Karl Knutson Hatland

Brief Life History of Karl

When Karl Knutson Hatland was born on 12 May 1906, in Hatland, Stord, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Knut Sjurson Mjos, was 32 and his mother, Johanna Elisabet Johannesdtr Hatland, was 28. He died about 1961, in Norway, at the age of 56.

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Family Time Line

Knut Sjurson Mjos
1874–1934
Johanna Elisabet Johannesdtr Hatland
1877–about 1942
Sigurd Knutson Hatland
1803–1951
Bergit Knutsdtr Hatland
1901–1950
Maria Knutsdtr Hatland
1905–1960
Asta Knutsdtr Hatland
1910–1988
Johan Knutson Hatland
1912–1991
Johannes Knutson Mjos
1898–1950
Sigurd Knutsson Hatland
1899–1903
Karl Knutson Hatland
1906–about 1961
Solveig Knutsdtr Hatland
1908–1982
Johan Knutsen Mjos
1918–1929

Sources (2)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Karl Knutson Hatland - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Karl Knutson Hatland
  • Karl Johan, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"

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1913 · Gerhard Naeseth

Birth year of Gerhard Naeseth Well-known Genealogist who specialized in Norwegian-Americans and Norwegian immigration. Director and founder of the Vesterheim Genealogical Center, now called the Norwegian-American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library in Madison, Wisconsin.

1923 · Naming Law

Naming Law adopted in Norway when each family was required to have a surname. They couldn't use patronymics. It could be either the husband's or wife's family name.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Knute, Selmer, Ingard, Jarl, Jorgen, Juel, Nels, Obert, Tryg, Algot, Egil.

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Knutsson: patronymic from the personal name Knut (see Knudsen ).

Americanized form of Norwegian Knutsen , a cognate of 1 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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