1848 - Sept. 22 - Even is born to Poul Nielsen and Marde Eriksdatter in Tomterieie, Romedal, Hedemarken, Norway. Marde was apparently Paul Nielsen's second wife. [Hedmark County, Romedal, Parish register copy nr. 9 (1846-1866) Birth and baptism records 1848, page 21. http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070513090537.jpg

His last name is more properly Poulsen, after Poul Nielsen his father.  When Even comes to the United States he seems to have adopted the name Rohne for the last name. The name is according to family lore taken from a farm on which he worked.   The only farm that comes close to this name in the Løten/Romedal area is "Röne" or "Rönne"[Rygh].  This particular farm has three separate locations near Romedal, Romedal church in the 1862 map. In the later map below it is in two locations, one near Romedal and another is about 2 kilometers north of Løten.     

I reconfirmed on a trip in 2016 to Norway that Even was not born on a Rohne farm but on the Tomter farm some where, however, he did attend classes in the Rohne School District, sort-of.  I actually held a "protocol" book which is a register of the students every six months.  It gives a list of areas of study that they attended as well as their level of competence. These books record classes from 1856 to 1867. By the history of the classes, we have documented  changes that Even and his sibling had to endure.  We know that Even's father died in 1857 and Even was only nine years old.  Since his mother had lost the primary bread winner she had to figure out how she could care for the children and herself.  Even is actually sent to the Bjornerud farm for the next few years.  His mother takes care of her youngest daughter and her eldest son Magnus remains with her, probably to help out.  Magnus is only two years older than Even.  Both boys were probably tall for their age which made them capable of doing young adult's work.  The Bjornerud farm is about 1-2 kilometers from Tomterieie where the rest of the family resided.  Tomter is the main farm whereas Tomterieie can refer to several separate homes on the estate. Each building could hold three to five families of farm workers. The one that probably was the original home for the Nielsen family has since been reclaimed by the forest.  The Bjornerud farm has lost a few buildings but had been remodeled and retains much of it character.  According to the present owner the kitchen used to have a dirt floor and the wall still retain the original log structure.

Basically, Even's mother Marte/Marthe Eriksdatter, was very poor.  She was probably a milk maid for the Tomter farm.  Poul Nielsen was probably buried in the church ground in grave marked by a wooden cross.  The tradition in Norway is that the grave site will be reused if the someone doesn't pay the maintenance each month.  At any rate the bones will be dug up after about thirty years. Grave markers will be moved out of the plot and stone markers will be broken up and ground reused for a new tenet.

Although the family lore is that Evan Rohne took his name from the school district, it was not one in which he spent the most years.  That honor goes to the Tomter or Vallset school.  The building is in the corner of what used to be called the Tomter school after the name of the farm and church. It is presently named the Vallset Kirke. It is a small building that held about 30 students. It still stands there and is apparently used for Sunday School classes.  A more modern Vallset school was built up the road in 1905 but now works as a cottage for summer travelers.  Even started school here in 1857 at the age of 8 1/3. He had classes in writing, math, religion, language, and singing.  His brother Magnus Paulsen is also here at the age of 12 1/2.  There were up to five farms in the area that were titled Rohne/Ronne/Rone.  Since it was one of the most well known farm names I believe this is why Even chose it.  It does not seem as though his father ever worked on the Ronne farm but it is possible that Even may have since one Rohne farm is very near the Romedal church which was also very near where his family lived on the Romedal Prestegjeld (priests farm) in 1865.  Because this is a major church it also had several properties that supported the parish.  In 1865 they seemed to be living on this one. 

Title page of the protocol book,(journal) for Romedal Prestejeld, Tomter School book #4, 1855
photo Elroy Christenson, 2016

The Vallset School protocol of 1858 (Even's name is fourth from the bottom) photo Elroy Christenson 2016	Vallset Kirke School building photo Elroy Christenson 2016

