Ole Olsen Skaret

  Research Notes:

[ 20 Jan 2018 ] ,,, ...

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1. Norway Parish Records - Trysil

Birth/Baptism
- line 23
- witness are recorded, but can't make out most names... one is Per Persen Skaaret
- home baptism

Udflyttede p 299, line 16 2nd side [image 267], Ministerialbok, nr.9, Trysil i Trysil, 1881-1897
- date: 188_ ? [ full yr not given - last digit is blank ] to Sverige; something is recorded on last column, but I can't make it out; see point 14. b.
- recording in the Parish records is with the listing of year 1891; with the note in the last column being 24 Apr 1891 --- it appears that Ole's leaving the parish wasn't recorded until 1891; family records indicate he left Norway in 1888 and then around 1890-91, he went back home to Norway for a bit, and so the recording in 1891 is likely when he left the second time (marriage was 19 Jul 1891, according to the Sweden parish record [see below, point 14])

Konfirmerte Trysil i Trysil, Ministerialbok nr. 9 (1881-1897), Konfirmerte 1884, page19 line 27
- date: 28 Sept 1884


2. Source: 1875 Norway Census, Skaaret [farm 25], Trysil, Hedmark

- Ole Olsen [born 1869], son to Ole Persen - other family members listed

[ Skaaret farm is about 18 kms north from Ljørdalen, using google maps, and about 15 kms south of the Swedish border ;; using "visit Norway tourist map" and website, shows the "Skåret location" and prints names like Otters, Halvors, farm, along with Skora (looks like part of the original) and the about 1 km or so east the Fregn Mountain that I had climbed some and then went down the "skar" or at least one of them -- see "scanned photos from Norway-Sweden, 1980" in pictures ] 24 Mar 2015


3. Source: 1900 US Census, Fram Precinct [Twp], Wells Co, ND (pages 214; 14b - us-census.org]; enumerated 18 Jun 1900

- born, Jan 1869; emigrated 1893; married for 10 years and so this could be 1890, 1889, or even 1891;; as of 1 Jun 1910, they would have been married for 10 years -- if it was accurately recorded, it should have been 9 years, putting the marriage as 1891
- wife, Christina, born April 1871, Sweden; emigrated 1893; mother of 5 children, 4 living [Olaf Arthur died prior to 1 Jun 1900 Census ]
- daughter, Avy (recorded as Eva), born Sept 1890, Sweden; emigrated 1893
- Mary, born Dec 1894, ND;
- Arthur, born June 1896, ND;
- William, born Sept 1899, ND


4. a. US Land Records (www.glorecords.blm.gov)

- SE Sec 21, Twp, 150 N, Range, 71 W; 5th Meridian; 160 Acres; Patent cert issued 18 June 1901; Wells Co, ND
Fram Twp
- land converter website ...

b. US Track Books; North Dakota; Vol 74, image 81
Land Patent - issued 18 Jun 1901 BLO website) - Wells Co
- homestead requirements met [?] - therefore the Final certicate # of 4184, date: 26 Nov 1900
- Date of sale (receipt #6054): initial payment 1 Jun 1894, Ole O Skaret , 160 acres total purchase - $10.00; page 81; the "date of sale" likely refers to the date that $10 was paid; final payment 26 Nov 1900 with patent issued on 18 Jun 1901, and the homestead land was recorded in Ole's name
[ 20 Jun 2015] - it is not clear where Ole had to travel to in order to get his homestead "registered"; currently the BLO land office was the Montana Land Office in Billings, MT, with the North Dakota Field Office in Dickinson, ND


5. Source: WorldConnect.Rootsweb contact: Thyra Mangan (thyral@yahoo.com) 25 Aug 2001 ... additional notes, 9 Jul 2024
NOT Confirmed NOTE ... this webdatabase is no longer active, around Jan 2022, maybe earlier

