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Family: OLSEN, Christen Johan / OLSDATTER, Andrine (F187)

• Father | Male OLSEN, Christen Johan

  
  

  Born	30 May 1814	S?stad, Snarum u. Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Christened	5 Jun 1814
  Died	18 Sep 1890	Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Buried	23 Sep 1890	Bragernes, Drammen Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Married	19 Jul 1839  [1]	Heggan under Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway  [1]
  Father	CHRISTENSEN, Ole | F1163 Group Sheet
  Mother	JOHANSDATTER, Mari | F1163 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female OLSDATTER, Andrine

  
  

  Born	17 Apr 1811	Pilterud, Heggen under Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Christened	19 May 1811	Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Died	9 Aug 1890	Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Buried
  Father	SIMONSEN, Ole | F245 Group Sheet
  Mother	THOMESDATTER, Ingebor Maria | F245 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male HOLMEN, Johan (John) CHRISTENSEN

  
  

  Born	10 Jun 1840	Kaggestad, Heggen under Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Christened	19 Jul 1840
  Died	15 Apr 1901	Cameron, Barron Co., Wisconsin
  Buried	Apr 1901	Faaberg Cemetery South of US Highway 8 in Stanley Township in Cameron, Barron Co., Wisconsin
  Spouse	CHRISTIANSDATTER, Maren | F208
  Married	26 Jul 1867	Heggan under Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway

  
  

  Child 2 | Male HOLMEN, Ole CHRISTENSEN

  
  

  Born	14 Sep 1842	Pilterud, Heggen under Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Christened	30 Oct 1842
  Died	18 Feb 1902	Washburn, Bayfield Co., Wisconsin
  Buried		Bloomer, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin
  Spouse	SJURSDATTER, Inger Marie | F1174
  Married
  Spouse	CHRISTIANSDATTER, Maren | F219
  Married	15 Sep 1867	Tyristrand, Hole Parish, Buskerud County, Norway

  
  

  Child 3 | Female CHRISTENSDATTER, Ingeborg Marie

  
  

  Born	28 Sep 1844	Kaggestad, Heggen under Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Christened	17 Nov 1844
  Died	3 Jan 1913	Two Harbors, Lake Co., Minnesota
  Buried
  Spouse	HOLBECK, Christ (maybe JENSSEN) | F230
  Married	3 Jun 1866	Norway

  
  

  Child 4 | Male HOLMAN, Osvald (Ole) CHRISTENSEN

  
  

  Born	27 Nov 1846	Thonby, Heggen under Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Christened	6 Jun 1847
  Died	3 Dec 1918	Washburn, Bayfield Co., Wisconsin
  Buried	6 Dec 1918	Woodland Cemetery in Washburn, Bayfield Co., Wisconsin
  Spouse	JENSDATTER, Caroline | F240
  Married	Abt 1873	Norway

  
  

  Child 5 | Female CHRISTIANSDATTER, Maren

  
  

  Born	14 Sep 1849	Thonby, Heggen under Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Christened	23 Dec 1849
  Died	20 Nov 1917	Braaten, Konnerud under Skoger Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Buried
  Spouse	NILSEN, Nils | F197
  Married	21 Mar 1869	Str?ms? parish, Buskerud County, Norway

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Both Christen and Ingerd were born in Modum. The 1865 census of Modum parish shows their farm or villiage in Thon was named Holmene, and it was in the Rudsfjerdingens District of Heggen Parish, in the clerical parish of Modum. The marriage records for Christen Olson and Andrine Olsdotter lists Christen as a 25 year old bachelor (ungkarl) and a miner (grubearbeider), coming from Kaggestad. Andrine is listed asa 28 year old from Pitterichian. The marriage was in Heggen Parish, which is under the head parish of Modum. Witnesses were Ole Gutterssen (?) and Lage Hansen from Heggenrin. All five of their children were born in Heggen Parish, but on different farms or villages, until settling in Thon around 1846. Later, their eldest son, Johan, seems to have taken over Thonby and raised his family there until immigrating to the U.S. in 1884. The grandchildren seem to have born in various places like Modum (Johan's), Konnerud (Maren's), and Ringerike, Drammen, Haversund, Finsrud, and Gulbransdallen, all around the OSLO region. When Christen and Andrine's children immigrated to the U.S., they broke with the last-name tradition of taking the first name of their father with "son" or "dotter" added on, mostly taking a "place" name of HOLMEN. Christen probably had a sister named Ingeborg.

  
  

• Sources

  [S528] Norway 1865 Census, From the internet: Digitalarkivet: 1865-telling for 0623 Modum: 532 Distriknr 6, Side 149, Skoledistrikt Rudsfjerdingen, Sogn Heggen, Prestegjeld Modum, Gardsnavn Holmene, Overskrift 1 (Reliability: 3).