1930 US Census - Inga (Travland) Arno

Here is the 1930 US Census for Inga Arno, granddaughter of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Inga (entry #15) was living in San Antonio, Bexar county, Texas with husband Hjalmar and two of their children, Howard and Mildred.

Inga was the daughter of Matilda (Ogel) and Lewis Travland.

1930 US Census - Petra Tale Bertha (Travland) Johnson

Here is the 1930 US Census for Petra Tale Bertha Johnson, granddaughter of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Petra (line #13) was living in Rochelle, Flagg township, Ogle county, Illinois with husband Elias and their children Henry, Simon and Edward.

Petra was the daughter of Susanne (Iversdatter) and Peter Peterson Travland.

1930 US Census - John Otto Travland

Here is the 1930 US Census for John Otto Travland, grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.

John Otto Travland (#26) was living in Justice Precinct, Bee county, Texas with second wife Mary and John's son Odin.

Living next door was John's son, Irvin living with wife Blanch, aunt Agnes (Thompson), third wife of Lewis Travland, sister Alice and Anna (Johnson) Travland, second wife of Peter Travland.

Odin and Irvin were the children of Annie (Helling) and John Otto Travland.

1930 US Census - Elnid Travland

Here is the 1930 US Census for Elnid Travland, the great granddaughter of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Elnid (line #43) was living with her mother, Susan (Sikes) and step-father, (illegible) Franks in Branson, Taney county, Missouri.

Elnid's father was Ole John Travland and grandparents were Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Travland.

1930 US Census - Ole John Travland, Lena Travland, Ida (Travland) Mortimer

Here is the 1930 US Census for Ole John Travland, grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Ole (line #67) having divorced wife Susan (Sikes) was living in Justice Precinct, Bee county, Texas with son Laurence, half sister Lena and 4 boarders.

Ole was the son of Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Travland.   Lena was the daughter of wife Matilda (Ogel) and Lewis Travland.

Living a few houses away was half sister, Ida (Travland) Mortimer (line #60) and children William, Virginia, Helen Yeats and son-in-law James Yeats.

1930 US Census - Ernest Travland

Here is the 1930 US Census for Ernest Travland, great-grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Ernest (line #69) was living in Justice Precinct, Bee county, Texas with wife Cordelia (Bates) and their children, Ernest Jr and James.

Ernest was the son of Stella (Berkeland) and Thomas Tobias Travland and the grandson of Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Travland.

1930 US Census - Thomas Tobias Travland

Here is the 1930 US Census for Thomas Tobias Travland, grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Thomas, son of Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Travland was living (line #77) in Justice Precinct, Bee county, Texas with wife Stella (Berkeland) and their children, William, Louis, Lillie, Clarence, Gladys and a boarder, Lynn Stanley.

1930 US Census - Peter Travland and Benjamin Travland

Here is the 1930 US Census for Peter Travland and Benjamin Travland, grandsons of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Peter (line #95) was living in Justice Precinct, Bee county, Texas with wife Hannah (Arno).   Living next door was his half-brother, Benjamin Travland (line #97), wife Louisa (Wilson) and their children, Agnes and Delmar.

Peter was the son of Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Travland.   Benjamin was the son of Lewis and second wife, Matilda (Ogel).

1930 US Census - Mary Ann Travland and Martin Travland

Here is the 1930 US Census for Mary Ann Travland, daughter-in-law and grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Mary Ann (Olson) Travland (line #2) and son Martin were living in Rochelle, Ogle county, Illinois.

Mary Ann was the wife of Ole Kristian Travland.

Travlands

Here is a photo* of the grandchildren of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland and who I believe is their step-aunt Bertha (Finnestad) Haaland.




























Lena, Martin, Ida (Travland) Mortimer, Aunt Bertha (Finnestad) Haaland, Ben and Inga (Travland) Arno.    Lena, Martin, Ida, Ben and Inga were the children of Matilda (Ogel) and Lewis Travland.