1855 - 31st May to end of the year. 
                            Magnus Paulsen       age 11      is living at Tomtereie (written here as the student above is at Tomter with his home being "Do Eie")
1857,  1st Jan to May 31st
                            Magnus Paulsen    age 12 1/2    is living at  Tomtereie (written here as the student above is at Tomter with his home being "Do Eie")
                            Even Paulsen           age 8 1/3    is living at  Tomtereie (written here as the student above is at Tomter with his home being "Do Eie")
                            Helena Paulsdatter   age 7          is living at  Tomter     (only as "DO")
1857, 31st May to end of the year
                            Magnus Paulsen      age 13 1/3   is living at Tomtereie (written here as the student above is at Tomter with his home being "Do Eie")
                            Even Paulsen            age 9          is living at Tomtereie (written here as the student above is at Tomter with his home being "Do Eie")
                            Helena Paulsdatter    age 7         is living at Tomtereie 
1858, 1st Jan to May 31st 
                            Magnus Poulsen       age 13 1/2  is living at Tomtereie.  (written here as the student above is at Tomter with his home being "Do Eie")
                            Helena Paulsdatter    age 7 1/2    is living at Tomtereie. (written here as the student above is at Tomter with his home being "Do Eie")
1858  1 Jan to May31st  
                            Even Poulsen               age 9 1/4  is living at Bjornerud.  He seems to be one of only two school age children from this farm although there are four children from an adjoining farm of Bjorneruderie
1858, 31st May to end of year
                            Even Paulsen                age 9 3/4  is living at Bjornerud
1861, 31st May to end.
                            Helene Paulsdatter        age 10 1/2  is living at Tomtereie
1863,  for 65 days
                            Even Paulsen Bjornerud     (no age given, perhaps 15)  at Bjornerud
                            Helene Paulsdatter Tomter    (no age given, perhaps 13) at Tomter
1864,    
                            Even Paulsen Bjornerud          (no age given, perhaps 16)
                            Helene Paulsdatter  Tomter     (no age given, perhaps 14)
1865,                
                            Helene Paulsdatter Tomter     (no age given, perhaps 15)

1865 Census records of the Romedal Parish, Norway.  It shows that Marthe Eriksdatter, Even's mother, is a milk maid for the Romedal parish preacher, his wife and four children.  Marthe has now brought all her children back together.  We find Pauline Paulsdatter, Johan Magnus Paulson, and Even Paulson here as well.  The Romedal parish church had probably been one of the many stave churches of Norway at one time but was deemed too expensive to repair and also was not capible of housing the many members at one time.  The new stone or brick church was built on the same site about 1887, so after Even left Norway.  The parish farm nearby, preastegaarden, was used for the support of the parish priest and an occasional welfare case or two.  Romedal church

The Lom stave church here is an example of what the original Romedal building may have looked likebefore 1887.

Lom Stave Church, Norway
photo Elroy Christenson 2016

Vallset Kirke panorama, 2016
photo Elroy Christenson 2016

Transcription of "Rohne" or "Oudlen" would probably be difficult into English at the time of immigration so I'm assuming that Even got as close to it as possible. Marianne is said to have been born at Aadalen while Evan's parents, Poul and Marianne stated that they are from "Tomterieie" or "Tomter" in the upper left near "Vestgd" on the following map.   According to the history of farms, "Aadalen" was later named "Oudalen".[Rygh].  This farm is just to the east of Romedal in the 1862 map.  It is about 2.5 kilometers to the south of Løten and about 1 kilometer from one of up to five "Röne" farms.  Marianne and Even apparently did not know one another until they moved to Texas.  There were as many as 161 immigrants from Løten living in the Clifton, Texas area by the 1900's. [Syversen]

   
map button to 1900's map of Løten.
(unknown source, cleaned for better readability- EC)

"Rohne Family History: Norwegian Immigrant Started Farm Here with Yoke of Oxen" written by Alice Easum - As printed in the Cranfills Gap Index, Bosque County, Texas, vol. 47, no. 44, Nov. 27, 1964.   Alice seems to have done an extensive interview with Paul Bernhard Rohne for this article.  He lived until 1981 and had first hand knowledge and experience of his immigrant parents. 

Rohne family name history may be attached to the farm Røhne but there may have been as many as five Rohne farms.  There are a couple of locations - Røhne norde (north), Røhne sødre (south).  These farms may have been part of a larger estate and many still exist in the area.   See the complete history of the Røne/Rønne/Røhne farms here. These records go back to about 1615 but are too extensive to be included in this page and not directly related to Evan Rohne whe probably lived and was born on one of these farms.

