Guro Nilsdatter, Tesdal^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1846 - 1933  (86 years)

• Name	Guro Nilsdatter
  Suffix	Tesdal
  Birth	31 Mar 1846	Tesdal G
  Christening	5 Apr 1846	Grindheim Kirke, Etne, Hordaland, Norway
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Feb 1933	Saratoga, Grundy Co, Illinois, USA
  Burial	24 Feb 1933	Saratoga Cemetery, Illinois
  Person ID	I77970	Cecilie Family
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2009

  
  

  Family	Ola Hadlesen, Norem,   b. 18 Sep 1847, Norheim G d. 15 Mar 1896, Morris, Grundy Co, Illinois, USA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	30 Oct 1874	Grindheim Kirke, Etne, Hordaland, Norway   [3]
  Children	1. Helen Noram,   b. 7 Jun 1890, Coal City, Grundy Co, Illinois, USA d. 14 Nov 1987, Rockford, Winnebago Co, Illinois, USA (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F35265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Christening - 5 Apr 1846 - Grindheim Kirke, Etne, Hordaland, Norway Marriage - 30 Oct 1874 - Grindheim Kirke, Etne, Hordaland, Norway Death - 21 Feb 1933 - Saratoga, Grundy Co, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Guro Nilsdatter was born at Tesdal, the daughter of a relatively well-to-do farm owner. After arrival in the United States she adopted the name "Julia" and also took the opportunity to "adjust" her age. Although she claimed to have been born in 1848, as evidenced by her death certificate and tombstone, the Etne Parish Register clearly shows that she was born in 1846. Guro and her family emigrated to America in 1881 and were sponsored by her wealthy brother, who had come to America twenty years before. The family settled on a farm owned by Guro's brother. After her husband's untimely death during a property dispute in 1896, Guro remained on her brother's farm and raised her family of 9 children. She continued to live there until she died in 1933. A grocery store account book from 1923 shows that Guro was exceedingly fond of fish and bananas. She also appears to have had a thriving business selling eggs to the store at the rate of about 3 dozen per week. Guro never learned to speak English. The death certificate lists the causes of death as arteriosclerosis, hypertension and cranial hemorrhage. Contributory causes are listed as right sided parotitis and old age. She had apparently been critically ill for three days prior to death. A funeral service was held in her home, which was attended by relatives only. This was followed by services at Hauge's Lutheran Church and burial at Saratoga Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1824] Dyrvik, St, Etnesoga, (AS Verbum Grafiske, Stavanger, Norway, Etne Kommune, 1995). [S1883] Birth Certificate. [S1843] Marriage Register. [S1827] Greg Hagen, Hagen.GED, ( or ).