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Ole O TVEDT

Male 1860 - 1909  (49 years)


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  • Name Ole O TVEDT 
    Birth 25 Feb 1860  Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 1 Apr 1860  Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 14 Mar 1909  La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He is probably the Ole born 25 Feb 1860 (bapt. 1 April) in Vang to the unmarried couple Ole Aslakson Tvedt and Guri Endresdatter Tvedt. His baptismal sponsors were Aaste Erichsdatter Tvedt, Marith Odegaardsiet, Thomas Endresson Tvedt, Ole somebody Kjøs, and Ola somebody Qvien. Ole O seems to have been born on the farm of Thomas Endresson Tvedt.

      Tomas Endresen, apparently Ole O’s mother’s brother, was b. ca 1831 and living on Tveith farm as a selveier with his wife and son in the 1865 census.

      Ole O and his mother Guri Endresdatter (b. ca 1835) were living on the Aasen farm in Vang in the 1865 census. They were living with the Torstein Torsteinsen family, husmand med jord.

      Ole O.’s mother is probably Guri Endresdatter Rognseie born 24 Dec 1833 and bapt 2 Feb 1834 to Endre Thomassen Rognseie and Aaste Erichsdatter.

      Ole O’s father, Ole Aslakesen, b. ca 1837, was a smith on the Berge farm in the 1865 census.

      In the 1880 census, he was a farm laborer on a farm in Pembina, Dakota Territory.

      In the 1900 census, he was a fireman living with his family in La Crosse. His birthdate is shown as February 1859. He came to the U.S. in 1870.

      His obit said that he was a long-time resident of La Crosse and for many years had been a fireman at the Listman mill. He died of heart failure at his home at 1633 Winnebago Street after two months illness. He was 50 years old and left a widow and five children, George, Oscar, Minnie, Clara, and Ida. His funeral was at the Norwegian Lutheran Church on Sixth and Division.
    Person ID I31521  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2022 

    Father Ole Aslaksson TVEDT,   b. 1835 
    Mother Guri Endresdatter TVEDT,   b. 24 Dec 1833, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F23662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary LEE,   b. 1856, Ferryville, Crawford County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1919, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Children 
     1. Clara L TVEDT,   b. 3 Mar 1886, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1961, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     2. Ida TVEDT
     3. Minnie TVEDT
    Family ID F21822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2020