The family has used three spellings of its last name over time. Tosten, the family patriarch used the spelling of Halvorson or Halvorsen. This variation would have been caused by the Danish control of Norway at the time Tosten left Norway. The Norwegian version would have been Halvorson and the Danish version would have Halvorsen. Andrew and some of his family have used two similar but different last names. He used the last name of Halvorson earlier in his life and then later changed his last name to Halverson. While he used the last name of Halverson in his daily life Andrew used the spelling of Halvorson on his grave stones. His children and some of his grandchildren continued this practice into the 1940's and this has created problems with listing memorials on Find A Grave. If I list the memorial as Halvorson a search for them as Halverson doesn't locate them and vise versa. If I list the memorials with a dash, slash or the word or in-between the names Find A Grave still only finds the first name used. So I've had to make a memorial using each last name so that they will be found under either spelling.
Death Notice from The Waterford Post; Thursday, April 15, 1920; front page, Col. 7
ANDREW HALVERSON
The many friends of Andrew Halverson , aged 66 years, a pioneer settler of Tichigan, town of Waterford, were sorry to hear of his death, which occurred last Sunday morning at 7 o'clock. Mr. Halverson had been on the sick list for some time past and his death had been expected. He was a patient sufferer, never complaining, and his cheerfulness under trying circumstances endeared him to all those who took care of him during his illness. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock from the house and at 12 from the Norway Lutheran church, of which he was a devoted member. Services were preached by the Rev. J. L. Kildahl. An obituary will be published in next week's issue of the Post.
Obituary from The Waterford Post; Thursday, April 22, 1920; front page, Col. 4.
ANDREW HALVERSON WAS ONE OF COUNTY'S LAST PIONEERS
Died At Home Near Tichigan On April 11 And Was Buried On April 14
Mr. Andrew Halverson, whose death was announced in the Post last week was born at Whitewater, Wis., to the parents, Thorstein (SIC) and Jaaran (SIC) Halverson (SIC), October 14, 1853. He lived with his parents, at the place of his birth, till the age of 23 years when he was married to Miss Ragnhild (SIC) Evenson. The marriage ceremony was performed at Whitewater, Wis., December 26, 1876, by the Rev E. P. Jenson. Immediately after his marriage he moved with his bride to the farm west of Tichigan, this farm was the old homestead of Mrs. Halverson's parents. On this farm Mr. and Mrs. Halverson lived happily together for 43 years. Their marriage was blessed with eight children, five sons and three daughters, of whom five are still living, three of the sons having departed from this life before their father. Olaf Theodore died in infancy, Arthur died at the age of 11 years and John died at the age of 36 years.
The late Mr. Halverson not only took an interest in his own affairs, but was also interested in the township in which he lived, his school district and the congregation of which he was a member of many years. He served as supervisor of the town of Vernon for five years, as a member of the Tichigan school board for 20 years and as a trustee of the Norway congregation for three years.
It was always a pleasure to meet Mr. Halverson. He was of a cheerful disposition and even in late years when his health was failing he was ever the same. It was natural that he wanted to live, if possible, and for that reason sought the aid of specialists at Milwaukee and Rochester, Minn., but when he learned that there was no cure for his disease he cheerfully submitted to the inevitable. His prayer was, "Thy will be done."
That Mr. Halverson was beloved and respected in the community in which he lived was made manifest on the day of his burial, by the large number of friends present to pay their last tribute to him. A procession of fifty automobiles accompanied him on his last trip, which was made over the same route he had always gone, to the church which he loved on Norway hill. The little church on the hill was too small to accommodate the multitude that had gathered to do him honor.
Rev. J. L. Kildahl officiated at the house, at the church and the grave. He used both the Norwegian and the English languages and chose for his Norwegian text Rev. 7, 9-11, and for his English text 1st Peter 1, 24-25. Rev Kildahl paid a beautiful tribute to the christian character of the deceased. Mrs. Kildahl sang two solos at the church, one in Norwegian and one in English.
