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| 401 | 1860: Township 1 S Range 3 E, Jefferson, Illinois, USA | Whitlock, Angeline (I28498)
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| 402 | 1861 fra Fusa til USA med nygift mor og stefar. Civil War: William Williamson IA 8th Inf Co H. Residence: Iowa. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 18. Enlisted 2 Dec 1864. Mustered 2 Dec 1864. Private. Mustered out 1 Dec 1865, Montgomery, Alabama. Sources: (ISW-I p1217/Vesterheim). Var berre 16. 1880 • Marion, Clayton, Iowa, USA 1900, 1910 • Westfield, Dodge, Minnesota, USA 1920 • Newry, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Children: Clara Kruger, 1876– Anna S. Kruger, 1877– d. før 1920 m. Thomas Kittilson Swenson Johanna W. 'Jennie' Kruger, 1878– 1936 Henry Krüger, 1880– 1963 Markus Ananias Kruger, 1882– 1959 Emma Lewis Kruger, 1884– 1966, m. August S. Ronquist m 2. John A. Gunderson John Freeman Kruger, 1887– 1940 William Kruger, 1889– 1972 Elmer Kruger, 1892– 1962 Arenthina Kruger, 1895– 1950 m. Bennett Marbo Christianson Irene Constance Kruger, 1898– 1978 | Krüger, Vilhelm Johanes Wilhelms. (I30203)
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| 403 | 1861, at six years old, Jacoba lived in Heemstede as a maid (dienstbode), also in 1891. Was called Willemijntje and married Leendert Prins in 1880. | Raaphorst, Jacoba Petronella (I44413)
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| 404 | 1862, domsakt i Nordhordland fogderi, antagelig som følge av barnefødselen i 1861. Ungkar og tjenestekar på Krokeide i 1865. Då 24 år, f. 1842, ved tellinga 1875 født 1833, kvar gong i Bergen. Då Gaardbruger, Selveier, Hekler i et Hampespinderi. Ved vigsel i 1867 og 1890 f. 1842. Far var Johannes Johannesen/Johnsen. 1900 var han selveier på Krokeide, 93/12. | Krokeide, Thomas Martin Johannes. (I41556)
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| 405 | 1865 - Pleiestiftelsen No 1 for Spedalske, Bergen landdistrikt | Skålevik, Erik Sjurs. (I41484)
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| 406 | 1865 bor Christiane, Johan og Jonas som er gift med Laurentze Henrikke Pedersdtr. og deres barn i Sula,Borgund. I 1875 er de kommet til Ålesund. | Albrigtsen, Jonas Olavus Norin (I29641)
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| 407 | 1865 bor Vebjørn med foreldra Mikkel Vebjørnsen og Guri Engebretsdtr. på Søndreaal i Hol. Der bor også Evend Engebretsen som legdslem. Det gamle gardssamfunnet på nedre Sindrol gjekk i 1870-åra i oppløysing; det bar til slutt til Amerika med alle av den gamle ætta. I 1877-78 var det 7-8 eksekusjonar på nedre Sindrol etter krav frå ymse kreditorar. Det gjaldt rett store summar. 29. oktober 1877 selde Vebjørn Mikkelson unna garden Kyrudalen til landhandlar Tollev Sundre. Og 30. mars 1878 vart garden nedre Sindrol selt til Henrik Olson Torsgard, Ål. Same året reiste Vebjørn Mikkelson med kona og sonen "Vesle-Mikkel" til Amerika, og saman med dei bestemora til Vebjørn, gamle Birgit Sveinsdtr. (Tunehago), 81 år gammal og mor til Vebjørn Guri Engebretsdtr. 49 år og fosterbroren Eivind Embrikkson Stølen som og kalla seg Sønderål, og kona hans, Tarand Andersdtr. Hansebråten (Huso). Vebjorn and Olava married in 1884. They bought the homestead her parents had by Newburgh in Steele county, and had 14 children: Thor, Gilbert, Engebret, Martin, Guri, Margit, Beata, Knut, George, Olga, William, Bernhard, Engebret and Arthur. Vebjørn had two children from a previous marriage, Mikkel and Guri. 1910 Newburgh, Steele, North Dakota Vebjan Mikkelson Head M 59 Norway Olava Mikkelson Wife F 43 Norway Gilbert Mikkelson Son M 22 North Dakota Marthin Mikkelson Son M 20 North Dakota Guri Mikkelson Daughter F 18 North Dakota Marget Mikkelson Daughter F 16 North Dakota Beatha Mikkelson Daughter F 14 North Dakota Knut Mikkelson Son M 11 North Dakota George Mikkelson Son M 9 North Dakota Olga Mikkelson Daughter F 7 North Dakota William Mikkelson Son M 5 North Dakota Bernhard Mikkelson Son M 4 North Dakota Engebrigt Mikkelson Son M 0 North Dakota | Søndreaal, Vebjørn Mikkels. (I27730)
