Where are Dorthea Olsens 11 sisters?

Question

This is a rare photograph of Jacob Olson Dahle and his wife Dorthea Olsen and their family. 

Dorthea is reportedly born on November 1st 1836 in Voss, Norway.

She is the youngest of 11 daughters, her family was spilt/broken up with the death of her father a Norwegian Soldier who died in a war.

 

Dorothy is given to a Reverend Berg/Berge in Norway and taken at age 3 to America?? These are not hard facts and come from a family letter. It is unclear if she was given to the Berg's at age three and taken directly to America or if she was give to them at an earlier age and departed Norway later. 

Reverend Berg I believe to be Johannes E Berg. He was at one time a minister of the Sacred Heart Evangelical Lutheran Church in Renville, MN where Dorthea's husband was a founding member. 

Dorthea's last name, with much confusion surrounding Norwegian sur names and the fact that she was "given" to a family I am assuming that her father's first name was Ole.

 

Any help finding Dorthea's 11 sisters and family would be amazing.

Kind regards,

Devon

 

 

The men standing are easily identified as:

Jacob, son's Oluf and Ole, son's in law James R Johnson and Albert Olson.

Middle seated; Dorthea Olsen one of the seated women is her oldest daughter Anna and the young girl is likely Emma Anna's daughter.

Seated women front: I believe the first seated woman to be Jacob and Dorthea's youngest daughter Martha and the other two women are daughters in law. There are 6 women of wich one I can not place or identify.

 

I wanted to share this family photo of Dorthea Dahle with the community. Location: unknown. Date: unknown.

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Answer 1

Dorothy Olson

mentioned in the record of Oluf J Dahle

Name	Dorothy Olson
gender	Female
Husband	Jacob Olson Dahle
Son	Oluf J Dahle

Other information in the record of Oluf J Dahle

from Illinois, Cook County Deaths

Name	Oluf J Dahle
Event Type	Death
Event Date	26 Dec 1937
Event Place	Proviso, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address	1638 North Upton Avenue
Residence Place	1638 North Upton Avenue
Gender	Male
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Race	White
Occupation	Trucker
Birth Date	09 May 1873
Birthplace	Ranville, Ranville, Minnesota
Burial Date	28 Dec 1937
Burial Place	Minneapolis, , Minnesota
Cemetery	Local
Father's Name	Jacob Olson Dahle
Mother's Name	Dorothy Olson
Spouse's Name	Agnes B Dahle
Informant's Name	Dorothy M Bunn
Entry Number	955

Citing this Record

"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPZ-WH6D : 17 March 2018), Dorothy Olson in entry for Oluf J Dahle, 26 Dec 1937; citing Proviso, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 100,572,773.

Comments

Dorothy Olson Mother Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947	birth: Norway	spouse: Jacob Olson Dahle child: Oluf J. Dahle other: Agnes B. Dahle
Signe Dorotea Olsen Norway Burials, 1666-1927	burial: 6 April 1883 Bergen, Bergen, Norway	father: Kristian Olsen
Dordi Marie Olsen Norway Burials, 1666-1927	burial: 17 December 1889 Bergen, Bergen, Norway	father: Lars Olsen
Anne Dorthea Nielsen Olsen Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868	birth: 10 August 1836 death: 18 June 1914 emigration: 1 September 1868 immigration: 25 September 1868 Deseret, United States
Dorthea Olsen Other relative Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007		child: Hans Olai Weeding other: Christian Rath Weeding, Jetta Gerhardine Olsen
Dorthea Olsen Norway Burials, 1666-1927	burial: 2 August 1906 Bergen, Bergen, Norway

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Thanks for all your help.

With lots of assistance from members of the Digital Archive of Norway I've managed to find Dorthea's family. As it turns out it's 11 siblings and not sisters. DNA has lead to confirmation.

Thanks again.