The pallbearers were Gunder Knutson, Aug. Keller, H. J. Ellertson, Brady Rolfson, Jerry Fries and Aug. Schmidt, all life long friends and neighbors of the deceased.
Those remaining to mourn Mr. Halverson's death are his widow and five children, two brothers and two sisters, residing at Whitewater, and three grandchildren.
Death Notice from The Waterford Post; Thursday, April 15, 1920; front page, Col. 7
ANDREW HALVERSON
The many friends of Andrew Halverson , aged 66 years, a pioneer settler of Tichigan, town of Waterford, were sorry to hear of his death, which occurred last Sunday morning at 7 o'clock. Mr. Halverson had been on the sick list for some time past and his death had been expected. He was a patient sufferer, never complaining, and his cheerfulness under trying circumstances endeared him to all those who took care of him during his illness. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock from the house and at 12 from the Norway Lutheran church, of which he was a devoted member. Services were preached by the Rev. J. L. Kildahl. An obituary will be published in next week's issue of the Post.
Obituary from The Waterford Post; Thursday, April 22, 1920; front page, Col. 4.
ANDREW HALVERSON WAS ONE OF COUNTY'S LAST PIONEERS
Died At Home Near Tichigan On April 11 And Was Buried On April 14
Mr. Andrew Halverson, whose death was announced in the Post last week was born at Whitewater, Wis., to the parents, Thorstein (SIC) and Jaaran (SIC) Halverson (SIC), October 14, 1853. He lived with his parents, at the place of his birth, till the age of 23 years when he was married to Miss Ragnhild (SIC) Evenson. The marriage ceremony was performed at Whitewater, Wis., December 26, 1876, by the Rev E. P. Jenson. Immediately after his marriage he moved with his bride to the farm west of Tichigan, this farm was the old homestead of Mrs. Halverson's parents. On this farm Mr. and Mrs. Halverson lived happily together for 43 years. Their marriage was blessed with eight children, five sons and three daughters, of whom five are still living, three of the sons having departed from this life before their father. Olaf Theodore died in infancy, Arthur died at the age of 11 years and John died at the age of 36 years.
The late Mr. Halverson not only took an interest in his own affairs, but was also interested in the township in which he lived, his school district and the congregation of which he was a member of many years. He served as supervisor of the town of Vernon for five years, as a member of the Tichigan school board for 20 years and as a trustee of the Norway congregation for three years.
It was always a pleasure to meet Mr. Halverson. He was of a cheerful disposition and even in late years when his health was failing he was ever the same. It was natural that he wanted to live, if possible, and for that reason sought the aid of specialists at Milwaukee and Rochester, Minn., but when he learned that there was no cure for his disease he cheerfully submitted to the inevitable. His prayer was, "Thy will be done."
That Mr. Halverson was beloved and respected in the community in which he lived was made manifest on the day of his burial, by the large number of friends present to pay their last tribute to him. A procession of fifty automobiles accompanied him on his last trip, which was made over the same route he had always gone, to the church which he loved on Norway hill. The little church on the hill was too small to accommodate the multitude that had gathered to do him honor.
Rev. J. L. Kildahl officiated at the house, at the church and the grave. He used both the Norwegian and the English languages and chose for his Norwegian text Rev. 7, 9-11, and for his English text 1st Peter 1, 24-25. Rev Kildahl paid a beautiful tribute to the christian character of the deceased. Mrs. Kildahl sang two solos at the church, one in Norwegian and one in English.
The pallbearers were Gunder Knutson, Aug. Keller, H. J. Ellertson, Brady Rolfson, Jerry Fries and Aug. Schmidt, all life long friends and neighbors of the deceased.
Those remaining to mourn Mr. Halverson's death are his widow and five children, two brothers and two sisters, residing at Whitewater, and three grandchildren.
