Individual Details
Martha Gravdahl
(8 May 1887 - 19 Mar 1908)
Events
| Birth | 8 May 1887 | Eid, Fjelberg, Hordaland, Norway |  | ||
| Christen | 30 May 1887 | Eid, Fjelberg, Hordaland, Norway | | ||
| Emigration | 10 Feb 1893 | | |||
| Emigration | 20 Feb 1893 | Bergen, Hordaland, Norway | |||
| Emigration | 10 Apr 1893 | Ellis Island - New York, United States | | ||
| Census | 1895 | Lafayette, Story, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Church member | 22 Jul 1898 | Immanuel Lutheran Church - Story City, Story, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 1900 | Story City, Story, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Confirmation | 10 Nov 1901 | Immanuel Lutheran Church - Story City, Story, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Departure | Abt 1904 | Story City, Story, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Illness | 16 Jan 1908 | Tomahawk, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Death | 19 Mar 1908 | Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Burial | 24 Mar 1908 | Story City, Story, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Obituary | 27 Mar 1908 | Nevada, Story, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Father | Haldor Olsen Gravdahl (1841 - 1909) |
| Mother | Gunhild Antonsdatter Lande (1849 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Johanne Elisabeth "Lisbet" Gravdahl (1870 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Ole Gravdahl (1872 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Anna Marie Gravdahl (1874 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Lars Olai Gravdahl (1877 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Margretha Antonette Gravdahl (1879 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Haldor Gustav "Harry" Gravdahl (1881 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Gabriel Gravdahl (1882 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Cecilia Gravdahl (1884 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Johanne Kristina Gravdahl (1890 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Stillborn Twin Gravdahl (1890 - 1890) |
Endnotes
1. "Norway Church Records, 1812-1938", Martha, born 8 May 1887, baptized 30 May 1887; citing Kirkebøker 1812-1938, Arkivverket, Norge.
2. "Emigrants from Bergen (Norway) 1874-1930", downloaded July 26, 2007.
3. "Norway Church Records, 1812-1938", Martha, born 8 May 1887, baptized 30 May 1887; citing Kirkebøker 1812-1938, Arkivverket, Norge.
4. Eid, Fjelberg, Hordaland baptisms 1879-1900, database online, baptisms of Haldor, Margaretha, Gabriel, Martha, and Johanne Gravdahl; Regional State Archives of Bergen (http://digitalarkivet.uib.no).
5. " SAB, Fjelberg Sokneprestembete, H/Haa: Ministerialbok nr. C 1, 1879-1918, s. 240", The National Archives of Norway, Archivverket Digitalarchivet, Haldor Olsen Gravdal with Gunhild Antonsdatter and children: Johanna Elisabeth, Ole, Anna Maria, Lars Olai, Margaret _____, Haldor Gusav, Cecilia (Secila), and Marta, 10 Feb 1893.
6. "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", Point of embarkation Kristiansand, to Ellis Island, ship Hekla; Gunhild Gravdal with children Anne, Margarethe, Cecilie, Martha, Haldor, Gabriel, Johanne, Ole, and Lars; 10 April 1893.
7. 1895 Iowa State Census, Story County || Story Co., (Lafayette); p. 258-259, Haldor, Gunhild, Lars, Haldor, Gabriel, Secilia, and Martha Gravdal, John and Elizabeth G. Veland, State Historical Society, Des Moines, FHL microfilm 1,022,183; images online, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 19 May 2021).
8. "U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969".
9. 1900 U.S. Census, Story County, Iowa || Story Co. Iowa, population schedule , Story City, enumeration district (ED) 119, sheet 8A, dwelling 159, family 164, Haldor and Gunhild Gravdall, with ch. Haldor G., Gabriel, and Margaretha and Martha Gravdall; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 May 2016); NARA microfilm publication T623.
10. "U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969", Martha Gravdal, age 14, confirmed Story City 10 Nov 1901, b. [Fje]lberg, Norge.
11. "U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969", Immanuel Lutheran Church Afgaaede (Departing) records, p. 116, listing Haldor and Gunhild Gravdal with Ole, Anna, Lars, Margaret, Haldor, Cecilie (død or deceased), Gabriel (død or deceased) and Martha.
12. "Locals," The Story City (Iowa) Herald, 16 January 1908, Martha Gravdahl, p. 5; online images, Community History Archive (http://berthabartlett.advantage-preservation.com/ : accessed 20 December 2020).
13. "U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969", Martha Gravdahl, age 22, d. 19 March 1908 Des Moines, bur. 24 March 1908.
14. "Funeral of Miss Gravdahl," Nevada (Iowa) Representative, 27 March 1908, Martha Gravdahl, p. 3; online images, Community History Archive (http://nevada.advantage-preservation.com : accessed 20 December 2020).
15. "Funeral of Miss Gravdahl," Nevada (Iowa) Representative, 27 March 1908, Martha Gravdahl, p. 3; online images, Community History Archive (http://nevada.advantage-preservation.com : accessed 20 December 2020).
16. Story City Cemetery (Story City, Iowa) to Lauren Rogers, Cemetery plot map, 2021, Martha Gravdahl, unmarked grave, 1892 Addition, Lot 4, Row G.
17. "Funeral of Miss Gravdahl," Nevada (Iowa) Representative, 27 March 1908, Martha Gravdahl, p. 3; online images, Community History Archive (http://nevada.advantage-preservation.com : accessed 20 December 2020).