1848 - Sept. 22 - Even is born to Poul Nielsen and Marde Eriksdatter in Tomterieie, Romedal, Hedemarken, Norway. Marde was apparently Paul Nielsen's second wife. [Hedmark County, Romedal, Parish register copy nr. 9 (1846-1866) Birth and baptism records 1848, page 21. http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070513090537.jpg

 
Christiansand, Norway in 1848, one of the ports through which Evan travels to Hamburg about twenty three years later. 
print by Chr. Tønsberg courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

1854 - The first Norwegians start to settle in Bosque County. The county itself is created on Feb. 3, 1854. Cleng Peerson (b. 1782 Nor) came to assist settlers as he had in Minnesota. Here he died in Norse community, Dec. 16, 1865 where he is buried. This area was also visited by the King Olav V of Norway, on 10 Oct. 1982 to commemorate the birth of Cleng Peerson. [Bosque Co. Hist. , p35]

1857- Paul Nielsen, Even's father, dies leaving him to be raised by his mother from the age of nine.

1858, "Mai" 24 - Oliane Marianne is born (difficult to read) parents Knud Olsen Egeberg and Olia Olison Egeberg of Lilles An Dalem.  (parish) [Hedmark county, Løten, Parish register (official) nr.7 (1850-1859), Birth and Baptism records 1858, page 104, [http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060412030553.jpg] Also given is the sponsor for baptism. 

1865- Census records of Romedal Parish, Norway (Rohne Census dist.) shows Even Pauls (Paul's son). with his mother, Marthe Erikd. (Erik's daughter) living on the land of Mathias Christians. Sund, a parsonage lessee within the "Rohne Skoledistrikt" (school district) It seems times were tough for Even's mother, at this time 45 years old. Even's father had died when he was about 9 years old. His mother is apparently working here for the parish lessee's family as a milk maid as part of the support needed for the family. Even is eighteen and working on the farm with his brother Johan Magnus and his sister Pauline. Another sister, Martha, seems to working for another family in the area. They are living on the Romedal's Praestegaard (Romedal's Parish farm #72a) in the Røhne Skuledistrikt (Rohne School District).

Mathias Christiansen Sund		Forpagter af Præstegaarden (lessee of the parsonage)	(head of houshold)	38	(male)	Vang Hed (born)
Marthe Pedersdatter		Forpagterens Kone (lessee's wife)	(married)	37	(female)	Elverum
Johanne Marie Sund*		Deres Datter (their dau.)	(unmarried)	13	(female)	Vang
Mina Sund*		Deres Datter(their dau.)	(unmarried)	8	(female)	Stange
Petter Christian Sund*		Deres Søn (their son)	(unmarried)	5	(male)	Romedal
Olaf Sund*		Deres Søn (their son)	(unmarried)	2	(male)	Romedal
Siri Olsdatter		Tjenestepige	(unmarried)	31	(female)	Romedal
Necoline Sophie Hansd.		Tjenestepige	(unmarried)	26	(female)	Stange
Lisbet Mekkelsdatter		Tjenestepige	(unmarried)	21	(female)	Vang
Marthe Eriksdatter		Budeie (milk maid)	(widowed)	45	female	(born) Romedal
Pauline Paulsdatter		hendes Barn (her child)	(unmarried)	13	"	Romedal
Johan Magnus Paulsen		Tjenestedreng (farm hand)	(unmarried)	22	male	Romedal
Even Pauls.		Tjenestedreng (farm hand)	(unmarried)	18	male	Romedal
Mikkel Thores.		Lægdslem (welfare recipient)		76	male	Romedal

The Romedal Prestegjeld #2 is a short distance from the Romedal Kirke.
photo Elroy Christenson 2016

"prestegårdsforpagter" ... means is this. After the reformation and throughout the 19th Century, every parish pastor was given his own farm as part of the salary. Pastors seldom operated these farms themselves. They rented them to someone else and took the rent Money.

That is the case with Evens mother. she was a milkmaid, working for a farmer who did not own his land, but rented it. Nevertheless, it was a big farm and high social standing was attached to renting such a farm. Your list shows that the farmer had many people in his employ, Even, his Brother and mother among them. There probably was also an expectation in these days without social Security that the person renting a parsonage farm would show some willingness to employ and help poor people. The Rohne Family was such a Family, and at the end of your list you also find a person on "legd". This means that some People were so poor they could not even take care of their parents in the old age. They were shuttled around from farm to farm - living three weeks here, two months there and so on....
What I just have written gives you further proof that Evan Rohne came from a poor background. He had good reasons to accept an indenture contract with Henrik Dahl. There was not many possibilities for a young person like him in inland Norway. Had he lived by the sea it could have been a different ball game." [Nerheim, email 2/18/15]

