Mikkel Nilsen Søndmør

   Another name for Mikkel was Mikkel Prestlien.

  Research Notes:

****** NOTE: as of 13 Aug 2016,

I have Linked the parents/ancestors of Mikkel Nilsen Søndmør - Prestlien ; he was also the brother to Kirsti Nilsdatter born 1795 who was the mother of my great, great grandmother Olava Olsdtr Røstbakken (married to Simen Thoresen Grue)

This linking connects the Grue family with all of the Prestliens and also links a number of other families, including Røstbakken, Langsjøen, Svenson (Svendsen). This also links to Nilsen (Nielsen) Evensen Søndmør and his father (Mikkel's father and grandfather) and through this a number of other families connect, including Even Olsen (and daughter Ingeborg Evensdatter who married twice), Heggkåsen, and Wold

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Ancestry Family Trees

Fournier FT [Ryan Fournier] last access 21 May 2023
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/3568011/person/1897050064/facts
- likely the most complete; but it appears he has added any new information since sometime in 2022
- going to his media gallery - 19 pages
- does not record, Kirsti Nilsdatter Søndmør, 1795-1876, my 3rd greatgrandmother
- as of 21 May 2023, no significant new information has been added
- also records the story of the death of Albert Prestlien, son of Anders M Prestlien


TMA2014; [TMAnderson1944]; last access 28 Jun 2023
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/67810390/person/30170734303/facts

Ross FT [StanRoss95]; last accessed 28 Jun 2023
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6906720/person/1113885030/facts
- relatively complete - I had used this FT a fair amount 10 yrs ago
- has only name and years on Iver M Prestlien, Marit, son Mikkel


Karol Edythe Miller FT; [karol163]; last access 28 Jun 2023
link, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/7576821/person/-1059383436/facts
[nothing on Anders M Prestlien family]


Ludvigsen FT [Lene DiMaroco[ ; access 24 Jun 2022
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/68766618/person/300139458319/facts
- records Mikkel, but NOT his sister, Kjersti / Kirsti Nilsdatter 1795-1876 married to Røstbakken and my 3rd great-grandmother


NOTE: A number of Family Trees [FTs] on Ancestry record a son named Ole and parents Mikkel Nilsen Prestlien [Søndmør] and Anne Beatte Prestlien. This Ole Prestlien, sometimes recorded as Ole Prestlien/Preston, was born in 1844 in Norway. These FTs also record his death as 1914 in Snohomoish Co, Washington.

I found one FT [Johnson FT, mgjohnson1214; access 28 Jun 2023] that records the name as Ole Mikkelsen Prestlien, b in 1844 at the Prestlien Farm in Tolga Parish. However, as with most Ancestry FTs, there is no source no sources recorded. On 28 June 2023, I reviewed both the 'official' parish register and the copy of the parish register for Tolga Parish, Hedmark Co, Norway. I reviewed the register page by page for the years 1843-1845. There are a number of people born with the name of "Ole", but none with a father named Mikkel Nilsen Prestlien, or a mother named Anna Beate Iversdatter Prestlien.

The above FT and others, post an 1880 US Census record for London Twp in Freeborn Co, MN. However, reviewing the census record the head of the household is clearly Ole Preston, age 38, born in Norway, married with 4 children.

Many of these FTs also record that this Ole Mikkelson Prestlien [sometimes recorded as Prestlien/Preston] died in 1914 in Washington state. Reviewing the WA Digital Archives, two factors are clear. The person named Ole is named Ole Prestlien and his father was Nils Mikkelsen Prestlien and his mother was Sara Torgersen. This Ole's birth was 9 Jul 1877 in MN; he died 27 May 1914 as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

There is one other source information. Ole [Nilsen] Prestlien was married to Pearl Jones in 1909. Some of the FTs even post the image of their marriage certificate, yet also record Ole Prestlien/Preston as being born in 1844 and married to someone named Besty L, born 1838 in Norway.

Conclusion: Based on my research, I think it is very confincing that Mikkel Nilsen Prestlien [Søndmør]
and Anna Beatte Prestlien, DID NOT have a son named Ole Mikkelson Prestlien, 1844-1914.