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| 408 | 1865 er det en Ole Andersen på Stormoen i bergstaden Røros. Han var fattiglem og bor med to eldre enkemenn og en enke. Ett sted er han nevnt født i Kvikne, Tynset, ellers Røros og Østerdalen. Musikant, musikkorporal i armeen, musikksersjant. Dåpen 1860: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/255/pd00000024588529 1865 på Svergen i Kvikne: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038052000599 1875, gjeter og gaardsgut på Ousstrand nordre i Tolga, hos familien Strand: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052079003215 1878 innflyttet fra Vestreg. 45 i Tolga til Trondheim og domkirkesognet. Han var ungkar og musikkorporal, født på Røros, konfirmert 1876 i Tolga ifølge attesten han hadde med seg. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/285/pi00000000000378 1885, Klostergaden 4, Trondhjem: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01053300025547 1891, Vollabakken 12, Trondheim: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01053073013856 1900: Singsakerbakken 12: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01037426020071 1910: Singsakerbakken 46: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01036806028512 1920: Singsakerbakken 19: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01074138036400 1925: Singsakerbakken 46: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01063300056464 1945: Strinda: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/433/pc00000004256284 | Anderssen, Ole Peter Andreas (I12)
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| 409 | 1865 er Ellef på Nøstestalden (Nauststallen) med sønene Ole og Ivar. Ellev hadde før vore gift med Siri/Sigrid Johannesdtr. Byrkjeland i 1825, og var enkemann då han gifta seg med Brita. Ellev og Siri hadde Berge 1825-25, Synneva 1826-1917, Berge 1828-1890 gm. (H)anna Maria Petersdtr. Grung i Bergen 1851, Kari 1831-1923, Johannes 1834-1890 og Anna 1837-1922. Ellef var legdslem på Lohne (Lono) i Haus i 1875, Britha var på legd på nabobruket. | Borge, Eiliv Berges. (I42596)
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| 410 | 1865 er han på Dalen og høster for bygselkona Maritte Olsdtr. | Kolbeinshavn, Ole Ørjans. (I7099)
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| 411 | 1865 i Gjeløgaden, tomtearbeider: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01037982004629 1865 Jeløgade, tomtearbeider: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052007004984 1870 Kanalgaden, arbeidsmann: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01053319004347 En Edvard Jensen dør i 1876 av et slagtilfelle, en annen Edvard Jensen dør 1884 av hjernebetennelse. Begge var født 1817. | Eriksen Jensen, Jens Edvard (I437)
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| 412 | 1865 Indre Haukeland, Os 1875 Bergen Etter Hans gikk bort måtte Sygni ty til understøttelse fra Bergen fattigvesen. 1891 i Søndre Klevesmug 11 A med Anne Hansine, hos Andrea og Ole Amble. | Drivenes, Signy Rasmusdtr. (I8296)
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| 413 | 1865 losjerte hun Arbeiderforeningens arbeiderbolig i Bergen. En Elisabeth Larsdtr. Krogeide, pige, reiste til USA som 49-åring i 1869. Men denne Elisabeth giftet seg i 1875 med John Nilsen i Skudevigen. 1900 er Elisabeth Øen offentlig understøttet enke i Nygårdsgaten. | Krokeide, Elisabeth Larsdtr. (I37701)
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| 414 | 1865 lægdslem på Nøsthilder pladset, 85 år | Tufto, Hermund Kolbens. (I825)
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| 415 | 1865 og 1875 Varhaugen. Reiste ut som ugift husmandssøn 13. april 1888. 1900 Norden, Deuel, South Dakota, USA 1930 Missouri Ridge, Williams, North Dakota, USA Barn: Matilda (Tilley) Gurina Nelson, 1891– 1969 m. Nils Gronseth Melvin William Nelson, 1894– 1978 Carl Ingvald Nelson, 1897– 1980 Thea Berthine Nelson, 1899– 1983 Henrik Leroy Nelson, 1901– 1928 Arthur Nelander Nelson, 1903– 1931 Clara Nelson, 1905– 1999 | Nelson, Thorkel M. (I35366)
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| 416 | 1865 på Havskaar i Fusa, legdsbarn hos skolelærer Engel Hansen. Senere innrullert i sjømannsrullene. 1875 jungmand på fregattskipet "Mercator" i Bergen. | Holsund, Gerhard Parelius Haldors. (I40600)
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| 417 | 1865 på Ila: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038310014803 Konfirmert i Vor Frue kirke 15. april 1866: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/279/pk00000000801336 | Knudsen, Erik (I45549)
