Anders (Monsen) Monson (bef. 1816)

Born before 7 Jul 1816 in Aulen (Ålen), Haltdalen, Sør-Trøndelag, Norge

Ancestors

Husband of Berith (Johnsdatter) Monson — married 25 Sep 1846 in Ålen, Sør-Trøndelag, Norge

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in United States

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Biography

Anders was born in 1816 and baptized on 7 Jul 1816. His parents were Mons Monsen Gjervold and Dorith Andersdatter.^[1]

Son John was born on 12 December 1845 and baptized on 11 Jan 1846. His parents were Berith Johnsdatter and Anders Monsen. They were not married. He was the 2nd illegitimate child of his father, the first for his mother. He was born at Gjersvold farm, Ålen area of the Haltdalen parish, Sør-Trøndelag, Norge.^[2]

On 25 Sep 1846 Anders Monsen(29) and Berith Johnsdatter (21) are married. ^[3]

On 20 May 1849 son Mons was born. He was baptized on 1 Jul.^[4]

On 24 Mar 1853, Anders, Berith, John and Mons (1/7/49 age 4) left for Amerika.^[5]

They ended up near Spring Grove, Minnesota where there is a record of Anders Monsen, with family, taking communion on 24 April 1854^[6], and the 3rd Sunday after Trinity 1855 (page 27) at the Norsk Lutherske Kirke i Norwegian Ridge i Houston County [Now Trinity Lutheran Church Spring Grove].

Daughter Berit Dorthea (Dorothea A (Monson) Thompson (1855-1906)) was born on 25 May 1855 and baptized on 3 Sep 1855 at Spring Grove Church.^[7]

Daughter Mary born 12 Aug 1857 in Allamakee County, Iowa.^[8]

Son Anton was born in 1859.^[8] He appears to have died in infancy or early childhood as he is not mentioned after the 1860 census.

In the 1860 Census, the family was living in Waterloo Township, Allamakee County, Iowa. With son Mons, daughters B D[orthea] and Berit M[ary], a son Anton? (age 1). Andrew was a farmer.^[8] Son John, age 14, was not listed as living with the family at that time.

Daughter Anna was born on 10 Aug 1861 in Jackson, Jackson County, MN.^[9]

Andrew "Munson", born 1817 in Norway enlisted 10/22/61 in Co. B, Bracketts Battalion of Minn Cavalry from Jackson County. He was discharged for disability July 21st, 1862. ^{[10] [11]} Andrew was a member of 'B' Company, Brackett's Battalion. The unit was first mustered in as the 2nd Company of the Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry. They mustered at Fort Snelling along with two other cavalry companies. B Company was mainly recruited from Blue Earth County and surrounding areas in South West Minnesota. ^[12]

The Minnesota volunteers were sent to St. Louis for training. While their, they were assigned to be a part of a cavalry regiment which was designated as the First Iowa Cavalry, much to the frustration of the Minnesota volunteers. 2nd Company became 'I' Company. ^[12]

Eventually, the First Iowa moved to Northwest Tennessee where they were primarily involved in patrolling and securing the area. At the battle of Shiloh, the I Company was responsible for aiding the march of Buell with his troops. This reinforcement on the second day of the battle proved to be crucial in turning the tide of the battle, resulting in Grant's victory. Following the battle the First Iowa continued to play an active roll in the South. ^[12]

In 1863, the Minnesota companies were pulled out of the First Iowa and were placed under the command of Brackett, who had originally formed and commanded the 3rd company of volunteers. At this time, 2nd Company was redesignated as 'B' company. Brackett's Battalion was then assigned to duty fighting with the Sioux and other tribes in the Dakota Territory, a mission they continued into 1866. ^[12]

Andrew left the unit shortly after Shiloh, and was mustered out for disability on July 21st 1862. He was given a pension of $4 per month because of injury to his right side.^[13]

On 1 Feb 1863, Andrew received a land patent for 160 acres in Jackson County under the Homestead Act.^[14]

Daughter Christina was born in 1864 in Jackson, Jackson County, MN.^[9]

Mons was confirmed in 1864 at the Norsk Lutherske Kirke in Spring Grove, MN.^[15]

Daughter Johanna was born in 1867 in Jackson, Jackson County, MN.^[9]

In 1870 US Census, there is Andrew Munson (age 53) from Norway, with wife Betsey (43), and children Dora (15) born in Iowa, Mary (13 - Iowa) Anna (8 - Mn), Christe (6 - MN), Hannah (3 - MN), In Des Moines, Jackson County, MN. ^[16]

On 1 Feb 1873, Anders received title to 160 acres he had homesteaded in Iackson County from the US government.^[17]

In the 1875 Census, the family is still living at Des Moines Township, Jackson County, MN.^[9]

In the 1880 Census, Andrew was in Highwater, Cottonwood County, MN. Also living there was wife Bergith (56), and daughters Christine (16 - born Iowa) and Johanna (13 - born MN).^[18]

In 1883, according to pension records, Andrew as living in the vicinity of Lamberton, MN. That is the closest town to Highwater Township, Cottonwood County.^[13]

Andrew died in 1885. (unsourced).

