Caroline Dorothea Margrethe Keyser 1829-1880

Caroline «Linka» Dorothea Margrethe Keyser

Born: July 2, 1829, Kristiansand, Norway Died: September 19, 1880 (age 51), Spring Prairie, WI, USA Married: May 5, 1851, to Herman Amberg Preus (b.1825) in Halden, Østfold Emigrated: May 22, 1851, from Kragerø, Norway

Children (4):

Christian Keyser Preus (1852–1921)
Agnes Wilhelmina Rudolpha Keyser Preus (1859–1927)
John Wilhelm Preus (1861–1925)
Paul Preus (1867–1883)

‍Sources:
FamilySearch. Caroline «Linka» Dorothea PreusMyHeritage. Caroline «Linka» Dorothea Preus

Image: Linka Preus. Vesterheim Archives, Preus Collection.

Image: Linka and Herman. Vesterheim Archives, Preus Collection.

Image: The four children. Vesterheim Archives, Preus Collection.

Image: Rear of Spring Prairie Parsonage. C.K.Preus on reaper, Linka Preus, Johan Wilhelm Preus on dog, perhaps Sina Bredesen holding horse, others unidentified. Vesterheim Archives, Preus Collection.

_{Cover Image: Caroline Dorothea Margrethe Keyser Preus. Oil on canvas (1885) by Herbjorn Gausta}