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a 4-H Sears pig named Bonnie at the Central
Texas Fair at Waco. He is married to
Johnette Walker of Hico, and they have two
children, Jeffrey Jerome (1976) and Tiffany
Rhea (1980). They now live in Lampasas,
Texas.
Laurie Kay, Mrs. Richard Hageman of San
Marcos, was born in 1952. The Hagemans
have two daughters, Brooke Lambeck (1979)
and Lesley Jean (1983).
Bruce Lee was born in 1956. He married
Cindy Wimberly and they have two sons,
Nathan Lee (1980) and Garrett Wayne
(1982). They reside in Meridian.
In 1962 Carroll and James Lee started the
Gap Grain Company, later to be Gap Im-
plement Company, and held a monthly farm
implement auction. Presently the business is
Clifton Implement Company.
A small twister snapped the power lines in
the front field one night, making a big roar
as it passed over the house.
Conrad Dwaine was born in 1964. All the
Knudson children attended Cranfills Gap
schools and were active in some sports and
4-H work.
In 1969 a brown brick home west of
Mustang Creek on the old Amundson place
was built, and the home place was sold to Bill
and Ida Koons of Dallas.
Bettye and Carroll enjoy all sports and play
golf at Bosque Valley Golf Course, and
Carroll fishes, hunts and raises a vegetable
garden. Bettye reads books and does needle-
work. They are active members of St. Olaf
Lutheran Church.
by Bettye and Carroll Knudson
KNUDSON, GEORGE ANDREW
AND OLINEGeorge A. and Oline Knudson
George Andrew Knudson was born in 1869,
in a log cabin in Meridian Creek Valley in
Bosque County. He was the first child born
to Knud S. Knudson (1830-1910) and wife,
Gunhild Tergerson (1841-1922), after their
move from Van Zandt County to Bosque
County. He was baptized June, 1869, at Our
Savior's Lutheran Church during the first
worship service conducted by its first resi-
dent minister, Rev. Ole O. Estrem. He was
confirmed at the same church in 1885 by Rev.
J.K. Rystad.
In 1893, he was married in Our Savior's
Lutheran Church to Oline Hanson. Oline was
born in Bosque County in 1875, the daughter
of Ole Hanson (1830-1912) and wife, Mathea
Hansdatter (1839-1910). She was baptized in
1875 by Rev. Estrem at Our Savior's Lu-
448theran Church, where she was also confirmed
in 1891 by Rev. Rystad.
George and Oline made their first home in
Meridian Creek Valley near St. Olaf "Rock
Church," where their first child, Ole Conrad
(1893-1978) was born. In 1894 they acquired
Valley View farm in the Mustang community,
where they remained the rest of their lives.
On this farm five more children were born:
Molden Gordon (1896-1980), Gina Orelia
(1899-1951), Pearl Mae (1902-1958), Sigrid
Tomena (1905-1973) and Hilda Addie (born
1909).
George and Oline made significant improv-
ements to Valley View farm. They employed
Martin Shefstad, a carpenter, to build a new
two-story frame home in 1905. They added
a wooden tank house in 1907, and in 1908 they
built a new barn.
Tragedy struck in 1909, when Oline died,
and George was left with six children ranging
in age from four months to fifteen years. The
next few years were difficult times for the
Knudson family, but George assumed the
role of both father and mother to his children
and, with the help of relatives and neighbors,
he saw to it that the needs of his children were
met. The two younger girls, Tomena and
Hilda, lived for a time with their aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. John Christenson, who
lived near Clifton.
In 1914, George's oldest son, Conrad,
married Sadie J. Grimland (born 1894),
daughter of Andrew and Theresa (Jenson)
Grimland. They made their home on Valley
View farm, management of which George
delegated to Conrad; and Sadie became
foster-mother for Conrad's younger brother
and sisters. The following children were born
to Conrad and Sadie: Tira, Wade, Carol,
Milburn, and Gene.
In 1916, Orelia Knudson married Walde-
mar Olson (1896-1951), son of Axel Hugo
Danby and Ina (Juergens) Olson. Children:
Garland, Viola, Willie May, Floyd, Lloyd,
and Wilma Fay.
