Individual Details
Ole Stageberg
(30 Jun 1863 - 19 Jan 1925)
Margaret Staberg Splitter wrote about her father, James Staberg, and her grandparents, Ole and Julia Staberg, in a letter to Nancy Hawkinson in 1988.
According to Margaret Staberg Splitter, Ole's granddaughter, Ole changed the spelling of his name to Staberg" from the longer "Stageberg" in 1902.
She also said "There is an interesting history about he grandmother. When she came to America, about 1881, her name was Gunhild Ingemoen. We don't know if she changed it to Julia Anderson or if immigration officials did."
Julia Anderson was born in Valdres, Norway, January 29, 1860. She died October 4, 1901. Grandpa died Jan. 19, 1925. They lived in South Stillwater (now called Bayport). Grandpa was in the lumber and sawmill industry. They were Lutheran."
Julia is found in the Farm Book for Sør-Aurdal with her parents Anders Evenson Odden and Anne Kristafersdatter Skifet. She is the third child, born 1860 and it's noted she went to Amerika in 1884. The family came to Ingemoen in the late 1850s and lived there. In 1865 they had 2 cattle and 5 sheep, sowed 1/4 barrel barley, 1 barrel mixed grain and 1/2 barrel potatoes. A son, Kristoffer, took over Ingemoen.
In the 1920s Ole and Julia resided on Fifth Street in Bayport, Minnesota.
Obituary from unknown newspaper:
"ANOTHER PIONEER PASSES; In the death of Ole Staberg which occurred at the family home on North Fifth Street Monday evening, after a five months' illness, this village again loses one of its highly respected pioneer residents.
Mr. Staberg was born June 30, 1863 at Tronjhelm, Norway and at the age of 18 years he came to America and direct to Lakeland, Minn., where he was employed at saw mill work until 1899 when the family came to our village which has been their home ever since. Here Mr. Staberg also found employment in the lumber industry. For the past seven years he has been store keeper for the Omaha railway at its Hudson shops.
Mr. Staberg married August 2, 1889 to the then Miss Julia Anderson at Fargo, N.D. Surviving him are the son, James of St. Paul, and the three daughters, the Misses Bernice, Ruth and Ethel who all reside at home. The wife died October 4, 1901."
"ATTENDED FUNERAL; The following from out of town attended the Ole Staberg funeral held Thursday of last week; Dan Staberg of Long Prairie, Minn., George Staberg of Minneapolis, Miss Evelyn Staberg and Alfred Staberg of St. Paul, Miss Esther Fladby and Emil Fladby of Wahpeton, N.D., John Ovick and Arthur Ovick of Mora, Minn., Miss Zoe Brownell and Miss Martha Hansen of St. Paul, Carroll Brandt of Star Prairie, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. John Staberg, Mr. and Mrs. John Engstrom, Andrew Staberg, and Joe Staberg all of Hudson, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. John Staberg, Mr. and Mrs. Dahl, Mrs. Louis Peteron and Mrs. Andrew Nelson all of Lakeland, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Thompson of River Falls, Wis.
Hudson Star-Observer, 29 Jan 1925, p1
Ole Staberg
Ole Staberg of Bayport died at his home on Monday, Jan. 19, 1925, at the age of sixty-one years. He was employed at the Hudson shops for a number of years.
Mr. Staberg leaves to mourn his passing, his son James and daughters, Bernie, Ruth and Ethel to whom he has been both father and mother since the death of his beloved wife some twenty-four years ago.
His brother, Andrew Staberg of Hudson, nephews Joe and John Staberg, John Engstrom, Mrs. John Engstrom and Mrs. John Stayberg attended the funeral at Bayport on Thursday, Jan. 22, and the burial at Lakeland cemetery. Mr. Orvik of Mora, Minn., a brother-in-law, and other relatives from Minnesota attended the funeral.
According to Margaret Staberg Splitter, Ole's granddaughter, Ole changed the spelling of his name to Staberg" from the longer "Stageberg" in 1902.
She also said "There is an interesting history about he grandmother. When she came to America, about 1881, her name was Gunhild Ingemoen. We don't know if she changed it to Julia Anderson or if immigration officials did."
Julia Anderson was born in Valdres, Norway, January 29, 1860. She died October 4, 1901. Grandpa died Jan. 19, 1925. They lived in South Stillwater (now called Bayport). Grandpa was in the lumber and sawmill industry. They were Lutheran."
Julia is found in the Farm Book for Sør-Aurdal with her parents Anders Evenson Odden and Anne Kristafersdatter Skifet. She is the third child, born 1860 and it's noted she went to Amerika in 1884. The family came to Ingemoen in the late 1850s and lived there. In 1865 they had 2 cattle and 5 sheep, sowed 1/4 barrel barley, 1 barrel mixed grain and 1/2 barrel potatoes. A son, Kristoffer, took over Ingemoen.
