Norwegian Ancestors

Time for a change of pace so that our Norwegian ancestors to make themselves known.

My Dad's parents were first-generation Americans from immigrant Irish and Norwegian parents.

That makes me, my brothers and you, cousins, third-generation Americans.

Let's begin with Per Larsen from SÆTER farm. He was the son of Lar's who must have been born somewhere around 1611 or so.

Per-SÆTER Larsen was born ca 1631 and died in 1702 in Hedmark, Norway. He is my 8th great-grandfather [as well as my brothers', and Kevin and Geofry's, and the Brennan siblings' 8th great-grandfather].

Herman Olsen is also our 8th great-frandfather.

Since I began my reseach into our Norwegian background I've begun to teach myself to read Norwegain ! ! ! and below is my attempt to translate information from a local history regarding our ancestors.
It'll take your imagination to fill in the gaps where my knowledge of the language lacks. However, you'll no doubt get the geist of the reports.

Before you become too engrossed let me say the naming practice during this period was to use the father's name as what we call the surname - along with this the farm name is usually attached so as to clarify which Per Larsen we're talking about. If it's a male he is Lars, son/Larsen, if female, Lars' daughter = Larsdatter or shortened to Larsdtr.

SÆTER, TORP, PRAMHUS, MIDTSKOG refer the name of the farm where they are living at the moment.

KLOKKER usually refers to a church deacon .- - - -

This information was taken from the local history of Eidskog which is located in Hedmark Fylke [fylke is equal to our county].

The information in this publication is taken from public and church records by impartial local historians.
It appears that the first several entries were taken from tax records.
Beginning with the 1677 entry appears to have been gleaned from another means. ????
At anyrate, here is some information about OUR 8th GREAT-GRANDFATHER ca 1631 thru 1702 - Now who sez they didn't have long lives? Looks like old Per lived 71 years.

Eidskog BygdebokVol. III pg. 472 & 473- - - - -

Vol. III pg 472

Hermann Olsen was 26 year in 1664 - d. 1706 in Magnor, 69 years old he was enebruker by tax rolls/land registry in 1667,

but by manntalletin 1664 second-hand[used,use] had 2 huder and Iver Olsen KLOKKER 1 hud.

In 1667 eide enough Hermann the most of TORP, but Iver Olsen and Lars Lilleset ifra Odalen eide approximately 1/3 tilsammen.

In 1672 give mortgage or security[pawn] Lars Lilleset their[glide slowly,sink down,cause pressure,feel heavy] 5 1/2skinn and tredjeårstake in TORP to Iver Olsen KLOKKER, and he was thereby owner of tilsammen 11 skinn.

The other eide Hermann.

In 1677 be inactive/rest TORP leave[vacuate] and desolate[desolately] p.g.a. krigshandlingene, and Hermann Olsen moved in this tidsrom to Magnor.

Iver KLOKKER moved also in the course of 1680-åra and his gjenfinnes on Midtskog.

Hermann be obliged to have to in 1671 out with fine because he had been in slagsmål with Arne Arnesen PRAMHUS like that[such] that deen was bedridden. Hermann's wife had taken from him one knive before he =rekke=extend/reach to use[using] it[was,that,the] on Arne.

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It[Was,That,The] as overtok after Hermann Olsen was Per LarsenSÆTER, Vinger [born ca 1631] - d.1702, 71 years and g.m .Anne Hansdtr [born ca 1629] - d.1707, 78 yrs.

A pantebrev from Herman Olsen to Per LarsenSÆTER of 2 hudder 1 skinn for 220 rd is dated November 18,1670 and tgl. March 07, 1682.

Actually was[be] this[these] ei agreement between Hermann and Per as pass over (of time)[attend,go, go on] out on that Per shall[could,would,will] have[having] TORP on 9 åremål, and if some of Hermann's heirs then wish to overtake TORP, then they shall the 220 rd as well as replacing rydnings- and bygningsretten and others expenses.

page 473

This[These] was actually ordnet on it[was,that,the] the manner[manner] that child[children] of they[those,the] respective giftet itself with each other.

Thereby was the[it,they,there,that] smaller expenses.

A pantebrev dated November 26, 1688 and tgl. April 22, 1689 on 84 rd., was taken to brukelighet of Per Larsen and the[it,they,there,that] was[be] issued of Iver Olsen Midskog, thus Sexton, and thereby eide Per totality TORP.

