Olaf BERGSTROM

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1953-MN-015604

Notes:

In the 1920 census, he and Anna and Mable lived in New Market Twp.

In the 1930 census, Olaf and family were living in New Market Twp next door to his brother Hans. Living with Olaf’s family was a 35 year-old servant, Anna Matson. Olaf’s father is indicated as having been born in Sweden.

In the 1940 census, Mabel and Selma are no longer living at home.

His obituary from the Faribault Daily News:

NORTHFIELD--Funeral services for Olaf Bergstrom, who passed away Friday, November 13, following a short illness, were held Thursday, November 19, at the Solor Church in Webster. the Rev. R. S. Chellman of Minneapolis officiated at 2:00 p.m. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery. Pallbearers were Lars Holden, Fred Frederickson, Eddy Peterson, Carl Miller, Axel Frederickson and Carl Anderson. Olaf Bergstrom was born March 21, 1889 in the Webster community, son of Ole and Betsy Nelson Bergstrom. He attended the rural schools and engaged in farming in the Webster community. On October 27, 1915, he was married to Anna Iverson of Webster. Following their marriage they lived for four years in Little Chicago and then made their home in Elko. For many years Mr. Bergstrom was known in the neighborhood for his skill with sick animals. While he was on a mission of Mercy to a New Market farm he was stricken with a heart attack from which he failed to recover. Mr. Bergstrom is survived by his widow, three daughters, Mrs. Hubert Ripple (Mabel) of Northfield; Selma Bergstrom of Omaha, Nebr., and Mrs. Glen Stoefer (Kathleen) of Faribault; four sons, Alvin, of Yakima, Wash., Donald of Minneapolis, Edwin who is in the armed forces in Korea, and Leonard at home. There are also eight grandchildren; five brothers and sisters living including, Mrs. Adolph Davidson (Inga); Hans and Joseph Bergstrom of Elko; John Bergstrom of Minneaplis and Mrs. Richard Aronson (Sophia) of Lakeville. One daughter preceded him in death.

Olaf married Anna Sofie IVERSON on 27 Oct 1915 in Rice County, Minnesota. Anna was born on 27 Feb 1893 in Norway; died on 7 Mar 1978 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Solor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Baby Girl BERGSTROM was born on 13 Aug 1916 in Rice County, Minnesota; died on 13 Aug 1916 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Solor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster, Rice County, Minnesota.
2. Mabel Bertha BERGSTROM was born on 29 Nov 1917 in Rice County, Minnesota; died on 28 Sep 1990 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota.
3. Selma Alvina BERGSTROM was born on 7 Mar 1920 in Scott County, Minnesota; died on 3 Sep 2015 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Solor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster, Rice County, Minnesota.
4. Alvin Oliver BERGSTROM was born on 10 Jan 1922 in Scott County, Minnesota; died on 22 Jan 2001 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.
5. Donald BERGSTROM was born on 18 Dec 1924 in Scott County, Minnesota; died on 12 Aug 1961 in Wright County, Minnesota; was buried in Solor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster, Rice County, Minnesota.
6. Edwin BERGSTROM was born on 24 Oct 1927 in Scott County, Minnesota; died on 2 Sep 1968; was buried in Solor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster, Rice County, Minnesota.
7. Kathleen Ruth (Kitty) BERGSTROM was born on 11 Apr 1930 in Elko, Scott County, Minnesota; died on 13 Apr 2013 in Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota.
8. Leonard Otto BERGSTROM was born on 5 Nov 1933 in Scott County, Minnesota; died on 1 Oct 2005 in New Market Twp, Scott County, Minnesota; was buried on 6 Oct 2005 in Solor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster, Rice County, Minnesota.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1930-MN-014229

Notes:

Ole was a farmer in New Market Twp. He came to the U.S. in 1882 according to the 1900 census.

In the 1910 census, Hans, Henry, Joseph, and Sophia were still living at home.

In the 1930 census Ole and Betsy were living in the village of Elko, New Market Twp, Scott County, not far from Martin Tonsager, a widower with a 6 year-old daughter, and Ole and Betsy’s son John. Ole came to the U.S. in 1875 and his wife in 1876.

Birth:
IGI gives his birthdate as September 8, 1860

Ole married Berit (Betsy) NELSON on 7 Jan 1886 in Dakota County, Minnesota. Berit (daughter of Ole Nielsson KATTEVOLD and Sigrid Olsdatter (Sarah) ELLINGBØE) was born on 26 Sep 1867 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 21 Feb 1933 in Scott County, Minnesota; was buried in Solor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1933-MN-013923
• Baptism: 25 Dec 1867, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Living with her parents and brothers in the 1885 census.

In the 1900 census she had had 5 children, all 5 still living. She came to the U.S. in 1870. In the 1910 census those numbers are 7 and 7.

Notes:

Married:
Christiania church

Notes:

Information here is from FamilySearch.

John married Inger Olsen FLAEN about 1855 in Gunnarskog, Varmlands län, Sweden. Inger was born about 1828 in Elstad, Eidsvold, Akershus, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 24 Jun 1826, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

He is Ola Nilsson Tørstad, I4990, in Jim’s Ellingboe tree.

