Born in Spring Grove, Houston, Minnesota, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hans Evenson Bjerke
and Martha (Stenehjem) Bjerke
Sister of
Andreas H. Bjerke II, Edward Hans Bjerke, Emma Josephine (Bjerke) Tryhus, Oscar H. Bjerke, Hannah Matilde (Bjerke) Seim, Selma Olene (Bjerke) Swenson, Hjalmer Bjerke and Ella (Bjerke) Murdoch
Wife of
Jonas Gustav Knudtson
— married
19 Jun 1882 in Kindred, Cass, North Dakota, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Herbert Melfred Knudtson, Ruby Marcella (Knudtson) Fisk, Gladys Evangeline (Knudtson) Schroeder and Joyce Letitia (Knudtson) Kuhn
Died
at age 86
in Hunter, Cass, North Dakota, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Dec 2020
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Biography
Mary was born in 1870. She was the daughter of Hans Bjerke and Martha Stenehjem. She passed away in 1956.
Sources
US Find A Grave Index 1700s-Current
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96668290/karen-maria-knudtson
Web: Cass County, North Dakota, U.S., Marriage License Index, 1873-1944
North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, 1908-2007
1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 United States Federal Censuses
Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Karen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Karen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Karen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Karen:
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~3.12%
Cheryl (Stenehjem) Olson
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