Marit Eriksdatter Gjøra was born on Thursday, 21 March 1844 in Sunndal, Norway, the daughter of Erik Fredriksen Gjøra (1806-1877) and Christi Olsdatter (Ørsund) Gjøra (1802-1872), and christened at Romfo Kirke in Sunndal on Sunday, 28 April 1844. She married John (Jon) Olsen Fladvad (1839-1902), the son of Ole Olsen Fladvad (1804-1893) and Marit Evensdatter (Ottemsøyen) Fladvad (1805-1885), at Romfo Kirke on 4 June 1868, and they had 11 children between 1869 and 1889. She emigrated to America with several of her children in 1906 after the death of her husband and sale of the Fladvad farm, and settled in Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota, and she used the surname Fladwed in America. She died on Friday, 22 November 1935 and was laid to rest at Lakewood Cemetery in Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota.
Children:
1) Marit (Fladvad) Wennevold (1869-1900);
2) Ole (William John) J Fladvad/Fladwed (1870-1906);
3) Kristine (Christine) (Fladvad/Fladwed) Wirum (1872-1937);
4) Erik J Fladvad (1875-1896);
5) Ole J Fladvad/Fladwed (1877-1965);
6) Oline 'Lena' (Fladvad/Fladwed) Clifton (1878-1946);
7) Anne (Fladvad/Fladwed) Tøfte (1881-1956);
8) Eivind Fladvad/Fladwed (1884-1938);
9) Ingrid (Inga) (Fladvad/Fladwed) Nelson (1885-1964);
10) Halvor J Fladvad (1887-1890);
11) Kari (Carrie) (Fladvad/Fladwed) Jensen (1889-1966).
Marit Eriksdatter Gjøra was born on Thursday, 21 March 1844 in Sunndal, Norway, the daughter of Erik Fredriksen Gjøra (1806-1877) and Christi Olsdatter (Ørsund) Gjøra (1802-1872), and christened at Romfo Kirke in Sunndal on Sunday, 28 April 1844. She married John (Jon) Olsen Fladvad (1839-1902), the son of Ole Olsen Fladvad (1804-1893) and Marit Evensdatter (Ottemsøyen) Fladvad (1805-1885), at Romfo Kirke on 4 June 1868, and they had 11 children between 1869 and 1889. She emigrated to America with several of her children in 1906 after the death of her husband and sale of the Fladvad farm, and settled in Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota, and she used the surname Fladwed in America. She died on Friday, 22 November 1935 and was laid to rest at Lakewood Cemetery in Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota.
Children:
1) Marit (Fladvad) Wennevold (1869-1900);
2) Ole (William John) J Fladvad/Fladwed (1870-1906);
3) Kristine (Christine) (Fladvad/Fladwed) Wirum (1872-1937);
4) Erik J Fladvad (1875-1896);
5) Ole J Fladvad/Fladwed (1877-1965);
6) Oline 'Lena' (Fladvad/Fladwed) Clifton (1878-1946);
7) Anne (Fladvad/Fladwed) Tøfte (1881-1956);
8) Eivind Fladvad/Fladwed (1884-1938);
9) Ingrid (Inga) (Fladvad/Fladwed) Nelson (1885-1964);
10) Halvor J Fladvad (1887-1890);
11) Kari (Carrie) (Fladvad/Fladwed) Jensen (1889-1966).
Family Members
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Marit Fladvad Wennevold
1869–1900
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William John Fladwed
1870–1906
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Christine Fladvad Wirum
1872–1937
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Erik J Fladvad
1875–1896
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Ole J Fladwed
1877–1965
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Oline "Lena" Fladvad Clifton
1878–1946
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Anne Fladvad Tofte
1881–1956
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Eivind Fladwed
1884–1938
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Ingrid "Inga" Fladvad Nelson
1885–1964
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Halvor J Fladvad
1887–1890
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Carrie Fladvad Jensen
1889–1966
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