Ole Olsen MYHRE

1836 - 1904  (68 years)

• Name	Ole Olsen MYHRE
  Birth	16 Jan 1836	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Blacksmith
  Death	11 Apr 1904	Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
  	“stomach trouble which induced heart failure” in one of his obits
  Burial	Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
  Notes	He was naturalized as a citizen in Oshkosh on September 24, 1868. In the 1870 census, he was a blacksmith in Neenah. His wife was Anna, age 25, and they had two children, Caroline and John, and a domestic servant named Christiansen, age 27, born in Norway. In the 1880 census, he was a 42 year-old blacksmith in Neenah. His wife was Oliva, 34 (Ole’s 2nd wife) and their children were John 12, Ellisa, 9, Lena, 8, Hilda, 5, and Olif, 1. The first three childen, as well as the dead Caroline, were from Ole’s first wife, Anne. He married Olava Arenson in November of 1874 and had four children with her: Hilda, Olaf, Dorthea, and Emma. His partnership with Johnson in their blacksmith firm Johnson & Myhre was dissolved June 12, 1891, with Myhre continuing the business. His will gave each of his six children $100 with the remainder of the property, including the homestead, going to his wife Alva. The estate was valued at about $5,000. {Ole had seven living children at the time of his death. Perhaps Olaf, who was the executor of Ole’s estate, was compensated differently.} An article in the Neenah newspaper on his death called him “one more of the old heroes of the civil war,” and “one of Neenah’s highest esteemed and best-known citizens.” He had enlisted in Company G of the 3rd Wisconsin regiment and served throughout the entire war. He served three years on the city council. His health had been poor for some time “with stomach trouble.” He was an earnest worker in the G.A.R. The obit said that a wife and seven children survived him: Mrs. Madsen of Martelle, Wisconsin, Mrs. C. Thompson of Highwood, Montana, and John, Olaf, Hilda, Emma, and Valbar of Neenah.
  Person ID	I41325	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Ola Trondsson MYHRE,   b. 1802   d. 1843 (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Dorte Ivarsdatter TUNE,   b. 1805   d. 1893 (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F24144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna HANSEN,   b. Abt 1845, Norway d. 27 Mar 1874, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1864
  Children	1. Caroline MYHRE,   b. Abt 1866, Wisconsin d. Abt 1870, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin (Age 4 years)   2. John Oliver MYHRE,   b. 12 Jul 1866, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin d. 20 Sep 1945, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin (Age 79 years)   3. Inger Marie Elise (Lizzie) MYHRE,   b. 10 Jul 1870, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin d. 11 Jul 1948, Coeur d’Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho (Age 78 years)   4. Caroline Dorothea MYHRE,   b. 18 Sep 1872, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin d. 20 May 1954, Contra Costa County, California (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F27756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Olava ARENSON,   b. 3 Oct 1846, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 28 Sep 1926, Winnebago County, Wisconsin (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Nov 1874	Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
  Children	1. Hilda A MYHRE,   b. 14 Nov 1875, Winnebago County, Wisconsin d. 18 Nov 1967, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 92 years)   2. Olaf A MYHRE,   b. 13 Oct 1879, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin d. 1 Aug 1966, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin (Age 86 years)   3. Valborg MYHRE,   b. 1881, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin d. 5 May 1906, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin (Age 25 years)   4. Emma Mathilda MYHRE,   b. 1883, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin d. 28 Dec 1979, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F29455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2025