Gunnhild ELLEFSDTR^[1]

1808 - 1899  (90 years)

• Name	Gunnhild ELLEFSDTR
  Birth	10 Jul 1808	Kollerøen, Lom, Oppland, Norway
  Christening	10 Aug 1808	Kollerøen, Lom, Oppland, Norway   [2]
  	Parish registration, Lom Oppland, GS 18078 has christened Aug 14th
  Gender	Female
  Alias	Eilevsdtr, Julia Roan
  Death	5 Feb 1899	Arena, Iowa Co., WI, USA
  Burial	Hyde Chapel Cemetery, Ridgeway Twp., Iowa Co., WI, USA
  	Hyde Cemetery is in the country between Barneveld and Spring Green
  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.
  Person ID	I753	Ancestors
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2004

  
  

  Father	Ellef LARSEN,   b. 1779   d. 22 Oct 1853, Kollerøen, Lom, Oppland, Norway (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Synneve SYVERSDTR,   c. 13 Apr 1777, Lom, Oppland, Norway
  Marriage	27 Dec 1803	Lom, Oppland, Norway
  	or 28th?
  Notes	They were married on the Okre (Åkre?) famr attended by Paul Qvalle and Jacob Koller. Gunhild was baptized at the Lom church on 10 Aug 1808 (born Jun 1808) with the baptism witnessed by Live Ronning of the Rostad farm. On 18 Mar 1830 she married Arne Christopherson who also worked on the Qvalle farm. (info as per letter by Clare Almquist)
  Family ID	F643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Arne CHRISTOPHERSON,   b. Abt Dec 1795, Rustahaugen, Norway d. Bef 1865, Norway (Age < 69 years)
  Marriage	18 Mar 1830	Norway
  Children	1. Ole ARNESON,   b. 27 Sep 1829, Kollerøen, Lom, Oppland, Norway d. 15 Sep 1917, Spring Green, Sauk Co., WI, USA (Age 87 years)   2. Christopher ARNESON,   b. 3 Apr 1831, Suleims-Eie, Lom, Oppland, Norway d. 3 Feb 1921, Arena Twp., Iowa Co., WI, USA (Age 89 years)   3. Synne ARNESON,   b. 22 Sep 1833   d. 3 Nov 1835 (Age 2 years)   4. Elev ARNESON,   b. 12 Dec 1835   d. 18 Dec 1835 (Age 0 years)   5. Live "Leva" ARNESON,   b. 4 Dec 1836, Suleims-Eie, Lom, Oppland, Norway d. 2 Jan 1921 (Age 84 years)   6. Synnev "Cynda" ARNESON,   b. 14 Dec 1839, Kollerøen, Lom, Oppland, Norway   7. Ellef "Elif" ARNESON,   b. 27 Jan 1842, Marsteinstrædet, Lom, Oppland, Norway d. 8 Nov 1927, Brigham Twp., Iowa Co., WI, USA (Age 85 years)   8. Brit "Bertha" ARNESON,   b. 7 May 1844, Marsteein-Eie, Lom, Oppland, Norway d. 30 Mar 1924 (Age 79 years)   9. Mari ARNESON,   b. 8 Mar 1846   d. 8 Mar 1846 (Age 0 years)   10. Mari ARNESON,   b. 11 Jan 1847   d. 17 Apr 1847 (Age 0 years)   11. Christ ARNESON,   b. 16 Mar 1849, Lom, Oppland, Norway d. 21 Jun 1922 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Thore Thoresen SPAANEM,   b. 1804, Norway d. 30 Apr 1880 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	30 Apr 1876	Springfield Twp., Dane Co., WI, USA
  Family ID	F1016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 5 Feb 1899 - Arena, Iowa Co., WI, USA Burial - - Hyde Chapel Cemetery, Ridgeway Twp., Iowa Co., WI, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Gunnhild "Julia" Ellefsdtr Gunnhild was also known as Julia Roan. Photo a copy from newsprint, hence the poor quality.
  		Arneson siblings and their mother Taken in approximately 1897. Scan of photo provided by Irene Freelain. Left to right - Top Row: Ole, Christopher, Elef and Christ Front Row Leva Arneson Olson, (child unknown) and Julia Arneson. Facial features and appropriate age suggest the child may be William/Wilhelm, youngest child of Christ and Julia.

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of my ggg grandmother Gunnhild Gunil Elefes datter Born 10 Aug. 1808 [sic] Died 5 Feb. 1899 There are varying translations of the verse in the old Norwegian dialect.

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] . [S23] Research done by Karen Arneson Brown, research done by Clare Arneson agrees with this baptism date.