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Anna Marie GRAVDAHL

Anna Marie GRAVDAHL

Female 1874 - 1947  (73 years)

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  • Name Anna Marie GRAVDAHL  [1
    Birth 15 Aug 1874  Eid, Fjelberg, Hordaland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Baptism 30 Aug 1874  Hordaland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Census 1875  Hanestensplasset Gravdal, Fjelberg, Hordaland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 31 Dec 1875  Fjelberg, Hordaland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Emigration 10 Feb 1893  [5
    Emigration 20 Feb 1893  Bergen, Hordaland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Emigration 10 Apr 1893  New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Church member 22 Jul 1898  Story City, Story, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Immanuel Lutheran Church 
    Departure Abt 1904  Story City, Story, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    News 14 Apr 1905  Story City, Story, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Miss Anna Marie Gravdahl and Amos Eilson were married at the Immanual church Thursday May (sic) 6, Rev. Heimark officiating. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of bride’s sister, Mrs. John Veiland, where a large number of friends had assembled to extend congratulation to the happy couple. Miss Gravdahl is well known in Story City and has many friends here. She is a most excellent young lady’s, and the possessor of the womanly qualities that make her home so bright and attractive. The groom is from Des Moines where he has a good position. A large number of friends from Des Moines were in attendance. The young couple returned to Des Moines yesterday where they will be home to their many friends hereafter.
    Census 21 Apr 1910  Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Obituary 2 Sep 1947  Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Death 2 Sep 1947  Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Burial Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Address:
    Chapel Hill Gardens 
    Person ID I2377  Stanwood Family
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2021 

    Father Haldor Olsen GRAVDAHL,   b. 12 Nov 1841, Fjelberg, Hordaland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 20 Aug 1909, Tomahawk, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Gunhild Antonsdatter LANDE,   b. 15 May 1849, Fjelberg, Hordaland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1917, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 29 Apr 1870  Fusa, Søndre Bergenhus, Norge Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    Family ID F339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amos EIELSON,   b. 1874, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 6 Apr 1905  Story City, Story, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9, 14
    Family ID F316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2024 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1605] DB: Emigrants from Bergen (Norway) 1874-1930, 26 July 2007.

    2. [S1286] CENSUS: U.S., 1910 Iowa, Polk, Des Moines; 153; sheet 6B; 1320 East Court [?] Avenue, dwelling 132, family 137; Julia Grabdahl (sic) with son Martin O. Wieland (sic), residing with dau. and son-in-law, Amos and Anna M. Eilson; 1 May 2016.
      Gunhild Antonsdatter Lande 1910 census Des Moines Iowa
      Gunhild Antonsdatter Lande 1910 census Des Moines Iowa


    3. [S1375] CENSUS: Norway, 1875 Hordaland, Fjelberg; p.n.n; Haldor Olsen, shipbuilder, b. 1841, with wife Gunhild, son Ole, daughters Lisebeth and Anne; Johanne Haldorsdatter residing in household of Nils Olson; 24 December 2020.
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      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1841_census_1875


    4. [S1718] DB: Norway Church Records, 1812-1938, Anne Marie, born 15 August 1874, baptized 30 August 1874; citing Kirkebøker 1812-1938, Arkivverket, Norge.
      GRAVDAHL_Anna_Marie_b1874_bapt_001
      GRAVDAHL_Anna_Marie_b1874_bapt_001


    5. [S1574] DB: SAB, Fjelberg Soknepresetembete, H/Haa: Ministerialbok nr. C1, 1879-1918, s. 240, Haldor Olsen Gravdal with Gunhild Antonsdatter and children: Johanna Elisabeth, Ole, Anna Maria, Lars Olai, Margaret _____, Haldor Gusav, Cecilia (Secila), and Marta, 10 Feb 1893.
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_emigration_001
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_emigration_001


    6. [S1708] DB: New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924, Point of embarkation Kristiansand, to Ellis Island, ship Hekla; Gunhild Gravdal with children Anne, Margarethe, Cecilie, Martha, Haldor, Gabriel, Johanne, Ole, and Lars; 10 April 1893.
      Gunhnild Antonsdatter Lande emigration
      Gunhnild Antonsdatter Lande emigration


    7. [S344] "U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969".
      Immanuel Lutheran Church member, 22 July 1898: Haldor Gravdal b. 12 Nov 1841 Fjelberg, Norge; Gunhild Gravdal b. 10Mai 1849 Fjelberg, Norge; Ole Gravdal b. 14 Mai 1872 Fjelberg, Norge; Anna Marie Gravdal b. 15 Aug 1874 Fjelberg, Norge; Lars Olai b. 19 Ma
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1841_church_001
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1841_church_001


    8. [S344] "U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969", Immanuel Lutheran Church Afgaaede (Departing) records, p. 116, listing Haldor and Gunhild Gravdal with Ole, Anna, Lars, Margaret, Haldor, Cecilie (død or deceased), Gabriel (død or deceased) and Martha.
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      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1841_departed_001


    9. [S1160] NEWS: The Story City Herald, Local News; marriage announcement; 14 April 1905; Anna Marie Gravdahl, Amos Eilson, p. y7; 20 December 2020.
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      GRAVDAHL_Anna_Marie_b1874_news_001


    10. [S1059] NEWS: Des Moines Tribune, Wife dies After Mate; death announcement; 2 September 1947; Anna Eielson, p. 11.
      GRAVDAHL_Anna_Marie_b1874_obit_001
      GRAVDAHL_Anna_Marie_b1874_obit_001


    11. [S1166] Find A Grave, 20 December 2020; memorial page for Anna Marie Eielson (1875 - 1947), Find A Grave memorial no. 84404323.
      Citing Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; the accompanying photograph by user “Katie Lou” provides a legible image of the inscribed data.
      GRAVDAHL_Anna_Marie_b1874_grave_001.jpeg
      GRAVDAHL_Anna_Marie_b1874_grave_001.jpeg


    12. [S609] Fusa Strandvik Hordaland Klokkerbok 1861-1885 - 35, Regional State Archives of Bergen.

    13. [S470] Norway, "Church book from Fusa parish 1855-1879 (1241P)", Images online, marriage of Haldor Olsen Lygren and Gunhild Antonsdr Lander, 29 April 1870 in Fusa.
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1841_marr_001
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1841_marr_001


    14. [S1630] DB: Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, entry for Amos Eielson and Anna Marie Gravdahl, m. 06 Apr 1905.



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