Nels Iverson SONDROL

1845 - 1926  (81 years)

• Name	Nels Iverson SONDROL
  Birth	28 Apr 1845	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  	obit says, incorrectly, 1846
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	14 May 1845	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1926-MN-013212
  Death	24 Dec 1926	Rock County, Minnesota
  Burial	28 Dec 1926	Bethlehem Cemetery, Hills, Rock County, Minnesota
  	may be the same as Synod Cemetery
  Notes	In Jim’s VS, he is Nils Iversen Syndrol, #I54580. Nils is the only child of Iver and Anne that Jim includes in VS. In the 1865 census, he was Niels Iverson, an unmarried 21 year-old farm worker on the Kvam farm in Vang owned by Lars Wangensteen. He emigrated from Vang in April of 1866 as Nels Iverson Sönderold. In the 1870 census, he, as Nels Iverson, erroneously shown as age 22, and his wife were living with her parents in Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa. In the 1875 state census, he and his wife and three daughters were living in Martin Twp, Rock County, Minnesota. Not far from them was the farm of his wife’s parents. In the 1880 census, he was Nels Everson, 35, of Martin Twp. Living with him are his wife Randy, 30, his three daughters Ingeborg, 10, Anna, 7, and Ida, 5, and his young son Ever, 2. He was a Nels Iverson, a farmer in Martin Twp, Rock County, Minnesota, in the 1900 census. He came to the U.S. in 1866. In the 1910 census, he was Nels I. Sondrol, still in Martin Twp. Living with him and Rangdi were Rudolph, “Rangdi N.”, Amanda, and Anna along with Anna’s three children. He is listed in “The Valdris Book”, a history of the Valdris Samband published in 1920 (available on Google Books), as N I Søndrol of Hills, Minnesota. He was still a member of the Samband in 1920 and had been since 1902. In the 1920 census, he was Nels I. Sondrohl. He and Rangdi, along with their single son Rudolph, were still in Martin Twp. He died as Nels Iverson. From the Hills Crescent, courtesy of Katherine: October 27, 1904 Nels Iverson will hold an auction sale of all his livestock and farm machinery on Friday, November 4th. Mr. Iverson has decided to quit farming and everything will be sold. The property consists of several spans of fine work horses, 25 head of cattle including some fine milch cows, 30 hogs and farm machinery consisting of everything required on a farm. Amos Scott will conduct the sale and W.A. Larson will clerk. December 16, 1926 Nels Iverson has been confined to his bed since last Monday evening. We all hope for his speedy recovery. December 30, 1926 NELS IVERSON CALLED TO HIS MAKER, FRIDAY Was First Settler in Martin Township; The First Home Was A Sod Cellar: Saw Many Hardships. The Angel of Death made another visit to our community last week when it took from our midst, one of the earliest settlers in Martin Township, namely, Mr. Nels Iverson, who passed away on Friday afternoon, December 24th, at 2:45, at the advanced age of 81 years, 7 months, 26 days. Mr. Iverson was born in Vang, Valders, Norway, April 28th 1846.He received common schooling in his native country and reaching manhood came alone to seek his fortune. After living for three years at Decorah, Iowa, he came to Minnesota, and worked for a time on a farm in Freeborn County. To Mr. Iverson belongs the honor of being the first settler in Martin Township, coming here with his wife whose maiden name was Miss Rangde Olson Ellingboe and to whom he was united in marriage at St. Ansgar, Iowa, on July 16, 1868. Mrs. Iverson made her home with John and Ole Steen for two weeks while her husband was building their first home in the west, a sod cellar. At the completion of the job the new home was given a real housewarming, as Mrs. Iverson came and moved in, and the same day Goodman Anderson, John Nelson, John Goldberg and Peter Skyberg came and spent the night with them. This old homestead was filed on by Mr. Iverson on October 14, 1871, and the sod cellar was built in the spring of 1872. This family was blest with twelve children, five preceding him in death. The surviving children are Iver, Anna Jensen, Ole N. Mrs. John Larson, Mrs. Peter Severtson, Rudolph, and Mrs. Iver Wangeness, who together with their mother are left to mourn. The direct cause of Mr. Iverson's death was a paralytic stroke, and old age, suffering his first stroke on December 13th. Funeral services were held from the home at 1:00 on Tuesday afternoon and at Bethlehem Church at 2:00 O’clock, The Rev. Theo. Rodsater preaching both in the Norwegian and English languages. There was a big attendance of friends from far and near who had come to pay their last respects to one of our earliest settlers. The Hills Glee club consisting of R. A. Johnson, J. M. Johnson, Andrew Rogness, Olaf Hagen, George Qualley, Arthur Rortvet, and Mrs. Olaf Hagen at the piano sang a beautiful song. Grandpa Iverson was carried to his last