Iver Endreson Vangsness's & Unni Andersdattor's Passing

Iver was born November 1819 and his wife was born in 1823 in Norway.

He had married Unni Andersdatter in Norway and they had a son, John E. who was born on a farm in Sogn, Norway on July 12th, 1852.

They came to America in 1854 and located in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin on July 4th. He engaged in general labor until 1862. After that they moved again, this time to Belle Creek township in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Iver purchased 130 acres of wild land on Section 31, which he broke and cleared. He improved the land and built a home and other buildings necessary to carry on successful farming. Here he died on May 2, 1905, Unni having passed away in 1868.

Unni Andersdatter passed away in 1868, just six years after moving to Belle Creek. She would have been about 45 years of age. She had had 5 children. (There was possibly a 6th child, that child having passed away in infancy.)
The children's ages at her death were:

• John - 16, 
• Anders - 10, 
• Carl - 8, 
• Andrew - 5, 
• Cornelius - 4. 

It is believed that Unni was killed by a sheep ram in 1868. Iver lived much longer and died May 2nd, 1905 in Goodhue County, Minnesota.

We have not been able to find any photos of Iver or his wife. I wonder if someone has some photos and just does not realize who the people are....

Iver's Grave Site

Minneola Lutheran Church, Hader, Goodhue County, MN

Iver E. Vangsness' headstone

These photos come from the Find a Grave site that Dave Vangsness took and uploaded.
Map:  Minneola Lutheran Church in Hader.