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In 1690 kvitterte/receipt Lars Persen too[of,at,to,for,feed,feeds] wife's inheritance orverfor the father-in-law[father-in-law] Hermann Olsen on Magnor.

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Looks as though 1671 was an interesting time for Herman's wife, Anne.

Martin B. Madden

Here's some facts regarding our Martin Madden aka Martin B. "Skinny" Madden

Martin B Madden, born August 17, 1871 in IA; died July 23, 1912 in IL Cook Co Chicago.
He was the son of Daniel Madden and Bridget Carroll.
He married (1) Laura Flannery May 15, 1902 in IL Cook Co Chicago. She was born October 1875 in IL, and died June 16, 1907 in IL Cook Co Chicago.
He married (2) Florence Bell Miles September 13, 1909 in IL Lake Co Waukegan. She was born Abt. 1889 in IL, and died Aft. 1912.

Martin's parents and siblings:
Father: Daniel Madden, born Abt. 1848 in Ireland; died October 06, 1912 in IL Cook Co.
He married Bridget Carroll April 18, 1869 in IA Des Moines Co Burlington.

Mother: Bridget Carroll, born Abt. 1843 in IRELAND; died December 23, 1910 in MO Callaway Co Fulton State Hospital #1.

Children of Daniel Madden and Bridget Carroll are:
Bernard Madden, born February 09, 1870 in IA; died February 05, 1909 in IL Cook Co Chicago.
Martin B Madden, born August 17, 1871 in IA; died July 23, 1912 in IL Cook Co Chicago; married (1) Laura Flannery May 15, 1902 in IL Cook Co Chicago;
married (2) Florence Bell Miles September 13, 1909 in IL Lake Co Waukegan.
Edward Madden, born Abt. 1872 in KS.
James Madden, born February 1874 in KS; died Aft. 1928.
Margaret Madden, born June 1878 in KS; died Bet. 1913 - 1920;
married William P McCain Abt. 1902 in IL ?Cook Co?; born Abt. 1876 in IL.
Julia C Madden, born September 1881 in KS, Shawnee Co, North Topeka;
died March 06, 1930 in IL Cook Co Chicago;
married Kenneth Rathbun September 11, 1907 in IL Cook Co Chicago; born August 24, 1880 in WI Geneva; died June 26, 1959 in IL Cook Co Chicago.
Mary Madden, born May 1886 in MO ?Jackson Co Kansas City; died Aft. 1919;
married Joseph J McGrath Abt. 1910; born Abt. 1877 in IL; died Aft. 1928.

End of another year

It's the end of another year and exchange of annual greetings from cousins far and wide.

I was sadden to learn that Cousin Sylvia Spain just recently passed away.

Sylvia and I are the 2nd-great granddaughters of Magnus Andreassen Helvik [1805 Asker Parrish-1888 Chicago]. . . and are 3rd cousins.

Fetter Harald introduced us the summer of 1997 after Sylvia's visit to Nesodden. While she and I knew each other only from exchanging correspondence our connection as cousins was deep.

Time is speeding on

Haven't taken time to do any genealogy-related blogging but if you've visited GerryART you can see I've been concentrating on my fiber-art classes. Hope to return to some genealogy after a couple of more classes at Satin Stitches.

In the meantime, if you have some time to spend on The Internet visit

http://books.google.com

and do a search on Skinny Madden.

What a guy ! ! ! !

Research, Research, Research

Boy, What fun we've been having.

Have been given an opportunity to do some serious research, and, while it's taken us the majority of the past five days, we've had tremendous success! That's worth the hours spent sitting in front of the PC and monitor. We were able to add at least three generations of direct-line ancestors that includes four new surnames. Now that we call success!

This is the first time in a while that we've been handed this kind of opportunity.
Yahoo ! ! ! We loved it.

Now to get into some order so that it can be presented on paper in a comprehensive manner so that a non-genealogist can understand the significance.

Once this phase of the project is completed, I'll continue with the saga of 'Skinny' Martin - Labor Czar of Chicago . . . . . . . .

