Kolve

Eilef Larsen Kolve and Lars Larsen Kolve were brothers. They immigrated to America on separate trips with their respective wives and children. Their parents were Lars Ivarsen Kolve and Gudve Larsdatter Skiple.

Eilef's wife was Gunhild Andersdatter, whose father was Anders Knutston Sygnaberde, who was born in 1778 and died in 1848 in Voss. Her mother was Ragnhild Arnfinndatter Rykke, who was born in 1788 and died in 1819 in Voss. Lars' wife was Britha Ivarsdatter. They lived two years together in Muskego, Racine County and then went to Primrose, Dane County, Wisconsin in 1852 and settled in Section 29. Britha Ivarsdatter's parents were Ivar Monsson and Kari Johnsdatter.

Ancestory


EILEF LARSEN KOLVE

Born: Kolve Farm, Voss, Norway // February 2, 1813
Emigrated: 1857
Married: Gunhild Andersdatter Sygnaberde
Died: Primrose area Dane County, Wisconsin // February 20, 1882
Buried: East Primrose Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dane County, Wisconsin


GUNHILD ANDERSDATTER SYGNABERDE KOLVE
Eilef Larsen Kolve's wife

Born: Voss, Norway // 1816
Emigrated: 1857
Married: Eilef Larsen Kolve
Died: Primrose area Dane County, Wisconsin // January 22, 1862
Buried: East Primrose Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dane County, Wisconsin


LARS LARSEN KOLVE

Born: Kolve Farm, Voss, Norway // May 3, 1818
Emigrated: 1850
Married: Britha Ivarsdatter
Died: Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin // February 1894
Buried: East Primrose Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dane County, Wisconsin


BRITHA IVARSDATTER KOLVE
Lars Larsen Kolve's wife

Born: Kvarekval Farm, Voss, Norway // 1820
Emigrated: 1850
Married: Lars Larsen Kolve
Died: 1905
Buried: East Primrose Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dane County, Wisconsin


The following are Eilef and Gunhild's children:

GURI EILEFSDATTER KOLVE EIDE

Born: Kolve Farm, Voss, Norway // September 21, 1839
Emigrated: 1857
Married: Rasmus Erickson Eide // 1860 in Dane County, Wisconsin (more information about him is on the Eide page)
Died: Forest City, Iowa // December 31, 1913
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Forest City, Iowa








IVEN EILEFSEN KOLVE

Born: Kolve Farm, Voss, Norway // 1841
Emigrated: 1857
Died: 1860
Buried: Unknown


ANDERS EILEFSEN KOLVE

Born: Kolve Farm, Voss, Norway // 1844
Emigrated: 1857
Died: 1868
Buried: Unknown


ANFIN EILEFSEN KOLVE

Born: Kolve Farm, Voss, Norway // 1847
Emigrated: 1857
Died: Unknown
Buried: Unknown


OLE EILEFSEN KOLVE

Born: Kolve Farm, Voss, Norway // February 9, 1849
Emigrated: 1857
Died: Primrose area Dane County, Wisconsin // February 20, 1871
Buried: East Primrose Luthern Church Cemetery, Dane County, Wisconsin


LARS EILEFSEN KOLVE

Born: Kolve Farm, Voss, Norway // 1851
Emigrated: 1857
Died: Unknown
Buried: Unknown


KNUT EILEFSEN KOLVE

Born: Kolve Farm, Voss, Norway August 10, 1854
Emigrated: 1857
Died: Primrose area Dane County, Wisconsin // March 10, 1871
Buried: East Primrose Luthern Church Cemetery, Dane County, Wisconsin


The following are Lars and Britha's children:

KARI (CAROLINE) LARSDATTER KOLVE SIMONSON

Born: Voss, Norway // June 19, 1843
Emigrated: 1850
Married: Torstein Simonson // October 18, 1866 in Madison, Wisconsin
Died: O'Neill, Nebraska // May 16, 1931
Buried: Prospect Hill Cemetery, O'Neill, Nebraska







TORSTEIN SIMONSON
Kari Larsdatter Kolve's husband

Born: Torsteinsen Farm, Nore, Norway // November 17, 1841
Emigrated: Unknown
Married: Kari Larsdatter Kolve // October 18, 1866 in Madison, Wisconsin
Died: O'Neill, Nebraska // November 16, 1916
Buried: Prospect Hill Cemetery, O'Neill, Nebraska


GUDVE LARSDATTER KOLVE

Born: Voss, Norway // February 6, 1841
Emigrated: 1850
First marriage: Gool G. Gunhaus (born in Buskerud, Norway) // July 8, 1862
Second marriage: Hon G. Tollefson
Died: Unknown
Buried: Unknown


IVAR LARSEN KOLVE

Born: Voss, Norway 1847
Emigrated: 1850
Died: 1876
Buried: Unknown


GJERTRUD LARSDATTER KOLVE JOHNSON

Born: Voss, Norway // 1850
Emigrated: 1850
Married: P. J. Johnson
Died: Unknown
Buried: Unknown