Elling Pedersen Dahl b. 18 Feb 1817 Sannidal, Telemark, Norway d. 14 Oct 1888 Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota: Mindrum Family History

1817 - 1888 (71 years)

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Name	Elling Pedersen Dahl [1, 2]
Birth	18 Feb 1817	Sannidal, Telemark, Norway [3]
	Dahl homestead
Gender	Male
Baptism	2 Mar 1817	Sannidal, Telemark, Norway [3]
	Elling Pedersen
HEAL	Cause of death: dropsy [4, 5]
Occupation	School teacher
Death	14 Oct 1888	Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [5, 6, 7]
Burial	Rushford Lutheran Cemetery, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [8]
Notes	Alternate marriage date: 24 Dec 1842 Elling Pederson Dahl went by the name Elling Pedersen Thangen. He was listed as "Schoolteacher Elling Pedersen Thangen under Sondre Fahrsjoe". In 1855 Elling is titled shoemaker with the address of Stilnaestg. In 1858 he is called a "husmann" with the name of Tangen, S. Fahrsjoe. In 1861 he is titled schoolteacher only now his last name is "Helle". Elling and Kisten were married about 1840. The children were born in Sannidal except Mary who was born in MN. Elling Pederson Dahl and his wife Kisten Halvorsdtr Solberg Dahl along with their children two boys and five girls emigrated to America in 1862. Elling bought 40 acres 3/4 miles north of Bratsberg a little Hamlet in Norway Township. Elling taught Norwegian school at Highland Prairie until retiring and moved to Rushford and lived there until he died. Lisa Hakes letter of 1995 says "Elling Dahl and his wife, Kristen Dahl, came to America in June of 1861 and settled in Highland Prairie." DAHL— At his home in this city, Sunday, October 14th, 1888, of dropsy, Elling P. Dahl, aged 72 years. Deceased was one of the early settlers of this county and was for years a prominent farmer in Norway township, but last year he sold out his farm interest and moved into the city. He leaves a widow and eight children to mourn his loss; the children are grown and married except two daughters who reside here with their parents. Funeral occurred yesterday, the 17th and was numerously attended by the friends of the family. 1865 Minnesota State Census, Fillmore, Ellin P. Dal, Kirsti, Anne, Peder, Halver, Sophia, Marietta 1870 US Census, Minnesota, Fillmore, Norway, Elling Peterson, 45, farmer, value of real estate 1000, value of personal estate 330, with wife Kjisten 40, children Annie 24, Peter 15, Halvor 13, Sophia 10, Oletta 8, all born Norway 1875 Minnesota State Census, Fillmore, Norway, Elling P. Dahl, 58, Kirston, 57, Anne, 32, Peder, 19, Halvor, 17, Sophia, 14, Maria, 11 1880 US Census, Minnesota, Fillmore, Norway, Elling Dahl, 63, farmer, with wife Kisten 55 1885 Minnesota State Census, Fillmore, Norway, Elling P. Dahl 68, Chistin 62, Anne 42, Maria O. 21 AE 71y, 8m Death record lists occupation as farmer Elling Pedersen Dahl filed a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States in Preston, Minnesota on 26 Oct 1868. Elling lived in a house in Rushford on lots 57 and 58 in block 8, the middle of the south side of Grove Street, between Mill and Maple Streets. [2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
Person ID	I3037	Mindrum
Last Modified	1 May 2019

Father	Peder Ellingson Dahl, b. 17 Oct 1779, Sannidal, Telemark, Norway
Mother	Ane Jorgensdtr, b. Abt 1786, Gunders under Haugholt, Norway
Marriage	28 Jul 1816	Sannidal, Telemark, Norway [4, 17]
Family ID	F7216	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Kjersti Halvor Solberg, b. 13 Oct 1824, Drangedal, Norway d. 2 Mar 1905, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota (Age 80 years)

Marriage 24 Dec 1842 Sannidal, Telemark, Norway [4, 18]

Children

	1. Anne P. Dahl, b. 23 Dec 1842, Sannidal, Telemark, Norway d. 20 Sep 1892, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota (Age 49 years)
	2. Kisten Jorgine (Gina) Dahl, b. 8 Mar 1845, Sannidal, Telemark, Norway d. 5 Apr 1926, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota (Age 81 years)
	3. Hannah Pauline Dahl, b. 31 Jan 1848, Sannidal, Telemark, Norway d. 28 Sep 1927, La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin (Age 79 years)
	4. Eline Lena Kirstine Dahl, b. 22 Sep 1850, Sannidal, Telemark, Norway d. 17 Sep 1939, Spokane, Spokane, Washington (Age 88 years)
	5. Peder E. Dahl, b. 19 Oct 1855, Sannidal, Telemark, Norway d. 4 Mar 1929, Navarre, Hennepin, Minnesota (Age 73 years)
	6. Halvor Solberg Dahl, b. 24 Feb 1858, Sannidal, Telemark, Norway d. 6 Feb 1930, Isanti, Isanti, Minnesota (Age 71 years)
	7. Isachine Sophie Dahl, b. 28 Apr 1861, Sannidal, Telemark, Norway d. 4 Nov 1926, Helena, Lewis & Clark, Montana (Age 65 years)
	8. Marie Oletta A. Dahl, b. 3 Aug 1863, Bratsberg, Fillmore, Minnesota d. 10 Apr 1952, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota (Age 88 years)

Family ID F2134 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 May 2014

Photos
Dahl, Elling and Kisten

Documents
Dahl, Elling death record

Headstones
Dahl, Elling

Sources

[S48] Overland Family History, Audrey Overland, Lorna Anderson, 1986.
[S5479] Ancestry Public Trees, Miller Family Tree: Connecticut, USA, www.ancestry.com, Lisa Hakes.
[S3847] Norway Baptisms 1634-1927, www.familysearch.org.
[S304] Audrey Overland, Apr 2002.
[S309] Elling Dahl death record.
[S8161] Fillmore County Death Records, 1870-1940, Fillmore County Historical Society, Fountain, Minnesota, Roll B&C, page 20, line 31.
[S310] Elling P. Dahl obituary, Rushford Star, 18 Oct 1888.
[S4216] Elling Dahl headstone, Rushford Lutheran Cemetery.
[S312] Lisa Hakes letter at Fillmore County Historical Society, ca Jul 1995.
[S229] 1865 Minnesota State Census.
[S569] 1870 US Census, Minnesota, Fillmore, Norway, page 27.
[S306] 1875 MN State Census, p. 91, Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
[S570] 1880 US Census, Minnesota, Fillmore, Norway, district 66, page 21.
[S2585] 1885 Minnesota State Census, Fillmore, Norway, page 6.
[S8452] Andrew Eggen Declaration of Intention, Rushford, MN, Reel 3, Vol. A, p 217, 30 Dec 1896.
[S8454] Elling Pedersen Dahl Declaration of Intention, Reel 1, Volume A, page 278, Preston, Fillmore, MN, 26 Oct 1868.
[S3844] Norway Marriages 1700-1900, www.familysearch.org.
[S8109] "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWMV-Q7R : accessed 29 May 2014), Elling Pedersen and Kjersti Halvor Solbergsdr, 24 Dec 1842.