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Karl Marius Hansen Søpstad[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
1886 - 1939 (53 år)
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Navn Karl Marius Hansen Søpstad Fødsel 11 Apr 1886 Søraunet, Saupstad, Trondheim, , Norge 
Dåp 14 Jun 1886 Leinstrand kirke, , Trøndelag, Norge - Faddere: Gårdmann Reidar Andersen Søbstad og kone Kari Pedersdatter Søbstad, husmann Anders Olsen Haugen og kone Marit Andersdatter Haugen (Karls tante), tjenestepike Gurine Olsdatter Berg.
Kjønn Mann Confirmation 14 Apr 1901 Melhus kirke, , Trøndelag, Norge Residence 1910 Proctor, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States [9] Census 1920 White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States Census 1930 White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States Død 01 Jun 1939 Bismarck, State capitol building, Burleigh, North Dakota, United States [10] Årsak: Slag Begravelse 05 Jun 1939 White Earth Cemetery, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States CREA 10 Mai 2017 Name Carl Morris Hanson Reference Number MH:I502805 _FID GQDH-NTV Person ID I3081 Høves slekt Sist endret 26 Sep 2023
Far Hans Altsen Olstad Søpstad, f. 18 Des 1818, Meia (Dalen), Børsa, , Trøndelag, Norge d. 01 Apr 1895, Nypsletten, Leinstrand, Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norge (Alder 76 år) Mor Berit Andersdatter Hanger, f. 30 Jun 1861, Hanger Markaplassen, Byneset, Trondheim, , Norge d. 27 Jan 1927, Lauvlund, Langstein, Stjørdal, Trøndelag, Norge (Alder 65 år) Ekteskap 31 Okt 1883 Notater - Referansenummer: MH:F94
Famile ID F87 Gruppeskjema | Familiediagram
Familie Hansine Olsdatter Garnes, f. 30 Jun 1891, Bergstua, Inndalen, Verdal, Trøndelag, Norge d. 09 Des 1949, White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States (Alder 58 år) Ekteskap 06 Sep 1915 Stanley, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States - I avisen Grand Forks Herald, 26.09 1915, ble det kunngjort at:
Mr. Carl Hanson of White Earth, N.D., and Miss Sena Garnes of Powers Lake, N.D., were united in marriage. They will make their future home at White Earth.
CREA 19 Sep 2022 Barn 1. Ralph Hanson, f. 23 Aug 1916, White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States d. 17 Sep 1989, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States (Alder 73 år)2. Harry Oliver Hanson, f. 09 Okt 1918, White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States d. 20 Aug 2005, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States (Alder 86 år)3. Bernice Hanson, f. 21 Okt 1921, White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States d. 22 Mai 2013, Stanley, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States (Alder 91 år)4. Laverne Harriet Hanson, f. 01 Okt 1923, White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States d. 17 Apr 1992, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States (Alder 68 år)Sist endret 28 Mai 2024 Famile ID 23959624 Gruppeskjema | Familiediagram
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Fødsel - 11 Apr 1886 - Søraunet, Saupstad, Trondheim, , Norge 
Dåp - 14 Jun 1886 - Leinstrand kirke, , Trøndelag, Norge 
Confirmation - 14 Apr 1901 - Melhus kirke, , Trøndelag, Norge 
Residence - 1910 - Proctor, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States 
Ekteskap - 06 Sep 1915 - Stanley, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States 
Census - 1920 - White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States Census - 1930 - White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States 
Død - Årsak: Slag - 01 Jun 1939 - Bismarck, State capitol building, Burleigh, North Dakota, United States 
Begravelse - 05 Jun 1939 - White Earth Cemetery, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States = Link til Google Earth
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Notater - KARL MARIUS HANSEN SØPSTAD (Americanized: CARL MORRIS HANSON) was born on 11.04.1886 on Søraunet, Saupstad, Trondheim, Norway. Baptized 14.06.1886 in Leinstrand church, Trondheim. He was the fourth child of Hans Altsen Olstad Søpstad, b 18.12.1818, d 01.04.1895 and Berit Andersdatter Hanger, b 30.06.1861, d 27.01.1927.
There was a huge age difference between Carl's parents. When Carl was born, his father, Hans Altsen, was 67 years old, and his mother, Berit Andersdatter, was 24 years old.
