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Jacob Anderson

Birth	:	15 Jun 1807 Rogaland fylke, Norway
Death	:	6 May 1864 Napa, Napa County, California, USA
Burial	:	Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.2991982, -122.2688980
Plot	:	Block 49, Lot 19
Inscription	:	Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord
Description	:	Jakob Anderson Slogvik (also spelled Slogvig) was the 5th and next to last child of Anders Knudsen Slogvik and his wife Anna Jacobsdatter Fikstvedt. An earlier son born in 1800 was also named Jakob, but he died before our Jakob was born in June1807 (a common Norwegian naming practice). Jacob was born on the Slogvik farm which overlooks the Hervik Fjord, in what is now Tysvær Municipality of Rogaland “fylke” (county) north of Stavanger in southwest Norway. This area at this time in history was a “hot bed” of religious decent with Norwegian sailors returning from England with... Read More	Jakob Anderson Slogvik (also spelled Slogvig) was the 5th and next to last child of Anders Knudsen Slogvik and his wife Anna Jacobsdatter Fikstvedt. An earlier son born in 1800 was also named Jakob, but he died before our Jakob was born in June1807 (a common Norwegian naming practice). Jacob was born on the Slogvik farm which overlooks the Hervik Fjord, in what is now Tysvær Municipality of Rogaland “fylke” (county) north of Stavanger in southwest Norway. This area at this time in history was a “hot bed” of religious decent with Norwegian sailors returning from England with Quaker beliefs. Jakob was probably not a formal member of the Quaker Church before he left Norway due to his age and religious restrictions in his area at this time. However, most authorities now agree that he early on held Quaker beliefs as did many of his family members, and he was referred to as a "Quaker sympathizer." His great uncle Torbjørn Knutson Svinali Nedra was one of those held prisoner in England during the Napoleonic wars and there converted to Quaker beliefs. At age 18 Jacob was a crew member ("Apprentice") of the sloop "Restoration" (often called the “Norwegian Mayflower”) which sailed for America in 1825 from the port of Stavanger. Jakob, taking the Americanized name of Jacob Anderson, married in 1831 fellow “Slooper” Serena Madland in upstate New York where most of these emigrants first settled west of Rochester. To find better farming land, he moved his family west in 1834 to be one of the first families to settle in the historically significant Fox River Settlement of north-central Illinois. Here he established a farm on 240 acres of rich land in Rutland Township in LaSalle County where most of their children were born. In 1848 the family moved farther west to southwestern Iowa where Jacob entered a claim for 600 acres in the Wheeler Grove area of Pottawattamie County. The family moved west again in 1854 by wagon train, this time to Soscol, an early community just south of the town of Napa in northern California. Here Jacob developed a new farm and lived there with his family until his death in 1864. He was buried in the Tulocay Cemetery in a family plot purchased by his then married daughter Martha Wheeler in the town of Napa. In his 1961 book, The Sloopers, J. H. Rosdail points out that Jacob died "farther from his native Norway than any other who came over on the Sloop" . Jacob and Serena had 10 children total, but most of them died young; only 3 of these children survived to become an adult and marry, only 2 daughters had children to carry on this “Slooper” line. In the summer of 2002 the then owners of the Slogvik farm where Jacob was born (Einar & Rotraud Slogvik) visited Jacob and Serena’s Napa grave. They found one simple stone for these 3 members of this historic family. It was a large plot with room for more burials, but the descendants moved from this area and subsequent families have chosen not to be buried here. While the engraving on the stone stated that both Jacob and Serene were born in Norway, there was no further indication that they were prominent pioneers in Norwegian-American immigration. This led to discussions of this situation with California “Slooper” descendants of this couple. Eventually it was decided that a 2 ton monument stone (called “bautastein” in Norwegian) would be shipped to California by the Slogvik family, the local Tysvær municipality and the Tysvær Historical Society. Arriving in 2003, the large stone was processed by Turlock Marble and Granite Company owned by a Norwegian-American family in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Stone sculptor Ira Kessey (of Norwegian descent) carved a beautiful image of the sloop on one side to which was added some wording that explains the significance of the tribute. For placement on the other side, a plaque was sent from the Tysvær kommune describing the historical connection of that region of Norway to US immigration. The stone was on display at the San Francisco Norway Day Festival held at Crissy Field on May 8th and 9th, 2004. The stone was then transported to Napa the following week for installation at the Slooper grave site. A few days later, a festival dedication was attended by dignitaries, visiting Norwegians, Slooper descendants and several hundred interested participants on May 15, 2004. Rosdail, J. Hart, "The Sloopers; Their Ancestry and Posterity; The Story of the People on the Norwegian Mayflower, The Sloop, 'Restoration'." Broadview, IL: Norwegian Slooper Society of America, 1961, p. 425. For more on the "Slooper" story and the "Slooper Monument Project", see: http://wheelerfolk.org/slooper/slooper_monument_project.htm

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

Where is Jacob Anderson's memorial?
Jacob Anderson's memorial is located at: Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa County, USA.
When did Jacob Anderson death?
Jacob Anderson death on 6 May 1864 in Napa, Napa County, California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Jacob Anderson's memorial?
Latitude: 38.2991982
Longitude: -122.2688980

Family Members:

Spouse

Serena Tormodsdatter Madland Anderson

(1813 - 1898)

Children

Andrew Jackson Anderson

(1842 - 1917)

Jacob Anderson Jr.

(1844 - 1866)

Flowers:

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Coordinate: 38.2991982, -122.2688980

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