Anne Beate Iversdtr Prestlien

  Research Notes:

Brief summary: Anne Beate Prestlien was born on 23 May 1826 on the Prestlien farm in Tolga parish [Norwegian: Præstleien]. She was the oldest of 5 children. On 6 Jul 1845 she was married to Mikkel Nelsen Søndmør [b 1812]. Mikkel and his children used the surname Prestlien when they emigrated to the United States. They had 7 children. In Mar 1869, the family left Tolga Parish for North America, first settling in Tordensjkold Otter Tail Co, Minnesota. They were close neighbors to my 2nd great grandfather, Simen Thoresen Grue. Mikkel died in 1883. Around this time their oldest son, Iver Mikkelson Prestlien [1845-1931], who was married to my 2nd great grandfather, Simen T Grue's daughter, left MN for Washington State. Sometime after 1895, Anne Beate Prestlien left MN for WA, likely traveling with her son Anders [in 1895 Anders M Mikkelson was living in Lessor Twp, Polk Co, MN]. Anne Beate died 1 Dec 1913, Whatcom Co - she was mostly likely living with her daughter Gertrude and her family.

Anne Beate was my half-cousin, 3 times removed. Anne Beate's grandmother was Sigrid Jonsdtr Grue, 1763-1824, and she was the daughter of my 4th great grandfather, Jon Simensen Grue, 1729-1807. Sigrid Jonsdtr was the daughter of Jon Simensen Grue, and his first wife, Sigrid Estensdatter Berg [1734-1774] - this is why Anne Beate was a half - cousin. My line of descendent is from the marriage of Jon Simensen Grue and his 2nd wife, Gjertrude Toresdatter Breen [1740-1828].

Note that Anne Beate Prestlien's two sisters would have the same family relationship. Sigrid Marie Prestlien [1828-1915] married to Nils Svensen Nygaard [1834-1871] - they emigrated to St Olaf Twp, Otter Tail County, MN. And Marit Prestlien [1837-1880] was married to John Engebretson 1840-1933]. They first settled in Otter Tail Co, MN, but after Marit's death in 1880, John remarried and the family moved to Snohomish Co, WA.


**** Remember: Anne Beate Prestlien, married to Mikkel Nilson Sonmor; Sigrid Marie Prestlien married to Nils Svensen .. and Marit Prestlien married to John Engebretson: their grandmother was Sigrid Jonsdtr Grue , 1763-1824, and she was the daughter of my 4th great grandfather, Jon Simensen Grue, 1729-1807 ****


See points [a - d] re: Ole Prestlien - actually the son of Nils M Prestlien


a. ++ note: at least 2 Ancestry.com Public Member Tree has the correct Ole Prestlien
Miller Family Tree (Karol Miller) includes the correct Ole Prestlien
Hawkins-Hansen includes the correct Ole Prestlien [ accessed 23 Jul 2014 ] /-- search by Ole Prestlien and go to public members and scanned documents - photo of Ole Prestlien, son of Nils M Prestlien and Sara Torgerson; also states "Ole was Clara Prestlien's brother. He served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish American War. He was killed in an auto accident in Everett, Washington, in 1914. Olivia Botten was named after Uncle Ole." Re; Spanish American War was really in 1898, but the US Army Enlistment is for Ole Prestlien born in Otter Tail Co, MN enlisting in 1904, and discharge in 1916, but there is an indication of his death in a car crash and no indication of last date of service (ancestry.com - US Army Enlistment...)

Additionally; Ole N Prestlien, died 27 Mar 1914 (auto accident) - he was the son of Nils M Prestlien and Sarah Torgersen and was born about 1877 in MN
- however, WA Digital has a marriage cert from Centralia, Lewis Co, dated 23 Dec 1909 for Ole Prestlien from Silvana WA and Pearl Jones; witness - Michael Prestlien


b. BUT +++
many ancestry.com Public Member trees record a son of Mikkel and Anna Beate Prestlien named Ole Prestlien, born in 1844 at the Prestlien Farm in Norway and died 8 Oct 1914 at Snohomish, Snohomish Co, WA
BUT Re; Ole Prestlien born in 1844 and died Oct 1914
So, somebody made this entry by mistake or had false information and everyone copied the same information without trying to verify anything; a couple of trees indicate this "Ole" married to Betsy Unk and then Pearl Unk (Kurt Hahn) and then children, one being born and dying in London (twp), Freeborn Co, MN and who was known as Lewis O Prestlien or Preston (however, no record of an Ole Prestlien or Preston in MN death certificate) ?????