1871- Even emigrated from Norway through Galveston, TX according to Wayne Rohne, however, I believe he first landed in New Orleans. By the time Even emigrated the path into the new land was well established.  Scandinavian settlements were made in New York, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota.  Kleng Peerson who had helped make those settlements and bring in the settlers to the north in his last years moves to Texas and aids in settlements there.  He eventually dies in Norse, Texas near the community of Cranfills Gap.  [Babcock 28]

 "Even was a laborer on a farm in a school district named Rohne and took the name of Rohne as his surname. "Evan" was taken as the spelling of his first name upon immigrating to Galveston in 1871." [Wayne Rohne's records]

Researcher, Judge Derwood Johnson, says that Even Rohne was on the SS Ganger-Rolf.   According to the Norway-Heritage Hands Across the Sea which lists many ships that brought immigrants to America, the Ganger Rolf in 1871 in August, September,  and two voyages in October. All trips traveled from Christiania (now Oslo) to Arendal then to Christiansand and then to Hamburg.  I believe this is where Even picked up the Hammonia for the remainder of the voyage.  He probably stayed in Hamburg for a couple of months waiting for the right ship.  [Norway-Heritage Hands Across the Sea]

Even Rohne came into New Orleans on Dec 4, 1871.  His ship was the Hammonia with T Meyer, skipper, which started in Hamburg, Germany and Le Havre, France for New Orleans.  He identifies his age as 23, male, farmer, "the country to which they severally belong" is Denmark.  He's listed to be become an inhabitant of the United States. He is traveling "Betweendeck".  Now although  being from Denmark may seem incorrect, at one time time Norway was ruled by the King of Denmark and Sweden.  I suspect that Evan shipped out of New Orleans to Galveston where he made the trip up to central Texas by ox cart.  [New Orleans Passenger list, 1820-1945, 1871]

The steamship Hammonia, the second of three vessels of this name of the Hamburg-America Line,
built by Caird & Co., Greenock, launched 12 August 1866.
photo Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass. - Palmer list of Merchant Vessels

The Hammonia could carry 58 passengers in 1st class, 120 in 2nd class, and 500 in steerage.  This is page 3 of 10.
http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/View.aspx?dbid=7484&path=1871.12.Hammonia.1

click for larger image.

Ox Cart of Texas,
watercolor by Elroy Christenson, 2013

The family story is that Even Rohne traveled into central Texas by oxcart. This is a typical cart that could have been used. There also existed a four wheel cart but it was not as typical.  He was probably met at the boat by a worker of Hendrik Dahl, his sponsor.   Norwegian immigrants across the country had a rather useful method toward economic growth.  They often would work for the railroad in some capacity, building it, maintaining it, establishing stations etc.  With some of the money they made they would first buy a pair of oxen.   Some money would be sent home to help or bring other relatives to the states.  When they felt able they would buy some property to start farming.  This was a technique that worked well to settle areas of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota in particular. The Norwegians as a group were responsible for establishing more farms than any other group of immigrants, . 

1878 - "Evan worked one year for Hendrik Dahl of Clifton to pay for his passage to America. Evan also worked for others and saved enough by October of 1878 to buy 320 acres of land in the John Pool Survey about four miles from Cranfills Gap in the Boggy Community. He also lived in Mexia, Limestone County, where there was a Norwegian settlement. Here he worked for the railroad, perhaps taking care of baggage and freight.

1878, 30 Aug - Mariane Oliane Egeberg started her voyage to America.  She boarded the ship "Hero" of the Wilson Line in Christiania bound for Waco, Texas.  The "Hero" was a "feeder ship" that carried immigrants from Christiania (Oslo) and Christiansand, Norway to Hull, England.  Once they arrived there they were funneled onto trains that took them to other ports of departure.  The dominate port for ships to America was Liverpool which lies a short distance across England from Hull.  I have so far been unable to find a record of her voyage from England, if in fact that was her port of departure. 

