Bevensen Norway Revheim

1827 Møller (a Miller)

1834 Arbeidsmand (a worker)

ca. 1848-ca. 1870 Møllesnikkar (a Millwright)

1854-93 Farmer

1804 Bornstein, Gut Altenhof, Gettorf parish, Eckernförde, Schleswig, his birthplace

1810 Vads Mølle, Falling parish, Århus county, Denmark

1827 Falling parish, Århus county, Denmark

1827 Tirsbæk Slot, a large estate in Engum parish, Vejle county, Denmark.

1834 Sondrup, Hundslund parish, Århus county, Denmark

1834-1848 unknown. One branch of descendents believes that he may have been in the military during this time.

1848 Norway

1854-1893 farm Refvem, Madla parish, Rogaland county, Norway

I . Johanna Fredrikka Berthine Johansdatter Bevensen -

Serina Tørresen, * 16. 07. 1881; + 1918; oo 07. 01. 1904 with Enok Tønnessen [+ 1960]; lived at farm Raustein, Randaberg parish. They had 7 children.

Josefine Bertilde Tørresen, * 28. 02. 1884; oo 22. 06. 1907 with Leonard Hansen. Leonard was * 24. 01. 1879 at Stavanger, Norway. He came to the USA in 1901 and settled at Brule county, South Dakota. He went back to Norway and married Josephine. They landed at Boston, Massachusetts on 03. 08. 1907 and returned to South Dakota, where they settled near the town of Kimball on a farm. In 1913 they moved to a farm at Faith, South Dakota, then for a while they lived at Iowa. They returned to South Dakota and in 1940 purchased a farm at Torrey Lake township. Leonard + 07. 09. 1961 and Josephine + 27.10. 1961, both at Mitchell, South Dakota. They had seven children.

Tøres Racin Tørresen, * 17. 10. 1887; + 18. 06. 1888

David Hartvig Austvåg Tørresen, * 17. 07. 1889; He accompanied his sister Josephine and arrived in the United States on 03. 08. 1907. He was given his grandfather's property at farm Refvem, but instead left for the United States and never went back. He signed over the farms in 1926 to his younger brother Tøres. He married Ellen Olsen on 08. 04. 1911. Ellen + 04. 06. 1927. David + 11. 07. 1982 at Verndale, Wadena county, Minnesota. In 1910 they lived on a farm at Kimball, South Dakota, later in 1920 on a farm at Torrey Lake, South Dakota. The family moved to a farm at Verndale, Minnesota in 1947. They had three children.

Tøres Tørresen, * 14. 08. 1892; + 10. 1967; Ioo Maria Taraldsdatter [+ 1930]; They had 5 children; IIoo 1937 with Salmy Larsen. They lived at farm Revheim.

Jenny Fredrikka Bergljot Tørresen, * 23. 09. 1894; + 30. 03. 1991; oo 20. 06. 1919 with Erik Ånestad [+ 05. 03. 1965]; lived at Hjelmeland and Time parish in Rogaland county. They had 5 children.

II . Ane Bergitta Johansdatter Bevensen -

Ingebret Kyllingstad, * 19. 01. 1883; + 13. 05. 1883

Ingolf Johan Kyllingstad, * 21. 04. 1884; + 25. 03. 1971, buried at Little Lake Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California; oo Lena Amelia Roe, * 15. 04. 1886, + 30. 07. 1985, buried at Little Lake Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California

Ingebret Kyllingstad, * 05. 09. 1885; + 13. 03. 1905

Fredrik Agnar Berg Kyllingstad, * 20. 03. 1887; + 13. 08. 1970; buried at Little Lake Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California

Retsius Kristoffer Kyllingstad, * 30. 08. 1889; + 18. 12. 1943; oo Clara Miller

Blix Sunde Kyllingstad, * 05. 05. 1891; + 12. 10. 1939; oo Nora Huseby

III . Karen Marie Johansdatter Bevensen -

IV . Lene Serine Johansdatter Bevensen -

Torger Stein, * 28. 12. 1888; + 16. 02. 1889

Signe Terese Stein, * 21. 06. 1890; + 08. 1980; oo 03. 09. 1920 with Oluf Lassesen Opsahl

Bine Serine Stein, * 07. 03. 1892; + 20. 04. 1978; oo with Sigvard Indrehus

Torger Nikolai Stein, * 23. 07. 1893; + 20. 04. 1915

Johan Nicolai Jakob Didrik Bevensen Stein, * 09. 10. 1894; + 14. 06. 1915

Lys Lykke Stein, * 26. 04. 1896; + 03. 07. 1909

Konrad Glad Stein, * 07. 08. 1898; + 03. 03. 1919

Erlig August Stein, * 06. 09. 1900; + 16. 03. 1970

Harald Adel Stein, * 04. 06. 1902; + 29. 12. 1919

V . Johan Fritz Johansen Bevensen - (First known in the USA as John F. Johnsen, after 1903 known as Fred Bevan, Sr.)

