Family Group Sheet for Webjørn SVENDSEN Waal (1739-1824)

Husband: Webjørn SVENDSEN Waal

Baptized: 16 Aug 1739
Place: Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Married: 8 Nov 1761
Place: Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 17 Mar 1824
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Husband's Father: Svend TORESEN Waal
Husband's Mother: Kari AMUNDSDTR

Wife: Gunhild SVENDSDTR

Baptized: 20 Mar 1740
Place: Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 1 Apr 1808
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Wife's Father: Svend SVENDSEN Sørum
Wife's Mother: Gunhild KJELDSDTR

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Children

1. Margrete WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1762
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Hans JENSEN Molbech
Married: 1795
Died: Unknown

2. Agar WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1763-64
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

3. Svend WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 1765
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

4. Gunhild WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1766
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Fredrik SVENSEN Oppsal
Married: 1790
Died: Unknown

5. Agar WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1767
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Anders KRISTOFFERSEN Bjerke
Married: 1791
Died: Unknown

6. Ellen Sofia WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1769
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

7. Svend WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 1771
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

8. Svend WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 1772-73
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

9. Anne Kirstine WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1774
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Åsmund ANDERSEN Eldor, Ås
Married: 1797
Died: Unknown

10. Svend WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 1775
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

11. Andreas WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 1777
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

12. Ellen Sofia WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1778
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse 1: Andreas ANDERSEN Eldor, Ås
Married: 1797
Spouse 2: Andreas SAMUELSEN Kr.
Married: 1823, Ås
Died: Unknown

13. Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN (Brekke, Skoleholder)

Born: 8 Aug 1780
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Dorte ANDERSDTR
Married: 2 Dec 1808
Died: 28 Jul 1852

14. Svend WEBJØRNSEN

Baptized: 25 Aug 1782
Place: Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 13 Sep 1782

Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Waal (1780-1852)

According to his Psalmbook, Webiørn WEBIØRNSEN Waal was born 8 Aug 1780. Digitalarkivet has a copy of the parish record of his baptism on 13 Aug 1780.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0001: Ministerialbok nr. I 1, 1736-1785, s. 99. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050266.

Digitalarkivet also has a copy of the record of his confirmation on 11 Oct 1795 along with 20 others.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0002: Ministerialbok nr. I 2, 1786-1814, s. 173. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050441.

According to a biography of Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Waal in the Kråkstad bygdebok [Vol. 1, p. 329-330], at the age of 16, Webjørn became a schoolteacher [skoleholder] holding the position from 1797 to 1807. The entry under Karlsmyr in the bygdebok states that in 1807 the Karlsmyr farm was deeded to him for 1600 rkd. The Psalmbook and the parish records both record his marriage on 2 Dec 1808 to his first cousin, Dorthe ANDERSDTR (b. 22 Sep 1782, Alvim, Kråkstad). Dorthe's father, Anders SVENDSEN Alvim, and Webjørn's mother, Gunhild SVENDSDTR Sørum, were respectively the son and daughter of Svend SVENDSEN Sørum and his wife, Gunhild KJELDSDTR Hauger.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0002: Ministerialbok nr. I 2, 1786-1814, s. 127. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050416.

In 1811 the Brekke farm was ceded to Webjørn, and he, Dorthe and their two children, Anders and Gunhild, moved to Brekke on 22 Feb 1812. From 1814 to 1826 they added three more children to their family: Svend, Webjørn, and Johanne. He received a royal deed of conveyance to the farm in 1837 and from 1838-1841 was a member of Kråkstad's first township board. On 12 Jul 1840 Dorthe passed away. Digitalarkivet has the parish record of her death and burial.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0005: Ministerialbok nr. I 5, 1837-1847, s. 154. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060308021035.

On 30 Apr 1849, the 68 year old Webjørn married a 21 year old woman named Inger Marie CHRISTIANSDTR Hobøl.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0006: Ministerialbok nr. I 6, 1848-1857, s. 114. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060308010097.

They had a son, Anton Sigvardt [not Anders Sigvard, as stated in the Kråkstad bygdebok], who was born on 5 Sep 1849 and baptized on 28 Oct. If my calculations are correct, Inger would have had to have been almost 5 months pregnant when they married. This has been somewhat a source of confusion since Webjørn's son, Webjørn, also named his son who was born on 21 Dec 1849 and baptized on 20 Jan 1850, Anton Sigvardt. Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Brekke, as he was known then, died 28 Jul 1852 and was buried on 5 Aug.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0006: Ministerialbok nr. I 6, 1848-1857, s. 158. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060308010126.