Carl had two brothers (Albert Olaf Hansen Søpstad b 30.11.1880, d 30.06.1964 and Karl Marius Hansen Søpstad b 19.10.1884, d 07.01.1885) and two sisters (Hansdatter Søpstad b 12.05.1883, d 12.05.1883 and Oline Hansdatter Søpstad b 05.12.1888, d 15.04.1931).
Carl also had a half-brother, Johan Herman Ludvigsen Værnes, b 05.12.1888, d 18.11.1931, whom the mother had with Ludvig Olsen Værnes.
In addition, Carl had 3 half-brothers from his father's first marriage – and a son his father had from a relationship out of wedlock, see page 17.
When Carl was 8 years old, his father Hans Altsen Olstad Søpstad died (01.04.1895). When Carl was 40 years old, his mother Berit Andersdatter Hanger died (27.01.1927).
In 1908 he emigrated from Norway to United States.
In 1910, he lived in Proctor, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. From about 1915 until he died, he lived in White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States.
Carl married 06.09.1915 in Stanley, North Dakota, United States to Hansena Olsdatter Garnes b 30.06.1891, d 09.12.1949. He was 29 and Hansena 24 at the time.
On 01.06.1939, he died in Bismarck, nearby the State capitol building at the age of 53. On 05.06.1939, he was buried in White Earth Cemetery. His wife Hansena died on 09.12.1949, 10 years after him.
Carl's family lived in the areas near Trondheim
Carl Marius was named after his brother, who died just 2 months old in 1885. He was baptized on 14.06.1886 in Leinstrand church and the sponsors were: Farmer Reidar Andersen Søbstad and wife Kari Pedersdatter Søbstad, cotter Anders Olsen Haugen and wife Marit Andersdatter Haugen (Carl's aunt), girl Gurine Olsdatter Berg.
Carl's father bought the Søraunet farm in 1867 for 265 Spd. ($106). He ran the place until he sold it in 1887 and subsequently, he bought the place Nypsletten in Klett, nearby Trondheim, and the family moved there. Carl Marius was then 1 year old and his brother Albert 7 years old. One year later, his sister Oline was born – and Carl's father then titled himself «Cobbler and Landowner».
On Nypsletten there were only a couple of acres for potato land, no grazing rights or other rights. According to the census, the space consisted of a seed of 2 kg of grass seed, 1 acre of cabbage and 2 acres of kitchen garden crops. Therefor the family depended on the additional income Hans was able to obtain as a cobbler to get by.
Carl's father died as a poor man
Carl's father was 69 when the family moved to Nypsletten and it seems that age began to affect his ability to work. When Hans approached the age of 75, he was unable to provide enough income for the family, they had to ask for support from the authorities' social welfare. Carl's father died as a poor man on 01.04.1895, aged 76, and Carl’s mother, Berit, was left alone to take care of the children.
On the father's estate, there was not much help for a family that already was dependent on the support of social welfare:
«The constitution of the estate: The owner of the Nypsletten farm, who owes so much that the estate will only benefit approx. NOK 300,- ($30). The furniture and fixtures were worn and unusable. The social welfare service has partially supported the family.»
At the time, there were very limited support schemes. It was mainly family or neighbors who were the safety net. Carl's mother had no close relatives to lean on. Her father had died – and her mother and siblings had emigrated to America.
Carl's mother falls in love
Another option that was quite common for widows and widowers was to remarry.
The autumn after Carl's mother became a widow, she met a handsome fellow from Stjørdalen. Berit was engaged to the divorced watchmaker from Stjørdal, Ludvig Olsen Værnes (b 07.03.1859, d 26.06.1916), and they were to marry. That made the situation much easier for the family. In the autumn of 1896 she was pregnant and on 16 May 1897 she gave birth to a son, Johan Herman Ludvigsen.
It turned out that this Ludvig was not to be trusted. The wedding was cancelled, and Berit's situation got even more difficult than before. Alone with one more child to support. The fact that the husband to-be ran away from her, led her into a depression, and the authorities intervened. The children were taken from her and accommodated on farms in the surroundings.
Carl was only a child when he startet working
Carl was then 11 years old, and accommodated on the farm Bleke (gnr 9, bnr 3) in Melhus. I assume this because he was living there at the 1900 census. He was registered under the name Carl Hansen Nypsletten, aged 14. He was a permanent resident, in service and engaged in farm work. Carl was still living at Bleke when he was confirmed in Melhus church on 14 April 1901. He got a grade of 2.5 in both Christian knowledge and Order/behaviour.
