Knut Torsteinsson SØNDROL

1837 - 1905  (67 years)

• Name	Knut Torsteinsson SØNDROL
  Birth	9 Aug 1837	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  	Eugene has this date as 8 Aug 1837 and place of birth as Vestre Slidre in Valdres.
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	24 Sep 1837	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Death	1905	Minnesota
  	Eugene has Knut’s death as 9 Jun 1905. Knut is listed in the 1905 Minnesota state census. Find A Grave says 1906.
  Burial	West Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery, Sunburg, Norway Lake Twp, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
  Notes	He is Knut Torsteinsson Villand, I7029, in Jim’s Ellingboe tree. That’s also what the bygdebok calls him (Vang A, p. 816). He is I13908 in Jim’s VS, which shows him as born on Syndrol 48/1 Villand. Knut and Marit were from different Søndrol farms and may be distant cousins. Jim calls him Knut Torsteinsson Villand. The Norway Lake Lutheran church records have this entry for him: “Knut T. Sondrol, born in Balders. Came to the U.S. with his mother. Married Marit Tostenson, born in Balders. Came to Norway Lake 1872. Married second time with Julia Brandvold, born in Solor. Came to Norway Lake in 1883.” In the 1875 Minnesota census, he (as Knut T Sonderal) and his family live in Kerkhoven Twp. In the 1880 census, Knut and Marit lived with their family in Kerkhoven Twp, Swift County. The household consists of Knut, 42, Marit, 33, Tosten, 7, Theodor, 4, Ole, 3, and Mina 5 months. Also living in the household is Marit Sundrol, 73, mother, and Ole Johnson, 21, servant. In the 1885 state census, Knudt is apparently a widower. The family lives in Kerkoven Twp. Julia Brandval, 32, already is listed as part of his household. In the 1900 census, Knudt and Julia and family (indexed as Sandral) live in Kerkhoven Twp, Swift County, Minnesota. Living with them are four of Knudt’s sons (Thosten, Theodore, Ole, and Martin) and Clara, his daughter with Julia. Not listed in the MHS death index so he may have died before 1904. Earl Knutson’s write-up for nllha.org: Knut and Marit Sondrol, Charter Members of West Norway Lake Lutheran Church Baptism records show that Knut Tostenson Sondrol was born 9 August 1837 in Vang, Oppland, Norway. The parents are Tosten Knudsen Sondrahle-Eie and Marith Olsdatter. Knut “Thorstajnson” appears in the 1865 census from Vang. The listed residence is the farm called Viland Øvre and his housemates are his widowed mother Marit Olsdatter and his sister Dorthe Thorstajnsdatter. Their birth years are 1806 and 1848, respectively. Knut Tostenson, along with his mother Marit Olsdatter and sister Dorthe Tostensdatter are in the passenger list of the ship Fredrick Peterson that sailed from Bergen, Norway on May 1, 1866 and arrived in Quebec on June 2, 1866. All three have the last name Sønderol and hail from Vang Valdres. Their ages are 30, 59 and 16, respectively. (Dorthe’s age mismatches that from the census by 3 years.) It is surprising that they left from Bergen, as that is a long way, across mountains, from Vang. The name Knut T. Søndreol appears thrice as a parent in baptism records from the Norway lake Congregation. The children are Tosten (born 14 Nov 1872), Theodor (born 4 August 1875), and Martin (born 16 September 1881) The mother of all three is Mari (or Marit) Thostensdatter. Regarding Marit, her birth and emigration information are uncertain. Census records, below, state that she was born in Norway. There are two possibilities from Vang Parish. She could be from other areas of Norway as well. The 1875 census of Swift County has Knut T. “Sonderal,” age 38, and Marit, age 28. With them are Tosten, age 2, and Marit Olson, age 69. (By coincidence, both the mother and the wife are named Marit.) The 1880 census of Kerkhoven Township, Swift County has Knut Sundrol (age 42, born Norway) and Marit (33, born Norway). Others: “Fosten” (7), Theodor (4), Ole (3), Mina (5 months) and Marit Sundrol (mother, 73). Knut’s wife Marit passed