Roar Olson QUAMME

1832 - 1925  (92 years)

• Name	Roar Olson QUAMME
  Birth	11 Jul 1832	Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	28 Oct 1832	Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  Death	1 Apr 1925	Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Burial	Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Notes	Called Robert in the 1880 census. The parish register shows his parents as Ole Jensen Nedre Qvamme and Mari Jensdatter. The Rauk family tree has him born 11 Jul 1832 in Vang, parents Ole Jensen Kvamme and Mari. The Lærdahl35766 family tree has him born in Laerdal, Sogn og Fjordane, to Ola Jensson Neset (1792-1874) and Mari Jensdatter Neset (1789-1881). From an entry from genealogy.com, obvious mistakes corrected: Roar Qvamme (son of Ole Qvamme and Mari) was born 1835 in Lerdahl Sogn, Norway, and died 1925. He married Anne Kjos of Nerstrand, Goodhue County, Minnesota, daughter of Andres Kjos and Anne Hogan. Roar Qvame was born in 1832 in Lerdahl, Sogn. The country was exceedingly mountainous and they lived on a little farm among the mountains. Ole, his father was a husman, that is, he worked for a large landowner under a system similar to feudalism in its mildest form. All the land in that territory was alloted thus. His brothers and sisters: Jens Qvamme, lived to be 98, died in Norway. Johannes Qvamme, lived to be 83. Kari Qvamme, immigrated to America, Blooming Prarie Wis., lived to be 90. Unni Qvamme, immigrated to America, Valley Grove, MN, lived to be 92. Sigrid Qvamme, immigrated to America, near Lisborn Wis. lived to be 92. I have listed the ages or Roar's family in order to show the great age that they attained. My grandfather, Roar, lived to be 93 years old. He was strong and ambitious and hired out as a worker from the time he was 14 years old. He was a fisherman in Eastlandet for some years and then worked on the roads that were being built through the mountains for a few years. Finally, in 1854, when he was 26, he decided to come to America to better himself financially. He made the journey alone, although a sister Sigrid, was already over there. He embarked on a sailship and it took him sixteen weeks to come accross. He came to Kasteland (Kaskeland), Rock Prairie, Wisconsin, to the home of his sister. He worked in the vicinity for some years. He went to Red Wing and homesteaded 160 acres in Holden Township, Goodhue County. Here he built a log cabin and lived the life of a bachelor. He had a pair of oxen and one cow. He was a short, stockily built man with a straight back and a brisk walk. He was very handsome and weighed about 160 pounds. He was exceptionally shrewd in money matters and business deals and was never beat in any sort of deal. His was a suspicious nature and he was selfish and clever. He took special care of himself and saw to it that he got the best food at all times. He was 37 years old when he married Anne Kjos, 21 years old, in 1869. Transcribed by Mark Kevin Farmer, author unkown.
  Person ID	I21716	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Ole Jensen QUAMME
  Mother	Mari Jensdatter
  Family ID	F18788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Andersdatter KJØS,   b. 25 Oct 1847, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 21 Sep 1895, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1871	Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Children	1. Mary QUAMME,   b. 29 Dec 1871, Holden Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota d. 27 Mar 1963, Sibley County, Minnesota (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F15701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2023