Mabel Olive BYE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 15 Mar 1907, Virginia, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Notes:

Her middle name shown as Olava in her baptism record. Baptismal sponsors Bertha Bye, Olga Nyland, Sten Knutsen.

Baptism:
Our Savior Lutheran Church

Mabel married Herman I LERDAHL on 14 Jul 1926 in Virginia, St. Louis County, Minnesota, and was divorced. Herman (son of Iver O LERDAHL and Ellen SAMUELSON) was born on 26 Feb 1906 in Cyrus, Pope County, Minnesota; died on 15 Jan 1983 in Riverside County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Not in MOMS. ELCA says Our Savior Lutheran Church, witnesses were her sister Esther and Esther’s husband.

1. Herman Oliver LERDAHL was born on 12 Dec 1927 in Virginia, St. Louis County, Minnesota; died on 24 Jan 2001 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
2. Robert Bye LERDAHL was born on 25 Aug 1939; died on 29 Jul 2018 in Minnesota.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 13 Jun 1880, Buksnes, Nordland, Norway
• Confirmation: 1896, Buksnes, Nordland, Norway

Notes:

According to Cathy, Olaf trained as a baker in Trondheim. His dream was to come to America and have his own bakery, which he did in Virginia. It was called Bye's Bakery, circa 1928 to 1948. Bertha Knudsen was also from Bodø. Herman Iver Lerdahl and met my grandmother at Byes Bakery.

As Olaf Martin Bye, age 22, he arrived in the U.S. at Philadelphia in May of 1903 aboard the S.S. Noordland which had sailed from Liverpool on 22 Apr 1903. He was a baker. His last residence was Bodå in Norway. He was headed for Sioux Rapids, Iowa, where he was to meet his sister-in-law Madilla Knudson, who had been in the U.S. for 2 years. Traveling with him were two other men from Bodå (probably Bodø) and also headed to Sioux Rapids, Iowa, to meet Knudsons. The first listed was Oswald M. Karlsen, an 18 year-old butcher. He would meet his friend Sten Knudson in Sioux Rapids. The second listed was Sten Olai Knutson, an 18 year-old laborer. He would meet his sister Madilla Knutson. Listed a few lines up from Olaf Martin, Oswald, and Sten Olai were two men from Verdal.

In the 1910 census, as Olaf By, he was a baker living with his family in Biwabik. He had come to the U.S. in 1902. His wife Bertha had come to the U.S. with their oldest two children in 1905.

In the 1920 census, he was a baker in a bakery shop in Virginia, Minnesota. In this census, he is shown as having come to the U.S. in 1903.

In the 1930 census, he owns a bakery in Virginia, Minnesota.

He registered for the draft on 26 Apr 1942 in Virginia. He lived and worked at 208 South 5th Avenue in Virginia, Minnesota.

Olaf married Bertha Karoline KNUDSEN on 18 Aug 1901 in Bodø, Nordland, Norway. Bertha was born on 16 Apr 1881 in Bodø, Nordland, Norway; died on 26 Mar 1953 in St. Louis County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1953-MN-015309
• Baptism: 10 Jul 1881, Bodø, Nordland, Norway
• Confirmation: 1895, Bodø, Nordland, Norway

Notes:

Her surname was spelled Knutson on Mabel’s death record as well as Esther’s death record.

Baptism:
as Berte Karoline

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 11 May 1851, Vinne, Verdal (Vårdalen), Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
• Confirmation: 6 Oct 1867, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway

Notes:

Shown in the 1865 Norwegian census as Hans Eliassen.

In the 1875 Norwegian census he is living on Harteigen as a lodger with the Blix family in Buksnes, Nordland. Hans is married and has a daughter. His occupation is fisker og stenarbeider.

In the 1900 Norwegian census he lives in Trondheim in a 6-flat apartment building on Baglien Bymarken Street. Hans is an arbeider ved Baglidammen. The household consists of Hans Bye, Ida Bye, Henrik Bye and Theodor Bye.

In the 1910 Norwegian census, he and Ida live in an apartment in Narvik. His occupation is “Div. arbeider for Bolaget.”

He may be the Hans Bye who died 6 Oct 1944 in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag.

Birth:
Baglovald according to Sven Tore

Confirmation:
date shown in birth record

Hans married Ida Johanna Lind Sakariasdatter on 2 Aug 1874 in Buksnes, Nordland, Norway. Ida was born on 8 Sep 1851 in Hols S, Buksnes, Nordland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her father was Sakarias Johnsen.

Birth:
birthdate given in marriage record

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Husm. m. Jord, “Kaarmann” at death
• Baptism: 1 Jan 1821, Stiklestad, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
• Confirmation: 1835, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway

Notes:

Elias and Guruanna lived at “one of the Bye farms in Verdal.” The Digitalarkivet says that Elias’s and Guruana’s farm was Baglovald at the time of the christening of their children. Other entries refer to the farm as Byvald. The entry for Elisæus Martin shows Elias and Guruanna’s residence as “By vestre, vald.”

Shown in the 1865 Norwegian census as Elias Eliassen, husfader of the Storøen domicile in Verdal.

In the church book entry for the marriage of his son Elling he is identified as Elias Eliassen Bÿvald.

Dee Austring calls him Stiklestad Elias Eliassen Stiklestad, born March 23, 1822, in Byvald gård #265, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, and baptized May 12, 1822. (These dates are incorrect.) She agrees with the December 8, 1911, death date and she has the same children’s names and same approximate birth dates assigned to him and Guruanna.

Her research finds him at Storøren gård #265, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, in the 1865 Norwegian census, occupation “46 yo Husmand med Jord.”

In the 1875 census, he was in the same place, also called “Storøren Bye søndre vestre,” and is a “Husmand med Jord.” Elisæus Martin, Oluf, Johannes, and Anna were still living at home with their parents.

In the 1900 census, he was in the same place and a “Jordbrug Selveier.” He was called Elias Eliasen, b. 1820.

His designation as kårmann meant that he was receiving support after giving his estate to another person. Sven Tore also includes “Rid jæg” which suggests that Elias was in the military.

Birth:
or 29 October; the church book is not clear

Confirmation:
of Byevald

Died:
of the Storøren farm according to one source, on Byvald according to Sven Tore

Elias married Guruanna (Guriana) Hansdatter BYVALD on 4 Jun 1847 in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Guruanna (daughter of Hans Hanssen STORØREN and Marith Anfindsdatter BAGLOVALD) was born on 12 Nov 1821 in Vinne, Verdal (Vårdalen), Nord-Trøndelag, Norway; was christened on 16 Dec 1821 in Halle, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway; died on 9 Dec 1893 in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 16 Dec 1821, Vinne, Verdal (Vårdalen), Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
• Confirmation: 1837, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway

Notes:

Sven Tore includes “Fæbyv.” in her name.

Jostein Molde states that all of Elias and Guruanna’s children “seem to have left Verdal.”

“Remarks” in the Digitalarkivit entry for her birth:

K.1837.
G.04.06.1847.
D.09.12.1893

The death date of 9/12/93 is also entered in her confirmation record as is her marriage date.

Confirmation:
of Bÿevaldet

Died:
on the Storøren farm according to Digitalarkivet, on Byvald according to Sven Tore

Notes:

Married:
per Sven Tore, and the church book agrees (”4/6 47”); the marriage date is included in the church book entry for his birth