Van Hees Family History
Thomas Hansen

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Name Thomas Hansen [1, 2] Born 2 Dec 1843 Biri, Oppland, Norway [1, 3]
Gender Male Name Thomas Hansen Burge Occupation Farmer Occupation May 1875 Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA Clerk at O'Neill House Died 24 Nov 1880 Weston, Clark County, Wisconsin [4]
Cause: Consumption - Tuberculosis Buried Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA Notes - Thomas Hansen, the son of Hans Evensen and Margrethe Christiansdatter, was born December 2, 1843 on the farm Bjørge in Biri, Oppland, Norway. According to the 1865 Norwegian census, he was serving in the army at the rank of sergeant. Local church records of persons leaving the parish of Biri show that Thomas and his younger sister Marie left for America in 1869. They sailed out of Sweden on the S.S. Erin, stopping in Liverpool England and Queenstown Ireland before finally arriving in New York on June 12, 1869. The ship's manifest listed them as Thomas and Marie Bjorge. It was common for Norwegian immigrants to assume the farm name as their surname.
From New York, Thomas made his way down to Pennsylvania as evidenced by photographs of him in Philadelphia and Jamestown, PA. It is probably in Jamestown where he met his future wife Almira (Allie) F. Bealer. She was born and raised in Adamsville PA, just 4 miles down the road. In 1876, Allie's sister, Caroline Bealer Christie and her husband Andrew moved to Wisconsin. They made one stop in the town of West Salem WI, giving birth to a daughter Allie M. before settling in Weston, Clark County. It is most certain they did not travel alone as by 1880 sister Mary Jane Bealer Hoobler, her husband Robert, and a brother Henry Bealer were living in Clark County WI. Thomas and Allie were probably with them as well, as they were married in Black River Falls WI on November 13, 1877 and settled in the town of Neillsville. It was there they had their only son, Thomas Fremont (nicknamed "Free"), born on August 7, 1879. Shortly thereafter, Thomas H. fell victim to consumption (tuberculosis) and passed away on November 24, 1880.
Person ID I77 vanhees Last Modified 20 Nov 2019
Father Hans Evensen, b. 29 Jun 1810, Bjørge, Oppland, Norway , d. Aft 1875, Biri, Oppland, Norway
(Age > 66 years)
Relationship Natural Mother Margrethe Christiansdatter, b. 15 Jun 1812, Stumlien, Biri, Oppland, Norway , d. 10 Dec 1882, Biri, Oppland, Norway
(Age 70 years)
Relationship Natural Married 30 Jul 1835 Biri, Oppland, Norway [5, 6]
Notes - Gjøvik og Toten Slektshistorielag - Gifte i Biri og Snertingdal 1814-54
Viet dato: 30-07-1835
Kirke: PAA UNDSET
Brudgom fornavn: HANS
Brudgom etternavn: EVENSEN
Brudgom alder: 25
Brudgom stilling og sted: UNGKARL, HOFF ELLER BJØRGE
Brudgoms far: EVEN HANSEN
Brud fornavn: MARGRETHE
Brud Etternavn: CHRISTIANSDATTER
Brud alder: 23
Brud stilling og sted: PIGE, BEENERUD ELLER HERBERG
Bruds far: CHRISTEN PEDERSEN
Forlovere: J. LARSEN OG PEDER UNDSETH
Avskrift ved Bjørn Alund.
1865-telling for 0525 Birid
Distriktsnr. Side Skuledistrikt Sokn Prestegjeld Gard Merknad (gard) Overskrift
335 4 100 Hoffsfjerdingen Birid Birid Bjørge, Storsletstuen søndre 87, 87 2
Personnr. Hushald Førenamn Etternamn Fam. stilling Yrke Sivilstand Alder Kjønn Fødestad
1993 27 1 Even Hans. Husfader Gaardbruger og Selveier g 30 m Birid Prgj.
1994 28 Johannes Hans. hans Broder hjælper ham med Gaardsbruget ug 27 m Birid Prgj.