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| 418 | 1865 på Kjønnebotten i Lindås, hos foreldra Johannes Haldorsen og Guri Monsdtr. | Enerstrand, Monsine Johannesdtr. (I37579)
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| 419 | 1865 på Leervik i Fjelll prestegjeld med foreldra: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038240007309 Oldest of eight children. Second cousin to Marie - common great grandparents were John & Marthe Sjursen who married at Askøy in January 1776. Fredrik adopted the three children of Sivert Andersen Hordnes. 1875, Krohnviken (Solheimsviken), tømmermand ved verksted: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052293000047 | Lervik, Fredrik Johan Lars. (I1786)
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| 420 | 1865 på Lunde, Stord, oppført som datter til vilkårsenken Dordi Nilsdtr., som var hennes moster. Fredrikke ble konfirmert fra Lunde i 1847, med Ulrik og Marta som foreldre, og kalte seg Lunde i USA. | Møllerup, Fredrikke Johannesdtr. (I36550)
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| 421 | 1865 på Sjaahaugen i Nesna, hos mora som var plassmannsenke: Andreas, fisker og Petrine, hans forlovede. | Fagervik, Andreas Jørgen Peders. (I38688)
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| 422 | 1865 på Skaga: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038239000860 | Skage, Hans Simons. (I4843)
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| 423 | 1865 på Svergen, Svergevolden, Haugen i Kvikne. Gaardbruker, Selvejer, Sergeant. Barn: Johan Anton Andreassen Skogstad Ingrid Andreasdtr. Aamo Marit Andreasdtr.Skogstad Ole Petter Andreassen Skogstad Ingeborg Andreasdtr. Skogstad Anna Andreasdtr. Skogstad Iver Severin Andreassen Skogstad Anna Andreasdtr, g. Petersen Soline Andreasdtr. g. Nesheim Olav Andreassen Skogstad | Andersen, Andreas (I23)
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| 424 | 1865 på Søreidenesset. Til USA i 1889. | Møgster, Johannes Johannes. (I4601)
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| 425 | 1865 på Søvik: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038359000439 | Hellesvik, Anders Benjamin Ols. (I45864)
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| 426 | 1865 på Vestre Brattholmen, Bratsberg | Pedersen, Othilde Christine (I522)
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| 427 | 1865 selveier på Foslid: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038391001930 1875 på Fosliden i Målselv: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052448002293 Emigrerte over Trondheim i 1878 med Tasso til Eau Claire med kona Oleanna og barna: Marte Ingebrigtsen Foslid, 1858– 1941 Ingeborg "Emma" Ingebrigtsen Foslid, 1860– 1928 Ingeborg Anna Olea Ingebrigtsen Foslid, 1862– Ole Andreas Ingebrigtsen Foslid, 1864– 1949 Nils Ingebrigtsen Foslid, 1867– 1946 Hanna Ingebrigtsen Foslid, 1868– Randi Sofie Ingebrigtsen Foslid, 1871– Jon Ingebrigtsen Foslid, 1874– 1951 Eldste datter Ane Arntsdtr. Foslid 1856-1931 emigrerte med mannen Jens Ols. Foslid f. 1849 og barna Martea 1874, Olea Antone 1876 og Otelia Helga 1878. De fikk ni barn til i Colfax. | Foslid, Arnt Ingebrigtsen (I45927)
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| 428 | 1865 skomakerdreng hos mester Knud Johannesen i Bergen Bodde i Granbakken 1 på Laksevåg 1903. | Krüger, Ananias Wilhelmsen (I30201)
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| 429 | 1865 tjente han på Rå: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038241004626 1870 er han ugfit tjenestedreng hos Irgens i 30. rode 24: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01053362028435 1885 er de etablert i Skivebakken 9 og Lars er handelsmand: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01053295030458 Lars er registrert som gift løsarbeider i Skiven 9 i 1901 i ministerialboka og ugift i klokkerboka, på samme adresse som sin (tidligere) fru som han levde adskilt fra i 1900-tellingen. | Johnsen, Lars (I43248)
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| 430 | 1865 var hun fosterdatter på Haukeland i Fana: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038241001467 1875 tjente hun under Nedre Berge på Nygaard hos premierlieutenant CM Falsen: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052294002956 | Skjold, Gjertrud Nilsdtr. (I43295)
