[#14283] OLE DOKKEN AND JOHN DOKKEN OLSON

[Gjest Mausey Hagen]

I show that my great grandfather John Dokken Olson was born in 1865 to Ole Dokken and they came to USA in 1967. In the search I show John's mother as Petra. When they came here and Ole had other children he was married to Hilleborg. Can someone let me know if Ole Ellingson Dokken I find in the 1865 census might be the same person. It shows Ole as 39 years old which sound correct.Thanks Mausey

[Gjest Nina Møller Nordby]

This Ole Dokken settled down in Cuba, Becket, Minnesota, right? Wife Hillborg.I hardly think that this could be the same man because he had a son called John born about 1865 in Norway and a daughter called Ana born about 1868 in Norway. As you might have noticed he even had further children:Ole DOKKEN, 42,NORWAY(he's younger than the 1865 Ole too)Hilleborg DOKKEN,Wife, 44 NORWAYJohn DOKKEN Son S Male W 15 NORWAY At Home NORWAY NORWAYAna DOKKEN Dau S Female W 12 NORWAY At Home NORWAY NORWAYMagreta DOKKEN Dau S Female W 8 MNLisi DOKKEN Dau S Female W 6 MNSam Orsen DOKKEN Son S Male W 4 MNHelmina DOKKEN Dau S Female W 2 MNOlaf DOKKEN Son S Male W 2M MN-----The other Ole lived in Botne parish in Vestfold county, 1865 Lenke-----

[Gjest Nina Møller Nordby]

Well, IGI Familysearch mention a child named EDVART CHRISTIAN OLSEN, born 17 DEC 1865, Christening: 11 FEB 1866 Botne, Vestfold, Norway. Parents Ole Ellingsen and Petra Andersdotter : I believe Andersdotter is the same as Andreasdotter.I think you have to look for another family in the 1865 census.

[Gjest Berit Knudsen]

Nina.Hvilken telling kommer opplysningene fra?

[Gjest Nina Møller Nordby]

Ad 2. Oh I'm sorry! I forgot to mention that this is from the 1880 census.

[Gjest Berit Knudsen]

Found in Fam.search:Anna Olsd. 2/9-29/9 1867 Granvin, Hordaland, parents Ole Iversen and Hilleborg Styrkaarsdatter.Johannes Olsen 13/2-16/2 1865 Granvin, Hordaland, same parents.

[Gjest Nina Møller Nordby]

Lenke Could this be Hilleborg, unmarried in Ulsvik? Oh yeah, sure, look at her son!!

[Gjest Nina Møller Nordby]

This is the only candidate:Ole I. living at the farm Maursæther, 20 years old Lenke

[Gjest Nina Møller Nordby]

Dokken farm in 1865, I don't know why they used the name Dokken, but there might be a connection somewehere [url="http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=f61233&variabel=0&postnr=32&fulle=true&spraak=n>LenkeDokken farm in 1875

[Gjest Mausey Hagen]

Thank you for your help. I think we have found the right person. The birthdates match up with what I have. I still don't understand the connection with the name 'Dokken'.Mausey

[Gjest Mausey Hagen]

Berit, Can you supply me with the link where you found the data in Fam. search:Thanks. Mausey

[Gjest Berit Knudsen]

LenkeIt is only the link to familysearch.Parents search: I wrote the fathers name Ole Iversen and mothers name Hillebor. Nothing more.

[Gjest Berit Knudsen]

First of all I searched for Ana Olsdatter in Family search (FS) since I did not know the last name of her parents.Ane Olsdatter, born in Norway 1868 +-2years, father Ole and mother Hilleborg. That is how I found the last name of her parents.Then I used the parents search to try to find the other children.

[Gjest Mausey Hagen]

Thank you Berit, I was able to find the first search for Ana Olsdatter but was unable to find the second search for Ole Iversen and Hillebor. All I got was the US 1880 census (nothing for Norway).Also, I received some information from a grandson of John Dokken Olson that said Ole Dokken and Hilleborg (parents of John) were from Ness, Norway and Ole's parents were Ole Dokken and Margrete Jorgenson Dokken both of whom lived and died in Ness.Now I am really confused.Mausey

[Gjest Berit Knudsen]

I can't understand why you are not abel to find 2. search. You must not write anything else or change anything (not birth, year, country, name of child). When I do it it is written on the right side: Census/1880 US Census-over 25. IGI/Norway 2.

[Gjest Berit Knudsen]

1865 Ulvig H., Hakestad farm:LenkeMaybe Nes in Hallingdal, Buskerud, and it is a Dokken farm in Nes.

[Gjest Mausey Hagen]

Thanks for your assistance, but I still cannot get the search you got. This is what I entered: Ane Olsdatter, birth +-2years 1868, father ole, mother hilleborg, country Norway, - I got IGI/Norway 2.Then I added Iversen for father's last name without changing anything else and I still got IGI/Norway 2.When I tried Ole Iversen, spouse Hilleborg, country Norway, all I got was US 1880 census.I don't know why it doesn't work for me, but I will keep trying.Thanks for getting back to me and for your help.

[Gjest Berit Knudsen]

For search on parents you must only use the 'boxes' on the right side: FATHER (ole) LAST NAME (iversen)and MOTHER (hilleborg)----LAST NAME (nothing), and do nothing else. Do not use the 'boxes' on the left side: First name - last name and spouse.I hope you can find it now.

[Gjest Mausey Hagen]

Thank you so much Berit!It did work - I didn't know about this feature. It will help me a lot in the future. Thanks for staying with me and the great instructions.Mausey

[Gjest Mausey Hagen]

I would like to find the 1865 census for Nes in Halingdal, Buskerud and possibly the Dokken farm. My great-grandfather's step-father Ole O. Dokken immigrated from Nes in Halingdal in 1867 to the US to Decorah, IA. I would appreciate any help I can get on trying to locate him in Norway. Thanks.

[Gjest Gunn Huglen]

Here we have two persons named Ole on a Dokken farm in 1865 at Nes , Hallingdal, Buskerud. Lenke Mvh Gunn Huglen

[Gjest Mausey Hagen]

Thank you Gunn,I am sure it is him as I have learned that his father was Ole Jorgenson. Thanks for finding this for me.Mausey