Born: 1/12/1811 Place: Ćamli, Grimeland Gaard,
Norway
Married: 1835 / 36 Place: Ćamli, Grimeland Gaard,
Norway
Died: 1883 Place: Norse, Texas USA
Buried: Our Saviors Luther Cemetery
Father: Gusten Jorgenson (birth: 1780 Ćamli, Grimeland Gaard,
Norway)
Mother: Kjersti Kitteldatter (Birth: 1776 Mosberg Gaard,
Norway)
Other Spouses: None
Emigrated : 1850, Port of New Orleans, La.
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Wife's Name: Liv Nilsdatter Gunstenson
Born: 6/14/1810 Place: Navessen, Vegaas Heien, Sogn,
Urvatten Gaard, Norway
Died: 11//1903 Place: Norse, Texas, USA
Buried: Place: Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
Father: Nils Olson
Mother: Randi Olson
Other Spouses: Jorden Gunstenson
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CHILDREN
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1. Name: Jorgen Jorgenson (Yearn) Grimland
Born: 3/11/1833 Place: Ćamli,
Grimeland Gaard, Norway
Married: (1) 1850 (2) (1862) Place: Henderson
County, Texas
Died: 10/4/1915 Place:
Clifton, Texas
Buried: Place:
Spouse(s): (1) Gurino Tellefsdatter 1839-1861 (2) Inger
Halverson1843-1930
He had a total of 18 children. Three by the first wife, 15 by second
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2. Name: Gunsten Kittelsen Grimland
Born: 4/29/1936 Place: Ćamli, Grimland Gaard,
Norway
Married: Place:
Died: 1924 Place:
Buried: Place: Trinity Lutheran
Cemetery, Clifton, Texas
Spouse(s): Sophia Brown Born/Died: 1841-1916
They had six children by some accounts and nine by others
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3. Name: Nils Kittlesen Grimland
Born: 10/4/1839 Place: Ćamli, Grimeland Gaard,
Norway
Married: 1867 Place:
Died: 1/20/1924 Place: Norse, Texas
Buried: Place: Our Saviors Lutheran
Cemetery
Spouse(s): Jensine Marie (Mary) Johnson Born/Died:
2/20/1849 - 2/25/1929
They had nine children
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4. Name: Ole Kittlesen Grimland
Born: 12/17/1941 Place: Ćamli, Grimland
Gaard, Norway
Married: 1875 Place: Hamilton
County, Texas
Died: 12/17/1920 Place: Lampasas, Texas
Buried: Lampasas, Texas Place: Oak Hill Cemetery
Spouse(s): Annery (Annie) Eddie Born/ Died : 11/21/1856
- 12/22/1934 Born in
Virginia. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery beside Ole. Ole is the only child of Liv
and Kittle that
married outside the Norwegian community . They had six children
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5. Name: Gjerld Kittlesen Grimland
Born: 10/10/1844 Place: Ćamli, Grimland Gaard,
Norway
Married: no Place:
Died: 1875 Place: Norse, Texas
Buried: Norse Place: Our Saviors Lutheran
Gjerld reportedly died when a horse fell on him.
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6. Name: Jorgen Kittlesen Grimland (known as J. K. or Lillie Yern)
Born: 5/30/1847 Place: Ćamli, Grimland Gaard,
Norway
Married: 5/21/1888 Place: Bosque County, Texas
Died: 11/1/1915 Place: Bosque County, Texas
Buried: Place: Our Saviors Lutheran
Cemetery
Spouse(s): Annie Olsen Born/Died: 5/21/1863 -10/24/1915
According to a grandson, when Annie died J.K. was in good health, but
did not want to live without her and died in his sleep one week later.
They had six children
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7. Name: Kjaerstie Kittledatter Grimland
Born: 4/22/1849 Place: Ćamli, Grimland Gaard,
Norway
Married: 1872-3 Place: Bosque County
Died: 7/20/1921 Place: Bosque County
Buried: Place: Our Saviors Lutheran
Cemetery
Spouse(s): Ole (Olsen Hanckne) Solberg Born/Died:11/1/1843
- 8/27/1922
Kjaerstie was the only daughter and the last child born in Norway. She
also had nine children.
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8.Name: Reinert Wilhem Grimland
Born: 10/22/1852 Place: Henderson County, Texas
Married: Never Place:
Died: 1918 Place: Norse, Texas
Buried: Place: Our Savior Lutheran
Cemetery
According to another grandson of J.K., Reinert was "simple" and along
with J.K. inherited the family farm with the understanding they would take care
of mother until her death. J.K. built Reinert a small house on the property
where he lived until his death.
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SOURCES:
There are so many sources here but to name a few I will start with Census
Tapes, A short book "The Family Cartude (Carter) fro Fjord to Prairie" by Olga
Carter Marquardt and Kristen B. Solberg, Names and dates entered in an " Old
Bible" printed in 1633, some of these were entered by Liv Nilsdatter Grimland,
Our Saviors Lutheran Church and Cemetery Records, Trinity Lutheran Church
Cemetery, Clifton, Texas, Oak Hill Cemetery, Lampasas, Texas, Grandchildren of
Ole and Annie Grimland, Verna Watson Warren, Exa Hodge, Fay Lockheart Black,
Jodell, Grimlan Conner, Kathleen Sommer, The book, The People and Land of Bosque
County, Allen Grimland, Cecil Tergerson, and any other person that I could get
to talk to me.
Wanda Mobley
Last Update Monday, 07-May-2018 17:58:14 CDT
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