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| 431 | 1865 • Lillenæs, Fitjar, til oppfostring 1875 • Kulebakken, Fitjar, tjenestepike 1891 • Lillenæs, Fitjar, tjenesteytende 1900 • Fosswinckelsgate 11, Bergen, tjenestetyende 1900 • Fosswinckelsgate 34, tjenesteytende | Gabrielsen, Herborg (I40465)
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| 432 | 1865 • Nedre Golta 1891 • Askøy (Laksevåg), håndlanger ved skibsbyggeri Sidan på på Sekkingstad i Fjell, seinare (1900) i Bergen. Born: Anna Kristine Nilsen, 1884– Oline Nilsine Nilsen, 1885– Nils Olai Nilsen, 1886– Berte Helene Nilsen, 1889– I 1900-telling er berre Anna og Nils med foreldra. Og Tilla Glæsnes f. 1882 bur med dei og er sypige i byen. | Glæsnes, Knud Nils. (I46006)
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| 433 | 1865, Ålevik, Fjell, Husmand med Jord Bygsel: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038240005187 1875, Myren, Strømsnes: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052284002149 Forpakter på Strømsnes | Magnesen, Karl Michael (I42798)
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| 434 | 1865, Bergen: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038249000287 1875, tilreisende handelsreisende i Hammerfest. Kjøpmann i Bergen 1891 Christies gate 15, samme adresse som dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen. 1900, Welhavensgate | Arnesen, Richard (I30111)
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| 435 | 1865, butikkjomfru i Trondheim: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038310007210 | Selliken, Malekine Andrine (I23446)
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| 436 | 1865, fosterbarn i Buviken hos Lars Andersen og Gjyri Jensdtr. Tanta Ingeri Bertelsdtr. var tjenestepike der. Matros då han gifta seg i 1880. 1900, veier og løsarbeider i Strandgaten 1910, dreiv bakeri og bodde i Strandgaten 170 1922, Forretningsfører for Bergens arbeiderforening | Steen, Elias Ols. (I41561)
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| 437 | 1865, Haukaas, gaardbruger og selveier: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038246005195 | Haukaas, Mons Peders. (I17725)
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| 438 | 1865, Haus med kår til hennar foreldre: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038271001227 Lutheraner. Plassmand på Langvolden under Haugs i 1875: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052318001414 | Lunde, John Mathias. (I42884)
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| 439 | 1865, Horn, Nesna, seinere på Meløy 2gg 1898 m. Johan Martinus Arnts. Norum, 1846– | Løkta, Ane Johanna Kristensdtr. (I38681)
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| 440 | 1865, husmandskone med jord på Lille Ballesheim, sønene Ole og Anders var sjømenn og budde heime. 1898, enke, pladsbrug, Lille Ballesheim. | Skaar, Anna Winciansdtr. (I39681)
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| 441 | 1865, husmann uten jord, fisker, Gaugstad, Holdsund, Fusa. 1875, Holsund (Gaugstad), Husm. u j, Fisker, delvis Fattigunderstøtt., ingen barn hos seg. | Øvredal, Haldor Hans. (I29219)
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| 442 | 1865, Ivar hjemme med foreldrene i Eidesund: Konfirmert i Sund i oktober 1881. 1891, Ivar var løskarl og dagarbeider, og dreiv fiske på Næse (Nesse) i Fjell. Det står at han til vanlig bodde på Ekrhovda. 1900 var Ivar midlertidig på Sangolthella i Sund. Tenker kanskje Thorbjørn her var svogeren hans? Første kona het Dorthea Henriksdtr. De var gift i 1892, og hadde Arne Elias, Karl og Anna Marie: Og en Bernt, født i 1899: I 1901 gifter han seg på nytt med Brita Larsine Eriksdtr. Taranger. 1904 bodde de fortsatt i Drotningsvik, da Dorthea ble født, han var gårdsarbeider. 1909 blir Karl Johan konfirmert fra Høgøy og 1911 blir Anna Marie konfirmert fra Høgøy. 1910 på Høgøy, Selveiende gaardbruker og arbeider ved olje og fodermelsfabrik: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01036691003201 1920 er de på Høgøy: Bygdeboka Sund på Søre Sotra, band 3, s. 472 seier Ivar budde på Brattholmen, nytta Høgøy som etternavn. | Eidesund, Iver Endres. (I16851)