Baptismal Certificate: Webiørn WEBIØRNSEN Waal (13 Aug 1780)

Certification of Baptism. Webiørn WEBIØRNSEN Waal (13 Aug 1780). 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 (1736-1785) for Kråkstad, fol. 98b, is introduced that

W e b i ø r n

son of Webiørn Svendsen and Gunild Svensdatter Waal, was christened on 13 - thirteenth - August 1780 - seventeen eighty -. Birthday is not stated.

Oslo on 24 September 1981
by proxy
A.-M. Hadland
[English translation by Google.]

Biography of Webjørn Webjørnsen Waal

Biography of Webjørn Webjørnsen Waal. M. Østlid, Kråkstad: En Bygdebok, Bind I, 329-330. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

English translation:

W e b j ø r n W e b j ø r n s e n W a a l (1797-1807). He didn't become released from the military before Hørbye [parish pastor] had fought a controversy with the officers. He says among other things that in the entire parish there is not found any other who can be schoolteacher. "This fellow who is so slight of stature that his parents have made him learn tailoring handwork, for fear that he for want of strength would be unable to do heavy and rough labor," should also avoid "exercise." "He is young to be sure," says the pastor, "but experience teaches sufficiently that the intellect always grows with age and that 'one often finds at the house of a young man what one lacks at the house of an older." Vebjørn has shown himself capable and one can not refuse a man to be school teacher even if he also could be useful as the king's man [soldier]. Absolutely not when no one else capable is found. "The nature of the story is such that not any farm boy could become a principal teacher." In a life story about Vebjørn Vål, written by the minister's assistant, C. Bergh, it is said among other things, "In his parents house he remained faithfully at home as an obedient son until he was 16 years old, and he received with happiness and thankfulness the good upbringing which his Christian parents did not neglect to give him -- he had a taste for God's word -- and felt the desire to work with that and to teach himself and others something useful; that's why at 16 years of age, he was named by blessed now deceased Bishop Hørbye to be school teacher here in the parish, in which position he remained and with capability and diligence performed his duty for 10 years." -- He moved later to Brekka. Vebjørn Vål or Vebjørn Brekka as he was then called, was a member of Kråkstad's first township board (1838-1841).

Psalmbook of Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Waal (1780-1852)

Inside cover and first five pages of Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Waal's Psalmebog (1805). Images courtesy of Mark D. Williams.

In 2011, my parents hired Dennis Green of Wood-N-Things in Decorah, IA to make a custom box in which to store Webjørn's psalmbook. His wife, Ruth, rosemaled it beautifully.


Rosemaled wooden box (2011). Image courtesy of Mark D. Williams (31 Mar 2014).

A Family History

by Webjørn Webjørnsen Waal
Translation by Oivind Hovde

I, Webiørn Webiørnsen, was born at Waal in Kråkstad district the 8th August in year 1780. And was married to my dear wife Dorte 1808 the 2nd December. And moved to Waal the 22nd December. She was born at Alvim in Kråkstad district the 22nd September 1782. Our marriage brought us the following children: 1810 the 2nd May was born little son Anders before 9:30 a.m. He failed and died when he was 4 [?] days old. 1811 the 1st May 3:10 o’clock [?] was born [. . .] was baptized by Herr Provst Hørbye and named Anders. Witnesses were klokker (sexton - led singing in church) Johannes G [?]

We moved again to Brekke the 22nd February 1812. My wife provided me a daughter year 1812 the 3rd December 5 o’clock morning and the 6th of the same baptized in Kråkstad church by Herr Provst Hørbye.

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Witnesses were Aaslov F [?] Quillevese, Gunil Andersdatter Alvim, Webiørn Svensen Wall, Kiel Anderson and Olle Andersen Alvim.

Year 1814 the 26th November 3/4 to 11 before noon was our little son Svend and was baptized in Kråkstad church the 27th November. Witnesses were Gunil Webiørnsdatter Waal, Johanne Fredrecksdatter Wall, Webiørn Svensen and Fredrech Svendsen Wall together with Andreas Andersen [. . .] Alvim.

