Lars Jonsen Dahl

   Another name for Lars was Hulbækdal.⁴¹⁷⁶

  Research Notes:

1. Emigranter fra Trondheim 1867-1930
- Lars Hulbækdal, age 20, from Tolgen; date of registration 8 Apr 1870; line 5736, page 140; ship SS Norway [to Liverpool]; destination - Lansing

(on the same ship is Esten Hulbækmo, age 23, with a destination of La Crosse (about 100 kms north of McGregor); on the Canadian Passengers Lists the first name almost looks like Rosten or Resten (the first letter does not look like 'E'); there are also a couple of other families from Tolgen going to Lansing - Ole Pedersen Dyre and his wife Kirsti, Esten O Bakken family (wife and 3 daughters), but going to McGregor, Iowa (across from Prairie La Chien, WI and about 50 Kms south of Lansing), and then Esten Amundsen Vang family (wife and 6 kids - 2 sons, 4 daughters); one single, Marit Klum, age


2. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1922 Library and Archives Canada, page 4 (ancestry.com p 15)

- arrival at Quebec 1 May 1870
- Lars Jonsen Hulbækdal (took the surname Dahl in US) on same ship with destination as Lansing

- SS Germany (Ship Master ...Graham); provisions for 1100 Adults, voyage of 32 days; dated 14 April 1870; Liverpool (also some indication that the ship was also going to Londonderry, Ireland); Montreal Ocean Steamship Co

NOTE: this is the same ship as Lars Mikkelsen (Syl) and family (family #5198; on last column, Lansing is written, but with a "lighter" ink or it was written more softly [ancestry.com copy does not indicate anything written in last column, but if the writing was light/faint, it may not have been picked up on the scan ]
--- also the same for Emigrants from Throndiem


3. Ancestry.com --- Thies Family Tree 'owner susienole', last logon in Nov 2012 [ relationship likely through Lars' wife, Nikoline Rognlien ]

- Lars uses the surname Dahl in US
- First went to area near Decorah, Iowa, Fall 1870. The next summer he moved to Jack County, MN, and in the Fall to Menominee, WI. After four years there, he finally settled on the farm near Strum.
- has a number of photos of the Lars Jonsen Dahl family; also records a local history book - History of Trempealeau Co, WI



-- first to Decorah - with the Lars Mikkelsen family ???; then likely Jackson Co, MN (about 200 kms east of Albert Lea; close to 300 kms east/north of Decorah); Strum - Trempealeau County, WI



4. History of Trempealeau Co, WI pages 630-631

- birth 8 Apr 1850, Tolgen, Norway - parents John and Birit Hulbakdahl; used Dahl surname in US
- emigrated 1 May 1870 at Quebec
- went to Lansing, Iowa; worked at various jobs for 2 years; then to Menomini (sp) and worked with Napp-Stout Lumber for 3 years
- purchased the present farm (80 acres on Sec 21, Unity Twp) from the railway company
- served as Treasurer, Assesor, chairman of the township board
- married Nikoline Rognlien on 3 Apr 1878
- 10 children - lists names and provides a brief history for each

a. Land Records - http://trempealeau.wigenweb.org/tools/maps/1930atlas/unity.htm

- this source is based on the 1930 Platt of Unity Twp

b. Ancestry.com, US City Directory - Trempealeau Co, 1917 (page 21)

- L J Dahl, PO Box, Strum; owns 80 acres, Sec 21, Unity Twp, assessed at $4700; 2 miles SE of Strum; general farming


NOTE: based on the information from the local history book, naming Lars' parents Jon and Birit Hulbakdahl [mis-spelled however] (point 4 above), the "Thies" ancestry.com family tree, and Lars J Dahl's obit - see point 7 below, (born on the Hulbeckdahl farm in Tolgen, Norway, of the parents, John Paulsgaard Hulbeckdahl and wife, Berget Andersdatter), there is convincing evidence that this is the correct family with relationship through Lars Dahl, his mother Berit Hulbækdal and ancestors back to Simen Mortensen (father of John Simensen Grue, born 1729). However the 1870 US record is NOT Confirmed - 10 Dec 2012


