Olia Halverson born 1846

[Astrid K. Halleraker]

A crafts tool made in Norway with the initials OHD means Halvorsdatter. But made in Wisconsin with the initials can be of sentimental reasons, nostalgic. Anyway, those Olene born in Norway 1846+/- with father Halvorson, is quite a list of matches. It's up to Susan if you whish to cooperate in examining each and everyone of these candidates.

[Susan Derry]

I started thinking that if Olia's father's name was Halvor Halvorsen, then both the Halvorsen and Halvorsdatter would make sense. I found one family that arrived in 1850. http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_list.asp?jo=13&ps=11987

18	Halvor Halvorsen	36	m
19	Alet Jørgesndatter	15	f
20	Ane Halvorsdatter	14	f
21	Groe Halvorsdatter*	15	f
22	Dagni Halvorsdatter*	10	f
23	Halvor Halvorsen	8	m
24	Sigrid Halvorsdatter*	6	f
25	Knud Halvorsen*	4	m

 

I also found them in the 1850 census in Dane, Wisconsin. The age of Alet Jorgesndatter seems more accurate in the census (making her the same age as Halvor, rather than 1/2 his age). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67P5-QQ?i=5&cc=1401638

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Halver Halversen		M	35	Norway
Allet Halversen		F	35	Norway
Gro Halversen		F	14	Norway
Ann Halversen		F	13	Norway
Hulver Halversen		M	10	Norway
Dougal Halversen		F	9	Norway
Segre Halversen		F	8	Norway
Knute Halversen		M	6	Norway

It is a bit of a stretch, but if Olia was a nickname for Sigrid or Segre. It seems slightly possible. 

[Astrid K. Halleraker]

På 15.1.2018 den 23.33, Stine H Kvistad skrev:

sponsors in Osseo, Wis for the babtizms

(correctly spelled baptisms)

The sponsors attending the baptism of Oleas children is an unexplored source of information. A brother, sister or in-laws of Olea would be valuable now.

[Astrid K. Halleraker]

På 15.1.2018 den 23.33, Stine H Kvistad skrev:

Hi, 

What is the source for the

from #5

I have a subscription of Ancestry, but no results for Betsy Oline Reierson Baptism 23 Jul 1872 Independence, Wisconsin ...

in search for possible sponsors.

[Stine H Kvistad]

Perhaps this family?

The vaccinationprotocol  Dec 1845 for  Sør-Aurdal prestekontor, Ministerialbok nr. 4, 1841-1849, s. 805-806

 

 shows the children of Halvor Erlandsen.  He has a daugther Olia. 

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/8989/272

 

Siblings Ragnhild and Nils are confirmated in Wisconsin, mother Olia Olsdatter

 

Name:Ragnhild Erlandsen

Event Type:Confirmation

Baptism Date:31 Jan 1836

Confirmation Date:27 Apr 1851

Father:Halvor Erlandsen

Mother:Olia Olson

Church Name:Koshkonong

Church Location:Stoughton, Wisconsin

 

Name:Niels Erlandsen

Event Type:Confirmation

Confirmation Date:May 1856

Father:Halvor Erlandsen

Mother:Olea Olsdtr

Church Name:Coon Prairie Lutheran Church

Church Location:Westby, Wisconsin

 

[Stine H Kvistad]

 

Name:	Olea Ellensen
Event Type:	Confirmation
Confirmation Date:	25 May 1859
Father:	Halvor Ellensen
Mother:	Olea Olsdt
Church Name:	West Prairie
Church Location:	West Prairie, Wisconsin

[Astrid K. Halleraker]

Hvordan har du funnet frem til disse personene, som er nesten skjult i kildene. Og viktigere: på hvilken måte kan man bevise om det er riktig Olea. Din nye kandidat er et spennende forslag.