This photo would have been taken prior to April 29, 1929 when Bertha had passed away.     I do not know of any other 'Bertha' in the family.    Bertha Haaland was the sister of Iverdine, the first wife of Lewis Travland.   Because Bertha and husband Andrew did not have any children they may have spent more of their life traveling than other family members.

If I find a Bertha on Matilda's side of the family I'll update this post.


*Photo provided by Trish Hodgens, the great granddaughter of Matilda (Ogel) and Lewis Travland.

Peter Peterson Travland - death certificate

Here is the death certificate for Peter Peterson Travland, eldest son of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Peter was born February 25, 1847 in Finnøy, Rogaland county, Norway.    After moving to the United States in 1868, settling in Illinois, Peter then moved to Bee county, Texas around 1893.     Peter passed away on July 30, 1923 in Tuleta, Bee county, Texas.

1920 US Census - Otto Travland

Here is the 1920 US Census for Otto Travland, grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Otto (line #62) was living in Chicago, Cook county, Illinois and employed as an engineer for Crane Company.

Otto was the son of Mary Anne (Olson) and Ole Kristian Travland.

1920 US Census - Peter Travland

Here is the 1920 US Census for Peter Travland, eldest son of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Peter, (line #10) was living in Bee county, Texas with wife Anna (Thompson) and Peter's granddaughter, Amelia Mannes, daughter of Sadie Celia (Travland) and John Mannes.    (Sadie had passed away in Illinois sometime between October 31, 1899 and January 4, 1900)

Amelia's grandparents were Peter and first wife, Susanne (Iversdatter Skaar).

Living a few houses away was Agnes (Thompson) Travland, widow of Peter's brother, Lewis who had passed away a few years early.

1920 US Census - Thomas Tobias Travland & Ida (Travland) Mortimer

Here is the 1920 US Census for Thomas Tobias Travland and Ida (Travland) Mortimer, grandson and granddaughter of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.

Thomas (#45) was living in Bee county, Texas with wife Stella (Berkeland) and their children, Ernest, William, Louis, Lillie and continued on the next page (below), Clarence and Gladys.

Ida (#34), half sister of Thomas, was living two houses away with husband William and their children, William, Helen and Virginia.



Thomas was the son of Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Travland.    Ida was the daughter of Matilda (Ogel) and Lewis Travland.

1920 US Census - Elnid Josephine Travland

Here is the 1920 US Census for Elnid Travland, great granddaughter of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Elnid (line #43) was living in Wilbargo county, Texas with her aunt and uncle, Mana Emily (Sikes) and Noah Brown most likely following the divorce of her parents, Susan (Sikes) and Ole Travland.

Elnid was living over 8 hours away from her brother, Laurence.

Elnid's grandparents, were Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Travland.

1920 US Census - Ole Travland & Peter Travland

Here is the 1920 US Census for Ole Travland and brother Peter Travland, grandsons of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.

































Ole (line 78), divorced from Susan (Sikes), was living in Bee county, Texas with younger brother Peter (line 79) and wife Hannah (Arno). 

Also living at the residence was Ole and Susan's son Laurence and Peter and Hannah's son, Williard,

Ole and Peter were the sons of Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Travland.

Lewis Joseph Pederson Travland - death

Lewis Travland, second son born to Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland was born in Finnøy, Rogaland county, Norway on December 21, 1849.

Lewis passed away October 20, 1916 in Bee county, Texas.

*Description and photo provided by Trish Hodgens, the great granddaughter of Matilda (Ogel) and Lewis Travland. 

Miley Garfield Berg - death certificate

Here is the death certificate for Milo (Miley) Garfield Berg, great grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Milo was the son of Clara (Travland) and Adolph O Berg and the grandson of Mary Ann (Olson) and Ole Kristian Travland.

Milo died of tuberculosis at the Chicago Fresh Air Hospital at the age of 19.

Mildred Pauline Arno - birth

Here is the birth certificate for Mildred Pauline Arno, great granddaughter of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.

Mildred was born on November 18, 1914 in San Antonio, Bexar county, Texas to Inga (Travland) Arno and Hjalmar Arno.

