Sigvart and Mathilda WEBJØRNSEN

Sigvart and Mathilda (Huseby) WEBJØRNSEN (1883). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. Sigvart had not yet changed his surname to Williams.

Birth Certificate: Anton Sigvardt VEBJØRNSEN (21 Dec 1849)

Certification of Birth and Baptism. Anton Sigvardt VEBJØRNSEN (21 Dec 1849; 20 Jan 1850). Oslo: Statsarkivet, 1981. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

C E R T I F I C A T E

In the parish register No. 1/6 (1848-1857) for Kråkstad, fol. 13b nr. 6, is introduced that

A n t o n   S i g v a r d t

son of farmer Vebjørn Vebjørnsen Carlsmyr and Pauline Marie Ingebretsdatter, was born on 21 - twenty-first - December 1849 - eighteen forty-nine - and christened on 20 - twentieth - January 1850 - eighteen fifty -.

Oslo on 20 October 1981
by proxy
A.-M. Hadland

Digitalarkivet has a copy of the original Kråkstad parish record that contains Sigvart's birth and baptismal dates.


Birth and baptismal record. Anton Sigvardt VEBJØRNSEN. Akershus fylke, Kråkstad, Ministerialbok nr. I 6 (1848-1857), Fødte og døpte 1850, side 14. Image courtesy of Digitalarkivet.

1885 Iowa Census: Sigvart and Mathilda WEBJØRNSEN Family

1885 Iowa Census. Roll: IA1885_279. Line: 25. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

134 / 150 / Sigvard Webjörnson / Sec. 13 / NW SW / 35 / M / M / Farmer
Mathilda " " / 27 / F / M / Keeping House
Paul " " / 7 / M / S
John " " / 3 / M / S
Johann / 1 / M / S

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Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.

1900 US Federal Census: Sigvart and Mathilda WEBJORNSEN Family

Detail of 1900 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.


Detail of 1900 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Webjornsen, Sigvart / Head / W / M / Dec / 1849 / 50 / M / 17 / Norway / Norway / Norway / 1865 / 35 / N / Farmer
_____ Matilda / wife / W / F / Mar / 1858 / 42 / M / 14 / 9 / 9 / Norway / Norway / Norway
_____ Johan / son / W / M / Apr / 1884 / 15 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway / Farm laborer
_____ Albert / son / W / M / Apr /1882 / 18 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway / Farm laborer
_____ Leonard / son / W / M / June / 1886 / 13 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway / Farm laborer
_____ Martin / son / W / M / Nov / 1887 / 12 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway

Webjornsen, Walther / son / W / M / Feb / 1890 / 10 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway / Farm laborer
_____ Junetta / daughter / W / F / Sep / 1892 / 7 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____ Alma / daughter / W / F / Apr / 1894 / 6 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____ Myrtel / daughter / W / F / Mar / 1896 / 4 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____ George / son / W / M / Apr / 1899 / 1 / S / Iowa / Norway / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: T623_466; Pages: 9B-10A; Enumeration District: 132.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

Plat of Glenwood Township (1905)

Plat of Glenwood Township (1905). Image courtesy of Historic Map Works.

Note the SW corner of Section 13 has Sigvart Webjornson with 50 acres.

Panorama View, Decorah, IA (1908)

Panorama View, Decorah, IA (Decorah, IA: Brunt & Parman, 1908). Original image courtesy of Library of Congress. Edited by Mark D. Williams.

1910 US Federal Census: Sigvart and Mathilda WILLIAMS Family

Detail of 1910 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Williams, Sigvart / Head / M / W / 59 / M / 26 / Nor / Nor / Nor / 1864 / English / Farmer
_____ Matilda / Wife / F/ W / 52 / M / 26 / 11 /11 / Nor / Nor / Nor / 1866
_____ George W. / Son / M / W / 11 / S / Iowa / Nor / Nor
_____ Myrtle J. / Daughter / F / W / 14 / S / Iowa / Nor / Nor
_____ Olaf T. / Son / M / W / 9 / S / Iowa / Nor / Nor
_____ Alfred E. J. / Son / M / W / 7 / S / Iowa / Nor / Nor

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Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: T624_428; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 155; Image: 1139.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Sigvart and Mathilda WILLIAMS Family

Sigvart and Mathilda Williams family (Decorah, IA: Solberg, c. 1914). Front row from left: George, Olaf, Alfred. Middle row: Leonard, Nellie, Sigvart, Mathilda, Alma, Walter. Back row: Albert, Paul, Myrtle, John, Martin. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Sigvart and Mathilda WILLIAMS Family at 302 E. Broadway

Sigvart and Mathilda WILLIAMS family, spouses, and grandchildren at 302 E. Broadway (Decorah, IA: Solberg, 1914). Front row from left: Glendon, Milton, Alfred, Olaf, Carlton, Stella, Clarence, Beatrice. Middle row: Leonard and Olga, Sigvart, Mathilda, Nellie, Ida (Paul's wife). Back row: George, John, Myrtle, Walter and Lillie, Hans Fagerlie, Martin, Paul, Alma, Albert. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

In late Dec 2014, I had the good fortune to be visiting my parents in Iowa City, and we took a short drive up to Decorah. We visited a few cemeteries and took some pictures of gravestones. As we drove by 302 E. Broadway, I asked Dad to stop so I could take a picture of the house for comparison.


302 E. Broadway, Decorah, IA (29 Dec 2014). Image courtesy of Mark D. Williams.

1915 Iowa Census: Sigvart WILLIAMS

1915 Iowa Census. Roll: IA1915_516. Line: 274 to 221. Sigvart WILIAMS. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

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Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.