1870 US Federal Census: Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Family

Detail of 1870 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Webronson Webron / 40 / M / W / Farmer / 700 / 450 / Norway
_____ Mary / 42 / F / W / Keeping House / Norway
_____ Sigwarth / 22 / M / W / Farm Laborer / Norway
_____ Helmer /10 / M / W / Attending School / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll M593_426; Page: 178B; Image: 360; Family History Library Film: 545924.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

Map of Decorah, IA (1870)

Decorah, Winneshiek Co., IA (1870). Image from back cover of Luther Alumni Magazine 43/2 (Winter 2010). Original in the Library of Congress.

Webjorn WEBJORNSON Naturalization Record (17 Oct 1873)

Citizenship application. Webjorn WEBJORNSON (17 Oct 1873). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Record of Naturalization for Webjorn WEBJORNSON (17 Oct 1873). Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

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Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Microfilm serial: M1285; Microfilm roll: 173.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Decorah From Bluff Over Ice Cave (1875)

"Decorah, Winneshiek Co., Iowa From Bluff Over The Ice Cave," (Chicago, IL: Andreas Atlas Co., 1875), p. 19. Image courtesy of David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.

1880 US Federal Census: Webjørn and Sigvart WEBJØRNSEN Family

Detail of 1880 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Webjönsen Sigvart / W / M / 30 / Farmer / Norway / Norway / Norway
_____ Carl / W / M / 4 / Son / Iowa / Norway / Iowa
_____ Paul / W / M / 2 / Son / Iowa / Norway / Iowa
_____ Webjörn / W / M / 58 / Father / Retired Farmer / Norway / Norway / Norway
_____ Lena / W / F / 60 / Mother / Norway / Norway / Norway
_____ Helmer / W / M / 21 / Brother / Day laborer / Norway / Norway / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll 370; Family History Film: 1254370; Page: 130A; Enumeration District: 346; Image: 0449.

Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1885 Iowa Census: Webjorn and "Mary" WEBJORNSON

Entry from 1885 Iowa Census. Roll: IA1885_279. Line: 19. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Webjorson [sic] Webjorn / Twnshp 98/ Range 9 / Sec. 22 / SE NW /63 / M // M / Retired farmer / Winneshiek / Norway
________ Mary [Pauline] / 65 / F

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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.

Plat of Glenwood Township (1886)

Plat of Glenwood Township (1886). Image courtesy of Historic Map Works.

Note in the SW quarter of Section 13, W. Webjornson has 50 acres.

1895 Iowa Census: Webjorn and Sigvart WEBJORNSON families

Detail of 1895 Iowa Census. Roll: IA1885_41. Line: 6. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

8 / 11 / Sigvart Webjornson / 44 / M / M / Norway / Farmer / Lutheran
______ Mathilde Webjornson / 30 / F / M / Norway
______ Paul S. Webjornson / 17 / M / S / Winneshiek
______ Albert S. Webjornson / 12 / M / S / Winneshiek
______ Johan S. Webjornson / 10 / M / S / Winneshiek
______ Leonard S. Webjornson / 8 / M / S / Winneshiek
______ Martin S. Webjornson / 7 / M / S / Winneshiek
______ Walter S. Webjornson / 5 / M / S / Winneshiek
______ Nelly S. Webjornson / 2 / F / S / Winneshiek
9 / 12 / Webjorn Webjornson / 74 / M / M / Norway / Retired Farmer / Lutheran
______ Pauline Webjornson / 76 / F / M / Norway

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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.

Obituary: Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Karlsmyr

Obituary. Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Karlsmyr. Decorah Posten (2 Jun 1899), p. 7. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Gravestone: Webjørn and Pauline WEBJØRNSON

Gravestone. Webjørn (1821-1899) and Pauline M. WEBJØRNSON (1819-1898). Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery, Glenwood, Winneshiek, IA. Image courtesy of Verla Williams (1993).

When I visited my parents in Dec 2014, we took a drive up to Decorah and visited several area cemeteries. I was able to get another shot of Webjorn and Pauline's gravestone. Unfortunately it is getting difficult to read.


Gravestone. Webjørn and Pauline M. WEBJØRNSON. Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery, Glenwood, Winneshiek, IA. Image courtesy of Mark D. Williams (2014).

On June 3, 2018, Vince and Verla Williams were in Decorah and went out to Glenwood to put flowers on some of the graves. It appeared that some maintenance or cleaning had been done to the Webjørnson stone. Dad took a picture of it and then Mom got a picture of Dad standing beside the gravestone.

 
Left: Gravestone. Webjørn and Pauline M. WEBJØRNSON. Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery, Glenwood, Winneshiek, IA. Right: Vince Williams and Gravestone. Images courtesy of Vince and Verla Williams (2018).