Mariane first went to Waco and then to Mexia where her brother Bernt Fredrik Johansen Egeberg lived and worked for the Munger Gin Co. Mariane, with help from her brother, gets a job as a housemaid for Colonel Henry. He owned a large plantation near Mexia." [Wayne Rohne's records]

1878 - By deed, recorded in Volume R, page 151, Deed Records, Bosque County, Texas, dated October 12, 1878, Hugh S. Dickson and wife, Sarah Dickson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, conveyed 320 acres in the John Pool Survey, Bosque County, Texas to E. P. Roahne. The consideration recited in $275.00 cash paid and a promissory note executed E. P. Rohne, due on or before the 4th day of January 1879, bearing 10% interest and in the amount of $275.00 [Volume R, page 151, Deed Records, Bosque County, Texas]

1880, US Census, Iredall, Bosque Co., Texas. Series: T9  Roll: 1291  Page: 385
         Rohne, Evan    w m 31 (single)           farmer                      Norway       Norway       Norway

1880- 15 Dec - Evan and Mariane are married by Minister John S. McCarver at Mexia, Limestone County, Texas. [vol B, page 466, Marriage Records, Limestone Co., Texas] 

"...the wedding was held at the mansion of Colonel Henry who gave them a "swell wedding" and reception according to family tradition. The newlyweds honeymooned from Mexia to Cranfills Gap in a wagon pulled by mules with grocery boxes for seats. After several days they arrived at Evan's farm near Cranfills gap and lived in a log cabin. Evan used a yoke of oxen and a 10" moldboard walking plow in farming his land . The plow is now on display in the Bosque Museum."
[Wayne Rohne's records]

This is probably an anniversary photo.  possibly taken about 1885.
Photo from the Clifton Record, Texas

1882 - Helene Paulsdatter, Evans sister (b. 22 Jun 1850), 1st married Rasmus Olsen and 2nd marries Ole Julius Olsen. Her eldest son, Martin Rasmussen, emigrated to the USA and lived with Evan and his wife after 1882.
[Wayne Rohne's records]

1882, Sept 16 - first child is born, Minnie.

1882, Sept. 18 - Evan Rohne applies for citizenship in Meridian, Bosque Co., Texas. He applies as "E. P. Rohne" and swears "that he absolutely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the King of Norway & Sweden of whon he was subject." 
                                                            [photocopy from Wayne Rohne in collection of Elroy Christenson]

click for a large print copy

1882 - Martin Rasmussen Rohne is urged by Evan to come to Texas.  He may have helped to finance the journey for the eleven year old son of his sister Helene Paulson.  Martin is broght to Texas with an uncle who was a carpenter.   He stays with Evan's family for a number of years.  Evan also makes it possible for another son of Helene, Olaf Rohne to come over about 1905.  See Martin Rohne's story.

1884, Feb. 20 - second child born, Oscar.
"The Rohne home also was the first American home for other relatives, viz. Pete Lahlum, August Lahlum, Martin Rohne and Olaf Rohne. For almost 30 years Mariane's mother Olea Olsdatter Egeberg resided in the Rohne home until her death on August 14, 1911, at the age of 94 years." [Wayne Rohne's records]

1886 - Evan helped to build the St. Olaf Lutheran Rock Church between Norse and Cranfills Gap. The family then transferred its membership to St. Olaf's from Norse. [Wayne Rohne's records]

c1890- Evan is bitten by a rattlesnake in a grain field on the farm. He had been sitting on grain bundles at the time listening to his son, Oscar, recite his catechism. From that day on he had remained in ill health. [Wayne Rohne's records]

1891, July 18 - son, Magnus is born.
"Besides their own children they also raised their nephew, Charles O. Johnson. He was nursed by Mariane along with her own son, Magnus. Charlie (son of Marianne's brother, Bernt, whose wife, Konen, dies three months after Charlie is born -note EC) remained in the Rohne home until he was four years of age when his father B. F. Johnson remarried. " [Wayne Rohne's records]

1900- Even(sic) Rohne is in Meridian Precinct no.1 of Bosque Co. TX. with all of the above listed children as well as with his mother-in-law Ekeberg, Olea (age 82,widow) (sic)b.July 1817, not naturalized, and a boarder Neils Johnson (age 34)

