Olaus S Syvertsen (1854 - 1939)

Born 26 Feb 1854 in Nedre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway

Husband of Gina (Olsdatter) Bjornstad — married 11 Jun 1881 in Nedre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1939 at age 85 in Spicer, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Olaus came from Oslo, Norway on ship "United States", 27 Jul. 1904 Arrived 7 Aug 1904 in New York. On 10 Aug 1904 he traveled to Litchfield, MN. He was 50 years old. He received his citizenship on 20 Mar. 1918. Olaus and family spent 16 years on a farm near Litchfield and had sale Feb 14, 1920.

Olaus was born 26 Feb 1854 to Syvert Syvertsen and Mari Olsdr and was christened 17 Apr 1854 in Modum, Buskerud, Norway.

In the 1865 Norway Census, Olavus Syvertsen was listed as a 12 year old, single, male, born in Modum (father born in Sandsver Prgj., mother born in Modum) and living in Modum, Bjørnstad, Mælum, Buskerud, Norge as deres Søn (their son) with Husfader (house father) Syvert Syvertsen, 56, hans Kone (his wife), Olavus's mother, Mari Olsdatter, 49, deres Datters (their daughters), Olavus's sisters Dorothea Syvertsdatter, 15, Anne K. Syvertsdatter, 11, and Berthe L. Syvertsdatter, 8.

Olaus Syvertsen, son of Syvert Syvertsen, married Gina Olsdr, daughter of Ole Olsen, on 11 Jun 1881 in Nedre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway.

In the 1891 Norway Census, Olaus Syvertsen was listed as a 37 year old (1854), married, male, born in Haggen sogn Modum, and living in Nedre Eiker, Buskerud, Norge as hp = (selv) hovedperson = head of household.

In the 1900 Norway Census, Olaus Syverts. was listed as a 46 year old (1854), married, male, born in Modum, and living in Bjørnstad, Nedre Eiker, Buskerud, Norge as hp = (selv) hovedperson = head of household with hm = husmor = housewife Gina Syverts., s = sønn = sons Sigurd Syverts., Martin Syverts., Hans Syverts., d = datter = daughtersSelma Syverts., Marta Syverts., Julie Syverts., and Margit Syverts.

Olaus immigrated to the United States in 1904 and presumably took as a surname the village that he lived in in Norway: Bjørnstad.

In the 1905 Minnesota State Census, Olaus Bjornstad was listed as a 50 year old, white, male, born in Norway (both parents born in Norway), and living in Litchfield township, Meeker, Minnesota with Ole Bjornstad, 22, Gena Bjornstad, 50, Martin Bjornstad, 14, Martha Bjornstad, 12, Hans Bjornstad, 10, Julie Bjornstad, 9, Margaret Bjornstad, 7, and Segard Bjornstad, 21.

In the 1910 census, Olavus Bjornstad was listed as a 56 year old, married, white, male, born in Norway (both parents born in Norway), and living in Acton, Meeker, Minnesota, United States as head of household with wife Gena Bjornstad, 55, sons Ola Bjornstad, 27, Sigrud Bjornstad, 25, Martin Bjornstad, 18, Hans Bjornstad, 15, daughters Julia M Bjornstad, 13, and Margaret J Bjornstad, 12. He had immigrated to the United States in about 1904.

In the 1920 census, Olevia Bjornstad was listed as a 65 year old, married, white, male, born in Norway (both parents born in Norway), and living in Meeker, Minnesota, United States as head of household with wife Gina Bjornstad, 56, sons Ole Bjornstad, 37, Martin Bjornstad, 28, Hans Bjornstad, daughters Julia Bjornstad, 23, and Margaret Bjornstad, 21.

In the 1930 census, Olus Bjornstead was listed as a 76 year old, married, white, male, born in Norway (both parents born in Norway), and living in New London, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States as head of household with wife Jena Bjornstead, 75, and son Hans Bjornstead, 34. He had immigrated to the United States in about 1904.

Olaus S. Bjornstad died 6 Aug 1939 (aged 85) in Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA (or New London, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States) and was buried in Litchfield Cemetery, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA. He was born 26 Feb 1854 in Nedre Eiker, Nedre Eiker kommune, Buskerud fylke, Norway.

Sources

• Olaus S. Bjornstad

Birth 26 Feb 1854 Nedre Eiker, Nedre Eiker kommune, Buskerud fylke, Norway Death 6 Aug 1939 Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA Burial Litchfield Cemetery Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA Memorial ID 128292273

Source information: Buskerud county, Modum, Parish register (official) nr. 8 (1851-1859), Birth and baptism records 1854, page 91-92. 26 Feb 1854

• "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927", database, FamilySearch, Olaus, 1854.
• "Norges folketelling, 1865", database, FamilySearch, Olavus Syvertsen in entry for Syvert Syvertsen, 1865.
• "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926", database, FamilySearch, Olaus Syvertsen, 1881
• "Norges folketelling, 1891", database, FamilySearch, Olaus Syvertsen, 1891.
• "Norges folketelling, 1900", database, FamilySearch, Olaus Syverts., 1900.
• "Minnesota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch, Olaus Bjornstad, Litchfield township, Meeker, Minnesota; citing p. 328, line 177, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 928,795.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch, Olavus Bjornstad, Acton, Meeker, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 81, sheet 9B, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 694; FHL microfilm 1,374,707.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch, Olevia Bjornstad, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch, Olus Bjornstead, New London, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 6A, line 18, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1104; FHL microfilm 2,340,839.
• "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001," database, FamilySearch, Olaus S Bjornstad, 6 Aug 1939; citing Death, Minnesota State Department of Health, St. Paul.
• Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Olaus S. Bjornstad (26 Feb 1854–6 Aug 1939), Find a Grave Memorial no. 128292273, citing Litchfield Cemetery, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Monte Anderson (contributor 47481315) . [1]