| Small Norwegian Cemetery (Larson) (oleson) |
| Ralph Hendersin | Janet and I restored a small Norwegian cemetery, Portland Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin, summer 2003. A large tabletstone listed Halvor Larson d. 1864 age 46, Inga Larson d. 1886 age 66, George Larson d. 1865 age 19, Edward Larson D. 1872 age 18, Goodman Oleson d. 1866 age 15. A small stone Frederick Nelson d. 1906 inf. No other stones but we have determined that Peter Olaf and Olaf Peter Casper, (Chistopherson twins), are buried there also. (interview with their niece). Through interviews and a paper trail we have placed Ole Oleson Damkaasen d. 1866 age 51 and Kari Olsdatter Damkaasen d. 1868 age 7 here also. We theorize that Betsey Oleson Damkaasen, Ole's wife, may be buried here also but lost her trail in 1872 when she and her only child Thomas sold 80 acres of land on Fish Creek Ridge, Leon Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Need info on Betsey or others. We have info and pictures to share. |
| Hopkins | What 'info' are you actually looking for? Can you be specific? It was just a few days ago when it was identified for you here that 'Betsy' and her 'Damkaasen' family were from Lårdal in Telemark, Norway, when they emigrated, and what seemed like a good guess as to the port(s) they might have used. As I recall those responses also gave you their names in the original Norwegian naming patterns. |
| Ralph Hendersin | You are absolutely correct those answers were most informative and gratefully received--I placed this query earlier in the month and just edited this title lately to include the Larson and Oleson names hoping to keep anyone looking for those names from accidently skipping by. I sincerely hope I have not offended anyone. Now that I look again I should have also included the Christopherson and Casper names. |
| Cbeck | I just found out that my husband's ancestors include Ole Oleson and Ester Thompson who were both born in Norway, about 1810-1830. Here is all the info I have on them at the present time. Their son, Ole H. Oleson, was born 27 Nov 1849 in Norway, and another son (the ancestor of my husband) who was named Thomas Oleson, was born in Wisconsin on 10 SEPT 1853. I wonder where he was born in Wisconsin? Could the Ole Oleson Damkassen have dropped his 3rd name when he came to the US? or could any other Ole Oleson ____'s have lost their third name when they immigrated here? What do you suggest I do to learn more about OLE OLESON? I can't find any combinations of this family in a census. I think one of them must have died, because no census I have seen lists all: Ole, Ester, Ole, and Thomas. So what can I do now??? cbeck@ll.net
Connie Beck
2765 130th St.
Lenox, IA 50851 |
| Hopkins | Connie - I recommend that you post a new query - not an 'add-on'
to an old one here. Have you looked for these ancestors in the US censuses that they should appear in? The Iowa state censuses (you live there now perhaps they also did before they died)? An Ole Oleson or Ole Olson can be tricky to find. I had one that I spent years looking for - then one of my mother's cousins said "Oh, you mean Ole Espe?" Espe was the name of the Norwegian farm where he was born and I never would have dreamed without that chance statement... Ole Olson (and the natural spelling variations) is nearly as common as John or James/Jim Smith in the US.
Have you searched for church records in the congregation(s) where they were members here in the US? Or obituaries published upon their deaths? Where exactly did they live and die? - someone might happen to have knowledge of the area. I don't' recognize where in Iowa the 50851 zipcode is - but it isn't close to my own limited experience in Iowa history.
Give as much identifying information for each pertinent ancestor as you can - but most especially those born in Norway, what year born? what year emigrated? where did they settle? |