At the census in 1900, Carl's sister, Oline, was accommodated on the farm Lund near Heimdal – and Carl's half-brother, Johan Herman, at Hegstad South (gnr 48, bnr 6) in Trondheim. Carl's eldest brother, Albert, was 17–18 years old at the time. He lived on the farm Brubakk (gnr 115, bnr 2) in Melhus and his family status was «Staying, belongs to the family», and his occupation was «Farm work».
The dream of America
With this background, it is understandable that the dream of a new and better life in America, tempted Carl and his siblings.
Carl emigrated to Summit, South Dakota, USA, by boat from Trondheim on 20 August 1908, aged 22. He stated that he was an unmarried farm worker. He had a 3rd grade ticket.
He arrived in the United States at the border crossing from Canada, Victorian Quebec, on September 4, 1908, with $10 in his pocket. He listed his mother «Berit Andersen Nypsletten» as the next of kin. The trip was paid by a «Friend». Carl was 5 ft. 4 1/2 in. (164 cm) tall upon arrival. He had no plans to return home, because when asked how long he intended to stay, he answered «Permanent».
However, on 16 August 1910 he sent a postcard to his sister Oline. The postcard was postmarked 17/08/1910 in Proctor, Minnesota. The card had the following text:
«Dear sister. I've thought about writing for a long time but never got around to it. I am doing alright. Planning to go home in the autumn. Greetings Carl».
There was a picture of three young men on the card, one of whom was Carl. The other two may be his cousins, and one may be John Kvammen. Carl's brother, Albert, says that he worked with John Kvammen for a period during his stay in America.
Albert was married and had two children, when he left for America in August 1910. The intention was that he should go first, that his wife and children would follow. His sister, Oline, was also supposed to be there. Albert had arranged tickets for everyone, but the trip was canceled since Oline had become engaged to Petter Høve and wanted to stay at home. Albert's wife did not take the risk of traveling alone with two small children. Thus the tickets were returned, and Albert traveled back to Norway at the end of 1912.
During Albert's stay in America, he came to Duluth in Minnesota just before Christmas 1910. The town was quite close to Proctor, where Carl lived at that time. He therefore decided to visit Carl.
Carl never returned to Norway
Albert wrote the following about the visit to his brother Carl: «The time was so close to Christmas, that I decided to spend Christmas with my brother, who worked in the railroad town of Proctor, 10 miles from Duluth. I surprised him, he didn't know I had arrived to America. And we had a pleasant Christmas there. I had to tell news from Norway, and he about himself during the time that was gone, 2 years. This ironworks town consisted of 200 men with its own cinema. Should you have the desire to experience something else, you had to go to Duluth. We spent time together with various strength exercises, mostly wrestling. Carl was training ahead of the championship in the North West, which he also won. I got a lot of hard thorn during that treatment. But at that time, I put up with a good deal of this. But time passed quickly. I had to go to Duluth to find a job, and then I was lucky to be hired out, as a blacksmith by two Swedes who worked together, nice guys. Was there until May and had good days, easy
Albert made time to visit Carl before he went home to Norway in December 1912. It was the last time they met. Carl never went back to Norway, so his stay overseas became «permanent» as he stated in the entry papers.
Carl married Hansena, they had 4 children
According to Carl's grandson, Conrad Dean Anderson, Carl was a professional wrestler and in 1914 he became the «Northwest Champion». Carl and Hansine were married on 06.09.1915 in Stanley and the marriage was announced in the Grand Forks Herald newspaper, 26.09.1915: «Mr. Carl Hanson of White Earth, N.D., and Miss Sena Garnes of Powers Lake, N.D., were united in marriage. They will make their future home at White Earth.» According to a state census for North Dakota on 01.04.1915, Carl lived with Hansena and her sister Olianna in White Earth. Their first son Ralph was born in August of the following year.
In the 1920 census (28.01), Carl was registered with his family in White Earth Village, Mountrail County, North Dakota. He was 33 years old, lived with his wife Hansena Hanson (28 years), their two children Ralph (3 years 4 months) and Harry Oliver (1 year 2 months). His wife's two sisters, Olianna Garnes (24 years) and Sofia Garnes (21 years), also lived with them. In addition, they had four tenants and 1 servant. Carl's wife and sisters were born in Verdal in Norway, and emigrated to the United States in 1903. Carl and his wife ran the Ogema Hotel in White Earth.
