Johnnie HANDY: Geneastory

Generation: 1

Johnnie HANDY was born in 1902 in Polk County, Minnesota (son of Nils P HANDE and Johanna Juliansdatter LARSON); died in 1992 in Fosston, Polk County, Minnesota.

Family/Spouse: Effie EMERSON. Effie was born on 30 Mar 1912 in Polk County, Minnesota; died on 26 Jan 2007 in Fosston, Polk County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Robert HANDY was born in 1933 in Polk County, Minnesota; died in 1994 in Polk County, Minnesota.

Generation: 2

Nils P HANDE was born on 30 May 1866 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway (son of Peder H HANDE and Gunhild KIRKEVOLD); died on 23 Dec 1918 in Polk County, Minnesota.

Nils married Johanna Juliansdatter LARSON. Johanna was born on 18 Nov 1865 in Ostfold; died on 15 Feb 1972 in Clearwater County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johanna Juliansdatter LARSON was born on 18 Nov 1865 in Ostfold; died on 15 Feb 1972 in Clearwater County, Minnesota.

Children:

1. Johnnie HANDY was born in 1902 in Polk County, Minnesota; died in 1992 in Fosston, Polk County, Minnesota.

Generation: 3

4. Peder H HANDE was born about 1834 (son of Halvor Pedersen HANDE and Barbro Nielsdatter HØYNE); died about 1900.
Peder married Gunhild KIRKEVOLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5.
Gunhild KIRKEVOLD
Children:

2. Nils P HANDE was born on 30 May 1866 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 23 Dec 1918 in Polk County, Minnesota.

Generation: 4

Halvor Pedersen HANDE was born on 31 Jul 1803 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway (son of Peder Tomasson TØRSTAD and Guri Halvorsdatter HANDE); died on 7 Nov 1875 in Douglas County, Minnesota; was buried in East Norway Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery, Pennock, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.

Other Events and Attributes:

Baptism: Abt Jul 1803, Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

A Halvor Pedersen, age 15, son of Peder somebody, was confirmed in Slidre on 2 Aug 1818 in Røns church. The record suggests that he was baptized in a home baptism on Hande and that his father was born in Tordstad.

On Handemÿren at the time Guri was born.

In the 1865 census, he is 62 and his wife Barbro is 61. He is gbr on Hande 99a in Vestre Slidre. Living with them are their daughters Ingeborg, 18, and Guri, 25, Peder Halvorsson, 31 (presumably the son of Halvor and Barbro), Gunhild Reiersdatter, 25, wife of Peder, and their sons, Halvor Pederson and Reier Pederson, ages 6 and 2. Finally, as Føderaadskone, is Ingrid Halvorsdatter, 76, and unmarried (apparently never married).

In the 1875 state census, he and Barbro were living with their son Ole H. in Swift County, Minnesota. They were shown, incorrectly, as ages 58 and 60, respectively.

Baptism:
“Lomen frå Hurum”

Halvor married Barbro Nielsdatter HØYNE. Barbro was born in 1806 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 23 Dec 1882 in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota; was buried on 30 Dec 1882 in East Norway Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery, Pennock, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barbro Nielsdatter HØYNE was born in 1806 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 23 Dec 1882 in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota; was buried on 30 Dec 1882 in East Norway Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery, Pennock, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.

Notes:

Her Find A Grave information was contributed by Everett Ellestad.

Children:

Guri Halvorsdatter HANDE was born on 23 Nov 1841 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died before 1896 in Minnesota.
Ole H HANDE was born on 3 May 1845 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 21 Nov 1925 in Norway Lake Twp, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota; was buried in West Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery, Sunburg, Norway Lake Twp, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
Tosten Halvorsen HANDE was born in 1832; died in 1909.
Halvor H HANDE was born on 23 Feb 1838 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 21 Aug 1910 in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
4. Peder H HANDE was born about 1834; died about 1900.