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Thomas Nilssen HAUGEN

Male 1825 - 1921  (96 years)


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  • Name Thomas Nilssen HAUGEN 
    Birth 12 Jan 1825  Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 30 Jan 1825  Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Hurum
    Confirmation 28 Jun 1840  Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Hurum
    Death 6 Mar 1921  Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Vang C, p. 170, shows him as born in 1825 on Kvie 96/5.

      His baptismal sponsors were Ragnde Berge, Ingri Qvien, Halvor Berge, Ivar Qvien, and Knud Kjørlien.

      In the 1900 census, he is shown, quite incorrectly, as born December 1829. That census also shows that he came to the U.S. in 1854. He is the head of household for a farm in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County. He is a widower and the household consists of himself, son Nels (also a widower), daughter Mary Boe (recently married but with no husband in the household), son Christ, 26, son Thomas, 23, daughter Anna, 20, grandson Thomas, 9, and granddaughter Mary O., 7.

      In the 1910 census, he is the 84 year-old widower Thomas Haugen living with his son C. T. Haugen and family in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County.

      Thomas N. Haugen, one of the oldest of the pioneers in this community died Sunday, March 6, 1921 at his old home in Warsaw township. He became ill on the tenth day of January and was confined for the greater part of the time to his bed. He weakened day by day until he quietly passed away. He was born in Vang, Valders, Norway on December 18, 1825. {Not correct.} His parents were Nels and Marit Haugen. There, in the country of his birth, he spent his boyhood days at the home of his parents. In 1854, he emigrated to America and located at Manitowoc, Wisconsin where he resided for two years, then he moved to Goodhue County, Minnesota where he took a homestead, settling on 160 acres in Section 32 in Warsaw township. On this farm he made his home continuously until his death. In 1863 he was joined in marriage to Miss Gertrude Lyken by Rev. John Fjeld. She died on August 8, 1895. He leaves six children to mourn his loss: Nels Haugen, Minot, North Dakota Mrs. A.E. (Gertrude) Ramsey, Harvey, North Dakota Mrs. Rev. V.E (Anna) Boe, Finley, North Dakota Chris T. Haugen, who lives on the old homestead Thomas T. Haugen, Dennison, Minnesota Mrs. Carl Brekke, Sharon, North Dakota He also leaves a sister in Warsaw township a Mrs. A.T. Remmen. All of the children were present at the funeral except Mrs. Carl Brekke. Mr. Haugen was, at the time of his death, the oldest man in the community. He was also the oldest man in Vang's congregation and also the oldest in Rev. Haupt's charge. He was one of the organizers's of Vang's congregation and had always been a faithful member. He was a man of quiet disposition, loved and respected by his friends and neighbors. He took a great delight in mediating upon the word of God and was always a regular and faithful attendant at church. During the last year of his life he was feeble on account of poor health. There are now only a few left of those who came over from Norway in the same ship that he came. There are two yet living in Warsaw township; his sister, Mrs. A.T. (Thora) Remmen and H.E. Kasa, both of whom are younger than he was. The funeral was held Friday, March 11, 1921, with a short service at the home and regular services at Vang's Church. The services were conducted by Rev. A. Hauge who preached the funeral sermon. During the services at the church, Rev. V.E. Boe, of Finley, North Dakota, a son-in-law of the deceased, made a few remarks and spoke briefly on the beautiful an Christian life that the deceased had lived. After Rev. Boe had spoken, he sang a solo, "I Know of a Sleep in Jesus Name" in the Norwegian language. The remains were then taken to Vang's cemetery where interment was made. The pallbearers were: E.E. Haugen, T.L. Soine, Mr. T. Holten, E.H. Holien, A.E. Flom and A.O. Bonde.
    Person ID I28192  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2021 

    Father Nils Knutsen ØVRE HELLE,   b. 1779, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1854 (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Marit Tomasdatter TØRSTAD,   b. 1788, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1865 (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F19643  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gjertrud Christophersdatter LYKKEN,   b. Feb 1836, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1895, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 1863 
    Children 
     1. Nels Thomasson HAUGEN,   b. 20 Dec 1863, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1938, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. Maria HAUGEN,   b. 10 Jul 1870, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1959, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     3. Christopher Thomassen HAUGEN,   b. 20 May 1874, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1965, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     4. Gertrude HAUGEN,   b. 1867, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1940, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     5. Thomas T HAUGEN,   b. 16 Nov 1876, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1963, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     6. Anna HAUGEN,   b. 26 Oct 1879, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1965, Williams County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F19644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2021