Lenning Family

 

Radcliffe Community Folks and Facts Illustrated (Radcliffe Centennial Volume, 1980) page 196

 

Ole Lenning was born in 1825.  Ole married Christie Maakestad.  Christie was born in 1832.  The Lennings came to America in 1858 and settled in Lee County, Illinois.  In 1882, the family came to Hamilton County, Iowa.

 

(Parents)

Åsmund Oddmundson (actually the son of Åmund) and Marta Åsmundsdtr lived at Løyning Farm, sub-farm 2, Odda Parish, Hordaland County, Norway.  Åsmund was born in 1786 and died in 1870. He was the son of Åmund Oddmundson and Gjertrud Olsdtr. Åsmund married Marta in 1810.  Marta was born in 1786 and died in 1873.  She was from Vassvik Farm, sub-farm 1.

Children from this marriage were:

  1. Gjertrud was born in 1810.  She settled in America.
  2. Kristi was born in 1815 and died in 1908.
  3. Åsmund was born in 1814 and died in 1857.
  4. Anna was born in 1816 and died in 1893.
  5. Åmund was born in 1819 and died in 1858.
  6. Ingebjørg was born in 1822 and settled in Lee County, Illinois.
  7. Ola was born in 1825.  He married Kristi Jonsdtr Måkestad.  They settled in Hamilton County, Iowa
  8. Oddmund was born in 1828 and died in 1905.
  9. Åsmund was born in 1833 and settled in Lee County, Illinois

 

Jon Mikkelson and Marita Jonsdtr lived on Måkestad Farm, Ullensvang Parish, Hordaland County, Norway.  Jon was born in 1788 and died in 1850.  He was the son of Mikkel Jonson and Kristi Olsdtr of Måkestad Farm, Ullensvang Parish, Hordaland County, Norway.  Jon married Marita in 1822.  Marita was born in 1793 and died in 1881. She was the daughter of Jon Olson and Sigrid Olsdtr from Aga Farm, sub-farm 1, Ullensvang Parish, Hordaland County, Norway.

 

Children from this marriage were:

  1. Mikkel Måkestad, born in 1823 and died in 1905.
  2. Jon, born in 1825.  He settled in Lee County, Illinois.
  3. Ola, born in 1826.  He settled in Lee County, Illinois.
  4. Halldor, born in 1829. He settled in Lee County, Illinois.
  5. Kristi, born in 1832. She married Ola Asmundson of Løyning Farm, sub-farm 2 and settled in Lee County, Illinois and later Hamilton County, Iowa
  6. Johanna, born in 1834.  She settled in America.
  7. Sjur, born in 1836. He settled in America and died during the Civil War.

 

(Grandparents)

Åsmund Oddmundson and Gjertrud Olsdtr lived at Løyning Farm, sub-farm 1, Odda Parish, Hordaland County, Norway.  Åsmund was born in 1741 and died in 1792.  He was the son of Oddmund Åsmundson and Anna Åmundsdtr.  Oddmund married Gjertrud in 1770. Gjertrud was born in 1742 and died in 1819.  She was from Jøsendal Farm, sub-farm 4.

Children from this marriage were:

  1. Oddmund was born in 1772 and died in 1802.
  2. Gyrid was born in 1775 and died in 1852.
  3. Anna was born in 1777 and died in 1809.
  4. Kristi was born in 1781.
  5. Åsmund was born in 1786 and died in 1870.
  6. Ingeleiv was born in 1788 and died in 1877.

 

Mikkel Jonson and Kristi Olsdtr lived at Måkestad Farm, Ullensvang Parish, Hordaland County, Norway.  Mikkel was born in 1763 and died in 1827.  He was the son of Jon Halldorson and Anna Jonsdtr.  Mikkel married Kristi in 1787.  Kristi was born in 1766 and died in 1864.  She was from Lofthus Farm, sub-farm 4.

Children from this marriage were:

  1. Jon Måkestad was born in 1788 and died in 1850.
  2. Ola was born in 1790 and died in 1865.
  3. Sjur was born in 1795 and died in 1833.
  4. Mikkel was born in 1797 and died in 1872.
  5. Nils was born in 1799 and died in 1857.
  6. Anna was born in 1807 and died in 1897.
  7. Eirik was born in 1813.

 

 
Jon Olson and Sigrid Olsdtr lived at Aga Farm, Ullensvang Parish, Hordaland County, Norway.  Jon was born in 1759 and died in 1840.  He was the son of Ola Jonson and Marita Olsdtr.  Jon married Sigrid in 1791.  Sigrid was born in 1768 and died in 1861. She was from Lofthus Farm, sub-farm 4.

Children from this marriage were:

  1. Marita was born in 1793 and died in 1881.
  2. Abelone was born in 1796 and died in 1848.
  3. Ola was born in 1799 and died in 1890.
  4. Johannes was born in 1802 and died in 1834.
  5. Ola was born in 1804 and died in 1895.

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Odda - Ullensvang og Kinsarvik, Bind 3/1 - Odda sokn
Odda - Ullensvang og Kinsarvik, Bind 4/1 - Ullensvang sokn

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