1995 29 Anne Hansd. hans Søster hjelper sin Broder med Gaardsbruget ug 28 k Birid Prgj.
1996 1 Maria Hansd. hans Søster hjelper sin Broder med Gaardsbruget ug 20 k Birid Prgj.
1997 2 1 Hans Evens. hans Fader Føderaadsmand g 56 m Birid Prgj.
1998 3 Margrethe Christiansd. hans Kone g 54 k Birid Prgj.
1999 4 Thomas Hans. deres Søn Sergeant ug 23 m Birid Prgj.
2000 5 Laurine Hansd. deres Datter ug 18 k Birid Prgj.
2001 6 Even Johns. Tjenestekarl ug 26 m Birid Prgj.
Gjøvik og Toten Slektshistorielag - Folketelling 1875 for Biri
Bosted:
Nummer Bosted navn Matrikkel nummer Kommentar
415 BJØRGE 87
Personer registrert på bosted:
Fornavn Etternavn Stand Gift/Ugift/
Enke Stilling Født Bosted Fødested
1 EVEN HANSEN HUSFADER GIFT GAARDBRUGER/SELVEIER 1836 BJØRGE BIRI
MARIA PEDERSDATTER HANS KONE GIFT 1847 BJØRGE BIRI
HALFDAN JULIUS EVENSEN DERES SØNN UGIFT 1874 BJØRGE BIRI
HARALD PETTER EVENSEN DERES SØNN UGIFT 1875 BJØRGE BIRI
MARTHE MARIA EVENSDATTER DERES DATTER UGIFT 1872 BJØRGE BIRI
HANS AMUNDSEN UGIFT TJENESTEKAR 1858 BJØRGE BIRI
MARTHE PEDERSDATTER UGIFT BUDEIE 1849 BJØRGE BIRI
REGINE OLSDATTER UGIFT TJENESTEPIGE 1857 BJØRGE BIRI
1 MARGRETE KRISTIANSDATTER FØDERAADSKONE GIFT 1812 BJØRGE BIRI
HANS EVENSEN HENNES MANN GIFT FAR TIL GÅRDBRUGEREN 1810 BJØRGE (PÅ GAUSTAD, SINDSVAG) BIRI
Avskrift ved Bjørn Alund.
Family ID F741 Group Sheet
Family Almira F Bealer, b. 24 Jan 1857, Adamsville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 4 Jan 1927, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
(Age 69 years)
Married 13 Nov 1877 Blackriver Falls, WI [2, 7]
Children + 1. Thomas Fremont Burge, b. 7 Aug 1879, Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA , d. 17 Apr 1945, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
(Age 65 years)
Last Modified 20 Nov 2019 Family ID F56 Group Sheet
- Thomas Hansen, the son of Hans Evensen and Margrethe Christiansdatter, was born December 2, 1843 on the farm Bjørge in Biri, Oppland, Norway. According to the 1865 Norwegian census, he was serving in the army at the rank of sergeant. Local church records of persons leaving the parish of Biri show that Thomas and his younger sister Marie left for America in 1869. They sailed out of Sweden on the S.S. Erin, stopping in Liverpool England and Queenstown Ireland before finally arriving in New York on June 12, 1869. The ship's manifest listed them as Thomas and Marie Bjorge. It was common for Norwegian immigrants to assume the farm name as their surname.
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Photos Thomas Hansen Bjørge (Burge) ca 1870
Documents Thomas H. Burge and Almira Bealer marriage certificate
A marriage certificate for Thomas H. Burge and Almira F. Bealer on November 13, 1877 in Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
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Sources - [S422] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1869.
- [S499] Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1820-1907, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).
- [S166] Kirkeboker Biri, Oppland, Norway 1730-1921.
Baptism record - [S280] Obituary of Thomas H. Burge.
- [S166] Kirkeboker Biri, Oppland, Norway 1730-1921.
Marriage Record - [S154] IGI Marriage Record Hans Evensen, Family History Library, 125453..
- [S235] Marriage Certificate of Thomas H. Burge, Marriage of Thomas H. Burge and Almira F. Bealer.
- [S422] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1869.