Jens Monsen BOTTEN
(Bef 1799-)
Mari Olsdatter BRAGETH
(Bef 1799-)
Ole JOHNSON
(1821-1905)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sigri Olsdatter BRENDEN

2. Gjertrud Andersdatter KJOS

Ole JOHNSON

  • Born: 12 Oct 1821, Sødorp, Fron, Oppland, Norway 2
  • Baptized: 9 Dec 1821, Sødorp, Fron, Oppland, Norway
  • Marriage (1): Sigri Olsdatter BRENDEN on 21 Jun 1849 in Sør-Fron, Oppland, Norway
  • Marriage (2): Gjertrud Andersdatter KJOS on 7 Apr 1859 in Fillmore County, MN 1
  • Died: 28 Sep 1905, Holt, Fillmore County, MN at age 83 3

   Other names for Ole were Ole Jensen BOTTEN, Ole Jensen BYHRE, Ole Jensen BYRE and Ole JANSEN.

  Birth Notes:

Gudbrandsdalen

  Noted events in his life were:

• Confirmation: #17, p171, 17 Jun 1838, Fron, Oppland, Norway. 17, Ole, 12 Oct 1821, Monstuen, Jens & Mari, ", 6 Jan 1824

• Census: Township 103, Range 10 [Carrolton], 1857, Fillmore County, MN. line 13

58 84 Ole Johnson 33 Norway [1824]
Caroline " 6 Norway [1851]
John " 4 WI [1852]
Caroline Oleson 50 Norway [1807]
Margaret " 25 Norway [1832]

[page 17 of 55]


• Notes: about Carrolton Township: Fillmore County, MN. Township 103 and part of Township 104 North
Range 10 and part of Range 9 West of the 5th PM

• Census: Carrolton, 1865, Fillmore County, MN. 82 Ole Johnson [previously married?]
Jane
Caroline [abt 14 now]
John [abt 13 now]
Betsey Marie
Ann

[page 6 of 7]

• Census: Carrolton, 1870, Fillmore County, MN. line 7
value of real estate: 3,500
value of personal estate: 970

91 91 Johnson, Ole 45 Norway [1825] Farmer
" Jane 43 Norway [Gjertrud?] keeping house
" Betsy 10 MN
" Anne 8 MN
" Carrie 18 Norway [1852] Domestic service

92 92 Oleson, Hans 35 Norway farm laborer
" Anne 29 Norway
" Ellen 60 Norway
" Ole 5 Norway
" Lena 8 Norway

[page 10 of 17]

• Census: Amherst, 1875, Fillmore County, MN. Ole Johnson 52 Norway
Jane Johnson 50 Norway
Betsy M " 15 MN
Anna " 14 MN
Nels " 13 MN [1862]

[page 8 of 16]

• Census: Amherst, 1880, Fillmore County, MN. line 42

Johnson Ole 57 Norway [1823]
--- Jane 55 Norway
Knudtson Ole 30 Norway
--- Annie 18 MN [1862]
--- Charles 9/12 MN

[page 6 of 20]

• Census: Bear Creek > District 128, 1900, Ransom County, ND. 43 43 Johnson, Ole [was Ol*] Oct 1822, 77, m41, Norway, i1850
--- , Gjertrud Sept 1824, 75, m41, 5/2, Norway, i1854
[page 6 of 7]

• Census: back in Holt with daughter, 1905, Fillmore County, MN. 1905 Fillmore > Holt > 9
Storlie O C O 53 Norway
Kari 53 Norway <===
Carl 19 MN
Oscar 17
Arthur 14
Edward 11
Mallo Maria 12
Johnson Ole 82 Norway [father?]

• Reference: Norwegians and Norwegian Homes in America, 1916, ND. Ole Myhre [son-in-law]
Nome, North Dakota

is president of the Farmers State Bank. He was born in Nes on October 13, 1854 and emigrated to America 1872 to Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. He came to North Dakota in 1880 and has been a farmer in that area. He has now lived in Nome since 1907.

His wife's name was Anne Johansen. Her father, Ole Johansen, is from Gudbrandsdalen and her mother, Gertrud Kjos, is from Sogn. They have six children. Two of his sons have businesses in Nom, Albert Myhre has the feed-store and Melvin Myhre has the retail meat market.

