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FLODEN, ELI JAKOBSDOTTER

ELI JAKOBSDOTTER "ELLEN" FLODEN

Palestine Cemetery
Story County, Iowa
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John was born Jan 30, 1846 in Flato, Etne, Hordaland, Norway, son of Marta Christophersdtr Hiksdal & Johannes Knudsen Flaaden; married Ellen on Jul 5, 1870 in Gjerde, Etne Hordaland, Norway; died August 1925 in Story CO. IA.

Ellen was born May 11, 1845 in Ve, Vestfold, Norway, dau of Gjari Nilsdtr Hillestad & Jakob Torkejellson Ve; died Jun 19, 1931 in Huxley, Story CO. IA.

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Posted on Aug-1-2019 by T. D. JOHANSEN
Eli was born 11th May 1845 in Etne, Hordaland county, Norway. Parents: Jacob Torkelsen Ve and his wife Gjøri Nielsdatter (Source: Parish records for Etne)

Posted on Aug-1-2019 by T. D. JOHANSEN
Jakob Torkjellsson (b. 1793 in Skånevik) was married in 1821 to Gjøri Nilsdotter (b. 1802 in Etne). 15 children - 4 of them died as babies. Several of their children, among them Eli, emigrated to America (Source: Etnesoga vol. 3, page 347-348)