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Linda Tollefson Therkelse
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 Posted - 19/05/2010 : 01:31:12
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I did not get to see the cairn when I visited, and did not get to walk around in the old churchyard area, partly because it was raining and there was not enough time. I guess I had better come back!
The kind of searching we do, the name Brekke should show up anyway, but there is still the problem of many Brekkes -- because there are so many Brekke farms in Norway. I do not think Ole has vanished, it just will take some special work to find him. Tollef, I admit, I think he may have died fairly early because there is so little trace of him. I hope some church records that give dates for Ole's children will help with a "backward" trace. But some of these deaths at certain times will fall through "holes" in records, it really was a frontier that kept moving west. |
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KnudsonFamily
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Posted - 19/05/2010 : 01:58:31
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I might have turned up a marriage in index, for Halstein: I found 12 Jan. 1850 Iowa County, H. Holverson and Mary Arsloch. Maybe Aslaksdatter? I also see what must be Liv: Lei Holverson to Gilbert Olson 2 Oct. 1844 Iowa County. (Index only, no further information.)
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I Kudo to the Iowa County Register of Deeds crew. The record was a bit allusive.
Hoston Holverson married Mary Arslock of Dane County. Marriage occurred at Dodgeville on 12th Jan AD 1850 by the justice of peace. Witnesses were Ole Halverson, Bent Nelson, and Solomon Chase. |
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Kåarto
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Posted - 19/05/2010 : 10:41:03
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I assume there are many Brekke living in the US, the name means that the landscape of the plain begins to pour down in a slope or just a slope.
Lots of slopes in Norway.
here is an intreveiw Ole Nattestad made 1869 with the Billed Magazine where the 1837 journey is mentioned, also Halstein Halvorsen Brekke eiet (Fløse) and others from Numedal are mentioned.
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Linda Tollefson Therkelse
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Posted - 19/05/2010 : 15:10:15
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The Nyhus's settled next to Jens Gulbrandson and Bergit Nielsdatter in Jefferson Prairie. However, you will see their name in American records as "Newhouse." I know one of their descendants. Yes, many people named Brekke in America.
I am very pleased to see the marriage record, we are on the right track. Is there a book and page number for that? |
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KnudsonFamily
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Posted - 19/05/2010 : 16:51:13
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The marriage record as I wrote it down from came from the Fieldhouse book 1849-1852 Page 31.
Iowa County marriages / compiled
published by Fieldhouse, in cooperation with the Fieldhouse Foundation Inc., the Iowa County Register of Deeds.
Author:Fieldhouse, Gerald E.
Publisher:Dodgeville, Wis. : Fieldhouse, [1974-1975]
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[1] 1852-1857.
[2] 1836-1852.
[3] 1857-1862.
[4] 1862-1867. |
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Linda Tollefson Therkelse
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Posted - 21/05/2010 : 02:59:34
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Thank you for the marriage record details, these families are so connected. I imagine that these people all played together as children. There would be girls and boys in both families of close ages to run up and down the hills. No wonder they are so influenced by Halstein's letter -- they know him well. I want to ask Kåre if I may also have a copy of the letter. I am quite sure my ancestors saw it, held it, and it changed their lives.
I have some research findings, and I am going to put them in separate e-mails with headings. |
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Linda Tollefson Therkelse
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Posted - 21/05/2010 : 03:02:06
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Dodgeville Church Records
The archivist advises me: The earliest funeral records present are from 1875. The early book covering 1854-1859 contains just baptisms and marriages. There are no records present from 1860-1874. Film #594 has records for 1875-1943.
So we will get some information, but not as much as we would like maybe, especially for deaths. I have already sent for the film, but it takes a while to get.
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Linda Tollefson Therkelse
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Posted - 21/05/2010 : 03:11:05
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Death of young Ole
Although the law did not require death records until 1908 in Minnesota (and some were still not done), sometimes there are some township death records. It is a hit or miss thing, also where they are stored, if not destroyed. At the Minnesota Historica Society, there were no twp. records for Preston Lake, but there were for Hector Twp.
I found in Book 1 (there are no page numbers, they list a year then number them), 1888 #7 July 14, 1888 Ole Halverson, m, white, single, age 20 y 3 m nths 3 days, born Wisconsin, parents Ole & Mary Halverson both b. Norway, cause of death consumption, recorded July 16, 1888.
Since this age matches the one in census, parents match, that is the end of young Ole, son of Ole. (Consumption is usually tuberculosis.)