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| 443 | 1865, Kilstrømmen, tjener. 1875, Matres-Øen, Ernærer sig hovedsagelig af Strikking og Spin. 1885 er hun straffange i Storgaden 33 i Kristiania, for lejermålet? 1891, Strikerske i sit Hjem, hos broren Lars i Skivebakken. 1900, Strikning i uldvarer i Skivebakken i Bergen. 1910, 1920, 1922, Leitet 11a, fattigunderstøttet. 1912, strikkerske i Skiveleitet 11 a (innflyttet 1889). | Toftegård, Agathe Halvarsdtr. (I37606)
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| 444 | 1865, Korsmotæppen, Hof, Hedmark 1880, Rustmoteppen, Hof, Hedmark gm. Ole Gunders. Halvorsen Rauåsberget (1829-1884) | Korntorpet, Maren Syversdtr. (I44821)
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| 445 | 1865, legdslem på Qvale i Fusa, hos Haldor Engelsen og Ingeborg Hansdtr. 1875, fattiglem under fattigforsørgelse på Nordre Fjældsbø i Lindås, hos Lars Eliasen. | Holsund, Lars Johan Haldors. (I40594)
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| 446 | 1865, Lungegaarden arbeiderbolig, ug. tjenestepike | Lønroth, Anne Carine (I40556)
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| 447 | 1865, matros i Skudesnæshavn hos halvbroren Levard Kristiansen (Bjerga) (Kuvik bnr. 1) 1868 fekk han sonen Jakob Sigvart med Olene Fredriksdtr Hovdastad, han emigrerte til USA. side 487-Sk. (Karmøy bygdebok) 1875, matros med familie i Kovik 174, Skudeneshavn ladested Seinare jakteskipper. | Kuvik, Oliver Ivers. (I38482)
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| 448 | 1865, rode 9-104: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038249008622 Konfirmert 1869 i Domkirken: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/279/pk00000002773414 1875, syerske på 11-36a, ugift og tok seg av moren og sønnen Bernhard: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052295009548 1891, Nygårdsgaten 76, helt av fattigvæsenet i Bergen, fortsatt gift: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052994014592 1900, Skivebakken, forsørget av sønnen Bernhard som var malersvend, og fattigvesenet, registrert som enke: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01037335049117 1910, Claus Fastings gate 7: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01036708072508 1920, Tordenskjoldsgate: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01074034067254 | Eriksen, Helene Marie Ellingsdtr. (I43131)
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| 449 | 1865, skomakerdreng: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038249000729 1882 Skuteviken 1887, matros 1888, Bakkegaden 9, arbeidsmann 1891, Bakkesmuget 9: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052994042243 1912, Bødkergaten 10, 3. etasje: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01105551007201 1917, Bødkergaten 10: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01130584006480 1934, Bødkergaten 10: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/108/pc00000000483022 Hadde blant andre barna Ingeborg Magdalene 6. oktober 1878, Birgit Petrine 1880, Anton Bernhard Berentzen (1882-1961), Agnes Dorthea (1884-1979) (g 1907 Jackson, Missouri med Oscar Emil Brandin fra Skåne. Agnes død i Penn Hills, Allegheny, Pennsylvania), Berent ca 1887, dødfødt i 1888 og Bertil Kornelius 1890. | Bertelsen Larsen, Berent Kornelius (I43157)
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| 450 | 1865, Steien, Bardu, emigrerte derfra i april 1866. Letter from Peter Olsen to granddaughter: "Rice Lake, Wisc., March 27th, 1933 My dear Marian Janet, As you are my youngest grand-daughter, and consequently, not much aquainted with me, I will here tell you of a few of the very few important angles of my trail through life up to this, my 78th birthday. I was born on the 25th day of March, 1855 in Sovig, Helgeland, Norway, which is located near the Arctic Circle. When I was about six years old, my father, Jens Johan Olsen, and my mother, Anna Elise, moved with us four boys, Peter, Hans, Ole, and John to Bardodalen, adjoining Monselvdalen. Here father contracted for a job of road building. When I was eight years old, I got a job herding cattle at a satter up in a nearby mountain. (A satter is a place where cattle are pastured during summer, and where butter and cheese are made.) I held this job for two summers. When I was in my tenth year, Father and Mother decided to move to America (Apr. 1866 from Steien, Bardu, Målselv, Troms). I now had one more brother, Helmer, two months old (born Oct 1865). We started for Bodo to board the sailship "Norden". We had orders to provision