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ SAT, Ministerialprotokoller, klokkerbøker og fødselsregistre - Sør-Trøndelag, SAT/A-1456/685/L0953Ministerialbok nr. 685A02, 1805-1816, s. 51 Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070910610455
2. ↑ SAT, Ministerialprotokoller, klokkerbøker og fødselsregistre - Sør-Trøndelag, 685/L0965: Ministerialbok nr. 685A06 /3, 1846-1859, s. 59 #1. Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20050519010507
3. ↑ SAT, Ministerialprotokoller, klokkerbøker og fødselsregistre - Sør-Trøndelag, SAT/A-1456/685/L0965Ministerialbok nr. 685A06 /3, 1846-1859, s. 160 Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20050519010599
4. ↑ SAT, Ministerialprotokoller, klokkerbøker og fødselsregistre - Sør-Trøndelag, SAT/A-1456/685/L0965Ministerialbok nr. 685A06 /3, 1846-1859, s. 67 Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20050519010515
5. ↑ SAT, Ministerialprotokoller, klokkerbøker og fødselsregistre - Sør-Trøndelag, SAT/A-1456/685/L0965Ministerialbok nr. 685A06 /3, 1846-1859, s. 238 Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20050519010661
6. ↑ U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, Congregational Records, Minnesota, Spring Grove, Trinity Lutheran Church. p. 25 (image 67). https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/154912775:60722?tid=1368776&pid=142247897319&hid=1028924426768&_phsrc=j84-1036937&_phstart=default
7. ↑ U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, Congregational Records, Minnesota, Spring Grove, Trinity Lutheran Church. p. 8 (image 60). https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/154912775:60722?tid=1368776&pid=142247897319&hid=1028924426768&_phsrc=j84-1036937&_phstart=default
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB9J-SFHS?cc=1473181&wc=7QL9-T7Q%3A1589426666%2C1589426960%2C1589427072 : 24 March 2017), Iowa > Allamakee > Waterloo Township > image 4 of 10; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} "Minnesota State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-61F2-L3?cc=1503053&wc=M6PG-WP2%3A66671001%2C66694101 : 1 April 2016), Jackson > Des Moines > image 6 of 7; State Library and Records Service, St. Paul.
10. ↑ Minnesota. Office of the Adjutant General. Military Service Record Cards. Minnesota Historical Society. http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/sam001/pdfa/sam001-00426.pdf
11. ↑ Minnesota Adjutant General's Report of 1866 https://archive.org/details/annualreport01minn/page/692/mode/2up?view=theater
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3} Bergemann, Kurt. Brackett's Battalion: Minnesota Cavalry in the Civil War and the Dakota War. Borealis Books, St. Paul, MN, 2004.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883, living in Minnesota, publ. 1994, Park Genealogical Books, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. See also: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1796458/m1/577/?q=munson
14. ↑ US Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records, Accession Nr: MN2460__.211, State Volume Patent. State: Minnesota, Issue Date: 2/1/1873. https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MN2460__.211&docClass=STA&sid=hb4xnbqu.uer#patentDetailsTabIndex=1
15. ↑ Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. ELCA, Birth, Marriage, Deaths. Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Chicago, Illinois. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/153404503:60722?tid=1368776&pid=142368933437&hid=1029185715322
16. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LDQ-J67?cc=1438024&wc=KGSF-FM9%3A518658101%2C518730201%2C518981201 : 6 June 2019), Minnesota > Jackson > Des Moines > image 4 of 8; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
17. ↑ US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records, Document Number 2229. https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MN2460__.211&docClass=STA&sid=px1ubazy.mil#patentDetailsTabIndex=0
18. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBX-N9L?cc=1417683&wc=XHVY-4WL%3A1589406338%2C1589406599%2C1589406691%2C1589394756 : 24 December 2015), Minnesota > Cottonwood > Highwater > ED 35 > image 3 of 9; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)

• "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N71M-PZJ : 10 February 2018), Anders Monsen and Berith Johnsdatter, 25 Sep 1846; citing Ålen, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway; FHL microfilm 306,992.
• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4TD-NZF : 24 March 2016), Andrew Munsen, 1868.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDH7-215 : 6 June 2019), Andrew Munson, 1870.
• "Minnesota State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKNV-XCQ : 30 July 2017), Andrew Monson, Des Moines, Jackson, Minnesota; citing p. 253, line 17, volume Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec and Kandiyohi County, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 0565723.
• "Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKGF-JXN : 11 March 2018), Anders Monsen, 1878; citing Osage, Iowa, NARA microfilm publication M1285 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 124; FHL microfilm 1,432,124.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ9S-58J : 26 August 2017), Anders Monson, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 35, sheet 34C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0617; FHL microfilm 1,254,617.