Laurits O Helland (1857 - 1935)

Born 30 Sep 1857 in Helland, Rennesøy, Rogaland, Norway

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Haukoos (Haukoos) Helland — married 1885 in Norway

Died 18 May 1935 at age 77 in Roland, Story, Iowa, United States

Biography

Laurits Pedersen was born 30 Sep 1857 to Peder Eriksen and Anne Vigener Johnsdatter at Helland on Rennesøy.^[1]

When touring the USA in 1983 we stopped by where Ernest --Lewis son- was born and found relatives still living there. They gave us the information.

Name: Lauriz Pedersen* Helland*

Age: 9 Sex: M Remarks: son*

Additional: Rennesø*

Passenger on: Bark Hebe 1870, from Stavanger May 17 to Quebec June 30

Source: NAC C-4525 list 62 - Transcribed by NKarlsen - 2003

United States Census, 1910 Warren, Story, Iowa, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Lewis Helland, Head of Household, Male, 52, Norway, Married, Race: White,

Father's Birthplace: Norway, Mother's Birthplace: Norway.

Mary Helland Wife F 39 Norway

Peder A Helland Son M 24 Iowa

Levai Helland Son M 16 Iowa

Arthur Helland Son M 14 Iowa

Blanche J Helland Daughter F 12 Iowa

Allen M Helland Son M 9 Iowa

Lenard M Helland Son M 8 Iowa

Gladys M Helland Daughter F 6 Iowa

Ethel B Helland Daughter F 3 Iowa

Leslie A Helland Son M 1 Iowa^[2]

1930 United States Federal Census Lewis Helland

Lewis Helland, Head of House, Male, Norway, Race: White, Home in 1930:Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa, Marital Status: Married, Immigration Year: 1870, Spouse's Name: Marie Helland, Father's Birthplace: Norway, Mother's Birthplace: Norway.

Census Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Lewis Helland, Husband / Head of House, M, 72, Norway, Farmer.,

Marie Helland, Wife, F, 59, Norway. Immigration Year: 1893, parents from Norway.

Earnest Helland, Son, M, 18, Iowa, Employee Produce. ^[3]

Research

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Name: Lewis Helland Age: 41 Birth Date: Oct 1858 Birthplace: Norway Home in 1900: Warren, Story, Iowa [Story] Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1870 Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Married Spouse's Mary Helland Marriage Year: 1885 Years Married: 15 Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's Birthplace: Norway Occupation: farmer Household Members:

Lewis Helland Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 about Lewis Helland Census Date January 1, 1925 Name: Lewis Helland Birth Year: abt 1858 Birth Place: Norway Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Census Date: 1 Jan 1925 Residence State: Iowa Residence County: Black Hawk Locality: Cedar Falls Ward 4 Relation to Head: Head Mother: Dead Mother's Birthplace: Winneshiek IA Father: Dead Father's Birthplace: Clayton IA Spouse Marie Helland Roll: IA1925_1604 Line: 9 Household Members: Name Age Lewis Helland 67 Marie Helland 54 Leonard Helland 22 Bardella Helland 17 Ernest Helland 13

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism record: Rennesøy sokneprestkontor, SAST/A -101827/H/Ha/Hab/L0002: Klokkerbok nr. B 2, 1852-1880, s. 25, nr. 48
2. ↑ Event: Census, 1910, Warren, Story, Iowa, United States, Household Identifier: 167, Sheet Number and Letter: 9B, Affiliate Film Number: 424, Affiliate Publication Number: T624, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Digital Folder Number: 004971437, Microfilm Number: 1374437, Image Number: 00460, Indexing Batch: N03363-1. Citing this Record "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG9F-ZKZ : accessed 28 April 2022), Lewis Helland, Warren, Story, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 200, sheet 9B, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 424; FHL microfilm 1,374,437.
3. ↑ Lewis Helland, "United States Census, 1930" "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMKD-VTB : accessed 28 April 2022), Lewis Helland, Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 6A, line 28, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 688; FHL microfilm 2,340,423.

Thanks to Elizabeth Ross for starting this profile.