Ed's Day Wednesday
Dear FOLKS,
Last week I introduced you to Inger Tobine Tallachsdatter (1836-1918) who was born on the Seland farm, Nes, that was in Flekkefjord parish/municipality, Vest-Agder fylke/state, at the southern tip of Norway. Nes is no longer a municipality as it was dissolutioned and replaced with Flekkefjord. Inger was one of my late cousin, Ed Ostrom's great-grandmothers, his mother's father's mother. Last week I introduced you to her records and timeline and that can be found here. The map that follows, shows a good proximity of where Inger was born and it shows even better the location of the church where her records were found.
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| IMAGE: From Wikipedia, an overview map of Vest-Agder, Norway with Nes herred (Flekkefjord) highlighted. Records for Inger Tobine Tallachsdatter were found in Church registers of Flekkefjord parish. |
Inger and her family were members of the same community as were the folks from the Lindeland farm. Inger's family farm, the Seland was a short ride to the village of Flekkefjord, then called Nes. While the Lindeland farm was several kilometers/miles to the north. Why is this significant? Inger would first marry, Ole Atlaksen who would, in the U.S., take the name of Ole Lindeland. Their Norwegian marriage was in April 1855. In May, one month later, Inger and Ole would leave Norway, aboard the ship Espindola, leaving through the port of Porsgrunn. They would travel along with others from Nes. These others included Raymond Emerson, another who was born on the Lindeland farm. The three, Inger, Ole and Raymond would continue traveling together all the way to Stearns County, Minnesota where a large number of other immigrants from Vest-Agder had settled.
It is very likely that Ole Atlaksen Lindeland and Raymond Emerson were related as they were both born on the Lindeland farm, but it is yet unclear what their relationship was. Depending on the size of the land, family farms in Norway were parceled out to members of that family. These small parcels/farms are known in Norway as "bruks."
Sadly, Ole would die of typhoid fever in June of 1865. This left Inger a widow with two small daughters. She would see Raymond again after he was discharged from military service in the Union Army, at the conclusion of the Civil War. Then in 1871, Inger would marry a second time. This time to her fellow traveler and friend, Raymond Emerson. But I am getting ahead of myself. Those are stories better saved for another day. My point in this was to mention that if you want to learn more a bout the church and community, then you'll see that I covered most of that in Raymond's story. You can read about his young life in Norway here. The following map gives some perspective to the distance between the farms and where the local church parish was located.
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| IMAGE: Map of Selura Lake and the town of Flekkefjord, the PINK circle shows the location of the local church. The YELLOW circle is the location of the Seland Farm and the RED circle is the location of the Lindeland Farm. It appears that a boat and a wagon would be needed by Inger to attend church. |
The register showing Inger's birth and baptism was found in the Flekkefjord Church parish, the same church as attended by Raymond/Reinert Emerson's family. I'll translate that record here for you.
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A. Baptisms
page 92
No. [blank]
Stated Date of Birth: 26 November [1836 is inferred]
Date of Baptism: 11 December
The Child's full Name: Inger Tobine
Legitimate or illegitimate birth: legitimate
Parents' full names, occupation, and residence: farmer Tallach Sigbjornsen of Seeland and his wife Ingeborg Christophersdatter --- [no location given for mother] -- [child born at] Seeland
Godparents' names: farmer Ingrard Tonnesen Seeland, farmer Ommund Ammesen Lindeland, ?? Sigborn Atlaksen Lindeland, ?? Inger Hansdatter Seeland, ?? Tore Andersdatter Fladen.
If Baptized at home, who performed the baptism: in the church
For illegitimate children, who reported this status: either the child's mother, or which known and trustworthy member of the Parish: [blank]
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Her name is listed in the bottom half of the page, under the year "Kirke Aaret/Church Year 1837." This is unusual as she was born in 1836. There are several children entered this way. What I understand, the record shows us: the list of children starts with birth dates starting with December and November; all of the baptisms are in December. The parish priest entered the date across the page as January began, but his first children to be entered were born in 1836. To differentiate, those born in 1836 from those in 1837, the earlier births had no entry number given in the first column.
As Inger Tobine got a little older she would have seen, near her home the beautiful scenery as shown in the following photographs. In 2008, my cousin Ed Ostrom made a trip to Norway to find where his great-grandparents had lived. While on this trip he took the following photographs of and near the Seland farm.
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| IMAGE: A view of Selura Lake, the Seland farm is uphill near this view of the lake. This photo was taken from the road that follows the lake shore. Photograph was taken in August 2008 by Edwin J. Ostrom |
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| IMAGE: As a little girl, Inger would have enjoyed watching the ducks in this small pond. It is not known why owners of this pond had covered it with netting. Possibly to keep predatory birds away. Photo taken in 2008 by Edwin J. Ostrom. |
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| IMAGE: In the distance you can see house where Inger was born. There is also what looks like a modern pressurized gas tank beside the house, possibly for propane. Edwin J. Ostrom took this photo in 2008. |
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| IMAGE: Close-up view of the house (front) where Inger grew up, part of the Seland farm. A red out-building at the back of the house. Unnamed people in the photo. Taken by Edwin J. Ostrom in 2008. |
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| IMAGE: Close-up view of the house (back and one side) where Inger grew up, part of the Seland farm. Unnamed people in the photo. Taken by Edwin J. Ostrom in 2008. |
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| IMAGE: Close-up view of the house (side and front) where Inger grew up, part of the Seland farm. Again, a red out-building at the back of the house. Taken by Edwin J. Ostrom in 2008. |
Cousin Ed, explained this about the house, "Is is a clap-board covered, 2-story log house that was moved in the 1880s or 1890s to a new site down the hill. The house was taken apart piece by piece, numbered and carried down the hill and re-erected. Around 1800 farm houses were built close together for protection from wild animals. By 1880 to 1890, the threat of wild animals no longer existed, as the animals were killed off. People then didn't like living close together so the house was moved. The house was occupied by an old man as recently as 2004. The house as of August 2008 was being remodeled or restored. [Notice black plastic covering a portion at the back of the house.]"
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| IMAGE: While at Seland, Ed found these hand tools. They appear to be very old. Maybe the two taller ones are garden hoes. |
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| IMAGE: This is a small outbuilding at Seland. Wait! What was it found that Ed found inside? |
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| IMAGE: Oh my, it is what we call a two-holer! A very important part of any residence before standard plumbing in any country... a separate building called an outhouse. |
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| IMAGE: Always with a sense of humor, here is my cousin Ed (1944-2015) giving us a practical demonstration. |
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