Ancestors of

Svein Ols. Halingstad
(1769-1861)

Kristi Larsdtr. Nestegard
(1775-1840)

Sander Lars. Nestegard
(1762-1822)

Gunvor Tollefsdtr. Slettemoen
(1775-1859)

Svein Sveins. Rudningen
(1808-1878)

Guri Sandersdtr. Slettemoen
(1812-1903)

Swen S. Swenson
(1836-1905)

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Kristi Knudsdtr. Bekkestad

Christina Geoline Swenson+

Swen S. Swenson

Born: 29 Nov 1836, Rudningen, Nerol, Hol
Christened: 26 Dec 1836, Ål, Hallingdal
Marriage (1): Kristi Knudsdtr. Bekkestad
Died: 4 Mar 1905, Lake Prairie, Nicollet, MN at age 68

General Notes:

Sven hadde farm, vart velståande og hadde mange tillitsverv, mellom anna medlem av Legislature i Minnesota. Var heimatt ein tur til Hol i 1899 (sjå bilete av Swenson-farmen i Hol II, s 779). 12 born og ni levde upp.
Juliane Swenson 1864-1930
Lauritz Selmer Swenson 1865-1947, foreign minister
Albert Theodore Swenson 1867-1930
Nels Olaves Swenson 1868-
Carl Ludwig Swenson 1869-1941
Christine Swenson 1873-
Swen Gerhard Swenson 1875-
Oscar Swenson 1877-
Soren Swenson 1879-1914

Swen married Kristi Knudsdtr. Bekkestad, daughter of Knut Sveins. Reinton and Ragnhild Andersdtr. Gudmundsrud. (Kristi Knudsdtr. Bekkestad was born on 6 Nov 1839 in Bekkestad, Ål and died on 23 Oct 1925 in Nicollet Co, MN.)