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The Descendants of Johannes Mikkelson

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GENERATION NO. 7

130. Torsten Olsen Arvoll, Bjelde, Vemundvig   (Ola⁶, Häakon⁵, (Hakonson)⁴, Häakon³, .Jon², Johannes¹)

He was born 10 June 1821 in Avoll (Arval/Ervoll - same place), Sogndal, Norway. Torsten died 21 November 1876 in Tronaesmoen, N. Trondelag Norway, at the age of 55. He was buried in Vemundvik u. Namsos.

He married (1) Marie ESPENSDATTER 22 April 1846 in Sogndal, Norway.
Marie was the daughter of Espen JOHANNESSEN and Gjertrud PEDERSDATTER. Marie died 15 June 1870 in Tronaesmoen, Norway, at the age of 49.

From Berit Selseng <berits@sffarkiv.no>

Torstein Olsen bought Bjelle 1863 from Vilhelm Magnus Rosendal, a stranger in Sogndal, and sold it 1870 to a couple from Jostedal in Sogn, also strangers.
He had rented the farm to others some of the years, one half to his brother Andreas who got a daughter, Karen Andrea, at Bjelle 1866. A sister in law, GitlAugust Espend. with husband Nils Johannesen Eskestrand also had a part of Bjelle, they had a son, Ivar, there in 1865.

All these moved out, Bjelle was only a short stop in Torstein's life.

The name Kattevold comes from Valdres in the east of Norway, and was brought to Sogndal with people
moving here. It is used as a family name, and as such is no geographical name

Torsten Olson - Norway, my great grandfather
Torsten Olson's second wife, Dorte Iversdatter Kvale - Norway

Farmer, head of household, owner-1865 census- Born on father's farm at Avoll (Arval/Ervoll - same place). The family stayed only a few years at Bjelde. Tosten Olsen was born at Avoll (Arval/Ervoll - same place) and lived most of his time in Sogndal at that place and in Sogndalsfjora near by. He owned Bjelle (correct name!) for seven years ( 1863 -70) and lived elsewhere also some of that period, with others to rule the farm. In 1865 he was living at Bjelle. There are two areas with this name: Bjedle in Aurland parish, which is NOT ours, and Bjelle parish in Sogndal, whish is oursTosten Olsen moved to Vemundvik in Namdalen in Trxndelag. One daughter, Ragnhild Sofie, was married in Sogndal 1871 and lived there for some years, then moved to the east of Norway. There are no descendants in Sogndal of Tosten Olsen. Together with Tosten and his family moved a family from Kvele in Sogndal: Ivar Berdsen b. 1814 and wife Berta Johannesd. with many children. Their eldest daughter, Dorte b. 1835, was later married to Tosten Olsen, she might be the mother of Per/Peter who must be born at Vemundvik.

Torsten moved about a great deal . Click here to see or here

Grave of Torsten Olsen and wife at vemundvik, placed there at request of Cliff's father John Torstenson, his Uncle Martin and Aunt Bertha after John's wishes after WW2

Margit and Cliff at grave monument of Torsten Olson Bjedle and Dorte Kvale Olson, my great grandfather and his second wife.

They had 9 children:

135 F Gjertrud TOSTENSD, born about 1846 in Hove, Sogndal, Norway.

136 F Kari TOSTENSD, born about 1847 in Sogndalsfjora, Norway.

137 F (Ragnild) Sophie TOSTENSD, born about 1850 in Sogndalfjora, Norway.

Known as Ragnhild Sofie, married NN in Sogndal 1871 and lived there for some years,
then moved to the east or Norway.

138 M Ole TOSTENSON, born about 1853 in Sogndal, Norway

141 F Gjetlaug TOSTENSD, born 1853 in Sogndalfjora, Norway.

+ 133 M Iver TOSTENSEN, (Torsten⁷, Ola⁶, Häakon⁵, (Hakonson)⁴, Häakon³, Jon², Johannes¹).

+ 139 M Espen TOSTENSON, born about 1856 in Arvoll, Sogndal and died 1892 in coast of China (wrecking)
(Kinakysten (forlis). He married Hanna Severine Hansen, 28 September 1885 in Os, Hordaland.

