Christopher Jonasen Family

Christopher Jonasen, wife Marie and 4 small children (Ole, John, Anna and Helen) from Toten, Norway, crossed a stormy North Sea to England and on to the United States in the winter of 1905.  They settled in Griggs County because Mrs. Jonasen had an uncle, Simon Ouren, and an aunt, Mrs. Iver Hanson, living in Sverdrup Township.

The Jonasens lived on several farms in eastern Griggs and reared a family here.  She died in 1924 and Christ in 1938.  Sons and daughters are: 

  1. 1. Ole, who operated a garage in Hope for many years, presently a patient at the Veterans' Hospital in Fargo
  2. John, a retired farmer, Dazey, North Dakota
  3. Anna, Mrs. Marius Rasmussen, Luverne, North Dakota
  4. Helen, Mrs. Alfred Skjeret, Dazey, North Dakota
  5. Axel, deceased
  6. Minnie, Mrs. G. D. Sherman, Honolulu, Hawaii
  7. Chrystine, Mrs. Loftin, Pacific Palisades, California
  8. Alf, Duarte, California
  9. Nina, Mrs. Leonard Moudy, Capitola Beach, California
  10. Mabel, Mrs. Paul Cornwall, Monterey, California

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976  Page 240