Constance BERGH

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Schoolteacher
• Washington Death Certificate: 1459

Notes:

At the time of her brother Luthard’s death in 1948, she was Mrs. Constance Lima of Montevideo.

Constance married Ludwig Reinhart LIMA, Sr on 25 Sep 1904 in Becker County, Minnesota. Ludwig (son of Hans Reiersen LIMA and Marie Svendsdatter NESE) was born on 30 Apr 1877 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; died on 4 Sep 1948 in Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota; was buried on 7 Sep 1948 in Montevideo Cemetery, Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
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1. Brunhilde Edeltrude LIMA was born on 15 Oct 1906 in Chippewa County, Minnesota; died on 17 Feb 1967 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
2. Hildegard Therese LIMA was born on 9 Feb 1911 in Chippewa County, Minnesota; died on 23 Oct 1994 in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
3. Antonette Bergliot Constance LIMA was born on 6 Feb 1912 in Chippewa County, Minnesota; died on 30 Apr 1937 in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
4. Ludwig Reinhart LIMA, Jr was born on 17 Jun 1915 in Minnesota; died on 30 Sep 1978 in Chippewa County, Minnesota.

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1922-MN-002249
• Occupation: Lutheran Clergyman
• Baptism: 10 Apr 1842, Næsseim, Nærstrands, Rogaland, Norway
• Confirmation: 12 Oct 1856, Næsseim, Nærstrands, Rogaland, Norway

Notes:

Referred to as Nilson Ole Bergh on Luthard’s death certificate.

Ole is not listed with his family in the 1865 Norwegian census.

Birth information from Hermund.

According to his wife’s brother’s notes, maintained in the family by Hermund, Ole departed Norway on Friday, October 23, 1874, at 4:00 PM. He departed Stavanger for Hull aboard the feeder ship Argo after having been brought over to Stavanger from Mosterøy by his future brother-in-law, David Nicolaison. At this point, Ole was engaged to Tabitha and she would apparently depart later for the U.S.

According to one of his great-grandsons, there were two Ole Nilsons who were pastors within the Evangelical Norwegian Luthern Church in Minnesota. This Ole added the surname Bergh as a way to differentiate himself and get his mail.

One of Hermund’s sources says that Ole studied for a year at Augsburg before being sent out to Yellow Medicine County.

A history of Norwegian Lutheran pastors in America has this entry for Ole:

Berg, Ole Nilsen.
Ord. 1875. Konferentsen, 1875—90, Forenede kirke, 90—96,
Frikirken, 97—.
F. i Sjernerø, Ryfylke, Kristiansand, 13 mars
1842, af Nils O. Næsheim og Lisbeth O. (f. Jelsa),
frekv. Hjelmeland sem., 60 — 62, Kristiansand sem.,
64 — 66 (seminarist), udv. 74, frekv. Augsburg
Sem., 74—75 (C.T.), prest, Montevideo (Camp
Release, St. Petri og Brønø mghdr. osv.). Minn.,
75—83, Audubon, Minn., 83—05, Climax, Minn.,
05— visitator, 89—93. *Tabitha N. Edland, 75.

Shown as Ole N., age 37, in the 1880 census. The family was living in the town of Lisbon, Yellow Medicine County and consisted of Ole, Tobitta, 26, Eliza, 4, and Constance, 2.

The family was living in Becker County, Audubon Township, Minnesota, at the time of the 1885 Minnesota State Census. Also apparently living with the family were 3 native-born Norwegian women: Inga L. Aarstad, 14; Elisabel Enokson, 30; and Bertel Vaagedahl, 28.

They were still in Becker County, Audubon Twp, at the time of the 1895 Minnesota census. O.N. had been in Minnesota for 19 years and 4 months and had been in the enumeration district for 11 years, 10 months.

The family was still living in Audubon, Becker County, in the 1900 census.

The family (Manda and Gerhard were still living at home) was in Climax, Vineland Twp, Polk County in the 1910 census.

Living at 118 North 5th Street in Montevideo in the 1920 census. The family is Ole N., 77, Tabetie, 65, and Manda, daughter, 30. Ole is a pastor in the Norwegian Lutheran Church and Manda is a clerk at a doctor’s office.

O. N. emigrated in 1874.

He was a Free Church pastor who began his ministry in 1876.

