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 Big Canoe Lutheran Church Pioneers

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Big Canoe Lutheran Church Photo by Bill Waters


Early Pioneers of the Big Stone Church (Dedicated in 1867)



Big Stone Church Early Pioneers Photo, contributed by an IaGenWeb Volunteer
Front row: Asle Severson, Torbjon Johnson, Mrs. Torbjon Johnson, Berge B. Horvey, Nils Bagne, Asle Severson, John Akre, Second row: Mrs. Kari Luros, Mrs. Gullick Kittelson, Gullick Kittelson, Mrs. Knut Bjorgo, Knut Bjorgo, Ansten Traaen, Jeremias Osmundson, Hans Lonningdahl, Mrs. Hans Lonningdahl, Mrs. John Akre, Third row: Ole Nesheim, Ole Faldet, Jon Vik, Andres Gjere, Mrs. Ole Stoen, Mrs. Harald Stoen, Harald Stoen, Tollef Sanden, Halvor Forde, Jens Traaen, Johan Fretheim, Mrs. Johan Fretheim, Fourth row: Mrs. Engri Eide, Mrs. Anna Takle, Mrs. Sigrid Nesheim, Oliver (child) Opheim, Mrs. Engebret Peterson Opheim, Mrs. Andrew Nesheim, Mrs. Martha Ellingson, Mrs. Knut Gulbro, Mrs. Jens Traaen, Mrs. Nils Bagne, Mrs. Ingeborg Kjerland, Mrs. Knut Langeland, Lars L. Takle, Fifth row: Ole N. Eide, Hon. Nels Larson, Kittel Severson, Mrs. Kittel Severson, Mrs. Berge Jaastad, Berge Jaastad, Mrs. John Nesheim, John Nesheim, Johannes Istad, Sven O. Bidne, Sixth row: Mrs. Peter Lund, Mrs. Halvor Bergan, Syneva Aase, Mrs. Ole Tweet, Sjur Anfinson Tweet, Mrs. Sjur Anfinson Tweet, Mrs. T. G. Anderson Kjome, Mrs. Peter Olson Moller, Mrs. Knut Grindeland, Mrs. Eric O. Schjeldahl, Mrs. Samson Akre, Samson Akre, Back row: Johan O. Ness, Ole O. Hovde
(66) names plus the following notation: Those who are sitting and standing in the back are not identified.,


Alphabetical listing with WPA and GPP links

RowL-R    Names
63   
Aase, Syneva
FR7  G
Akre, John
210WG
Akre, Mrs. John
611   
Akre, Mrs. Samson
612  G
Akre, Samson
410   
Bagne, Mrs. Nils
FR5   
Bagne, Nils
62   
Bergan, Mrs. Halvor
510  G
Bidne, Sven O.
25  G
Bjorgo, Knut
24  G
Bjorgo, Mrs. Knut
41   
Eide, Mrs. Engri
51WG
Eide, Ole N.
47   
Ellingson, Mrs. Martha
32   
Faldet, Ole
39  G
Forde, Halvor
311  G
Fretheim, Johan
312  G
Fretheim, Mrs. Johan
34WG
Gjere, Andres
69   
Grindeland, Mrs. Knut
48   
Gulbro, Mrs. Knut
FR4  G
Horvey, Berge B.
BR2   
Hovde, Ole O.
59  G
Istad, Johannes
56WG
Jaastad, Berge
55WG
Jaastad, Mrs. Berge
FR3WG
Johnson, Mrs. Torbjon
FR2WG
Johnson, Torbjon
23WG
Kittelson, Gullick
22WG
Kittelson, Mrs. Gullick
411   
Kjerland, Mrs. Ingeborg
67   
Kjome, Mrs. T. G. Anderson
412   
Langeland, Mrs. Knut
52   
Larson, Hon. Nels
28WG
Lonningdahl, Hans
29WG
Lonningdahl, Mrs. Hans
61   
Lund, Mrs. Peter
21  G
Luros, Mrs. Kari
68   
Moller, Mrs. Peter Olson
58   
Nesheim, John
46   
Nesheim, Mrs. Andrew
57   
Nesheim, Mrs. John
43WG
Nesheim, Mrs. Sigrid
31   
Nesheim, Ole
BR1   
Ness, Johan O.
45   
Opheim, Mrs. Engebret Peterson
44  G
Opheim, Oliver (child)
27WG
Osmundson, Jeremias
38   
Sanden, Tollef
610  G
Schjeldahl, Mrs. Eric O.
FR1   
Severson, Asle
FR6   
Severson, Asle
53  G
Severson, Kittel
54  G
Severson, Mrs. Kittel
37WG
Stoen, Harald
36WG
Stoen, Mrs. Harald
35WG
Stoen, Mrs. Ole
413   
Takle, Lars L.
42   
Takle, Mrs. Anna
26WG
Traaen, Ansten
310  G
Traaen, Jens
49  G
Traaen, Mrs. Jens
64   
Tweet, Mrs. Ole
66   
Tweet, Mrs. Sjur Anfinson
65   
Tweet, Sjur Anfinson
33   
Vik, Jon


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