Barsness Family History
I am descended from Barsness ancestors.I would also like to see Ann Urness Gesme's family history book because I have an Urness connection, too.She has also published another book that I have used - "Between Rocks and Hard Places."
Syneve Jensdotter Barsness, daughter of Jens Martinus, was born April 12, 1807 in Nordnes, Barsnessgaard,Sogndal, Norway, and died in 1869 in Cherry Grove Township, Kenyon, Minnesota and is buried at the Dale Lutheran Church Cemetery, along with a great number of other Barsness family members.
She married Ole Peterson Marcy 17, 1830, in Stedge, Sogndal, Norway.He took the Barsness name.Ole died in 1866 in Sogndal.
Synneve owned the farm she lived on in Norway, which had been purchased by the family member named Olav Vikane.They took the name Barsness.
Their children were Jens Olson Barsness (b. 8/8/1833 in Sogndal),Per Barsness, Ingrid, Olava Barsness Peterson, Mikkel O. Barsness and Anna Barsness.
Jens Olson Barsness married Martha Ness. She was born 8/21/1839 in Bergen.He died in 1908 and she died in 1928.Both are buried at dale Cemetery
Their children were Anna(married an Engesether and lived in South Dakota and had no children), Ole, Severina (m Keyes), Marie (m Teigen), Ella, Anderina (Harvey Hanson), Lena (Married Ugland) and Johannes Johannson Barsness.
J.J. (as he was called) married Nelsina Jensina Ugland who was killed by a bull, then Ragnild Carolyn Hjermstad.