Person:Hans Hansson Møkkenes (1)

He, three of his brothers and his step-brother adopted the family name of Myhre (the name of the family home in Norway) when they emigrated to Grafton, Dakota Territory.

1. ↑ Hans H. Myhre (original in Norwegian with handwritten corrections by the author, plus translation into English
   pages 7-8.

   'Hans Martin Andersen ... fik beholde en liten part av gaarden ... kaldtes Myra, ... De hadde 7 sønner: ... Fire av brødrene og en stedbror som utvantret til Amerika skriver sit navn Myhre.'
   
   translation: 'Hans Martin Andersen ... was allowed to keep a small part of the farm which ... was called Myra. ... Four of the brothers and one step-brother who emigrated to America spell their name Myhre.'

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Family records.

   'Hans A Hansen Myhre föd 3de August 1862 paa Gaarden Mögnes Myhre i Skee Sogn Jarlsberg Norge af Foreldrene Hans Martin Andersen og Hella Andrea Hansdatter'
   
   Translation: Hans A Hansen Myhre born 3 August 1862 on farm Mögnes Myhre in Skee parish, Jarlsberg [County], Norway, to parents Hans Martin Andersen and Hella Andrea Hansdatter

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Hans H. Myhre (original in Norwegian with handwritten corrections by the author, plus translation into English
   page 10.

   'Hans Arnt, skriver Hans. H. Myhre, hadde vært sjømand i 8 aar før han utvandret til Grafton, Dakota Territory, i 1888, hvor han fik "tree claim" i 1889. Han bodde paa den og farmet og "provet" op og solgte farmen i 1911 og reiste til Saskatchewan, Canada, hvor han blev custodian ved Outlook College indtil 1923, da han reiste til Minneapolis, hvor han drev med husbygging indtil han var 78 aar.'
   
   translation: 'Hans Arnt, writes Hans H. Myhre, had been a seaman for 8 years before he left Norway and came to Grafton, Dakota Territory in 1888, where he received a "tree claim" in 1889. He lived on the claim and farmed it, but he sold the farm in 1911 and moved to Saskatchewan, Canada where he became a custodian at Outlook College. He stayed there until 1923 when he moved to Minneapolis, where he worked building houses until he was 78 years old.'

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Den Norske kirke. Stokke prestegjeld (Vestfold). Kirkebøker
   1862 baptisms (page 64), baptism #85.

   Hans Arent, født August 3, døpt August 17, ægte [legitimate], forældre [parents]: Gbr [Gaardbruger: farmer] Hans Martin Andersen og hstr [hustru: wife] Hella Andrea Hansdtr nedre Møkenæs

5. ↑ Family records
   page 1.

   Hans Arnt Myhre died Aug. 31, 1956 in Minneapolis, ND

6. ↑ Family records
   deaths.

   'Hans H. Myhre died Aug 31st 1956 age 94 years.'

7. ↑ Hans H. Myhre (original in Norwegian with handwritten corrections by the author, plus translation into English
   page 8.

   'Det hadde [ikke] vært stor utvandring fra Vestfold før i 1880-aarene med undtagelse av nogen sjøfolk som gik iland i kystbyene og seilte med amerikanske skibe, men rundt 1885 var det nogen gutter i vestre Skjee sogn som reiste over til en onkel de hadde i Grafton, Dakota Territory, og gjennem dem fik de høre om forholdene i det indre av landet. Der var mange unggutter der i bygden og mange av dem var sjømænd, men det var saa daarlige hyrer, en fuldt befaren matros fik ikke mere end 8 spesidaler maaneden; men i Red Riverdalen var der god fortjeneste for arbeidsfolk av alle slags, saa i 1888 reiste de første, nemlig Ludvig Horntvet, Hans Myhre, Mathias Olsen, Møkkenes, Anders Dalen, Albert Hønsvold.
   
   'Familierne vokser og spredes. Næste aar og aarene derefter i perioden 1888-1898 utvandret 5 av Myhre brødrene, 5 av Horntvet søskende, 4 av Gjein brødrene og alle av dem var søskenbarn, og mange andre fra bygdene, saa det blev en stor Vestfold koloni i Grafton, med det blev ikke mange igjen efter nogen aar. De drog ut til alle kanter for at faa homestead.'
   
   translation: 'There had [not] been large-scale emigration from Vestfold [until] the 1880s with the exception of some sailors who settled in the coastal cities and sailed with American ships, but in 1885 there were some boys in the western Skjee parish who traveled over to an uncle they had in Grafton, Dakota Territory, and through him they got to hear about the state of affairs in the interior of the land. There were many young boys there in the town, and many of them were sailors, but the wages were so poor that a fully experienced, able-bodied seaman didn't get more than 8 "spesidalers" per month; but in the Red River Valley there were good wages for working people of all kinds. So in 1888 the first of them made the journey to America, namely Ludvig Horntvet, Hans Myhre, Mathias Olsen, Møkkenes, Anders Dalen, Albert Hønsvold.
   