Mildred's grandparents were Matilda (Ogel) and Lewis Joseph Travland.

Lewis Joseph Pederson Travland

Here is a photo* of Lewis Joseph Pederson Travland, son of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.

This photo was probably taken in the late 1900's or early 1910's.

*Photo provided by Trish Hodgens, the great granddaughter of Matilda (Ogel) and Lewis Travland.

1910 US Census - Wesley Travland

Here is the 1910 US Census for Wesley Travland, grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.






























Wesley was living in Rochelle, Flagg township, Ogle county, Illinois with boarders and a hired man, none of which were family members.

Wesley was the youngest son of Mary Anne (Olson) and Ole Kristian Travland.

1910 US Census - Martin Travland

Here is the 1910 US Census for Martin Travland, grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Martin (line #40) was living in Rochelle, Flagg township, Ogle county, Illinois.

Martin was the son of Mary Anne (Olson) and Ole Kristian Travland.

1910 US Census - Peter Travland & Otto Travland

Here is the 1910 US Census for Peter Peterson Travland, eldest son of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Peter was living in Nueces county, Texas with second wife Anna (Johnson) and Peter's granddaughter, Amelia Mannes.   Amelia's mother, Sadie Celia (Travland) Johnson had passed away sometime between October 31, 1900 and January 4, 1901.

Living next door was Otto John Travland, (Sadie's younger brother), wife Annie (Helling) and their children, Odin, Sadie and Irvin Peter.

1910 US Census - Lewis Travland & Martin Travland

Here is the 1910 US Census for Lewis Travland, son of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.

Lewis (line 50) was living in Justice Precinct, Bee county, Texas with 3rd wife (continued below, line 1 & 2)  Agnes (Thompson) and Lewis' youngest son Benjamin he had with 2nd wife, Matilda (Ogel).

Living next door was Martin (line 48 above), the second child Lewis had with Matilda.  Martin was living with wife Nellie (Nance).

1910 US Census - Ole Travland

Here is the 1910 US Census for Ole Travland, grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.

































Ole (line 32) was living in Justice Precinct, Bee county, Texas with wife Susan Eola (Sikes) and their son Lawrence.

Ole was the eldest son born to Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Joseph Peterson Travland.

1910 US Census - Peter Travland & Thomas Travland

Here is the 1910 US Census for Peter and Thomas Travland, grandsons of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Peter (line 70) was living Justice Precinct, Bee county, Texas with wife Hannah (Arno) and their son, Willard.     Peter's younger brother Thomas, was living 2 houses away (line 79) with wife Stella (Berkeland) and their children, Ernest, William, Louis, and Lillie.

Peter and Thomas were the sons of Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Joseph Peterson Travland.

Inga (Travland) Arno

Here is a photo* of Inga Arno, granddaughter of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.    

Inga was the first child born to Matilda (Ogel) and Lewis Travland.    Inga married Hjalmar Arno on September 21, 1905 in Bexar county, Texas.    It is believed this was Inga's wedding gown so the photo was probably taken in 1905.


*Photo provided by Trish Hodgens, the great granddaughter of Matilda (Ogel) and Lewis Travland.

Peter Travland & Carrie Larson - marriage #2

Following their divorce, Peter Travland and Carrie (Larson) married each other for a second time on November 8, 1902 in Dekalb county, Illinois.    

The above list of marriage licenses issued in DeKalb county is from the November 19, 1902 edition of the Sycamore True Republican.

Peter Travland - divorce

Peter Travland, grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland had been briefly married to Carrie Larson when she had filed* for divorce.

Peter was the son of Mary Ann (Olson) and Ole Kristian Travland.

*From the April 19, 1902 edition of the Sycamore True Republican.

The Travland girls

Here is a photo* of a few of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland's grandchildren.



























Three of Matilda (Ogel) and Lewis Travland's daughters, Inga, Ida and Lena as well as their half sister-in-law, Hannah Arno, wife of Peter Travland, the son of Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Travland.

