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Bertha Thorvaldsdottir

Bertha Thorvaldsdottir

Female 1876 - 1968  (91 years)

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  • Name Bertha Thorvaldsdottir 
    Born 08 Jun 1876  Iceland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  Loam Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Benson County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 04 Feb 1968  Maddock Memorial Hospital Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Vang Lutheran Cemetery, Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I01250  All
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2013 

    Father Thorvald Thorvaldson 
    Family ID F10037  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adolph Peterson,   b. 21 Apr 1865, Arteid farm, Sørum parish, Akershus County, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1941, Langdon, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Edwin Peterson,   b. 17 Oct 1895, Vang, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1961, Maddock, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Olaf Thorvold Peterson,   b. 27 Aug 1897, Near Vang, Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1970, Maddock, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Lawrence Adolph Peterson,   b. 16 Oct 1899, Near Vang, Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Charlie Peterson,   b. 1901
     5. Evelina Peterson,   b. 28 Jun 1903,   d. 18 Apr 1905  (Age 1 years)
     6. Leon Walger Peterson,   b. 1 May 1905, near Vang, Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1976, Polson, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     7. Hans Gilbert Peterson,   b. 22 Aug 1907, Vang, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1978  (Age 71 years)
     8. Teman Peterson
     9. Lenore Bertina Peterson,   b. Abt 1908, Vang, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Willy Peterson,   b. 26 Apr 1913, Vang, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1935, Devil's Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
    +11. Aster Lily Peterson,   b. Vang, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. Stillborn Peterson
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2010 
    Family ID F0243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Loam Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Vang Lutheran Cemetery, Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Family of Adolph Peterson and Bertha Thorvaldsdottir
    Family of Adolph Peterson and Bertha Thorvaldsdottir
    Ed, Ole, Lawrence, Charlie, Leon, (Adolph in front), Hans, Lenore, Willy (who died soon afterward), (Bertha in front) and Lily.
    Bertha Thorvaldsdotter
    Bertha Thorvaldsdotter

    Documents
    1900 US census Loam & Olga Townships, Cavalier, North Dakota - Family of Adolph and Bertha Peterson
    1900 US census Loam & Olga Townships, Cavalier, North Dakota - Family of Adolph and Bertha Peterson
    1910 US Census of Loam Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota
    1910 US Census of Loam Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota

  • Notes 
    • Bertha's parents did not emigrate with her from Iceland. Bertha Thorvaldsdottir was accompanied by her male cousin Dory Asgrimson on the trip from Iceland to Winnipeg.

    Died:
    • Benson County Farmers' Press obituary dated February 8, 1968:

      Mrs. Bertha Peterson, 91 Died Sunday at Maddock

      Funeral for Mrs. Adolph (Bertha) Peterson, 91, of Minnewaukan, will be Thursday, Feb. 8, 2pm from Wheeler Funeral Chapel, Maddock.

      Mrs. Peterson died Sunday evening in Maddock Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past 8 years.

      Wheeler Funeral Home of Maddock is in charge of funeral arrangements.

      Bertha Thorvaldson was born June 8, 1776 (!sic), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thorvald Thorvaldson in Iceland. She came to Canada in 1893, with her parents (sic) to Winnipeg. In 1894, she came to the United States, to the community of Mountain, N. D., where she met and married Adolph Peterson.

      The couple homesteaded in the Vang community. In 1919 they moved to Minnewaukan. Mr. Peterson died in May, 1941.

      Surviving are two daughters: Mrs. Al (Lenore) Fix and Mrs. Adam (Lily) Hecker, both of Minot; five sons, Laurence, Carl, and Olaf, all of Minnewaukan, Hans of Sheyenne, and Leon of Polson, Mont., 30 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.

      Preceding her in death besides her husband were two daughters, four sons, a brother, and two sisters.

      ---------------------------------------------------

      From Vang Reporter

      Early Resident of Vang Dies

      Funeral services for Mrs. Adolph Peterson of Minnewaukan, an early Vang community resident, were held February 8 at the Wheeler Funeral Chapel in Maddock. Burial will be in the Vang cemetery plot in the spring. Mrs. Peterson died February 4, 1968 after an illness of eight years.

      Bertha Thorwaldson was born June 8, 1876, in Iceland, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thorwald Thorwaldson. She came to Canada (in) 1893. The following year she came to the Mountain community, where she married Adolph Peterson. The couple homesteaded in the Vang area until 1919, when they moved to Minnewaukan, N. Dak. Mr. Peterson died in May, 1941. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Al Fix and Mrs. Adam Hecker, both of Minot, and five sons, Laurence, Carl, and Ole, all of Minnewaukan, Hans of Sheyenne, and Leon of Polson, Montana, 30 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceeded in death by two daughters, four sons, a brother and two sisters. Two nephews and one niece live in Walhalla community. They are Emil and Ole K. Olson and Rena Olson.




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