Namn |
Thor Torsteinsen Nerland* |
Födelse |
23 Maj 1881 |
Finnøy, Nærland, Rogaland [1] |
Dop |
25 Jun 1881 |
Finnøy, Hesby, Rogaland [1] |
Kön |
Man |
Vaccination |
13 Sep 1883 |
Finnøy, Nærland, Rogaland [2] |
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Konfirmation |
29 Sep 1895 |
Finnøy, Hesby, Rogaland [2] |
- Kristendomskunskap mycket god
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Emigration |
1900 |
Roland, Story County, Iowa, USA |
Militärtjänstgöring |
mel 1917 och 1918 |
US Army [3] |
Militärtjänstgöring |
1942 |
US Army [4] |
Yrke |
Farmer |
Död |
30 Maj 1954 |
Hyde County, South Dakota, USA |
Begravning |
eft 30 Maj 1954 |
Morningside Cemetery, Ree Heights, Hand County, South Dakota, USA [5] |
- Gravplats: Block 4 Lot 14 Grave 1
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Noteringar |
- Han tjänstgjorde i 1:a världskriget
Han tjänstgjorde i 2:a världskriget
- Bio: "BRING ON THE PIONEERS! History of Hand County" by Scott Heidepriem @1978, pgs. 469 & 470 (printed with permission of Scott Heidepriem)
- Thor and Louise Nerland by Margaret Bawdon Braden
- Thor Nerland was born May 23, 1881 to Thorstein Nerland and Johanna Falness at Finoo Island, near Stavanger, Norway.
- He came to the United States in 1901 at age 20, to Roland, Iowa.
- He went to Parkston, South Dakota in 1904, where he met and married Louise Agnes Lingscheit on May 24, 1908. They built up a new home three miles east of Parkston.
- In 1914, they adopted a daughter, Margaret Miles Nerland at the age of 4 years, and in 1915, they adopted another child, Edward Smith Nerland at age of 5 years.
- In the year of 1917, Thor Nerland and John Lingscheit moved to Ree Heights, South Dakota and bought a ranch in partnership, later moving the two families from Parkston to Ree Heights. Thor and John were in partnership until 1929.
- Thor and Louise were very active in community affairs. Thor helped build the Cedar Congregational Church, and later helped build the Cedar Community Hall.
- Thor and Louise helped in the organization of the Cedar Community Club when the first programs were held in the basement of the Cedar Church. Louise, was a Sunday school teacher for a number of years, and also participated in several offices of the Cedar Community Ladies Aid. She taught her adopted children and nieces to swim in Elm Creek, but never learned to swim herself.
- Dick Bawdon bought the Nerland Ranch when they decided to retire. From the ranch, they moved to Ree Heights, buying a home there.
- Several years later, Thor built a new home in Highmore, South Dakota and lived there several years before his death on May 30, 1954.
- In Highmore, he belonged to the Methodist Church, and also was a member of the Odd Fellows.
- Thor, throughout his very active life, was interested mainly in raising cattle and farming, as well as the betterment of the communities in which he lived.
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Person-ID |
I123137 |
Kvalevaag |
Senast ändrad |
27 Feb 2024 |
Familj |
Louise Agnes Lingscheit, f. 21 Maj 1891, Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA d. Jan 1969, Miller, Hand County, South Dakota, USA (Ålder 77 år) |
Vigsel |
24 Maj 1908 |
Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA [7] |
Barn |
| 1. Edward Smith Nerland*, f. 19 Dec 1908, New York, USA d. 9 Maj 2003, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA (Ålder 94 år) |
| 2. Margaret Miles Nerland*, f. 16 Jan 1910, Horseheads, Chemung County, New York, USA d. 12 Maj 1997, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA (Ålder 87 år) |
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Familjens ID |
F46876 |
Familjeöversikt | Familjediagram |
Senast ändrad |
5 Jun 2023 |