Leraas Family Tree Overview
This page is a summary chart of the Leraas family tree. For some individuals, we do not have any pictures, but we do have documents such as Naturalization and Immigration Records. The complete family tree can be found via Steven Ray's account on ancestry.com.
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Nils Hansson Eide | Inger Jakobsdatter Flatekvål (1714 - 1793) |
Who would have thought that so many people would be descended from such a small and remote farm near Bergen, Norway? Oral tradition tells of an Olav Johanneson who was denied inheriting farmland at Myster. He climbed up to Leiro with only an ax on his shoulder to carve out a new life. The records of the Leiro Gaard generally agree with this story. The first recorded tenant at the farm was this pioneer's son, Johannes Olson Leraae, who was 31 in 1664. Several descendants have made the journey to the former Leiro farm, only accessible via a two hour hike up a winding mountain trail. All who visit are beholden by the area's beauty, nestled between two waterfalls. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johannes Nilsson Leiro (1754 - 1815) | Maria Olsdatter Elvik (1754 - 1797) | Michael Golz (b. 1769) | Dorothea Louise Rudloff (b. 1783) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Married in Norway | Married 1801 in Lobsens, Preußen at least 9 children | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olav Johannesson Leiro (1780 - 1833) | Brita Jakobsdatter Brørvik (d. 1806) | Mons Larsson (1768 - 1825) | Anna Knutsdatter (b. 1772) | Magne Monsson Hesjedal (1779 - 1839) | Kari Knutsdtr (1787 - 1846) | John Lade | Johanna Schultz | Andreas Golz (b. 1811) | Anna Catharina Frietag (b. 1819) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Married in Norway | Married in Norway | Married in Norway | Married at least 2 children | Married 1838 in Wirsitz, Preußen with at least 3 children | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lars Monsson (1800 - 1862) | Marta Simonsdatter (b. 1798) | ![]() |
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Anders Magneson Hesjedal (b. 1821) | Anna Knutsdtr | ![]() |
Auguste Timm (1833 - 1899) | ![]() |
Anna Catharina Dorothea Rosina Tims (1839 - 1908) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
m.#1 Maria Knutsdatter Lillejord (1811 - 1837) 1830 in Norway 1 Child | m.#2 Marta Nilsdatter Veo (1804 - 1843) 1839 in Norway 2 Children | m. #3 Anna Askjelsdatter Øyo (1819 - 1895) 1844 in Norway 8 children | Married in Norway | Married in Norway 12 children | Married at least 1 child | Married in Germany at least 2 children | Married 1864 5 children | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maria Johannesdatter Leraas (1841-) | Olav Leraas (1843 - 1843) | ![]() ![]() |
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Andreas Julius Hesjedahl (b. 1871) | ![]() ![]() |
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Married Maria Nilsdatter Myster (~1834-) | Married Lars Rasmussen Eikemo | Married Neline Johnsdatter Vikaunet (1866 - 1939) 1885 in Norway 12 children | Married Brita Knutsdatter Eide (1859 - 1928) at least 2 children | Married Trina at least 3 children | m. #1 Mons Askilson Hesjedal (~1845-) | m. #2 Andrew O. Lindflott (1853 - 1941) 1912 in Marion county, OR | Married 1870 in Minnesota 9 children | Married 1865 in Norway 8 children | m. Ole Larsson Kallestad (b. 1850) 7 children | Married Marie Nilsdtr (1852 - 1929) 10 children | m.#1 Brita Øyo (1857 - 1891) 1885 4 children | m.#2 Hanna Elezabet Strand (1880 - 1971) 1908 in SD 8 children | m. Anna Quale (b. 1880) 9 children | Married 1869 in Germany 16 children | Married 1891 in Minnesota 12 children | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maria Knudsdatr Leraas (~1858-) | Nills Knutsen Leraas (~1860-) | Johannes K. Leraas (1863 - 1947) | Johan Leraas (1865-) | Kari Leraas (1868-) | Ole Leraas (1871 - 1921) | Andreas Leraas (1874 - 1945) | Martin Leraas (~1877 - 1878) | Martin Leraas (1879 - 1945) | Gunbjørg Eikemo (b. 1863) | Marta Eikemo (b. 1866) | ![]() |
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Dr. Arnold Leraas (1902 - 1948) | ![]() |
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Rachel Eide (1868 - 1922) | ![]() |
Karl Eide (1877 - 1889) | ![]() |
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Knut Magneson Hesjedal (1875 - 1934) | ![]() |
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Max Ernest Lohse (1882 - 1982) | ![]() |
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m. Caary (~1862 -) 7 children | m. Martha Orvik (~1867 - 1940) 1890 in SD 6 children | m. Martha (~1867-) | m. Albert Anderson | m. Ramir Erickson (~1881-) 1899 5 children | m. Mickel
John Mickelson
(1882 - 1934) 1905
11 children
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m. Ebba C. Anderson (1901 - 1972) 1 child | m. Samuel Herman Roske (1885 - 1955) | m. Theodore
Odin Christenson
(1896 - 1968)
5 children
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m. N.
