. Other buildings on his farm were a log granary, log stable, straw stable, and a well. Karelius had broken eighty-five acres and had forty-five acres fenced by 1883.
They initially joined the Hol Norwegian Lutheran Church and then in 1884, joined the newly organized Goose River Lutheran Church. Then suddenly on July 13, 1890, Karelius died of kidney trouble at the age of thirty-eight. He was buried on July 19 at the Goose River Church Cemetery. Kari remained on the farm until all of her children were grown and then moved to Hatton, where she remained until her death on July 30, 1919. While on the farm, she helped raise a neighbor’s son, George Mehus, who had been orphaned at the age of eight. While living in Hatton she also gave a home to Hilmen Bye until her death. Kari was buried beside her husband in the Bye family plot. – Bye Family History. 1997
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