Gudrun emigrated on 11 November 1896, at the age of 15. I cannot fathom how brave she must have been, or maybe just how desperate she was. Women had no rights back then, and the oldest son inherited everything in the family. If your family did not have money then you may have had to be a servant and could not own your own home like we can in America.
My great grandmother boarding a ship and leaving her homeland during the dead of winter must have been a really brave or desperate action. She must have been a very strong woman. I never got the privilege of knowing her, because she passed away years before I was born.
Gudrun passed away after gall bladder surgery when a blood clot traveled to her brain and killed her. In those days they did not use stockings to protect against blood clots.
She emigrated as a governess to the Glenn W. Traer family in Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Gudrun "Gud" married Edward "Edy" Francis Linderman on 11 September 1902 in Winona, Winona, Minnesota, USA. They were very much in love. After she passed, my great grandfather never remarried.
Birth: 22 August 1881 in Namsos, Hordaland fylke, Norway
My maternal 1st. great grandmother was the daughter of Daniel Olaus Lund and Serine Kristine Olsen of Norway. I did not find proof of her parents until January 2019, thanks to the kindness of a Norwegian lady named Bente Kooter Laading, on the Geni.com genealogy website.
I will be forever grateful to her.
| Bente Kooter Laading on January 17, 2019, Geni.com website |
Gudrun Ivara “Gud” Lund LindermanBIRTH 22 Aug 1881Namsos, Namsos kommune, Nord-Trøndelag fylke, NorwayDEATH 9 Jun 1924 (aged 42)Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USABURIAL 1924Linwood CemeteryDubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USAFINDAGRAVE MEMORIAL ID 21069285
My maternal great grandmother. Daughter of Daniel Olaus Lund and Serine Christine Larsdtr Olsen of Norway.
GUDRUN IVARA (LUND) LINDERMAN EMIGRATED FROM THE PORT OF CRISTIANA, CRISTIANSAND, AKERSHUS, NORWAY IN 1896, TO ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK, NEW YORK:
First Name:Gudrun
Last Name:Lund
Ethnicity:Norway, Norwegian
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival:Nov 11, 1896
Age at Arrival: 15y Gender: F Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Hekla
Port of Departure: Christiania
Manifest Line Number:0102
Source: Ellis Island Records, New York, New York.
ED CALLED HER GUD AND SHE CALLED HIM EDY. THEY WERE VERY MUCH IN LOVE.
GREAT AUNT GLADYS LINDERMAN NELSON, EVELYN "EPPIE" LINDERMAN AYALA, AND ARTURO AYALA WENT TO NORWAY ON VACATION IN 1994, AND MET SOME OF OUR "LUND" RELATIVES RESIDING THERE.
THE "LUND" SURNAME IS NORWEGIAN. THE NORWEGIANS USUALLY DERIVED THEIR NAMES FROM THE FAMILY FARM.
Emigrated in September 1896 from Namsos, Norway to New York. ELLIS ISLAND IN NEW YORK WAS OPENED IN 1892. GUDRUN LUND WAS ONLY FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE, WHEN SHE EMIGRATED FROM NORWAY, IN 1896, TO ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK, ON THE SHIP "HEKLA", WITH CAPTAIN LAUB OF COPENHAGEN. THINGVALLA IS THE SHIPBUILDER. SHE CAME TO WORK AS A SERVANT FOR THE GLENN W. TRAER FAMILY IN HYDE PARK TOWN, CHICAGO, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Married Edward Francis Linderman on September 11, 1902 in Winona, Minnesota. Edy called her Gud.
They had four children together: Harry William, Gladys Serene, Irene Mary, and Evelyn "Eppie" Frances Linderman.
All children were baptized as Lutheran. Harry & Gladys were baptized in Winona, Minnesota. Irene & Evelyn were baptized in the St.Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, at 2025 Jackson Street, in Dubuque, Iowa.
Edy, Gud, and (mother-in-law) Mary Linderman all resided together at 705 W. Third Street, Dubuque, Iowa until her death in 1924. Gudrun had Gall Bladder surgery, and died when a blood clot went to her brain.
My Great Grandfather, Edward Francis Linderman never remarried and continued to grieve her loss until the day he died in 1968. His Mother, Mary Linderman, died one month later in June 1968. What a tragedy! researched and transcribed by Sally Frederick Johnson
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