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Ralph Hendersin
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 Posted - 18/04/2004 : 13:29:31
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| Searching for burial site of Betsey Oleson Damkaasen-lost her 1872 when she and her only child Thomas sold 80 acres on Fish Creek Ridge Leon Township Monroe County Wisconsin. Suspect she may have been buried in original Portland (Cannon Valley) Monroe County Wisconsin Lutheran Cemetery with Husband Ole Oleson Damkaasen buried 1866 and Daughter Kari Olesdatter Damkaasen buried 1868. (Gerhard Naeseth) (Vesterheim). |
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Brining
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 03/05/2004 : 02:06:08
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Hi I can't tell you where she is buried but on the LDS there is
Ole Olsen Born 5/24/1815 married to Birgith (Betsey) Reiersdatter born 2/5/1826 married 2/1/1846
Children Kari born Jan 1861
Thorjus (Thomas) born 1855
Aslak born May 1852
All in Laurdal, Telemark, Norway
They had several children die in Norway so don't know if Aslak emigrated with them or also died young.
No relation to me just thought this info might help in locating her
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Ralph Hendersin
Starting member
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Posted - 04/05/2004 : 03:32:53
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| THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! My wife Janet and I restored a small Norwegian Cemetery Portland Township Monroe County Wisconsin summer 2003. (see my query of 08/04/20 SMALL NORWEGIAN CEMETERY) Epoxied a large tabletstone that was in four pieces, restored all individual stones to an upright position, cleaned all stones and removed all brush in the cemetery. After all this I acquired a sort of kinship with these former residents and felt compelled to identify those who were a mystery. I had traced the Damkaasen farm to Telemark (Digitalarkevet) but I don't read Norwegian so that can be a problem there. Betsey took possession of 160 acres from the US. Government (BLM site) as an heir in 1871. She also sold some land to the Fish Creek Norwegian Lutheran Church 1871. She and her only child Thomas sold the last 80 acres of that original 160 acres 1872, and that is where I have lost her. I have checked all the surrounding Norwegian Lutheran Cemeteries for a stone with no results. Cemetery and Church records will be my next step and I feel that the information you have furnished will certainly be a BIG help. Thanks again! Ralph |
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Brining
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 04/05/2004 : 05:36:58
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You are welcome. You might want to check marriage records while you are looking. She could have remarried.
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Trond
Moderator
Norway
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Posted - 05/05/2004 : 20:54:12
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Ole Olsen Rinden 44 (a cotter) left Laurdal in 1861 together with his wife Birgit Reiersdatter 34, Torjus b. 1855-05-20 and Kari age 4 according to the register “Emigrants from Telemark” (parich records).
They most likely left in the spring of 1861 to border one of four ships rigged and ready in the small towns Porsgrunn or Skien bound for Quebec. The ships were Amelia, Sjofna, Witch or Maple Leaf (Regina from Kragerø could also be a possible ship). There is no way of telling which one they used for the passage for the passenger lists in Canada are missing for this year.  |
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Ralph Hendersin
Starting member
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Posted - 12/05/2004 : 03:25:55
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| Wonderful !! Seems like I almost know this family personally now. Thank you!! |
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Richard Schumacher
Junior member
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Posted - 06/06/2006 : 22:20:16
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I see you are searching for a Betsey Oleson Damkasson. My great-great grandfather, Peter Ondell maried a Betsey Olson in 1869/70 in Sparta, Wisconsin (married in 1869, registered in 1870). This marriage may have one of convenience, since Peter's wife may have been in the Dane County Hospital for the Insane from about 1860 until about 1880.
The 1870 census shows a Betsey K??tsen??? living with Peter Ondell in Leon, Monroe Co. Betsey did not show up on the 1880 census. A Mary Ondell was listed as his wife in 1880.
Peter lived in Monroe Co. from about 1860 until 1881, when he moved to La Crosse. His children were Charles, Lewis, Mary and Martin. Peter was listed as a landowner in the 1870 and 1880 census - could Peter have bought some of her land?
I notice there is also an Ondell in the Childrens Cemetery in Sparta and wonder if this could be a child of Peter or his brother John.
I do not know if this helps or confuses things.
Richard C. Schumacher
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