139a F Hanna Severine Hansen, Hanna was born 8 August 1855 in Kvalsund, Os. She was the daughter of
Ole Hansen Qualsund and Jacobine Conradine Krueger. She died 6 June 1946 in Bergen

140 F Mari TOSTENSD,

born about 1861 in Sogndalsfjora, Norway.

Karen Torsten Olson is the one in black. Marie Evensen is Torsten Olson's daughter
1918

Mrs. Marie Evenson, Bergen, Norway

Marie and John Evenson
and their 3 children, Peter
and Martin's sister, Norway

130 M Torsten married (2) Dortea Iversdatter KVALE 11 January, 1872 in Vemundvick, Norway.
She was born 1834 in Sogndal, Norway


They had 3 children:

+ 143 M John TORSTENSON born 10 July 1873.

        Martin Torstenson

Martin Torstenson, Peter's half brother, South Africa 1955

News article: 21,600 stitches. My note on the alterations to the Mostert Mill house on Rhodes Drive brought Mr. M.B. Torstenson to see me (Some of you will remember Mr. Torstenson as science master at the Cape Town High School.) Mr. Torstenson was trained as an architect. When he arrived in Cape Town 58 years ago he made drawings and photographs of the fine old buildings that appealed to him. Among them was the Mostert Mill house. From his sketch and graph of the mill house the late Mrs. Torstenson embroidered the tapestry seen in my photograph today. It took 21,600 stitches to complete a remarkable work of art

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GENERATION NO. 8

133 M Iver TOSTENSEN, (Torsten⁷, Ola⁶, Häakon⁵, (Hakonson)⁴, Häakon³, Jon², Johannes¹).

born 23 February 1858/1860 in Flugeim, Norway. He was found on the 1910 census, age 58 at
Lake Bay pct in Pierce County. He married Randi HALVORSON. She was born 30 March1868
in Norway. She was the daughter of Halvor HALVERSON and Sylvia . Randi died 12 March 1943
in Seattle, Washington, at the age of 75. Iver died 16 August 1943, at the age of 85, and was buried
Washelli in Seattle, Washington.
Notes for Iver:
He emigrated 1886. Evelyn Cussax said Iver and Randi said the relatives in Minnesota,
presumably the half brother John, was furious Iver and Peter changed their name.

Laurine told the story of visiting her Great Uncle Iver and Great Aunt Randi as a child.
Iver was in the
attic and when Randi called him for dinner he accidentally put his foot through the ceiling.
"Now look what you made me do!" he exclaimed.

Randi's death notice         Uncle Iver's death notice



Randi before she was married
Randi, perhaps before
marriage, perhaps in Minnesota.
See big scan here to
see if that really is Minnesota. Randi at Bainbridge Island, Ruth &
Ed's House,
about 1929.



Right: Randi Thompson   1868-1943
Left: Iver 1860-1943
cemetery listing, Washellie - Seattle, WA



Iver & Randi, perhaps
on Wedding day in Seattle

+    134       M     Peter Thomas Thompson or THORSTENSEN, born 7 November1868, died 12 March 1950.

Peter Thomas⁸ Thompson or THORSTENSEN (
Torsten⁷, Ola⁶, Häakon⁵, (Hakonson)⁴, Häakon³, Jon², Johannes¹).
Peder Thorstensen emigrated April 1, 1890, age 22, born 1868 from Namsos.

Witnesses Elaine Swanson and Peter Johanson. Found in Digitalarkivet: Emigrantar
over Bergen fra Trondelag.

134. Peter Thomas⁸ Thompson or THORSTENSEN
Torsten⁷, Ola⁶, Häakon⁵, (Hakonson)⁴, Häakon³, Jon², Johannes¹).
Peder Thorstensen emigrated April 1, 1890, age 22, born 1868 from Namsos.
Witnesses Elaine Swanson and Peter Johanson. Found in Digitalarkivet: Emigrantar over Bergen fra Trondelag.
Apparently he changed his name in this country.

He was born 7 November 1868 in Vemundvik, Namsos, Norway. Peter died of a stroke 12 March 1950 in Seattle,
Washington at the age of 71, and was buried in Washelli, Seattle, Washington. During the 1930"s and 1940's he had
colon cancer but recovered from that as that did not kill him.