This conclusion points to the following: [1] A genealogist, particularly an amatuer genealogist, must research all the available records as possible and then analyze the interconnectedness of those records. [2]. Those individuals who post Family Trees, whether on Ancestry, Family Search, MyHeritage or someplace else, should NOT simply copy what someone else has posted without first researching available records.

Written by Rueben D Grue, 28 Jun 2023. All Rights Reserved.

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1. birth 1812

- name recorded as Michel;
- parents Nils Evensen Søndre Holøyen and Marit Jacobsdatter -- see below on point #2, first Niels Evensen


2. a. children of Besrvend Olsen (1699-1747) from farm Orvøyen or Orvøya [ Tolga Gards og Slektshistorie, page 551;
and geni.com - see point 2.b.

- Even Bersvendsen, 1734-1795 ;; however, I can't find a birth/baptism for anyone named Even Bersvendsen in Tolga Ministerialbok, 1733-1767 either in the scanned or transcribed pages; there is a Confirmation record of Even Bersvendsen, year 1754, age 17 with birth in 1737, but again can't a birth/baptism [ 15 Jun 2015 ]
- Marit Bersvendsdtr, [ geni records last name as Sørgård (Sønmør) ]
- Ole Bersvendsen [ implied from Tolga Gards .... ]
- Thomas Bersvendsen; Tolga Ministerialbok, 1733-1767, year 1739, page 12, last entry on page, bap 12 Apr 1739, father Bersvend Olsen, residence Hoeløyen [mother is not recorded]
- Bente Bersvendsen, Tolga Ministerial, 1733-1767, year 1741, page 38-39, 1st entry page 39 (2nd side) bap 11 Jun 1741, born 27 May 1741 father Bersvend Olsen and mother Ingeborre Iversdatter, parents residence as Øversødalen




2. b. children of Even Bersvendsen Orvøyen (1734 at Orvøyen, died 1795, Sønmør -
and Kirsti Olsdtr Hodal (born 1745 at Hodal, died 1816 at Søndmør - as above)

http://www.geni.com/people/Even-Orvøyen/6000000004005888199
also see: Family Pride 2014, ancestry; http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/65170420/person/30132038690 ; Ken Bus; I last viewed: 7 Jun 2015 ; 5 Jun 2016, 'Family Pride 2014' is now a 'private member tree' ; he has a number of public trees, with the lastest, '2012', with link to Mikkel Nilsen Søndmør, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/33582811/person/18498722943/facts


baptisms from Norway Tolga Parish Registers - Marie Tollan's transcription


.... son, Niels Evensen - bap 5 June 1768 (see point #1 above -- a child of Niels Evensen was Mikkel Nilsen Sønmør Prestlien ), and Niels Evensen died 11 Feb 1819, age 51, buried 7[?] Mar 1819, Tolga Ministerialbok, 1815-1836, page 102, line 6, named recorded as Niels Evensen Holøyen [actual spelling hard to make out] ; married to Marit Jacobsdtr (Langsjoen; bap 26 Feb 1769, parents Jacob Nielsen and Kari Christophersdtr with their residence as Langsjoen - page 13, serial 14; died 23 Dec 1828, buried 18 Jan 1829 at Tolgen - Ministeriabok, page 113, line 1 on 2nd side), 1 Apr 1793 [marriages in Tolga fr Marie Tollan's transcription: 1 Apr 1793, Niels Evensen with residence as Søndreholøyen and Marit Jacobsdtr with residence as Langsjoen] [ Marit born 1769, bap 18 Mar 1769, parents Jacob Nielsen and Kari Christophersdtr with parents residence as Langsjoen ]

----- of course, Niels Evensen and Marit Jacobstr Langsjoen had a number of children, including my 3rd great grandmother, Kirsti Nilsdatter Søndmør (1795-1876); from: Marie Tollan's transcription (1) Kirsten/Kirsti, bap 1793-1794; (2) Kirsti/Kirsten, bap 8 Mar 1795; (3) Even, bap 12 Feb 1797, died 25 Mar 1818 age 21,, buried 12 Apr 1818, Tolga Ministerialbok, 1815-1836, page 101, line 7; (4) Jacob, bap 19 Oct 1800; (5) Nils, bap 26 Jun 1804; (6) Kari, bap 31 Jul 1808