5. US Census records

a. 1870 NOT Confirmed
- Fillmore Co, MN (Post Office - Bratsburg); as of 1 Jun 1870 - enumeration on 5 Aug 1870
- Lars Johnsen (possibly spelled Lars Johnson), age 20, born in Norway, farm labor; head of household is Nels Nelson, age 56, born in Norway, (wife Mette ?, age 59 born in Norway

b. 1880 Unity Twp, Trempealeau Co, WI

- recorded as Louis, but must be an error; wife Nikoline, age 25; son John, age 1; also listed is Eline Kirkebakken, age 11 as a servant
- farmer

c. 1900 Unity Twp, Trempealeau Co, WI

- Lars (L J ), age 50, born Apr 1850 in Norway; married for 22 years <1878>; emigrated 1870, naturalized; farmer; owns own farm house, mortaged; farm schedule #2
- Nickoline L, wife, age 45, born 1854 in Norway; married 22 years; mother of 10 children, 9 living; emigrated 1873
- John L, son, age 21 born Jan 1879 in WI; at school
- Annie, daughter, age 19, born Aug 1880 in WI; house work
- Berthe, daughter, age 18, born May 1882 in WI; house work
- Maria, daughter, age 16, born Dec 1883 in WI; at school
- Julia, daughter, age 13, born Nov 1886 in WI; at school
- Louise, daugher, age 11, born Oct 1888 in WI; at school
- Narfin [Martin], son, age 9, born Nov 1890 in WI; at school
- Alfred, son, age 7, born Jan 1893 in WI; at school
- Inga, daugher, age 5, born Mar 1895 in WI; at home

Note: according to "Thies family tree", a son, Martin L was born in 1885 and died 1885, died at birth


d. 1910 Unity Twp, Trempealeau Co, WI

- Lars, head of household, farmer (general farm)
- Nickoline, wife; Annie, daughter, housekeeper on home farm; Martin, son, farm laborer on home farm; Alfred, son, farm laborer on home farm; Inga, daughter, no occupation listed



e. 1920 Unity Twp, Trempealeau Co, WI

- Martin Dahl as head of household; Farm; geneal farm; working on own account; farm schedule # 67
- Lars, father and Nikoline, mother; Julia, sister, teacher in public school; Inga, sister, teacher in public school


f. 1930 Unity Twp, Trempealeau Co, WI

- Nikoine, head of household; widow; Anna, daugther, age 49, single, saleslady, General Store; Louise, age 41, single, no occupation recorded



7. Obits

Lars Dahl died 4 Oct 1929
- born 8 Apr 1850; parents John Paulsgaard Hulbeckdal and Berget Andersdatter.
- one of 5 children - Andrew, Lars, Paul, John, Olava; Paul and Olava still living
- arrived near Decorah IA, fall 1870; then in summer of 1871 to Jack Co, MN [ most likely Jackson Co ??] and in the fall of 1871 to Menomonie, WI; and 4 years later [1875] to Arland Twp, Barron Co, WI
- married in 3 Apr 1878 to Nikoline Rognlien
- active in church and community affaires
- survived by wife and 9 children - Anna, Bertha, Pace of Stanley, Marie, Julia, Louise, Martin, Alfred and Inga
- funeral 8 Oct

Nikoline Rognlien (Hurdalen) died 10 Jan 1940
- born 21 Sept 1854 in Hurdalen, Norway
- two children predeceased her - Martin in infancy and Bertha, Mrs Grover Pace of Stanley, WI - survived by John of Paris, Texas; Anna, at home; Marie, Mrs. William Bosse of Rochester, Indiana; Julia, a teacher in the Eau Claire Teachers College; Louise of Stanley; Martin, Paris, Texas; Alfred, Seattle, Washington; and Inga at home; one brother, N.M. Rognlien of Strum and six grandchildren, Grover, Jr., Dorothy and Margaret Jean Pace, Roger, Alfred and David Dahl ⁴¹⁷⁷

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Leaving Tolga, 26 Mar 1870, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway. ⁴¹⁷⁸ Leaving Tolga Parish for North America, Lars Johnsen Hulbækdal, 19¼ years

2. Emigration - 1870, 8 Apr 1870. ⁴¹⁷⁹ Emigranter fra Trondheim 1867-1930

3. Emigration - 1870, 1 May 1870. ⁴¹⁷⁶ Arrival at Quebec

4. Residence - 1880, 1 Jun 1880, Unity Twp, Trempealeau Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴¹⁸⁰ Enumeration on 7 June 1880

5. Residence - 1900, 1 Jun 1900, Unity Twp, Trempealeau Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴¹⁸¹ Enumeration 1 Jun 1900

6. Residence - 1910, 15 Apr 1910, Unity Twp, Trempealeau Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴¹⁸² Enumeration on 26 Apr 1910

7. Land - 1914, 1914, Unity Twp, Trempealeau Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴¹⁸³

8. Residence - 1920, 1 Jan 1920, Unity Twp, Trempealeau Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴¹⁸⁴ Enumeration on 12-13 Jan 1920; address - South Valley Road

Lars married Nikoline Rognlien on 3 Apr 1878 in Wisconsin, United States.⁴¹²⁸ (Nikoline Rognlien was born on 21 Sep 1854 in Hurdal, Akershus, Norway,⁴¹²⁸ died on 10 Jan 1940 in Strum, Trempealeau Co, Wisconsin, United States ^4128,4185 and was buried on 13 Jan 1940 in West Beef River Cemetery, Trempealeau Co, Wisconsin, United States ⁴¹²⁸.)