Children of Tomas Olsen and Lisbet Engebretsdatter Ringebu, Oppland

[Carla J Tweeton]

This family emigrated to Norwegian Grove township in Otter Tail County MN  USA. 

The children we know of were Ole (b. ca 1853 1854), Karen (born 1856 57), Edward (born 1861  1863,)

Torger (born 1866-67), Mathias (born 1869 70).  The difference in years probably due to different sources.

Possibly 8 children in all were born to Tomas and Lisbet.  Would it be possible to check birth records to see?

The parents and youngest child, Mathias emigrated in 1882.  Tomas died a few days after his arrival in Minnesota.

Karen married in Norway in 1881, coming to America in 1882.  Ole emigrated in 1879 (?). Edward and Torger (1881).

In a listing of family among these children there is one additional word - just the last name Thomesen ( no additional 

first name ).  Their destination in America would have been Lisbet's sister and her husband , the Didrik Christianson

possibly Houg a surname in this area of MN.         Tomas and Lizbet were married in Ringebu Church on June 28, 1852.

 

Thank you,

Carla J. Tweeton

 

[Grethe Flood]

1865 Census:

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/census/person/pf01038062005849

https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/ftliste_e.aspx?ft=1865&knr=0520&kenr=008&bnr=0081&lnr=000

• Census year: 1865
• Municipality: Ringebu
• Municipality number: 0520
• Name of domicile: Seielstadløkken nedre

Number of persons in this domicile: 6

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	Name	Family status	Marital status	Occupation	Birth year	Place of birth	Ethnicity
	Tomas Olsen	Husfad	g	Hsmd m Jord	1812	Hadeland
	Lisbet Engebretsdatter	hans Kone	g		1828	Ringebo Prgj.
	Ole Tomassen	deres Søn	ug		1854	Ringebo Prgj.
	Karen Tomasdatter	deres Datter	ug		1857	Ringebo Prgj.
	Edevard Tomassen	deres Søn	ug		1862	Ringebo Prgj.
	Karen Olsdatter	hendes Moder	e	Bagerske	1808	Ringebo Prgj.

 

https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/ftliste_e.aspx?ft=1875&knr=0520&kenr=008b&bnr=0006&lnr=00

• Census year: 1875
• Municipality: Ringebu
• Municipality number: 0520
• Name of domicile: Seielstad nedre

Number of persons in this domicile: 12

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	Name	Family status	Marital status	Occupation	Birth year	Place of birth	Ethnicity
	Johannes Gudbrandsen	hf	ug	Gaardbruger,Selveier	1824	Ringebu
	Gudbrand Gudbrandsen	Hans Broder	ug	Handelskarl	1836	Ringebu
	Anna Østensdatter	Hans Søsterdatter,Tyende	ug	Husholderske	1856	Fodevang S. Ringebo
	Mathias Østensen	Hans Søstersøn			1861	Ringebu
	Anne Larsdatter	Tyende	ug	Budeie	1855	Ringebu
	Mathias Østensen	Tyende	ug	Tjenestekarl	1859	Ringebu
	Thomas Olsen	hf	g	Inderst,Tildels Fattigunderstøttelse,binder Sopelimer	1813	Gran
	Lisbet Engebretsdatter	Kone	g	Baandvævning,Syning,Vask og Lignende	1828	Ringebu
	Ole Thomassen	s	ug	Skomagerarbeider	1854	Ringebu
	Edvard Thomassen	s			1863	Ringebu
	Torger Thomassen	s			1866	Ringebu
	Mathias Thomassen	s			1869	Ringebu

 

I've found these children. But the birth and baptism record for Mathias in 1870, there is written "(8de)" - which means - as far as I can see - that he is child no 8 born to Thomas and Lisbeth. 

 

Ole, 1854

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000001984729

Hedmark, Oppland fylke, Ringebu, Fåvang, Venabygd i Ringebu, Ministerialbok nr. 6 (1848-1859), Fødte og døpte 1854, Side 156-157
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/8926/217

 

Karen, 1857

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000028642049

Hedmark, Oppland county, Ringebu, Fåvang, Venabygd in Ringebu, Parish register (copy) no. 3 (1854-1866), Born and baptised 1857, Page 96-97
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/9267/49

 

Edvard, 1862

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000028644383

Hedmark, Oppland county, Ringebu, Fåvang, Venabygd in Ringebu, Parish register (copy) no. 3 (1854-1866), Born and baptised 1862, Page 188-189
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/9267/95

 

Engelbreth, 1862 (twin)

See right hand side - stillborn (dødfødte)

Hedmark, Oppland county, Ringebu, Fåvang, Venabygd in Ringebu, Parish register (official) no. 7 (1860-1877), Deceased and buried 1862, Page 245
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/8947/243

 

Torger, born 8 February 1866 - entry no 37

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000028646071

Hedmark, Oppland county, Ringebu, Fåvang, Venabygd in Ringebu, Parish register (copy) no. 3 (1854-1866), Born and baptised 1866, Page 262-263
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/9267/132

 

Mathias, 1870

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000027066848

Oppland county, Ringebu, Fåvang, Venabygd in Ringebu, Parish register (copy) no. 4 (1867-1879), Born and baptised 1870, Page 27
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/9268/29

 

 

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Look to the right - stillborn (dødfødte) -  9 November 1860 - it says "Mandkj" - so this must be a stillborn boy: 

Hedmark, Oppland county, Ringebu, Fåvang, Venabygd in Ringebu, Parish register (official) no. 7 (1860-1877), Deceased and buried 1860, Page 239
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/8947/43622/2

 

I also find a stillborn child i 1854 - "Qvindekjøn" - female:

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/273/pq00000000018262

Hedmark, Oppland county, Ringebu, Fåvang, Venabygd in Ringebu, Parish register (official) no. 6 (1848-1859), Deceased and buried 1849-1854, Page 472-473
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/8926/217

The birth date for this daughter is the same as for their son Ole, so this must be his stillborn twin sister, and so I guess I've found all the eight children born to Thomas and Lisbeth. 

 

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Oppland county, Ringebu in Ringebu, Parish register (official) no. 8 (1878-1898), Out-migrated 1883, Page 268
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/4073/245

 

The out-migrated record for Thomas, Lisbeth and Mathias, says that the three children Ole, Torger and Edvard, have already emigrated and Karen, married to Ole Evensen, will be coming after them. 

 

This must be Ole emigrating in 1879:

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/8/pe00000000439622

Akershus, Oslo county, Emigration register no. 6 (1876-1880)
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/43613/266