-- also: son of Niels Evensen, Jacob Nielsen Søndmør (1800-1886) who had a son by the name of Nils Jacobsen Søndmør (24 Nov 1830, Tolga Ministerialbok, page 69 and died 3 Jan 1890, ) married to Petronelle Knutsdtr Joten (1841-1900) - they left Tolga for North America 3 Apr 1866 (Tolga Ministerialbok, Leaving 1866, page 347); and homesteaded in St Olaf Twp, Otter Tail; 1884 Plat shows him as Nils Jacobson with lots 2, 3,6,7,8, NW of Sec 6, (1) 95.94 acres; BLM - spelled Nils Jacobsen with actual homestead listed as lots 2, 3, 6,7, 8, 9 with 195.54 acres; BLM Track books - vol 74, image 15, purchase 5 Dec 1870; Nils Jacobsen Søndmør is buried at Tordenskjold Lutheran Cemetery in Otter Tail Co (wife isn't) [ one son was Jacob Knut who went by the name of Knut N Sønmør - see John Mason's book, 264-265 ]
- Nil Jacobsen (owner of farm) and Petronnelle Knudsdatter are recorded in the 1865 Norway Census for the farm Sønmør søndre (løpner 177); with son Jacob age 3, Knud age 2, and Ingrid age 8, his father Jacob Nilsen and mother Goro Tollesdtr, along with Ole Svendsen age 24 as a servant, Tollef Jacobsen age 31 who is a carpenter, Even Jacobsen age 24 seeking work, Marit Jacobsdtr age 33 looking for work and her daughter Gjertine Simensdtr age 4 born in Rendalen
-- another son of Jacob Nielsen Søndmør who also emigrated was Elias Jacobsen Sønmør and homesteaded (maybe, but not on BLM) in Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail, with 1884 Plat showing him on the NW quarter of Sec 11; There also is Even Jacobsen Sonmor in Tumuli ;;; also; http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12993932/person/-142678292 - jwamundsen family tree and HOWEVER, Ancestry.com ( http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/23888394/person/1442675773 ) and geni.com record Elias Jacobsen Sonmor ( http://www.geni.com/people/Elias-Jacobson-SONMOR/6000000007389671861?through=6000000007451145834 ) died in Saskatchewan in 1935. One of Elias's sons was Johun E Sonmor and he had homesteaded in sec 10 & 15, Twp 31, Range 1, W4th and in 1916 Canada Census he and his family are recorded living on Twp 30, Range, W4th, in the Municpality of Canmer (No 301 with a population in 1918 of 500 farmers , http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/population1918.pdf , ; compare with Lloyd George #457, Armena etc, of 461 resident farmers);; Canmer Municipality is borders AB and SK, about 120 or so KMs north and east of Oyen AB and close to a small town in SK, Loverna, SK
-- Elias J Sonmor (from above paragraph and source) died in 1935 in Ardath, Sk about 50 kms west and north of Outlook he homesteaded SW Sec 28, Twp 30, Range 8 W3rd; Johun E Sonmor (also spelled as John E Sonmor) died in 1935 in Westlock
- another son of Elias J Sonmor, Jacob K Sonmor, died in Moose Jaw; another Elias Lawrence Sonmor died in Loverna, SK; another Theander Sonmor died in Loverna, Sk (homesteaded sect 22 next to Johun E); another son Nels, died in Loverna, SK

--- SEE, Idre parish, Kopparborg, Sweden - link, https://app.arkivdigital.se/volume/v130655?image=172 ; viewed: 24 Aug 2018
- locality: Storsätern (same place as Tobias Movold); leaving to North America, 23 Jun 1882


