Thomas Hansen

1843 - 1880  (36 years)

• 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

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Dec 1843 - Biri, Oppland, Norway Occupation - Clerk at O'Neill House - May 1875 - Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA Married - 13 Nov 1877 - Blackriver Falls, WI Died - Cause: Consumption - Tuberculosis - 24 Nov 1880 - Weston, Clark County, Wisconsin Buried - - Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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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.

  
  

• 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.