Peder Tobias OKSENDAL or LARSON

1850 - 1938  (88 years)

• Name	Peder Tobias OKSENDAL or LARSON
  Born	1 Feb 1850	Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway
  Christened	17 Feb 1850	Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 May 1938	Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States
  Person ID	I5857880098	Master Tree
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2004

  
  

  Father	Lars PEDERSON Oksendal,   b. 4 Nov 1821, Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway ,   d. 30 Oct 1903  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Valborg Torgrimsdatter Seland,   b. 1 Nov 1820, Seland, Fjotland, Vest Agder, Norway ,   d. 16 Apr 1851, Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway  (Age 30 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1849
  Family ID	F5350806868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Inger Sophie Ommundsdatter Oksendal,   b. 20 Sep 1852, Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway ,   d. 1942, Seattle, King, Washington, United States  (Age 89 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1878	Burr Oak, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States
  Children	1. Valborg Martine Larson,   b. 6 Oct 1878, Greenfield, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 8 Nov 1969, Seattle, King, Washington, United States  (Age 91 years) + 2. Ludvig Larson,   b. 15 Feb 1880, Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States ,   d. 15 Mar 1965, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States  (Age 85 years) + 3. Mathilde [Ted] Larson,   b. 22 Oct 1881, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States ,   d. Sep 1980, Seattle, King, Washington, United States  (Age 98 years)   4. Oline Larson,   b. 16 Aug 1883, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 13 Aug 1892, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States  (Age 8 years)   5. Anne Tonette Larson,   b. 17 Sep 1885, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 12 Jan 1979, Seattle, King, Washington, United States  (Age 93 years)   6. Thea Sophia Larson,   b. 12 Apr 1888, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 18 May 1980, Seattle, King, Washington, United States  (Age 92 years)   7. Oscar Andreas Larson,   b. 1 Jul 1890, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States ,   d. Feb 1973, Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States  (Age 82 years) + 8. Leonard Gerhard Larson,   b. 3 Dec 1892, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 15 Feb 1950, Seattle, King, Washington, United States  (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F5350806869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Feb 1850 - Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway Christened - 17 Feb 1850 - Øksendal, Bakken Sogn, Vest Agder, Norway Married - 20 Mar 1878 - Burr Oak, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States Died - 22 May 1938 - Parkland, Pierce, Washington, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  !SO: D-016. and D-003 (Paul Larson's AC and DC sent by Paul and Nina Larson.) SO: D-009, a three page auto biography by P. T. Larson. NOTES: D-031 and D-055 by Nina Larson lists name Peder Tobias Larson (Per Tobias Larsen Oksendal). PROBLEM: D-009 shows marr. date as Feb 20, 1878 and D-003 shows Mar 20, 1878. BIRTH: Oksendal (Oxendal) is near Flekkefjord, Norway. (D-008) Place from D-055. BAPTISM: Probably at Oxendal. SO:(D-009) Confirmed at BAKKE Church Oct 2, 1864 by Provost A. Dahle. EDUCATION: Attended the common school at Oxendal until confirmation. Then after coming to the United States, attended Luther College for about three years, beginning in the fall of 1874. (D-009) MARRIAGE: Married by Rev. Tobias Larson. (D-009) Prior document lists date as Feb 20, 1878 but D-055 list MAR 20,1878. OCCUPATION: Hardware merchant (22 years)aand first Postmaster (10 yrs) of the newly established town of Harmony, Minnesota, on the town council, the school board, Justice of the Peace, and after moving to Parkland, Washington in 1908 was the manager of Parkland Lutheran Children's Home and manager of Josephine Old People's in Stanwood, WA. He served on the Board of Trustees of Parkland Luth. Children's home and Pacific Lutheran College. (D-009) RELIGION: Lutheran. A lifetime of service as Saturday school and Sunday school teacher and superintendent, treasurer, secretary, deacon, council cantor, choir director, president of the congregation, etc. He has had several articles published in the Pacific Lutheran Herald and lists two songs in Norwegian and two prayers that he wrote in addition to translating several other songs from Norwegian into English. (D-009) NOTES: Left Norway for the U.S.A. with his uncle Tonnes Andreas Dahl-1294 and family 1n 1868. They left Oxendal Friday, April 17, 1868 and departed from Flekkenfjord Monday the 29th and arrived at Stavanger Tuesday morning the 21st where they stayed for six days before setting out to cross the Atlantic on the sailship "Hero", April 27th, with Capt. Olson in charge. The ship arrived in Quebec June 1st and on Jun 4th they landed and departed the same day for the home of another uncle, Nils Tobias Dahl-1293 who lived at Eighteen mile creek, Dunn Co., Wisconsin, traveling by rail and boat via Detroit, Grand Haven, Milwakee, Read's Landing, LaCross and Eau Claire arriving there June 13, 1868. He worked as a farm hand in Wiscconsin and also spent two winters hauling timber to to the river to be floated to the saw mills. In 1873 helped his uncle Nils T. Dahl-1293 move his goods to Cottonwood, Minn. where Nils had bought land and was to establish his home. P.T. was the owner of two span of oxen and with them he hauled a "Curby Reaper" for his uncle. After arriving in Cottonwood, he broke up 20 acres of land for his cousin, P.H. Dahl (Peder H. Dahl-487?) who later beacame Pastor P. H. Dahl. The job being finished he went to Medo, Blue Earth Co., Minn. where his uncle Tonnes A. Dahl-1294 had bought land there in 1870. He married Inger Sophia Torgerson in 1878 and began a hardware business at Harmony, Minn. in 1880. See Occupation notes above. (D-009)