In the 1920s Ole and Julia resided on Fifth Street in Bayport, Minnesota.
Obituary from unknown newspaper:
"ANOTHER PIONEER PASSES; In the death of Ole Staberg which occurred at the family home on North Fifth Street Monday evening, after a five months' illness, this village again loses one of its highly respected pioneer residents.
Mr. Staberg was born June 30, 1863 at Tronjhelm, Norway and at the age of 18 years he came to America and direct to Lakeland, Minn., where he was employed at saw mill work until 1899 when the family came to our village which has been their home ever since. Here Mr. Staberg also found employment in the lumber industry. For the past seven years he has been store keeper for the Omaha railway at its Hudson shops.
Mr. Staberg married August 2, 1889 to the then Miss Julia Anderson at Fargo, N.D. Surviving him are the son, James of St. Paul, and the three daughters, the Misses Bernice, Ruth and Ethel who all reside at home. The wife died October 4, 1901."
"ATTENDED FUNERAL; The following from out of town attended the Ole Staberg funeral held Thursday of last week; Dan Staberg of Long Prairie, Minn., George Staberg of Minneapolis, Miss Evelyn Staberg and Alfred Staberg of St. Paul, Miss Esther Fladby and Emil Fladby of Wahpeton, N.D., John Ovick and Arthur Ovick of Mora, Minn., Miss Zoe Brownell and Miss Martha Hansen of St. Paul, Carroll Brandt of Star Prairie, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. John Staberg, Mr. and Mrs. John Engstrom, Andrew Staberg, and Joe Staberg all of Hudson, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. John Staberg, Mr. and Mrs. Dahl, Mrs. Louis Peteron and Mrs. Andrew Nelson all of Lakeland, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Thompson of River Falls, Wis.
Hudson Star-Observer, 29 Jan 1925, p1
Ole Staberg
Ole Staberg of Bayport died at his home on Monday, Jan. 19, 1925, at the age of sixty-one years. He was employed at the Hudson shops for a number of years.
Mr. Staberg leaves to mourn his passing, his son James and daughters, Bernie, Ruth and Ethel to whom he has been both father and mother since the death of his beloved wife some twenty-four years ago.
His brother, Andrew Staberg of Hudson, nephews Joe and John Staberg, John Engstrom, Mrs. John Engstrom and Mrs. John Stayberg attended the funeral at Bayport on Thursday, Jan. 22, and the burial at Lakeland cemetery. Mr. Orvik of Mora, Minn., a brother-in-law, and other relatives from Minnesota attended the funeral.
Events
| Birth | 30 Jun 1863 | Trondheim, Norway |  | ||
| Christen | 30 Aug 1863 | Hegra Parish, Norway | | ||
| Marriage | 2 Aug 1889 | Fargo, Cass County,N.Dak. - Julia (Gunhild) Andersdatter | | ||
| Burial | Jan 1925 | Lakeland, Washington, Minnesota, Lakeland Cemetery | | ||
| Death | 19 Jan 1925 | Bayport, Washington, Minnesota | | ||
| Alt name | Staberg (Stjørdal Gard Sonbjørgen; Bruk Bjørgøren) |
Families
| Spouse | Julia (Gunhild) Andersdatter (1860 - ) |
| Child | James Staberg (1890 - 1967) |
| Child | Alma Staberg (1892 - ) |
| Child | Bernice Staberg (1893 - ) |
| Child | Ruth Staberg (1897 - 1985) |
| Child | Ethel Staberg (1898 - ) |
| Father | Joen Pedersen Stageberg (1810 - 1899) |
| Mother | Berit Andersdatter (1821 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Berith Johnsdtr. (1845 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Peder Jons. Stageberg (1848 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Karen Joensdtr. (1851 - ) |
| Sibling | Ingeborg Stageberg (1852 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Anders Stageberg (1855 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Andrew Staberg (1857 - ) |
| Sibling | John Stageberg (1860 - ) |
Endnotes
1. , Stjørdalsboka, Gards- Og Slektshistorie, Band V, Book I, p72.
2. Statsarkivet i Trondheim.
3. Digitalarkivet http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/, Nord-Trøndelag county, Hegra in Øvre Stjørdal, Parish register (official) nr. 703A02 (1863-1879), Birth and baptism , p5, #85.
4. Statsarkivet i Trondheim.
5. Digitalarkivet http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/, Nord-Trøndelag county, Hegra in Øvre Stjørdal, Parish register (official) nr. 703A02 (1863-1879), Birth and baptism , p5, #85.
6. Obituary.
7. Minnesota Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 1, p21.
8. Original data: State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health..
9. Minnesota Dept. of Health, Death Certificate .