Nationality Ellen Onstad
WallyHi, My grandmother, Mathilda Severson, was married 3 times. Her second marriage was to an Ellen Onstad. Would anyone know if he came from Norway? Wally
thelebrityOnstad is a norwegian farm name which is used in several parts of Norway: farm no farm name parish kommune fylke 43 Onstad Treungen Nissedal Bratsberg 152 Onstad Tranby Lier Buskerud 89 Onstad Aurdal Nordre Aurdal Oppland 35 Onstad Volbu Østre Slidre Oppland 30 Onstad Vangen Aurland Sogn og Fjordane 9 Onstad Askim Askim Østfold 78 Onstad Skiptvet Skiptvet Østfold But Ellen is a girl's name, and american women still aren't allowed to get married to another woman in the USA (so much for the land of the free...) So I would think the groom's first name must have been misread at some point. Maybe it's Ellef or Esten?
thelebrityEiler(t) is also a possibility...
WallyHi, On the marriage bit, I have my bias, but I won't indulge it here. However, as I type this I am looking at a divorce decree dated 1907 between an Ellen Onstad and my grandmother.
ninakarlsIn 1865-census we have 98 Ellends, 4 Elands and 4 Ellænds. As far as I can see all male ... Sounds Norwegian (or Norwegian decent) to me! Does he have a known birth year? 21.09.1882 10 year old Elling Onstad of Ådalen leaves Oslo, destination: Albert Lea
WallyNinakarls, To answer your question, not really. However I know my grandmother was a little over 5 years when the Severson family left Norway in 1881. Wally
ninakarlsFair enough, so this Elling Onstad could be a possibility. Transciption of handwriting isn't easy.
BriningHi There is a possibility in the 1910 census for the Elling that Nina found OHNSTAD E H 41 M W NORW MN POLK HILL RVR TWP 1910 emigrated 1882 E H may be the initials for Elling Henriksen. Henrik Onstad appears to be the father on the emigrant list He is in his 2nd marriage, married 5 years and has a 10 year old son born in Dakota so if this is the correct Elling it is probably not the one Wally is looking for. The name Elling sure sounds like a good possibilty for Ellen. Carla
WallyHi, This Ellen Onstad or Elling Ohnstad would had married my grandmother Mathilda Iverson shortly after the death of her first husband in 1901. They were married either in Iowa or North Dakota. They got divorced in North Dakota in 1907. There were no children born to this union.
BriningIn North Dakota I found two possibilities In the Naturaliztion index Ohnstad, Ellend 1st papers issued in Bottineau county May 28, 1887 and in the 1920 census OHNSTAD ELLING 48 M W NORW ND WALSH KINLOSS Married immigrated 1882
WallyHi, I would like to update this post. I have found that an Allen J. Ohnstad married my grandmother, the former Mathilda Iverson, on Dec. 1 1904 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Wittnesses were Peter Ellingson and Ella M. Eggleston. That brings one last question: Was the male wittnesses, the same Simon Peter Ellingson who married my grandmother's half sister?
HopkinsIt would probably make good sense for you check records in the area of Owatonna Minnesota to answer that question. I just don't think passenger lists will help.
WallyHopkins, This is probably beating a dead horse. However, my last statement above can be taken as truth. However, in 1907, when they got divorced, he went by a variety of derivations of that name. How common is that?
WallyHi, I was wondering if anyone know what happened to this Allen J. Ohnstad after my grandmoter and he were divorced. By the way, some places have it spelled Onstad.