I found this in the Renville County Union, published in Bird Island, July 20, 188, p. 1, col. 3:
Died: At the residence of A.O. Otnes, July 14th 1888, of consumption, Ole M. Halverson, aged 20 years 3 months and 3 days. The funeral was held at the Methodist church last Sunday at 2 p.m. Rev. J. Morgan preached the sermon. The remains were buried in the Protestant Cemetery near the village. |
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Linda Tollefson Therkelse
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Posted - 21/05/2010 : 03:21:08
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Ole's land
I have some plat maps from 1888 and 1900, I can clearly see an Ole Halverson located just south of Preston Lake, it would be Twp 115N Range 31 W, Sec. 15. It is the southeast quarter, but divided by a river, not square like the usual, so Ole has 97.5 acres there. That seems the right place, but you will see, he has some other real estate at the end that we can try to match up with BLM original patents. |
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Linda Tollefson Therkelse
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Posted - 21/05/2010 : 03:43:34
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Ole's Will
I tried looking through Renville County wills first, but then thought, if he lives with his nephew in 1895, then perhaps it is in McLeod County. For us it is fortunate, both counties gave all these to MHS. I believe it must have been, before Ole moved in with his nephew Ole C. Halverson (son of Erick), his nephew wanted him to have it all written down legally. The will says Ole is of Hector at that time. I could write out the whole will, but that would be very long, so I think it is better to summarize.
Page 67 & 68 of Will Book 2
Ole Halverson of Hector Village in the County of Renville, after payment of funeral expenses and debts, gives to his nephew Ole Halverson of Hector all the rest of his estate real and personal , except for $500 which he bequeaths to the heirs of Mary Petnes, the deceased wife of Amos Petnes, to be divided equally all said heirs to share and share alike... and receive their proper portion.
He appoints A.A. Halstad with bond as executor.
The will is date 15 Oct. 1894. The witnesses are John Lonquist residing at Winthrop, Minn. & George Phillip residing at Hector.
The will is recorded into the probate record as produced 06 Feb. 1899.
The record does not state Ole's date of death, however, I figured it had to be within the last 3 months before the current session of court, so found him in obituaries (following). The court is usually a circuit every 3 months.
Big question for me is who is Mary Petnes? I think she is really Otnes, the person Ole lives with in 1885 census. I also saw the name several other times. In the births recorded in the twp. #15 in 1884-1885, 20 May 1885 May Dorttua, parents E.O. Otnes b. Norway and May Otnes b. Norway.
I would guess she might be Ole's daughter, except here and in 2 census she is born in Norway (rather than Wisconsin). Of course, that could be wrong, but so consistently? Perhaps she is another relative, or just someone who was kind to him when he lived with them, and he thinks fondly of the children. Another research problem, since she is already dead by 1894. |
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Linda Tollefson Therkelse
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Posted - 21/05/2010 : 03:52:43
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Probate for Ole
I have the final decree for Ole's probate, but there are no other records. Presumably his nephew knew where the heirs of Mary were, but there is no inventory or other orders that I found. (There is a box I might try going through again.) Ole C. receives the following real estate: the land descriptions are quite long, since that one piece has Buffalo Creek running through it, but it is the one by Preston Lake, Sec. 15, T 115 R 31.
He also receives the northeast 1/4 Sec. 22 T 115 R 30 with also more exceptions related to Buffalo Creek 4.4 acres.
So he gets about 100 acres.
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Linda Tollefson Therkelse
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Posted - 21/05/2010 : 04:07:46
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Obituaries for Ole
Each one gives a little bit different information. I had thought that Ole had 2 wives, the first one being Ann when he lived near his parents in Dodgeville. You see that one obituary tells us he had 2 wives, but doesn't name her. There are no other survivors mentioned -- unless Mary Otnes really is his daughter, and her children are his grandchildren. It does not say that here, though.
Glencoe Register Dec. 9, 1898 p. 5 col. 1
Ole Halverson, the aged uncle of our townsman by the same name, died at the home of the latter in this village last Monday morning at five o'clock at the ripe old age of 81 years, nine months and three days. Mr. Halverson came to this country from Numedahl, Norway, about 1837, and has ever since made this glorious country his abiding place. His wife died about fifteen years ago, and at his request his remains were laid beside hers in the cemetery at Preston Lake. For the past seven years he has made his home with his nephew, O. C. Halverson, and will be sadly missed from their family circle. He has a brother living in Wisconsin and a sister in Kansas, both of whom are of an advanced age.
