Individual Details
Jon Olsen Rognes
(11 Oct 1828 - 17 Jun 1913)
Storen Bygdefolk Og Bygdeliv, I Storen, Bind II, page 21 "Husmannsfolk i Sagoyen, men utvandret senere till Amerika."
Jon, Anne(Ona) Solem and eight children came to America from Norway in the summer 1878. They came from a farm called Sagoien which is near the burg of Rognes between Storen and Singsaas, Norway. He often signed his checks as John Sagoien and the printed 1977 genealogy for the other Rogness family, that married his daughter calls her Marit Sagoien. He and his family entered America through Fort Clinton Castle, NY. They had two trunks when they came over. Their clothes were packed in one and other held their food supplies for the trip. Jon also brought his sewing machine and shoe lasts as he made his living as a tailor and shoemaker. He sewed his wife's wedding dress and most of the clothes worn by his family. The ages of the family when the came over is as follows: Jon-50, Anne-44, Marit-17, Ole Sr.-15, Johanna-14, Ole Jr.-11, Kari-8, Henrik-4, Gjertrud-1. One child, a boy Jon, died at sea. Anna was born in South Dakota.
He was known by the surname Rogness in America and the same is true of all children except Anna
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Documentation from Ken Lien about the family follows:
Also, with regard to Rogness's - be aware that there were 3 marriages between 2 different Rogness families (Litjvollen & Borstu) in the first generation in America.
John and Anne Rogness (Litjvollen) had a daughter Marit Rogness who married Anders (Andrew) Rogness from the Borstu family. They lived in rural Astoria.
Marit's 1st cousin Jonetta Rogness married Anders brother Peder Rognes
Jonetta's brother Ole Rogness married Peder's & Anders sister Siri Rogness.
Practically all of the Rogness in the Hendricks/Astoria area are related to each other thru these 3 marriages.
Jon Rognes was a hussmann on Røsbjorgen under Rognes for a time. the Støren book has this to say about that:
Sagøya [or Sagoien] (under Røsbjorgen)
Støren Book, Volume 1, 1970 Page 434-436 (Starting on 2nd paragraph on p. 435)
Hans had married, from the same rural community, Jonetta Jonsdatter Grytal. But, this wife died and he was a widower for a while. He was married again to Kjersti Hansdatter Rønning and she also was from Singsås. Hans and Kjersti had enough crops in Sagøya and on another farm that they could feed the horse and six cows and seven or eight sheep. But when Hans died in 1850 and Kjersti ran the farm until she was again married to Lars Olsen from Litjvollen on Rogness. Then, they found that they would rather, move onto their other farm and so they moved up to the house at the other farm.
Lars had a brother name Jon who married Anne Olsdatter Solem and he then came here as a tenant hobby farmer [Jon was a tailor by trade and his wife was a nurse] until the Røros Rail Line in 1872 took both the house and most of the place. With this blow (or event), Jon up and left for America [in 1878] with his whole family and Sagøya remained (or became) deserted. [The family legend is that the rail line went thru right where the house once stood.][Rørosbanen website states the rail line was constructed thru the area in 1876.]
Jon, Anne(Ona) Solem and eight children came to America from Norway in the summer 1878. They came from a farm called Sagoien which is near the burg of Rognes between Storen and Singsaas, Norway. He often signed his checks as John Sagoien and the printed 1977 genealogy for the other Rogness family, that married his daughter calls her Marit Sagoien. He and his family entered America through Fort Clinton Castle, NY. They had two trunks when they came over. Their clothes were packed in one and other held their food supplies for the trip. Jon also brought his sewing machine and shoe lasts as he made his living as a tailor and shoemaker. He sewed his wife's wedding dress and most of the clothes worn by his family. The ages of the family when the came over is as follows: Jon-50, Anne-44, Marit-17, Ole Sr.-15, Johanna-14, Ole Jr.-11, Kari-8, Henrik-4, Gjertrud-1. One child, a boy Jon, died at sea. Anna was born in South Dakota.
