Friday, November 23, 2007

My Olsen Great-great Grandparents

This old picture was in Grandma Olson's photo Album. I have no idea who they are but I have wondered if this is not a picture of Berta Karine, Ragnhild Jarlesdatter, Jarle Olsen, Jarle Olaus Olson, Ole Andreas or Berta's second husband, Elen Kristine depending on when the picture was taken. If anyone knows let me know.
Ole Andreas Olsen 1847-1883

Ole Andreas Olsen was born December 20,1847 on the island of Karmøy, Norway to Ola Kristoffersen and his wife Johanne Johannesdatter. He was baptized at the Åkra church on December 26,1847. In the 1865 Norwegian census, Ole was 19 years old and listed as a fisherman. In 1872 he married Berta Karine Olsdatter. They had four children.

a) Elen Kristine born: 1873 "to America 1881

b) Jarle Olaus born: 1876 married Ida Olene Overland "to America 1881

c) Ole Johannes born: 1880 "to America 1881

d) Hanne Emilie born: 1883 died 1885

The first three were born in Norway and the youngest in the USA. Ole and Berta immigrated to the USA in 1881 to Battle Lake, Minnesota. Berta Karine's mother Ragnhild Jarlsdatter Langager Baardsen was a widow and her son Jarle Olsen (brother to Berta Karine) accompanied them to the USA. The story that I have been told is that two years after coming to Minnesota in 1883 Ole Andreas Olsen died from sunstroke after working in a hay field all day in the hot summer sun. He would have been buried in Minnesota but I have not been able to find where. A note that my grandpa Olson had saved appears to be a letter of reference that was sent to them in America from the pastor in the Skudenes parish office in Karmøy reads as follows. Skudesnes Clerical District Church record shows that bachelor Ole Baardsen Kvilhaug and maiden Ragnhild Jarlsdatter Langager in May 1850 were joined together in marriage, he was then 27, she was 23 years old. Also that the husband as of now is deceased and that she, since his death, has remained a widow.The same record shows that the above mentioned couples daughter Berthe Karine as maiden, on the 23rd of May 1872 was joined in marriage to renter bachelor Ole Andreas Olsen Liknes. She was born 3rd of October 1850 and he was born 20th of December 1847. This couple's now living children are:Elen Christine, said to be born the 7th of April, 1873 and was baptized the 20th of the same month. Jarle Olaus, said to be born the 9th of March and was baptized on the 2nd of April 1876 and Ole Johannes, said to be born the 25th of February and was baptized on the 21st of March 1880. Then, for now, it is informed that the mentioned Berthe Karine with her above mentioned mother and her mentioned children intends to emigrate to America, so they are now registered among the people moved out of Skudesnes. There is nothing unsatisfactoy known about their conduct.Skudesnes parish office the 7th of July 1884. Stated without fee. A. Bendeke.



Berta Karine Olsdatter 1850-1927

Berta Karine Oldatter was born March 10,1850 at Kvilhaug farm, Karmøy, Norway to Ole Bårdsen and Ragnhild Jarlesdatter Langager. She was baptized June10,1850 at Ferkingstad Church. In 1872 she married Ole Andreas Olsen. They had four children. a) Elen Kristine født: 1873 "til Amerika 1881b) Jarle Olaus født: 1876 gift med Ida Olene Overland "til Amerika 1881c) Ole Johannes født: 1880 "til Amerika 1881d) Hanne Emilie født: 1883 død 1885The first three were born in Norway and the youngest in the USA. Ole and Berta immigrated to the USA in 1881 to Battle Lake, Minnesota. Berta's mother Ragnhild Jarlesdatter Langager Baardsen and Berta's brother Jarle Olsen accompanied them to America. When Ole died in 1883 Berta remarried. I'm not sure what his name was but she had another son named Anders who was born in 1897 in Minnesota. He returned to Norway and married Elida Gurine Nilsen. He settled first on the Kvilhaugsvik farm and then on Bygnes, both farms are on Karmøy. Anders and Elida had two children a) Anne Gurine born: 1931 married Norvald E.Liknes andb) Olav born: 1932 married Liv Oddbjørg Hansen. Both of them live on Karmøy. I have written them a couple of times and received no response. Berta Karine died October 29,1927 in Minnesota. She was buried in the Nidaros Lutheran cemetery, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, U.S.A.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hello
I'm related to people in the image. Contact me for more information.
Greetings Allan Kvalevaag
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Daryl Olson said...

Hi Allan. I would be glad to get any info about the people in this picture. Daryl Olson
email: dno@sasktel.net