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Sandberg/Kjos family papers, 1884-circa 1940
- Title
- Sandberg/Kjos family papers, 1884-circa 1940
- Identifier
- NAHA 2019/968
- Date
- 1884-circa 1940
- Description
- Sandberg/Kjos family papers (descended from Johan Olaf Sandberg (1829-1872) and Tolline Thronsdatter Vestre Midsem (1830-1882). Files include (1) 18+ letters dating from 1884 to 1889 from Caroline (1861-1902) to brother John Sandberg (1866-1942); Norwegian documents; photograph album; land records (Mohall, North Dakota, and Miami, Florida where John owned Quail Lodge, a 5-acre citrus grove); and family genealogy. Caroline immigrated in 1884 and worked as a domestic in St. Paul. She married Christian Andersen Kjos in 1889, McIntosh, Polk County, Minnesota. Caroline died in childbirth; 5 children survived. John apprenticed as a seaman in 1883, immigrating to America in 1900 and settling first in Polk County, Minnesota and later Mohall, North Dakota.
- Extent
- 6 folders
- Language
- English
- Norwegian
Collection
Citation
“Sandberg/Kjos family papers, 1884-circa 1940,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/11985.