other children of Even Bersvendsen (1734-1795)
.... Jon (Jo) Evensen - bap 1766 (Tolga Ministerialbok, page 168-169, 2nd side ? ); buried 14 Oct 1770, age 5 yrs -
Marie Tollan's transcription; Kronologliste 1770, p 29, no 43)
.... Ole Evensen - bap 23 June 1771 (re; the Elder); married to Ingeborg Jacobsdtr Langsjoen, 1 Jul 1798
.... Bersven Evensen - bap 6 Mar 1774 (died/buried, 12 Jul 1778, 4 yrs, 10 weeks)
.... Anne Evensdtr - bap 5 Apr 1776 (died/buried, 8 Jun 1777, 1 year, 1 week)
.... Bervsven Evensen - bap 25 Oct 1778
.... Ole Evensen - bap 26 Apr 1782 (born on Søndre Holøyen, died at Hegkaasen, 4 Dec 1872, 90½ yrs)
- the "Younger" from Søndre Holøyen married to Siri Larsdtr Øverholøyen on 12 Oct 1807
- death recorded in Tolga Ministerialbok, p 482, line 36
- on general google search, see www.forn.no/slekt_brun/d0000/g0000035.html [ 5 June 2016, this link
is nolonger active and ] ; but see 2nd note
- may also be known as Ole Evensen Søndmør Heggkåsa (birth/death as above; parents as above)
married on 12 Oct 1807 to Siri Larsdtr Holøyen (bap 20 Feb 1780, died 7 Apr 1865)
[ ??? 696 individuals, 256 families from file C:\\Brother's Keeper 6\\Data run\\Brun.GED (29 MAY
2012) Author: Greta Fornes ???? , 15 Mar 2015 ]
- see ;; http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24567259/person/1535602573 re; Arne Evensen Sønmør
- Son; Even Olsen Wold / Kåsa / Heggkåsa [ Tolga Ministerialbok, p12, l.21 born 6 Sep 1817;
died 9 Feb 1907 at Langsvold; born 1817 on Kassen; Tolga Klokkerbok, p. 163, l.2; name
as Even Olsen Kassen] [also see 1865 Norway Census, Even Olsen age 49, Hægkassen vestre
- his son was Lars E Wold (re: Tina Broen) ??? - see Tina Broen and Ingeborg Thoresdtr
Grue and bio sketch for Ingeborg; 1865 Norway Census, age 9 with birth abt 1866
Lars - born 4 Jun 1857, bap 28 Jun 1857 at Os; Ministerialbok 1852-1876, page 27, image 30
parents Even Olsen og hustra Ingeborg Arnesdtr, Hegkassen (mother age 28); witnesses...
link, https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/8907/30 ; [5 Jun 2016 -- can't find on Emigrants
fronm Trondhiem ]
- his daugther was Kirsti B Wold - see married Ole Ericksen Eide (from Stanwood, WA area)
- another son, Arne Wold - settled in Burnett Co, Wisconsin;
- another son, Anders Wold - Compedium, to Otter Tail in 1881 (ancestry tree, - settled Wisconsin But likely the wrong Anders Wold
--- see Tina Broen?, but this conflicts with Einar Wold being a nephew to Anders -- NO - Lars E and Anders E were brothers

.... Anne Evensdtr - bap 27 Mar 1785, buried 23 Apr 1786, 1 yr, 10 weeks
.... Ingeborg Evensdtr - bap 1 Jun 1787


3. Ancestry.com; Even Bervendsen [Søndmør], 1734-1795

'Kellie's Family Tree owner kellilm66z' with last logon in May 2016 [ my last access 7 Jun 2016 ]
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4898668/person/6045690408 [this link doesn't connect on Pen Library lib edition

- records the children, including Niels Evensen, but does not record further descendants EXPECT for Ole Evensen Sønmør, the Elder (1771-1848) married to Ingeborg Jakobsdatter Langsjoen (1773-1843) and their descendants
- relationship through daughter Ingeborg (1813-) married to Peder Mathiesen Narbuvold, then daugher Kirsto (likely Kirsti) Pedersdatter (1836-1871) who married Engebret Iversen Kvilvang (1837-1935) and their child, Bertha (1870-1950) married to Anton Bernard Smith (Schmidt) (1865-1925, born in Germany) - Bertha and Anton first from South Dakota, then to Alberta (in 1911 & 1916 Census, Red Deer District; 1911 NE sec 14, twp 39; range - 1-5 - just west of Red Deer, closer to the Rimby area; 1916 Twp 41 range 17, W4th - east of Buffalo Lake and more to the south of east of Forestburg ); their death recorded at Warburg, AB (abt 75 kms east of Leduc (see her post on findagrave, re; their children; 1921 census has them at Edmonton on 78 Ave, but he is recorded as a Farmer
- no source citations, other than US and Canada Census