At the census in 1930, Carl and his family were still living in the village of White Earth. He lived with his wife Hansena (38 years old) and children: Ralph (13 years old), Harry Oliver (11 years old), Bernice (9 years old) and Laverne Harriet (6 years old). Carl was registered as Carl M and with the occupation «proprietor» of Ogema Hotel. At that time he had 6 tenants registered at his address.
At the census in 1940, Carl was dead, his wife and children still lived in White Earth Village. Hansena (Lena), aged 48, now was proprietor of the hotel. Ralph (aged 23) worked as a machine operator at a sawmill, Harry (aged 21) worked at a sawmill, Bernice (aged 19) as a waitress at a cafe and Laverne (aged 15) was also working, but it is unclear what her occupation was.
Carl was a colorful pioneer
Below is an article from the «Mountrail County families and history book». I got it from Carl's grandson Conrad Dean. There are some errors in the article: Carl's date of birth is 11.04.1886 (not 1885). He arrived in the USA on 20.08.1908 (not 1905) and was 22 years old then. Hansena was born on 30 June 1891. They married on 06.09.1915:
Mr. and mrs. Carl Hanson
Carl Morris Hanson, a colorful pioneer business man in the city of White Earl, was born in Melhus, Norway on April 11, 1885. At the age of 20 he came to the United States and spent a short time in the Duluth area. Here, because of his unusual physical strength, he acquired a job as a «bouncer». This also led him into a career of professional wrestling. Hanson gained considerable fame as an athlete and from the years 1905–1915, after meeting matmen of international renown, he held the Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship of the Northwest.
In 1908, Carl homesteaded in Bicker Township, north of White Earth, That year he purchased the Ogema Hotel which he operated during his lifetime. In September of that same year he married Hansena Garness of Powers Lake.
Active in all community and civic affairs, Carl was for a number of years a member of the town board and the school board. He was one of the organizers of the Commercial Club at White Earth and president of that group at the time of his death. Fraternally he was a member of the Masonic Club.
Mrs. Hanson was born in Verdalen, Norway on July 22, 1890. She came with her family to Powers Lake when she was twelve. For several years she worked as a cook in the Great Northern Hotel in Williston and continued in that capacity in the Ogema Hotel after her marriage. A family of four were born to them: Ralph, White City, OR; Harry, Bismarck; Lavern, Minot; and Bernice (Mrs. Condrad Anderson), Palermo.
For several years the Hansons also operated, in partnership with Nap LaFleur of Minot, a summer fishing resort at Crooked Lake, Saskatchewan. This business along with the Omega Hotel was operated until Mr. Hanson's death in 1939. Mrs. Hanson passed away in 1949.
Carl died in his car while talking to a friend
On Thursday 1 June 1939, Carl was driving to Jamestown, North Dakota, to meet his daughter Bernice who had just graduated from college there. On the way, he drove past Bismarck, the capital of the state, which is located approx. 100 miles west of Jamestown. He parked the car at the government building at 2pm on Thursday 1 June.
There, Carl was recognized by his friend, Ervin Trom, who was sitting in a car a little behind him, and they exchanged greetings. Ervin went over to Carl to talk to him. Carl said he had sudden pains and felt sick – and asked Ervin to take him to a doctor. When Carl moved over from the driver's seat, he collapsed and died, before an ambulance and doctor arrived.
The following day, The Bismarck Tribune wrote, that Carl's body had been taken to Convert Funeral Home in Bismarck, pending word from Carl's family. The cause of his death was not determined because the doctors were waiting for answers from the autopsy.
According to Carl's brother, Albert, it was determined that Carl died of a stroke. It also matches Carl's death certificate.
Carl and Hansena had 4 children
Ralph Hanson, b 23.08.1916, d 17.09.1989. Born in White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota. He was in the US Navy during World War II. Married to Florence Elaine, born Beck 06.06.1925, d 28.03.2020 (94 years old), from Ray, Williams County, North Dakota, USA. Ralph and his wife divorced. In 1957, Florence married II Clyde Emmery Lynn (b 1918, d 1993). Ralph died in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA, aged 73. Buried at the homestead in White Earth Cemetery. They had 3 children: Carolyn Margerelle, Carl «Skipper» Ralph and Terry L.
