Ole Tomason ELLESTAD

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1928-MN-015666

Notes:

In the 1865 Norwegian census, he is probably the 25 year-old unmarried Ole Thomasson, a laborer on the Løken farm in Lomen, Vestre Slidre.

The records for the Norway Lake Lutheran churches in Kandiyohi County show: “Ole Ellestad, born in Balders, married Sigrid Hollen, born in Balders. Came to Goodhue County in 1866.”

In the 1875 Minnesota census, he and his wife and three daughters live in Kerkhoven Twp, Swift County.

In the 1880 census, O.T. (indexed as O.J. Ellestod), 39, and his wife Sigri, 31, were farming in Kerkhoven, Swift County. The children consisted of Betsy, 8, Anne, 6, Ida, 5, and Sophia, 1. The family had a servant, Chas. Johnson, 20, born in Sweden, living with them.

In the 1885 Minnesota census, when the family lived in Kerkhoven Twp, the household consisted of Ole, 44, Sigrid, 36, Betsy, 13, Anna, 11, Julia, 9, Soffia, 6, Emma, 3, and Thomas, 3 months.

Shown as Ole Ellestad in the 1900 census (census enumerator was Ole Ellingboe). (Ole T. was indexed incorrectly as Ole A., census form shows Ole T.) He and his wife and two sons were living in Kerkhoven, Swift County, which is just over the county line from Sunburg, Kandiyohi County. Ole was renting his farm. Sigri had had nine children, six still living.

Lived in Sunburg, MN, near Kerkhoven. Later moved to North Dakota. Living in Kerkhoven Township, Swift County, MN, at the time of the 1900 census (June 1).

The 1900 census shows him as having come to the U.S. in 1866.

In the 1905 state census, Ole and Sigre live in Murdock, Kerkhoven Twp, next door to Rangdy Flattan (#12828) and family.

In the 1910 census, Ole T. Elestad, 69, and Sigre, 62, were living in on a farm in Dunn County, North Dakota. Ole and Sigre had been married for 40 years. Sigre had had 9 children, 6 still living. Ole’s farm is shown as being in Section 22, Twp 145, Range 94. Ole came to this country in 1866 and was a citizen. Sigre came to this country in 1869. The farm adjacent to them, shown as Section 26, was Thomas Ellestad, 25, and his wife Hannah, 27. It was the first marriage for both and the had been married 0 years. Hannah had been born in South Dakota and her parents in Norway.

An Ole T. Ellestad died in Swift County in 1928.

Birth:
Ellestad

Ole married Sigrid HOLLEN about 1869. Sigrid (daughter of Even Helgessen HØVERSTAD and Anne Tostensdatter VØVLISEIGA) was born on 24 Aug 1848 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 10 Feb 1918 in Dunn County, North Dakota; was buried in South Lake Johanna Cemetery, Pope County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Betsy Laura ELLESTAD was born on 12 Mar 1872 in Sunburg, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota; died on 6 Jan 1900 in Minnesota; was buried on 10 Jan 1900 in Monson Lake Cemetery, Swift County, Minnesota.
2. Anna Theoline ELLESTAD was born in Dec 1873 in Minnesota; died on 9 Mar 1943 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
3. Ida Julia ELLESTAD was born about May 1875 in Minnesota; died on 19 Jul 1907 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
4. Thomas ELLESTAD was born on 1 Apr 1877 in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota; died on 1 Nov 1879 in Minnesota; was buried in West Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery, Sunburg, Norway Lake Twp, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
5. Sophie Olea ELLESTAD was born on 14 Apr 1879 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 30 Dec 1954 in Skagit County, Washington; was buried in Fir-Conway Lutheran Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington.
6. Emma Louise ELLESTAD was born on 19 Jan 1882 in Minnesota.
7. Julia ELLESTAD died in Unknown.
8. Thomas Albert ELLESTAD was born on 27 Feb 1885 in Minnesota; died on 29 Aug 1941 in Skagit County, Washington.
9. Victor Johannes ELLESTAD was born on 15 Mar 1888 in Swift County, Minnesota; died in Jul 1963 in Washington.

Family/Spouse: Berit Nilsdatter RØINE. Berit was born on 28 Mar 1825 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 25 Jun 1882. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Marit Olsdatter ROINE was born on 11 Oct 1860 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 8 Feb 1913 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
2. Berit Olsdatter RØINE was born on 11 Oct 1860 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

Notes:

Called Thomas Knutsen Tørstad, I12971, in Jim’s VS.

The FamilySearch entry is for Tomas Knutson, born in 1795 in Torstad II, Vang, Oppland, Norway.

In the 1865 census, shown as Thomas Knudsen, born in 1794 in Wangs, living with son Anders at Høine. His occupation is shown as “Føderaadsmd.”

The bygdebok says he moved to 26/3 Høyne or Sør-Ellestad in Vestre Slidre.

He married his first cousin.

Birth:
shown as age 23 when he got married

Tomas married Berit Johannesdatter ELLESTAD on 1 Aug 1819 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Berit (daughter of Johannes Anderson ELLESTAD and Beret Amundsdatter LOMEN) was born on 30 Jul 1796 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died after 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown in the 1865 census as Berit Thomasdatter born in 1794 in Vestre Slidre. Living with her husband on the Høine farm with her son Anders.