4. Nils Evensen Søndmør --

from, http://www.geni.com/people/Nils-S%C3%B8ndm%C3%B8r/6000000020293889299?through=6000000004005888177 ;; Runi Meli

From the property deed [he] obtained in 1796 Søndmør Søndre gardsnr 77, bruknsr 8 from Søndmør nordre. [He] was skilled [since when he died] the probate documents showed that the sons received 22 special riksdallar and the daughters received 11 riksdaller

[ Fikk skjøte på Innergarden Søndmør Søndre g.nr 77 bnr. 8 i 1796 fra Søndmør nordre. Var veldig dyktige : når det ble skiftet etter dem fikk sønnene 22 spd og døtrene 11. spd. ]

- in 1886 matrikel the owner was Tollev Jakobsen [bruk 8 and also bruk 5 or Holøein nordre; gårdsnr 77; Ole Jakobsen owned bruk 1 and 6 while Lars Jonsen owned bruk 2 of Holøien nordre]














5. emigration to US

- Mikkel Nilsen Søndmør, 1869
- Nils Jacobsen Sønmør, 1866 - Mikkel's 1st cousin; along with his son's Jacob Nilsen Sønmør born abt 1863; son Jacob age 3 and Ingrid age 10,



6. Census records:

1875 MN State, Otter Tail Co, MN; image 143 on ancestry
Michael Prestlien, age 63 b in Nor
wife Anna Begetta, age 48 b in Nor
son Iver, age 30 b in Nor
son Michael, age 15 b in Nor
son, Anders, age 12 b in Nor
son Elias, age 7 b in Nor ^325,326,5049

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Birth/Baptism - 1812, 2 Mar 1812, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway. ⁵⁰⁴⁶ Michel; parents - Nils Evensen Søndre Høløyen and Marit Jacobsdatter

2. Emigration, 1869, 7 Mar 1869, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway. ^5050,5051 Mikkel Nilsen Prestlien [Søndmør], wife Anne Beatte, and children, Gertrude, Marit, Mikkel, Anders, and Elias left Tolga parish for North America. For an unknown reason, son Iver, is not listed on this page. However, on the old "Emigrants from Throndheim" database, he is listed with the family, along with my great grandfather, Thore Simensen Grue (b 1853) and a sister to Anne Beatte, Sigrid Iversdatter Svendsen and her family. The date of Registration at Throndheim was 18 Mar 1869

3. Homestead Land Purchase - 1870, 8 Dec 1870, Tordenskjold Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁵⁰⁵² Twp 132 N, Range, 41W, W of the 5th, Sec 30 - SE¼NW¼, S½NE¼, NE¼SE¼
purchase 8 Dec 1870, receipt 1067 with final on 13 Oct 1876 (receipt 14450)

4. Residence - 1875, 1 May 1875, Tordenskjold Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁵⁰⁵³

5. Residence - 1880, 1 Jun 1880, Tordenskjold Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁵⁰⁵⁴

Mikkel married Anne Beate Iversdtr Prestlien, daughter of Iver Larsen Prestlien and Gjertrud Persdtr Narjord. (Anne Beate Iversdtr Prestlien was born on 23 May 1826 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ⁵⁰³⁸, baptized on 2 Jul 1826 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway,⁵⁰³⁹ died on 1 Dec 1913 in Ferndale, Whatcom Co, Washington, United States ⁵⁰⁴⁰ and was buried in Zion (Peace) Lutheran Cemetery, Silvana, Snohomish Co, Washington, United States ^5041,5042.)

Mikkel next married Anne Beate Iversdtr Prestlien, daughter of Iver Larsen Prestlien and Gjertrud Persdtr Narjord, on 6 Jul 1845 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ¹⁰⁰⁵.^,5037 (Anne Beate Iversdtr Prestlien was born on 23 May 1826 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ⁵⁰³⁸, baptized on 2 Jul 1826 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway,⁵⁰³⁹ died on 1 Dec 1913 in Ferndale, Whatcom Co, Washington, United States ⁵⁰⁴⁰ and was buried in Zion (Peace) Lutheran Cemetery, Silvana, Snohomish Co, Washington, United States ^5041,5042.)

  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)