1900 census - King County


Harry, Tom Arthur, Sophia (Holmvall) - Photographer Hardy, Pike Street, 314, Seattle, WA. Tom Arthur died about age 12 of meningitis - About 1905
Peter, with dark hair -
pictures taken in Norway or Seattle - 46 years old?

Sophie (Holmvall)
Thompson, Seattle, Washington

Sophie (Holmvall) and Peter Thompson, Seattle, Washington

Sophie (Holmvall) Thompson, Sophie (Holmvall)
and Peter Thompson,
about late 1930's, Seattle,
Washington
Peter and Sophie(HOLMVALL) THOMPSON -Cemetery

Peter Thompson, Seattle, Washington about 1894

Sophie (Holmvall), Tom Arthur and Peter Thompson , Seattle, Washington


Peter Thompson
Seattle, Washington



Sophie's announcement in the newspaper             Peter's Funeral sheet

Columbia House in the 1940's where Peter died .

Lutheran Conferance Home 1946 Peter in middle in back - Lutheran Confernance Home - 8 years residencene - Now called Columbia Lutheran Home

He married (2) Stina Sophia HOLMVALL 3 June1893 in Seattle, Washington. She was born 14 January1867 in
Nederlulea Par,
Sweden.
Stina died 9 May 1941 in Seattle, Washington, at the age of 74, and was buried in Washelli, Seattle, Washington.
Peter's
whereabouts in Seattle were tracked using Seattle directories - Page 1 Page 2

The 1910 Seattle Polk Directory and there was a Peter Thompson listed as a "helper"
working with the Columbia and Puget Sound Railway, no home address given. Peter's
last job was as a night watchman at Fisherman's Wharf in Seattle.

1897-1909 they lived at 912 5th Ave S;
1910-1914 they lived at 1602 Atlantic
1915 they lived at 1632 Sturgis,
1916-1917 they lived at 1571 Greenwood
1918-1926 they lived at 5721 Greenwood Ave,
1927-1942 they lived at 215 N 58th
1943-1944 they lived at 405 N 48th



This is where Peter, my grandfather spent his last years. He is the man near the center in the back row
with white hair and a black suit and white shirt.

Grandma's house as remembered by granddaughter Laurine Mitchell

She kept lavender in her dresser drawers. She always smelled like lavender. When I was in high school I went to their home and washed down the kitchen walls after school as they were so greasy with the kind of gas that was used in the kitchen stove. She was so clean that the dirty wall bothered her, so I told her that I would wash them. It took me several days and when I was finished ,she had me take money from her dresser drawer and go to the store and buy some pop and ice cream s o we could have a soda. But don't tell Grandpa as she wasn't suppose to have any money. He was working as a night watchman at Fisherman's Wharf, so he wasn't home. Their basement was as clean as a whistle, and she had an oil burning hot plate with a copper boiler on top to boil the clothes. She used blueing for the white clothes and she used a boiled starch to make the clothes stiff before ironing. Those were the only smells that I recall. I'm not sure but I think she used ivory soap to clean the clothes on the washboard.

They had 4 children:

144 M Tom Arthur THOMPSON (Peter⁸,Torsten⁷, Ola⁶, Häakon⁵, (Hakonson)⁴, Häakon³, Jon², Johannes¹).

Tom was born 21 October 1893 in Gethsemene Lutheran Church - New Castle, Washington. He was baptized
there 25 December 1893. Sponsors were J Vicstrom and Peters Johnson. The parents were not members
of the church.. Tom died 6 February1907 in Seattle, Washington, at the age of 13, and was buried in
Lakeview Cemetery on Capital Hill in Seattle, Washington. #1 Plot# 1156. He died 2/6/1907 at the age of
13years and 4 months of spinal meinigitus.

