Thomas Torsteinson LAJORD

1842 - 1906  (64 years)

• Name	Thomas Torsteinson LAJORD
  Birth	26 Feb 1842	Vang i Valdres, Oppland Fylke, Norway   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	6 Mar 1842	Vang i Valdres, Oppland Fylke, Norway   [2]
  Occupation	10 Jan 1859	Hamar, Norway   [1, 3]
  	teacher
  Emigration	4 Apr 1870	USA   [1]
  	across the North Sea on the "Scotia" and across the Atlantic on board the "Anglia."
  Immigration	30 Apr 1870	New York, New York, USA   [1]
  	Arrived in Northfield, Minnesota 7 May 1870, staying in Goodhue County, Minnesota until 11 Sep 1870, then moved to Dakota County, Minnesota.
  Occupation	26 Nov 1902	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [1]
  	U.S. Senate messenger
  Residence	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
  Death	7 Jul 1906	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Han var "skrivar" for senator Knute Nelson. De bodde i Minneapolis. De hadde barna: Ingeborg Marie, Clara (ugift) og Carie gift med guvernøren i Nord Dakota, Normann Brunsdale. I boka "Fever Saga" av Robert Lloyd Lee" om Opdalsslekten står det om Trond Helgesen Opdal: Berit was not only concerned about feeding and clothing the bodies of her children. She was an unusual woman for her day as her father had allowed her to learn to read and write. And now she wanted the same for her sons and daughters. She taught them as much as she could by herself. And then she was able to secure a travelling teacher named Tomas Lajord to come and spend a few weeks at the farm and serve as tutor. He was a bright and pleasant young man, and the children enjoyed having him in the home. It was not all work with him, either, unlike some teachers, for he took time to play with his pupils, too. Sometimes the antics of the younger ones even broug ht a smile to Berit's face. A special concern- at this time was to prepare Trond for confirmation. Pastor Konow was a stern taskmaster, and it was his custom to come up from Vang and visit each farm where there were young people. Then he would examine them one by one, and all were required to know the answers from Pontoppidan's catechism by heart. Tomas drilled Trond with the questions and answers over and over. And the pastor was satisfied with the results when he visited the Opdal farm. "Trond is ready for confirmation." "Valdres Samband expanded its stevne to two days in 1903, arranging the gjestebø for the evening of Saturday, September 5, and then continuing with the regular open-air reunion the following day. Thomas Lajord was at this time removed from any position of influence in Samband, a shift in leadership due mainly to a developing antagonism between him and the other leaders of the society."
  Person ID	I6862	Valdres Slekt
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2010

  
  

  Father	Torstein Torsteinsen LAJORD,   b. 1800, Lajord 51/2 Øvre d. 1845 (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Ingebjørg Thomasdtr NETRØST,   b. 1804, Netrøst 40/1 d. 1886 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1828
  Family ID	F545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maren Trondsdtr KATTEVOLD,   b. 1850, Vang i Valdres, Oppland Fylke, Norway d. Bef 1923, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1869	Vang i Valdres, Oppland Fylke, Norway   [1, 5]
  	Maren was Thomas's student for seven years before they married. [1]
  Children	1. Thorstein M. LAJORD,   b. fall 1876, Waseca, Minnesota, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ingeborg Marie LAJORD,   b. summer 1880, Waseca, Minnesota, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Clara Thomasdtr LAJORD,   b. fall 1884, Waseca, Minnesota, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Hannah LAJORD,   b. 31 Mar 1887, Waseca, Minnesota, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Carrie LAJORD,   b. 1 Apr 1890, Waseca, Minnesota, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S362] Thomas Lajord (Washington, District of Columbia), Thomas Lajord's letter 7 Jan 1903. [S262] Vang Kirkebok, Oppland fylke, Vang, Ministerialbok nr. 5 (1831-1845), F?dte og d?pte 1842, side 52. http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070207650412.jpg (Reliability: 3). [S223] Anders Frøholm, Valdres bygdebok I, Del A, Garder og slekter i Vang, (1985), p. 866 (Reliability: 3). [S363] Congressional Record, 59th Congress, Session II, Chapter 2919, 1907, p. 1395. (Reliability: 3). [S262] Vang Kirkebok, Oppland fylke, Vang, Ministerialbok nr. 7 (1865-1881), Ekteviede 1869-1870, side 133. http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070207660290.jpg (Reliability: 3).