- notes that Maria Gjertrude Skaret was bapitized at Norway Lutheran Church, Ramsey Co, ND on 24 Feb 1895 ?
Yes: Ancestry.com...U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969," database and images(www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 Jul 2024); Gjertrud Maria, birth and baptism, 1895; parents Ole and Kristina Skaaret; Norway Lutheran Church Records, Devils Lake, Ramsey Co, ND; image 79 was (out of 102) Devils Lake, Ramsey Co, ND
https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/60722/images/41742_314349-00443?ssrc=&backlabel=Return

see .... Ole Skaret's research page, point 18
- Norway Lutheran Church is no longer active .... it is located on SE¼ of Sec 24 in Norway Twp, Ramsey Co ND [Twp 154N, Rge 66W, 5]*
- a few miles away is the Big Coolie Lutheran Church on NE part of the NE¼ of Sec 7 [organized in 1884]. Grand Harbor Lutheran Church on sec 15 of Grand Harbor Twp [organized in 1884], just south of the current village of Grand Harbor. Big Coulee and Grand Harbor joined in 1894 and formed the Norway Lutheran Church. There are no remants of the Grand Harbor church, and the cemetery has been abandoned with only a few marked graves. Big Coulee church is no longer active but still standing in 2022, although the cemetery may be used once in awhile. Any 'vital' records are with the Norway Lutheran Church.

Both the Big Coolie and Norway Lutheran are about 60+ kms from Ole and Kristina's homestead.
See ... 1909 Plat of Norway Twp, Ramsey Co, ND; Norway Twp, image 14; Coulee Twp, image 15
https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1127/images/31617_072158-00290?ssrc=&backlabel=Return

link to birth/baptism record record: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/153646540:60722 .... Olaf Arthur funeral is not recorded .... Ole Arthur and William's birth/baptism are not recorded.

Note: google Big Coolie Lutheran Church, Ramsey Co, ND ... a couple of interesting photos ....


6. Source: 1906 Canada Census; District 21, Strathcona; Sub-District 19a, Pretty Hill; page 1; Sec 17, Twp 48, R 20, W of the 4th; post office Camrose

- lists Ole & Kristina, with children Avy, Mary, Arthur, William, Ragnhild, Richard
- emigration as 1901
- 8 horses, 7 milk cows, 40 other cattle, 11 sheep, 12 hogs


7. Source: 1911 Canada Census; District Strathcona; Sub-District #27; Twp 48, 49, 50; Range 20, 21, W of the 4th; page 4

- Ole & Christina, with children Avy, Mary, Arthur, William, Ragnhild, Helmer, Olga

8. a. 1916 Canada Census

- Ole [recorded as Olaf], Christina, Arthur, William, Ragnhild, Helmer, Olga, Raymond (Reiman), Richard
- emigrated 1901; naturalized 1904

b. 1921 Canada Census - Twp, 48, Range 20 - but not recorded

- Ole, age 51 born in Norway; emigrated 1900 [?], naturalized 1903; Norwegian .. Lutheran, farmer, 'own account'; own home - frame
- Kristiana (Chris ... ?), age 49 born Norway [ ? - not correct, she was born in Sweden ] , naturalized; Norwegian .. Lutheran
- William, son age 20 born in AB; occupation - helper
- Helmer, son age 14 born in AB; student
- Olga, daugther age 11 born in AB
- Raymond, son, age 9 born in AB
- Richard, son, age 6 born in AB


_c. 1926 Canada Census; Alberta, Camrose district, ED/sub-dis 64; page 10; Lloyd George; dw/fam 95/96, line 38
Ole Skaret, residence, 17-48-20-4, age 57 b in Nor; em 1901
wife Christina, age 55 b in Swe; em 1901
son William, age 25 b in US; em 1901
son Helmer, age 19 b in AB
dau Olga, age 16
son Raymond, age 14
son Richard, 11


d. 1931 Canada Census, Alberta, Camrose, ED [sub dis] 66 Lloyd George Municipality, p 8 dw/fam 81/82
[line 42]; Sec 17-48-20-4
Ole Skaret, residence, 17-48-20-4, age 61 b in Nor; em 1901, na 1905; own house, wood, 8 rooms, value $1700; farm
wife Christina, age 60 b in Swe; em 1901, na 1905
son Helmer, age 23 b in AB; farm, but not at work on 1 Jun 1931 - illness
dau Olga, age 21
son Raymond, age 19 ..... student
son Richard, 16 .... farm
also: Olaf Husfloen ??? maybe Olafson, as a lodger and farm labor, age 32 b in Nor, emigrated 1928; earned $200 since 1 Jun 1930 - worked 25 weeks, unemployed 25 weeks

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62640/images/1931_217-e011749995?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=5951445




