Nils Paulsen Berg

   Another name for Nils was Eggen.

  Research Notes:

1. a. birth - 1826

- name - Niels Paulsen Berrig; mother Ingri Ericksdtr Grue [ but last letter doesn't look like an 'e' ]
- one witness - Eli Estensdtr Grue

b. marriage, 1856, Os i Tolga, page 231
- Nils Paulsen, residence Eggen Berg, age 31½ yrs; father Paul Nilsen Berg
- Marit Thoresdatter, residence Nygaard, age 24½ yrs; father Thore Thoresen Nygaard

c. Marit Thoresdatter, birth, 1833
- parents, Thore Thoresen og Mali Olsdatter Nygaard
- one witness - Jon J Grue

d. 2nd marriage, 7 Jul 1882
- Nils Paulson Eggen; parents Paul Eggen and Ingrid Eriksen
- married to Anna Mortensen; her parents Morten Iverson and Biret Mortensen
"Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XR2X-NX8 : accessed 24 May 2013), Nils Paulson Eggen and Anna Mortensen, 07 Jul 1882.


2. 1865 Norway Census

- farm Eggen Berg, #274b
- Nils, Marit, and children, Paul, Thore, Jens, Ingrid


-- in 1886 Matrikel, old lopnr 274b, now owned/leased by Jon Andersen


3. Leaving Tolga, 7 June 1870 Os i Tolga Klokkerbok, 1845-1887, Utflyttede, page 359, lines 25-32; leaving for Nord Amerika

- Niels Poùlsen Berg og Marit Toresdtr and their barn - Poùl, Tore, Jens, Ingrid, Ole and Mali
- note: there are a couple of other people with the last name, Toresen/Toresdtr Nygaard-Breen leaving on the same date -- Matea Toresdtr Nygaard-Breen, age 15 and 1/3 [sister to Marit Toresdtr ?] ; Jon Iver Toresen Nygaard-Breen, age 18 and 2/3; also Kirstina Olsdtr Nygaard-Breen age 9 and 1/3 years, the daughter of Ole T Breen from the previous page (page 358, line 19; 21 Mar 1870), Ole Toresen Nygaard-Breen age 35 along with his wife Olava Jonsdtr Ousten, age 27 [ not clear who Kirstina's mother is ?]


4. Emigrants from Throndhiem 1870

- records residence as Røraas; destination as La Crosse, WI; ship Norway [ likely sailed to Liverpool and then changed ships to Quebec ]


** NOTE: family used surname of Eggen in the US


5. US Census

1880 US Census - Prairie Farm Twp, Barron Co, WI

- N P Eggen age 54, widow, born in Norway; farmer
- Paul Eggen, son, age 22 <1858>; Laborer
- James Eggen, son, age 19 <1861>; Laborer; Note: one ancestry Public Tree Member indicates name as Jens on the 1880, but apparently he went by James in US; however, James is the name indexed on ancestry, but it is possible that this is a transcription error
- Ole, son, age 13 <1867> at school
- Mali, daughter, age 13 <1867> at school
- Emilie, daughter, age 7 <1873>
- Peder, son, age 5 <1875>

- note: Thore is recorded as a student, in Madison; Inger ???

1900 US Census - Prairie Farm Twp, Barron Co, WI

- Nels Eggen, age 74, born Jan 1826 in Norway; married 18 yrs <1882> emigrated in 1870; naturalized; farmer with farm schedule 108
- Anne M, age 65, born July 1834 in Norway; emigrated in 1880
- Amali, daughter, age 33 born in Feb 1867; emigrated in 1870; most likely Mali
- Peder, son, age 25 born Sep 1874 in WI

- Almer C Eggen, grandson, age 13 born May 1887 in WI; father born in Norway but mother born in WI -- therefore must be the son of Emilie Eggen or since last name is Eggen, possibly the child of Paul, Peder or Ole ---- NOTE: I have recorded him under Mali Eggen, based on the Østerdalslaget Project 2010
1895 Wisconsin State Census Prairie Farm Twp, Barron Co, WI

- only lists head of household
- Nels P Eggen, 1 male and 3 females in household; 2 people born in US, 2 Scandianvian

1905 Wisconsin State Census Prairie Farm Twp, Barron Co, WI

family 106, page 7 (ancestry.com)
- Nels P Eggen, age 79; Anne age 71 - both born in Norway; farmer
- Peter J Eggen, son, age 30 <1875> born in WI; farmer; own farm, note: Peter J Eggen, Clerk (for census?)
- Nina J Eggen, granddaughter, age 16, born in WI [ ??? is Peter/Peder J Eggen her father ????; see below ]



******** No Peter or Peder Eggen in 1910 US in Prairie Farm Twp, Barron Co; there is a Peder Johan Eggan, single, Norwegian parents, born in WI in Pennsylvania working in a Ship Yard ????