Depicted in the photo, from left to right:   Inga, Ida, Lena Travland, Hannah Arno and possibly a Beck girl, most likely a descendant of Magnus Beck.   This photo was probably taken sometime in the early 1900's in Bee county, Texas.


*Photo provided by Trish Hodgens, the great granddaughter of Matilda (Ogel) and Lewis Travland.

1900 US Census - Peter Travland

Here is the 1900 US Census for Peter Travland, grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Peter, son of Mary Ann (Olson) and Ole Kristian Travland, was living in DeKalb, Illinois with his wife, Carrie (Larson) and her parents, Fred and Josephine Larson.    The rest of the household residents were Carrie's siblings, Frida, Frygva, Sam, Freddie, Emma, Tygo, Delia and Curtis.

1900 US Census - Miley Travland and Alice Travland

Here is the 1900 US Census for Miley Travland and Alice Travland, great grandchildren of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Miley and Alice were living with their father, Arthur Berg in Alto township, Lee county, Illinois.   Their mother, Clara (Travland) Berg had passed away in December 1898.

Miley and Alice's grandparents were Mary Ann (Olson) and Ole Kristian Travland.

1900 US Census - Mary, Martin and Wesley Travland

Here is the 1900 US Census for Mary Ann (Olson) Travland, daughter-in-law of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.












































Mary Ann was living in Rochelle, Ogle county, Illinois with her sons Martin and Wesley.    The census seems to indicate Mary was married and not widowed, though the handwriting isn't very clear.   I haven't been able to locate a death record or census for Mary's husband, Ole Kristian Travland and do not know what happened to him.

1900 US Census - Otto John Travland

Here is the 1900 US Census for Otto John Travland, grandson of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Otto, son of Susanne (Iversdatter Skaar) and Peter Peterson (Jr) was living in Bee county, Texas with wife Annie (Helling).

Living a few houses away was Stella Berkeland, future wife of Otto's cousin, Thomas Tobias Travland.

1900 US Census - Sadie Celia (Travland) Mannes

Here is the 1900 US Census for Sadie Mannes, granddaughter of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


By 1900, Celia had returned to Illinois after having lived a few years in Bee county, Texas.   Celia was living in Malta township, DeKalb county, Illinois with husband John and their daughter Amelia.

Celia was the daughter of Susanne (Iversdatter Skaar) and Peter Peterson Travland.

1900 US Census - Petra Tale Bertha (Travland) Johnson

The majority of the 1890 US Census was destroyed by fire leaving a huge hole in genealogy research.

The lack of a 1900 US Census for the two remaining children of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland, Andrew and Ole Kristian Travland seems to indicate they both passed away prior to 1900.    If I eventually stumble upon those census records, I will post them.

Here is the 1900 US Census for Petra Tale Bertha Johnson, daughter of Susanne (Iversdatter Skaar) and Peter Pederson Travland Jr.


Petra was living in Alto township, Lee county, Illinois with husband Elias and their children, Henry, Joseph, Simon and Andrew.    The Johnson family also had a servant residing at the household, Caroline Halverson and two boarders, Mortie Smith and John Richolson.

1900 US Census - Lewis Travland

Here is the 1900 US Census for Lewis Travland, son of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.


Lewis, twice widowed (1st - Iverdine Finnestad, 2nd - Matilda Ogel) was living in Beeville, Bee
county, Texas with his children, Thomas (from first wife Iverdine) and Inga, Martin, Lena, Ida and Benjamin (from second wife, Matilda).

Like his brother, Peter, Lewis was also still working as a farmer.

1900 US Census - Peter Travland and nephew Peter Travland

Here is the 1900 US Census for Peter Travland, eldest son of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland as well as Peter Travland, the grandson of Taletta and Peder.


Peter was living in Bee county, Texas with his second wife*, Anna (Johnson).    Peter was still working, employed as a farmer.

