Lars (Syl) Mikkelsen ³⁷⁷

  Research Notes:

1. a. birth

source: www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com; Contact: Terrill Hayes (terrill.hayes@verizon.net); 20 May 2005; www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com; Contact: Dale Rosten (dale.rosten@yahoo.com); 29 May 2005 [ Dale Rosten data no longer available ]

- lists place of birth as Sylen, Engerdal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
- date of birth is given as 20 January 1828, but notes "death certificate" lists 20 Jan 1830 (this corresponds to my "family history records" (**these records also lists place of birth as Osterdalen - therefore, Tolga parish, Hedmark, Norway)


Birth - Conflict 20 Jan 1828 or 20 Jan 1830 [ 18 May 2013 ]

- there is no record of his birth in the Norway Parish Registers for Røros (Ministerialbok or Klokkerbok from 1828 to end of Aug 1833) or Tolga or Rendal for the years 1827-1830
- not indexed on Ancestry or Familysearch
- Ancestry Public Member Trees - there are 16 trees, with 14 recording birth as 20 Jan 1828 in Sylen, Engerdal, Sør Trøndelag [ Engerdal became a separate clerical district in 1911; prior to this the area was a part of Rendal clerical district -- but still no record of birth of Lars in 1828 or 1830 in Rendal ;;;; Hayes and John Midtdal also record birth as 28 Jan 1828; BUT 28 Jan 1828 CANNOT be correct because the birth of sister, Inger, was on 21 June 1827 and so the earliest another child's birth would be more like Mar or Apr of 1828
- 2 family trees record birth as 20 Jan 1830 - this corresponds with family record, with the tombstone inscription that says birth as 20 Jan 1830 (although it is possible that the inscription says 20 Jun 1830; in any case, the year is clearly 1830) and with US Federal Census and MN state census that records ages corresponding to birth in 1830 and the 1900 US Federal records birth as Jan 1830
- since he isn't recorded in the Røros parish register, it is possible he was born someplace other than Røros, but Inger was born Jun 1827 and Ingeborg was in Mar 1834, both in Røros; of note is that I also have not found a birth record in Røros for Nils around 1837, Lars' brother

Conclusion I have recorded his birth as 20 Jan 1830 on the Legacy database; I have indicated that place of birth as Røros since both his parents were born in Røros and that Mikkel Nilsen was the owner of Sylen in 1838 (Land Tax records)


b. confirmation 1844; Røros Ministerialbok, 1829-1844, page 393, line 14;

- Lars Mikkels Sÿel, age 15 <1829>; residence, Femundsen; parents - Mikkel Nielsen og Ingborg Larsdatter
- a notation below parents is: .... [Dnu ??] 9 Mar 1833 af [by] Tondseth or Tondsæth or Jondsæth ??? - it appears this is a place, but there are a number of people with differing dates, but the same place ?? or does it mean something else such as the name of a person ???? ---- ++ based on the notation on his sister's, Ingeborg Anna, confirmation in 1849 (last column refering to vaccination), it is likely this refers to the date of vaccination and the person who did the vaccination, ie, the last name being Trondsæth
- pdf of the page in folder





2. 1865 Norway Census: Sylen, Røraas, Sør-Trøndelag

- list Lars, age 37 <1828, if age 37 in 1865 or 1829, since age should be recorded as age coming up in 1866>, born in Røraas, Berit S Mikkelsdtr age 35 <1831> born in Tolgen , Mikkel Larson, Lars Larson, Martin Larsson, Ingeborg Larsdtr, Berit Larsdtr (all children born in Røraas parish) and Mikkel Nilssen (Lars's father - "hans Fader" "Føderaadsmand"), born in Rørass; living at the farm Sylen, Røraas, Sør-Trøndelag
- lists Beret's birthplace as Tolgens Parish;

- School district: Elgaaen og Galaaen; local parish: Røraas
- under remarks (local parish): A part/partion, which pertains Tolgen judicial district [Thinglag], Hedemarkens Amt, Hamar pin. E: [ ?? ] Tied in with Tolga parish; [ den deel (del or delen?), som henhører Tolgen Thinglag, Hedemarkens Amt, Hamar Stift. E: Bundet inn sammen med Tolgens prestegjeld ]

Farm: Sylen, # 200
- in the 1838 Land Tax Register, Sylen new løpernr is 200; new matrikel # is 79, old matrikel # is 54
- taxes to Mikkel Nilsen
Olaf Rygh Farm Names: #54 in Røros - Korssjoen google translation ???? Located on a Sun af same name in southern Præstegjeldet. it has Måske sit name af, that there henimod its one end skyder ud Receding to Both Sides. [ Ligger ved en Sø af samme Navn sydligst i Præstegjeldet. Den har
maaske sit Navn af, at der henimod dens ene Ende skyder ud Viker til begge Sider ].

