Family/Spouse: ? STEMWEDEL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Marcia Diane STEMWEDEL was born in USA.
2. Richard Thomas DEASON
3. Thomas Anfin DEASON
4. Carol DEASON

? married Ethel Thomasdtr VIKEN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Julia HIGHUM on 23 May 1911. Julia was born in USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Wang Township, Renville County, Minnesota, USA

Notes:

Han fulgte etter broren Erik fra Goodhue til Renville Co og fikk land der i 1872, like ved brorens farm.

Marilyn Holien Ettesvold skriver: "Knut had a girl in Goodhe Conty too, and on 18 June 1874, they were married. After the wedding Knut and Betsey's wedding, the two young couples left for Renville County, (Hun sikter her til Knut og Betsey og halvbroren Erik og hans kone Berith Kattevold), wher they established their homesteads. Their journey was probabl y by ox-drawn wagons to St. Peter, across the Minnesota River to Fort Ridgely, and then over Abercrombeie Trail. They lived in sod houses on arrivel and began breaking ground and planting crops. Knut and Betsey homesteaded section 14 of Wang Township and were the parents of eleven children, including two sets of twins. Three died as children and five married, the girls moving from their home. The youngest, Joseph, died in France in 1918 , and the American Legion Post in Sacred Heart is named in his honor. Knut served as a constable in the township and he and Betsey were members of Vestre Sogn Church. They both are buried in the cementery there. Marilyn Hollien Ettesvold kaller ham Knut Knutsen Viken

Occupation:
farmer

Knut married Betsy Jane (Christine) VEBLEN on 18 Jun 1874. Betsy (daughter of Thomas Anderson VEFLEN and Kari Torsteinsdatter BUNDE) was born on 10 Dec 1850 in Wisconsin, South Dakota USA; died in Jan 1931 in Renville City, Renville Co MN USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Wang Township, Renville County, Minnesota, USA

Notes:

Betsey Jane Veblen had been born in Wisconsin to immigrate parents, then had moved to nearby Northfiel. Two of her brothers, Thorstein and Andrew, became eminent educators and philosophers. (etter Marilyn Holien Ettesvold).