According to the church book at Falling parish, Nikolai and his wife Marie left the parish and moved to Tirsbæk Slot in Engum parish, Vejle county, Denmark in 1827. There were two watermills on this estate: Tirsbæk Overmølle, a sawmill built circa 1850, and Tirsbæk Nedermølle, a grain mill. Bevensen operated the Nedermølle from 1827 until circa 1834. At one time there was also a bakery in this mill. Today, this mill still stands, but the waterwheel is gone, and it has been placed on a concrete foundation. This mill appeared in a drawing from 1823.

Nikolai Bevensen moved to Norway during the 1840's specifically to build grain mills. Today, there are three mills known to have been built by him.

One was located at Mylledalen ["Mill Valley"] in Madla parish. Today it is known as Møllebukta. The first mill recorded at this place was in the year 1270. Bevensen built at least one of the grain mills here about 1848. This mill was powered by a waterfall. There were three mills located here and they were all torn down circa 1907. There are no remains of this mill today, but the property is cared for by the farmer Arne Jørpeland. He has restored a storehouse on the site which dates to 1750. This storehouse, built on pillars, was located near Bevensen's mill. Runner stones from the mill remain and a part of a bedstone, and a stone wall that was connected to Bevensen's mill, however this wall probably pre-dates Bevensen's mill. The Madla Historical Society plans to build a reproduction of this mill in 2004, funded by the Stavanger commune.

The second mill he built was located at Kvernavika ["Mill Bay"] today known as Kvernevik, also in Madla parish. Bevensen built this grain mill in 1850. It was closely linked to the town of Stavanger. Wheat, barley and rye was shipped to Kvernevik and the finished flour and meal was shipped back to Stavanger. This mill was destroyed by fire in 1909. In 1915 an electricity producing station was built there.

The third mill he built was located on Stord, an island in Hordaland county on the western coast of Norway, just north of Stavanger. Nikolai went there in 1870 and built Frugaard's Mill for Rasmus Aare. It was one of the biggest grain mills in western Norway and was powered by the water from Frugaard falls. In 1908 it began producing electricity for the Island. The mill was expanded several times to increase it's capacity. This mill was later sold to Thomas Olsen who operated it along with his sons until the 1950's. At this time the local farmers stopped growing grain and began producing milk instead. Today this mill is gone, but the home of the miller and a storehouse remain. At present this property is cared for by the Sunnhordland Folkemuseum.

Two months before Nikolai married Berta Serine Ånensdatter he bought Farm #21, a small parcel of the greater farm Refvem, created by the division of Farm # 19. He paid for it in two installments: one on 12. 07. 1854 and the second 05. 07.1862. He later bought Farm #25 on 29. 06. 1868. This parcel was created by a division of Farm #24.

The census of 1865 said that the crops being grown by the Bevensen's were barley, oats and potatoes. In addition they owned 16 sheep and 1 pig. The census of 1875 said that the crops being grown were oats and potatoes and the family owned 5 sheep and 1 cow.

Bevensen sold Farm #'s 21 and 25 on 05. 11. 1881 to Frederik Ingebretsen Kyllingstad for 2,400 Kroner. Frederik was soon to be Bevensen's son-in-law. In 1882 Kyllingstad and his wife Ane (nee Bevensen) leased these farms to David Tørresen, husband of Ane's sister Johanna.

Ane and Frederik then went to live at Farm #16 at Farm Nore Sunde [also in Madla parish and 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) north of Farms 21 and 25]. The Kyllingstad's sold Farm #21 and #25 on 05. 07. 1892 to David and Johanna Tørresen. The Tørresen's finished paying the mortgage 18. 08. 1894. They bought the property for their eldest son David, but he left for the USA and never went back. He sold the property to his brother Tøres in 1926. The property was later sold to Håkon Riska and then to Arthur and Borghild Hebnes, who owned it in 2003.Today this name is spelled Revheim. Bevensen's home and barn still stand and are located 100 meters [328 feet] north of Revheim Church. Today this area is part of the city of Stavanger, Norway

21. Juni 06. Juli Johann Nicolaus, d. Bornst. Müllers Joach Died. Bevensee u. d. Friedr. Dorotea gb. Janssen ehl. S. Gev. 1. Claus Wieben zu Hohenschule 2. Johann Mandfeldt auf Altenhof 3. Friedr. Elis. Bevensee bei Tüttendorff

20 April: Møller Johann Nicolai Bevensee (23) and Marie Lorenzen (24) of Åbenrå

Sponsors: Møller Bevensee af Vads Mølle and Tailor Jacob Falgren af Ørting

Gard og Aett I Madla, by Sigurd Refheim, 1981, Stavanger Kommune

Gards og Aettesoga for Gjestal, by Soren Arneson, Gjestal Kommune

Randaberg Gard og Aett 2, by Birger Lindanger, 1984, Randaberg Kommune

Madla I Fortid, by Gunnar Skadberg, 1996, Stavanger

Kirkebøker from Madla and Randaberg parishes, Rogaland county