Glencoe Enterprise, Dec. 8, 1898 p. 4. col. 1
Died - At the home of his nephew in this city at an early hour on Monday morning, Ole Halverson, at the age of 82 years. The deceased was born in Norway April 1817. In early life he left his native land and settled on a farm in Iowa County, Wisconsin. In the early seventies he moved to Minnesota and settled on a farm near Preston Lake, Renville county. About 15 years ago his second wife died, since which time he has made his home with his nephew, O. C. Halverson Jr. of this city. His remains were interred at the Lake Preston cemetery by the side of his wife on Tuesday afternoon.
Hector Mirror, Dec. 8, 1898, p. 5, col. 2
Word has been received here from Glencoe that Ole Halverson, an uncle to O. C. Halverson, died Monday morning from heart trouble after an illness of about six weeks. He was nearly 82 years old. He has lived with Ole for a number of years and was loved by all who knew him. He was buried beside his wife in Preston Lake Tuesday.
The Monday of that week was 05 December.
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Linda Tollefson Therkelse
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Posted - 21/05/2010 : 04:19:47
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Ragnil
I only started to look for the sister Ragnil and her husband Ole Nielsen (Kjemhuus b. 1806) a little, but think this is a "go". I started with 1850 census, and found them in Dodgeville, in the town. Between the census taker and the transcription, it is an unusually messed up record, but it fits very well.
Ole Welson
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: abt 1806
Birth Place: Norway
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin
Family Number: 1391
Household Members: Name Age
Ole Welson 44
Rangel Holdesdatlen 36
Mary Nelson 10
Emily Nelson 7
Jane Nelson 5
Mary Buckley 21
Nelson Nelson 2
Halverson Nelson 0
Norway Ingerber 23
John Thompson 30
Ragnil was born August of 1812, so is going to show up younger. The child Mary is born in Illinois, the rest of the children born in Wisconsin. Mary Buckley was born in Ireland (she's probably a nanny or servant -- there's a Buckley family on the same page). The adults all have occupation "none", except Mary Buckley who has nothing at all, "Norway Ingerbert" is a male (I'm reading a t on end) and he and Thompson born in Norway. Value of personal property $105, no real estate. Note children named Mary, Nels and Halvor. |
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Linda Tollefson Therkelse
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Posted - 21/05/2010 : 20:14:05
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Ragnil 1840 - 1870 census
I think this is the family on 1840 census:
Ola Nilson in DuPage County, Illinois, one male 30-40, one male 20-30, one female 20-30;U. S. Census 1840 DuPage County, Illinois
U. S. Census 1840 DuPage County, Illinois, image 3, line 22
the ages of Ole and Ragnil match one male and one female; perhaps the other male is a brother-in-law or other relative, it is the usual way, note on same page with Pierce Downer, founder of Downer's Grove |
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Linda Tollefson Therkelse
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Posted - 21/05/2010 : 20:26:45
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Ragnil 1860
"Mariana", 48, living Dodgeville, Iowa Co., Wis., with husband Ole Nelson, 53, farmer, both b. Norway, Emily, 18, Jane, 15, Nelson, 12, Alvert, 10, Alex, 8, all b. Wis., value of real estate $500, personal $500; post office Dodgeville
U.S. Census 1860, Iowa County, Wisconsin, Dodgeville, p. 59, lines 1-7
although they have misinterpreted her name, Ragnil's family is an excellent match. I also looked up Ole's mother, it is Ambjør Olsdatter, so I suppose Emily is an Americanization of Ambjør
1870 census
Ragnild, 58, keeping house, Dodgeville, Iowa Co., Wis., Ole not present, Emily 25, domestic servant, Jane, 24, at home, Nels, 22, Halvor, 20, Alexander 18, all farm laborers, all b. Wis., Caroline Olson, 7, b. Wis., Mary Knutson, 29, domestic servant, b. Ill., Nellie Knutson 4/12, b. Wis., Jane Olsen 78, b. Norway; value of real estate $1,500, personal $970; post office Middleberry, other Olson families on page
U. S. Census 1870, Iowa County, Wisconsin, Dodgeville,, p. 55, lines 27-36.
It looks like maybe Ole has died. Mary Knutson really looks like the oldest daughter, correct age & place of birth; maybe her busband has also died, or she is visiting from somewhere, the baby is surely hers, maybe she is visiting with the baby. It is possible both husbands are gone working somewhere. The Olsons -- there are two large Olson families on the same page, I would guess Jane is just visiting with granddaughter.
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The first "Amerika-brev"
