Johannes Halvorson Helgøy

Johannes Halvorson was born on December 16th, 1832.¹   Johannes Halvorson's father was Halvor Johannesson Helgøy and his mother was Anne Sesilie Olsdatter Nesheim.  His paternal grandparents were Johannes Anderson Bjelland and Sofie Halvorsdatter Helgøy. He had five brothers and five sisters, named Ola Halvorson, Halvor Halvorson, Anders Halvorson, Anders Halvarson, Ola Anders Halvorson, Sissel Halvardsdatter, Margrethe Halvorsdatter, Elen Karina Halvorsdatter, Anne Sesilie Halvorsdatter and Karen Kristine Halvorsdatter.  He was the second oldest of the eleven children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Ola Halvorson and Sofie Halvorsdatter.  He died at the age of 62 on December 28th, 1894.¹ 

‌Johannes Halvorson and Anna Karina Rasmusdatter were married in a religious ceremony in 1862.¹