The family has used three spellings of its last name over time. Tosten, the family patriarch used the spelling of Halvorson or Halvorsen. This variation would have been caused by the Danish control of Norway at the time Tosten left Norway. The Norwegian version would have been Halvorson and the Danish version would have Halvorsen. Andrew and some of his family have used two similar but different last names. He used the last name of Halvorson earlier in his life and then later changed his last name to Halverson. While he used the last name of Halverson in his daily life Andrew used the spelling of Halvorson on his grave stones. His children and some of his grandchildren continued this practice into the 1940's and this has created problems with listing memorials on Find A Grave. If I list the memorial as Halvorson a search for them as Halverson doesn't locate them and vise versa. If I list the memorials with a dash, slash or the word or in-between the names Find A Grave still only finds the first name used. So I've had to make a memorial using each last name so that they will be found under either spelling.
Death Notice from The Waterford Post; Thursday, April 15, 1920; front page, Col. 7
ANDREW HALVERSON
The many friends of Andrew Halverson , aged 66 years, a pioneer settler of Tichigan, town of Waterford, were sorry to hear of his death, which occurred last Sunday morning at 7 o'clock. Mr. Halverson had been on the sick list for some time past and his death had been expected. He was a patient sufferer, never complaining, and his cheerfulness under trying circumstances endeared him to all those who took care of him during his illness. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock from the house and at 12 from the Norway Lutheran church, of which he was a devoted member. Services were preached by the Rev. J. L. Kildahl. An obituary will be published in next week's issue of the Post.
Obituary from The Waterford Post; Thursday, April 22, 1920; front page, Col. 4.
ANDREW HALVERSON WAS ONE OF COUNTY'S LAST PIONEERS
Died At Home Near Tichigan On April 11 And Was Buried On April 14
Mr. Andrew Halverson, whose death was announced in the Post last week was born at Whitewater, Wis., to the parents, Thorstein (SIC) and Jaaran (SIC) Halverson (SIC), October 14, 1853. He lived with his parents, at the place of his birth, till the age of 23 years when he was married to Miss Ragnhild (SIC) Evenson. The marriage ceremony was performed at Whitewater, Wis., December 26, 1876, by the Rev E. P. Jenson. Immediately after his marriage he moved with his bride to the farm west of Tichigan, this farm was the old homestead of Mrs. Halverson's parents. On this farm Mr. and Mrs. Halverson lived happily together for 43 years. Their marriage was blessed with eight children, five sons and three daughters, of whom five are still living, three of the sons having departed from this life before their father. Olaf Theodore died in infancy, Arthur died at the age of 11 years and John died at the age of 36 years.
The late Mr. Halverson not only took an interest in his own affairs, but was also interested in the township in which he lived, his school district and the congregation of which he was a member of many years. He served as supervisor of the town of Vernon for five years, as a member of the Tichigan school board for 20 years and as a trustee of the Norway congregation for three years.
It was always a pleasure to meet Mr. Halverson. He was of a cheerful disposition and even in late years when his health was failing he was ever the same. It was natural that he wanted to live, if possible, and for that reason sought the aid of specialists at Milwaukee and Rochester, Minn., but when he learned that there was no cure for his disease he cheerfully submitted to the inevitable. His prayer was, "Thy will be done."
That Mr. Halverson was beloved and respected in the community in which he lived was made manifest on the day of his burial, by the large number of friends present to pay their last tribute to him. A procession of fifty automobiles accompanied him on his last trip, which was made over the same route he had always gone, to the church which he loved on Norway hill. The little church on the hill was too small to accommodate the multitude that had gathered to do him honor.
Rev. J. L. Kildahl officiated at the house, at the church and the grave. He used both the Norwegian and the English languages and chose for his Norwegian text Rev. 7, 9-11, and for his English text 1st Peter 1, 24-25. Rev Kildahl paid a beautiful tribute to the christian character of the deceased. Mrs. Kildahl sang two solos at the church, one in Norwegian and one in English.
