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Haldor Gustav GRAVDAHL

Haldor Gustav GRAVDAHL

Male 1881 - 1956  (75 years)

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  • Name Haldor Gustav GRAVDAHL  [1] 
    Nickname Harry 
    Birth 2 Mar 1881  Fjelberg, Hordaland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Christening 27 Mar 1881  Eid, Fjelberg, Hordaland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 10 Feb 1893  [6] 
    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  [7] 
    Census 1895  Lafayette, Story, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Confirmation 15 Sep 1895  Story City, Story, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Church member 22 Jul 1898  Story City, Story, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Immanuel Lutheran Church 
    Census 1900  Story City, Story, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Departure Abt 1904  Story City, Story, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    News 8 Apr 1918  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • Coins Found Here
      Date Back 300 Years
      Rare Picces Identified by Experts
      With Reigns of Ferdinand
      III. and Leopoldus .V.
      Four old coins, found eight years ago by H. G. Oravdahl, 4426 Forty-first avenue south, have been declared by experts at the state university to date from the reigns of Ferdinand III and
      Leopoldus V, in the latter part of the sixteenth and early part of the seventeenth centuries. They were examined by experts last week.

      The coins were found by Mr. Gravdahl eight years ago while excavating in an old foundation in the downtown district of the city. They were wrapped in a copy of The Minneapolis Tribune,
      March 2, 1876, indicating that they had been buried more than 40
      years ago.

      Experts who have examined the coins say that they are almost invaluable. They have marks showing that at one time they may have been used as charms. Two of the coins bear the picture of
      Ferdinand III, dated 1607-1637. Ferdinand, was one of the emperors of the Holy Roman empire. The other coins bear the picture of Leopoldus V, archduke of Austria, and are dated, 1586-1632.

      Father Peter Trierweiler of Durand, Wis., made the translation of the inscriptions on the coins.

      The coins are now in the possession of Representative A. O. Devold, 723 Palace building.
    News 6 Jan 1920  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Haldor arrested 
    • "Boys Club" Head Loses Arrest Suit
      H. G. Gravdahl Must Stand Cost of Litigation Against Police Officers.

      On motion of the plaintiff, Judge H.D. Dickinson in district court late yesterday dismissed the $5,000 damage suit
      "brought on a charge of alleged false arrest by H. G. Gravdahl, said by the police to have been proprietor of boys c lub where I. W. W. principleswere taught, against Capt. Ed Bevans, Thomas Dorr and Richard Kerr, police
      officers. The dismissal means that Gravdahl will have to stand the cost of the litigation.

      William G. Compton, assistant City attorney, asked that case be "dismissed with prejudice," but Judge Dickinson acted on the motion of Attorney T. K. Latimer, appearing for Gravdahl. Compton's motion would would have prevented Gravdahl at any time hereafter from resuming the suit
      The dismissal, as decided by the court, means that Gravdahl must pay the expense of the present case before he can bring suit again at any time on the same allegations.

      Gravdahl was taken into custody on January 20, when the police raided a clubhouse at 4004 1/2 Minnehaha avenue.
      Gravdahl was then held by the police for an inquiry by the Department of Justice. The police alleged in a recent
      hearing before city councilmen Gravdahl's place had been searched and much I. W. W. radical literature had been found. Later Gravdahl was released. Then he instituted suit
      against the police officers, alleging false arrest.
    Census 12 Jan 1920  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 17 Apr 1930  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 13 Oct 1956  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Obituary 14 Oct 1956  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial 15 Oct 1956  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Crystal Lake Cemetery
    Person ID I896  Stanwood Family
    Last Modified 8 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  [16, 17] 
    Family ID F339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret (_____),   b. 1889, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Olaf GRAVDAHL,   b. 1910, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Cecile GRAVDAHL,   b. 1913, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2024 

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

    2. [S281] Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, Minnesota (print edition), Minneapolis (Minnesota) Sunday Tribune, 14 October 1956, obituary of obituary, Harry G. Gravdahl, p. 15B.
      “Harry G. Gravdahl,” Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, 14 October 1956, obituary of Harry G. Gravdahl, p. 15B.
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1881_obit_001      		 GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1881_obit_001


    3. [S966] Eid Fjelberg Hordaland Norway Parish Register (Ministerialbok 1879-1918), Hordaland, Fjelberg , C1 (1879 - 1918) Statsarkivet i Bergen, 212; The National Archives of Norway (http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_id=2125 : accessed 29 July 2007.).
      GRAVDAHL_Gabriel_b1882_birth_001      		 GRAVDAHL_Gabriel_b1882_birth_001


    4. [S1689] DB: Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017, 18 May 2016; entry for Harry G. Gravdahl, b. 2 Mar 1881, d. 13 Oct 1956, certificate no. 1956-024435.

    5. [S482] Eid, Fjelberg, Hordaland baptisms 1879-1900, database online, baptisms of Haldor, Margaretha, Gabriel, Martha, and Johanne Gravdahl; Regional State Archives of Bergen (http://digitalarkivet.uib.no).

    6. [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


    7. [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


    8. [S1363] CENSUS: State, 1895 Iowa, Story, Lafayette, p. 258-259, Haldor, Gunhild, Lars, Haldor, Gabriel, Secilia, and Martha Gravdal, John and Elizabeth G. Veland; State Historical Society, Des Moines, FHL microfilm 1,022,183; images online, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 19 May 2021).
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1841_census_1895_001      		 GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1841_census_1895_001
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1841_census_1895_002      		 GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1841_census_1895_002


    9. [S76] St. Petri Lutheran Church, Story City, Iowa, "Church records, 1858-1898", p. 26, transcription of confirmation records, 15 September 1895, Haldor Gustav Gravdal, citing FHL microfilm no. 986174, item 3.
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1881_confirmation_001      		 GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1881_confirmation_001


    10. [S344] "U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969", Haldor Gustav Gravdal confirmation 15 September 1895, citing St. Petri Lutheran Church, Story City, Iowa, Ministerial Records 1879-1898, p. 262.
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1881_confirmation_002      		 GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1881_confirmation_002


    11. [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


    12. [S1272] CENSUS: U.S., 1900 Iowa, Story, Story City; 119; sheet 8A; dwelling 159, family 164; Haldor and Gunhild Gravdall, with ch. Haldor G., Gabriel, and Margaretha and Martha Gravdall; 1 May 2016.
      VELAND_Johannes_b1900_census_US_Story_001      		 VELAND_Johannes_b1900_census_US_Story_001


    13. [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.
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1841_departed_001      		 GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1841_departed_001


    14. [S1097] NEWS: Minneapolis Morning Tribune, Coins Found Here Date Back 300 Years; 8 April 1918; H. G. Gravdahl, p. 7; September 2021.
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1881_news_04.08.1918_001      		 GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1881_news_04.08.1918_001


    15. [S1097] NEWS: Minneapolis Morning Tribune, Boys' Club Head Loses Arrest Suit; 6 January 1920; H. G. Gravdahl, p. 13; September 2021.
      GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1881_news_01.06.1920_001      		 GRAVDAHL_Haldor_b1881_news_01.06.1920_001


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

    17. [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




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