He seems to be Ola Nilsen Haugen, I25645, in Jim’s VS. For that entry, there is no further information on Ole’s wife or children. However, the VS entry shows Ole’s parents to be Nils Olsen Helle and Berit Håvardsdatter Helle.

He’s simply Ole Nelson in the French Family Tree.

The bygdebok (p. 787) calls him Ola Nilsson Tørstadeiga. He was called Ole Nilsen Ellingbø in the church book entry for Nel’s birth. He was called Ole Nielson Kattevold in the entry for Anders’s birth and for Helge’s birth and for the family’s emigration record.

Shown as Ole Nielsson in the 1865 Norwegian census. He was a “husmand med jord og smed” on the Grunkø farm in Hoved subparish in Vang parish. He was 38, his wife Sigri Olsdatter was 31, and they had two sons: Niels, 7, and Ole, 3. Grunkø, aka Grunke or Grunketeigen, was a husmannplassen under Øvre Kattevøl.

Emigrated from Vang in 1876. The departing family is listed as Ole Nielsen Kattevold, b. 2 Jun 1826, Sigrid Olsdatter, b. 15 Dec 1834, Niels, b. 14 Mar 1859, Ole, b. 25 Aug 1863, Berit, b. 26 Sep 1867, Helge, b. 18 Nov 1870, and Anders, b. 25 May 1874.

Shown as Ole Nilsen in the 1880 census. He and his family lived on a farm in New Market. The family consisted on Ole, 50, Sigri, 45, Nels, 20, Ole J., 18, Betsey, 12, Andrew, 9, Ole, 6, and Lina, 1. Everyone but Lina had been born in Norway.

In the 1885 state census, the family is in New Market. The household consists of Ole Nelson, 60, Sahra, 50, Nels, 25, Ole O., 20, Henry O., 14, Andrew, 10, and Basy, 17.

In the 1895 census, the family lives near the Ellingboes in New Market. The household consists of Ole, 70, Sigri, 60, Nels, 35, Ole, 31, Andrew, 21, Ole, 5, born in Dakota, and Henry, 6 months, born in Minnesota. Ole and his family had been in the state for 19 years, in the present enumeration district for 18 years.

In the 1900 census, he and his family are still in New Market. The household consists of Ole Nailson, 74 (b. June 1826), Sara, 65 (b. Dec 1834), Ole O., 36 (b. Aug 1863), Andrew, 26 (b. May 1874), Nails, 41 (b. 1859), Ole, nephew, 10 (b. Jan 1890), and Henry, nephew, 4 (b. Dec 1895). The youngest Ole had been born in Dakota, Henry in Minnesota, and everyone else in Norway. Sara had had 8 children, 4 still living. Ole and Sara had been married for 41 years. The family had come to the U.S. in 1876.

Birth:
Kvien 96/20 Smedhaugen according to Jim’s VS

Buried:
cemetery records say “probably burial”

Ole married Sigrid Olsdatter (Sarah) ELLINGBØE on 27 Jan 1859 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Sigrid (daughter of Ola Torleivsson ELLINGBØE and Ågot Helgesdotter ELLINGBØE) was born on 15 Dec 1834 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 6 Oct 1902 in Minnesota; was buried in West Christiania Lutheran Cemetery, New Market Twp, Scott County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Dec 1834, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Ove and Berit stayed with this aunt of Ove Ellingoe when Ove and Berit first arrived in Minnesota.

Called Sahra in the 1885 census. Called Sara in the 1900 census.

An Ancestry.com family tree gives her birth and death dates as 6 Dec 1835 to 6 Oct 1903. The church book shows she was born in December of 1834 but the exact day is illegible.

Birth:
day from the emigration record

Died:
per the cemetery records according to the Dalby Database

Notes:

He is I25641 in Jim’s VS.

Nils was a husmann on Kvien 96/20 Smedhaugen.

Jim’s notes:

De var husmannsfolk under Brekken 91 før de kom hit. Han kan være fra Ukshovd i ØS. Berit og Nils hadde 5 barn: Håvard 1822-1906 husmann i Haugen, Ola 1826-, Anne 1833-1918 på Kviesteigen, Nil 1837-, og Ola 1840-.

Nils married Berit Håvardsdatter HELLE in 1824 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Berit (daughter of Håvard Knudsen HELLE and Anne Olsdatter VEFLEN) was born in 1804 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is Berit Håvardsdatter Helle, I25642, in Jim’s VS.

She is called “Baret Christopherson” in the cemetery records for Ole’s “probable” burial in West Christiania.

Birth:
Helle 106/4 Øvre Helle

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmed Ellingbø 34/1 ca. 1815-1843

Notes:

Vang A, p. 594.

Gardbruker på Skøre.

Died:
Brad has Ole’s death as 5 Nov 1865

Ola married Ågot Helgesdotter ELLINGBØE in 1813 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Ågot (daughter of Helge Helgesson ELLINGBØE and Rangdi Gudbrandsdotter NØRSVIN) was born in 1789 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1838 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housekeeper

Notes:

Vang A, p. 585. Vang A, p. 594.

Born on nordigarde Ellingbø.

Called Agathe in the 1801 census.