Harry Oliver Hanson, b 09.10.1918, d 20.08.2005. Born in White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota. He was in the US Navy during World War II. Married in Miles City, Montana 09.12.1939 to Myra Daphne Ness, b 06.06.1915, d 15.06.1980. They lived for a time in Coal Harbor, North Dakota, where they had a motel. From the late 30s, they traveled for many years to small towns with «Hanson's Ding-aling Circus», which was a traveling cinema. They later moved to Duluth, Minnesota, where he worked as a welder in a shipyard. From 1947 he worked at the Bismarck, Water Works until his retirement in 1979. Buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck, North Dakota. They had a son Harold Craig, born 1948 in Bismarck.
Bernice Hanson, b 21.10.1921, d 22.05.2013. Born in White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota. Married in Stanley, North Dakota in June 1945 to Conrad (Connie) Anderson, b 06.08.1916, d 11.03.1994. Lived in Palermo where Bernice was a teacher in Stanley and Palermo. Connie died in 1994 and Bernice continued to live in Palermo until 2011 when she moved into Mountrail Bethel Home. Bernice was active in the community and in her church. She was a church organist for 38 years and was active in the church's ladies' group and in the area's historical society, the Stanley Retired Teachers Association. She was also a dedicated volunteer at Mountrail Bethel Home. Buried in Faith Lutheran Cemetery, Palermo, North Dakota. They had 3 sons: Mark, Milo Maynard and Conrad Dean.
Laverne Harriet Hanson, b 01.10.1923, d 17.04.1992. Born in White Earth, Mountrail County, North Dakota. In 1940, she was 16 years old, living at home and working in her parents' hotel. According to her daughter, Mary, Laverne was a nurse (2nd lieutenant) in the US Army during World War II. She had a daughter, Mary, in 1949 (unknown father). Laverne lived in several places, but mostly in Great Falls, Montana. She died of cancer in 1992 and was buried in the town of Anderson, about 50 km northeast of Indianapolis in Indiana, where her daughter Mary lives.
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- Karl Marius Hansen Søpstad ble født 11.04.1886 på Søraunet, Saupstad i Trondheim (den gang Leinstrand kommune). Han ble døpt i Leinstrand kirke 14.06.1886. Han var det fjerde barnet til Hans Altsen Olstad Søpstad, f 18.12.1818, d 01.04.1895, og Berit Andersdatter Hanger, f 30.06.1861, d 27.01.1927. Han hadde to brødre (Albert Olaf Hansen Søpstad, f 30.11.1880, d 30.06.1962, Karl Marius Hansen Søpstad, f 19.10.1884, d 07.01.1885) og to søstre (Hansdatter Søpstad, f 12.05.1883, d 12.05.1883, Oline Hansdatter Søpstad, f 05.12.1888, d 15.04.1931). Karl hadde også en halvbror, Johan Herman Ludvigsen Værnes, f 05.12.1888, d 18.11.1931, som mora fikk med Ludvig Olsen Værnes. I tillegg hadde han 4 halvbrødre som faren hadde før han giftet seg med Berit.
Da Karl var 8 år gammel, døde hans far, Hans Altsen. Han var 40 år gammel da mora Berit Andersdatter døde.
Karl giftet seg 06.09.1915 i Stanley, Nord-Dakota, USA, med Hansine Olsdatter Garnes, f 30.06.1890, d 09.12.1949, fra Verdal.
Han hadde fire barn med Hansine: Ralph Hanson, f 23.08.1916, d 17.09.1989, Harry Oliver Hanson, f 09.10.1918, d 20.08.2005, Bernice Hanson, f 21.10.1921, d 22.05.2013 og Laverne Harriet Hanson, f 01.10.1923, d 1991.
Karl bodde i White Earth, Mountrail County, Nord-Dakota da han døde 01.06.1939, 53 år gammel. Gravlagt 05.06.1939, White Earth Cemetery. Hans kone Hansine døde 09.12.1949, 10 år etter ham.
Karl vokste opp på Leinstrand
Det var veldig stor aldersforskjell mellom Karls foreldre. Da Karl ble født var hans far, Hans Altsen, 67 år og mora, Berit Andersdatter, 24 år.
