[#34268] Anders (Andreas) Olsen b 18 May 1842 & Anna Julina Wickstrom b 1842

[Gjest Arthur Peterson]

Looking for any information on Anders (Andreas) Olsen born 18 May 1842 married (26 Dec 1866) to Anna Julina Wickstrom (Wegstrom) (Nicolaisn)also born 1842.Anders was born in Stromsgodset, Drammen, Buskerud. Father was Ole Andersen b 7 Oct 1817 and Gunnild Halvorsdatter b 11 Dec 1812. Ole and Gunnild married 8 May 1842, Skoger, Vestfold.Other children: Halvor b 21 Jan 1845; Olava b 6 Jan 1848; Thorine Maria b 11 Aug 1850; Bernt b 1 Jan 1853; Ingeborg b 31 May 1855; and Marthe Karine b 21 Feb 1857.Entire family emigrated to America in 1873 except for Anders and Anna. Family had no contact after that point to Anders.Any information would be greatly appreciated.Takk, Art P.

[Gjest Kjell Hamberg]

Arthur! Referring to the information that eventually came out of my entry #36283 it is clear that Andreas Olsen and wife Anna Juliana Wickstrøm have nothing to do with Ole Andersen and Gunhild Halvorsdatter referred to in your entry and who emigrated i 1873. It may well be that their son Anders (b.1842) died in infancy. To have that verified, you will have to check the ministerial records.Through assistance, I've been able to track Anders Olsen and Anna Wickstrøm back to Kalix in Norrbotten, Sweden (her home ground). They had four children before Anna died in 1880 or 1881. Anders then married (Dec 31,1882) Hilda Eufrosyne Nilsdotter (b.1859). Andreas and Hilda also had 4 children before he died Dec 6,1889. The death record can be found in Familysearch/IGI(Sweden) and fortunately, Andreas' date of birth is also recorded there; Jan 23, 1841, which is a perfect match for the Andreas Olsen I was looking for.Regards Kjell Hamberg

[Gjest Arthur Peterson]

Kjell, Thanks for all your help. As much as I could read from the Norwegian, I could tell there was no match. The US family can now start to search elsewhere for Anders (Andreas).I don't know what documentation they have, but the word I've gotten is Anders was already married when the rest of the family emigrated. They have confirmation record, small pox record, etc. It is possible they have another marriage record (Nicolaison?) to research on.Again, thanks for your help and especially thank you for your responses back to me. I have gotten unbelievable help from Norwegians in my personal research, having found the last residence of 3 out of 4 lines to Norway.Art