Chicago American July 22, 1912

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then to learn more of Skinny's connection click

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ghook/gen05a1.htm

Chicago Daily News July 22, 1912

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Former Labor Czar of Chicago Succumbs at Lake Villa, Ill., to Long Sickness.
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STORMY CAREER RECALLED
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Once Formed New Central Union Organization - Accused by Wife as Conspiracy Head.
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Martin B. ("Skinny") Madden is dead.
The former labor leader died at 8:00 a.m. to-day in a little cottage near Lake Villa, Ill. Stomach trouble of a tubercular nature was the agent of death. Madden, never robust physically, had been ill for a long time. For a number of weeks he lay in his room at the Grand Pacific hotel and then last January he was taken to the Presbyterian hospital. There he regained some semblance of health and after a few weeks returned to the hotel, where his careless mode of living again proved his downfall.

As a forlorn hope he sought the cottage on the shore of the inland lake and for a time was reported as progressing toward recovery. Toward the last, however, he realized that his end was near and admitted, stoically, that he would never the place alive.

Spoke Cheerfully of Troubles.
While at the Presbyterian hospital Madden was visited by a reporter for The Daily News. He was found sitting up in bed, smoking cigarettes. He spoke cheerfully of his condition and thought he would be up "before long." Asking whether he was not afraid to smoke, he replied that the cigarettes "wouldn’t hurt him." It was the same disregard of consequences, say his friends, which ruined his health and ultimately brought about his death.

Madden was the recognized czar of the labor world in Chicago for years and figured prominently in may daring strikes. He was indicted and convicted of conspiracy in 1909, with F. A. Pouchot and M. J. Doyle, and fined $500 in Judge McSurely’s court. This was in May. A motion for a new trial was entered and on Feb. 10, 1910, was overruled by Judge McSurely.

Controlled Federation Long.
For years Madden controlled the Chicago Federation of Labor. In 1905, however, E. N. Nockels came to the front as leader of the Madden . An election was imminent and Nockels had arranged a system of voting by delegate cards and tally sheets with the names of all accredited delegates. Madden, however, had a lot of duplicate tickets printed, with one slight change in a word in the union label and voted a lot of his own men. Subsequently his ruse was discovered and the labor autocrat prepared to carry the election by storm, but was prevented by the police.

About two months after the election he was ousted by the Federation of Labor and immediately began to build the powerful labor organization known as the Chicago Building Trades council. He lost control of this body following his conviction for conspiracy.

Madden was a leading figure in the recent strife between the steamfitters and the elevator constructors in which Peter ("Dutch") Gentleman and Vincent Altman were murdered by labor sluggers and for which Maurice ("Moss") Enright was convicted and sentenced to a life term in the penitentiary.

Wife’s Accusation in Court.
Mrs. Florence B. Madden, wife of the labor leader, caused his arrest on a charge of wife abandonment in August, 1911, and at the trial of the case she declared her home had been the meeting place for thugs, sluggers and gun men. In a bill for separate maintenance she charged her husband with cruelty. Judge Walker in the Court of Domestic Relations ordered Madden to pay his wife $8 a week on her abandonment plea.

While at the Presbyterian hospital a rule was entered calling upon Madden to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court in failing to pay the alimony granted his wife. His illness saved him a possible prison term at that time.

Reconciled to Wife, Rumor.
The approach of death brought a reconciliation between Madden and his wife, their friends declare, and Mrs. Madden, unaware of the death, went to Lake Villa shortly before 11 a.m. to-day to see him. She had been to visit him yesterday and returned to her home at 2446 Michigan avenue last night.

"He is critically ill," she told friends there and to-day she packed a suitcase ane went to Lake Villa prepared to stay at his bedside several days if necessary.

Madden first came to Chicago from Kansas City, Mo. He worked as a steamfitter’s helper on the Auditorium annex, and in the winter of 1895 he became business agent of the Junior Steamfitters’ union, from which time on be began to make his power felt.

Transfer Field to Gary.
After his dethronement from power in the building trades council he devoted his efforts for a time to union organization in Gary, Ind, but his illness interfered with his chances for success.
"The funeral will be held at an undertaking establishment at West Madison street and Western avenue," said State Representative Frank McNichols, a friend of Madden, "but the date has not been set. Martin - we call him Martin, not "Skinny" - died at 8:30 o’clock this morning, according to the news I hear, but he has been near death for a long time."