   'The families grew and spread. In the next year and the years thereafter in the period from 1888-1898, 5 of the Myhre brothers, 5 of the Horntvet brothers and sisters and 4 of the Gjein brothers travelled to America (all of them cousins), and there came many others from the countryside, so that there grew a large Vestfold colony in Grafton, but there weren't many left after a few years. They travelled out to all corners to get a homestead.'

   Note: The first "ikke" is a handwritten correction in the author's copy of his book, which was not available to the translator.

8. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Midland, Pembina, North Dakota.

   Hans Myhre, born Aug 1862 (age 37) in Norway, immigrated in 1888, farmer
   wife: Marie Myhre, born 1869 (age 31) in Norway, had 4 children, 2 of whom are living, immigrated in 1894
   daughter: Hilda Myhre, born Jan 1897 (age 3) in N Dakota
   daughter Agnes Myhre, born Dec 1898 (age 1) in N Dakota
   [step-]brother: Andrew Myhre, born Mar 1863 (age 37) in Norway, immigrated in 1895, farm laborer

9.   United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
   Midland, Pembina, North Dakota.

   Hans Myhre, age 47, widowed, born in Norway, farmer
   servant: Ella Lerud, age 24, single, born in N. Dakota, housekeeper

10.   Canada. 1921 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Saskatchewan, Kindersley, RM of Rudy.

    Hans Myhre, age 51, born in Norway, janitor
    daughter: Hilda Myhre, age 23, born in U.S.A., clerk
    daughter: Agnes Myhre, age 21, born in U.S.A., teacher
    son: Frederick Myhre, age 20, born in Norway, clerk
    daughter: Mabel Myhre, age 17, born in U.S.A.
    all immigrated to Canada in 1914, all Lutheran
    living on Ash St. [Outlook]

11.   United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T627)
    Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.

    Ole A Hanson, age 51, born in Norway, building contractor
    wife: Hilda A Hanson, age 43, born in North Dakota, sales lady
    father-in-law: Hans H Myhre, age 77, born in Norway
    all living in the same house in 1935

12.   United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626)
    Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.

    Hans Myhare, age 65, born in Norway, immigrated in 1888, carpenter for a building contr.
    daughter: Agnes Myhare, age 30, born in North Dakota
    daughter: Hilda Myhare, age 32, born in North Dakota, sales lady
    son: Fred Myhare, age 27, born in North Dakota, house painter
    son: Cyrus Myhare, age 19, born in North Dakota

13.   Canada. 1916 Census of Prairie Provinces
    Saskatchewan, Kindersley, Town of Outlook.

    Hans Myhre, age 53, born in Norway, immigrated in 1912, caretaker
    daughter: Hilda Myhre, age 19, born in United States, immigrated in 1912
    daughter: Agnes Myhre, age 17, born in United States, immigrated in 1912
    son: Fredrick Myhre, age 15, born in Norway, immigrated in 1912
    daughter: Mable Myhre, age 11, born in United States, immigrated in 1912
    2 lodgers
    living in Lutheran College Annex, all Lutheran

14. ↑ He moved to Grafton, Dakota Territory (later, North Dakota) with Ludvig Horntvet (a cousin), Mathias Olsen (a cousin), Anders Dalen and Albert Hønsvold. Three brothers, a step-brother and several cousins followed later.
    
    'There had [not] been large-scale emigration from Vestfold [until] the 1880s with the exception of some sailors who settled in the coastal cities and sailed with American ships, but in 1885 there were some boys in the western Skjee parish who traveled over to an uncle they had in Grafton, Dakota Territory, and through him they got to hear about the state of affairs in the interior of the land. There were many young boys there in the town, and many of them were sailors, but the wages were so poor that a fully experienced, able-bodied seaman didn't get more than 8 "spesidalers" per month; but in the Red River Valley there were good wages for working people of all kinds. So in 1888 the first of them made the journey to America, namely Ludvig Horntvet, Hans Myhre, Mathias Olsen, Møkkenes, Anders Dalen, Albert Hønsvold.
    
    'The families grew and spread. In the next year and the years thereafter in the period from 1888-1898, 5 of the Myhre brothers, 5 of the Horntvet brothers and sisters and 4 of the Gjein brothers travelled to America (all of them cousins), and there came many others from the countryside, so that there grew a large Vestfold colony in Grafton, but there weren't many left after a few years. They travelled out to all corners to get a homestead.'