Gunhild Marie Thoreson "Julia" SPAANEM^[1]

1849 - 1922  (72 years)

• Name	Gunhild Marie Thoreson "Julia" SPAANEM
  Birth	19 Oct 1849	Springfield Twp., Dane Co., WI, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 Aug 1922  [2]
  Burial	West Blue Mounds Lutheran Cemetery, Blue Mounds, Dane Co., WI, USA
  Notes	Her birth name was originally Gunhild Marie Thoreson. Spaanem is also spelled Sponem, and other ways as well. The Spaanem farm is located about a mile south of the church on Town Hall Road. The first Norwegian Cemetery is reached by walking through farm fields and only a large monument there to honor early settlers buried-about 50. Thore and his first wife have three children there. The church has quite the history and the Spaanem family having had the first church service for the area at their farm. That was in 1850, but the church didn't get built until 1862, during the Civil War. [2]
  Person ID	I2846	Ancestors
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2005

  
  

  Father	Thore Thoresen SPAANEM,   b. 1804, Norway d. 30 Apr 1880 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Turi SVEINSDTR,   b. 26 Apr 1810   d. 21 Aug 1873 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F1058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christ ARNESON,   b. 16 Mar 1849, Lom, Oppland, Norway d. 21 Jun 1922 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	14 Jul 1876	Iowa Co., WI, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Julia Mathilda ARNESON,   b. 18 Sep 1877, Springdale Twp., Dane Co., WI, USA d. 1911, WI, USA (Age 33 years)   2. Arne Theodore ARNESON,   b. 20 Apr 1880   d. 5 Sep 1880, Springdale Twp., Dane Co., WI, USA (Age 0 years)   3. Theodore Alfred ARNESON,   b. 18 Jan 1882   d. 23 Aug 1948 (Age 66 years)   4. Trena Marie ARNESON,   b. 9 Aug 1885   d. 25 Mar 1963 (Age 77 years)   5. Ole Andrew ARNESON,   b. 25 Feb 1887, Barneveld, Iowa Co., WI, USA d. 20 Jan 1949, Dodgeville, Iowa Co., WI, USA (Age 61 years)   6. Ellen Serine ARNESON,   b. 17 Oct 1889   d. 26 Nov 1971 (Age 82 years)   7. Wilhelm Clarence ARNESON,   b. 8 Apr 1893   d. 24 Jul 1968 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 14 Jul 1876 - Iowa Co., WI, USA Burial - - West Blue Mounds Lutheran Cemetery, Blue Mounds, Dane Co., WI, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Spinning wheel This is the spinning wheel of Julia Spaanem Arneson, wife of Christ. Photo taken in the late 1960's. It was later stored in an attic where it became wet and was not repairable. The only salvaged pieces were the piece to spin the wheel and those used to comb the wool.
  		Family Gathering A gathering at the farm of Christ and Julia Spaanem Arneson, Barneveld, Brigham Township, Iowa County, WI. Photo taken prior to 1919. 2nd from the left possibly Ole A. Arneson.
  		Julia Spaanem Julia Spaanem - possibly her wedding photo.
  		Family of Christ (the younger) Arneson and Gunhild "Julia" Marie Thoreson Spaanem Standing: Theodore, Julia and Trena. Front: Ellen, Chris, Willie, Julia and Ole. Photo taken in Blue Ridge, Brigham Township, Iowa County, WI, in the late 1890's.
  		Arneson group photo Back row: man in hat unknown; Julia (Olson) Hanson; Bertha (Arneson) Fischer; Gunnhild "Julia" (Spaanem) Arneson; Lady in checkered dress unknown; Man in hat unknown. Front row: Tena (Arneson) Williams; the two men unknown. Photo taken in or before 1922.

  
  

  Histories

  Christ and Julia Arneson Memories of Esther Harrop Van Dresser and Lonna Arneson

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Lila Hendrickson and Mabel Nelson, assisted by Tena Williams, Julia Hanson and Arne Arneson, History of the Arneson Family 1803 - 1942, (Atlas Printing Company, 11 East Hubbard Street, Chicago, Illinois, ca 1944). [S163] .