Karl Marius ble oppkalt etter sin bror som døde bare vel 2 måneder gammel i 1885. Han ble døpt 14.06.1886 i Leinstrand kirke og fadderne var: Gårdmann Reidar Andersen Søbstad og kone Kari Pedersdatter Søbstad, husmann Anders Olsen Haugen og kone Marit Andersdatter Haugen (Karls tante), tjenestepike Gurine Olsdatter Berg.
Karls far hadde kjøpt parsellen Søraunet i 1867 for 265 spdlr. Han dreiv plassen fram til han solgte i 1887. Da kjøpte han plassen Nypsletten på Klett og familien flyttet dit. Karl Marius var da 1 år og broren Albert Olaf 7 år. Året etter de kom dit ble hans søster Oline født – og Karls far titulerte seg da som «Skomager og Jordeier».
På plassen Nypsletten var det bare et par mål til potetland, ingen beiterett eller andre rettigheter. Plassen besto i følge folketellingen av en utsæd på 2 kg grasfrø, 1 ar kålrabi og 2 ar kjøkkenhagevekster. Så familien var avhengig av tilleggsinntektene Hans klarte å skaffe som skomaker for å klare seg.
Karls far døde som en fattig mann
Karls far var 69 år da familien flyttet til Nypsletten og det ser ut som alderen begynte å prege arbeidsevnen. Da Hans nærmet seg 75 år klarte han ikke å skaffe nok inntekter til familien og de måtte be om understøttelse fra fattigvesenet. Karls far døde 01.04.1895, 76 år gammel og mora, Berit, ble alene om å forsørge barna.
I boet etter faren var det ikke mye hjelp å få for en familie som allerede var avhengig av fattigvesenet:
«Boets forfatning: Eier gårdparten Nypsletten, hvorpå skylder såmeget, at det kun vil komme boet til gode ca. 300 kr. Eier dessuten løsøre av tarveligste slags. Fattigvesenet har delvis understøttet familien.»
På den tiden var det svært begrensede støtteordninger fra det offentlige. Det var i hovedsak familie eller naboer som var sikkerhetsnettet. Karls mor hadde ingen nære slektninger å støtte seg på. Hennes far var død – og mora og søsknene hadde emigrert til Amerika.
Karls mor forelsker seg
En annen mulighet som var helt vanlig for enker og enkemenn var å gifte seg på nytt. Så da Karls mor traff en kjekk kar fra Stjørdalen høsten etter hun ble enke, gjorde det situasjonen enklere for henne. Mora forlovet seg med den fraskilte urmakeren fra Stjørdal, Ludvig Olsen Værnes (f 07.03.1859, d 26.06.1916), og de skulle gifte seg. Høsten 1896 ble hun gravid og 16. mai 1897 fødte hun en sønn, Johan Herman Ludvigsen.
Det viste seg at denne Ludvig ikke var til å stole på. Det ble ikke noe bryllup og dette førte til at Berit kom i en enda vanskeligere situasjon. Nå med enda et barn å forsørge. Det at mannen stakk fra henne var dypt fornedrende og førte henne inn i en dyp depresjon og fattigvesenet greip inn. Barna ble tatt fra henne og satt bort på gårder i området.
Karl var 11 år da og ble sannsynligvis satt bort på gården Bleke (gnr 9, bnr 3) i Melhus. Jeg antar dette fordi han bodde der ved folketellingen i 1900 (03.12). Han var registrert ned navnet Karl Hansen Nypsletten, 14 år. Han var fastboende, i tjeneste og dreiv med gårdsarbeide. Karl bodde fortsatt på Bleke da han ble konfirmert i Melhus kirke 14.04.1901. Han fikk karakteren 2,5 både i kristendomskunnskap og orden/oppførsel.
Ved folkettellingen i 1900 var Karls søster, Oline, satt bort på gården Lund ved Heimdal – og Karls halvbror, Johan Herman, på Hegstad søndre (gnr 48, bnr 6) i Trondheim (den gang Leinstrand kommune). Karls eldste bror, Albert, var 17–18 år da, og klarte seg nok på egenhånd. Han bodde på gården Brubakk (gnr 115, bnr 2) på Melhus og hans familiestilling var «Losjerande, høyrer til familien», og yrket hans var «Dagarbeider ved gårdsbrug».
Drømmen om Amerika
Med denne bakgrunnen er det forståelig at drømmen om et nytt og bedre liv i Amerika fristet Karl og søsknene.
