Erik E KJØS

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 24 Sep 1848, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

He is Erik Eivindsen Kjøs, I14100 in Jim’s VS, b. 1848 in Vang on Kjøs 94/3-4 Nedre. That birth location is incorrect.

From Find A Grave as taken from the Wetaskiwin Times:

One of the first settlers of the Crooked Lake District passed away yesterday, Wednesday, at the age of 78 years. Mr. Kjos came to Alberta in 1900, settling in the Crooked Lake district, where he has been a farmer ever since.

He leaves to mourn his loss seven sons, Edwin, Iver, Albert, Thorwald, Oscar, Elmer and Tilmar, and four daughters, Mrs. Mary Lerum, Mrs. Ida Jevne, Mrs. Alma Reimer, Mrs. Clara Bigland.

The funeral of the late Eric E. Kjos, who died suddenly on the 6th of July, took place on Friday, and was attended by a large concourse of friends and relatives. The late Mr. Kjos was a pioneer settler of the Wetaskiwin district, where he and his wife settled with their family of seven sons and four daughters in 1900.

The deceased was born in Norway in 1848, immigrated to the United States in 1867, but with true Viking love for new fields and open spaces, immigrated with his family to the great Northwest twenty-seven years ago where his many descendants have founded homes and prospered.

His son, Thorwalk, arrived from Vancouver in time to attend the funeral, as did also his youngest son and daughter, Mrs. A. F. Bigland and Tilmar, of Magnolia, Alberta. Rev. Shillons officiated at the residence and at the church, delivering an impressive service in both the English and Norwegian languages. The pall-bearers were T. R. Jevne, T. T. Jeven, Thos. B. Jevne, Andrew Jevne, Evan Jevne and Osten Berge, old-timers in the district and relatives of the deceased.

Birth:
Jim incorrectly had Erik born in Vang

Family/Spouse: Anna Iversdatter SONDROL. Anna (daughter of Iver Olsen SONDROL and Anne Tronsdatter MYHRE) was born on 17 Dec 1853 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 13 Apr 1931 in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Vang Cemetery, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ida Olive KJØS was born on 29 Mar 1887 in Brookings County, South Dakota; died on 7 Aug 1955 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Vang Cemetery, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada.
2. Annie Marie KJØS was born on 19 Jun 1879 in Rock County, Minnesota; died on 26 May 1898 in Rock County, Minnesota; was buried in Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hills, Rock County, Minnesota.
3. Iver KJØS was born on 3 Aug 1877 in Rock County, Minnesota; died in 1960 in Canada.

Notes:

dwfrench1 calls him Even Tostensen Kjøs.

called Eivind Tostensen Høime in the birth record for his son Erik.

Birth:
Kjøs 94/3-4 Nedre

Eivind married Anne Olsdatter KÅRSTAD. Anne was born in 1812 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1 calls her Anne Olsdatter Høyme (her mother was of Kårstad)

Birth:
Kårstad 10/

Notes:

Jim’s #I13875 in the Valdres Slekt tree.

Vang C, p. 96.

Torstein married Marit Evensdatter ELLINGBÖ about 1816. Marit (daughter of Even Andrison ELLINGBØ and Ingeborg Olsdatter KJØS) was born about 1796 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was Torstein’s second wife. His first wife died in 1815.

Notes:

Birth:
Kjøs 94/3-4 Nedre

Knut married Berit Øysteinsdatter BØ. Berit (daughter of Øystein Amundsen BØ and Dorte Endresdatter KATTEVOLD) was born in 1757 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Bø 25/ Uppigarden

Notes:

Ellingbø 33/1 Nigarden.

In the 1801 census of Ellingbøe, Even was a Bonde og gaardeboer, the same as Helge Helgesen, John Andersen, Even Olsen, and Tollef Wilhemsen.

Birth:
Ellingbø 33/1 Nigarden

Even married Ingeborg Olsdatter KJØS. Ingeborg (daughter of Ole Olsen KJØS and Sigrid Eiriksdotter DAL) was born about 1762 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]