Aanen Knudsen Stangeland
1825-1902 Aanen's wife Gertrude Stensland-Stangeland
1834-1906
| Aanen Knudsen Stangeland was born Nov. 15, 1825 in Norway and emigrated to America May 20, 1854 settling near Ossian, Iowa. He married Gertrude Stensland from Hjelmeland, Norway May 9, 1857, he was 32 and she was 23. Together they built the first Stangeland farm on the banks of Nutting Creek on Granite Road near Ossian, Iowa. They reared 9 children. Aanen worked at times as a surveyor. He died March 12, 1902 and Gertrude died June 8, 1906. They were the first Stangelands of this branch of the family to settle in America. |