Karl emigrerte til Summit, Sør-Dakota, USA, med båt fra Trondheim 20. august 1908, 22 år gammel. Han oppga å være ugift jordarbeider.
Han ankom USA ved grenseovergang fra Canada, Victorian Quebec, 4. september 1908 med 10 dollar i lomma. Han reiste på 3. klasse og oppga sin mor «Berit Andersen Nypsletten» som nærmeste pårørende. Reisen var betalt av en «Friend». Han var 5 ft. 4 1/2 in. (164 cm) høy ved ankomst. Han hadde ingen planer om å reise hjem igjen for på spørsmål om hvor lenge han hadde tenkt å bli, svarte han «Permanent».
Men 17. august 1910 sendte han et postkort til søsteren Oline, fra Proctor i Minnesota, der han sier han har tenkt på å komme hjem til høsten. Men det ble det ikke noe av, Karl vendte aldri tilbake. Det var bilde av tre karer med hatt på kortet, en av disse er Karl. De to andre kan være hans søskenbarn, kanskje er søskenbarnet John Kvammen en av dem.
Karls bror, Albert, fortalte han jobbet sammen med John Kvammen en periode under sitt opphold i Amerika. Albert var gift og hadde to barn da han dro til Amerika i august 1910. Meningen var at han skulle dra i forveien og at kona og barna skulle komme etter. Også hans søster, Oline, skulle være med over. Albert hadde ordnet med billetter til alle, men turen ble kansellert fordi Oline hadde forlovet seg med Petter Høve og ville bli hjemme. Alberts kone tok ikke sjansen på å reise alene med to små barn. Dermed ble billettene returnert og Albert reiste tilbake til Norge før jul 1912.
Under Alberts opphold i Amerika kom han til Duluth i Minnesota rett før jul 1910. Byen lå ganske nære Proctor hvor Karl bodde. Han bestemte seg derfor for å besøke Karl.
Karl kom aldri tilbake til Norge
Følgende har Albert skrevet om besøket hos broren Karl: «Men tiden var så nære ind på Jul at jeg bestemte å holde jul i sammen med min bror som arbeidet i jernbanebyen Proctor 10 mile fra Duluth. Jeg overrasket ham, han visste ikke at jeg var kommet til Amerika. Og der hadde vi en trivelig jul. Jeg måtte fortelle nytt ifra Norge og han om seg i den tiden som var gåen, 2 år. Denne jernverksbyen besto av 200 mann med egen kino. Men skulle man se nogen større ting måtte man til Duluth. Vi fordrev tiden med forskjellige kraftøvelser, for det meste bryting, Karl trenet foran mesterskapet i Nordvesten som han også vant. Jeg fikk mangen hård tørn under den behandlingen. Men i denne tiden tålte jeg en god del av slikt. Men tiden gikk fort. Jeg måtte til Duluth å hyre ut, og da var jeg heldig fikk hyret meg ut, som smed hos to svensker som drev i fellesskap, snille karer. Var der helt ut til i mai og hadde gode dager, lett arbeid.»
Albert tok seg tid til enda et besøk hos Karl før han dro hjem til Norge i desember 1912. Det ble siste gang de møttes. Karl dro aldri tilbake til Norge, så oppholdet ble «permanent» som han skrev i innreisepapirene.
Karl giftet seg med norske Hansine, de fikk 4 barn
I følge Karls barnebarn, Conrad Dean Anderson, var Karl profesjonell bryter og i 1914 ble han «Northwest Champion».
Karl og Hansine giftet seg i Stanley og ekteskapet ble kunngjort i avisen Grand Forks Herald, 26.09.1915: «Mr. Carl Hanson of White Earth, N.D., and Miss Sena Garnes of Powers Lake, N.D., were united in marriage. They will make their future home at White Earth.»
Ved folketellingen i 1920 (28.01) var Karl registrert med familie i White Earth Village, Mountrail County, Nord-Dakota, USA. Han var 33 år og bodde sammen kona Hansine Hanson (28 år) og deres to barn Ralph (3 år 4 mndr.) og Harry (1 år 2 mndr.). Sammen med dem bodde også konas to søstre Olianna Garnes (24 år) og Sofia Garnes (21 år). I tillegg hadde de fire leieboere og 1 tjener. Karls kone og søstrene var fra Verdal og emigrerte til USA i 1903.
