Andrew Ove WILLIAMS

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Scandinavia Lutheran Church, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin
• Occupation: Railroad Officer, U.S. Marshal

Notes:

Andrew was shown as a farmer and was living with his brother William and family in High Forest, Olmsted County, Minnesota, at the time of the 1880 census.

The June, 1895 Wisconsin state census for Waupaca County showed Andrew Williams’ household had 4 males, 3 females, all 7 born in the United States. He was the Waupaca County sheriff at about that time.

There is a biographical sketch of Andrew in the 1895 history of the upper Wisconsin River counties.

The facts and events shown here assume that Ove’s son Andrew is the Andrew Williams living on Maple Street in Waupaca in the 1900 census. He was a railroad officer.

Could not find him in Waupaca in the 1905 state census.

In the 1908 Bellingham, Washington, city directory, he is Andrew Williams, sheriff of Whatcom County, living at the Whatcom County Courthouse.

In the 1910 and 1911 Bellingham city directories, he is a deputy U.S. Marshal living at 1513 E.

In the 1910 census, that Andrew was a widower living on E Street in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington. Living with him was Bert, 23, a railroad clerk, Lynde, 21, no occupation, and Esther, 17, no occupation. Andrew is a U. S. Marshal.

He is not listed in the 1912 Bellingham directory.

In the 1914 and 1917 directories, he is still living at 1513 E. His occupation is “merchant patrol.” (This is probably his son.)

In the 1918 Bellingham directory, he lives at 1513 E. His occupation is “police.”

In the 1920 Bellingham directory, he lives with his daughter and her family at 1408 Humboldt. He is a desk sergeant for the Bellingham police department.

In the 1920 census, Andrew, 63 and a widower, is living with his daughter and her family in Bellingham. He is a desk sergeant at police headquarters.

In the 1921 Bellingham directory, he lives at 2610 Michigan. Andrew is a desk sergeant for the police department.

In the 1923 Bellingham directory, he still lives at 2610 Michigan. No occupation.

An article in the February 12, 1925, edition of the Bellingham Herald:

Andrew Williams, sheriff of Whatcom county about 20 years ago and acting chief of police for a time during Mayor E. T. Mathes’ administration, died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Esther Day, at Okanogan, Washington. He had been in ill health for several months. A telegram telling of his death was received by W. W. Fairburn.

Mr. Williams had lived in Bellingham for many years and was esteemed by hundreds of Bellingham residents. He was one of the county’s most popular violinists of the old school, delighting to play for old-time dances. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Esther Day, and one son, Lynde Williams, now at Okanogan. Mr. Williams was a member of the Bellingham Bay Lodge, No. 44, F, & A. M. The remains will be received Friday night by O. R. Hollingsworth.

Birth:
The death record gives his age at death as 71 years, 7 months, and 8 days. That implies a birth date of 4 Jul 1853.

Baptism:
As Anders. Date of baptism is not clear.

Died:
Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960, FS

Andrew married Mary Melissa KING on 30 Jul 1884 in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Mary was born in Sep 1862 in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois; died on 11 Nov 1908 in Washington; was buried in Bayview Cemetery, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
as Andrew Williams and Lissie King

1. Anna Belle WILLIAMS was born on 17 Dec 1884 in Wisconsin; died on 28 Jul 1908 in Washington; was buried in Bayview Cemetery, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington.
2. Robert E (Bert) WILLIAMS was born on 9 May 1886 in Wisconsin; died on 3 Oct 1924 in Seattle, King County, Washington.
3. Andrew Lynde WILLIAMS was born on 18 Aug 1889 in Waupaca, Waupaca County, Wisconsin; died on 13 Sep 1930 in Okanogan, Okanogan County, Washington; was buried in Bayview Cemetery, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington.
4. Esther Geraldine WILLIAMS was born on 2 Apr 1893 in Waupaca County, Wisconsin; died on 6 Jul 1976 in Seattle, King County, Washington; was buried in Omak Memorial Cemetery, Okanogan County, Washington.

Notes:

He is named in the church book birth record as the father of Ove O Ellingboe (#3231). However, that is quite unlikely due to the lack of corresponding matches in modern DNA testing results.

Ove Vilhelmson later married and moved his family to America in 1849.

The 1849 date is confirmed by the Digitalarkivet: Migrants from Valdres 1816-67 database. The 30 year-old Ove Vilhelmsen of Bagethun farm in Vang, Valdres, left for America in April of 1849. The notes for the entry say “Amerika - Tilladelse Ifølge Resl Af 6 Febr D. A.” Accompanying him were his wife, Anne Andersdatter, 27, and their two daughters, Anne Ovesdatter, 5, and Berith Ovesdatter, 1 and 1 months. In the church book’s emigration record, Ove and Anne and family left Vang on April 4, 1849.

Probably he is the “Oval Williamson” farming in Muskego, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, in the 1850 census (September 18th). The farm is worth $600. The family consists of Oval Williamson, 43, his wife Ann, 30, and their daughters Ann, 6, and Betsey, 3. They were all born in Norway and the girls had not begun school yet.