Rohne, Evan P.     head   Sep,  1848  51 (m.20yrs)   Norway     Norway   Norway  1871  29 na(naturalized)    farmer
--------, Mary A.    wife   May, 1858  42 (m. 20yrs)  Norway     Norway   Norway   1879  21 na( "         )   
--------, Minnie      dau.   Sep,  1882   17 s                  Texas        Norway  Norway
--------, Oscar         son    Feb,  1884   16s                   Texas        Norway  Norway
--------, Cora          dau    Nov, 1885  14s                    Texas        Norway  Norway
--------, Paulina      dau    Apr,  1888  12s                    Texas        Norway  Norway
--------, Emma        dau    Dec, 1889  10s                    Texas        Norway  Norway
--------, Magus       son     July, 1891    9s                    Texas        Norway  Norway   
--------, Bernhardt  son    Jan,   1895    5s                    Texas        Norway  Norway
--------, Helen         dau   Sep,  1897    2s                    Texas        Norway  Norway
--------, Christian    son    Jan,  1899    1s                    Texas        Norway  Norway 
[U. S. Census, Bosque Co., Meridian Prect.1, enum. dist. 2. p. 15 & 16, Series: T623  Roll: 1613  Page: 170]

sheet 16
          Ekeberg, Olea      mother-in-law  w f July 1817     82  widow Norway   Norway Norway    1880    20 
          Johnson, Neils      boarder            w m Apr 1866   34  s           Norway  Norway  Norway     1885   15  N (naturalized)  farm lab.

The School District No. 26, produces a card with several Rohne children as well as listing E. P. Rohne as one of the directors.

School Dist. No. 26 Rohne, Texas Winter Term of 1900 Directors A. A. Andersen, E. P. Rohne, and Mastin Larson teacher - Inez Lane GIRLS  Emma Skramsted, Selma Skramsted, Cora Rohne, Emma Rohne, Pauline Rohne, Minnie Larson, Annie Olson, Gine Olson, Alma Enger, Malinda Olson BOYS  Charlie Johnson, Emil Skramsted, Thilden Skramsted, Gunder Larson, Ole Larson, Magnus Rohne, Conley Cox, Dude Cox Emil Enger, Otto Enger, Bernt Anderson, Albert Anderson, Bernt Olson, Louis Olson, Ole Olson, Chris. Wallum, Harry Wallum [Souvenir School list, 1900, Rohne Texas]

1901- May 11 - Evan died of bronchial pneumonia which he had contracted while out soliciting funds for a parochial school with a new immigrant and teacher, Otto C. Orbeck. [Wayne Rohne's records]

He is buried in a plot in the Rock Church Cemetery, Cranfills Gap, with Marianne, his wife, and Olea, his mother-in-law.

Tombstone marker in the Rock Church Cemetary.

1907, January 30, Oscar Rohne, as Guardian, made Application to the Bosque County Court to sell the minors' interest in the 312 acres in Hamilton County. The sale was authorized on March 5, 1907. P. L. Christenson, the husband of Cora, bought the deed from Oscar as Guardian to P. L. Christenson dated 23 March, 1907, is recorded in Volume 33, page 600 of the Deed Records of Hamilton Coutny, Texas. By deed dated 23 march 1907 recorded in Volume 33, page 603, Mariane Rohne, a widow, Minnie Christenson and husband, C. A. Christenson and Oscar Rohne conveyed their interest to P. L. Christenson and wife Cora Christenson. Thus Pete and Cora became the owners of what was called the Hinchman Ranch. [Records of BosqueCo. TX]

1907, March 30, Oscar Rohne, as Guardian, made application to the County Court to sell the minors' interest in the 320 acres in the John Pool Survey, the homeplace. The sale was authorized on May 6, 1907. Mariane Rohne bought the 1/3 undivided interest of her minor children in the homeplace for $1,706.66. By Records, Bosque County, Texas, Oscar Rohne, Cora Christenson, joined by her husband C. A. Christenson conveyed all their interest in the Rohne Homeplace to Mariane Rohne. Mariane also bought the minors' interest in the personal property, i.e. cattle, horses, farm implements, etc. for $343l.98. The Deed from Oscar Rohne Guardian to Mrs. Mariane Rohne dated May 22, 1907 [records in Volume 55, page 608, Deed Records, Bosque County, Texas/ records of Wayne Rohne]

1910 - US Census, Justice Precinct #8, Bosque Co., TX Roll: 1533  Page: 207
        Rhone,  Mary A.        head       f  w    42 wid.    9 / 9    Norweigian    Norwegian     Norwegian     1880 farmer       gen. farmer
        _____,  Emma            dau         f  w    20  s                    Texas              Norwegian     Norwegian     
        _____ , Martin            son        m w    18 s                     Texas              Norwegian     Norwegian    farm  laborer       home farm
        _____ , Bernhart         son        m w    15 s                     Texas              Norwegian     Norwegian    farm  laborer       home farm
        _____ , Helena            dau        f  w    12 s                      Texas              Norwegian     Norwegian
        _____ , Christian        son        m w    10 s                      Texas              Norwegian     Norwegian    farm  laborer       home farm
        Egeberg, Olia            mother     f  w    92 s                      Norway          Norwegian     Norwegian