In his VS, Jim also shows her incorrectly as Berit Thomasdatter. She was definitely Berit Johannesdatter in her marriage record.

Shown as age 24 when she got married.

She married her first cousin.

Birth:
Lommen

Notes:

In the 1801 Norwegian census, he was Knud Andersen, 38, living on the Torstad farm in Wangs, Oppland. His wife was Giertrud Pedersdatter, 48, who had been married before to a man named Thomas. Living with them were children of her first marriage as well as children that they had had together. From Giertrud’s first marriage were: Thomes Thomessen, 15, Ole Thomessen, 18, Marit Thomesdatter, 13, Sigrid Thomesdatter, 10, Giertrud Thomesdatter, 8. Children of Giertrud and Knud: Thomes Knudsen, 6, and Anders Knudsen, 4.

The 1801 census did not include place of birth.

He is Knut Andrisson Ellestad, I12871, in Jim’s VS. Jim claims Knut was born in Vestre Slidre on Ellestad 23/1.

Birth:
age 38 in the 1801 census would imply he was born in 1763 or 1764

Died:
Tørstad 105/3 i Høre

Knut married Giertrud Pedersdatter VEBLEN about 1794. Giertrud (daughter of Peder Endreson KATTEVØL and Torø Vilhjølmsdatter BAGETUN) was born about 1753 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1842 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The FamilySearch entry is for Iartrud Pedersdotter, born 1752 in Veflen, Vang, Oppland, Norway. She died in 1842 and her parents were Peder Endresen and Toro Vilhelmsdotter. She had two husbands.

She is Gjartrud Persdatter Veflen, I5902, in Jim’s VS. He has her born in 1753 in Veflen 99/1 in Høre.

Notes:

In the 1801 census, the family is on the Ellestad farm, Lommens Annes, Slidre. The family is Johannes Andersen, 42, Berit Amundsdatter, 40, Anders Johannessen, 13, Ole Johannessen, 9, Amund Johannessen, 3, Anne Johannesdatter, 18, Berit Johannesdatter, 4. Johannes is “Bonde og gaardbeboer” and, for marital status for both Johannes and his wife, “begge i første ægteskab.”

Johannes married Beret Amundsdatter LOMEN on 26 Dec 1781 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Beret (daughter of Amund Olson LOMEN and Beret Olsdatter) was born in 1764 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jim calls him Andris Johannesen Hålien, I5819, in his VS.

grb Ellestad 23/1

Jim’s notes:

Han var også på Ellestad 23/1 i VS. han ble konfirmert i 1743 og fikk sønnen Eirik med Guri Øysteinsdatter Kvien. Tore Ey skriver i "Vang og Slire": "Vang 1744. Fogden Peter Dorph tiltaler Anders Johannessen Holien og Guri Østensdtr Kvien, fordi de som beslægtet i andet led har begået leiermål med hinanden, han 18 år og hun 24. - han dømtes til 2 års fæstningsarbeide, og hun at arbeide ved fiskeriene nordenfjelds i 2 år." Her var det om å gjøre å holde

den moralske fanen høyt! Nå var nok ikke Andris av guds beste barn. I 1763 ble han innstevnet for å ha overfalt Peder Jøgersen Stee med hogg og slag. Året etterpå ble han stevnet for å ha ranet 23 riksdaler fra Håkon Stee.

Andris bygslet bort plassen Åsen, og to støler; Ulvild og Bakli, til Ivar Guttormsen i 1764. (17.10.1764). Tore Ey skriver at det er første gang han har sett navnet Ulvild om noen del av Ellestad. Andris byttet bort en teig som kalles Rusteteigen for 60 rd til Nils Håvardson Ellestad Sønnen Johannes overtok gården i 1784.

Birth:
Hålien 109/1

Anders married Anne Torsteinsdatter RØINE on 27 Oct 1751 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Anne (daughter of Torstein Nilson DALE and Marit Gulbrandsdatter MELBY) was born in 1728 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1793. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Y

Notes:

He is Per Endreson Kattevold, I1267, in Jim’s VS.

grb Veflen 99/1 i Høre

Jim’s notes:

(BK "Gamalt frå Vang"): "Peder E va gjift med Tora V Baggetun. Dei kjøpte noko kjyrkjegoss paa Vøvle og budde der. Sia kjøpte dei ogso en gar paa Bunde, og der held slekte se enno." Per døde fattig hos sønnen Endre på Skel 20/1 i VS. Per og Tor a hadde tre sønner til, all døde små, to av dem het Ivar og en Trond.

Birth:
Kattevold 44/1 Nigarden

Died:
Skjel 20/1 Nørre

Peder married Torø Vilhjølmsdatter BAGETUN in 1747 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Torø (daughter of Vilhjølm Andrisson BAGGETUN and Mari Torsteinsdatter KVAM) was born in 1724 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried on 3 Apr 1801 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Baggetun 35/

Buried:
Kvien 96/

Amund married Beret Olsdatter about 1760. Beret was born about 1740; died on 18 May 1796 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]