Kjus family: Martin and Astri (Tvete) Kjust, 1878 homesteaders 7 miles NE of Mayville, Traill County, Dakota Territory

Martin Kjus

Martin Kjus

Name/Title

Kjus family: Martin and Astri (Tvete) Kjust, 1878 homesteaders 7 miles NE of Mayville, Traill County, Dakota Territory

Entry/Object ID

2022.648.1

Description

This file has a brief description from the Mayville 1881 to 1956 Diamond Jubilee book, page 61, about Martin Kjus and Astri Tvete, who homesteaded seven miles northeast of Mayville in 1878. They had nine children, including Maria (Mary, May) Kjus Svaleson. The file has 2001 correspondence between Gerry Mohn, TCHS Volunteer, and Mary Yersak, whose grandmother was Mary Svaleson, about Svaleson family. Gerry Mohn's sister married Alvin Svaleson of Buxton.

Cataloged By

John (Jack) Ludwig

Acquisition

Accession

2022.648

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Resource Room

Building

Plummer House

Category

Exhibit