Ole Christian Anderson FLØTTUM

1834 - 1898  (64 years)

• Name	Ole Christian Anderson FLØTTUM
  Birth	11 Mar 1834	Aflangrud, Næs, Hedmark, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	13 Jul 1834	Næs, Hedmark, Norway
  Confirmation	6 Oct 1850	Næs, Hedmark, Norway
  Occupation	Dairy farmer in the U.S., Jordarbejder in Norway
  Death	25 Nov 1898	La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  	Vol 02, p. 0234, Reel 44, image 0448
  Burial	27 Nov 1898	Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  	Sec 45, Lot R11, Gravesite G24
  Notes	His name in Norway was Ole Andersen Aflangerud. In a book that Kristiane had, Ole’s middle initial is C. His birth record is for, simply, Ole Anderssen. Among the people whose names are identifiable as baptismal sponsors: Magrethe Ericksdatter Heggen, Amünd Anderssen Lünds, Karie Ericksdatter, unmarried, Sÿver Erickssen Engesoüg, and Sÿver Pedersson whose farm name may be Gagnamdan. There is a comment that I am unable to translate in his confirmation record. Shown in the 1865 Norwegian census as Ole Andersen, born in 1834 and living in or on the Orderholdt domicile in Næs, Hedmark, in the Helgeøen school district. Ole’s occupation in Jordarbejder (farm worker or field laborer). The household doesn’t have much, only 10 units of potatoes. Included in the household is Ole Anderssen, 32, born in Næs, Kristiane Kristiansdatter, 28, his wife, born in Toten vestre, and “his daughter” Anne Marie Olsdatter, 12, born in Næs. The bygdebøk says “Ole Andersen Fløttum, f. 1834, var jordarbeider og bodde her i 1865.” Ole (33) and Christiana (29) supposedly, according to Cora, emigrated to the US from Norway in October of 1867 with one child, Carl (6 months). This conflicts with the 1900 census entry for Charlie which indicated the year of immigration as 1869. In Kristiane’s obituaries, she is claimed to have come to the U.S. in 1870. Could not find the emigration entry for them in the parish record. A declaration for an Ole Anderson to become a citizen was declared in La Crosse County and so recorded on October 31, 1865. The hearing, order, and filing of his citizenship was on June 12, 1872. Another entry for an Ole Anderson, perhaps more likely to be our Ole, was a declaration on February 3, 1874, and the hearing, order, and filing on October 30, 1878. In the 1870 census, the Andersons were living in the 2nd ward in LaCrosse. The family is Ole, 37, Christiana, 32, Carl, 3, and daughter Jennie, 5 months. Ole’s occupation is shown as “laborer.” Jennie is shown as born in Wisconsin, the others in Norway. In the 1880 census, shown as living in 3rd ward, LaCrosse, occupation “peddler”, age 47. Wife, Christina, age 42, “keeping house.” Sons Carl, age 13, and Ole, age 6. Only Ole was born in Wisconsin. The other three are shown as born in Norway, and everyone’s parents are shown as born in Norway. Lived at 609 South 8th Street in LaCrosse. {No, 603 S. 8th Street; 609 was next door.} “He bought the big lot on [the] corner [and] built [the] house in front on [the] street [and] built [the] barn for his cows on [the] back of [the] lot, next to [the] alley [, and] took his cows to graze on [the] farm [a] short ways from his house outside town." Cora says that she, Ron, and I saw the place when we drove down to LaCrosse in the mid-1960s. At the time, she recalls, the house had been moved to the side and a new one built in front. The old house had had a big part torn off of it and so wasn't as large as it had been in Cora's day. She also recalled the lot being bigger than the one we saw. {Cora’s recollections may not be correct. The house as I saw it in 2004 looked to be the same size and shape as the one drawn in the La Crosse fire insurance maps for the late 1800s or early 1900s.} From the Wisconsin Deaths database on Ancestry.com: Wisconsin Vital Records Death Index. Name: Ole Anderson Death Date: 25 Nov 1898 County: La Crosse Volume: 02 Page: 0234 Reel: 044 Image: 0448 Index Volume: - Sequence #: 006676 In the 1884 La Crosse city directory, he is Ole Anderson, milkman, res 603 S 8th. Ole is shown as “retired” in the 1890 city directory but as a laborer in the 1893-4 city directory. He is shown as “retired” again in the 1895-96 city directory and in the 1897 city directory. His death and burial are recorded in the records of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in La Crosse. Incorrectly shown as age 56 at death.
  Person ID	I25	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	30 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Anders Eriksen /AFLANGRÜD FLØTTUM,   b. Jun 1796, Næs, Hedmark, Norway d. 26 Jun 1845, Næs, Hedmark, Norway (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Johanne Johnsdatter,   b. 1 Mar 1795, Odevold, Næs, Hedmark, Norway d. Bef 1865 (Age < 69 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1822	Næs, Hedmark, Norway
  Family ID	F3302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Antonette Gülbrandsdatter AARLIEN,   b. 15 Dec 1820, Næs, Hedmark, Norway d. 6 Apr 1862, Næs, Hedmark, Norway (Age 41 years)
  Children	1. Anne Marie Olsdatter,   b. 2 Nov 1854, Aarlien, Næs, Hedmark, Norway d. 24 Jan 1899, Richfield, Sevier County, Utah (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F1537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2003

  
  

  Family 2	Kristiane Kristiansdatter,   b. 23 Mar 1838, Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway d. 12 Apr 1906, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1863	Næs, Hedmark, Norway
  Children	1. Johanne Olsdatter ANDERSON,   b. 19 Sep 1863, Næs, Hedmark, Norway d. 16 Jan 1865, Næs, Hedmark, Norway (Age 1 year)   2. Carl Clarence (Charly) ANDERSON,   b. 6 May 1867, Næs, Hedmark, Norway d. 22 May 1934, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 67 years)   3. Jennie ANDERSON,   b. Jan 1870, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. Bef 1880, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age < 9 years)   4. Ole Kristian ANDERSON,   b. 27 Jun 1872, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. Bef 1874 (Age < 1 years)   5. Ole Christian ANDERSON, Jr,   b. 19 Jan 1874, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. 10 Dec 1938, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota (Age 64 years)   6. Karoline ANDERSON,   b. 17 Jan 1877, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. 28 Apr 1877, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F19	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2015

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Old tintype photograph None of these tintypes were marked in any way so we don't know who these people are. Ole and his brothers? That looks like Charly Anderson in the middle but not like Charly looked at that age. For that reason, these notable but hard-to-identify photos will be tied to Charly's father.
  		Old tintype None of these tintypes were marked in any way so we don't know who these people are. That looks like Charly Anderson on the left but not like Charly looked at that age. For that reason, these notable but hard-to-identify photos will be tied to Charly's father.
  		Old tintype None of these tintypes were marked in any way so we don't know who these people are. That looks like Charly Anderson in the middle but not like Charly looked at that age. (Who is the woman?) For these reasons, these notable but hard-to-identify photos will be tied to Charly's father.