The pallbearers were Gunder Knutson, Aug. Keller, H. J. Ellertson, Brady Rolfson, Jerry Fries and Aug. Schmidt, all life long friends and neighbors of the deceased.
Those remaining to mourn Mr. Halverson's death are his widow and five children, two brothers and two sisters, residing at Whitewater, and three grandchildren.
Death Notice from The Waterford Post; Thursday, April 15, 1920; front page, Col. 7
ANDREW HALVERSON
The many friends of Andrew Halverson , aged 66 years, a pioneer settler of Tichigan, town of Waterford, were sorry to hear of his death, which occurred last Sunday morning at 7 o'clock. Mr. Halverson had been on the sick list for some time past and his death had been expected. He was a patient sufferer, never complaining, and his cheerfulness under trying circumstances endeared him to all those who took care of him during his illness. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock from the house and at 12 from the Norway Lutheran church, of which he was a devoted member. Services were preached by the Rev. J. L. Kildahl. An obituary will be published in next week's issue of the Post.
Obituary from The Waterford Post; Thursday, April 22, 1920; front page, Col. 4.
ANDREW HALVERSON WAS ONE OF COUNTY'S LAST PIONEERS
Died At Home Near Tichigan On April 11 And Was Buried On April 14
Mr. Andrew Halverson, whose death was announced in the Post last week was born at Whitewater, Wis., to the parents, Thorstein (SIC) and Jaaran (SIC) Halverson (SIC), October 14, 1853. He lived with his parents, at the place of his birth, till the age of 23 years when he was married to Miss Ragnhild (SIC) Evenson. The marriage ceremony was performed at Whitewater, Wis., December 26, 1876, by the Rev E. P. Jenson. Immediately after his marriage he moved with his bride to the farm west of Tichigan, this farm was the old homestead of Mrs. Halverson's parents. On this farm Mr. and Mrs. Halverson lived happily together for 43 years. Their marriage was blessed with eight children, five sons and three daughters, of whom five are still living, three of the sons having departed from this life before their father. Olaf Theodore died in infancy, Arthur died at the age of 11 years and John died at the age of 36 years.
The late Mr. Halverson not only took an interest in his own affairs, but was also interested in the township in which he lived, his school district and the congregation of which he was a member of many years. He served as supervisor of the town of Vernon for five years, as a member of the Tichigan school board for 20 years and as a trustee of the Norway congregation for three years.
It was always a pleasure to meet Mr. Halverson. He was of a cheerful disposition and even in late years when his health was failing he was ever the same. It was natural that he wanted to live, if possible, and for that reason sought the aid of specialists at Milwaukee and Rochester, Minn., but when he learned that there was no cure for his disease he cheerfully submitted to the inevitable. His prayer was, "Thy will be done."
That Mr. Halverson was beloved and respected in the community in which he lived was made manifest on the day of his burial, by the large number of friends present to pay their last tribute to him. A procession of fifty automobiles accompanied him on his last trip, which was made over the same route he had always gone, to the church which he loved on Norway hill. The little church on the hill was too small to accommodate the multitude that had gathered to do him honor.
Rev. J. L. Kildahl officiated at the house, at the church and the grave. He used both the Norwegian and the English languages and chose for his Norwegian text Rev. 7, 9-11, and for his English text 1st Peter 1, 24-25. Rev Kildahl paid a beautiful tribute to the christian character of the deceased. Mrs. Kildahl sang two solos at the church, one in Norwegian and one in English.
The pallbearers were Gunder Knutson, Aug. Keller, H. J. Ellertson, Brady Rolfson, Jerry Fries and Aug. Schmidt, all life long friends and neighbors of the deceased.
Those remaining to mourn Mr. Halverson's death are his widow and five children, two brothers and two sisters, residing at Whitewater, and three grandchildren.
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