Peder Highum
To date I have found the 1865 (MN), 1870, 1875 (MN) and 1880 census records for the family of my great-great-grandfather Peder Pederson Høgheim [Highum] (1818-1882) and his wife Guri Bjønetun Høgheim [Highum] (1821-1898), called Brita. Peder and Guri were born in Norway and emigrated in 1854 with their Norwegian-born sons Mons/Truls/Peder; Truls died en route. They went first to WI, then settled in Fillmore County MN (Arendahl Township) in 1860.
All seven of Peder and Guri's living children lived with them in 1865. The 1870 census identifies two households in adjacent listings: six children still live with their parents, while the eldest son Mons lives with his wife Brita and their baby daughter Thea. Guri is identified as Julia in 1865/1870/1875 but as Gurine in 1880; Julia is an Americanization of Guri, so my grandmother Bertha Julia Highum Ness (called Julia) must be named after her. All are listed with surname Peterson in 1865/1870, Pederson in 1875, and Highum in 1880; my Anders Ness page discusses Norwegian naming issues.
1865:
Minnesota State Census, 1865 Fillmore Arendahl https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-YP63-X?i=2&wc=M83M-16P%3A66835301%2C66841601&cc=1503054 Image 3 of 6, family #36 Peter Peterson Male 3 Julia Peterson Female 3 Mons Peterson Male 3 Peter Peterson Male 3 Mandy Peterson Female 3 Betsy Peterson Female 3 Anne Peterson Female 3 Andrew Pete rson 3 Eric Peterson Male 3
1870:
United States Census, 1870 Minnesota Fillmore Arendahl https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6XSQ-PJR?i=3&wc=92KX-79S%3A518658101%2C518845001%2C519315301&cc=1438024 Image 4 of 12, lines 38 ff. [household 46] [Betsy is Brita, Taah is Thea.] Mons Peterson 1870 Male 25 White 1844-1845 Norway 6 farmer Betsy Peterson 1870 Female 22 White 1847-1848 Norway 6 keeping house Taah Peterson 1870 Female 1 White 1868-1869 Minnesota 6 [household 47] [Peter/Julia/Maranda/Betsy/Annie/Andrew/Errick: read Peder/Guri/Randi/Brita/Anna/Andreas/Erick.] Peter Peterson 1870 Male 54 White 1815-1816 Norway 6 farmer Julia Peterson 1870 Female 49 White 1820-1821 Norway 6 keeping house Peter Peterson 1870 Male 22 White 1847-1848 Norway 6 at home Maranda Peterson 1870 Female 16 White 1853-1854 Wisconsin 7 Betsy Peterson 1870 Female 13 White 1856-1857 Wisconsin 7 Annie Peterson 1870 Female 10 White 1859-1860 Wisconsin 7 Andrew Peterson 1870 Male 8 White 1861-1862 Minnesota 7 Errick Peterson 1870 Male 5 White 1864-1865 Minnesota 7 [With eldest Mons above, this lists the 7 living children of the 9 children of Peder/Guri; deceased are #3 Truls 1852-1854 and #8 Thea 1865-1868.]
1875:
Minnesota State Census, 1875 Fillmore Arendahl https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-613S-DKP?i=6&wc=M6PG-44S%3A66669701%2C66688101&cc=1503053 Image 7 of 14, lines Peder Pederson Arendahl, Fillmore, Minnesota 58 1817 Norway Norway Norway Male 0565719 Julia Pederson Arendahl, Fillmore, Minnesota 52 1823 Norway Norway Norway Female 0565719 Randi Pederson Arendahl, Fillmore, Minnesota 20 1855 Norway Norway Wisconsin Female 0565719 Bertha Pederson Arendahl, Fillmore, Minnesota 17 1858 Norway Norway Wisconsin Female 0565719 Andrew Pederson Arendahl, Fillmore, Minnesota 12 1863 Norway Norway Wisconsin Male 0565719 Erick Pederson Arendahl, Fillmore, Minnesota 10 1865 Norway Norway Minnesota Male 0565719
1880:
1880 >> MN >> Fillmore >> Arendahl >> ED69: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB2-9ZPC?i=18&cc=1417683, lines 8-12 Peter P Highum Male 64 Married White Farming Self 1816 Norway Norway Norway C 215 0 1 Gurine Highum Female 57 Married White Wife 1823 Norway Norway Norway C 215 1 1 Anna P Highum Female 20 Single White Keeping House Daughter 1860 WI Norway Norway C 215 2 1 Anders P Highum Male 16 Single White At Home Son 1864 MN Norway Norway C 215 3 1 Erik P Highum Male 15 Single White At Home Son 1865 MN Norway Norway C 215 4 1 [Gurine noted as having leprosy.]
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