In the 1860 census (July 3rd), the family had moved to the town of Scandinavia in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. The family consisted of Over Williamsen, 40, Ann, 40, Ann, 16, Betsey, 12, William, 10, Andrew, 7, Dena, 5, Boga, 2, and Over, 1. The census form notes that the four oldest children attended school and that the children from William on were born in this country. The value of the family’s real estate was $1000 and the value of their personal property was $300.

In the 1870 census (August 9th), the family was still living in Scandinavia, Waupaca County. The family consisted of Ova Williamson, 51, Anna, 50, Anna, 24, Andrew, 17, daughter Dina, 14, son Boie, 12, Edward, 10, and Antone, 8. The real estate is worth $1400 and the family’s personal property is worth $550. Couldn’t find William in the 1870 census.

In the 1880 census (June 21st), the family is still in Scandinavia Township. The household consists of Ove Wilhelmson, 61, Anne, 50, Dinah, 24, and G. Anton, 17. Dinah is noted as being disabled by “female complaints.”

In the 1895 state census (June 20th) the O. Williams household had 4 people: 3 males and one female; 1 foreign born in Scandinavia, 3 born in the U.S. This suggests that his wife wasn’t in the household.

The 1895 biography of his son Buck says this about Ove:

Ove Williamson, was born in Norway, January 20, 1819, was educated in the schools of his native land, and the days of his boyhood and youth were passed upon the farm. His marriage to Miss Annie Kjos took place in Norway in 1844, and five years later, in 1849, he crossed the Atlantic in a sailing vessel to the New World, where he hoped to secure a home and competence. He first located in Muskegon, where he worked as common laborer some three years, coming thence to Waupaca county in 1853. He was one of the first settlers, and is now the second oldest living resident in Scandinavia township. The hardships and trials of pioneer life are familiar to him, and the history of that county is known to him from the days when it was almost unbroken wilderness, inhabited mostly by Indians. He has borne an important part in the work of development, transforming the land from its uncultivated condition into rich and valuable farms. Here he purchased 160 acres of wild land, on which not a furrow had been turned or an improvement made, and successfully continued its cultivation until 1884, when enfeebled health caused him to lay aside business cares, and he is now living a retired life. He worked for many years on the river, rafting logs, and his career has been that of an industrious and energetic man, bringing to him a well-merited competence. He is a stanch Republican in politics and has served in several local offices with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. He filled the office of assessor for twelve years and has also been township treasurer. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church, Mrs. Williamson, who was born in Norway September 29, 1820, is also yet living. Their children were: Annie, now the wife of August Larson, a resident of Wausau; William, who is living in La Crosse, Wis; Andrew, the efficient sheriff of Waupaca county; Berit, deceased; Denah; Boie, subject of this sketch, Edward Ove, of Waupaca; Anton G., a farmer of Scandinavia township; and Lewis B., deceased.

He died and was buried as O Williams.

The 1889 plat map of Scandinavia Twp, and the 1912 land ownership map shows a 120 acre parcel owned by “Ove Williamson.” The farm was probably being run by Anton and Dena in 1912. The parcel is defined as the eastern half of the northeast quarter of Section 18 and the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 18. Today, this parcel is about three miles west of the village of Scandinavia and about 4 miles northeast of Amherst. The parcel is nearly bisected by County Road B and its western boundary is, in part, Gilman Road. The Tomorrow River State Trail (on the old Green Bay and Western railroad right-of-way) is just south of the parcel. The portion of the parcel north of County Road B is now forest. The current location of the farmhouse (on the south side of County Road B, about 750 feet east of Gilman Road) appears to be where it was in 1912.

The Wisconsin Land Patent Database shows three parcels for Ove in Section 18:

1) 40 acres in 23N, 11E, granted to Ove Wilhelmsen through the Stevens Point land office on 15 Dec 1855.
2) 40 acres in 23N, 11E, granted to Ove Wilhelmsen through the Stevens Point land office on 1 Sep 1856.
3) 40 acres in 23N, 11E, granted to Ove Williamson through the Wausau land office on 20 Mar 1875.

Buried:
A 18 142

Ove married Anne Andersdatter KJØS in 1845 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Anne (daughter of Anders Ericksen KJØS and Berith Gudmundsdatter REMME) was born on 24 Oct 1820 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1898 in Waupaca County, Wisconsin; was buried in Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

An Anne Williamson died in Waupaca County on Aug 5, 1896, according to the Wisconsin Index of Deaths. The 1898 date is on the gravestone.

Her maiden name from the cemetery records. Gravestone or cemetery records note that the Anne Williamson above was the wife of Ove.

There were two girls named Anne Andersdatter Kios born in Vang at about this time: one on 15 Oct 1820 and one on 24 Oct 1820. The earlier was born to Anders Christophersen and Gjertrude Ericksdatter. The later was born to Anders Ericksen and Berith Gudmundsdatter. From the names given to her second and third daughters, we can conclude that Ove Vilhjelmsson’s wife was the daughter of Anders Ericksen.

Called Berit Andersdatter in the baptism record for her son Gudmund Anton.