[Norwegians and Norwegian Homes in America by Hans Jervell - 1916 - Page 122]

• Notes: look into 103/104 township land: Fillmore County, MN.
MN2550__.405 HELLAND, OLE J 4/20/1885 2644 MN 5th PM 103N - 009W E½SW¼ 28 Fillmore

MW-0134-454 JOHNSON, OLE,
HERRIMAN, SOPHIA,
HERRIMAN, ALANSON 3/10/1860 46777 MN 5th PM 103N - 009W SE¼SW¼ 23 Fillmore
103N - 009W E½NW¼ 26 Fillmore
103N - 009W SW¼NW¼ 26 Fillmore

MN2470__.334 JOHNSON, OLE 2/24/1875 2968 MN 5th PM 103N - 009W SE¼NW¼ 34 Fillmore
103N - 009W NE¼SW¼ 34 Fillmore

MN2480__.267 JOHNSON, OLE S 4/15/1875 3428 MN 5th PM 103N - 009W W½SE¼ 28 Fillmore

• Notes: possible siblings.
Marit Jensen
birth: 26 Nov 1816
christening: 27 Nov 1816 SODORP,?OPLAND,?NORWAY
parents: Jens Monsen,? Mari Olsdr

Guri Jensen
birth: 19 Apr 1820
christening: 24 Apr 1820 SODORP,?OPLAND,?NORWAY
parents: Jens Monsen,? Mari Olsdr

Ole Jensen
birth: 12 Oct 1821
christening: 12 Oct 1821 SODORP,?OPLAND,?NORWAY
parents: Jens Monsen,? Mari Olsdr

Anne Jensen
birth: 24 Feb 1825
christening: 20 Mar 1825 SODORP,?OPLAND,?NORWAY
parents: Jens Monsen,? Mari Olsdr

Guri Jensen
birth: 22 Sep 1828
christening: 12 Oct 1828 SODORP,?OPLAND,?NORWAY
parents: Jens Monsen,? Mari Olsdr

Mons Jensen
birth: 29 Mar 1832
christening: 23 Apr 1832 SODORP,?OPLAND,?NORWAY
parents: Jens Monsen,? Mari Olsdr

Ole Jensen II
birth: 17 Mar 1835
christening: 17 Apr 1835 SODORP,?OPLAND,?NORWAY
parents: Jens Monsen,? Mari Olsdr

Marit Jensen
birth: 28 Jul 1837
christening: 30 Jul 1837 SODORP,?OPLAND,?NORWAY
parents: Jens Monsen,? Mari Olsdr

Hans Jensen
birth: 30 Jul 1840
christening: 04 Oct 1840 SODORP,?OPLAND,?NORWAY
parents: Jens Monsen,? Mari Olsdr


Ole married Sigri Olsdatter BRENDEN, daughter of Ole Olsen BRÆNDEN and Kari Johannesdatter BRENDEN, on 21 Jun 1849 in Sør-Fron, Oppland, Norway. (Sigri Olsdatter BRENDEN was born on 29 Jan 1829 in Kvikne, Fron, Oppland, Norway, baptized on 1 Mar 1829 in Kvikne, Fron, Oppland, Norway and died between 1850 and 1857.)


  Marriage Notes:

[#14, p240, 1849]
groom's name: Ole Jensen [ Byhre , 27 aar]
bride's name: Sigrid Olsdr [ Brænden , 20aar]

Ole next married Gjertrud Andersdatter KJOS, daughter of Anders Olsen KJOS and Brithe Throndsdtr LIE, on 7 Apr 1859 in Fillmore County, MN.1 (Gjertrud Andersdatter KJOS was born on 30 Dec 1824 in Hafslo, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway 4, baptized on 1 Jan 1825 in Hafslo, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway 4 and died betw 1900 and 1905.)


Sources


1 Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949, Film: 1316804 Folder: 4539640 Image: 00433.

2 Fron 1816-1827 (Arkivverket), #15, p71, 1821/22.

3 Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990 (LDS), B53912-7
.

4 Døypte i Hafslo 1717-1894 (Digitalarkivet), 5999.


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