Nils Levorson Slaaten: Tofterå Slettemoen

Tofterå Slettemoen genealogy

1825 - 1863 (37 years)

Generation: 1

Nils Levorson Slaaten was born on 23 Aug 1825 in Rueslåtta, Hol; died on 14 Feb 1863 in Civil war, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1863 in Madison, Davidson, Tennessee.

Notes:

Til Am. 1849.

50th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry
WI 15th Inf Co H. Residence: St. Ansgar, Mitchell County, Iowa. Born in Norway. Civil War:
Age 37. Married. Farmer. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5'5".
Enlisted for three years on 15 Jan 1862 at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered there the same day. Private. Sick in hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, 26 Dec 1862.
Died there of disease 14 Feb 1863. Buried in the Nashville National Cemetery; section E, grave 646. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 boxes 76-10, 77-1,8; red book vol 20 p120) (Buslett p574) (Ulvestad p329) (Ager p150, 311)

From Vesterheim Norwegian Museum in Decorah, Iowa, USA

Nils married Anne Syversdtr. Storedal on 19 Dec 1854 in Orfordville Lutheran Church, Rock County, Wisconsin. Anne was born on 18 Apr 1835 in Storedal, Torpo; died on 26 Mar 1898 in Rock, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Helene Bergitte Levorson was born on 1 May 1859 in Iowa; was christened on 1 Jun 1859 in Silver Lake Lutheran church, Northwood, Worth, Iowa; and died.
3. Levor Levorson was born on 24 Feb 1861 in Iowa; was christened on 31 Mar 1861 in St Ansgar, Iowa; and died.

Generation: 2

2. Helene Bergitte Levorson (1.Nils¹) was born on 1 May 1859 in Iowa; was christened on 1 Jun 1859 in Silver Lake Lutheran church, Northwood, Worth, Iowa; and died.
3. Levor Levorson (1.Nils¹) was born on 24 Feb 1861 in Iowa; was christened on 31 Mar 1861 in St Ansgar, Iowa; and died.