Anders Syversen Kvakkestad 2 3 4
General Notes: In 1901 he bought the søndre Rom farm for 14 600 kr, and worked it until 1937. Research Notes: His birth year is also recorded as 1872, but this is less likely considering the birth years of his siblings. Anders married Maren Sofie Oraug, daughter of Jens Petter Larsen Oraug and Karoline Emilie Andreasdatter, on 3 Jul 1901 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.1 (Maren Sofie Oraug was born on 5 Sep 1875 in Askim, Østfold, Norway 5 and died in 1952.) Marriage Notes: They were living on Rom in Askim in October 1912 and in October 1916. 7 |
1 The Digitalarkivet Census for Norway, http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&spraak=e (A joint project between The National Archives of Norway, The regional Archive of Bergen and The Department of History, University of Bergen.), Askim: 1898-1912, Ministerialbok.
2 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 3) (Askim, Norway, 1987.), pp. 122, 179, 290.
3 Norske Gardsbruk, Ny Utgave, Bind 2, Østfold Fylke Nord, Askim Eidsberg, Editor [Redaktør]: L. K. Storhaug, Landbrukets Bokklubb, Tønsberg, 1983, p. 352.
4 The Digitalarkivet Census for Norway, http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&spraak=e (A joint project between The National Archives of Norway, The regional Archive of Bergen and The Department of History, University of Bergen.), Askim: 1874-1881, Ministerialbok.
5 Inger Falch-Jacobsen (http://home.online.no/~ingerfaj/).
6 The Digitalarkivet Census for Norway, http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&spraak=e (A joint project between The National Archives of Norway, The regional Archive of Bergen and The Department of History, University of Bergen.), The 1900 census for Kvakkestad in Askim.
7 Ibid, Askim: 1903-1921, Klokkerbok.
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