ourself for seven weeks, which was the time specified to cross the Atlantic. When the seven weeks were up, we were only about half way across, and our provisions were running low. We hailed an English ship and got supplies to last four weeks more. Our delay on the Atlantic was caused by three storms, one breaking three masts. It wasn't such a pleasure trip as it is now with steam power and modern cabins. In our case, there were five hundred passengers, old and young, in the bowels of the ship with chests and boxes for seats and tables. We landed in Quebec, Canada, in eleven weeks. At Quebec, we were guided into what I have since learned was railroad freight cars. (One night I saw small balls of fire in the air, and learned later that they were fire flies. I had never seen the like before.) From this box car, we were loaded on to a steamboat, but where we traveled, I don't know. I do remember when a high wave washed across the deck, soaking everything. Then we were transferred to a smaller boat. The next I remember is that we were landed at a dock about midnight, and on a wall was a named which I undertook to read. After some spelling, I made out the name, "LaCross". I told the folks that I could read English. Next day, we boarded a small boat again, and after one half day and two nights, we landed at Prescott, Wisconsin, after dark. We walked down a narrow gang-plank to the gravel at the edge of the river with our two chests. Father and our only fellow passenger thought best to walk up into the city after they had mother and we boys seated on our chests, to see what could be done about getting out to Martell. So, of course, I had to go along. On the way up, we met a man. Father spoke to him, at which our companion said to Father, "Don't you know better than to speak to him? He can't understand you." But, to our surprise, the man answered in Swedish. He went on to say that he had been asked by Jacob Olsen to see if there might be any newcomers. Jacob was looking for his brother Jens, (my father) and wanted this man to give him a ride to Martell if he was there. (Uncle Jacob came to America one year before we did.) This was surely lucky for us. We piled our chests into his lumber wagon, and he drove us into Martell. Mother was not feeling well on the journey across the Atlanic, and by the time we arrived at the Swede's home, she was quite ill. After five days, she died. So father was left with us five boys to care for, and without money. The good neighbors took one each of us boys to their homes, excpet Helmer, who was sick. He was left at the Swede's home, and he died about a month later, at the age of five months. Father worked among the neighbors, doing what he could to support Hans, Ole, and John. This was in 1865 (66!), and being about ten years, I was considered old enough to make my own way. After some time, father heard about the big saw mill at Menomonie, and went there for more steady work. Time went on, and after nearly three years, he sent word with a man that worked at the mill and walked to Martell for a visit, that if Iverson would consent and I was willing, I had better come to Menomonie to work in the mill. Of couse, I wanted to go. In six days, the man was ready to walk back to Menomonie. It was forty-five miles to Menomonie with much of the way only a track between the trees. One morning before sunrise, we started our walk. I held all my wealth in a satchel weighing about twenty-four pounds. When we got to within two miles of Menomonie, my legs refused to go any further. We laid down for a rest. Nils was as willing to take a rest as I was. After a few minutes rest, we started again. This time we got to within one-half a mile of Menomonie, when my feet gave out. I lay down and told Nils to go on and I would come after resting. But Nils sat down also. After a few minutes, he said "Do you see that hill? When we get on top of it, we can see the mill and town just below the hill." At that I jumped up, all nerves, picked up my satchel and led Nils a merry walk. I had not known how near we were to the end. We reached the big pump between the mill and store at 6:50 o'clock. The men were just coming from the boarding house, and among them I saw father. On the second day at Menomonie, I went to work at the mill at $12.00 per month and board. Hours were from six to six. This was in August, 