FAMILY GROUP SHEET
Bosque County, Texas
Submitter: Wanda MOBLEY
Born: 1/12/1811
Place: Åamli, Grimeland Gaard, Norway
Married: 1835 / 36
Place: Åamli, Grimeland Gaard, Norway
Died: 1883
Place: Norse, Texas USA
Buried: Our Saviors Luther
Cemetery
Father: Gusten Jorgenson
(birth: 1780 Åamli, Grimeland Gaard, Norway)
Mother: Kjersti Kitteldatter
(Birth: 1776 Mosberg Gaard, Norway)
Other Spouses: None
Emigrated : 1850,
Port of New Orleans, La.
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Wife's Name: Liv Nilsdatter Gunstenson
Born: 6/14/1810
Place: Navessen, Vegaas Heien, Sogn, Urvatten Gaard, Norway
Died: 11//1903
Place: Norse, Texas, USA
Buried:
Place: Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
Father: Nils Olson
Mother: Randi Olson
Other Spouses: Jorden
Gunstenson
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CHILDREN
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1. Name: Jorgen Jorgenson (Yearn) Grimland
Born: 3/11/1833
Place: Åamli, Grimeland Gaard, Norway
Married: (1) 1850
(2) (1862)
Place: Henderson County, Texas
Died: 10/4/1915
Place: Clifton, Texas
Buried:
Place:
Spouse(s): (1) Gurino
Tellefsdatter 1839-1861 (2) Inger Halverson1843-1930
He had a total of 18 children.
Three by the first wife, 15 by second
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2. Name: Gunsten Kittelsen Grimland
Born: 4/29/1936
Place: Åamli, Grimland Gaard, Norway
Married:
Place:
Died: 1924
Place:
Buried:
Place: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Clifton, Texas
Spouse(s): Sophia Brown
Born/Died: 1841-1916
They had six children by some accounts and
nine by others
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3. Name: Nils Kittlesen Grimland
Born: 10/4/1839
Place: Åamli, Grimeland Gaard, Norway
Married: 1867
Place:
Died: 1/20/1924
Place: Norse, Texas
Buried:
Place: Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
Spouse(s): Jensine
Marie (Mary) Johnson Born/Died:
2/20/1849
- 2/25/1929
They had nine children
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4. Name: Ole Kittlesen Grimland
Born: 12/17/1941
Place: Åamli, Grimland Gaard, Norway
Married: 1875
Place: Hamilton County, Texas
Died: 12/17/1920
Place: Lampasas, Texas
Buried: Lampasas,
Texas Place: Oak Hill Cemetery
Spouse(s): Annery
(Annie) Eddie Born/ Died :
11/21/1856
- 12/22/1934 Born in
Virginia. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery beside Ole. Ole is the
only child of Liv and Kittle that
married outside the Norwegian community . They had six children
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5. Name: Gjerld Kittlesen Grimland
Born: 10/10/1844
Place: Åamli, Grimland Gaard, Norway
Married: no
Place:
Died: 1875
Place: Norse, Texas
Buried: Norse
Place: Our Saviors Lutheran
Gjerld reportedly died when a horse fell on him.
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6. Name: Jorgen Kittlesen Grimland (known as J. K. or Lillie
Yern)
Born: 5/30/1847
Place: Åamli, Grimland Gaard, Norway
Married: 5/21/1888
Place: Bosque County, Texas
Died: 11/1/1915
Place: Bosque County, Texas
Buried:
Place: Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
Spouse(s): Annie Olsen
Born/Died: 5/21/1863 -10/24/1915
According to a grandson, when Annie died J.K. was in good health, but
did not want to live without her and died in his sleep one week later.
They had six children
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7. Name: Kjaerstie Kittledatter Grimland
Born: 4/22/1849
Place: Åamli, Grimland Gaard, Norway
Married: 1872-3
Place: Bosque County
Died: 7/20/1921
Place: Bosque County
Buried:
Place: Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
Spouse(s): Ole (Olsen
Hanckne) Solberg
Born/Died:11/1/1843 - 8/27/1922
Kjaerstie was the only daughter and the last child born in Norway.
She
also had nine children.
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8.Name: Reinert Wilhem Grimland
Born: 10/22/1852
Place: Henderson County, Texas
Married: Never
Place:
Died: 1918
Place: Norse, Texas
Buried:
Place: Our Savior Lutheran Cemetery
According to another
grandson of J.K., Reinert was "simple" and along with J.K. inherited the
family farm with the understanding they would take care of mother
until her death. J.K. built Reinert a small house on the property
where he lived until his death.
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SOURCES:
There are so many sources here but to name a few I will start with
Census Tapes, A short book "The Family Cartude (Carter) fro Fjord to Prairie"
by Olga Carter Marquardt and Kristen B. Solberg, Names and dates entered
in an " Old Bible" printed in 1633, some of these were entered by Liv Nilsdatter
Grimland, Our Saviors Lutheran Church and Cemetery Records, Trinity Lutheran
Church Cemetery, Clifton, Texas, Oak Hill Cemetery, Lampasas, Texas, Grandchildren
of Ole and Annie Grimland, Verna Watson Warren, Exa Hodge, Fay Lockheart
Black, Jodell, Grimlan Conner, Kathleen Sommer, The book, The People and
Land of Bosque County, Allen Grimland, Cecil Tergerson, and any other person
that I could get to talk to me.
Wanda Mobley