6. Østerdalslaget Project 2010


[ 22 May 2013 ]

History of Barron Co, 1906 -- not recorded - there is an Ole P Berg, but not correct and there is an Ole Eggen, but not correct, but under Thore Eggen:

- family came to America in 1870. locating first in Rushford, Minnesota, where they remained two years.
In 1872 they moved to Barron county, Wisconsin, where the father took up a homestead and which is his home at the present time, the nearest village being the little hamlet of Prairie Farm. The mother died in 1874.
Rev. Mr. Eggen is the second of a family of seven children; the others are Paul in Minnesota; Jens (deceased); Ingred, married to C. P. Hanson, of New Auburn, Chippewa county, the supervisor of assessments; Ole and Mollie. (twins); the former is a mail carrrier in Omaha, Nebraska, and the latter a resident of New Auburn; Amelia, married Oscar Anderson, of Sand Creek, Dane county; Peter, the youngest, resides on the home farm with his father.



7. Østerdølenes Saga by .... Nielsen

Nels P. Eggen, married to Anne Aaen, both from Tønset, Anne is a sister to Iver Aaen. They came to the Fillmore County, Minn., In 1868 and up here to the Prairie Farm [Barron Co] in 1872, got land and cleared a farm. Some years ago they sold and moved to New Auburn, Chippewa county, where they had three daughters married.
They both died there years ago. They had three sons, the Rev. Thore Eggen in Minneapolis is a son of them.

-- actually, Anne Aaen would have been a step-mother to the children; Nels and her married in 1874 after all the children were born


8. General
http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/barron/land/barr-d-g.txt ;; Wisconsin Land Patents Database: Barron County -
EGGEN NILS P 4 32 N 13 W 148.37 04 2834 1884/01/15
- BLO - US - Nils P Eggen, patent issued 15 Jan 1884, 148.37 acres; Sec 4, NE¼ of Twp 32 N, Range 13 W, west of the 4 PM

- Plat, 1888; Prairie Farm Twp, Barron Co, WI; page 45 (ancestry.com p32)
**** note same platt as Michael Olson Aasen; also Ole Nygaard (likely a brother-in-law); also Soland Østgard; also O E Moseng


Ancestry.com Public Member Trees
- three, primarily Thore Eggen


Barron County (initially I had this note under Nils Olsen Eggen file0
In 1871, the following came to the area of Prairie Farm, Anders Stensaas from Søndre Trondhjems Amt and Christian Voxen and Johan Iversen from the Kristiania area. About the same time came Nils Eggen from Tolgen, Østerdalen

BUT the Nils Eggen maybe:
by 1872, Nils Paulsen Eggen was at Prairie Farm, in Barron County --- see, Østerdalslagets Project 2010
link, http://www.dxhansen.com/project2010/p3.htm#i1677
This Nils Paulsen Eggen died 1910; findagrave link, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113306926/nels-p-eggen





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- Nina J Eggen, grandaughter, age 11 born Mar 1889 in WI; father born in Norway but mother born in WI --- since last name is Eggen, possibly the child of Paul, Peder or Ole; Note: one Ancestry Public Tree Gravdal Family Tree 'owner Mark Gravdal' from Crystal Lake, IL with last logon in Feb 2013 --- birth as 21 Mar 1889 in WI (based on US SSDI), parents not known, but living with Nels P Eggen in 1900 and 1905 census; 9 Sep 1913 (MACO) married to Anton J Gravdal (born abt 1882 in Nor; ordination in St Paul, MN, 13 Jun 1913; died in Missoula MT re; MT death index; buried at " Breckenridge Cemetery at Sesseton, Marshall Co, SD - but Sesseton is in Roberts Co, SD but neither Marshall or Roberts Co or Marshall Co, MN genweb records does not name cemetery and nothing on findagrave) [marriage] in 1913 at Minneapolis (MACO records date as 17 Sep 1913; Family Search 16/17 Sep 1913); died Sep 1967 at Sioux Falls, Lincoln Co [ or Minnehaha Co ], SD (nothing on findagrave);
- 1920 US Census, Circle Co, MT (abt 125 kms north of Miles City), A J Gravdahl, Minister
- 1930 & 1940 US Census, Minor, Sargent Co, ND - Anton J Gravdal, Minister Lutheran Church
- alternate spelling - Gravdahl --- likely the farm in Norway with dahl meaning