(Gard #54 - in Tolga, 1801 Census - Halsten Estensen, age 78 and his wife Ingebor Estensdtr, age 76)




- Terrill Hayes data - indicates Lars was born in Syl, Engerdal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway --- But there is no Engerdal in Sør Trøndelag - prior to 1911, Engerdal belonged to Rendal clerical district; Engerdal is about 125 kms south of Tolga and about 130 from Røros and about 85 kms south of Tufsingdalen, Norway ++ it is unlikely Engerdal is correct, but possible;;;; ; Berit is recorded with her christening as 8 APR 1832 Os, Hedmark, Norway);




3. Source: Bygebok for Os: bygda og folket

- Berit Sofia moved in 1854 to Røros; married Lars Mikkelson Sylen; left for America 1870

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- Lars Mikkelson (Syl) and Berit Sophie Mikkelsdatter Midtdal were second cousins (common ancester was Mikkel Larson, born about 1729
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4. Emigration to US in 1870

- source: www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com; Contact: Terrill Hayes (terrill.hayes@verizon.net); 20 May 2005 designation as Lansing, IA with immigration as May 1870
- source: 1900 US Census; lists year of emigration as 1870
- source: Emigrants from Trondheim lists Lars Mikkels. family (Lars - age 40; Berith - age 38; Ingeborg - age 15; Mikkel - age 11; Lars - age 9; Berith - age 7; Martin - age 5); date of registration as 08 April 1870; designation as Lansing; BUT lists residence as Tønseth (Tønset parish, Hedmark ) - ages, etc match birth dates

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

- arrival at Quebec 1 May 1870
- Lars (farmer), Berith (wife), Ingeborg [ age 15, and listed as a Spinster ??? - difficult to make out the word, but a number of females on the page are listed as this and towards the bottom of the page the word is more clearly written as Spinster; however, 1 male is also recorded as this ---- 20 Mar 2012 ], Mikkel, Lars, Berith (age recorded as 7 <1862-1863>), Martin
- family #5198; on this 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 ]
- 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
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Note: Lars Jonsen Hulbækdal (took the surname Dahl in US) on same ship with destination as Lansing

5. 1870 US Census: enumerated on 12 Aug 1870 for those living in the household as of 1 June 1870;
Grant Co, MN. Evansville P O, Grant Co, MN, Lars Syl Mikkelson and family (including daughter Ingebor age 16) living in the household of Ole Gudmonson (age 51), his wife Ingbor (age40) and daughters Mina (age 4) and Louise (age 1);
- I don't know wwho Ole Gudmonson is or if there is any family connection, but see note below from Terrill Hayes - Ole's wife Ingbor was a sister of Lars

---- a few days later he is also recorded at St Olaf Twp, Otter Tail Co

1870 US Census: enumerated on 16 Aug 1870 for those living as if 1 June 1870: Lars Mikkelson and family (including Engeborg) dwelling # 19, family #20 at St Olaf Twp, Otter Tail Co, MN -- note previous household/dwelling was Nels Mikkelson (brother to Lars ?)

- source: www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com; Contact: Terrill Hayes; indicates that Ingbor was Lars's sister;
- personal correspondence - Spring 1977 audiotape from Martin Mikkelson, grandson of Lars Mikkelson: Martin states that a sister of Lars, Ingebaar was in America and served as a army nurse during the Civil War and was stationed at St Louis; her son "landed" up in North Dakota in the military
- source: Nordmenn in USA in 1860, Digitalarkivet ***No listing for Ingeborg in 1860 US Census in MN, Iowa, or Missouri; *** listing for Ole Goodmanson, age, 40 in Military Twp, Winnishiek Co, IA; and Ole Goodmanson, age 38 in Wilmington Twp, Houston Co, MN
- source: www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com; Contact: Terrill Hayes; indicates as of August 16, 1870 Lars Syl Mikkelson and family was living in St Olaf Twp, Otter Tail Co and listed after his brother, Nils Mikkelson (my scan of the 1870 for Tordenskjold Twp listed Nils Mikkelson, age 33 <1833> and the next household (but very faint and very difficult to make out on genealogy.com, Feb/06) as Lars Mikkelson, Bertha (?) age 30, and children Ingeborg, Mikkel, Lars, Nils, Martin, Gertrude, Beret
- "family history records" indicate living in the Stalker Lake, MN area in 1870 [ northern part of St Olaf Twp would be south of Stalker Lake ] and then to Lake Park, Clay Co, MN on May 1, 1871



6. Source: Elgon Memories: A History of Eglon Twp, Clay Co, MN, (1967

- indicates emigrated in 1869, first settling in Iowa and then to Eglon Twp, Clay Co, MN in 1871; homesteaded on
Sec 22
- Lars L and Martin L took over the farm when their father died
- Ludvig [son of Martin L Mikkelson] became the next (and present) owner of the farm - the Wm Brown farm of sec 23 was added

7. Source: A Journey Back to Hawley: A history of the early years of Hawley, MN (1972)

- came to America in May 1870 by way of Quebec, Canada and Lansing, Iowa; they stayed in Otter Tail Co (MN) over the winter
- on 1 May 1871, came to the homestead on sec 22, Eglon Twp, Clay Co, MN
- Lars S died in January 1922, at his home in Eglon Twp.