in 1883. This is indicated by a grave marker at the West Norway Lutheran Church, which reads Marit Sondrol, 1847-1883. Knut (here spelled Knudt, age 47) is also in the 1885 census, same township. The children in the household are: Tosten, 12; Theodor, 9; Ole, 6; and Martin, 3. Others in the household are: Julia Brandvol, age 32, and Ole Bjornson, 22. Knut’s mother Marit Olsdatter, age 78, is listed in the neighboring house. Very likely, Julia was hired to keep house and raise the children after Marit’s death. Eventually, Knut and Julia married. In the 1895 census of Kerkhoven Township, Swift County, we find Knut T. Sondrol (age 57, born in Norway, in MN 29 years, in enumeration district 26 years) and Julia Sondrol (age 48?, born in Norway, in MN and the enumeration district 22 years). There are 5 children, aged 2 to 22, all born in Minnesota, and an adult, Marit Sondrol, age 88, born in Norway. The 1900 census of Kerkhoven Township, Swift County has Knudt T. Sandrol (born August 1837 in Norway, immigrated 1866) and Julie Sandrol (born April 1852 in Norway, immigrated 1882). Also in the house are 4 sons and a daughter, all born in Minnesota. In the 1905 census of Kerkhoven Township, Swift County, MN we find Knut T. Sondrol (age 67), born in Norway, a state resident for 39 years, and a resident of the enumeration district for 36 years. Also in the household are Julia (53), born in Norway, an enumeration district resident for 22 years and 10 others, ages 32 to 5 months, all born in Minnesota. Included are a daughter-in-law and 2 grandchildren. The above census record shows that Knut arrived in Swift County in 1869, having lived the prior three years at another Minnesota location. That location is not known. Among the many Sondrol grave markers at the West Norway Lake Lutheran Church are these: Knut T. Sondrol, 1837-1905 Marit Sondrol, 1847-1883. Julie K. Sondrol, 1852-1932. Knut’s mother Marit Olsdatter deserves special mention. A widow, she emigrated at age 59. In a more gender-equal world, she would surely have been listed as a charter member of the West Norway Lake Church. Records at the Swift County Historical Society state that she died 23 March1898. Her place of interment is not recorded.
  Person ID	I5027	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Torstein Knudsen SØNDROL,   b. 1800, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 1860, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Marit Olsdatter SYNDROL,   b. Abt 1807, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 23 Mar 1898, Minnesota (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F6657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marit Torsteinsdotter SØNDROL,   b. 3 Mar 1847, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. Bef 1885, Minnesota (Age < 37 years)
  Children	1. Tosten K SØNDROL,   b. Nov 1872, Minnesota d. 1 Aug 1940, Swift County, Minnesota (Age 67 years)   2. Theodore SONDROL,   b. Aug 1875, Norway Lake Twp, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota d. 14 Apr 1949, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota (Age 73 years)   3. Ole K SONDROL,   b. 24 Sep 1877, Norway Lake Twp, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota d. 4 Mar 1952, Swift County, Minnesota (Age 74 years)   4. Mina SØNDROL,   b. Abt Jan 1880, Minnesota d. Bef 1885, Minnesota (Age < 4 years)   5. Martin K SONDROL,   b. Abt Sep 1881, Minnesota d. 13 Apr 1954, Swift County, Minnesota (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F3883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Julie Johannesdatter (Julia K) BRANDVOLD,   b. Apr 1852, Brandval, Hedmark, Norway d. 22 Sep 1932, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1888
  Children	1. Julius SONDROL,   b. 14 Jan 1890, Minnesota d. 13 Aug 1890, Minnesota (Age 0 years)   2. Clara Georgine SONDROL,   b. 29 Nov 1892, Minnesota d. 14 Sep 1991, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota (Age 98 years)
  Family ID	F3884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2009