- Nina J Eggen) ancestry.com - US Cities Directories; Minneapolis, MN
1912, (p 292, ancestry), 1913 (p 575, Hen.. co), seams, b flat B 504 E 24th


2 Children recorded

-- Alfred Bernard Gravdal born 28 Apr 1915 in Marshall Co, MN [MN birth index records mother as Ezzen; note, 'tree' says Anton was first married to Jennette Ezzen, but with the same data as Nina J - was Nina J known as Jennette or is this possibly Nina's mother's maiden name -- however, there is no one indexed as surname of Ezzen in WI ] and died 26 Feb 1965 in Chicago (records 4 'living' children and 1 died in 2007 - Susan Kay VanWitchen Gravdal); GRAVDAL, Rev. A. Bernard, 49, Stephen, Minn., Choteau/Chicago, 1965-02-26, ACAN71-44, 1965-03-04 (fr http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtteton/Obituaries1960.html) ( also his daughter, VANWICHEN, Susan K. "Suzi" (Gravdal) 63, Great Falls/Choteau, 2007-02-11, ACAN113-49, 2007-02-14; see, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtteton/2003-04Obituaries.html ;;; according to this website, $1 per obit request --- note transcribed by Nancy Thorton from Choteau Acantha newspaper, Choteau, Teton Co, MT, about 150 kms east of Great Falls, MT;;;; there are a three obits with Rev A Bernard Gravdal officiating at a funeral at Trinity Lutheran Church at Choteau, MN -- see, http://boards.ancestry.com/SearchResults.aspx?db=mb&gss=ancMB&hc=50&rank=0&adv=&p=localities.northam.usa.states.montana.counties.teton&csn=Teton&cst=board&gskw=Gravdal&psrch=on&_F00029CB=&_F00027E2=&period=&_80004003=&_F0002BF1=

and

-- Marcus Ivan Gravdal born 24 Apr 1924 in MT and died 9 Apr 2002 at Park Ridge, Cook Co, IL with no spouse or children recorded; Marcus - Lutheran paster (see folder) at Sioux Falls, SD in 1967 (also in 1970, also at Harmony, MN in 1952-1953

Conclusion: Nina J Eggen [ 3 June 2013 ]

- the above information is likely correct; however, the direct evidence that Nina J Eggen is a direct relationship is weak since the 1900 US Census is the only 'original' source and I haven't been able to find any other source information on who her father was. Therefore, I have not recorded her information or her family information on Legacy. Further research is needed - see 'to do list' for Nils Paulsen Eggen

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1865, Jan 1866, Os, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway. ⁴⁶⁴⁵ Farm: Eggen Berg (#274b)

2. Leaving Tolga - 1870, 1870, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway. ⁴⁶⁴⁶

3. Leaving Norway - 1780, 17 Jun 1870, Trondhiem, Norway. ⁴⁶⁴⁷

4. Land - 1884, 15 Jan 1884, Prairie Farm Twp, Barron Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴⁶⁴⁸ Nils P Eggen, patent issued 15 Jan 1884, 148.37 acres; Sec 4, NE¼ of Twp 32 N, Range 13 W, west of the 4 PM

5. Residence - 1880, 1 Jun 1880, Prairie Farm Twp, Barron Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴⁶⁴⁹

6. Residence - 1900, 1 Jun 1900, Prairie Farm Twp, Barron Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴⁶⁵⁰

7. Residence - 1905, 1 Jun 1905, Prairie Farm Twp, Barron Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴⁶⁵¹

Nils married Marit Thoresdatter Nygaard on 8 Jul 1856 in Os, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway.⁴⁶³⁷ (Marit Thoresdatter Nygaard was born on 13 Feb 1833 in Os, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ^4637,4652, baptized on 10 Apr 1833 in Os, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ⁴⁶⁵² and died in 1874 in Wisconsin, United States ⁴⁶⁴¹.)

Nils next married Anna Mortensen on 7 Jul 1882 in Prairie Farm Twp, Barron Co, Wisconsin, United States ⁴⁶³⁸.^,4639 (Anna Mortensen was born in Jul 1834 in Tønset, Hedmark, Norway ^4653,4654 and died in 1910 in Wisconsin, United States ⁴⁶⁵⁴.)