Johannes Andersen KJOS

   Other names for Johannes were John A KJOS and John Anderson KJOS.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: from Norway, 1853, America. ^{3 4} although the "Fillmore County History Book, 1984" says 1867, it appears he immigrated (at least for the first time) in 1853 with his brother Thrond:

ID Rec. class. Year Sex Moving day Moving month Moving year New group Given name Last name Residence Marital status Family pos. Date of birth Age From where Destination Parish id Family no. From farm no. from municip. To farm no. to municip. Given name Last name Residence Year From where Destination No., year, ceremony, source
32681 41553 u 1853 m 18 4 1853 0 Thrond Anderss. Kjos H 1830 0.00 Hafslo Amerika 1425 0 156.00 1426 0 m thrond anderss. kjos 1853 hafslo
32682 41554 u 1853 m 18 4 1853 0 Johannes Anderss. Kjos H 1835 0.00 Hafslo Amerika 1425 0 156.00 1426 0 m johannes anderss. kjos 1853 hafslo

• Census: Arendahl, District 69, 1880, Fillmore County, MN. line 41

122 129 Chose John Anderson 44
--- Gertrud 38
--- Sarah A. 17
--- Betsey A. 12
--- Andrias A. 8
--- John A. 2
--- Olans A. 7M
Olson Ole 18 Laborer

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• Cemetery: North Prairie Cemetery, 1911, Fillmore County, MN. row 17
4 Kjos Johannes A. 1836 1911
5 Kjos Gertrude 8 Nov 1842 2 Apr 1889 konnen til Johannes Kjos, footstone: same information

[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnfillmo/cemetery/nprairie.htm]

Johannes married Gertrud Eriksdtr DISTAD, daughter of Erich Thorsen DISTAD and Solvei Andersdtr RENNEDAL. (Gertrud Eriksdtr DISTAD was born on 2 Nov 1843 in Leikanger, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway ⁵ and died on 2 Apr 1889.)