c. - BUT [ 22 Jul 2014 ]
- no record of an Ole being born to Mikkel and Anna Beate in Norway Parish Records, years 1842-1845
- no record of an Ole dying in Snohomish Co, WA in 1914 or on 8 Oct ;; however, ancestry.com has a record U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 for Ole Prestlien, filed by his widow Pearl Prestlien with the date of filing as 8 Oct 1914, not date of death; and filed in the state of Washington; US Field Art - no other information
So, it is possible that Ole N Prestlien (born 1877) record for Civil War pension was made by his widow, with his widow thinking Ole was in the Civil War (this record does not indicate the application was accepted) OR this index is more of a 'general index' for pensions prior to WW 1 OR ancestry.com have missed categorized this record/card ( the card itself does not print what record this is, only a name, service, application #.... there is no Ole Prestlien in the Civil War website accessed on 23 Jul 2014 (http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm)

d +++ there is about a 7 year gap between the birth of children, Marit (1853) and Michael (1860), BUT no record in the Tolga Ministerialbok 1852-1876 of birth/baptism or death for a child of Mikkel and Anne Beate Prestlien [ based on a page by page review of the Ministerialbo on 2 Jun 2015; this is likely the same result, re; the 5 year gap between the births of Anders and Elias. ]


1. Gjertrud Persdtr Narjord and Iver Larsen Prestlien

a. Anne Baete --- born 23 May 1826, bap 2 Jul, Ministerialbok, 1815-1836, page 48, line 24

- some of the Ancestry.com Public Member Trees indicate marriage in 1843 to Mikkel Nilsen Sønmør

BUT: Tolga Ministerialbok, 1832-1856, Marriages, page 164, line 9; marriage on 6 July 1845

- groom - Michel Nilsen; birth/residence - Söndmör; age 33; father Nils Evensen
- bride - Anne Beate Iversdatter; birth/residence - Prostelien; age 19; father Iver Larssen
- sponsers -- Kirkesanger John J Grue and John Larsen Holöien

(note: Iver M Prestlien was born in Dec 1845; Tolga Ministerialbok, 1836-1815, page 37, line 8 -- parents: Mikkel Nilsen and Anne Beate Iversdatter Prestlien [Prostelien?] - Prestlien is clearly written as a surname; one of the witnesses was Sigrid Marie Iversdatter Prostelien, a sister to Anne Beate; --- in the Tolga i Tolga Klokkerbok, 1814-1877, page 110, line 6, name as Iver Mikkelsen; father Mekel Nilssen and mother Anne Beate Iversdatter Pr??stelien )
- also: Nils M Prestlien, born 21 May 1848, bap 25 June; parents - Michel Nilssen and Anne Beate Iversdtr Prostelien; one of the witnessess was Nille Olsdtr Røstbakken, sister to Olava Røstbakken who marired Simen Thoresen Grue ( Tolga Ministerialbok, 1836-1815 page 49, line 47)


+++ NOTE: there is about a 7 year gap between the birth of


2. BLO records: Tordenskjold Twp, Ottertail Co

- Mikkel Nilsen, Sec 30 - SE¼NW¼, S½NE¼, NE issued 30 Aug 1876, Alexandria Land Office
- for the most part this corresponds to the 1884 Plat showing Anne Prestlien

-- Iver Mikkelsen, Sec 30 - NW¼NE¼, N½NW¼, SW¼NW¼; issued 20 Feb 1877, Alexandria Land Office
- for the most part this corresponds to the 1884 Plat showing Iver Prestlien

-- Nils Mikkelson, Sec 29 - E½SW¼, NW¼SW¼, SW¼NW¼; isssued 24 Jun 1878, Alexandria Land Office
- for the most part this corresponds to the 1884 Plat showing Nils Prestlien

3. US Census data

- not recorded in 1870 US for Tordenskjold Twp, Otter Tail - 16 Aug 2014 - not found on a scan

b. 1875 MN State, Tordenskjold Twp, Otter Tail, 1 May 1875; page 143 ancestry.com