Two houses away was Peter's nephew, Peter Travland, son of Iverdine (Finnestad)* and Lewis Travland, living with his wife Hannah (Arno) and brother-in-law, Henry.   Peter was also employed as a farmer.


*Peter's first wife, Susanne (Iversdatter Skaar) had passed away October 5, 1880.   Susanne was the youngest sister of my great great great grandmother, Mari (Iversdatter Skaar) Finnestad.  Iverdine (Finnestad) Travland was the daughter of Mari.

Matilda (Ogel) Travland and daughter Inga Travland

Here is a photo* of Lewis Travland's second wife, Matilda (Ogel) Travland and their daughter Inga.

Inga is to the left, Matilda or 'Tilda' to the right.    Tilda passed away April 28, 1897 in Bee county, Texas so this photo was probably taken at their home in Texas, shortly before her death.


*Photo provided by Trish Hodgens, the great granddaughter of Matilda (Ogel) and Lewis Travland.

Travlands in Bee County, Texas

A few years following the death of his first wife, Iverdine (Finnestad), Lewis Joseph Travland, the son of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland married Matilda 'Tilda' Ogel on July 24, 1882.    That union produced five children, Inga, Martin, Lena, Ida and Benjamin.  

Sometime following the birth of Benjamin, their last child in 1892, the Travland family moved from Illinois to Bee county, Texas.    Lewis' older brother, Peter also moved his family to Bee county. 

The following list of names that settled in two communities located in Bee county, Normanna and 'The Colony' is an excerpt from the History of Bee County, which can be found here.

According to the historical account written in the 1960's by Magnus Beck, the Travland brothers may have moved to Texas in 1893.    Lacking a mid-decade state census record to confirm the actual year, it's difficult to find any corroborating evidence.

I have not found any confirming evidence that Taletta and Peder Travland's two youngest sons, Andrew and Ole Kristian ever left Illinois.

Peter Travland & Carrie Larson - marriage #1

Peter Travland,  grandson of of Taletta (Larsdatter) and Peder Pederson Travland was married to Carrie Larson on March 22, 1900 in Sycamore, DeKalb county, Illinois.

Below is the announcement of their marriage from the March 24, 1900 edition of the Sycamore True Republican.






































Below, the marriage licenses issued listing Peter and Carrie, from the March 31, 1900 edition of the Sycamore True Republican.

Peter was the son of Mary Ann (Olson) and Ole Kristian Pederson Travland.

Alice Berg - baptism

Alice Clara Mari Berg, great granddaughter of Taletta (Larsdatter) and Peder Pederson Travland was the second child born to Clara (Travland) and Adolph Berg.

Here is the Calvary Lutheran Church* baptism record for 1899.   Alice is listed as entry #3 and was born July 30, 1898.   Her baptism occurred the following year on March 2, 1899 following the death of her mother in late 1898.  

Alice's grandparents were Mary Ann (Olson) and Ole Kristian Pederson Travland.

*From the Calvary Lutheran Church, Lee county, Illinois

Peter Travland - Trouble

Continuing from yesterday's post, Peter Travland received more press following the incident of January 1898.

From the Sycamore True Republican, March 12, 1898.

Peter Travland

Taletta (Larsdatter) and Peder Pederson Travland's grandson, Peter Travland made the local papers* in 1898.

Peter, a name used frequently in the Travland family, was the son of Mary Ann (Olson) and Ole Kristian Pederson Travland.       The Travland family probably followed the typical Norweigan naming patterns when they named Peter.

*From the January 29, 1898 edition of the Sycamore True Republican

Miley Garfield Berg - baptism

Miley Garfield Berg, great grandson of Taletta (Larsdatter) and Peder Pederson Travland was born January 4, 1896 in Alto township, Lee county, Illinois to Clara (Travland) and Adolph Berg.

Here are the Calvary Lutheran Church* baptisms for 1896.   Miley is listed as entry #6 and was baptized on May 6, 1896.

Miley's grandparents were Mary Ann (Olson) and Ole Kristian Pederson Travland.

*From the Calvary Lutheran Church, Lee county, Illinois