Tom Arthur (1893-1907), brother, Harry THOMPSON, wife Lillian - Cemetery Stones Washellie,
Seattle, Washington

145 M Harry George THOMPSON (Peter⁸,Torsten⁷, Ola⁶, Häakon⁵,
(Hakonson)⁴, Häakon³, Jon², Johannes¹).

born 12 February 1897 in Seattle, Washington, died 15 January 1983
n Seattle, Washington at the age of 85, and was buried in Evergreen, Seattle, Washington.
Married Lillian E. Johnson in Seattle, Washington. Children Beverly (Thompson) Youngberg,
Shirley (Thompson) Larison

Delmo Max Larison February 7, 1918 - July 14, 1990. Shirley Jean (Thompson) Larison September 5, 1922- July 4, 1988 Washelli, Seattle, Washington

146 M Edward Martin THOMPSON (Peter⁸,Torsten⁷, Ola⁶, Häakon⁵, (Hakonson)⁴, Häakon³, Jon², Johannes¹).
Edward was born 30 September 1900 in Seattle,
Washington, died 18 October 1978 in Seattle, WA, at the age of 78. Married Ruth
Brassie in Seattle, Washington. Children Laurine (Thompson) Mitchell, Edward and Robert Thompson

Edward Thompson, Seattle, Washington - 1903

Edward Thompson as a young man - Seattle, Washington

Edward About 1910

Edward M. Thompson 1900-1978,
cemetery listing, Washellie



147 M Iver Albert THOMPSON (Peter⁸,Torsten⁷, Ola⁶, Häakon⁵, (Hakonson)⁴, Häakon³, Jon², Johannes¹).

born 16 December 1909, died 27 October 1959. Iver wed 28 February 1935
Laura Mary HOFFMAN at Port Orchard, Washington, children: Ronald Clark and
Karen Marie (Thompson) Miller
Iver died of 1) Psychogenic Anorexia (Psychological cause of not eating) due to
2)Cachexia (loss of weight) secondary due to
3) Electrolyte Depletion (loss of fluids and foods means
no potassium or sodium which are necessary for heart function).
He was a Custom Broker at George S Bush Co. in Seattle.





Iver Albert Thompson 1909-1959 Laura (Hoffman) (Thompson) Voll 1909-1982 -
Iver Thompson 1909-1959 - Picture taken 2001

Iver Thompson, Seattle, Washington

G. R. Mills, 2nd ave..,
Seattle, Washington

Iver and his friends in Ballard
Peter, Harry, Lillian, Iver, Sophia, Ruth,
Randi, Beverly, Shirley, Laurine (Ed took picture) ,
about 1929, Bainbridge at Ruth & Ed's House

Peter nor his brother Iver went to church, just the women did and the church is still where it was, which
was NOT in Ballard. Grandma and Grandpa lived at 8631 30th ave SW, Seattle, Washington from 1918
to 1940.

Per Laurine, Peter lost his leg in a RR accident while the boys were growing up. He returned to work before
he should have and the stump became very bloody. He was a machinist, In 1884 he was a night watchman.
He died of a stroke. Buried at Washelli Section 0, Lot 632 Graves 2&3 (with wife). He emigrated April 1 1890,
unmarried, age 22 from Namsos. Have marriage (Seattle) and naturalization (Seattle) record.

Iver, Peter's brother's death in 1943, Seattle, Washingtron

139 M Espen⁸TOSTENSD ^{^{(Torsten⁷,Ola⁶, Häakon⁵,
Hakonson⁴, Häakon³, Jon,²,Johannes¹)}}

was born 1856 in Avoll (Arval/Ervoll - same place) Sogndal, Norway. Espen died 1892 in coast
of China (wrecking) (Kinakysten (forlis) . He married Hanna Severine Hansen 28 September 1885
in Os, Hordaland.

139a F Hanna Severine Hansen Hanna was born 8 August 1855 in Kvalsund, Os. She was the daughter of
Ole Hansen Qualesund and Jacobine Conradine Krueger. Hanna died 6 June 1946 in Bergen.

Jacobine and Hanna had the following 2 children:


139ab F

Maria "Miskin" Thorstensen, born 13 June, 1886 in Bergen, died probably in Argentina.
She married Leif Ivar Nielsen.

139aba M Leif Ivar Nielsen who was born 6 July 1884 in Bergen, the son of Peter Ivar Nielsen and Betty Elionora.
Leif died about 1925-1935 in Bergen.

Maria and Leif had two children:

139abb M

Roald Astrup Nilsen, born 23 December 1915

139abb M

Trygve Nielsen born about 1917-1918, died about 1990-1995 in Bergen.