9. Source: Western Land Grants; Homestead Quarter: SE¼ Sec 18, Twp 48, R 20; Letter of Patent certificate dated 17 June 1905;
BUT: from a photocopied page from Ole's homestead file in the AB Provincial Archives (viewed and copied, fall of 1980 by Rueben D Grue):
Application for a Homestead Entry from Ole Skaret of Manfred, North Dakota for SE¼ of Sec 18, Twp 48, Range 20, W4th, signed Ole Skaret (different handwriting, so likely his signature) with a date stamp of 14 Nov 1900, Dominion Land Office, Wetaskiwin, AB and received in Edmonton, 17 Nov 1900. Also on the form is: # in family - 6, Nationality - Norwegian; From North Dakota; previous occupation - farming
[ with family of six, Ole, Kristina, Avey, Mary, Arthur Ole, and William ]

-- see my transcription of Ole's homestead file from Prov Archives of Alberta
-- see article, Ole and Kristina Skaret Timeline

... reel, 2471, file 980426, image 2128- [Ancestry collection]
- entry on 14 Nov 1900 ..... Letter of Patent dated 17 June 1905
https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/60865/images/albertahomestead2741cana_2127?treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=HSa117&_phstart=successSource&pId=41038


b. Why did Ole come to Armena?

It is not clear or known why he chose Armena. The Canadian West was still in the early stages of early homestead in 1900, so how did he know to come to Armena, as opposed to other places in AB or SK or ? ... where many homesteads were avaible ??
Often, it is common that an emigrant would go to an area where they knew someone, but who would have been in Armena / Camrose area prior to 1900 that Ole would have known.

[ 13 Aug 2015 ], see the beginnings of my Armena Place Study
- so far, Sivert Kringen; or Ole or Erik Siversen from North Dakota


10. Source: The Glenbow Museum; Archives, CPR Land Sales (access through www.glenbow.org/collections/archives; then, click on "search collections" box to CRP land sales

- SW¼ Sec 17, Twp 48, R 20 - CPR Purchase, 13 April 1901
(Call Number: M 2272, volume 84, contract number 14380)
- paid in full at a price of $3 per acre (160 acres x 3 = $480)

- SE¼ Sec 17, Twp 48, R 20 - CPR Purchase, 6 Jan 1902
(Call Number: M 2272, volume 87, contract number 17038)
- paid in full at a price of $3 per acre (160 acres x 3 = $480)


Note: Ole Skaret had the SE¼ of Sec 18, SW¼ and SE¼ of Sec 17.
The NW¼ of 17 was purchased from CPR by Nils Dahl, Lars Scotvold, and Karl Anderson, on 16 Dec 1901.
Nils Dahl had the homestead on NE¼ of Sec 18 (1904) - this is the home quarter of my Dad and where I grew up
The NE¼ of 17 was purchased from CPR by Thore Throndson, 23 Dec 1901; Anton Throndson, homestead SW¼ of Sec 28 and Thore Throndson homestead NE¼ of Sec 28
The SW¼ of 20 was the homestead of Einar Broen, son of Christian O Broen. Tony (Anton) Broen was a brother of Einare and at some point purchased and build the buildings, etc. Christian Broen homesteaded the SW¼ of Sec 24, although initial homestead was entered by P Skalin.
Thore S Grue purchased from HBC - SE¼ and north half of NE¼ and NW¼ of Sec 8 - home of Nels Grue in the 1950s. Across the road was Fridhem Church


See Alberta Twp Map from AB Provincial Archives; Map from 17 Feb 1894 compiled from land surveys - the 'red handwriting of names' would have been done at a later time, but the map does not note this, possibly about 1905-1906 since the names of homesteaders etc are noted; there are a number of maps - some showing water, trails, and creeks, etc - #7 and #8 show a branch of Embrass River cutting through section 18 (long gone in 1940s to 1960s) and to the east of Ole Skaret, "Hilly country covered with brulé [French for burnt] and and dense growth of Jackpine"
- across a part of the map [#1 and others], "undulating country scattered with bluffs of small popular and williows"

https://hermis.alberta.ca/paa/Details.aspx?DeptID=15&st=TP.48+RGE.20&ReturnUrl=%2fpaa%2fSearch.aspx%3fDeptID%3d15%26st%3dTP.48%2bRGE.20&dv=True&ObjectID=GR2004.0214.1460a
- the website gives very little information; somewhat hard to read - likely the original would be easier to read and understand

- note O.O Skaret homestead on SE¼ of Sec 18 in Red ink, probably around 1905-1906; then on the eastern part of sec 17 is a line that I believe reads, "Beaver Lake Trail" - this would be a likely link to the Bardo Community.
Just below Ole's name there is a darker line that seems to follow twp road 482 and then moves north at SW¼ of sec 16 [E Seversen]. I can't really make out the what the road/trail is called