In 1920, Molden Knudson married Mathea
"Mattie" Carlson (born 1897), daughter of
Christian P. and Gustava (Gunderson) Carl-
son. Children: Cleo, Ozelle, and Muriel.
In 1922, Pearl Knudson married Canute
Carlson (1900-1964), son of Carl G. and
Christine (Rierson) Carlson. Children: Con-
nie and Elsie.
In 1927, Tomena Knudson married Olaf
Johnson (1905-1966), son of Mathias and
Martha (Hanson) Johnson. Children: Der-
wood and Jacqueline.
In 1938, Hilda Knudson married Lawrence
White of Waco.
George Andrew Knudson was frequently
involved in religious and civic activities. He
donated a parcel of land from the southeast
corner of his pasture for use as a Mustang
community center. A grocery store,
blacksmith shop, ice house, gasoline station,
cream station, and croquet court were built
on this land, and it was named "George's
Will," in honor of its donor. George was often
called to Meridian for grand jury service, and
he was appointed to serve as a tick inspector
for Bosque County.
In his later years, one of his favorite
activities was sitting in a rocking chair on the
front porch of his home, chewing a plug of
Brown Mule tobacco, and telling his grand-
children about the "olden days."
George died in 1957 and is buried beside
his wife who had been buried 48 years earlierin St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery.
by Derwood Johnson
KNUDSON, KITTLE TOBIAS
FAMILY
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Tobias Knudson was the son of immigrant
parents, Salve and Kari (Gunderson) Knud-
son. Salve had immigrated from Norway in
1846. Tobias was born in 1864 at Four Mile
Prairie in Van Zandt County in Texas. When
he was three years old, he moved with his
parents and five brothers and sisters to
Bosque County.
Bertha Karine Swenson was born in 1865
in Wisconsin. Her parents came to America
from Tydalen, Norway, and settled in Wis-
consin. Karine came to Bosque County in
1885 to help a widowed uncle, B.B. Swenson,
take care of his six small children and to keep
house for them. It was there that she met
Tobias Knudson.
Tobias grew up when there was little
opportunity for formal education, but he
attended school a few months out of the year
in a log school house on the Swenson place.
Often he had to stay at home and drive the
oxen for his brother while he held the plow.
Even as young as ten, he made several trips
to Waco with his brother to sell wheat. They
drove a team of four oxen to a wagon. These
trips took four or five days and although full
of hardshp, brought many new experiences.
They received their pay in silver dollars
which they carried in ducking money bags. It
was usually Tobias' job to watch over the
money in the wagon yard while the older boys
went to see the sights of the city.
Because of the responsibility he assumed
at an early age, Tobias was well prepared to
assume the role of husband and head of the
household. Tobias and Karine were married
in 1887 in Cranfills Gap, Texas. Tobias had
two horses and a few cows. He bought a stove,
table and three chairs for $12 from a man who
had quit housekeeping. He received a bed
(made by his father) from his brother Jacob.
The other furnishings Tobias made. Their
first home they rented from Leroy Parks and
it was located on Spring Creek. They re-
mained there for five years. Then they bought
a farm in the Cove Springs community where
they resided the rest of their lives.
Tobias was respected for his knowledge of
horticulture. He had a knack for growing
plants of all kinds including bountiful or-
chards and vineyards. He liked to experiment
with different seeds and always ordered the
latest varieties. Tobias attended summer
workshops at Texas A&M on horticulture. He
practiced many new ideas he learned, includ-
ing contour farming and terracing fields. He
also mastered the art of growing and curing
tobacco. He would boil the leaves of tobacco
to obtain the desired strength. Tobias spent
many hours on rainy days in his shop making
things, from wood.
Tobias and Karine Knudson's first child,
Selmer Thorwold was born in 1888. Selmer
married Edna Jenson in 1922. They had two
children, Sarah and Trent. Selmer died in
1974.
Alvin was born in 1887, while they still
resided on the Parks ranch. Alvin married
Mary Erickson in 1914. Their children in-
clude: Alton Pernell, Kenneth Vergel,. , s,
.
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