Ved folketellingen i 1930 bodde fortsatt Karl og familien i landsbyen White Earth. Han bodde da sammen kona Hansine (38 år) og barna Ralph (13 år), Harry Oliver (11 år), Bernice (9 år) og Laverne (6 år). Karl var registrert som Carl M og med yrke «proprietor» for et hotell. Det vil si at han dreiv hotell og ved folketellingen var det 6 leieboere som var registrert på hans adresse.
Ved folketellingen i 1940 var Karl død, kona og barna bodde fortsatt i White Earth Village. Kona var registrert med en forkortet versjon av navnet sitt: Lena Hanson, 48 år, og barna bodde fortsatt hjemme:
Ralph, 23 år, Harry (21 år), Bernice (19 år) og Laverne (15 år). Sena (Hansine) hadde tatt over drifta av hotellet. Ralph jobbet som maskinoperatør på sagbruk, Harry som arbeider på sagbruk, Bernice som servitør på kafé og Laverne var også i arbeid, sannsynligvis på hotellet.
Karl falt død om i sin bil mens han snakket med en venn
Karl var på vei i bil til Jamestown i Nord-Dakota for å møte datteren Bernice som nettopp hadde fullført college der. På veien kjørte han innom Bismarck, hovedstaden i delstaten, som ligger ca. 16 mil vest for Jamestown. Han parkerte bilen ved regjeringsbygningen ved 14-tiden torsdag 1. juni 1939.
Der ble Karl gjenkjent av vennen, Ervin Trom, som satt i en bil litt bak ham, og de utvekslet hilsener. Ervin gikk bort til Karl for å snakke med ham. Karl sa at han hadde fått plutselige smerter og følte seg syk – og ba Ervin om å ta ham til lege. Da Karl beveget seg over fra førersetet, falt han sammen og døde før ambulanse og lege ankom.
Den påfølgende dagen skrev The Bismarck Tribune at liket av Karl var fraktet til Convert begravelsesbyrå i Bismarck i påvente av beskjed fra Karls familie. Årsaken til hans død var ikke fastslått fordi legene ventet på svar fra obduksjonen.
I følge Karls bror, Albert, ble det konstatert at Karl døde av slag.
- KARL MARIUS HANSEN SØPSTAD (Americanized: CARL MORRIS HANSON) was born on 11.04.1886 on Søraunet, Saupstad, Trondheim, Norway. Baptized 14.06.1886 in Leinstrand church, Trondheim. He was the fourth child of Hans Altsen Olstad Søpstad, b 18.12.1818, d 01.04.1895 and Berit Andersdatter Hanger, b 30.06.1861, d 27.01.1927.
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Kilder - [30969490] United States Føderale folketelling, Delstat: North Dakota. Fylke: Mountrail. Landsby: White Earth. Ark: 2-B. Linje: 95. Bilde: 807 (Troverdighet: 3).
- [S209] US føderale 1940-folketelling, North Dakota > Mountrail > White Earth Village, White Earth > 31-58 White Earth Village > image 1 of 9 (Troverdighet: 3).
- [S210] United States Føderale folketelling, Delstat: North Dakota. Fylke: Mountrail. Ark: 9-A. Familie: 159. Linje: 35. Bilde: 625 (Troverdighet: 3).
- [17332954] Death Certificate, Carl Morris Hanson (Troverdighet: 3).
- [S316] Ministerialbok Leinstrand, https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/6535/170 (Troverdighet: 3).
- [34366272] Sør-Trøndelag fylke, Melhus i Melhus, Ministerialbok nr. 691A17 (1887-1908), Konfirmerte 1901, Side 193 Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20050406030375.
- [5332415] Folketellingen 1891, Dokumentside, Side 837 Permanent bildelenke: https://urn.digitalarkivet.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-ft10171504077199.jpg (Troverdighet: 3).
- [49016356] Find a grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9063319/carl-m-hanson (Troverdighet: 3).
- [24817153] Albert Søpstad, Memoarer (Troverdighet: 3).
- [24817153] Albert Søpstad, Memoarer.
- [30969490] United States Føderale folketelling, Delstat: North Dakota. Fylke: Mountrail. Landsby: White Earth. Ark: 2-B. Linje: 95. Bilde: 807 (Troverdighet: 3).
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