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fursts
Junior member
USA
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 Posted - 01/08/2009 : 22:56:39
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Hello,
I am searching for intormation on my grandfather that immigrated to the USA in 1903 from Gudbrandsdahlen, Norway.
Is there someone that can find him in Census Records or other records and help me find more out about him and his family.
Ole Holmgren was born 10 AUG 1882. He had a sister named Olena.
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 02/08/2009 : 00:34:22
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I believe your grandfather is Ole Elevsen Sæther in the 1900 census.
He is listed as an emigrant from Oslo in 1903 under the name Ole Ellefsen Holmgren.
Ole was actually born August 6 1882 and baptized Oct 8, see #18
Oles parents and oldest sister in 1865
Oles father was a widower in 1900
Two of his siters Gina and Oline were living here at Hølmyren. |
Einar |
Edited by - eibache on 02/08/2009 01:00:31 |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 02/08/2009 : 00:54:30
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Your G-grandfather Elev Olsen was born May 6 1838, see #6 his parents were Ole Elevsen and Ragnild Olsdatter at Sæteren.
Your G-grandparents Ellev Olsen and Kari Olsdatter were married April 11 1861, see #8
Kari Olsdatter was born April 10 1841, see #7 her parents were Ole Olsen and Goro Poulsdatter at Warpestuen under Grosberg. |
Einar |
Edited by - eibache on 02/08/2009 09:17:52 |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 02/08/2009 : 01:26:17
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Pam,
The valley of Gudbrandsdal is a part of the northern areas of Oppland County, in the east of Norway. The valley stretches from the lake Mjøsa in south and northwards to the mountains in Jotunheimen and the county border to Sør-Trøndelag fylke. The Gudbrandsdal region includes parish areas of Dovre, Nord-Fron, Lesja, Lom, Skjåk, Vågå, Sør-Fron, Fåberg, Vestre Gausdal, Lillehammer, Ringebu, Øyer og Østre Gausdal.
Einar has found your Ole Elevsen/Ellefsen to be born in Nord-Fron (Nordre Frons is the spelling used in the 1900 Norwegian census page linked.)
You will find parish church records for Nord Fron, Oppland for years as early as 1851. Before that date the same area was included with Sør-Fron and the combined areas records are available (labelled as Fron) for years as early as 1799.
In addition there are published history/genealogy books for the area available for your use:
"Gardar og slekter i Fron", 2 volumes by Einar Hovdhaugen; and, "Fron-slekter", by Even and Peter Sveipe and J. Haraldseid
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fursts
Junior member
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Posted - 02/08/2009 : 03:02:23
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Thank you SO MUCH!!!
This information is wonderful and I appreciate your assistance.
This website has the BEST PEOPLE!!! |
Sunna Furstenau |
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fursts
Junior member
USA
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Posted - 02/08/2009 : 03:05:17
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| Why are they using the name Sæther? |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 02/08/2009 : 08:09:25
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| Sæteren was the farm of the family at least back to your G-g-grandparents Ole Elevsen and Ragnild Olsdatter. When there were many Ole Elevsen and Elev Olsens the farm name would be used to distinguish one from the others. |
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eibache
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Posted - 02/08/2009 : 09:47:18
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Ole Olsen and Goro Poulsdatter were married Oct 12 1834, see #2 1834 Ole was 32 years old and came from Warpestuen, Goro was 20 years old and came from Kringlom.
Goro Poulsdatter was baptized Oct 9 1814, see last record on right page. her parents were Poul Poulsen and Kari Johanesdatter at Kringlen under Rusthage.
Poul Poulsen was 16 years old in 1801 his mother, Mari Olsdatter, was then a widow.
Kari Johannesdatter was 13 years old in 1801 and her parents were Johannes Andersen and Aase Erlendsdatter at Rusthage.
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 02/08/2009 : 10:08:43
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Ole Olsen was baptized May 2 1802, see 6th record from top of right page his parents were Ole Hansen Grosberg and Sigri Iversdatter.
Ole Hansen in 1801 is said to be married to Ingeri Iversdatter. This must be wrong, rely on the bapt record who says the mother of Ole Olsen was Sigri Iversdatter, most likely the sister of Ingeri who was married to Ole Iversen on the same farm. (they had already an Ole 17 years old, your Ole was not born yet.)
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 02/08/2009 : 11:15:57
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Elev Olsen (1838) had a sister Kari born July 9 1842, and a brother Ole born June 8 1845.
He also had an older sister Kjersti born Aug 7 1830. |
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jane shephard
Starting member
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Posted - 04/08/2009 : 16:12:00
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Thank you so very much for all the wonderful information that has been sent regarding my paternal Grandfather Ole Holmgren. I had a friend help me get started at this site and it has been most helpful giving me information that our family was unaware of. What would be the family's surname at this time, and is there still family living in the Gudbrandsdal area?
did his sister Gina ever have a family? If she did, they would be first cousins of my Dad. thank you |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 04/08/2009 : 17:32:10
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did his sister Gina ever have a family? If she did, they would be first cousins of my Dad.
In my first reply I gave you a hyperlink to the 1900 census. There you will see that Oline and her husband Amund Erlandsen, Odden was helping Oles father with work on the Hølmyren farm. The two last persons in the record, Anna Erlandsdatter Odden and Emma Erlandsdatter Odden were Oline and Amunds daughters. It loks like this family could have taken on Erlandsen or Odden as their last name. Sæter or Sæther would also be an alternative for Ole Ellevsens family members who remained in Norway.
As for Gina, 29 years old in 1900, it would take a lot of searching in parish records to find if she ever married as there is no census later than 1900.
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jane shephard
Starting member
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Posted - 04/08/2009 : 20:54:49
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thank you. Oline, or as I knew her, it was Olina and Amund her husband later came here to Norht Dakota. As for thier last name, they went by Steen.
So, if I understand this correctly, and please forgive me for not understanding how some of this worked, Ole took the name of Holmgren, the location he was at for his suranme?
does the word "gard" mean farm? |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 04/08/2009 : 21:55:50
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I am afraid there was not firm ways for emigrants when choosing surnames, but somehow it is possible to find explanation after the facts are known. I have the feeling that Holmgren comes from a simplified version of Hølmyren - just change the norwegian ø with an o and the y with a g. (I have not found a farm name Holmgren around 1900, but as a surname it sounds good).
Yes gard (also gård or gårdsbruk) means farm. |
Einar |
Edited by - eibache on 04/08/2009 21:59:39 |
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Kåarto
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Posted - 04/08/2009 : 22:48:20
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I think Einar is right.
I doubt very much Holmgren was a farm name, I have never seen it in the 1900 or 1865 census.
As surname 125 Holmgren lived in Norway in the 1900 census, 50% lived in northern Norway, about 50% of the Holmgren´s in southern Norway were born in Sweden.
Kåre
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