8. 1880 US Census: Eglon Twp, Clay Co, MN; lists Louise, Nekoline, Josephine, and Matilda birthplace as MN

9. 1900 US Census: Eglon Twp, Clay Co, MN; indicates Lars is a widow; emgrated 1870; children as Lars, Sophia, Martin, Matilda, Nekolne, Josephine, and Louisa (born July 1870); also living in same household is daughter, Emma Kildal (born May 1854) and her children (Jacob Kildal - born Jan 1886; Nettie - born May 1889; Hans - born Oct 1894; Ingerann [sp?] - born April 1897)

10. 1910 and 1920 US Census - Lars Syl Mikkelson living with his son, Martin L Mikkelson, Eglon, Twp, Clay Co, MN; 1920 US Census indicates naturalization in 1876


11. MN State Census

- 1875 - not indexed on ancestry and not found on scan of Clay Co [Elgon Twp is not on ancestry pages --- 20 May 2013
- 1885 - Lars, Beret Sophie, Lars L, Martin, Sophia, Nels, Louisa, Matilda (page 13 & 14, ancestry.com)
- 1895 (1 May 1895 - notes a resident of this state for 25 yrs <1870> and this enumeration district 24 yrs <1871> --- thus homestead as of 1871; Lars, Beret, Lars L, Martin, Sophia, Matilda
- 1905 , (1 June 1905) - notes resident of this state for 35 yrs, 1 mo <May 1870> and this enumeration district for 34 yrs <June 1871> -- Lars, age 75, Lars L age 45, Martin age 41, Sophia age 38


12. source: John Midtdal at www.geni.com; also Dale Rosten database [ 15 Aug 2010 ]

- notes Ole Mikkelson, son of Lars and Berit Sophia, born 20 June 1868 (this would be the same as Nels Larson Mikkelson - twin?) BUT not source information provided

HOWEVER: Digitalarkivet - no listing for Ole in births or baptisms (Klokkerbok) or deaths or burials in the Ministerialbok (Klokkebok doesn't have deaths)

NOTE: there are some photos of the Lars Mikkelson family members - looks like individuals were cropped from a family photo --- likely taken in the 1870's [ 15 May 2013 - see my folder for the file picture; John Midtdal's notation indicates photo taken about 1888 ]


11. Source: 1899 Platt, Elgon Twp, Clay Co, MN

- 1899 - Section 22 - SE of the NW quarter
- S half of the NE quarter
- NE of the SE quarter
- Section 23 - NW of the SW quarter
- Section 15 - SE of the SE quarter
- Section 29 - SE of the NW quarter

- Bureau of Land Management, Homestead Entry, Land Patent granted 15 Aug 1884
160 Acres, 5th M, Twp 139 N-044 W, Sec 22, S half of NE quarter, SE quarter of NW quarter, and NE quarter of SE quarter ^{153,669,1499,1500,1501}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1865, Jan 1866, Røraas, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Farm: Sylen (#200)

2. Leaving - 1870, 31 Mar 1870, Røros, Sør Trondelag, Norway. ¹⁵⁰² Leaving Røros parish for America

3. Emigration - 1870, 8 Apr 1870, Trondhiem, Norway to Quebec, Quebec, Canada. ¹⁵⁰³

4. Emigration - 1870: Arrival at Quebec, 1 May 1870, Quebec, Quebec, Canada. ¹⁵⁰⁴

5. Residence - 1870, 12 Aug 1870, Evansville, Grant Co, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁵⁰⁵

6. Residence - 1870, 15 Aug 1870, St Olaf Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁵⁰⁶

7. Residence - 1880, 1 Jun 1880, Eglon Twp, Clay Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁶²⁸

8. Land - 1884: Land Patent, 15 Aug 1884, Elgon Twp, Clay County, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁵⁰⁷

9. Residence - 1885, 1 May 1885, Elgon Twp, Clay County, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁵⁰⁸

10. Residence - 1895, 1 Jun 1895, Elgon Twp, Clay County, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁵⁰⁹

11. Residence - 1905, 1 Jun 1905, Elgon Twp, Clay County, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁵¹⁰

12. Residence - 1900, 1 Jun 1900, Eglon Twp, Clay Co, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁵¹¹

13. Residence - 1910, 15 Apr 1910, Eglon Twp, Clay Co, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁵¹²

14. Residence - 1920, 1 Jan 1920, Eglon Twp, Clay Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁶⁷¹

Lars married Beret Sofie Mikkelsdtr Midtdal, daughter of Mikkel Larsen Midtdal and Berit Semundstr Bakken, on 12 Mar 1854 in Røros, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. (Beret Sofie Mikkelsdtr Midtdal was born on 14 Feb 1832 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ¹⁴⁷⁹, baptized on 28 Apr 1832 in Os, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway,¹⁴⁷⁹ died on 18 Sep 1899 in Eglon Twp, Clay Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried on 22 Sep 1899 in Solem Lutheran Church Cemetery, Elgon Twp, Clay Co, Minnesota, USA ^1480,1481.)