Hedwin Hakanson
(1893 - 1938) 1923 in Minnesota
2 children
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m. Alice Beatrice Thompson [daughter of (1915 - 1972)Ole Thompson (1878 - 1951)] 1934 in Minnesota 4 children | m. Ruth Johnson 1 child | m. Hugh
E. Block
(1904 - 1989) 1929
4 children
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m. Albin
Franklin
Anderson
(1908 - 1972)
2 children
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m. Helen Catherine Stein (1910 - 1984) 1935 in Washington 3 children | m.
Ananda
Leraas
(1888 - 1967)
[daughter of Mons
Leraas (1859 - 1933)] 1912 in Minnesota
5 children
(Click
here to see Mons
Leraas chart)
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m. Alma Miller 3 children | m. Martina
Theresa Halvorson
(1883 - 1976)
4 children
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m. Elvina
Anderson
(~1888 - 1953) 1908 in Minnesota
8 children
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m. Ingeberg
Oksendal
(~1881-)
7 children
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m. Mildred O. Borstad 1945 in Minnesota | m. Stephen
Thompson (1890 -
1953)
6 children
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m. Ruth
Florence Thompson
(1906 - 1934)
[daughter of Ole
Thompson (1878 - 1951)] 1926 in Minnesota
3 children
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Married
1906 in
Minnesota
9 children
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m. Julia
Sonstegard
(1873 - 1975)
10 children
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m. Charlie
Dahl
(1886 - 1941) 8 children
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m. Hans
Moen
(1865 - 1941) 8 children
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m. Anna Knutson (1879 - 1913) | m. Nels
B. Hanson
(1873 - 1951)
2 children
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m. Marta Knutsdtr (1885 - 1927) 12 children | m. Olav N. Hovik (b. 1880) 8 children | m. Ora
Olida Thompson
(1913 - 2003) [daughter of Ole
Thompson (1878 - 1951)] 1934
13 children
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m. John
O. Rollag (1884 - 1972) 1907 7 children
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Married 1914 13 children | m. Minnie Bedelia Jergens (1883 - 1960) | m. Gustave Adolf Zarbock (1893 - 1972) 1922 7 children | m. Max A. Wollin (1893 - 1973) 1923 6 children | m. Ida Kaufman (1901 - 1987) 1931 | m. Erma Kaufman (1906 - 1969) 1931 1 child | m. Emma Motteberg 2 children | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anton
& Clara married 1910 in Minnesota
5 children
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Kurt
& Laura married 1925 in Minnesota
13 children
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Bernice Lucille Lohse | Harvey Victor Lohse (1927 - 1982) | Lloyd Harold Lohse (1929 - 2005) | Wallace Charles Lohse | Lyle De Wayne Lohse | ![]() |
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m. #1 Freddy Bartz (ca. 1915 - 1944) 1938 1 child | m. #2 Earl A. Block (1912 - 1982) 1946 3 children | m. Marion Elizabeth Isenberg (1917 - 2007) 1945 2 children | Married
Sept. 10, 1950 in Elbow Lake, Minnesota
5 children
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m. Clinton Stanley Olson 1946 2 children | m. DeLores Bensch
1955
5 children
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m. Aileen CharMae Brown (1935 - 2000) 1952 3 children | m. Helen Harriet Schwark (1929 - 1980) 1951 3 children | m. Shirley Theressa
Germundson
1955
3 children
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m. Willie Verbeek 1957 3 children | m. Judith Ann Langmaack (1940 - 2019) 1956 3 children | m. Burton Claire Johnson 1954 2 children | m. Edythe Ione Erickson 1962 1 child | m. Judith Ellen Zelinski 1970 1 child | m. Donald Ellis Hedstrom
1964
3 children
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m. Susan Faye Berg 1973 4 children |
Contributors
The majority of the Family Tree was compiled by Diane (Heuchert) Berg. She created GEDCOMs about the Ray and Bridges families, which were combined into this database. She continues to publish a newsletter about Ray family history.
The information about the descendants and in-laws of John M. LeRoss, (who changed his name from Leraas) was contributed from a GEDCOM by Les LeRoss.
Eric Ray entered most of the Leraas, Eide, Golz, and Lade information into a GEDCOM file based on information from several family histories. His parents, Steve & Linda, uploaded the combined family tree to ancestry.com and continue to perform a considerable amount of research.
How You Can Help
- Help us fill in the blanks with information about your immediate family.
- If you ended up with Family Bibles, old Photographs, or important Documents, please let us know. Better yet, scan them into the computer so we can share them with everybody.
- We can't travel everywhere. If you are traveling or happen to live near an area mentioned in the Family Tree, please consider visiting the government offices or churches to photocopy records.
- The next phase involves posting pictures of gravestones. If you are near an appropriate cemetery, please take some pictures and email them to us. Sometimes important facts are lying right out in the open!