Family Group Sheet for Maren HUSEBY (1847-1901)

Family Group Sheet. Maren HUSEBY (1847-1901). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

Maren Arnesdtr HUSEBY (1847-1901)

Maren Arnesdtr HUSEBY was born on 1 Dec 1847 in Grue, Hedmark, NOR and was baptized on 30 Jan 1848.


Detail of Hedmark fylke, Grue, Ministerialbok nr. 8 (1847-1858), Fødte og døpte 1848, side 13. Image courtesy of Digitalarkivet.

Maren migrated with her family to Denmark in 1851. At some point they returned to Norway. The 1900 census indicates that she married Martin Engle in 1866 and that they arrived in America in 1867.

1880 US Federal Census: Maren (HUSEBY) Engle Family

By 1880 Maren (going by Mary) and Martin Engle were living in Muskegon, MI with their four children: Emma (b. abt 1867), William Anton (b. 3 Dec 1872), John Edward (b. 15 Oct 1877), and Anna Louisa. (b. 4 Dec 1879). 1880 had to have been a sad year for the Engles as their baby daughter, Anna, passed away from congestion of the lungs on 22 Feb 1880.


Detail of 1880 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

168 / 190 / Ingle (sic), Martin / W / M / 35 / Dock Labourer / Norway / Norway / Norway
________, Mary / W / F / 32 / Wife / Keeping House / Norway / Norway / Norway
________, Emma / W / F / 13 / Daughter / At School / Michigan / Norway / Norway
________, William A. / W / M / 4 / Son / Michigan / Norway / Norway
________, John E. / W / M / 2 / Son / Michigan / Norway / Norway
________, Hannah L. / W / F / 3 mos. / Daughter / Michigan / Norway / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: 598; Family History Film: 1254598; Page: 276A; Enumeration District: 195; Image: 0086.
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1900 US Federal Census: Maren (HUSEBY) Engle Family

Detail of 1900 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Engel, Martin / Head / W / M / Feb 1845 / 55 / M / 34 / Norway / Norway / Norway
_____, Marie / Wife / W / F / Dec 1848 / 51 / M / 34 / Norway / Norway / Norway
_____, Willie A. / Son / W / M / Dec 1872 / 27 / S / Michigan / Norway / Norway
_____, John E. / Son / W / M / Oct 1878 / 21 / S / Michigan / Norway / Norway
_____, Fred O. / Son / W / M / May 1883 / 17 / S / Michigan / Norway / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Muskegon Ward 7, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: 734; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1240734.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

Death Certificate and Gravestone: Maren "Mary" (HUSEBY) Engle

Maren passed away on 26 Dec 1901. The cause of death listed on her death certificate was a strangulated inguinal hernia and shock.


Death certificate. Mary Engle (26 Dec 1901). Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

She was buried on 29 Dec at Oakwood Cemetery in Muskegon, Muskegon, MI.


Gravestone. Mary Engle (1848-1901). Image courtesy of Findagrave.com.

1910 US Federal Census: Martin and Karen Engle

On 7 Dec 1907 Martin married Karen Olson (b. abt 1846, DEN). Martin and Karen appear together in the 1910 US Census.


Detail of 1910 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

130 / 332 / 369 / Engle, Martin / Head / M / W / 65 / M / 2 / Nor / Nor / Nor
________, Karin / Wife / F / W / 64 / M / 2 / Den / Den / Den /

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Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Muskegon Ward 7, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: T624_667; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1374680.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Death Certificate and Gravestone: Martin Engle

Martin died on 19 May 1911. According to his death certificate, though difficult to make out, the cause was apparently an ulcer of the stomach.


Death certificate. Martin Engle (19 May 1911). Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Martin was buried next to Maren ("Mary"), his first wife, on 21 May 1911 at Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, MI (See above).

Descendants of Martin and Maren (HUSEBY) Engle

Descendants chart. Martin and Maren (HUSEBY) Engle. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Descendants chart, page 2. Martin and Maren (HUSEBY) Engle. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Descendants chart, page 3. Martin and Maren (HUSEBY) Engle. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

Marthe Arnesdtr HUSEBY (1850- )

According to the Grue parish records, Arne and Johanna's second daughter, Marthe, was born 24 Jul 1850 in Grue, Hedmark, NOR, and was baptized 20 Oct.


Detail of Hedmark fylke, Grue, Ministerialbok nr. 8 (1847-1858), Fødte og døpte 1850, side 47. Image courtesy of Digitalarkivet.

We currently only have one other record for Marthe and that is when she migrated to Denmark with her family on 6 Jun 1851. Interestingly it states that she was born 24/6/50 which conflicts with her birth record. Unfortunately there is not yet any trace of her after that.

Family Group Sheet for John Albert HUSEBY (1855-1904)

Family group sheet. John Albert HUSEBY (1855-1904). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

John Albert HUSEBY (1855-1904)

According to records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, which can be found on Ancestry.com, John Albert HUSEBY was born on 19 Oct 1855 in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. In the 1870 census, he is living with his family in Decorah Township.

