Nicholas J ODEGAARD

1864 - 1948  (83 years)

• Name	Nicholas J ODEGAARD
  Birth	3 Sep 1864	Norway
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Mar 1948	Spink County, South Dakota
  Burial	Mellette Cemetery, Mellette, Spink County, South Dakota
  Notes	In the 1910 census, he and his family lived in Mellotte, South Dakota, where he was a carpenter. Nicholas Johnson Odegaard was born in Christiania, Norway to Jens and Marta Odegaard. He died at the age of 29d 5m 83yrs from arterioscherosis. He married Charlotte Marie Nierman (born 5 Dec 1880 Stockhansen, Germany to William and Mary Nierman, she died 1 Jan 1971) 1900 Faulkton, Faulk, SD. 1910 21 Apr census Mellette, Spink, SD Nicholas J Odegaard, head, 45, Norway, carpenter. Charlotte, wife, 29, Germany(married 4yrs 4 born 4 living); Helen, daughter, 9, SD(died 26 Nov 1981 Aberdeen, Brown, SD); Olga, daughter, 7, SD(Olga M died 13 May 1986 Aberdeen, Brown, SD); Oscar, son, 3, SD(Oscar A died 22 Dec 1985 Grand Forks, ND); Myrtle, daughter, 1, SD(Myrtle married Harold E Palmer 9 Sep 1927 Clark CO, SD). 1920 8 Jan census Mellette, Spink, SD Nick Odegaard, head, 54, Norway, retail merchant, hardware, own account; Lottie, wife, 39, Germany; Helen, daughter 19, SD(born 16 Dec 1900 Spink Co, SD); Olga, daughter, 17, SD(Olga Marie born 13 Spe 1902 Spink Co, SD); Oscar, son, 12, SD; Myrtle, daughter, 9, SD; Lavisa, daughter, 7, SD(married -----Haddow, she was born 5 Nov 1912 Spink Co, SD died 9 SEp 2002 Lincoln, Lancaster, Neb); John, son 3, SD. 1930 25 Apr census Mellette, Spink, SD Nick J Odegaard, head, 65, Norway, owned sevice station; Charlotte, wife, 49, Germany; John, son, 14, SD(John W born 29 Jan 1916 Spink Co, SD died 9 Mar 2000 Aberdeen, Brown, SD); Charles, son, 7, SD(Nicholas Charles born 7 Dec 1922 Spink Co, SD died 24 Sep 2005 Seattle, King, Washington). Nicholas came to the US when he was 21yrs, joining a brother in Minneapolis, Later he moved to Butte, Mt and lived for some time in Seattle, Washington and Lake Preston, SD. He went back to Norway in 1893 and brought his sister Martha back with him. He moved to Mellette, Spink SD in 1896 where he operated a building and contracting business. He and his sister lived north of Mellette, and she kept house for him. After he married Charlotte he built their home in the south part of Mellette. He continued his building business, building many houses and farms in the area. He built the Mellette Methodist Church in 1912, after a fire destroyed the old church. From 1919 to 1925 he was a partner in a furniture and hardware store in Mellette, known as Spratt & Odegaard. He later ran a Standard Oil Service Station. He was very interested in politics and served two terms as State Republican Representative from Spink Co in 1924 and 1926. He was mayor of Mellette for a number of yrs, and served on the school board.
  Person ID	I21911	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Marie NIERMAN,   b. 5 Dec 1880, Germany d. 1 Jan 1971, Spink County, South Dakota (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Olga Marie ODEGAARD,   b. 13 Sep 1902, Mellette, Spink County, South Dakota d. May 1986, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F15801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart