Lewis Tokle Larson (1848 - 1931)

Born 4 Dec 1848 in Kjepso Farm, Ullensvang, Hordaland, Norway

Ancestors

Husband of Carrie M. Thompson — married 16 Oct 1875 in Story County, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1931 at age 82 in Sac City, Sac, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Excerpt from Find A Grave Memorial Lewis was born on the Kjepso Farm, Ullensvang Parish " Kingservig" with a birth name of Lars Larson Kjepso. When he was less than a year old the family moved to the Tokle Farm in the Grytten Hen Parish, More og Romsdal, Norway.

Lewis left Bergen, Norway on May 22, 1870 and arrived in Quebec, Canada on July 10, 1870. He was the first of many descendants of his parents to immigrate to America. There were 2 of his mother's brothers - Thomas M Newton and Charles M Newton living by Grinnell, Iowa - this could be where he went first because on April 14, 1877 he was married to Carrie Thompson at Grinnell, Iowa.

Shortly after they were married Lewis and Carrie moved to Cook Township, Sac County. Carrie passed away in 1883 and on October 01, 1885 at Clear Lake, Hamilton, Iowa he was married to Elizabeth Solberg. After Elizabeth passed on Lewis was married to Emma B Benson on January 19, 1894 at Schaller, Sac County, Iowa.

Seven of his brothers and sisters and many of his niece's and nephew's followed him to America. Most of them made either Poweshiek or Sac Counties their first stop on arrival in the USA.

• 1870 Emigrated from Bergen, Norway on May 22, 1870 to Quebec, Canada on July 10, 1870
• 1877 Married Carrie Thompson at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa on April 14, 1877
• 1885 Married Elizabeth Solberg at Clear Lake, Hamilton County, Iowa on October 01, 1885

• Fact: Residence (1847) Ullensvang, Hordaland, Norway
• Fact: Christening (11 February 1849) Ullensvang, Hordaland, Norway
• Fact: Residence (1880) Cook, Sac, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Lincoln, Polk, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1885) Marital Status: Widowed Cook, Sac, Iowa, USA
• Fact: Residence (1900) Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head Cook, Sac, Iowa, USA
• Fact: Residence (1900) Cook Township, Sac, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Burial Oakland Cem., Sac City, Sac, Iowa, United States

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 June 2019, 20:04), entry for Lars Larson(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHRS-DQ9); contributed by various users.
• 1885 Iowa Census Sac Co Cook Twp
• 1894 Married Emma B Benson at Schaller, Sac County, Iowa on January 19, 1894
• 1920 US Census IA Sac Co Douglas Twp Ed 145 Sheet 2B
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51086547