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Lars father, also named Lars, died, leaving his wife Gyri with five children; Astrid, Martha, Anna Martha, Bjorn, and John. Eight weeks later, on November 20, 1843, another boy was born whom they called Lars, after his father.
As the children grew up, Bjorn became a school teacher and at an early age emigrated to America and so did his sisters Astrid and Anna Martha. John married and moved away, so the responsibility of keeping the family fell on Martha and Lars. From this time on Lars cared for his mother until her death on March 1, 1894.

Newspaper article about Lars Knaphus:

The name is unknown to many of our readers, probably only once before has the name been printed in the papers, that was on the December 14, 1886, when he was awarded the Stavanger County Medal for exceptional cultivating of land and farming.

Lars Knaphus is a cotter (a person dependent upon a farm, having sometimes a piece of land), he land-leased the approximate 2.5 acres plot owned by the farm Sjurseika, Øvre Vats, Ryfylke some 30 years ago (when he was 26 years old), a cotters place which became known as Knaphus (meaning "button or knoll house"). And at once began to clear away rocks, stumps and other obstacles; each small part of the fields craved its toll of sweat and heavy lifts. A constant shortage of funds and much illness in the family didn't make it easier.

It takes quite a bit of courage and will power to be victorious in such a situation, one may become discouraged and give up. But that did not happen to Lars.

In spite of adversity he never doubted that his work and toil would save him, and never lost his courage and confidence for the future. He succeeded. He was always sure his honest toil would bring a just reward.

It is now several years since his cotter farm was fully cultivated where he keeps three cows and ten sheep - and feeds them well. Of course it was not possible to support himself and not so small family on a cotter's farm, and therefore had to seek additional income on the outside. During the first years he collected rags (worn out clothing, etc. which were sold to factories for re-cycling) in later years he worked as a painter, and was known as a dependable craftsman. As he said, "To everybody's satisfaction both in the cities and on the farms."

This article was originally printed in Norwegian from the local newspaper:
“The Farmers Friend”
No. 24, Vol 2
Stavanger, 16 June, 1899

Lars blev gift med Liva Sakariasen Alfseike i 1875 i Vats, Rogaland, Norway. Liva (datter af Zacharias Olsen og Martha Tollefsen Hedland) blev født den 14 mar. 1847 i Vats Stavanger, Norway; blev døbt den 5 apr. 1847 i Vats, Rogaland, Norway; døde den 18 dec. 1914 i Vats, Rogaland, Norway; blev begravet efter 18 dec. 1914 i Vats, Rogaland, Norway. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

1. Serini Larsen Knaphus blev født den 10 mar. 1878 i Vats, Rogaland, Norway; døde den 8 dec. 1884 i Norway.
2. Martin Larsen Knaphus blev født den 14 apr. 1886 i Vats, Rogaland, Norway; døde den 21 dec. 1968; blev begravet i Vindafjord, Rogaland, Norway.
3. Lars Larsen Knaphus Kampley blev født den 15 sep. 1879 i Vats, Rogaland, Norway; døde den 11 feb. 1962 i Huxley, Story, Iowa, USA; blev begravet i Huxley, Story, Iowa, USA.
4. Jorgina Larsen Knaphus blev født den 18 maj 1876 i Vats, Rogaland, Norway; døde i nov. 1945 i Vats, Rogaland, Norway.
5. Torleif Severin Knaphus blev født den 14 dec. 1881 i Øvre Vats, Rogaland, Norway; blev døbt den 15 jan. 1882 i Vats Kyrkje, Rogaland, Norway; døde den 14 jun. 1965 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 17 jun. 1965 i Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.
6. Andrew Larsen Knaphus blev født den 11 apr. 1888 i Vats, Rogaland, Norway; døde den 13 mar. 1977 i Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 16 mar. 1977 i Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA.
7. Sakarias Larsen Knaphus blev født den 5 dec. 1883 i Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; døde den 27 mar. 1950 i McCallsburg, Story, Iowa, United States; blev begravet i McCallsburg, Story, Iowa, United States.

Lars blev gift med Dorthe Kolbeindatter den 16 apr. 1916 i Vats, Stavanger Amt, Norway. Dorthe blev født den 3 okt. 1860 i Skogen, Skjold, Rogaland, Norway; blev døbt den 26 okt. 1860 i Skjold, Rogaland, Norway; og døde. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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Lars Larsen Slattenå and Gyri Bjørnsdatter Hallingstad lived near a lake called Vats Vandet. Lars was a tailor by trade, noble, and widely known as a folk dancer. He was a descendant of a nobleman named Alf who settled in Eike in Vats. His grandson heard it said that after church services were over and the folks were still gathered on the church lane, Lars danced for them and his feet were frequently seen over the heads of the crowd.
After a short happy life, Lars died, leaving his wife Gyri with five children; Astrid, Martha, Anna Martha, Bjørn, and John. Eight weeks later, on November 20, 1843, another boy was born whom they called Lars, after his father.
As the children grew up, Bjørn became a school teacher and at an early age emigrated to America and so did his sisters Astrid and Anna Martha. John married and moved away, so the responsibility of keeping the family fell on Martha and Lars. From this time on Lars cared for his mother until her death on March 1, 1894.

Lars blev gift med Gyri Bjornsen Hallingstadt den 10 feb. 1828 i Vats, Rogaland, Norway. Gyri blev født den 13 jul. 1805 i Vikedal, Rogaland, Norway; blev døbt den 11 dec. 1807 i Vikedal, Rogaland, Norway; døde den 1 mar. 1894 i Vikedal, Rogaland, Norway. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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Lars + Martha Sakariasdatter. Martha blev født cirka 1761 i , Skjold, Stavanger, Norway; døde den 10 mar. 1833 i ,Vats,Stavenger,Norway. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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