Birth:
29 Sep 1820 according to her son Buck’s bio

Died:
Aug 5?

Notes:

Married:
Inferred from designations of legitimacy of daughters. The marriage records for Vang in 1845 are incomplete.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 27 Aug 1809, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Born on Bagetun 35.

In the 1865 census, he and Anne and Tina and Gjertrud lived on Baggethun. He was Føderaadsmand in the household of Trond Boiesen, huusfar. Presumably, Trond Bøyessen Stele assumed ownership of the family farm after Ove Vilhjølmsen, previous heir, left for America in 1849. Wilhelm and Anne and their daughters then continued to live on the farm.

Vilhjølm married Anna Ovesdotter BERGE in 1816 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Anna (daughter of Ove Bøyesen WANGENSTEEN and Gerhardine (Tina) Geelmynden ANKER) was born in 1798 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1885 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The bygdebok calls her Maren Ovesdotter Berge.

dwfrench1 calls her Anne Ovesdatter Wangensteen Steile

Notes:

Birth:
Kjøs 94/1, Nerre, Lalim

Anders married Berith Gudmundsdatter REMME in 1817. Berith (daughter of Gudmund Jonsen RØN and Sigrid Eivindsdatter REMME) was born in 1797 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 3 Jul 1892 in Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Remme 65/2

Notes:

Born in, and resided in, Baggetun 35/.

Rolf Baggethun writes:

Wilhelm Vilhelmsen Baggethun blev født i 1763. Han var soldat, heter det, da han 8. juni 1787 blev gift med Maren Ovesdatter Steile. Hun var født i 1761, og hennes oldefar var Wangensteen-slektens stamfar, prost Ove Ovesen Wangensteen. Ektepare t hadde fire barn,-Vilgjerd (Velgier), født 1789 og gift med Eivind O. Thune, Gjertrud, født 1791 og gift med lensmann og stortingsmann Ole Olsen Qvam, Wilhelm samt Ove, født 1797. Maren Baggethun døde utpå, vinteren 1799, og Wilhelm giftet si g igjen 30. oktober 1800 med en annen Wangensteen-?tling, Ambjørg Larsdatter Steile. Også henne var Ove Ovesen oldefar til. I dette ekteskapet var det fem barn: Lars, født 1801, Jon, født 1803, han bodde på en plass ved Baggethun kalt Glitt e og var fekar, Bøye, født 1807, utvandret til Amerika, Maren, født 1812 og gift med Ole Ellingbø, samt Vilhelm, født 1812. - Wilhelm Vilhelmsen Baggethun var blind de siste syv årene han, levde, han døde i 1844.

Google’s translation of this is:

Wilhelm Vilhelmsen Baggethun was born in 1763. He was a soldier, it is said, when he married Maren Ovesdatter Steile on 8 June 1787. She was born in 1761, and her great-grandfather was the progenitor of the Wangensteen family, provost Ove Ovesen Wangensteen. The couple had four children,-Vilgjerd (Velgier), born 1789 and married to Eivind O. Thune, Gjertrud, born 1791 and married to sheriff and member of parliament Ole Olsen Qvam, Wilhelm and Ove, born 1797. Maren Baggethun died later, in the winter of 1799 , and Wilhelm married again on 30 October 1800 to another Wangensteen-?ling, Ambjørg Larsdatter Steile. Ove Ovesen was also her great-grandfather. In this marriage there were five children: Lars, born 1801, Jon, born 1803, he lived in a place near Baggethun called Glitt e and was a farmer, Bøye, born 1807, emigrated to America, Maren, born 1812 and married to Ole Ellingbø , as well as Vilhelm, born 1812. - Wilhelm Vilhelmsen Baggethun was blind for the last seven years he lived, he died in 1844.

Vilhjølm married Maren Ovesdatter STEILE on 8 Jun 1787 in Norway. Maren (daughter of Ove Bøyesson WANGENSTEEN and Gjartrud Trondsdotter (KATTEVØL) KVAM) was born in 1761 in Norway; died in 1799 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

or 1762

Died:
in the winter of

Notes:

Birth:
Stele 21/1 Nerre

Died:
Berge 22/A

Ove married Gerhardine (Tina) Geelmynden ANKER in 1798. Gerhardine (daughter of Erik Jansen ANKER and Mette Dorothea GEELMYNDEN) was born in 1775 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1862 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

I1415 in Jim’s VS.

Jim’s notes for her say that she had been baptized as Jertinde Marie but came to be called Tina.

Birth:
Prestegården 32/1

Died:
Berge 22/A

Notes:

I7196 in Jim’s VS.

grb Kjøs 94/1 Nerre, Lalim

Birth:
Kjøs 94/1 Nerre Lalim

Eirik married Marit Andrisdatter ELLESTAD. Marit (daughter of Anders Johanneson HÅLIEN and Anne Torsteinsdatter RØINE) was born about 1755 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Ellestad 23/1

Gudmund married Sigrid Eivindsdatter REMME. Sigrid (daughter of Eivind Gulliksen HØVERSTAD and Kari Helgesdatter REMME) was born in 1758 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1819. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Remme 65/2