Johannes Knudsen Nes was born on 13 December 18231 in Stord, Hordaland, Norway1 as the fourth child of Knud Knudsen Nes and Maritte Johannesdatter Tveite.
He had three older siblings: Kari (1819) and Johannes (1821), who lived only one week and Knud (1822). He had two younger brothers: Rasmus (1827) and Tørres (1829).
Johannes was baptized the day after he was born on 14 December 1823 in Stord, Hordaland, Norway1. His sponsors were Chrstopher Jorgenssen Sotreigen, Johannes Abderssen Walvatna, Lars Johannessen Aas, Rosselle Gregoriusdatte Walvatna and Randi Nielsdatter Vall.
He was confirmed on 22 October 18384 in Stord, Hordaland, Norway4 at the age of 16.
When he was 24, he married Eli Svendsdatter Eldoen on 23 Apr 18483 in Stord, Hordaland, Norway3.
By 1865, Johannes and Eli were living on the Valvatna farm in Stord, where they remained living for the remainder of his life.5,6,7,8,9 Therefore, he was also known as Johannes Knudsen Valvatna.
Johannes and Eli had the following children:
1. Martha Johannesdatter Eldoen was born on 10 Jun 184810 in Hordaland, Norway10 (Eldoen, Stord10). She died on 18 Dec 192811,12 in Rose Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada11,12. She married Jorgen Halvorsen Degerness on 01 May 187313,14,11 in Stord, Hordaland, Norway13,14,11.
2. Mari Johannesdatter Valvatna was born on 21 Feb 185115 in Hordaland, Norway15 (Valvatna, Stord15).
3. Svend Johannessen Valvatna was born on 19 Feb 185416 in Hordaland, Norway16 (Valvatna, Stord16).
4. Ingeborg Johannesdatter Valvatna was born on 27 Sep 185617 in Hordaland, Norway17 (Valvatna, Stord17).
5. Kari Johannesdatter Valvatna was born on 31 May 185918 in Hordaland, Norway18 (Valvatna, Stord18). She died on 13 Sep 194419,20 in Elgin, Iowa, USA19,20. She married Carl Johan Olssen Blokus on 29 Dec 188621 in Hordaland, Norway21 (Stord, Hordaland, Norway21).
6. Abilene Johannesdatter Valvatna was born on 21 Dec 186222 in Hordaland, Norway22 (Valvatna, Stord22).
7. Eli Johannesdatter Valvatna was born on 19 Apr 186623 in Hordaland, Norway23 (Valvatna, Stord23).
8. Knud Johannessen Valvatna was born on 18 Dec 186824 in Hordaland, Norway24 (Valvatna, Stord24).
Johannes and Eli enjoyed 54 years together before Eli died in 1902.
Johannes continued to live at Valvatna and died on 05 December 19162 in Stord, Hordaland, Norway2 and was buried on 12 December 19162.
Link to Johannes Knudsen Nes in genealogy.
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2 Burials. Norway, Stord, Hordaland. 12 December 1916. Valvante, Johannes Knudsen. https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/7063/131 : accessed 25 September 2020.
3 Marriages. Norway, Stord, Hordaland. 23 April 1848. Knudsen Nes, Johannes and Svendsdatter Eldoen, Eli. https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/8303/223 : accessed 10 April 2019.
4 Confirmations. Norway, Stord, Hordaland. 22 October 1838. Knudsen Næs, Johannes. https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/11675/48339/49 : accessed 8 March 2021.
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10 Baptisms, Norway. Stord, Hordaland. Eldoen, Marthe Johannesdatter. 13 June 1848. https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/8303/59 : accessed April 2019.
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