Emma (top L), Pauline(top R), Cora(frt L), and Minnie Rohne(frt R) about 1901

My cousin, Linnell (Witte) Bower, inherited a watch similar to the one hanging around the neck of Emma.  She believes this photo and the watch signify a special event such as her graduation from high school. Linnell's watch is engraved on the back. Trying to date this by Emma's age at about fourteen years puts the photo at about 1905.  The other girls are older and it is probably after they marry.  Minnie marries in 1902 at age 20. To me she seems about 19 here.  Cora marries in 1906 and seems about 15 here but if 1905 for Emma's age then Cora would be 20 here. Much of this doesn't make sense.  I hope some relative has a better date for this. 

 
Oscar Rohne (bottom left) w/ brothers, Paul,  Chris and John Magnus about 1910

1920- April, Closing of the Guardianship Account. The proceeds from the sales of the minors' interest, usually at 8%. From the funds, education expenses were paid to the minors. As each minor became 21 years of age, her or his part of the Estate was paid over to her or to him. The Guardianship continued until it was closed out upon Chris' reaching age 21 on April 28, 1920. Oscar filed 12 annual accounts and Final Account. [records of Wayne Rohne]

1920 - US Census, Precinct #8, Bosque Co., Texas. Roll: 1781  Page: 221 -  Marriane is here with her son, Bernard, and nephew, Charlie.  

            Rhone, Marie Anne     head      F W  62 wid       1875  na    un    Norway Norwegian     Norway    "       Norway  manager   farming
            _____, Bernard    `        son      M W 25  s                                    Texas                            Norway            Norway
            Johnson, Charlie hired hand     M W  28 s                                    Texas                            Norway            Norway

Hamilton Co., Texas   enum. dist. 94, sheet 14.

on the same page

1926 - John Magnus Rohne has a book published.  Norwegian American Lutheranism up to 1872.  The Macmillan Co., 1926,  The University of Michigan, digitized Jun 13, 2007

The excerpt below is from John Magnus Rohne's, The Historical Value of Church Records, Vol. III, page 73:

"The early Norwegian-American Lutheran church fathers belong to the Norwegian-Americans as a group, and in a broader sense to all Americans. Consequently the records of their activity are of general rather than of merely local or partisan interest. The task of the Norwegian-American historian is to have constantly wider groups view the church and other Norwegian-American institutions as integral parts of the great American life about us. The Norwegian-American skolemester did not realize that he was writing American and even world history when he, like the monk of old, bent over his papers in the bleak log hut and' wrote his records in Norwegian script. Those who are intrusted with the responsibility of keeping the church records should get some of the spirit of the old monks who were vividly conscious that they were "making" history. Let them feel that it is to the interest of generations not yet born that none of these records be lost.

1930- Oscar Rohne dies of Hodgkins disease and age forty six. In his brief life he was a very active member of the St. Olaf Lutheran Church. He served as trustee, deacon, and delegate to the church convention in Iowa. He was a member of the building committee when the church wa built. He also served on the building committee for the Clifton College administration building. He was director of the First Security Bank in Cranfills Gap for many years as such provided loans to many of the local farmers and committee members.

Oscar and his wife, Malinda Olson, raised six children. They are Ernest Jewell, born Nov 5, 1905 m. Clarice Belle Bertelson; Marian Mae, born 3 Feb 1908 m. Jim Jenson; Beatrice Juliette, born 22 Mar 1910 m. Thomas Barrett Tolman; Olga Mathilda b. May 26 1913 m. Odell Knudson;Cora Pauline born 24 Aug 1916 m. Jimmie Goodman; Cecil Molden Belford b. 30 Dec 1919 m. Dorothy Anderson.
1891-1947 Mariane Rohne raised nine children who ranged in age form 19 years to 2 years. She was mother and father to the children for 46 years.

1930 - US Census, Iowa, Winneshiek County, Decorah, Sheet 7a, page 101.

