BESTELAND / BESTLAND


Charles Peter Hanson married Gertrude Besteland on 7 Jan 1905 in Carpio, Ward, ND.

Gertrude (Guro, Gurrie) Besteland [Parents] was born on 20 Jul 1885 in Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine Co. MN. She died on 15 May 1917 and was buried on 17 May 1917 in Robsart, Saskatchewan. Gertrude married Charles Peter Hanson on 7 Jan 1905 in Carpio, Ward, ND.

They had the following children:

  M i Laurence Clarion Hanson.
  F ii Ella Corrine Hanson.

Lennie Nyre married Eunice (Unni) Besteland.

Eunice (Unni) Besteland [Parents] was born on 20 Feb 1895. She married Lennie Nyre.


Even Bestland [Parents] was born in Aug 1893 in Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine Co. MN. He died in May 1970 in PA.


Torsten Torstenson was born in 1842 in Seim, Norway. He died in 1902. Torsten married Margit Bestland.

Margit Bestland [Parents] was born on 9 Mar 1849 in Rock River, WS. She died in 1918. Margit married Torsten Torstenson.

They had the following children:

  M i Torsten Torstenson was born about 1867 in Minnesota.
  M ii Even Torstenson was born about 1868 in Minnesota.
  M iii Knut Torstenson was born about 1870 in Minnesota.
  F iv Bertine Torstenson was born about 1872 in Minnesota.
  F v Gurine Torstenson was born about 1875.

Oliver Besteland [Parents] was born on 7 May 1893 in Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine Co. MN. He died about 1938 in of Saskatchewan. Oliver married May.

May married Oliver Besteland.


Ed (Edwin, Eivind, Even) Knuttson Besteland [Parents] was born in Apr 1848 in Besteland, AA, Norway. He died in 1932 in Hanley Falls, MN. Ed married Gonvor Gulovsdatter Konsmo about 1867.

Gonvor Gulovsdatter Konsmo was born on 27 Oct 1840 in Konsmo (L.og Mandal) Norway. She died in 1921 in Hanley Falls, MN. Gonvor married Ed (Edwin, Eivind, Even) Knuttson Besteland about 1867.

They had the following children:

  F i Joraand Emilie Knutson was born in 1868 in Yellow Medicine Co., MN. She died in 1874 in Yellow Medicine Co., MN.
  F ii Gertie Knutson was born in 1880 in Yellow Medicine Co., MN. She died in 1889 in Yellow Medicine Co., MN.

Ole Amundson Kjelleberg was born in 1842. He died in 1874. Ole married Birgit Knuttsdatter Besteland.

Birgit Knuttsdatter Besteland [Parents] was born in 1834 in Norway. She died in America. Birgit married Ole Amundson Kjelleberg.

They had the following children:

  M i Ole Kjelleberg was born in 1865.
  M ii Aanon (Andrew O.) Kjelleberg (Olson) was born in 1863 and died in 1924.
  M iii Knud Kjelleberg was born in 1866.
  F iv Thunne Kjelleberg was born about 1868.
  F v Jorand Kjelleberg was born in 1871 and died in 1919.

Knut Bestland [Parents] was born in 1847 in Rock River, WS. He died in 1869. Knut married Aslaug Amundsdatter Kjelleberg. Knut served in the military Civil War: Mn 2nd Reg. Co. E; 11 Feb 1865 - discharged from hospital 8-10-1865 in Fillmore Co. MN.

Aslaug Amundsdatter Kjelleberg was born in 1849. She died in 1930. Aslaug married Knut Bestland.

They had the following children:

  F i Guro (Julia) Bestland was born in 1868 and died in 1926.
  F ii Tilda Bestland was born in 1869 and died in 1953.

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