- Michael Prestlien (possibly Prostlien), age 63 <1812>
- Anna Begatta, age 48 <1827>
- Ivar. age 30
- Michael, age 15 <1865>
- Anders, age 12
- Elias, age 7

c. 1880 US Census, Tordenskjold Twp, Otter Tail; 1 Jun 1880; page 7 (census form)

- Mikkel, wife Anna Beate, Mikkel son, age 20; Andrew and Elias


d. 1885 MN State St Olaf Twp, Otter Tail, NOT Confirmed, but likely

- household of Nils J Sonmor - Nils Jacobsen Sønmør - his father was Jacob N Sønmør a brother of Mikkel N Sønmør Prestlien
- so why was she recorded with this family ????? - because of family relationship/connection? or next door to her sister, Sigrid Marie Jordet - family ?? ; Iver, Nils, and Marit had already gone to Washington - Anders and Elias had moved to Polk Co

e. 1900 US - Snohomish Co, WA - with son, Iver M Prestlien

f. 1910 US - Ferndale, Whatcom Co - with daughter, Gertrude Dahlen (Prestlien)

- mother of 6 children, 4 living



4. Norway Census, etc data

1865 Census; Farm Præstelien, #162
- Mikkel Nils., Anne Beathe Ivers., and children Iver, Nils, Mikkel, Anders, Gjertrud, Marit, and Iver Larsen (Anne Beathe's father)


1886 Norway Matrikel

- Farm Præstlien (old løpenr # 162; matrikel #58); new Gårdsnummer, 71 with Bruksnr #1
- Anders Simensen -- he is listed in the 1900 Norway Census on the farm Prestlien (Gard - 71, bruk 1) with the name Anders Simensen Prestlien, born 1836 in Tolga --- looking at the Norway Parish Register there is an Anders Simensen born 13 Jun 1836 with parents Simen Andersen and Gjertru Olsdtr Gjelton i ??? [ ? ogalen, but the first letter looks more like a J and an H] (Tolga Ministerialbok, page 88, line 30; Tolga Kokkerbok has a bit better handwriting - page 78-79, line 8, 1st side: Anders Simensen Gjelsen ?, parents Simen Andersen and Gjertrud Estensdtr in Hodalen )

*** Conclusion: When Mikkel and Anne Beathe Prestlien left for the US, they likely sold the farm to Anders Simensen; he and his family may have used the surname Prestlien but it does not appear that Anders Simensen Prestlien has a family relationship to us ^326,1005

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence - 1865, 1 Jan 1866, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway. ⁵⁰⁴³ Farm: Præstelien (#162)

2. Residence - 1875, 1 May 1875, Tordenskjold Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁵⁰⁴⁴

3. Residence - 1885, 1 May 1885, St Olaf Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁵⁰⁴⁵ Household of N J Sonmor

Anne married Mikkel Nilsen Søndmør, son of Niels Evensen Søndmør and Marit Jacobsdatter Langsjøen. (Mikkel Nilsen Søndmør was born on 2 Mar 1812 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ⁵⁰⁴⁶, baptized on 30 Mar 1812 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway,⁵⁰⁴⁶ died on 28 Apr 1883 in Tordenskjold, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States ⁵⁰⁴⁷ and was buried in Tordenskjold Lutheran Church Cemetery, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States ^5047,5048.)

Anne next married Mikkel Nilsen Søndmør, son of Niels Evensen Søndmør and Marit Jacobsdatter Langsjøen, on 6 Jul 1845 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ¹⁰⁰⁵.^,5037 (Mikkel Nilsen Søndmør was born on 2 Mar 1812 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ⁵⁰⁴⁶, baptized on 30 Mar 1812 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway,⁵⁰⁴⁶ died on 28 Apr 1883 in Tordenskjold, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States ⁵⁰⁴⁷ and was buried in Tordenskjold Lutheran Church Cemetery, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States ^5047,5048.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage - 1845, 6 Jul 1845, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway. ⁵⁰³⁷ Michel Nilsen (birthplace - Søndmør; father Nils Evensen; born 23 Apr 1820) and Anne Beate Iversdatter (birthplace - Prestlien; father Iver Larssen; born 21 Feb 1826)