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Hans Jakob Knudson
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Hans Jakob Knudson
9/20/1843 - 8/2/1928
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Hans Jakob Knudson was born on September 20, 1843 in Island of Dyskland (near Stavanger), Norway and died on August 2, 1928 in Harlan (Shelby County), Iowa. He lived to be 84 years old.
Born in Norway he is reported to have been a sailor for 16 years before immigrating to America. He moved to Iowa and lived most of his live in the Irwin, Iowa area. | 
 | Immigration | 6/1/1871 | | 27 yrs old | | He is reported to have immigrated from Norway to America around 1871. He arrived in New York, then moved to Iowa. |
| Census | 6/2/1880 | Hilton IA (Iowa County) | 36 yrs old | The family of David Fleming (age 61) is recorded beginning on line 21: He lives with his wife Annie (age 58) and Jacob Knudson (age 33) who is his servant and works on the farm. David is a farmer. He and his wife were born in Scotland. Jacob and his parents were born in Norway.
William McLeod and his wife, Mary, live next door. William was born in Scotland, his wife in England, and their children in Iowa. Their children: Elizabeth (daughter, age 22), Ellen (daughter, age 20), William (son, age 18), George (son, age 16), Arthur (son, age 14), Hannah (daughter, age 12), May (daughter, age 10). William is a farmer and his daughter Ellen is teaching school. |
| Census | 6/22/1900 | Greeley IA (Shelby County) | 56 yrs old | | Recorded as family #126: Jacob Knudson (age 55), Lizzie (wife, age 41), Louie (son, age 17, born 2/1883), Merle (son, age 14, born 9/1885), Ella (daughter, age 11, born 9/1888), Florence (daughter, age 9, 12/1890), Dilbert (son, age 5, born 4/1895), Willis (son, age 2, 6/1897). Lizzie has given birth to 6 children and all are still living. Jacob was born in Norway while Lizzie and the children were born in Iowa. Lizzie's father was born in Scotland and her mother in England. Both of Jacob's parents were born in Norway. Jacob indicates that he immigrated to the US in 1877 (23 years ago) and he is not a citizen. Jacob is a farmer. All of the children, except the youngest, are attending school. All can read, write and speak English. |
| Census | 4/16/1910 | Shelby IA (Jefferson County) | 66 yrs old | | Recorded as family #23: Jacob Knudson (age 64), Elizabeth (age 53), Murl (son, age 24), Florence (daughter, age 18), Delbert (age 15), and Willie (age 11). Jacob was born in northern Norway and Elizabeth and children were born in Iowa. Jacob's parents were also born in Northern Norway and Elizabeth's parents were both born in England. Jacob lists his occupations as teaming and odd jobs. Murl is a manager of a ????. All adults indicate they speak English and can read and write. |
| Census | 1/1/1915 | Irwin IA (Shelby County) | 71 yrs old | | Iowa State Census Card #61: Jacob Knudson, age 68, is living in Shelby County and the town of Irwin. He is a laborer. His total earnings for 1914 was $360.00. His place of birth is Norway. He says his church affiliation is Lutheran. His mother and father were born in Norway. He is white, married and can read and write. He is naturalized and has been living in the US and Iowa for 44 years. |
| Census | 1/1/1925 | Harlan Ward 4 IA (Shelby County) | 81 yrs old | | Recorded as house #2126 beginning on line 1:
Florrine Schwab (age 30),
Jacob Knudson (father, age 81),
Elizabeth Knudson (mother, 69),
Roma Schwab (daughter, 11), and
Russle Schwab (son, 8).
Florrine is a widow and the family lives in a rented house that costs them $20 a month. She was born in Iowa, completed high school and can read and write.
Jacob Knudson has been in the United States 51 years. He was born in Norway. He completed grade school (7th grade) and can read and write. His father was Neigh Knudson and he does not know the name of his mother, however, he says both parents were born in Norway.
Elizabeth Knudson was born in Iowa, completed 8th grade and can read and write. Her father was William McLeod born in Scotland. Her mother was Mary ? born in England.
The children have been attending school.
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| Graveyard/Tombstone | 8/2/1928 | Irwin IA (Shelby County) | 84 yrs old | | Posted on Find-a-Grave: Jacob came from a large family in Norway. He has been a sailor for 16 years and been in most ports all over the world before immigrating to the United states around 1873. He was a farm hand in a newly formed Scottish settlement in Hilton Township, Iowa County Iowa in 1888. He fell in love with and married Elizabeth McLeod whose father was one of the original Scottish settlers. He was a farmer in Shelby County Iowa and raised several children: Louis, Merle, Ella, Florence, Delbert, Willis and Earl. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery, Irwin, Shelby County, Iowa. |
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1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
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1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
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1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 16 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 22 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 26 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 34 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 36 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 46 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 52 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 54 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 57 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 57 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 58 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 59 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 60 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 61 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 63 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 63 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 63 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 69 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 70 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 71 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 80 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| 80 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 81 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 83 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
| 84 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
| 85 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
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1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 39 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 42 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 65 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 69 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 70 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 74 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
| 76 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
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1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 20 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 22 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 25 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 32 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 33 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 66 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 67 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
| 84 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
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| 66 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 71 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
| 74 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 76 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 77 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
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| Elizabeth McLeod
Born on May 10, 1860 and died on June 10, 1945
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The Children of Hans Jakob Knudson
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Delbert Alden Knudson
Born in Irwin, Iowa on April 1, 1895 and died in an unknown location about 1944. He was about 48 years old.
His parents came from Norway and could not speak English. He was the first generation born in America. He was Nicknamed 'Del' and had a wooden leg due to a fire injury as a child. His leg caught on...
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