Iver Tostensen SVEEN

   Other names for Iver were Iver Tostensen ØDEGAARDEN and Iver F SVEEN.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth: from confirmation record, 3 Nov 1868, Norway.

• Immigration: from Norway, 1871, America. when he was three years old - they came by sailboat - it took them 13 weeks to get here

[Fillmore County History, 1984]

• Census: Arendahl, District 69, 1880, Fillmore County, MN. line 30

38 39 Sveen Tosten T. 50 Norway
--- Ingeborg T. 37
--- Tosten T. 16
--- Ole T. 14
--- Mari T. 12
--- Iver T. 11
--- Ingeborg 9
--- Thurine T. 7 MN
--- Hans T. 6
--- Marit T. 4
--- Inger T. 1
--- Fredrick 2M Apr 1880

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• Confirmation: North Prairie, 2 Dec 1883, Fillmore County, MN. ⁴

• Census: Arendahl, 1895, Fillmore County, MN. 126 Olson William 25 MN
Sveen Iver 26 MN
Sveen Marit 19 MN
Sveen Fred 16 MN
Sveen Mary 13 MN
Sveen Thorvald 11 MN
Sveen Louisa 7 MN [Sonisa]
Sveen Emma 5 MN
Sveen Tillie 47 Norway
Sveen Alex 1 MN

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• Census: Arendahl, District 15, 1900, Fillmore County, MN. line 50

70 84 Sween Tasten 70 Oct 1829 m38 i1872
--- Engebar 57 May 1843 m38
--- Iver 31 Dec 1868
--- Fridrik 20 Apr 1880
--- Maria 18 Nov 1881
--- Tannald 16 Dec 1883
--- Sauisa 12 Oct 1887
--- Emma 10 Sep 1889
85 --- Ole 59 Aug 1840 brother i 1871

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• Census: Holt, District 27, 1910, Fillmore County, MN. line 77

105 106 Sveen Iver F 40 m1-8 Norway Norway Norway i1870
--- Annie 36 m1-8 MN Norway Norway
--- Ida 4 MN
--- Cora 3 MN
--- Myrtle 10/12 MN

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• Census: Holt > District 25, 1920, Fillmore County, MN. line 25

5 5 Sveen Iver 51
--- Anna 46
--- Ida M 14
--- Cora T 12
--- Myrthl A 10
--- Ervin A 8
--- Alma I C 5
Anderson Gilbert C 36 brother-in-law

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• Census: Holt, District 18, 1930, Fillmore County, MN. line 70

17 17 Sveen Iver 60 m32 i1871
--- Anna 56 m28
--- Irvin 18
--- Alma 15

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• Biography: Fillmore County History Book 1984, 1984, Fillmore County, MN. p614
Iver Sveen

My father's name was Iver T. Sveen, born December 3, 1868, in Norway. He came to America when he was three years old. It took them thirteen weeks to get here. They came by sailboat. He married Annie Anderson June 21, 1901. She was born June 27, 1873, in Holt Township. They farmed in Holt Township. He passed away September 8, 1952. She passed away September 15, 1956. They had six children. Ida, Mrs. Leland Benson, born June 24,1905. Cora, Mrs. Tom Hadoff, born April 19, 1907; Myrtle Mrs. Peter Chiglo, born June 11, 1909; Irven, born December 7, 1911. Alma, Mrs. Sidney Johnson, born June 20, 1914; Herman, born December 7, 1917, died in December 1917. Irven passed away May 9, 1983. Alma married Sidney Johnson November 14, 1936. They farmed in Holt Township and worked on construction. Sidney passed away May 2, 1972. They had two children. Ardell Stanley Johnson was born August 30, 1938. Alice Sylvia Johnson was born October 4, 1941. Ardell married Karen McDowell, September 5, 1959. Alice married Michail Cavanough December 1,1962.

Ardell and Karen's children: Michael Ardell born August 17, 1960; Jane Marie born June 19, 1963; Paul Stanley born May 21, 1965; Todd Sidney born December 3, 1968; Jared Wayne born December 10, 1971; Jennifer Kay born January 21, 1974; Jessica Lynn born April 25, 1978. Jane married Scott Strom September 25, 1982.

Alice and Michael's children: Trisha Ann, born January 19, 1965; Timothy Michael, born May 3, 1968; Tony Michael, born November 15, 1973; and Travis Sidney Cavanough, born June 19, 1976.

Sidney's parents were Anna Nyhus, born July 1, 1876, died May 24, 1951 and Joe N. Johnson, born June 21, 1873 and died November 3,1960. Submitted by: Alma Johnson

Iver married Anne ANDERSON, daughter of Christen Andersen LERE and Marthe Amundsdatter NÆSS, on 22 Jun 1901 in Fillmore County, MN.¹ (Anne ANDERSON was born on 28 Jun 1873 in Holt, Fillmore County, MN ⁵, baptized in Elstad and died on 15 Sep 1956 in Fillmore County, MN ⁶.)