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Corp Charles Johnson Thorsnes

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Birth	:	18 Oct 1838 Solund kommune, Sogn og Fjordane fylke, Norway
Death	:	29 Aug 1899 Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Lake Whitewood Lutheran Cemetery, Spring Lake Township, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.3198000, -97.2288000
Inscription	:	Corp. C. J. Thorsnes Co. 1 23 Wis. N. F.
Description	:	Brother of Sjur Johnson Thorsness, memorial ID 85014001 and Hans Joseph Thorsness, memorial ID 83404188 . Information from contributor #47954131: I have researched in the original Norwegian database. Charles Johnson Thorsnes was born: 18 October, 1838, baptized 26 Dec. 1838 at the Eivindvik church in Gulen, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. However, the farm where he was born was Eidet farm, located at Solund (also called Sulen) which was located a distance across the Sognefjord. HIs parents were: Jon Olsson Eide (b. 1814), farmer, who had originally come from Thorsnes farm in Balestrand (when it... Read More	Brother of Sjur Johnson Thorsness, memorial ID 85014001 and Hans Joseph Thorsness, memorial ID 83404188 . Information from contributor #47954131: I have researched in the original Norwegian database. Charles Johnson Thorsnes was born: 18 October, 1838, baptized 26 Dec. 1838 at the Eivindvik church in Gulen, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. However, the farm where he was born was Eidet farm, located at Solund (also called Sulen) which was located a distance across the Sognefjord. HIs parents were: Jon Olsson Eide (b. 1814), farmer, who had originally come from Thorsnes farm in Balestrand (when it was part of Leikanger) in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. Carl/Charles mother was Gjetlaug Olsdatter (b. 1812) who had come from Flesje farm in Balestrand parish, then part of Leikanger, on the Sognefjord. Translation: parish ID 1411=Gulen born 18 Oct. 1838, male, Carl Jonsson, legitimate son of Jon Olsson Eide, farmer, and Gjetlaug Olsdatter, baptized 26 Dec. 1838. (note: the first 'real Gulen' residents to go to America in May 1848.) Vesterheim Museum has a database of Norwegians in the Civil War. Here is their research on this veteran: http://vesterheim.org/collections/civil-war-database/j/joh/004432.html JOHNSON, CHARLES WI 23rd Inf Co I. Residence: Vienna, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born “Karl Johnson Eide” on 13 Oct 1840 at Gulen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, son of John Olsen Eide and Gjetlaug Olsdatter Fleische. Came to America with his parents and four siblings on “Dorothea”, which sailed from Bergen and reached New York on 5 Jul 1848. Civil War: Unmarried. Age 22. Enlisted for three years on 9 Aug 1862 at Vienna. Mustered 30 Aug 1862 at Madison, Wisconsin. Corporal. Fought at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Discharged from the service for disability at Millikins Bend, Louisiana, on 3 Apr 1863 due to chronic diarrhea. Post war: Married on 12 Jun 1876 to Helena Richolson. Six children. He became Dane County Register of Deeds. They moved in 1885 to Spring Lake Township, Kingsbury County, South Dakota. Died at age 58 on 29 Aug 1899 at Lake Preston, South Dakota. Death due to stomach ulcers. Buried in Lake White Wood Lutheran Cemetery, Denver Township, Kingsbury County, lot 34, grave 16. His older brother, Ole, served with the South. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 114-13; red book vol 28) (SDSHS WPA Veterans Cemetery Records, Kingsbury County) (Naeseth ’48-395) “Thorsnes, Charles J.” There is also a biography of Charles J. Thorsnes, written in "History of Dane County" p. 1039,which I think was published in 1880, of his life up to that time. He later homesteaded in Kingsbury county, South Dakota, near his younger brother Sjur Thorsness.

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Corp Charles Johnson Thorsnes's memorial is located at: Lake Whitewood Lutheran Cemetery, Spring Lake Township, Kingsbury County, USA.
When did Corp Charles Johnson Thorsnes death?
Corp Charles Johnson Thorsnes death on 29 Aug 1899 in Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 44.3198000
Longitude: -97.2288000

Family Members:

Parent

Gjetlaugh “Julia” Olsdatter Flesche Torsnes

(1812 - 1887)

Spouse

Helena D. Richolson Thorsnes

(1850 - 1925)

Siblings

Sjur Johanson Thorsness

(1844 - 1905)

Carrie Thorsness Bergum

(1854 - 1937)

Children

Juliet B. Thorsness

(unknow - unknow)

Hilda J Thornes Swanson

(1876 - 1955)

Otto Daniel Thorsness

(1880 - 1962)

Justus Thorsnes

(1882 - 1886)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Lake Whitewood Lutheran Cemetery
Spring Lake Township, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3198000, -97.2288000

2. Spring Lake Covenant Cemetery
Arlington, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2690000, -97.2295000

3. Nordland Cemetery
Hetland, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3699989, -97.2089005

4. Old Nordland Cemetery
Hetland, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3690000, -97.1994000

5. Pleasant View Cemetery
Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2627983, -97.1686020

6. Hetland Cemetery
Hetland, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3917007, -97.2403030

7. United Cemetery
Oldham, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2685000, -97.3010000

8. Bangor Lutheran Cemetery
Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3119011, -97.1243973

9. Arlington Cemetery
Arlington, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3511009, -97.1268997

10. Saint Andreas Cemetery
Oldham, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2400017, -97.2799988

11. Spring Lake Colony Cemetery
Arlington, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2378290, -97.1791270

12. Nielsen Cemetery
Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4347500, -97.1894000

13. Odden Cemetery
Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4197006, -97.3302994

14. Oldham Lutheran Cemetery
Oldham, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2237900, -97.3397680

15. Oldham Cemetery
Oldham, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2235985, -97.3407974

16. Saint Catherines Cemetery
Oldham, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2239090, -97.3419030

17. North Preston Lutheran Cemetery
Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4407740, -97.3106400

18. Hinderlie Cemetery
Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4488983, -97.2893982

19. Lake Preston Cemetery
Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3630981, -97.4096985

20. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Oldham, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2231500, -97.3714160

21. West Sinai Lutheran Cemetery
Sinai, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2462100, -97.0585700

22. Towles Cemetery
Ramona, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1672070, -97.3099960

23. Badger Cemetery
Badger, Kingsbury County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4850006, -97.2142029

24. East Sinai Cemetery
Sinai, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2299995, -97.0289001