[Stine H Kvistad]

 

Foreldrene Halvor Ellensen Brufladt og Olia Olsdatter Rust var gift i Sør-Aurdal (nr 34) 6 okt 1825

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/9373/143

 

Sønnen Nils 1841-1901 har denne familien i Sterling, Vernon, Wisconsin. 1870-1900

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42409244

 

Household Members:	Name Age Nils H Rust 39 Marit N. Rust 37 Olia Rust 15 Nils Rust 13 Halvor Rust 11 Magnus Rust 9 Elen Rust 4 Gari Maria Rust 2

 

Olia Halvorsdatter er fadder til Olia Nilsdatter Rust f 1865. 

Kilde: Ancestry

 

Possible listings for the parents and brother of Olia Halvorsen, they had arrived by 1851.

Endret Mars 14, 2018 av Stine H Kvistad

[Stine H Kvistad]

Name:	Olen Hulverson
Age:	17
Birth Year:	abt 1843
Gender:	Female
Birth Place:	Norway
Home in 1860:	Sterling, Bad Ax, Wisconsin
Post Office:	Retreat
Dwelling Number:	749
Family Number:	701
Household Members:	Name Age Nels Hulverson 19 Olen Hulverson 60 Olen Hulverson 17 Christena Oleson 18

[Astrid K. Halleraker]

So, if this is the wanted family, they changed surname during the 1850s to Halvorsen from previously Erlendson or Ellingson. Sponsor named Olia Halvorsdatter for niece Olia Nilsdatter Rust b 1865, is our first discovery of a written source using HalvorsDATTER. 

Endret Mars 14, 2018 av Astrid Kaardal Halleraker

[Stine H Kvistad]

They used Ellensen in the churchbooks. 

 

 

Name	Ellen Halvorsen
Gender	Male
Birth Date	06 May 1833
Christening Date	27 May 1833
Christening Place	Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway
Father's Name	Halvor Ellensen
Mother's Name	Olea Olsdr

 

Possible record for Erland/Ellen

http://civilwar.vesterheim.org/h/hal/

HALVERSON, ALLEN

WI 3rd Inf Co K. Residence: Sterling, Vernon County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 31. Brown eyes, brown hair, sandy complexion, 5’3”. Drafted. Enrolled for one year on 21 Sep 1864 at La Crosse, Wisconsin. Mustered the same day. Private. Died of disease on 30 Apr 1865 at Goldsboro, North Carolina. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 12-3; red book vol 9 p198) (WLCW p16) (Love p1061)

[Astrid K. Halleraker]

These results are consistent with known facts, my poor user skills with Ancestry prevents me from contributing with additional lookups.

Endret Mars 14, 2018 av Astrid Kaardal Halleraker

[Dag Thorsdalen]

To avoid us doing the same thing, I'm trying to check up the the Norwegian background of this family. So far I've found some information. I tried to find their emigration record, but have found out that it may have been lost in a fire in 1945. I'm trying to find a way around this problem. More later.

[Stine H Kvistad]

 

These are the listed children on FS

Ingeborg Halvorsdatter	F	04 Jul 1828	13 Jul 1828	Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway
Ellen Halvorsen	M	06 May 1833	27 May 1833	Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway
Ragnild Halvorsdatter	F	04 Jan 1836	31 Jan 1836	Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway
Niels Halvorsen	M	23 Feb 1841	27 Jun 1841	SOR AURDAL, OPLAND, NORWAY

[Stine H Kvistad]

 

Ingeborg 1828, died 1836

 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/255/pd00000003397657

 

 

[Stine H Kvistad]

 

De bodde følgende steder: 

 

