| Name |
Ole Erickson Olsenbranten |
| Birth |
23 Jul 1847 |
Nes County, Hallingdal, Norway  |
- Nes County was a small town about 18 miles from the capital city of Oslo.
|
| Gender |
Male |
| Immigration |
1865 |
United States |
| also noted as 1870, 1868 |
| Occupation |
1865 |
United States |
| cutting rails for 50 cents a day |
- "Ole was about 18 years old when he arrived in the United States with only a few dollars in his possession. His first job, when he came across, was to cut rails for 50 cents per day but received a higher salary for working during harvesting and threshing, but $1,00 was generally a day's wages for a hired man at that time.
|
| Census |
1900 |
Slettin Twp, Polk County, Minnesota, United States |
| USA |
| Census |
1910 |
Brandsvold Twp, Polk County, Minnesota, United States |
| USA |
| Occupation |
Kenyon Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States |
| farmer |
- "Ole was fortunate to buy himslef a good productive quarteer of land about 10 miles from Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota, but the chinch bugs devastated his grain crop three years in a row, which was quite a setback for him, so he sold his farm and moved into the Winger area.
|
| Occupation |
Winger Twp, Polk County, Minnesota, United States |
| farmer |
- He filed on a quarter of land two and a half mies east of Winger, but unfortunately all of the good farming land was settled up and occupied when he got there. It wa almost impossible for them to farm it so he sold out and moved to Bransvold Township, Polk County< Minnesota and bought 200 acrs of good productive land that he improved and built up and the Ericksons have made their home since 1910.
|
| Occupation |
Brandsvold Twp, Polk County, Minnesota, United States |
| farmer |
- " Ole moved to Bransvold Township, Polk County, Minnesota and bought 200 acres of good productive land that he improved and built up and the Ericksons have made their home since 1910.
|
| Occupation |
Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States |
| shoemaker/ harness maker by trade |
- "Ole Erickson was a shoemaker by trade and could make a perfect pair of shoes in a short time. He could also make a pair of harness for a team of horses at a nominal cost. He got a job at a harness shop in Red Wing and did very well. With the economy as it was he saved up enough money to help pay for thee ship ticket for his three brothers, Lars, Hans, and Christian. Lars was only a schoolboy of 15 years and Hans and Christian were older as they had to enter the Norwegian Army for about 18 months of military training.
|
| _UID |
CFCC15BD60DE4429B7A92569A00529AF8398 |
| Death |
21 Jul 1944 |
McIntosh, King Twp, Polk County, Minnesota, United States |
| Burial |
Brandsvold Cemetery, Brandsvold Twp, Polk County, Minnesota, United States |
| Person ID |
I61382 |
Lanark County Origins |
| Last Modified |
13 Apr 2024 |
1847 - 1944 (96 years)