1940 - US Census, Texas, Bosque Co., Precinct 8, Cranfills Gap. enum. dist. 18-20, sheet 2B
             Bronstad, Mrs. G. O          head             f   w   66  wid    Texas
               "            , Margaret          daughter       f  w   30    s       Texas   
             Rhone,      Chris                 son in law   m  w  40  m        Texas   Banker   1st Security State Bank
               "            , Marie               daughter       f   w  40   m       Texas
               "           , Loverne             gdaughter    f   w  16  s          Texas
               "           , Geraldine           gdaughter    f   w   13  s         Texas
               "           , Marynell          gdaughter    f   w     8   s        Texas

1947- 25 Feb. - Mariane dies and the age of 89 years at the family home of her son, Paul Bernhart Rohne where she had lived for some 68 years. When she died she had nine children, 40 grandchildren, and 36 great-grandchildren or 85 direct descendants. She is buried at St Olaf's Rock Church near Cranfills Gap, TX. [Wayne Rohne's records]

The death certificate states that she was a resident at Star Rte., Clifton, Bosque Co. for 68 years.  It stated also that she died of "heart failure' and "senility".

Jesse Justin Jenson, husband of Helen Magdelena Rohne, was quite a photographer and had taken a number of early photos of the Rhone family. In his later years he moved to Baytown, Texas where a hurricane came through and flooded his house ruining whole chests of photos. I'm still trying to track down some original prints of the family. [Wayne Rohne, interview 6/24/01]

2014 - A plaque listing the names of Scandinavian immigrants is engraved with Even and Marianne's names on the main monument stone of the Leif Erikson Memorial at Shilshole Bay Marina in Seattle, Washington subscribed to by Elroy Christenson. This memorial is sponsored by the Leif Erikson International Foundation which "Symbolizes the courage to venture to a new land" and so far contains 2,276 names.

Leif Erikson Memorial, Shilshole Bay Marina, Seattle, Washington and the new "runic stone"
Peder Legind Christensen is listed in the far left column, the fifth name from the bottom in the photo. His bother Jacob Moller and Chris Andrew Christensen are just above. Their names paid for by Minnette Christensen Shipley
Photo Elroy Christenson, Oct 2014

Sources:

• Arkivverket Digitalarkivet (Norway National Archives) http://arkivverket.no/arkivverket/Digitalarkivet/
  
• Babcock, Kendric Charles. The Scandinavian Element in the United States. Univ. of Ill. Studies in Social Sciences. Vol. III, No. 3, Sept. 1914
  
• Bosque County History: Land and People, Bosque Co. Hist. Commission, 1985, Bosque Co, TX
  
• Census records of Norway, web site - http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/
• Cranfills Gap Index. Bosque Co., Texas.  vol. 47, no. 44, November 27, 1964
• Digitalarkivet of Norway.  http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/
• Easam, Alice  - "Rohne Family History: Norwegian Immigrant Started Farm Here with Yoke of Oxen" as printed in the Cranfills Gap Index, Bosque County, Texas, 1964,  vol. 47, no. 44, Nov. 27,
  
• Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. orig. records Allen Co., Ft. Wayne, Indiana
• Johnson, Derwood and Odd Syversen. Norge in Texas. pub. in Norway (in Norwegian) in 1982 by Stange Historielag, ISBN 82-7104-097-9 
  
• Leif Erikson International Foundation, 2245 NW 57th, Seattle, WA 98107.  http://www.leiferikson.org/
  
• Nerheim, Gunnar, a historian, University of Stavanger Norway.  author of "The Legacy of Cleng Peerson"
  
• Norway-Heritage Hands Across the Sea.  web site. http://www.norwayheritage.com/
  
• Rygh, O. "Norske Gaardnavne" (Norwegian Farm Names in Norwegian) (17 vol. for seventeen counties) our principal county is
  Hedmark (Hedemarkens amt) translations according to Google translator.  digital reference at Dokumentasjonsprosjektet - http://www.dokpro.uio.no/
  
• Stange bygdebok del  6  - Hedmark Slektshistorielag - http://www.hedmarkslekt.no/Stangeboka/
  
• Syversen, Odd Magnar.  "Omvendte" Amerikabrev ("Reverse" America Letter.)  Lautin, 1979.
• Souvenir School list, 1900, Rohne, Texas [photocopy collection of Elroy Christenson]
  
• Tony Rohne's records, Another Rohne family web site
• United States Census
  
• Wayne Rohne's records, 915 W. 7th St., Clifton, TX 76634. phone (817)675-4329
• Wikipedia Commons.  print by Chr. Tønsberg

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