Omund Jorda and Ingebor (Haldorsdatter Mæland)

Here is a xerox copy* of a photo of Ingeborg (Haldorsdatter Mæland), daughter of Brita (Sjursdatter) and Haldor Nilsson and Omund Jordal, son of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson.

I do not know when this photo was taken, though if it were a wedding photo it would have been March 17, 1894.

*Photo provided by Anna and Gunder's great granddaughter, Jennifer Gallenbach.

Ingeborg (Haldorsdatter Mæland) Jordal

Here is a xerox copy* of a photo of Ingeborg (Haldorsdatter Mæland) Jordal and Mrs. Jacob Selgistad on the right.   

I do not know the relationship of Mrs. Jacob Selgistad to Ingeborg.   Gilbert Jordal was the son of Anna (Larsdatter Jossendal) and Gunder Jordal and the nephew of Ingeborg and Omund Jordal.  He is not in the photo so the description would indicate this photo came from the collection of the Gunder Jordal family.

If this photo was taken prior to March 17, 1894, Ingeborg had not yet married Omund.    I have only seen a 4 photos of Ingeborg, including this one.     If anyone has family photos from the Jordal line, please contact me.



*Photo provided by Anna and Gunder's great granddaughter, Jennifer Gallenbach.

Marta aka Martha Jordal

Marta (Martha) Olsdatter Jordal, daughter of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson had married Ingebrigt "Albert" Knudtsen Strand in 1882.   Martha passed away sometime between their marriage and 1896 when Albert remarried.

Here is a xerox copy* of the only photo I have seen of Martha.     It does not state the name of the man sitting down but it must be her husband, Albert Strand. 

*Photo provided by Anna and Gunder's great granddaughter, Jennifer Gallenbach.

Omund Jordal - death certificate

Omund Jordal, husband of Ingebor (Haldorsdatter Mæland) son of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson was born March 1, 1866 on the Jordal farm, Odda parish, municipality of Ullengsvang, Hordaland County, Norway.    He passed away May 19, 1962 in DeKalb, DeKalb county, Illinois.

Omund lived to the of age of 96, the longest living Jordal in the immediate family.

Ingeborg (Haldorsdatter Mæland) Jordal - death certificate

Ingeborg (Haldorsdatter Mæland) Jordal, wife of Omund Jordal, daughter of Brita (Sjursdatter) and Haldor Nilsson was born July 1, 1869 on the Mæland farm, municipality of Ullensvang, Hordaland County, Norway.    Ingeborg passed away January 11, 1958 in Waterman, DeKalb county, Illinois.

Martin Jordal - death certificate

Martin Jordal, son of Ingebor (Haldorsdatter Mæland) and Omund Olson Jordal and grandson of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson was born December 4, 1900 in DeKalb county, Illinois.    He passed away July 31, 1985.   

Martin died of a cardiac arrest but the death certificate also indicates he suffered from 'senile dementia'.    Unfortunately most if not all of Ingebor and Omund's children suffered with Alzheimer's as well as Omund. 

Kinnie Jordal - marriage license

Kinnie Jordal, son of Ingebor (Haldorsdatter Mæland) and Omund Olson Jordal and grandson of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson, obtained a marriage license on September 3, 1936. 

Kinnie and Ethel Marian Johnson were married in DeKalb, DeKalb county, Illinois 2 days later on September 5, 1936.

1940 US Census - Milo Jordal

Here is the 1940 US Census for Milo Irvin Jordal, son of Elizabeth (Brown) and Ole Jordal, grandson of Isabelle (Sigursdatter) and Lars Jordal and the great grandson of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson.

Milo and family can be found on lines 60 - 64, residing in Alto township, Lee county, Illinois.    Living with Milo was wife Edith (Berg) and their children Marlin, Lois and David.    Also living with the family was Milo's brother-in-law, Lenard Berg.   Both Lenard Berg and Milo Jordal were employed as farmers.

1940 US Census - Iola (Jordal) Zangle

Here is the 1940 US Census for Iola (Jordal) Zangle, daughter of Ida (Luglan) and Alfred Jordal, granddaughter of Isabelle (Sigursdatter) and Lars Jordal and the great granddaughter of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson.

Iola was living with her husband Gerald at the home of her father-in-law, George Zangle, wife Flossie and their daughters, Florence and Neva Jean in Baker township, Davison county, South Dakota.    Both Gerald and his father were farmers and Iola's sister-in-law Florence was employed as a teacher in a rural school.

1940 US Census - Martha (Jordal) Askeland and Levi Johnson

In 1940, Martha (Jordal) Askeland, daughter of Anna (Larsdatter Jossendal) and Gunder Jordal and granddaughter of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson was living in Lynneville township, Ogle county, Illinois.   Living with Martha was her husband, Adolph Askeland employed as a farmer.

Living a few houses away on the same census record was Levi Orrell Johnson, the son of Susanna (Jordal) and Arthur Johnson and the grandson of Isabelle (Sigursdatter) and Lars Jordal and the great grandson of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson.     Levi was living with his wife Anna (Askeland) and their children, Arlene, Robert and Harold.    Levi was also employed as a farmer.

1940 US Census - Silas Jordal & Kinnie Jordal, Susanna (Jordal) Johnson, Anna Winterton

The 1940 US Census for Silas Jordal and his brother Kinnie Jordal are contained on the same page.    Both were the sons of Ingebor (Haldorsdatter Mæland) and Omund Olson Jordal and grandson of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson.

1940 US Census

Kinnie and family can be found on lines 3 - 7.  Living with Kinnie were wife Ethel (Johnson) and their children, Keith, Marilyn and Marcia.    Kinnie was employed as a farmer.

Silas and family can be found on lines 18 - 10.  Living with Silas were wife Margaret (Hall) and their son Robert.   Silas was also employed as a farmer.

Living next to Silas was their aunt, lines 15 - 16, Anna (Larsdatter Jossendal) living with her second husband, Elling Winterton.   Anna married Elling after the death of her husband, Gunder Olson Jordal.

Susanna (Jordal) Johnson, daughter of Isabelle (Sigursdatter) and Lars Olson Jordal and granddaughter of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson is listed on line 13 - 14.  Susanna (also known as Annie) was living with her husband, Arthur.   Arthur was also employed as a farmer. 

All these families were living in Milan township, DeKalb county, Illinois at the time the census was taken in 1940.

1940 US Census - Omer O Jordal

Here is the 1940 US Census for Omer Jordal, son of Ingebor (Haldorsdatter Mæland) and Omund Olson Jordal and grandson of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson.

Omer and family can be found on lines 53 - 57.    Omer, wife Mabel (Berg), their children Owen and Donald as well as a farmhand, Carl Berg were living in Milan township, DeKalb county, Illinois.

Carl was Mabel's brother, their parents were Martha (Borgenvik) and Andrew Berg.

1940 US Census - Martin Jordal

Here is the 1940 US Census for Martin Jordal, son of Ingebor (Haldorsdatter Mæland) and Omund Olson Jordal and grandson of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson.

The Jordal family can be found from lines 28 - 31.    Martin was living with wife Alvera (Johnson) and their children Caroline and Marvin in Mayfield township, DeKalb county, Illinois.   Martin was employed as a farm laborer.