In year 1817 the 13 February was born to my wife a daughter 5 o’clock in the morning who was stillborn. My wife provided me again a son year 1821 the 16th December 6 o'clock and at quarter to 7 in afternoon. [. . .] and baptized in Kråkstad church by Hr. Provst [. . .] and named Webiørn [. . .] the 30th [. . .] Sunday in [. . .] og Witnesses were Aaslov Jonsdatter Qvillesjø, Mari Østensdatter Kalsmyr; Olle Andersen Alvim, Webiørn Friedrecksen Waal and Svend Larsen Qvillesjø.

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My wife [. . .] me in year 1826 the 2nd January [. . .] o’clock in the morning a daughter who was baptized in Kråkstad church the 11th same month by Herr District Pastor Regersen. Witnesses were Christiana Rasmusdatter Haug, Christine Seversdatter Qvillesjø, Andreas Andersen Kiel [?] and Olle Andersen Alvim; and [. . .] are in [. . .] Johanne.

God help and preserve [. . .] in Jesus name [. . .] I am [. . .] me [. . .] in marriage this [. . .] in the year 1849 the 30 April [. . .] girl Inger Marie Christiansdtr Brekke where we [. . .] son [. . .] Anton Sigevarth Webiørn[sen] God given fortune.

Pedigree Chart for Dorthe ANDERSDTR (1782-1840)

Pedigree chart for Dorthe ANDERSDTR (1782-c. 1840). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

Baptismal Certificate: Dorte ANDERSDTR Alvim (7 Oct 1781)

Certification of Baptism. Dorte ANDERSDTR Alvim (7 Oct 1781). 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 (1736-1785) for Kråkstad, pag. 101, is introduced that

D o r t e

daughter of Anders Svendsen Alvim and Dorte Povelsdatter, was christened on 7. - seventh - October 1781 - seventeen eighty-one. Birthday is not stated.

Oslo on 20 October 1981
by proxy
A.-M. Hadland
[English translation by Google.]

Family Group Sheet for Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Waal (1780-1852)

Husband: Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Waal

Born: 8 Aug 1780
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Married: 2 Dec 1808
Place: Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 28 Jul 1852
Place: Brekke, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Husband's Father: Webjørn SVENDSEN Waal
Husband's Mother: Gunhild SVENDSDTR

Wife 1: Dorte ANDERSDTR

Baptized: 22 Sep 1782
Place: Alvim, Akershus, NOR
Died: 12 Jul 1840
Place: Brekke, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Wife's Father: Anders SVENDSEN Alvim
Wife's Mother: Dorte PAULSDTR

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Children

1. Anders WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 2 May 1810
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 6 May 1810
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR

2. Anders WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 1 May 1811
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 2 Jul 18--

3. Gunhild WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 3 Dec 1812
Place: Brekke, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Samuel PEDERSEN Bjørke
Married: Unknown
Died: Unknown

4. Svend WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 23 Nov 1814
Place: Brekke, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 6 Jul 1817
Place: Brekke, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR

5. Baby WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 13 Feb 1817
Place: Brekke, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 13 Feb 1817

6. Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN (Karlsmyr)

Born: 16 Dec 1821
Place: Brekke, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Pauline Marie INGEBRETSDTR
Married: 11 Apr 1843
Died: 15 May 1899
Place: Glenwood, Winneshiek, IA

7. Johanne WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 2 Jan 1826
Place: Brekke, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Christian THORESEN Gjelvelsrud
Marrie: Unknown
Died: Unknown

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Wife 2: Inger Marie CHRISTIANSDTR

Born: 13 Jan 1828
Place: Hobøl, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Married: 30 Apr 1849
Place: Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: Unknown
Wife's Father: Christian JENSEN Hobøl
Wife's Mother: Sophie CLAUSDTR

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Children

1. Anton Sigvardt WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 5 Sep 1849
Place: Brekke, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: Unknown

Webjørn and Pauline WEBJØRNSEN

Photograph of Pauline and Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

UPDATE (30 Jul 2018): Roslyn and I traveled to Iowa City and also attended the Nordic Fest in Decorah. I was helping Mom clean out some of her old files and pictures and as I was going through them I struck genealogical gold–a copy of a picture of Webjørn as an older man.


Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN (Bef 1899). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. Image has been flipped horizontally and digitally enhanced by Mark D. Williams.