Sven Gunderson

1843 - 1863  (20 years)

• Name	Sven Gunderson
  Born	30 Aug 1843	Nore, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Dec 1863	Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
  Person ID	I5857879393	Master Tree
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2004

  
  

  Father	Gunnel Svenson,   b. 1816, Uvdal, Norway ,   d. 5 Apr 1879, Gunder, Clayton, Iowa, United States  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Kari Knutsdatter Korsgaard,   b. 1814, Uvdal, Norway ,   d. 1860, Uvdal, Norway  (Age 46 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1843	Opdal, Norway
  Family ID	F5350806533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Aug 1843 - Nore, Norway  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  !SO: A-011. BIRTH: date from A-033. A-020 L lists 1844. Date and place fron A-020-O. PROBLEM: A-020-M says he and all siblings born at Nummedal, Norway. A-025 lists b. date as 30-8-43 (probably AUG 30, 1943.) NOTES: Sven was the first to come to America. He had written his parents a letter telling them to come and that he would help them learn English. But by the time his parents arrived in Decorah, Iowa, Sven had enlisted in the Civil War Union Army and died shortly after in a Memphis, Tenn. hospital from chronic diarrhea. MILITARY: A-026. Residence listed as Elgin. Iowa, and age as 18, when he enlisted as a private in Company H of the 38th Regiment of Iowa Volunteers on Aug 15, 1862 to serve 3 years in the Civil War. He is shown present for duty from the date of enrollment until June 30, 1863. He is absent on the July and August roll for reason of being sick since July 23 at Vicksburg, Miss. Same report Oct, Nov and Dec 1863. Death date listed as Dec 5, 1863. Cause of death: chronic diarrhea. His name is listed as Swain Gunnelson. On March 23, 1878, his father, listed as age 63, files a claim with the government (A-026) for Swain's pension. Father gives his own name as Gunnel Swainson but signs the document by making "his mark" before witnesses, instead of writing his name. The application states that Swain had no wife or children, and indicates that his mother was no longer living. There is eveidence that Gunnel was given a required physical examination as a dependaent relative and as part of the application for Swains pension. This examination was dated 1879 and indicates that, in the examining doctor's opinion, that Gunnel was, at that time, physically incapacitaed for the support of himself and his family. The examination was given in Fayette Iowa. On Mar 10, 1887, a letter from the Postmaster in Elgin, Iowa in response to an inquiry about the address of Gunnel Swainson, states that the postmaster believed Gunnel had died several years earlier. But that an inquirey could be made at the Post Office in Clayton County for further information. It appears that Gunnel never received any of the pension applied for because a document signed by the attorney representing Gunnel in his application is marked, "Dead" and "Abandoned" on April 8, 1878. DEATH: A-020-M says he was 18 when he died. A-025 by the Surgeon general lists d. date as Dec 5, 1863 on one copy and Dec 6, 1863 on a second copy. The Iowa Department of veterans list it Dec 4, 1863. (I am using Dec 5, arbitrarily) A-031 lists sirname as Korsgaarden, same as for his father.