Ole Knudsen BAKKEN
- Born: 24 Sep 1857, Vågå, Oppland, Norway 2
- Baptized: 11 Oct 1857, Vågå, Oppland, Norway
- Marriage: Augusta JOHNSON on 6 May 1884 in Cook County, IL 1
- Died: 13 Mar 1932, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon at age 74 3
Other names for Ole were Ole BACKE and Ole Knudsen BACKE.
Noted events in his life were:
• Census, 1865, Vågå, Oppland, Norway. 1865-telling for 0515 Vaage
District no. Page School distr. Local parish Parish Farm Title
298 2 41 Vaage Faste Vaage Hovedsogn Vaage Bakken 1
Pers.no. Household Given name Last name Family pos. Occupation Marital status Age Sex Birth place Cattle Sheep Goat Barley Potatoes
2128 21 1 Marit Hansd. Husmand med Jord e 60 k Vaage Prgj. 1 6 1 1 1/2 1/2
2129 22 Knud Knuds. hendes Søn ug 18 m Vaage Prgj.
2130 23 Ole Knuds. hendes Søn ug 9 m Vaage Prgj.
[http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=10&filnamn=f60515&gardpostnr=298]
• Immigration: from Norway, 1884, America. possibly
Emigranter fra Oslo 1867-1930
Harbour No. Year Month Day Given name Last name Sex Position Occupation Age Residence Destination Remarks Foreigner Freight Line
63456 Oslo 3245 1884 Mai 09 Ole Knudsen m u Arb. 24 Vaage Mankato 3394 Norsk Kr. 189.25 Rollo
• Notes: surname change. Ole changed his name to "Backe" - possibly to sound more "yankee"ish. He lived in Portland, OR and was an engineer.
[written on picture by Selma (Olness) Haslerud]
• Census: possible match Portland Ward 8 > District 70, 1900, Multnomah County, OR. line 43
696 348 351 Beseke Oula 42 May 1858 m16 Norway i1883 machinist stops
--- Augusta 40 Feb 1860 m16 Sweden i1883
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• Census: Portland Ward 7, District 183, 1910, Multnomah County, OR. 2, 183, 4A, line 45
696 73 75 Backe Ole head 52 m26 Nor Norwegian i1884 machinist Car Shops
--- Augusta wife 53 m26 Swed Swedish
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• Census: Portland > District 62, 1920, Multnomah County, OR. line 36
696 30 31 Backe Olaf K 63 m1883 Norway machinist RR shop
--- Agusta 66 m1883 Sweden
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• Cemetery: Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, 1932, Multnomah County, OR. Ole K.
1857 - 1932
Augusta
his wife
1853 - 1925
BACKE
Ole married Augusta JOHNSON on 6 May 1884 in Cook County, IL.1 (Augusta JOHNSON was born in 1853 in Sweden and died on 8 Jul 1925 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 4.)
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