On 26 Oct 1877, John married Johanna Maria Bolson (b. 19 Jun 1857, Glenwood, Winneshiek, IA), the daughter of Christian and Martha Bolson.


Marriage record. Johan A. HUSEBY and Johanna Maria Bolson (26 Oct 1877). Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

1885 IA Census: John A. HUSEBY Family

Unfortunately we have not been able to find John in the 1880 US Federal Census. Presumably he was farming in Section 9 of Glenwood Township in Winneshiek County where we find him in the 1885 Iowa Census.


Detail of 1885 IA Census. John A. HUSEBY family. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

7 / 7 / John A. Huseby / 30 / M / M / Farmer
Johana " / 20 / F / M / Keeping House
Julia " / 6 / F / S
Karel " / 5 / M / S
Karolina " / 4 / F / S
Agust " / 2 / M / S

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Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.

1895 IA Census: Johan HUSEBY Family

Detail of 1895 Iowa Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

158 / 179 / Johan Huseby / 40 / M / M / Norway / Laborer / Lutheran
Johanne Huseby / 37 / F / M / Winneshiek
Julia J. Huseby / 17 / F / S / Winneshiek
Carl J. Huseby / 15 / M / S / Winneshiek
Caroline J. Huseby / 13 / F / S / Winneshiek
August J. Huseby / 11 / M / S / Winneshiek
Minnie J. Huseby / 10 / F / S / Winneshiek
Helene J. Huseby / 8 / F / S / Winneshiek
Edward J. Huseby / 6 / F / S / Winneshiek
Anna J. Huseby / 4 / F / S / Winneshiek
Leonard J. Huseby / 1 / F / S / Winneshiek

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Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.

1900 US Federal Census: John Huseby Family

1900 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

26 / 26 / Huseby, John / Head / W / M / Oct 1855 / 44 / M / Norway / Norway / Norway
_____, Johanne / Wife / W / F / Jun 1857 / 42 / M / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, August / Son / W / M / Aug 1884 / 15 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Carl / Son / W / M / Sep 1880 / 20 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Caroline / Daughter / W / F / Oct 1881 / 18 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Mina / Daughter / W / F / May 1884 / 16 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Helene / Daughter / W / F / Mar 1887 / 13 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Edward / Son / W / M / Feb 1881 [sic] / 11 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Len Martin / Son / W / M / Jan 1894 / 6 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Clara / Daughter / W / F / Jan 1895 / 5 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Grace / Daughter / W / F / Dec 1896 / 3 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Tilla / Daughter / W / F / Feb 1898 / 2 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Julia / Daughter / W / F / Jul 1878 / 21 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: 466; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1240466.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

Death Record and Gravestone: John Albert HUSEBY

According to records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, John Albert HUSEBY died 9 Feb 1904 and was buried 12 Feb at the Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah.


Detail of U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

A short obituary appeared the following week in one of the Decorah papers stating that the cause of death was throat trouble.


Obituary (17 Feb 1904). John HUSEBY. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Findagrave.com lists the death date as 10 Feb 1904, but unfortunately doesn't reveal its source. An image of his gravestone can be found on the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project website. His daughter, Anna, and son, Edward, who both died at a fairly young age are buried beside him.


Gravestone. John A. Huseby (1855-1904). Image courtesy of Bill Waters and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.

UPDATE (30 Jul 2016): In looking over the HUSEBY booklet again, I discovered some letters I had previously overlooked. One was a note from my mother, Verla Williams, and it described how she had been corresponding with Joyce Peterson whose husband, Loren, was a descendant of John Albert HUSEBY. Joyce had wanted a picture of his gravestone and Verla discovered that there wasn't one. She suggested to Joyce that perhaps they could gather some money and have one put on the grave, but nothing was ever done. So eventually Verla ended up doing it herself.


Letter. Verla Williams to Mark D. Williams (n.d.). Image courtesy of Mark D. Williams.

The following letter details some of the problems that occurred during that whole process. It turned out that some gravestones were in the wrong place.


Correspondence. Verla Williams and Bea Strinmoen (7 Sep 1985). Image courtesy of Mark D. Williams.

She also had included a few additional pictures.


Left: Huseby gravestones. Right: Gravestone. John A. (1855-1904), Anna (1891-1898), and Edward (1889-1910) HUSEBY. Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Images courtesy of Verla Williams (29 Jul 2007).

Johanna Maria (Bolson) HUSEBY and Daughters

By 1920, Johanna had moved to Williston, ND and was living with her children, Grace, Anna, Leonard, and Clifford. In 1930 she was still living there with her son Leonard. She passed away on 25 Feb 1949 in Seattle, WA.


Obituary. Johanna (Bolson) HUSEBY. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

We are fortunate to have a picture of four generations of her family.


Four Generations (c. 1910). Clockwise from left: Martha (Egge) Bolson, Violet (Stewart) Nelson, Carolina Amelia (Huseby) Stewart Simonson, and Johanna (Bolson) Huseby. Image courtesy of lishmanjc.

