Jessie Elizabeth KEILY

Family/Spouse: Arnold W. WILLADSEN. Arnold was born on 6 Aug 1904 in Lake Mills, Winnebago Co., IA, USA; died on 29 Sep 1983 in Madison, Dane Co., WI, USA; was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, Monona, Dane Co., WI, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Magdalena “Lena” Sophia ARNESON on 12 Jul 1898 in Vermont Twp., Dane Co., WI, USA. Magdalena (daughter of Ellef "Elif" ARNESON and Emma JOHNSON) was born on 28 Mar 1874 in WI, USA; died on 13 Mar 1968 in Dane Co., WI, USA; was buried in St. James Catholic Cemetery, Vermont, Dane Co., WI, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lena was married twice. She had four children with Jim Keily and two with William Ellis.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1880, Ridgeway Twp., Iowa Co., WI, USA

Notes:

Ellef Arneson, age 25, sailed on a ship named Norden, which departed from Bergen, Norway, on May 10, 1867, and arrived in Quebec, Canada on June 19, 1867.

At the age of fifteen, Elef went to Christiana, now Oslo, to become an apprentice to a shoemaker. After coming to America, he practiced the shoemaker trade for some time. Emma Johnson, the girl he had been engaged to in Norway, came to meet him here. She worked in Springdale until she and Elef were married. They then moved to Hayward, near Arena, WI, where he had a shoemaker shop, and in 1878 moved to his farm on Trout Creek. His wife died in 1882, leaving six children.[“History of the Arneson Family” booklet]

Hayward is where Elif and the others first came. Elif had a cobbler shop there. It was located about three miles west of the present village of Arena, WI, and north about three miles on Hayward Crossing Rd. Hayward was close to the Wisconsin River and there had been a mill, a ferry and assorted businesses there for a few years.

As per research done by Lonna: He owned a farm (80 acres) on Bryn Gywen (this is the correct spelling, meaning high hill or something similar), north of Barneveld WI. In about 1891 Elif sold the property which was purchased by a farmer who lived next door. He then moved to the village of Barneveld where he had a cobbler shop on Jones Street. A fire destroyed the building a year later.

Birth:
also shown as Marsteein-eie, Lom, Oppland

Census:
Ellef and family listed in 1880 U.S Census

Died:
Church records and death certificate show death in 1927

Ellef married Emma JOHNSON on 13 Sep 1869 in Springdale Twp., Dane Co., WI, USA. Emma (daughter of Johannes NILSEN and Anne OLSDTR) was born about 1845 in Norway; died on 3 Jun 1882 in Brigham Twp., Iowa Co., WI, USA; was buried in Hyde Chapel Cemetery, Ridgeway Twp., Iowa Co., WI, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alias: Birth Name Embjør Johannesdtr

Notes:

Embjør Johannesdtr “Emma Johnson” emigrated from Byre, Norway on the ship "Oder", arriving in the USA on 30 Apr 1869.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alias: Christofferson, Kristoffersson, Christophersen

Notes:

The surname Arnesen (son) is derived from the patronymic naming system - son of Arne. His last name was shown as Offigsbøe when married [as per research done by Ragnhild Holji].

Arne lived in Lom, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. He was shown as a servant on Offigsbøe when daughter Kari was born (mother Anne Sevaldsdtr).

In 1842 Arne and Gunnhild moved to a cotter's place named Marsteinstrædet in Lom Parish, which is in Christians [Oppland] County, Norway. Before that they had lived at a cotter's place called Olssonstugu and at Suleim.

Fourteen children were born to Arne and Gunnhild, six of whom came to America after their father's death in Norway. Seven of the children died very early and the other seven grew to adulthood. Ole is the eldest in the family.

Arne was known as "singing Arne" and had sung for royalty, as told by Lonna Arneson's father. But apparently he liked to drink and would have the money he earned spent before arriving home!

As per a letter from Clare Almquist (July 1999) - He was the illegitimate son of Christopher Christopherson and Lisa Olsen [Olsdtr] Qvalle, and was raised by his grandmother (not known whether maternal or paternal grandmother) Britt Fraise.

Christened:
farm name also given as Ostingboe as per Clare Almquist.

Arne married Gunnhild ELLEFSDTR on 18 Mar 1830 in Norway. Gunnhild (daughter of Ellef LARSEN and Synneve SYVERSDTR) was born on 10 Jul 1808 in Kollerøen, Lom, Oppland, Norway; was christened on 10 Aug 1808 in Kollerøen, Lom, Oppland, Norway; died on 5 Feb 1899 in Arena, Iowa Co., WI, USA; was buried in Hyde Chapel Cemetery, Ridgeway Twp., Iowa Co., WI, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alias: Eilevsdtr, Julia Roan

Notes:

Some reports, including the “History of the Arneson Family” booklet, list Gunnhild’s name as Julia Roan - she may have changed/Americanized her name to part of the farm Kollerøen where she was born.

Christened:
Parish registration, Lom Oppland, GS 18078 has christened Aug 14th

Buried:
Hyde Cemetery is in the country between Barneveld and Spring Green

Johannes married Anne OLSDTR. Anne died in ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]