Myhre and Lunde

 

 

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I believe these are Myhre's, not entirely sure of it though.

 

The Myhre and Lunde families came from Trysil, Norway. Trysil is a mountainous area northeast of Oslo, very close to the Swedish border.

The Myhre family came to America not as a unit, but in individual groups. The first to come over was Lars Kristenson Myhre in 1871. The records show he landed in the Chicago area. His wife, Ingeborg and her 3 youngest children (Gjermund, Carl and Elise) came to Moorhead, Minnesota in 1877. Lars Larson and Kjersti came over in 1879. Norwegian naming practice is as follows: If Lars Kristenson had a son named Carl, his name would be Carl Larson. If Carl in turn had a daughter named Oline, her name would then be Oline Carlsdatter. The name Myhre came from the farm on which they resided in Norway. Some Norwegians took the name of their father. The Myhre’s used the farm name most of the time, but in the 1880 Census they are listed as Christianson (Kristenson)! 

Lars Larson’s citizenship papers: The first papers were filed in Cass County North Dakota in 1880 and show his intent to become a citizen. The second papers were filed in Burleigh County North Dakota in 1888 and show him to be a naturalized citizen. 

I have been researching the family of Lars Kristensen Myhre and Ingeborg Jonasdatter Myhre. Their children are:

  1. Marte - b. 1848
  2. Berte - b. 1852
  3. Johannes- b. 1854 married Amanda (last name unknown)-Their children are Hilda, Esther-who is possibly adopted, and maybe a son named John.
  4. Kristiana - b. 1857 married John Regan - Their children are Henry, Albert, Louis, and possibly a daughter-name unknown.
  5. Ingeborg - b. 1857 married Halvor Halvorson. Their child is Aggie Bethina.
  6. Lars - b. 1858 married Johanna Lunde.  Their children are Oscar, John, Inga "Louise", Karl "Charlie", Helga, Emil, Oliver and Johanna.
  7. Kjersti - b. 1860 married Gustang Hofos. Their children are: Oscar, Charlotte, Gertie(?), Ida, Gilbert, Grace and Otto.  I believe there is another child, possibly an older brother to those listed.
  8. Gjermund  "George" - b. 1862  I believe he was never married, but not entirely sure of that.
  9. Karl - b. 1868
  10. Elise - b. 1869.  Married Ole Stensrud, Mr. Beatty, and Mr. McMullan. Their child is Arthur McMullan.

As you can see, I need help finding the families of Marte (Martha), Berte(Bertha) & Karl (Carl).  Anybody out there know of these people?

Myhre Photos: I have a lot of old pictures without labels, but after studying them a great deal I'm ready to make a guess on a few:  

I believe this is Aggie Halvorson Wead, her uncle Lars Larson Myhre and her mother Ingeborg Halvorson.  I am unable to identify the girls.

I still believe these women are Lars' sisters.  Ingeborg & Christina are twins (and would be the women in the upper right and lower left).

I am beginning to learn more about the Lunde family in America. Lars Myhre married Johanna Lunde.  Johanna and her brother came to America in 1880.  Johanna’s parents, Ola and Ragnhild came to America in 1887 and Johanna's sister Oline in 1890.  It is unknown when Johanna's youngest sister, Ragnhild came to America.  I know that Johanna, Lars, Oscar (age 1), Lars’ brother Carl, and Johanna’s brother John Lunde all lived together in Morton County, North Dakota. Ragnhild was also there for a brief time before moving to Maine. This information comes from an 1885 Census taken in North Dakota and my newfound relative Anne!

If you have any information about these families, please let me know.  I am especially interested in finding Lars Kristenson's brothers, who I believe came to America with him.  They were not from Tysil, but were from Faaburg, Norway.