Recently I came across pictures of two of John and Johanna HUSEBY's other daughters, Helen and Clara:


Left: Helen Marguerite (Huseby) Landes (1887-1964). Image courtesy of Sandra Forst. Right: Clara Otilia (Huseby) Clark (1895-1926). Image courtesy of djbrad11.

Descendants of John Albert and Johanna Maria (Bolson) HUSEBY

Descendants chart. John and Johanna (Bolson) HUSEBY. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Descendants chart, page 2. John and Johanna (Bolson) HUSEBY. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Descendants chart, page 3. John and Johanna (Bolson) HUSEBY. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Descendants chart, page 4. John and Johanna (Bolson) HUSEBY. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Descendants chart, page 5. John and Johanna (Bolson) HUSEBY. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Descendants chart, page 6. John and Johanna (Bolson) HUSEBY. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

For a text version of this chart with links, click here.

Family Group Sheet for Mathilda HUSEBY (1858-1944)

Family group sheet. Mathilda HUSEBY. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

Mathilda Arnesdtr HUSEBY (1858-1944)

Mathilda Arnesdtr HUSEBY was born on 10 Mar 1858 in Norway. According to the 1910 Census she arrived in the United States in 1866. In 1870 we find her living with her family in Decorah Township. On 8 Apr 1882, Mathilda gave birth to a son, Albert. Unfortunately we have no information about his father. On 26 Dec 1883 she married Sigvart Anton Webjørnsen (he had not changed his name to Williams yet), who had recently become a widower. He adopted Albert and they went on to have ten children of their own.


Marriage portrait 26 Dec 1883). Sigvart Anton and Mathilda (HUSEBY) Williams. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

For more on Mathilda and Sigvart's family, see A Webjørnsen/Williams Blog.

Family Group Sheet for Martin J. HUSEBY (1867-1929)

Family group sheet. Martin J. HUSEBY (1867-1929). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

Martin J. HUSEBY (1867-1929)

Martin J. HUSEBY was born 29 Dec 1867 in Decorah, Winneshiek, IA. The Evangelical Church of America record for his confirmation (24 Jun 1883) also offers corroboration of his birth date.


Detail of Confirmation record, Martin HUSEBY (24 Jun 1883). Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

In 1870 and 1880, Martin was living with his family in Decorah and Glenwood respectively. On 24 May 1893, he married Kjersti Helena Bakkemoen (b. 16 Feb 1862, Springfield, Winneshiek, IA).


Detail of Marriage record. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

On 15 Feb 1894 Martin and Kjersti had twin daughters who they named Alma and Mabel.

1895 Iowa Census: Martin HUSEBY Family

In 1895, the Iowa Census shows Martin and Kjersti living in Glenwood next to (or possibly with) his widowed mother, Johanna, and sister Anna and brother Henry. It is not clear why their daughters, Alma and Mabel, are not listed, and also why Martin is listed as Martin A. as opposed to Martin J. It is possible he was using Arneson (the patronymic) as his middle name, or perhaps it was an error by the census taker.


1895 Iowa Census. Martin A. HUSEBY. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.
Tragedy struck the HUSEBY household in 1897 when their daughter Alma passed away on 6 Dec. Sadly her twin sister Mabel also passed away the following year on 19 Jun 1898. On a happier note another daughter was born to them on the same day who they named Mabel Hazel.

1900 US Federal Census: Martin HUSEBY Family

By 1900 Martin and Kjersti HUSEBY had another son, Martin Alvin, and had moved to Barrie, Richland, ND. Kjersti was apparently using her middle name, Helen.


Detail of 1900 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

61 / 61 / Martin A. HUSEBY / Head / W / M / Dec 1867 / 32 / M / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Helen [sic] / Wife / W / F / Mar 1864 / 36 / M / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Mabel / Daughter / W / F / Jun 1898 / 1 / S / N Dak / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Martin A. / Son / W / M / Mar 1900 / 0 / S / N Dak / Iowa / Iowa

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Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Barrie, Richland, North Dakota; Roll: 1231; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1241231.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

1910 US Federal Census: Martin HUSEBY Family

By 1910 Martin and his family were back in Iowa farming in Glenwood township.


Detail of 1910 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

77 / 77 / Huseby, Martin A. [sic] / Head / M / W / 42 / M / 16 / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Cherstry [sic] / Wife / F / W / 45 / M / 16 / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Mabel H. / Daughter / F / W / 11 / S / N. Dakota / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Alvin A. [sic] / Son / M / W / 10 / S / N. Dakota / Iowa / Iowa

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Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: T624_428; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1374441.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1920 US Federal Census: Martin HUSEBY Family

The image for the 1920 Census from Ancestry is very difficult to read, but one can make out Martin, Kirsti (the census taker may have spelled it Kristi), and Alvin. Sadly their daughter Mabel Hazel passed away that year on 14 Feb at the age of 21, so is not listed.


Detail of 1920 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Farm / 49 / 150 / Huseby, Martin A. / Head / M / W / 52 / M / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Kirsti / Wife / F / W / 54 / M / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Alvin / Son / M / W / 19 / S / North Dakota / Iowa / Iowa

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Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: T625_519; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 167; Image: 270.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.