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lbbrenna
Starting member
USA
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 Posted - 06/04/2010 : 00:05:05
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Looking for info on John or "Ola" Brenna and Kari Brenna who settled in the Brenna township in Grand Forks County of North Dakota. Children were Henry, Mari, Nils, Oscar and Albert. Oscar had two daughters with his first marriage to Christine, Adella and V. Doris, the children of his second marriage to Bessie Mahlum Berg were Oscar Allen and Harold Dean and Patty Ann. They moved to Vancouver, Washington in the 1940's after the daughter was killed by a hit and run driver at age 3 when they lived in Grand Forks.
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2010 : 00:22:34
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Hi,
I think you should refer to the other topic, so that people don't search in vain...
Here is his emigration.
Jan Peter |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3351 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2010 : 00:42:35
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| What other info is being looked for? The other topic seems quite full of info. |
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lbbrenna
Starting member
USA
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Posted - 06/04/2010 : 00:44:29
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Thank you very much Jan Peter.
I have received much help from jkmarler, and lyndal40 as well as Jan Peter under the topic referencing
Peter Olaus Olson
Thanks all!
LB Brenna
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Originally posted by jwiborg
Hi,
I think you should refer to the other topic, so that people don't search in vain...
Here is his emigration.
Jan Peter
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3351 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2010 : 01:09:24
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Be careful of whatever translating system you appear to be using.
Something has changed Ole to John and makes a number of errors in translation from the original:
"2. Ola Helgeson Hellingbrenna 02.02. 1848-1934
G 1877 m Kari Nilsdtr. TrillhusBerget. Barn: Henry 1877-1963 overtok farmen; Mari 1879-1891; Nels 1883-1885; Nils 1887- ; Oscar 1888- i Vancouver, Wash.; Albert 1896- i Long Beach, Cal.; Anna ... gm Andrew Mahlum, Portland, Oregon (minst 2 barn).
Ola og Kari utvandra til Am. i 1869, gifte seg i Rochester, MN og tok seg land ved Grand Forks. Området vart sidan kalla Brenna Township. Broren Ørjans kom etter, og vart ein av grannane. Også faren fann vegen til Am. og døydde der." |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2010 : 02:02:17
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Starting with what is readily available on Ancestry.com. Here is the 1900 US Census
Name: Ola H Brenna
[Ole H Brenna]
Home in 1900: Brenna, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Age: 52
Birth Date: Feb 1848
Birthplace: Norway
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1869
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Spouse's name: Kari
Marriage Year: 1877
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 23
Residence : Brenna, Falconer & Grand Forks Townships (Excl. Grand Forks City), Grand Forks, North Dakota
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Ola H Brenna 52
Kari Brenna 44
Henry Brenna 21
Nils Brenna 13
Oscar Brenna 11
Albert Brenna 4
Astrid Berg 72
Bendik Fedje 25
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2010 : 02:20:26
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This is the oldest US Census reference I could find on him in Ancestry.com.
Name: Ole H. Brenna
Home in 1880: Oakville, Grand Forks, Dakota Territory
Age: 31
Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Birthplace: Nor
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Carrie
Father's birthplace: Nor
Mother's birthplace: Nor
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Ole H. Brenna 31
Carrie Brenna 24
Henry Brenna 2
Mary Brenna 1
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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lbbrenna
Starting member
USA
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Posted - 06/04/2010 : 05:01:21
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Thank you, lyndal!
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
7790 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2010 : 16:55:53
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Hi lb,
You will enjoy seeing some of the newspaper clippings at www.genealogybank.com First click on Historical Newspapers and then narrow to North Dakota, the Grand Forks Herald is covered there in dates from 1879-1922. You will find TONS of stuff on your Brenna family. The looks are free but to get the full article you must take a subscription.
There are several other databases of North Dakota material which might assist your research:
www.und.nodak.edu/dept/library/digital/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/library/digital/index.htm
https://secure.apps.state.nd.us/doh/certificates/deathCertSearch.htm
http://library.ndsu.edu/archives/biography-genealogy
The Aal bygdebok scope was to capture vital information on all the immigrants, the immigrant's spouses, the names and vital data on their children and the children's spouses and the number of grandchildren. In the other topic you mentioned another Ole whose wife was Guri this is a brother to your Ole but his actual name is Ørjans a name which is often rendered over here as Eugene, or Jens or something else. The special letters in the Norwegian alphabet are confusing to Yankees!
In the bygdebok page referenced there are five generations of names mentioned. If you look above family 1153 you will see Holge as a child in his birth family and so Ola Olssen was his father. The parents of each set of parents are also given, if known, in the text right under the parents' names.
This is probably the marriage record of your Ole & Kari found at www.mncounty.com
OLMSTED E381 (B05343AA.AQK) 2/8/1877 HELGESON, OLE NELSON, CARRIE
Hilsen,
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Edited by - jkmarler on 06/04/2010 22:24:28 |
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