 1861 - 1934 (72 years)
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| Name |
Andrew Tesdahl |
| Birth |
21 May 1861 |
Union Twp, Story Co, Iowa, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
6 Feb 1934 |
| Person ID |
I77870 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
4 Mar 2009 |
| Father |
Lars Halvarsen, Tesdahl, b. 10 Oct 1828, Tesdal G d. 28 Apr 1888, Palestine Twp, Story Co, Iowa, USA (Age 59 years) |
| Mother |
Martha Larsdatter, Berge, b. 29 Jul 1826, Berge d. 25 Jan 1893, Palestine Twp, Story Co, Iowa, USA (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage |
6 Apr 1854 |
Etne, Hordaland, Norway [1] |
- Lars and Martha were married in the spring of 1854; that summer they
sailed for the United States of America. Lars had lived on a small
farm. He had been instructed in the Lutheran faith, but his schooling
was limited. He could read and figure well, but as a child he could
not write. Martha's schooling was also limited; but she had become
skilled as a seamstress, tailoring men's clothing.
In the summer of 1854, they arrived in Lisbon, Illinois. That fall
they made arrangements to purchase a tract of land in central Iowa. On
May 17, 1855, in company with 104 persons of the Lisbon community,
they started across the prairie with their belongings. There were 21
families, a widow and five young men. Personal belongings were packed
into covered wagons drawn by 18 span of oxen and six teams of horses;
and a single horse was hitched to a spring wagon. A herd of cattle
completed the group. They reached their destination on June 7, 1855,
spending the first night in the open, about one-half mile north of
where the Palestine Lutheran Church now stands. The following Sunday
morning they formed a circle with their wagons to give thanks for a
successful journey over a strange trail of some 300 miles.
The first building in the colony was a temporary church; an open
hayshed. The eighty acres which our grandparents had purchased from
the government for $1.25 an acre is located about two miles southwest
of Cambridge, Iowa; South
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| Family ID |
F35144 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Anna Louise Lewis, b. 14 Nov 1870, Iowa, USA d. 16 Oct 1955 (Age 84 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Aug 1892 [2] |
- From: Terry Tesdall
To: Gary Christopher
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 3:16 PM
Subject: Lars Tesdahl/Martha Berg History
I am a 5th-generation descendent of Lars Tesdahl and Martha Berg as
shown below. My family moved from Central Iowa to St. Louis, MO in
1957. My mother and several brothers are still in St. Louis area. I
currently live in Mims, Florida.
1. Lars Tesdahl b. 10 Oct 1829 d. 28 Apr 1888 m. 6 Apr 1854 Martha
Berg b. 25 May 1826 d. 25 Jan 1893
2. Andrew Tesdahl b. 21 May 1861 d. 6 Feb 1934 m. 24 Aug 1892 Anna
Louise Lewis b. 14 Nov 1870 d. 16 Oct 1955
3. Leslie John Tesdall b. 27 Jun 1893 d. 26 Aug 1943 m. 25 Feb 1914
Florence Belle Myers b. 12 Jul 1894 d.
4. Glen Lyle Tesdall b. 19 May 1917 d. 29 Sep 1997 m. 16 Nov 1940
Grace Evelyn Boylen b. 16 Nov 1916
5. Terry Lee Tesdall b. 2 Oct 1942 m. 11 Oct 1969 Joyce Marie Schmitt
b. 27 Jul 1947
I have a copy of a fairly comprehensive family history, listing all
descendents of Lars and Martha through late 1950s, initially written
by my great-grandfather Andrew Tesdall in 1932 and continued by his
sister Martha Tesdahl Raynes in mid-1950s with update in late 1950s.
It's now over 40 years out of date, except for what I've updated for
my immediate family. I'm in the process of scanning the original ditto
copy into MS WORD. I'd be happy to share this with other family
members.
Terry Tesdall
Names in Bride Index are Andrew Tesdall and Anna Louisa Lewis.
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| Family ID |
F35213 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
4 Mar 2009 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 21 May 1861 - Union Twp, Story Co, Iowa, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S1842] Personal Communication, The Lars and Martha Tesdahl Clan (Reliability: 3).
: this edition, edited and compiled by Vern A Panzer, was collated from the original first history and supplements issued after that. Some additional material was also received and incorporated into this edition. Additional material and corrections can be sent to the editor at 318 N Russell, Ames, IA 50010.
- [S1843] Marriage Register, Story Co Bride Index (Reliability: 3).
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