Lars Tjelle Genealogy

Record modified: 2023-01-07
This is my ancestor 6 generations back.

 / Lars Grindheim
 / Lambrigt Tjelle|
|  \ Anna Tjelle
Lars Lambrigtsen Tjelle |
|  / Lars Lechnaes
 \ Torren Lechnaes |
 \ Brita Ebna

Born: 1798-10-13 Tjelle, Skånevik, Hordaland Norway
Died: 1860-08-29 West Lisbon, Kendall Co, Illinois USA
Marriages:
1. 1818-07-02 Magdela Rasmusdotter Molnes
Children of Lars Tjelle and Magdela Molnes:
Lambrigt Larsen Tjelle b. 1818-07-13
Ingrid Marie Tjelle b. 1819-09-29
Rasmus Larsen Tjelle b. 1821-03-05
Tåren Larsdotter Tjelle b. 1822-11-26
*Valjar Larsdatter Tjelle b. 1824-08-31
Anna Larsdotter Tjelle b. 1826-08-09
Bertha Larsdotter Tjelle b. 1828-11-14
Madela Larsdotter Tjelle b. 1828-11-14
Ingri Larsdatter Tjelle b. 1831-06-09
Lars Larsen Tjelle b. 1833-03-15
Lars Larsen "Lewis" Tjelle b. 1837-07-26
Hans Larsen Tjelle b. 1842-12-01
Abraham Larsen Chally b. 1843-10-09

Notes:

By the 1830s the part of Norway where he lived was getting more heavily populated than the land could easily support.

In 1844 he transferred 5/6 of his farm to his oldest son and kept the remaining 1/6 for himself.

He immigrated 1847-06-24 to New York with 11 of his children.
The Tjelle name was changed to Chally (and other variations) in America.

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They also had a son Lars Larsen Tjelle 1836-02-27 d 1836-06-29.

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One RootsWeb tree had his ancestry back to 105 BC (!) including several Kings of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. No doubt there are errors, but it is supposed to be proven to Ivar Gautesson 1490.

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1870 census Kendall Co IL p322a, Big Grove twp, Newark? post office
Lars Chally 72 NOR
Lewis L Chally 33 NOR
Anderson? Larson 29 SWE
Anna S Larson 26 SWE
Huldah? Larson 3 SWE
Albert Larson 2 SWE

He is a retired farmer. His real estate is valued at $2400, and his personal estate at $1200.
I think Lewis must be one of the children I have as Lars.
Either this is not my Lars, or he didn't die in 1860. I don't know if any other Tjelle families immigrated with mine.

1860 census Kendall Co IL p41/42, Big Grove twp, Bristol post office
Lara Kelly 62 NOR
Martha 63 NOR
Lewis L 23 NOR
Hanns 19 NOR
Abraham 16 NOR

He is a farmer. His real estate is valued at $4000, and his personal estate at $620. He and his wife can read and write.
[Big Grove twp is the southwest corner of the county.]
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