1870 US Federal Census: Brede Bredesen Family

Of interest in the 1870 Census is that the SANDER family is listed with the Ole Hermanson family.

Jane SANDER was married by 1870. Anton was actually 19 and obviously not female. I have not yet found a census record for Anna in 1870. However, since Anton was attending Luther and also appears in a separate 1870 entry, I suspect the census taker got the name wrong and "Anton" should have read "Anna," (who would have been 16 and female). Two new additions to the family included my great grandmother Henrietta and her younger brother Bernt. Apparently Brede was also employing two helpers, Erik Erickson and Karen Olson.


1870 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.


Detail of 1870 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Bredison, Brede / 41 / M / W / farmer / Norway
_____, Brede jr. / 21 / M / W / farm labor / Norway
_____, Anton / 16 / F [sic] / W / at home / Norway
_____, Elenor / 13 / F / W / at home / Iowa
_____, Henrietta / 9 / F / W / Iowa
_____, Bernt / 6 / M / W / Iowa
Erickson, Erik / 16 / M / W / farm labor / Norway
Olson, Karen / 40 / F / W / domestic servant / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Madison, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: M593_426; Page: 236A; Image: 475; Family History Library Film: 545924.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

1880 US Federal Census: Brede B. SANDER Family

1880 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.


Detail of 1880 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

100 / 101 / Sander, Brede B. / W / M / 58 / Farmer & Miller / Norway
_____, Brede B. jr. / W / M / 32 / Son / At home / Norway
_____, Anne / W / F / 24 / Daughter / Keeping House / Iowa
_____, Ellene / W / F / 22 / Daughter / At home / Iowa
Sander, Henrietta / W / F / 19 / Daughter / At home / Iowa
_____, Berndt / W / M / 16 / Son / At home / Iowa

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Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: 370; Family History Film: 1254370; Page: 136A; Enumeration District: 346; Image: 0461.
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Brede Bredesen SANDER's Children

Brede Bredesen SANDER's daughters (Decorah, IA: Borlaug, Probably before 1881). Courtesy of Verla Williams. Digitally restored by Mark D. Williams. Clockwise from top: Anna, Henrietta, Ellen, Jane.


Brede Bredesen SANDER's sons (Howard, SD: Lubeck, Probably before 1881). Courtesy of Verla Williams. Digitally restored by Mark D. Williams. From left: Anton, Bernt, Brede Jr.


Children of Brede Bredesen SANDER (Probably before 1881). B/W copies courtesy of Verla Williams. Digitally restored by Mark D. Williams. From left: Jane, Anna, Ellen, Henrietta, Anton, Bernt, Brede Jr.

Bernt Bredesen SANDER

Portrait. Bernt SANDER (Decorah, IA: O. E. Borlaug, c. 1885). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Bernt Bredesen SANDER was born 8 Jan 1864 in Madison Township, Winneshiek County, IA, the youngest of Brede and Karen Sander's six children. Ancestry.com has two records of his baptism on 2 Jul 1864. Unfortunately it is not clear where the baptism took place. One record seems to indicate Springwater Norwegian Lutheran Congregation (5 miles NE of Decorah, IA), the other Washington Prairie. The pages both appear as shown below.


Baptism record. Bernt SANDER (Winneshiek, IA: 2 Jul 1864). Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

In the 1870 Census, Bernt appears with his family in Madison Township, and in 1880 in Glenwood. From 1880-1882 he attended Luther College (Norlie 1922: 219).

On 9 Mar 1893 at Glenwood Lutheran Church, Bernt married Hannah Hagen, daughter of Hans and Sigrid Hagen.


Marriage record. Bernt and Hannah (Hagen) SANDER (Glenwood Lutheran Church, Winneshiek, IA, 9 Mar 1893). Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

We are fortunate to have a lovely wedding portrait of Bernt and Hannah. What is uncertain is why it is from the Lubeck studio in Howard, SD.


Wedding portrait with scalloped and gilded edges. Bernt and Hannah (Hagen) SANDER (Howard, SD: H. H. Lubeck, 1893). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. Digitally retouched by Mark D. Williams.

1900 US Federal Census: Bernt and Hannah SANDER

Detail of 1900 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Sander, Bernt / Head / W / M / Jan 1864 / 36 / M / 7 / Iowa / Norway / Norway / Farmer
_____, Hannah / Wife / W / F / Apr 1867 / 34 / M / 7 / Norway / Norway / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: 466; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1240466.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

Glenwood Township Plat Map (1905)

The 1905 Winneshiek County plat map shows B. B. SANDER as having bought 40 acres in Section 27 of Glenwood township.


Detail of Glenwood Township, Winneshiek County plat map (Davenport, IA: Anderson & Goodwin, 1905). Image courtesy of Historic Map Works.

Also of interest in this map is that in Section 21 one can find the old Sander homestead, now owned by Henrietta (Bernt's older sister) and Gustav Johnson. Over in the SW part of Section 13 is 60 acres owned by Sigvart Webjornson (later Williams). Their children were Lillie Viola Johnson and Walter Didrik Williams respectively, who were my grandparents.

1910 US Federal Census: "Ben" and Hanna SANDER

It is interesting that Bernt now refers to himself as Ben. The years from 1900 to 1910 seem to have been ones where it began to be important to be more "American." The Webjørnsens changed their surname to Williams also during this time period.


1910 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Sander, Ben B. / Head / W / M / 46 / M / 17 / Iowa / Norway / Norway / Farmer
_____, Hanna / Wife / W / F / 41 / M / 17 / Norway / Norway / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: T624_428; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1374441. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1920 US Federal Census: Ben B. and Hannah SANDER

Detail of 1920 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Sander, Ben B. / Head / M / W / 56 / M / Iowa / Norway / Norway / Farmer
_____, Hannah / Wife / F / W / 50 / M / Norway / Norway / Norway

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Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: T625_519; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 167; Image: 263.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Gravestones: Bernt and Hannah SANDER

Ben and Hannah were childless. Ben died in 1926. Unfortunately as of yet there is no record indicating a more specific date. He was buried in the Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery fairly near his father's gravestone.


SANDER gravestones. (Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery, Winneshiek, IA). Image courtesy of Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.

His wife, Hannah, lived until 1959. We don't have a specific death date for her either. She was buried beside her husband in Glenwood.


Left image: Gravestone. Bernt SANDER (1864-1926). Right image: Gravestone. Hanna SANDER (1869-1959) (Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery, Winneshiek, IA). Images courtesy of Findagrave.com.

UPDATE (5 Aug 2018): Found Ben's death certificate on Ancestry.com. He died 29 Jun 1926.