Halvor Ellendsen(mann)			Gm	Brufladt	1826-05-04	far	Ministerialbok for Sør-Aurdal prestegjeld 1825-1840 (0540P)
Halvor Ellensen(mann)			Gm	Hestekind	1830-05-31	far	Ministerialbok for Sør-Aurdal prestegjeld 1825-1840 (0540P)
Halvor Ellensen(mann)			Gm	Rust	1833-05-27	far	Ministerialbok for Sør-Aurdal prestegjeld 1825-1840 (0540P)
Halvor Ellensen(mann)			Gm	Rustø	1836-01-31	far	Ministerialbok for Sør-Aurdal prestegjeld 1825-1840 (0540P)
Halvor Ellensen(mann)			Gm	Rust	1838-08-26	far	Ministerialbok for Sør-Aurdal prestegjeld 1825-1840 (0540P)
Halvor Ellensen(mann)			Gmd	Rust	1846-02-01	far	Ministerialbok for Sør-Aurdal prestegjeld 1841-1849 (0540P)

[Stine H Kvistad]

 

http://gurihus.net/slekt/tng/getperson.php?personID=I50671&tree=DG

 

 

Personlig informasjon    |    PDF

 

• Navn	Olsdatter Olea
  Født	1803	Rust, Etnedal, Oppland
  Kjønn	Kvinne
  Person ID	I50671	DG
  Sist endret	22 Jan 2013

   

  Far	Nilsen Ole,   f. 1761, Rust, Etnedal, Oppland ,   d. 1832, Rust, Etnedal, Oppland
  Mor	Nilsdatter Ingeborg,   f. Om 1753,   d. 1836, Rust, Etnedal, Oppland
  Famile ID	F9949	Gruppe-skjema

   

  Familie	Ellendsen Halvor,   f. 1805, Bruflat søndre, Etnedal, Oppland
  Famile ID	F18997	Gruppe-skjema

[Dag Thorsdalen]

I find this family at the small Midtre Rust Farm, farm no. 113/4, Bruflat Parish, Etnedal, Valdres, Oppland, Norway. They are mentioned in the local history book Valdres bygdebok part 1, vol. B,  page 80: https://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/dd90c267a0c877de51ebb259d1b62c63?index=11#83

 

It reads:

Sitat

Halvor Ellenson (born 1805) and Olea Olsdatter (born 1803) bought Midtre Rust in 1844. Olea was a sister of Nils Olsson. Their children were: Margit (born 1826), Ingeborg (born 1828), Ole (born 1830), Ellen (born 1833), Ragnhild (born 1835), Ingebjørg (born 1838), Nils (born 1841) and Guri (born 1845). The Family stayed at Midte Rust for just 10 years.

Gudbrand Olsson (born 1819) from Brenn (under Hiei) and Kari Monsdatter (born 1826) bought the farm in 1854.

 

Nils Olsson was the prevous farmer of Midtre Rust.

 

A picture of Midtre Rust from valdresslekt.no:

 

 

Baptism records:

 

Marit, 1826, #37, right:

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070603960139

https://digitalarkivet.no/view/255/pd00000003396639

 

Ingeborg, 1828, #45, right:

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070603960153

https://digitalarkivet.no/view/255/pd00000003397656

 

Ole, 1830, #42, left:

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070603960166

https://digitalarkivet.no/view/255/pd00000003398586

 

Ellen, 1833, #29, left:

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070603960189

https://digitalarkivet.no/view/255/pd00000003399837

 

Ragnhild, 1836, #24, right:

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070603960213

https://digitalarkivet.no/view/255/pd00000003401247

 

Ingeborg, 1838, #59, right:

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070603960282

https://digitalarkivet.no/view/255/pd00000003402489

 

Nils, 1841, 3rd from the top:

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070207620074

 

Guri, born 1845, baptized 1846, #38:

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070207620144

https://digitalarkivet.no/view/255/pd00000001243512

 

 

Even though the vaccination record from December 1845 also shows a daughter Olea, I've been unable to find her baptism record. The stated age, 2 1/2 years, indicates that she was born in 1843. This corresponds With her census record from 1860, see #59 (above).