139c M Leif Johan Thorstenson born 19 July 1889 in Bergen and died 05 May 1965 in Bergen and is buried
10 May 1965 in Moellendal, Bergen. He married Johanne Lude, married 27 November 1914, born
29 July 1889 in Bergen, the daughter of Karl Fredrik Beck Lude and Johanne Henriche Stender)
and died 9 October 1972 in Bergen, buried 12 October 1972 in Moellendal.

Leif and Johannes had the following children:

139ca M

Arne Lude Thorstenson born 18 December 1916 in Bergen. He married Elsa Mueller
10 May 1941 who was born 30 September 1915 in Bergen. Arnie died 1984 at Bergen

139cb F

Johanne Henrikke Thorstenson - I, the compiler of these pages, have exchanged Christmas cards
for years with this wonderful lady!

130cc M

Leif Thorstenson

Arne and Elsa had the following 3 children :

139caa F

Inger Johanne Thorstenson, born 14 May 1943 in Bergen.
She married Sigurd Galtung Doesvig who was born in Bergen

Inger and Sigurd had the following children:

139caaa M

Tom Galtung Doesvig

139caab F

Carita Galtung Doesvig



139cab M

Arne "Bamse" Thorstenson, born 27 February 1946 in Bergen.
He married Marit Berge daughter of Knut Berge

Arne and Marit had the following 2 children:

139caba F

Marianne Thorstensen

139cabb F

Janicke Thorstenson

139cac M

Tore Thorstensom born 3 January 1958 in Bergen. He married Rita Meyer.
born 1948, the daughter of Wilhelm Meyer and NN Ramen Johannesen

Tore and Rita had the following child:

139caca F

Ida Thorstenson

139cad M

Leif Erik Thorstenson born 31 January 1958 in Bergen

139cb M

Johanne Henrikke Thorstenson born 14 January 1920 in Bergen. She married Trygve Bernt Frich,
25 September 1947 in Arstad kirke, Bergen. He was born 21 October 1920 in New York, USA, the son
of David Christian Frich and Anna Wilhelma Hilt. Trygve died 23 September 1996 in Bergen

Johanne and Trygve had the following child:

139cba M

Ellen Frich born 14 October 1948 in Bergen. She is a primary school teacher. She married Tore Engstrom,
married 15 September 1972 in Trondheim, born 17 January 1946 in Oslo.

Ellen and Tore had the following 2 children:

139cbaa M

Jan Iven Frich Engstrom born 02 August 1983 in Columbia (adopted)

139cbab M

Carlos Frich Engstrom, born 12 July 1987 in Columbia (adopted)

139cbb F

Anne Frich born 09 April 1951 in Bergen. She marreid Svien Lien 29 April 1972 in
Landas krk. Bergen. He was born 9 November 1948 in Laksevag.

Anne and Svien had the following children

139cbba M

Thomas Frich born 09 April 1948 in Laksevag. He married Trine Lise Haslene
who was born 10 July 1975

139cbbbaa M

Oskar born 11 August 2004 in Oslo

139cbbbab F

Linn Frich Lien born 29 May 1977 in Bergen. She married Tibor Aleksander
Maehlum 25 August 2001 in Bergen. Tibor was born 19 April 1970.

139cbbaba M

Andreas Frich Maehlum born 25 July 2000

139cbbabb M

Christian Frich Maehlum, born 25 November 2002

139cbc U

,No Name, born 21 April 1952 in Bergen, died as a newborn.

139cbd F

Berit Frich who was born 25 June 1955 in Bergen. She married Helge Meling 14 June 1980
in Landas kirke, Bergen, born 18 October 1954 in Stavenger. Helge was the son of Andreas
Larsson Meling and Ruth Arlin Jasund.

139cbda F

Anna Frich Meling born 08 November 1982 in Tromso

139cbdb F

Ingjerd Frich Meling born 11 August 1985 in Tromso

139cbe F

Karen Helene Frich born 30 June 1959 in Bergen. She married Age Hanoy
30 November 1984 in Bergen Tinghus, divorced.

139cbea F

Kristin Frich Hanoy born 22 May 1985 in Bergen.

139cbeb F

Helene Frich Hanoy born 19 September 1987 in Bomlo.

139cbec M

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