Christian Cornelius HOUGEN

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Christian Hougen, 91, formerly of Rt. 2, Reedsville, died Tuesday at Holy Family Extended Care Facility, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Faith Lutheran Church, Valders. The Rev. Carl Peters will officiate with burial in Our Savior Cemetery, Valders.

Mr. Hougen was born July 23, 1884, in the Town of Liberty, son of the late Thorval and Julia Berge Hougen. He attended Liberty schools and was a farmer all his life. He married Etta Torrison Oct. 19, 1910, at Valders. She preceded him in death.

Survivors include a son Alton of Rt. 2, Reedsville; two daughters, Mrs. Ted (Ellen) Bieberitz, of Valders and Mrs. Lloyd (Verna Mae) Voigt, of Manitowoc; four sisters, Mrs. Jessie (Minnie) Flemming, of Frederick, Okla., Mrs. Mabel DeVall of the state of Washington, Mrs. Nora Torrison, of Manitowoc, Mrs. Henry (Gladys) Miller, of Milwaukee; nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Three sons, four brothers and a sister preceded him in death.

Christian married Coretta Alvina TORRISON on 19 Oct 1910 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Coretta (daughter of Goodnow T TORRISON and Anna Gunnarsdatter HAAVERUD) was born on 8 Jul 1887 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died on 28 Oct 1943 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Alton Byron HOUGEN was born on 8 Jan 1914 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died on 31 Dec 1976 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; was buried in Our Saviors Cemetery, Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
2. Ellen Geraldine HOUGEN was born on 27 Oct 1917 in Reedsville, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died on 20 Feb 2012 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; was buried in Our Saviors Cemetery, Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

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His parents were born in Nord-Aurdal.

Thorval Hougen, 77, Will Be Buried On Friday Thorval Hougen, 77, died Tuesday at the home of his son, Christian, near Valders. A retired farmer, Mr. Hougen had made his home with his son for the last year.
The body is at the Berge funeral home and will be removed to the Christian Hougen residence Friday at 10 a.m. The funeral will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. from the residence and later from Our Savior's Church, Valders. The Rev. O. K. Espeseth will officiate.

Mr. Hougen was born in the Town of Liberty on Sept. 2, 1859. He married Julia Berge Thompson in 1877. Mrs. Thompson preceded him in death. The survivors are five daughters, Mrs. R.M. Olbeter, Clayton, N.M., Mrs. J. Fleming, Hollister, Okla., Mrs. Mabel DeVall, Fort Atkinson, Wis., Mrs. Bennett Torrison, Valders, and Mrs. Henry Miller, Milwaukee; four sons, Christian and Bennett, Valders, Anton, Texline, Tex., and Henry, Manitowoc; two brothers, Tollef Hougen of Manferd, N.D., and Andrew Hougen, Agoma (sic) , Wis., and 16 grandchildren.

Birth:
Some sources say 1859, including his obit. He was age 2 in the 1860 census.

Thorval married Guri Christophersdatter (Julia) KONGSLIEN in 1881. Guri (daughter of Kristoffer Torsteinsson BERGE and Gjartrud Olsdatter RØE) was born on 3 Oct 1863 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 14 Jul 1934 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; was buried in Our Saviors Cemetery, Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 18 Oct 1863, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Referred to with surname Berge in most sources.

Funeral Service on Tuesday For Mrs. Julia Hougen, 72 After a week's illness, Mrs. Julia Hougen, Town of Liberty resident, died Saturday night at the hospital here. She was 72.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the homestead, two miles west of Valders, and at 2:30 p.m. from Our Savior church at Valders.

The deceased whose maiden name was Julia Thompson Berge, was born in Norway in 1862 and came to this country at an early age. She was married in Liberty in 1881 to Thorval Hougen and they took up their home on the present farm.

Survivors are the husband, five daughters, Mrs. R. M. Olbeper, Clayton, N.M., Mrs. A. F. Fleming, Hollister, Okla., Mrs. Ray DuVall, Fort Atkinson, Mrs. Bennett Torrison, Rockland, and Mrs. Henry Miller, Milwaukee; four sons, Christian, Bennett and Henry, all of Cato and Anton of Texas, and 16 grandchildren.

Birth:
the birthdate in her obit is wrong

Baptism:
Hurum

Notes:

Vang B, p. 440.

They traveled to America in the spring of 1864, together with her parents Ola and Marit. They remained the owners of their farm in Norway until 1907 when Ivar Vilhjølmsson Bunde sold, by authorization from Kristoffer, to Berit Gunnarsdatter Kongslien of the family then occupying the farm.

Kristoffer married Gjartrud Olsdatter RØE on 30 Jan 1862 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Gjartrud (daughter of Ola Halvorsen RØE and Marit Tostensdatter ØYDGARDEN) was born on 7 Aug 1845 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 14 Sep 1845, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Vang B, p. 440, and Vang C, p. 120.

Ola married Marit Tostensdatter ØYDGARDEN on 25 Mar 1845 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Marit (daughter of Tosten Eriksen ØYDGARDEN) was born in 1825 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kjøseiga.

Notes:

Married:
Hurum