He was the fourth pastor of the Ringsaker Lutheran Free Church of rural Buxton, Belmont Twp, Traill County, North Dakota. That congregation was organized in 1891. His stay in North Dakota must have been brief.

His son-in-law Ludwig Lima was his doctor and was the informant for his death certificate. Ole died from Bright’s disease and heart lesions. He had lived in Montevideo for six years and died at 118 N 4th. His parents were Nils Nilson and Elizabeth Olson.

Birth:
Næsheimsvig on island of Bjergøy

Ole married Tabithe Nicolaisdatter EDLAND on 19 Jun 1875 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Tabithe (daughter of Nicolai Davidsen EDLAND and Karoline Svendsdatter NESE) was born on 26 Jan 1854 in Gjesdal, Lye, Rogaland, Norway; died on 7 Jan 1928 in Chippewa County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1928-MN-002307
• Baptism: 12 Feb 1854, Gjesdal, Lye, Rogaland, Norway
• Confirmation: 4 Oct 1868, Rennesøy, Rogaland, Norway

Notes:

Pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable.

Referred to as Tabetha Edland on Luthard’s death certificate.

In the 1900 census, she was shown as having had 7 children, 6 still living. Shown as Tabitha in that census. She emigrated in 1875.

Still shown as 7 children, 6 living in the 1910 census.

“Mrs. Tabetha Bergh” on her death certificate.

A Tabite Nikolaisen was born 26 Jan 1854 in Gjestal, Rogaland, according to FamilySearch. The parish record for Gjesdal in Lye shows that she was Tabithe, daughter of Nicolai Davidsen Edland and Caroline Svendsdatter Edland.

Hermund confirms that Tabitha was born in Gjesdal. The exact location of the original Edland farm is on a protuberance of land on the west end of the Edlandsvatnet lake, just south of the city of Ålgård.

Tabitha’s father Nicolai and brother Christian Edland sold their farms in Gjesdal and moved to Mosterøy on 14 April 1861 where she was raised.

She was confirmed as Tabitta Nicolaisdatter Edland-Vold.

She emigrated from Rennesøy on 20 April 1875 as Tabette Edland.

Confirmation:
Hausken kirke according to Hermund

Notes:

Married:
Indexed in MOMS as Ole Nilsen Berg and Fabitha N Edland. They were married in Trinity Lutheran Church in Minneapolis according to one of Hermund’s family sources.

Notes:

He seems (the parish record is hard to read) to have been born in Næsseim on January 26, 1812, as Nels Severin, son of Ole Anderson and Magrethe Nelsdatter.

Birth:
see note

Niels married Lisabeth Olsdatter. Lisabeth was born about 1815 in Jelse, Rogaland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She may be the Lisbeth, daughter of Ole Bjøresson Sandene and Elisabeth Danielsdatter, born 16 Oct 1814 in Jelsa, Sand in Jelsa. The parish record is very hard to read.

Birth:
see note

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 24 Feb 1822, Gjesdal, Lye, Rogaland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1865 census, he is the owner of Vold 123 in Rennesøy (or Rennesø), Rogaland.

Birth:
per Hermund

Died:
per Hermund

Nicolai married Karoline Svendsdatter NESE. Karoline (daughter of Svend Hansson NESE and Torjer Kiddelsdatter OFTEDAL) was born on 15 May 1826 in Gjesdal, Lye, Rogaland, Norway; died on 5 Oct 1877 in Rennesøy, Rogaland, Norway; was buried on 16 Oct 1877 in Rennesøy, Rogaland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 4 Jun 1826, Gjesdal, Lye, Rogaland, Norway

Notes:

Or Næse. Karoline’s birth record shows that her parents were Svend Hanssen and Torgjerd Kiddelsdatter of Oftedal farm.

As Hermund points out, the patronym “Gonlevsdatter” ascribed to Karoline in the 1865 Norwegian census is an error, apparently a confusion with the wife of Nicolai’s brother Christian.

Died:
died on Vold

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Nov 1772, Norway

David married Kristine Sørensdatter GJESDAL. Kristine was born in 1772 in Norway; died on 7 Jan 1867 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Nov 1772, Norway

Svend married Torjer Kiddelsdatter OFTEDAL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]