Halvor Evensen Holtan

1856 - 1926  (69 years)

• Name	Halvor Evensen Holtan
  Born	2 Dec 1856	Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota   [1]
  Church marriage record has birthplace Salem Township.
  Gender	Male
  Biography	1910
  "[HALVOR] E. HOLTON, born in Salem township, Olmsted county, Minnesota, December 2, 1856, is a son of the old pioneer, E. A. Holton, and his wife, [Marken]. E. A. Holton was a native of Norway, his birth occurring in 1822, but at the age of twenty-two, in 1844, he left the land of his nativity, encountered the perils and discomforts of a voyage across the Atlantic ocean in a sailing vessel, and came to the United States. For eight years he lived in Dane county, Wisconsin, engaged in farming, and while there, in 1852, he married Maken Knute [Marken Knudsdatter]. In 1855 he moved with his family to Olmsted county, Minnesota, and pre-empted a farm from the government, on section 27, in Salem township. One year prior to this date the first white settlement had been made in the township. The county was new and in a wild state. Mr. Holton, ably assisted by his wife, bravely set to work, built a cabin, endured the heat of summers and the bitter cold of winters, cleared and improved, and gradually prospered. There were sixteen children born to Mr. and Mrs. Holton, of whom twelve are now living. Mr. Holton was of that courageous type of pioneers well calculated to successfully battle with the primal conditions. He worked hard, denied to himself many comforts that his family might enjoy, and his sterling character and uprightness of conduct caused him to be widely esteemed and respected. He was one of the founders of the congregation of East St. Olaf's, and his death, in 1898, was followed by his burial in the cemetery connected with that organization. [Halvor] E. Holton spent his boyhood days on the home farm with such schooling as the district afforded. In 1877 he began renting land and farming for himself, and thus continued for twenty years. For the succeeding three years he operated a meat market in Rochester, then sold out and bought a farm of 160 acres in section 33, Salem township, where he has since resided. In 1885 he married Anna Knudson, whose people were old settlers here, and to them three children were born, named Minnie, Julia and Carl. The mother died and now lies at rest in East St. Olaf's Cemetery. In 1894 Mr. Holton wedded Miss Petra Larson, a native of Norway, and the following three children have been born to them: Alfred, Eddward and Hellen. Mr. Holton, by industry, has accumulated a considerable amount of this world's goods. He is a stockholder in the Zumbro Creamery, the Farmers' Lumber Yard at Hayfield, the Farmers' Insurance Company and the Farmers' Telephone Company. In politics he is a Republican and has served three years as school director. He is a member of the East St. Olaf's Church, and is one of the progressive, enterprising men of Olmsted county." --- Joseph Leonard, History of Olmsted County, 1910. Pages 502-03.
  Census	1910	Salem Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota
  Name: Halvor E Holtan Event Type: Census Event Year: 1910 Event Place: Salem, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States District: 120 Gender: Male Age: 52 Marital Status: Married Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1858 Birthplace: Minnesota Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's Birthplace: Norway Sheet Number and Letter: 2B Household ID: 35 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M1283 GS Film number: 1374726 Digital Folder Number: 004330237 Image Number: 00501 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Halvor E Holtan M 52 Minnesota Wife Petra G Holtan F 42 Norway Son Alfred Holtan M 12 Minnesota Son Edd P Holtan M 10 Minnesota Daughter Helen P Holtan F 4 Minnesota "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2GB-KPY : accessed 16 Mar 2014), Halvor E Holtan, Salem, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 2B, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374726.
  Died	28 Oct 1926	Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota   [1, 2]
  Name: Halvor E. Holtan Gender: Male Death Date: 28 Oct 1926 Death Place: Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota Age: 69 Birth Date: 1857 Father's Name: Even H. Holtan Mother's Name: Marken Holtan Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09834-4 System Origin: Minnesota-EASy GS Film number: 2218719 Reference ID: item 1 10520 "Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FD8Z-JZW : accessed 16 Mar 2014), Even H. Holtan in entry for Halvor E. Holtan, 28 Oct 1926; citing Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, reference item 1 10520; FHL microfilm 2218719.
  Buried	East St. Olaf Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota
  CLICK HERE to view Gravesite Memorial
  Person ID	I6389	Dodge and Olmsted Minnesota Norwegian-Americans
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Evan (Eivind) (Even) (Ed) A. Halvorsen (Evenson) (Leifstad) Holtan (Holtane),   b. 9 Aug 1822, Husfolk, Mo, Telemark, Norway ,   d. 19 Feb 1898  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Marken (Mariken) (Mary) Knudsdatter Holtene (Holton),   b. 3 Dec 1832, Kviteseid Prestegjeld, Telemark, Norway ,   d. 24 Feb 1918, Olmsted County, Minnesota  (Age 85 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1850	Koshkonong, Dane County, Wisconsin   [3]
  Naeseth vol 1 has md 7 Feb 1851 Name Even Halverson Spouse's Name Markin Knudsdatter Event Date 07 Feb 1851 Event Place Christina, Dane, Wisconsin Indexing Project (Batch) Number M00342-4 System Origin Wisconsin-EASy GS Film number 1275890 Reference ID 00599 "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLD-N9J : accessed 20 November 2015), Even Halverson and Markin Knudsdatter, 07 Feb 1851; citing reference 00599; FHL microfilm 1,275,890.
  Family ID	F5869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna (Andrina) (Andrea J.) Knudson Levang,   b. 30 Aug 1863,   d. 1 Jan 1893  (Age 29 years)
  Married	1885  [4]
  p. 502
  Children	1. Minnie Isabel Holtan (Holton),   b. 24 Dec 1885, Minnesota ,   d. 3 Apr 1970, Olmsted County, Minnesota  (Age 84 years)   2. Julia Marie Holtan   3. G. Carl Holtan,   b. 15 Oct 1891,   d. 18 Dec 1984  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F2275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Petra Gurine P. Landsem (Lansem),   b. 5 Jul 1868, Beitstad, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway ,   d. 8 Mar 1952, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota  (Age 83 years)
  Married	28 May 1896	East St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota   [4, 5]
  p. 502
  Children	1. Alfred Holtan (Holton),   b. 5 Nov 1898, Olmsted County, Minnesota ,   d. 3 Feb 1963, Hennepin County, Minnesota  (Age 64 years)   2. Ed (Eddward) Palmer Holtan,   b. 13 Mar 1900, Byron, Olmsted County, Minnesota ,   d. 24 Sep 1961, Dodge County, Minnesota  (Age 61 years)   3. Lillian Holtan,   b. Abt 1905, Minnesota ,   d. 9 Jan 1907, Salem Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota  (Age ~ 2 years)   4. Helen P. (Hellen) Holtan,   b. Abt 1906, Minnesota
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2014 08:23:18
  Family ID	F1865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 2 Dec 1856 - Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota Married - 28 May 1896 - East St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Census - 1910 - Salem Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Died - 28 Oct 1926 - Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota Buried - - East St. Olaf Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S64] Source credited in The Hyland Family Tree online at RootsWeb WorldConnect, Mark Holtan. [S66] Minnesota Death Certificate Index, State of Minnesota, (Minnesota Historical Society). [S73] "The Hyland Family Tree". [S78] History of Olmsted County, Minnesota written by Hon. Joseph A. Leonard together with Sketches of Its Pioneers, Citizens, Families and Institutions, Joseph A. Leonard, (Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1910.). [S27] 1873 and later E-W St Olaf church rcrds, St. Olaf Norwegian Lutheran Congregation, Rock Dell and Vernon townships, Minnesota.