Erik E KJØS

1848 - 1927  (78 years)

• Name	Erik E KJØS
  Birth	14 Jul 1848	Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  	Jim incorrectly had Erik born in Vang
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	24 Sep 1848	Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Death	6 Jul 1927	Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada
  Burial	Vang Cemetery, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada
  Notes	He is Erik Eivindsen Kjøs, I14100 in Jim’s VS, b. 1848 in Vang on Kjøs 94/3-4 Nedre. That birth location is incorrect. From Find A Grave as taken from the Wetaskiwin Times: One of the first settlers of the Crooked Lake District passed away yesterday, Wednesday, at the age of 78 years. Mr. Kjos came to Alberta in 1900, settling in the Crooked Lake district, where he has been a farmer ever since. He leaves to mourn his loss seven sons, Edwin, Iver, Albert, Thorwald, Oscar, Elmer and Tilmar, and four daughters, Mrs. Mary Lerum, Mrs. Ida Jevne, Mrs. Alma Reimer, Mrs. Clara Bigland. The funeral of the late Eric E. Kjos, who died suddenly on the 6th of July, took place on Friday, and was attended by a large concourse of friends and relatives. The late Mr. Kjos was a pioneer settler of the Wetaskiwin district, where he and his wife settled with their family of seven sons and four daughters in 1900. The deceased was born in Norway in 1848, immigrated to the United States in 1867, but with true Viking love for new fields and open spaces, immigrated with his family to the great Northwest twenty-seven years ago where his many descendants have founded homes and prospered. His son, Thorwalk, arrived from Vancouver in time to attend the funeral, as did also his youngest son and daughter, Mrs. A. F. Bigland and Tilmar, of Magnolia, Alberta. Rev. Shillons officiated at the residence and at the church, delivering an impressive service in both the English and Norwegian languages. The pall-bearers were T. R. Jevne, T. T. Jeven, Thos. B. Jevne, Andrew Jevne, Evan Jevne and Osten Berge, old-timers in the district and relatives of the deceased.
  Person ID	I12867	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Eivind Torsteinson KJØS,   b. 1818, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Mother	Anne Olsdatter KÅRSTAD,   b. 1812, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Family ID	F17252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Iversdatter SONDROL,   b. 17 Dec 1853, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 13 Apr 1931, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Ida Olive KJØS,   b. 29 Mar 1887, Brookings County, South Dakota d. 7 Aug 1955, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (Age 68 years)   2. Annie Marie KJØS,   b. 19 Jun 1879, Rock County, Minnesota d. 26 May 1898, Rock County, Minnesota (Age 18 years)   3. Iver KJØS,   b. 3 Aug 1877, Rock County, Minnesota d. 1960, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F9634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2023