 

However, I find that the Church record has been partly damaged. This is a possible explanation why I've been unable to find her. My conclusion is that the most likely explanation is she actually was born into this family in 1843, and that her baptism has been left out of the records, either due to the partial damage or because she was baptized at home, and then the parents "forgot" to have her baptism confirmed in the Church. This happened to one of my ancestors, and was commented in a note when he married.

 

The son named Tollev (age 12 1/4) in the vaccination record has to be Ellen born in 1833. This is partly confirmed by his conformation record from 27 June1848 (#32): https://media.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070207620234

 

This shows that the Family still lived at Rust in 1848, and the the emigration most likely took place between the summer of 1848 and 1850.

 

The Church records of Sør-Aurdal as a unified clerical district ends in June 1849. None of them registered as moving out of Sør-Aurdal until then.

 

In 1849 each parish got their own record. Unfortunately the separate Church records of Bruflat Parish 1849-1876 was destroyed in 1945. Bruflat and another parish named Nord-Etnedal formed the Municipality of Etnedal in 1894: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etnedal 

 

 

A hypothesis: The river that starts in Etnedal mouths in Drammen. Is it possible that is is the correct family we have found in the passenger list of the bark Freya from 1850, and that some of the names and ages have been mixed up? http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_list.asp?jo=640&ps=2658

 

#76 Halvor Erlandsen, 27

#77 Olivia Olsdotter. 17

#78 Ole Halvorsen, 40

#79 Ellen do, 36

#80 Niels do, 12

#81 Ragnhild do, 10

#82 Ingeborg do, 9

#83 Olivia do, 8

#84 Guri do, 5

#85 Christian do, 16

 

#76 and 77 are the parents, #78-84 are their known children, except from their daughter Marit (born in 1826). Both the Oleas have becone Olivia! Among the other passengers I find the surname Granum, which is a farm name from Etnedal. And among the others given names and patronymics there are several names corresponding with this family, suggesting that they were neighbors and possible relatives.

 

If this is correct, the only problem left is who Christian was, if he belonged tho this family. My guess is that he didn't, but was someone who travelled with them without being a part of the family. Perhaps a not very distant relative? In the 1860 census record in #59 we find a Christena Oleson, 18, living with this family in Wisconsin. My guess is that they are identical.

 

[Astrid K. Halleraker]

Printed source on-line, only available for Norwegians.

Gard og Bygd i Etnedal 1B. s. 79-80 Flash 82 https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010102820004

Olea Halvorsdtr maternal grandparents:

 

Olea Halvorsdtr parents first lived on Blåflat s. 19 Flash 22 https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007091700018

Later on Midtre Rust s 80 Flash 84 https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010102820004

Daughter Olea is not on the list, but she is included in the vaccine protocol as child of Halvor Ellenson

[Astrid K. Halleraker]

12 minutter siden, Dag Thorsdalen skrev:

A hypothesis: The river that starts in Etnedal mouths in Drammen. Is it possible that is is the correct family we have found in the passenger list of the bark Freya from 1850

I consider this a proof, everything falls into place now.

[Dag Thorsdalen]

Yes, I suppose so!

 

I just found another bit of information supporting this; the Granums I mentioned in #68 seems to be the sons of Olea Olsdatter Rust's sister Kjersti!

 

[Dag Thorsdalen]

The Blåflat or Bruflat søndre farm where Halvor Ellenson was born (from valdresslekt.no):

 

I find some of his relatives on the passenger list as well!

[Dag Thorsdalen]

Halvor Ellenson's baptism on 22 Sep. 1805: https://digitalarkivet.no/view/255/pd00000005494229

 

Olea (Olia) Olsdatter's baptism on 28 Aug. 1803: https://digitalarkivet.no/view/255/pd00000005492974

[Dag Thorsdalen]

When I look at Olea's supposed 1870 US Census record (#26), I notice that the names of those family members in the family she lived with, stated to have been born in Norway, are identical with person #22, 25 and 26 on the 1850 Freya passenger list. This family came from the farm next to the Blåflat Farm, the childhood home of Olea's father!