Individual Details
Anne Pedersdtr. Hegsetplassen
(18 Jan 1848 - 24 Nov 1935)
1920 Federal Census, MN, Meeker Co., Grove City, ED113, Sheet 8, Line 17
Floren, Anna, Head, Female, Widow, age 71, Na 1879, Reads/Writes, born Norway, parents both born Norway, working as a servant for the Anveat (?) family, does not speak English
Litchfield Independent, 27 Nov 1935
Elderly Mother Called
Mrs. Anna Floren passed away at her home here at 7 p.m. Sunday, November 24. Had she lived until January 18 she would have been 88 years of age.
Anna Hagseth was born in Trondhjem, Norway, and with her husband Ole Floren and 11 year old son Joseph came to America in 1879, settling in Goodhue county where her parents and brother resided. Later they moved to Willmar where the husband died 30 years ago. For the past 20 years Mrs. Florin has resided in Grove City. She leaves one son, Joseph, one grandson, Oliver Floren, and a small geat grandson, all of Willmar, and a nephew, Peter Hagseth of Kenyon, Goodhue county.
Funeral rites will be today, Wednesday, from her home at 1:30 and at 2:00 p.m. from the Norwegian Luthran Church with Rev. Weeks officiating. Interment will be in Vikors Cemetery, Willmar, beside her husband.
Note: Vikor (Solomon Lake Cemetery), Dovre township, Section 21; 5 miles north of Willmar on County Road %
Ten acres were given by the Great Northern Railroad in 1872 for a church and cemetery. In 1873 each family [donated] two logs to build a "log" church. Present church was built in 1897. The first burial was in 1882.
Vikor Church 125th Anniversary Book (1996)
(Article from Willmar Tribune)
Mrs. Anna Floren
Dec. 4, 1935. Mrs. Anna Floren passed away at her home in Grove City Sunday, Nov. 24. Had she lived until January 18, she would have been 88 years of age.
Anna Hagseth was born in Trondhjem, Norway, and with her husband, Ole Floren, and 11 year old son Joseph, came to America in 1879, setting in Goodhue county, where her parents and a brother resided. Later they moved to Willmar, where the husband died 30 years ago. For the past 20 years Mrs. Floren has resided in Grove City. She leaves on son, Joseph, one grandson, Oliver Floren, and a small great grandson, all of Willmar, and a nephew Peter Hagseth of Kenyon, Goodhue county.
Funeral rites were held Wednesday, from her home, a 1:30 and at 2 from the Norwegian Lutheran church with Rev. Weeks officiating. Interment was in Solomon Lake cemetery, Willmar, beside the husband.
Floren, Anna, Head, Female, Widow, age 71, Na 1879, Reads/Writes, born Norway, parents both born Norway, working as a servant for the Anveat (?) family, does not speak English
Litchfield Independent, 27 Nov 1935
Elderly Mother Called
Mrs. Anna Floren passed away at her home here at 7 p.m. Sunday, November 24. Had she lived until January 18 she would have been 88 years of age.
Anna Hagseth was born in Trondhjem, Norway, and with her husband Ole Floren and 11 year old son Joseph came to America in 1879, settling in Goodhue county where her parents and brother resided. Later they moved to Willmar where the husband died 30 years ago. For the past 20 years Mrs. Florin has resided in Grove City. She leaves one son, Joseph, one grandson, Oliver Floren, and a small geat grandson, all of Willmar, and a nephew, Peter Hagseth of Kenyon, Goodhue county.
Funeral rites will be today, Wednesday, from her home at 1:30 and at 2:00 p.m. from the Norwegian Luthran Church with Rev. Weeks officiating. Interment will be in Vikors Cemetery, Willmar, beside her husband.
Note: Vikor (Solomon Lake Cemetery), Dovre township, Section 21; 5 miles north of Willmar on County Road %
Ten acres were given by the Great Northern Railroad in 1872 for a church and cemetery. In 1873 each family [donated] two logs to build a "log" church. Present church was built in 1897. The first burial was in 1882.
Vikor Church 125th Anniversary Book (1996)
(Article from Willmar Tribune)
Mrs. Anna Floren
Dec. 4, 1935. Mrs. Anna Floren passed away at her home in Grove City Sunday, Nov. 24. Had she lived until January 18, she would have been 88 years of age.
Anna Hagseth was born in Trondhjem, Norway, and with her husband, Ole Floren, and 11 year old son Joseph, came to America in 1879, setting in Goodhue county, where her parents and a brother resided. Later they moved to Willmar, where the husband died 30 years ago. For the past 20 years Mrs. Floren has resided in Grove City. She leaves on son, Joseph, one grandson, Oliver Floren, and a small great grandson, all of Willmar, and a nephew Peter Hagseth of Kenyon, Goodhue county.
Funeral rites were held Wednesday, from her home, a 1:30 and at 2 from the Norwegian Lutheran church with Rev. Weeks officiating. Interment was in Solomon Lake cemetery, Willmar, beside the husband.
Events
| Birth | 18 Jan 1848 | Øvre Stjørdal, Hegra, Nord-Trøndelag |  | ||
| Marriage | 17 Jul 1868 | Ole J. Floren | | ||
| Death | 24 Nov 1935 | Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota | | ||
| Burial | 27 Nov 1935 | Willmar, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, Vickor Cemetery |
Families
| Spouse | Ole J. Floren (1839 - ) |
| Child | John (Joseph) Floren (1868 - ) |
| Father | Peder Pedersen, Vigdenes (1812 - ) |
| Mother | Gjertrud Johnsdtr., Skolmli (1815 - ) |
Endnotes
1. , Stjørdalsboka, Gards- Og Slektshistorie, Band V, Book 2, p608.
2. , Kirkebøker, Stjørdal, Hegra Genealogical Society of Utah, FHL 1,282,739, Book 2 (item 5 on film), p130, item 17.
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4. Minnesota Dept. of Health, Death Certificate , 1935-MN-008424.