1868. My job in the mill lasted two weeks, for one day Mr. Dean, Mgr., came to the mill looking for someone to work in the kitchen. I was selected, and my job began with waiting on tables where fifty hungry lumberjacks ate. Among them was "Butter Huns", a big German who liked butter especially well, and from which he derived his name. I also had to wash dishes, and help in a general way wherever I could be useful. That fall I was sent to the camp at Rice Lake. The lake at that time was only a small pond, and not a big house here except the lumber camp. I helped to cut down the big pine where the city is now located. I helped the cook about the camp in a general way. In the spring it was down the river with the log drive to Menomonie. There I got a job in a barber shop for Mr. Kemenske, together with Fred Sharlou. After about a year I got a job as clerk in a General Store, where I worked about three years. During these three years, I homesteaded 120 acres near Colfax, Wisconsin. Father had taken 160 acres the previous year. On this land I had a small house built and 30 acres broke. One day Lena Saga came into the store with a young lady whom she introduced to me as her cousin Miss Amelia Johnson from Winchester, Wisconsin. The next day when I met Lena, I told her that Amelia was going to be my girl. So it turned out to be. Lena at that time was keeping company with my friend, John Steendahl. I was then in my early twenties. On March 15th, I quit my job at the store, and on March 16th, 1881, John and Lena, and Amelia and I, got married in that little brick Lutheran church at Menomonie in a double wedding ceremony. After dinner, at banker S.B. French's home, where Lena had worked, we started on our wedding tour with a team of horses hitched to a two-seated cutter and in a snow storm drove out to my homestead. John and Lena drove back to Menomonie, next morning. Your grandmother Amelia, and I, spent about three years on the farm. One day I got a letter from Ohnstad & Peterson at Menomonie offering me a job as clerk in their store. We sold the homestead and moved back to Menomonie again. I worked in the store about three years, until Oliver Ohnstad graduated from college. He then came home to work in the store. Buisness at that time was such that they could do without my help, so I got a job at the Company Store. After about a year there the company asked me to go to their store in Rice Lake to take charge of the clothing and furnishing goods department. In November 1886, we moved to Rice Lake. In about four years, the logging in that section was about done, trade in the store fell off, and help was cut down. I started a grocery and feed store which I operated until 1897, when I was comissioned as postmaster at Rice Lake by President McKinley. I acted in this capacity until suceeded by W. H. Dunn, during President's Wilson's administration, February, 1916. We then traded our home (that we had built on Newton Street while working in the Company Store) for a 160 acre farm at Earl, Wisconsin, and then after three years, we sold the farm and moved back to Rice Lake. I then went to work for the Omaha Railroad Company as coach cleaner until I reached the company's age limit. On May 25th, 1928, your grandmother, Amelia died. Since then I have been at home with your Aunt Mary and Uncle Abner, your Aunt Alba and Uncle Oliver, your Aunt Palma and Uncle Wendell, and am now with your Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Jasper. I expect to go to Aunt Ardys and Uncle Philemon sometime in the future. Such is the main trail I have traveled during these 78 years. Up and down many a hill, with many a turn in the trail. I have found both joy and sorrow on the way. God has been good to me, yes, better than I deserve..." Shared by Hannah Stenberg on Ancestry Children 1936: Son Orva, died 1916, son Orva, died in 1916. Jasper E. Olsen, who is in the insurance business, Mrs. Oliver Stark (Alba), and Abner Olsen of Hammond-Olsen Lbr. Co., all of Rice Lake; Mrs. Wendell Olson (Palma) of White Rock, S. D.; Marshall Olsen, Presbyterian pastor at Minneapolis; Harold Olsen, assistant athletic director and head basketball coach, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; and Philemon Olsen with Beckwith Lbr. Co., Hayward. | Olsen, Petter Edvard Jens. (I45881)
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