He was known by the surname Rogness in America and the same is true of all children except Anna
-----------
Documentation from Ken Lien about the family follows:
Also, with regard to Rogness's - be aware that there were 3 marriages between 2 different Rogness families (Litjvollen & Borstu) in the first generation in America.
John and Anne Rogness (Litjvollen) had a daughter Marit Rogness who married Anders (Andrew) Rogness from the Borstu family. They lived in rural Astoria.
Marit's 1st cousin Jonetta Rogness married Anders brother Peder Rognes
Jonetta's brother Ole Rogness married Peder's & Anders sister Siri Rogness.
Practically all of the Rogness in the Hendricks/Astoria area are related to each other thru these 3 marriages.
Jon Rognes was a hussmann on Røsbjorgen under Rognes for a time. the Støren book has this to say about that:
Sagøya [or Sagoien] (under Røsbjorgen)
Støren Book, Volume 1, 1970 Page 434-436 (Starting on 2nd paragraph on p. 435)
Hans had married, from the same rural community, Jonetta Jonsdatter Grytal. But, this wife died and he was a widower for a while. He was married again to Kjersti Hansdatter Rønning and she also was from Singsås. Hans and Kjersti had enough crops in Sagøya and on another farm that they could feed the horse and six cows and seven or eight sheep. But when Hans died in 1850 and Kjersti ran the farm until she was again married to Lars Olsen from Litjvollen on Rogness. Then, they found that they would rather, move onto their other farm and so they moved up to the house at the other farm.
Lars had a brother name Jon who married Anne Olsdatter Solem and he then came here as a tenant hobby farmer [Jon was a tailor by trade and his wife was a nurse] until the Røros Rail Line in 1872 took both the house and most of the place. With this blow (or event), Jon up and left for America [in 1878] with his whole family and Sagøya remained (or became) deserted. [The family legend is that the rail line went thru right where the house once stood.][Rørosbanen website states the rail line was constructed thru the area in 1876.]
Events
| Birth | 11 Oct 1828 | Litjvollen, Rognes, Støren, Midtre Gauldal | |||
| Marriage | 6 Mar 1859 | Støren kirke, Midtre Gauldal - Anne Olsdatter Solem | |||
| Burial | Jun 1913 | Singsaas Lutheran Church, Hendricks, MN (Brookings, SD) | |||
| Death | 17 Jun 1913 | Oak Lake, Brookings, SD | |||
| Alt name | John Rognes | ||||
| Occupation | Farmer, Tailor and Shoemaker |
Families
| Spouse | Anne Olsdatter Solem (1834 - 1919) |
| Child | John Jonsen Rosbjorgen (1872 - 1878) |
| Child | Kari (Carn) Jonsdatter Rosbjorgen (1870 - 1949) |
| Child | Henrik Jonsen Rosbjorgen (1874 - 1963) |
| Child | Anna Jonsdatter Røsbjørgen (1881 - 1960) |
| Child | Gjertru Jonsdatter Rosbjorgen (1877 - 1952) |
| Child | John Jonsen Rosbjorgen (1868 - ) |
| Child | Marit Jonsdatter Rosbjorgen (1861 - 1930) |
| Child | Ole Jonsen Rosbjorgen (1859 - 1867) |
| Child | Ole"Big Ole"Jonsen Rosbjorgen (1863 - ) |
| Child | Ole"Little Ole" Jonsen Rosbjorgen (1867 - 1951) |
| Child | Johanna Jonsdatter Røsbjørgen (1864 - 1941) |
| Father | Ole Olsen Rønningen (1788 - 1843) |
| Mother | Johanna Sivertsdatter (1790 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Elias Olsen Rognes (1826 - ) |
| Sibling | Jon Olsen Rognes (1834 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Ole Olsen Rognes (1831 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Sivert Olsen Rognes (1820 - ) |
| Sibling | Ole Olsen Rognes (1817 - ) |
| Sibling | Kari Olsdatter Rognes (1824 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Lars Olsen Rognes (1822 - 1895) |