Magda S ALNESS

Notes:

Shown as “Magna S., son” in the 1905 state census.

Living with her parents, age 29, single, stenographer with a railroad office, in the 1920 census.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Vågå, Gudbrandsdal, Oppland, Norway
• Confirmation: Kors Church, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
• Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

Gulbrandsdalen is an area in Norway which encompasses many communities.

At the time of the 1900 census, they owned their farm, free of mortgage, in Viroqua, Vernon County. The household consisted of Ole M., 36 (Feb 1864), Mary, 35 (Aug 1864), Magda S., daughter, 9 (Oct 1890), Michael, 6 (Jun 1893), Carrie J., 5 (Aug 1894), Petra, daughter, 3 (Aug 1896), Conrad, 2 (Jul 1897), and Ragna, daughter, 1 (Apr 1899). Mary had had 7 children, 6 still living, and she and Ole had been married for 11 years. Although the Alnesses are shown as living on a farm, the families on either side of them on the census form are shown as living in houses, not farms.

Ole emigrated in 1881 according to the 1900 census. Confirmed in his obit which says that he emigrated at age 17.

In the 1905 state census, the household is in Franklin, Vernon County and was recorded as: Ole M Alness, 41, Marie, 40, Magna S, 14, Mikkel, 12, Carrie, 10, Petra, 8, Connard, 7, Alfred, 4, Halvor, 2, Ragna, 1, Ole Ostrem, 22, servant, and Susanna Bolstad, 60, widow, mother in law. Ole is renting his farm which is not too far from the Clouse Bowe farm.

In the 1910 census, the family is in Franklin Twp. The household consists of Ole M., 46, Mary A., 45, Michael, 16, Carrie S. or G., 15, Peter A., son, 13, Conrad, 12, Alfred, 9, Halvor C., 6, Ragna A., 5, Mary C., 4, Susanna Bolstad, mother in law, 65, and Ole Bolsted, hired man, 32. The children were all born in Wisconsin, everyone else was born in Norway. Mary has had 11 children, 9 still living, and Susanna had 3 children, only one still living. Ole and Mary had been married for 20 years. Ole owns his farm, free of mortgage. Ole M. came to this country in 1881 and was a naturaized citizen. Susanna came to this country in 1865 or 1868. Ole Bolsted came to this country in 1904 and was still an alien. Nothing is mentioned regarding Mary’s emigration.

In the 1915 Vernon County plat book, O. M. Alness’s farm is spread over three sections but is predominantly in Section 20, about 2 miles west and one mile north of the Bowe farm. In the 1896 plat book, Ole Alness owned a 40 in Section 29 and a landlocked “back 40” in Section 20. By the time of the 1915 plat book, we can see that Ole Alness had purchased several intervening parcels to connect his two 40s. He may have had perhaps many unsuccessful negotiations with Christine Fladhammer because he would have had a much easier time consolidating his parcels if he could have purchased even a few of her acres. The reason that the she would not have been amenable to such a transaction is that her house was in the way and a consolidating sale to Ole Alness would have left either her house disconnected from the rest of her land or else landlocked from the road. So, between 1896 and 1915, Ole Alness acquired property (a total of 170 acres) from C. P. Bolstad (Ole being married to Peder Bolstad’s daughter probably helped there), O. S. Henry, N. O. Bowman, and D. F. Tainter to consolidate those two original 40s.

His address in 1918, according to his son Conrad’s draft registration card, was Route 5, Viroqua. Conrad spelled his father’s name as Ole Allness.

In the 1920 census, the family is still in Franklin township. The household consists of Ole M., 56, Mary 55, Madgda, 29, Michael, 26, Carrie, 25, Petra, 23, Conrad, 21, Alfred, 19, Ragna, 17, Halvor, 15, Cornelia, 13, and Susana Bolstad, 76. Ole M. and Mary were both naturalized as citizens in 1911. Magda is a stenographer for a railroad office and Carrie is a public school teacher.

In the 1930 census, Ole’s farm is shown to be on Liberty Pole and (or?) Viroqua Road in Franklin township. The family consists of Ole, 66, Marie, 65, Petra, 33, Conrad, 31, Alfred, 28, and Halvor, 27. Petra is shown as a housekeeper in a private home.

Baptism:
“Vaage church”

Died:
at Lutheran Hospital

Buried:
funeral at Main Street Lutheran Church 2S4

Ole married Anna Maria (Mary) BOLSTAD on 24 May 1889 in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Anna (daughter of Peder C BOLSTAD and Susanna Johannesdatter) was born on 27 Aug 1864 in Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died on 4 Jan 1932 in Vernon County, Wisconsin; was buried on 8 Jan 1932 in Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Vernon County Death Index: V15, P465 As Anna Marie Allness
• Baptism: 2 Oct 1864, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Notes:

Emigrated in 1867 according to the 1900 census.

“Maria P. Balstede” on her marriage record.

Her funeral was at the “Viroqua main street Lutheran church.” Rev. O. M. Kleven officiated.

Baptism:
Forthun

Buried:
2S4

Michael married Mari. Mari died in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Peder Christensen Bolstad in Anna Maria’s birth record.

In the 1865 census, Peder Kristensen, 35, and Susanne Johannesdatter, 22, are living on Bolstad 65a in Lyster with their daughter Anna Marie, 2. Peder is a handel or trader/merchant.

Peder married Susanna Johannesdatter. Susanna was born on 14 Sep 1844 in Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died on 17 Jul 1926 in Vernon County, Wisconsin; was buried in North Kickapoo Lutheran Church Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living with Ole and Mary Allness in the 1905 state census as well as the 1910 and 1920 censuses.

Shown in the 1920 census as having come to this country in 1864 or 1869 and still an alien. The date is 1865 or 1868 in the 1910 census.

Notes:

Alexandra Steinberg

Christen married Anna Andersdatter MORKRID on 30 Jun 1817 in Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Anna was born on 5 Nov 1799 in Norway; died on 27 May 1857 in Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alexandra Steinberg

Anna’s parents may be Anders Olsen Morkrid (1760-1844) and Kirsti Larsdatter (1771-1848).

Died:
Bolstad