Helge Helgessen Aanestad

1844 - 1937  (~ 92 years)

• Name	Helge Helgessen Aanestad
  Born	Sep 1844	Hå, Rogaland, Norway
  	Notes as per Bill Aanestad. Grandson Ragnvald-80 lists the birthplace as Haa, Jaederen, Kristiansand, Norway. (Lois Thorstenson-82 (A-004) relates that the Aanestad area is south of Stavager, near the town of Varhaug. Descendants of Mathias, Helge's brother, still live on the old homestead near Varhaug.) PROBLEM: In (A-020-O) Henrietta lists the b. place as Haa Prestegjaeld, Norway. A-043 lists Hå, Jaederen, Norway. A-047 lists HÅ, Jæren, Norway. (HÅ is a larger area, similar to a county, Jæren is a district in HÅ and Varhaug is a town adjacent to Ånestad both within these larger areas. I am using the data from A-047. NOTE: In 1994, my wife Dorothy and I, brother Sam and Susan visited the Aanestad area in Norway. On the road heading south from Stavanger, and just before arriving at Varhaug is a sign pointing to Ånestad. It is a collection of farms all by the same name located between two rivers. Halvard Aanestad, who we visited in Varhaug took us out to the farm in Ånestad on which his half-brother, Svien and his wife, Olaug were still living and farming. At this time, Svien was remodeling the old farmhouse because his son, Morten (a newspaper reporter) and his wife Kristin were in the process of moving onto the farm and Svien and Anne were planning on retiring to a new house in a new housing development near the edge of the farm. We also visited this new house. The craftsmanship and wood interiors of both were simply beautiful. My outstanding memory of the new house was a walk-in refrigerator! Hanne Brit Sandsmark, who wonderfully compiled the Norwegian and American names into a published genealogy lives just up the road on the way to Stavanger. Our time was limited by the departure of our cruise ship so we were unable to try to see her and her family. Our immigrant ancestor, Helge (my great grandfather) was a brother of Karl (Hanna's great-grandfather) and also a brother of Mathias (Hallvard's grandfather). Hallvard is an electrical contractor in Vaurhaug. We had a very enjoyable meeting in his home and Mary served us lunch including lefse and we were made to feel very welcome. Hallvard explained that Aa or Å indicates a relative size of the area of land bordered by two rivers, so Aanestad gets its name from that idea. Interestingly, Hallvard spells it Aanestad while Svien spells it Å. Both continue to insist they have the preferred spelling!
  Gender	Male
  Naturalization	1872
  Residence	1880	Amherst, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  Residence	1900	Highland, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States   [2]
  Residence	1910	Garretson, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States   [3]
  Residence	1920	Garretson, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States   [4]
  Residence	1930	Sherman, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States   [5]
  Buried	Feb 1937	Rosendal Cemetery, Sherman, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States
  Died	14 Feb 1937	Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States
  Person ID	I601062575	Master Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2009

  
  

  Father	Helge Olson Aanestad,   b. 11 Jan 1807, Varhaug, Hå, Norway ,   d. 13 Jan 1877  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Anna Malena Knutsdotter Kvia,   b. 27 Sep 1812, Hå, Rogaland, Norway ,   d. 6 Feb 1866  (Age 53 years)
  Married	24 May 1835
  Family ID	F5350806404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ragnhild Gunderson Korsgarn,   b. 16 Feb 1852, Numedal, Norway ,   d. 8 Sep 1933, Sherman, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Abt. 1876
  Children	+ 1. Henrietta Regina Aanestad,   b. 2 Mar 1883, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 17 Dec 1955, Sherman, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States  (Age 72 years) + 2. Rev. Helge Martinus Aanestad,   b. 14 Jul 1877, Claremont, Clayton, Iowa, United States ,   d. 16 Jul 1977, Detroit Lakes, Becker, Minnesota, United States  (Age 100 years) + 3. Carl Gerhard Aanestad,   b. 7 Jan 1881, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 18 Jun 1942 + 4. Rev. Cornelius Walter Aanestad,   b. 18 Apr 1885, Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 9 Feb 1951, Twin Valley, Norman, Minnesota, United States  (Age 65 years)   5. Selina M Aanestad,   b. Dec 1887, South Dakota, United States + 6. Lydia Klara Aanestad,   b. Dec 1889, South Dakota, United States + 7. Otto Herbert Aanestad,   b. 6 Apr 1892, Sherman, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States ,   d. 7 Dec 1985, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States  (Age 93 years) + 8. Alert Palmer Aanestad,   b. 23 Jan 1895, Sherman, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States ,   d. 30 Aug 1989, Templeton, San Luis Obispo, California, United States  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2009
  Family ID	F539540964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Sep 1844 - Hå, Rogaland, Norway Residence - 1880 - Amherst, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States Residence - 1900 - Highland, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States Residence - 1910 - Garretson, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States Residence - 1920 - Garretson, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States Residence - 1930 - Sherman, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States Buried - Feb 1937 - Rosendal Cemetery, Sherman, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States Died - 14 Feb 1937 - Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S8029507917] 1880 United States Census. [S560402473] 1900 United States Census. [S560402623] 1910 United States Census. [S560402624] 1920 United States Census. [S560402625] 1930 United States Census.