resting place by six grandsons, Kenneth Iverson, Eugene Iverson, Lawrence Iverson, Earnest Iverson, Nels Jensen, and Arthur Anderson. All the children were present at the funeral and relatives from a distance Mrs. Earls Charles of Omaha. "Mr. Nels Iverson was an influential, good and kind man, and had held several offices of trust in the community, and will be missed by all who had the good fortune to know him." From "THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND PIPESTONE COUNTIES", by Arthur P. Rose, published 1911, courtesy of Katherine: NELS IVERSON (1846 - 1926) is one of Rock County's pioneers who suffered in the adverse times of the grasshopper scourge and other dire calamities of the early days, but he never lost hop and today enjoys the reward of persevering toil and has had many seasons of bountiful harvest. He was born in Vang, Valders, Norway on April 28, 1845. His parents, Iver Olson and Anna (Myre) Sondral, were small farmers in the land of the Norse. Mr. Iverson was educated in the common schools of his native country and in the first year of his manhood came alone to seek his fortune in the new world. A three years' residence in Decorah, Iowa was broken by an eight months' sojourn in the pineries of Wisconsin. He next came to Minnesota, the scene of his subsequent activities. He worked at farm labor in Freeborn County, was married there, and in 1871 joined the vanguard of Martin Township pioneers. He took as a homestead claim the southwest quarter of section 27, which has been his home from that day to this. Mr. Iverson was a faithful member of the township board for fourteen years and was a director of school district No. 6 for three years. He is a stockholder in the Farmers Mercantile Company of Hills, and in the co-operative creamery at that point. With his family he is a member of the Synod Norwegian Lutheran Church. At St. Ansgar, Iowa, on July 16, 1868 Nels Iverson was married to Rangde Olson Ellingbo. She was born November 4, 1849, and is the daughter of Ole and Engebor (Anderson) Ellingbo, both deceased. To this union were born twelve children, including two pair of twins, and of the family seven are still living. The family register gives the following record: Ingeborg, born May 23, 1869, died July 27, 1909 Anne, born June 26, 1872 Ida M, born December 10, 1874, died August 9, 1899 Iver, born November 19, 1877 Ole, born January 15, 1881 Dora, born October 9, 1882, died Sept. 7, 1896 Bertha, born April 27, 1885 Nels Rudolph and Randi N. (twins) born April 17, 1887 (the last named dying Sept. 15, 1888 Ragndi Nelia and Andrew T. (twins) born July 15, 1889 (the latter of whom died Sept. 7, 1889 Amanda T. born July 8, 1893.
  Person ID	I11530	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Iver Olsen SONDROL,   b. 3 Jun 1805, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 6 Jun 1873, Rock County, Minnesota (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Anne Tronsdatter MYHRE,   b. 9 May 1812, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 21 Aug 1898, Rock County, Minnesota (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1840	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Family ID	F8981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rangdi Olsdatter ELLINGBOE,   b. 25 Sep 1850, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 27 Nov 1929, Martin Twp, Rock County, Minnesota (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	16 Jul 1868	St. Ansgar, Mitchell County, Iowa
  Children	1. Ingeborg IVERSON,   b. 23 May 1870, Worth County, Iowa d. 27 Jul 1909, Rock County, Minnesota (Age 39 years)   2. Anna IVERSON,   b. 26 Jun 1872, Martin Twp, Rock County, Minnesota d. Aft 1929 (Age > 58 years)   3. Ida M IVERSON,   b. 10 Dec 1874, Rock County, Minnesota d. 9 Aug 1899, Minnesota (Age 24 years)   4. Iver W IVERSON,   b. 19 Nov 1878, Rock County, Minnesota d. 1953, Montrose, McCook County, South Dakota (Age 74 years)   5. Ole Nels IVERSON,   b. 15 Jan 1881, Rock County, Minnesota d. 26 Nov 1956, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 75 years)   6. Dora IVERSON,   b. 9 Oct 1882, Rock County, Minnesota d. 7 Sep 1896, Rock County, Minnesota (Age 13 years)   7. Bertha IVERSON,   b. 27 Apr 1885, Minnesota d. 18 Jul 1969, Pope County, Minnesota (Age 84 years)   8. Rangdi Nelea IVERSON,   b. 17 Apr 1887   d. 15 Sep 1888 (Age 1 year)   9. Nels Rudolph IVERSON,   b. 17 Apr 1887, Rock County, Minnesota d. 8 Oct 1956, Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota (Age 69 years)   10. Andrew T IVERSON,   b. 15 Jul 1889   d. 7 Sep 1889 (Age 0 years)   11. Nelia Rachel IVERSON,   b. 15 Jul 1889, Minnesota d. 18 Jul 1969, Rock County, Minnesota (Age 80 years)   12. Amanda Theodora IVERSON,   b. 8 Jul 1893, Minnesota d. Nov 1976, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F8659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2007