Gordon Small's Family & Genealogy

• Born: February 27, 1840, Kinn Send Fjord, Norway ⁴
• Marriage: Ole PEDERSON URNESS on July 23, 1863 in Kin Parish, Sogn Fjordane, Norway ¹
• Died: May 29, 1922, Lamberton, Redwood, Minnesota, USA at age 82 ⁵
• Buried: May 31, 1922, Highwater, Cottonwood, Minnesota - Highwater Lutheran Church Cemetery

  General Notes:

Ole and Anna emigrated from Norway to America in 1870.

In Old Westbrook Lutheran church Ladies' AID listed as Mrs. Ole Urnes (Anne) among those living near Highwater creek 1874-1901. Listed in Highwater Ladies' AID as Mrs. Ole Urness (Anne). In Highwater Lutheran church listed as Mrs. Ole Urness upon burial, aged 82 and born in Norway, died in Lamberton.

  Noted Events In her Life:

• Family Story. Sometime around September 1876 Jesse James and his gang holed up in Ole and Anna's home. As the story goes it was around the time of the famous Northfield Bank robery but it was unclear if this took place before or after the bank robery. History has recorded that the james gang staked out several banks in the surrounding towns before they decided on Northfield as their choice. If I had to guess the incident at Ole and Anna's house took place before the robery otherwise, in my opinion, the story would have taken on a more dramatic tone. The James brothers were reported to be polite during the time they were at the Pederson residence and no one was harmed while they were there. The main thing they wanted was food water and shelter for the night after which they went on their way. This story was told to me my mother, Marion Small in the 1950s and then again in 2006 by my aunts Lu and Marie Schmalz who are the granddaughters of Ole and Anna.

• Census, June 15, 1880, Highwater, Cottenwood, Minnesota - District 35.
  
  The following Pederson family members were listed on this page:
  Ole Pederson, Age 44
  Anna, Wife, Age 40
  Erick, Son, Age 13
  Gorgine, Daughter, Age 10
  Sarah, Daughter, Age 8
  Hendric, Son, Age 5
  Charlie, Son, Age 3
  Bertha, Daughter, Age 10/12

• Census, June 21, 1900, Highwater, Cottonwood, Minnesota - District 67.
  
  The following Urness family members are on this page.
  Peter P. Urness, Head, Born Nov 1862, Age 38
  Rose, Wife, Born May 1861, Age 39
  Nettie, Daughter, Born Dec 1883, Age 16
  Amanda, Daughter, Born Jan 1890, Age 10
  Julia, Daughter, Born Sep 1893, Age 6
  Henrietta, Daughter, Born Feb 1898, Age 2
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  Ole Urness, Head, Born Apr 1836, Age 64
  Anna, Wife, Born Feb 1840, Age 60
  Charles, Son, Born Nov 1876, Age 23
  Bertha, Daughter, Born Aug 1879, Age 20
  Olaus, Son, Born 1883, Age, 17
  Hanna, Daughter-In-Law, Born Apr 1880, Age 20

• Census, May 5, 1910, Lamberton, Redwood, Minnesota - District 115.
  
  The following Urness family members are on this page.
  Ole P. Urness, Head, Age 74
  Annie, Wife, Age 70
  Albert O., Son, Age 27
  

Anna married Ole PEDERSON URNESS on July 23, 1863 in Kin Parish, Sogn Fjordane, Norway.¹ (Ole PEDERSON URNESS was born in April 1836 in Norway, died on September 30, 1915 in Lamberton, Redwood, Minnesota, USA ⁶ and was buried in Highwater, Cottonwood, Minnesota - Highwater Lutheran Church Cemetery.)