Clara was born in 1893 at Lunde farm in Høyland parish. She was the daughter of Sivert Svendsen and Thomine Larsdatter.
From the church record for baptism 19 Feb 1893 (fathers last name misspelled):
Barnets fulle navn var Clara. Foreldre var gift jernbanevokter Sivert Sivertsen (f 1851) og hustru Thomine Larsdtr. f. Anda (f 1857). Foreldrenes bopel var Lunde. Fadderne var Cornelius Anda og hstr., Handelsmand T. Sola og hstr, Sven Pedersen Høiland; Emilie S. Lunde. Om ekte eller uekte født: Ekte.[1]
On September 1896 Clara and her family moved from Lunde in Høyland to Gudbrandsdalen (probably Øyer): Parents: Sivert, Tomine. Children: Clara, Lotte, Ida Marie, Sven, Olaf, Samuel, Carl, Elen [2]
On 3 Dec 1900 Census Klara and her parents and siblings was living at Øier vogterbolig in Øyer, Oppland. [3]
On 3 may 1908, church confirmation for Klara Svendsen in Øyer parish. Birth place is Lunde, Høyland and residence is Øyer stasjon. [4] [5]
On 1 Dec 1910 Census for Øyer dampmeieri, Øyer municipality, Oppland county. Source notes: ugift Klara Svendsen, tjener, stuepike. [6]
On 1 Dec 1920 Census for St Olavs gate 4, Hamar municipality, Hedmark county. Living with her half sister Marie and her husband Kristian. Source notes: ugift Klara, frk Lunde, ekspeditrise A.Steen. [7]
On 5 Oct 1921 Klara married Christoffer Kvarberg
Far er banevokter Sivert Svendsen, forlover er lokomotivfører Kr. Evensen, Hamar.
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She passed away in 1976 in Gjøvik at age 83.[9]
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