[and saved in Gen Resources - Twp Maps Canada ..... misc - ?? can't find it, 28 nov . BUT see appendix document, number 45 for directions on how to use the above link

Homestead: SE¼ of Sec 18, Twp 48, Range 20, w4th [reel 2741, file 980426; image 2128]
- entry, 14 Nov 1900, but living on SW¼ Sec 17 [purchase]
- letters of support from Sivert Kringen and Nils Dahl
- imge 2133 - Certificate of Naturalization
- patent - 20 Jun 1905



11. Obits, Camrose Canadian; see my transcription document dated, 12 Dec 1910

a. Ole; 10 Jan 1940, page 3 col 3

- born in Norway; married in 1889;
- in 1896, Ole, Kristina and two children emigrated to the US; in 1901 to Canada
- surviving - his wife, and children, Mrs Lars Grue (Avey) of Hay Lakes, Mrs Anton Throndson (Mary) of Armena, Mrs Gust Ostrem (Ragnhild) of Preeceville, SK, Mrs Richard Erickson (Olga), Armena, Raymond and Richard (farming the home place)

b. Kristina; 22 Sep 1943, p 2 col 6;

- born 6 Apr 1870 [ incorrect, should be 6 Apr 1871 ] in Los Sweden; 19 July 1888 married
- in 1893 came to Harvey, ND and in 1901 to Canada
- leaves to mourn, 4 daughters and 2 sons; Mrs Lars Grue, Mrs Anton Throndson, Mrs Gust Ostrem, Mrs Richard Erickson, Raymond and Richard


12. The Centennial Reuion and Memoirs of the Skaret Family, 1967

- Ole left Sweden/Norway in 1892, at age 23 - left his family
- landed in the eastern US - traveled by rail and wagon
- came to Harvey, ND where he worked as a farm hand
- about 2 years later <1894> his family came
- three children were born in ND - Mary, Arthur Ole, and William
- early in the spring of 1901, emigrated to Canada
- homestead - the first land he ever owned [ ? but he received patent on the homestead land in ND]

13. the Grambo book, p 181-185
- sometime before 1889 he went Rulbo in Hälsingland [ province; Gälveborg is the county * ]
- married in 1889
- in 1892, Ole left for America; landed in the eastern USA and ended up in Harvey, ND - worked on a farm; spent his first winter in America in a "lumber-forest" [ not clear where this would be - likely in nothern parts of MN ? ]
- Kristina and the children arrived in 1893

** this area is near Lös, Sweden - about 20 kms to the east ;; Lös is about 200 kms to west of Ljørdalen or Skåret Norway (using today's roads from googlemaps) ;; thus, Ole would have walked over mountains and rough terrain, but I suppose some type of path or trail of some sort - it would have taken about 1 week to walk, assuming about 30 kms per day. [ 24 Mar 2015 ]


14. Emigration ?? 1892 or 1893 ??

- there is conflicting data - Memoirs of ... and the Grambo book indicate 1892 is when Ole left, but the 1900 US Census says 1893 (Canada census of course only records entry to Canada)

- Emigrants from Trondhiem - NOT Confirmed ... .... not enough identifying info. .... remember ... from Trondheim did not directly sail across the Atlantic. Using from Trondheim to Glascow or Newscastle and then across to Liverpool or Hull and then, to North America ..
and usually another ship.
- Ole Olsen, age 23; reg - 14 Sept 1892 from Sverige, destination Quebec on ship Domino / Dominican
- registered on this same date and same ship, is Olaf Person, age 29 and Halvor Person, age 40, both from Sweden ???
https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/61757/images/61757_b1059905-00107?usePUB=true&_phsrc=HSa87&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=792403

- Canadian Passenger Lists - NOT Confirmed
- arrival 13 Sept 1892; Ole Olsen, age 24, ship Mongolian; it is doubtful this is our Ole - left 14 Sep, arrival 13 Sep
[ thus this has to be someone ]

Conclusion: migration - 1892; leaving Trondhiem on 14 Sept 1892; leaving Los in Sweden, 8 Sep 1892

8 July 2024: Ancestry.com collection:
Norway, Emigration Records, 1867-1960 for Ole Olsen ... leaving 14 Sep 1892
Trondheim politikammer, 1892-1893, image 108 [out of 182 images] .... third person from top, no 4846

Note; ... Memories of the Skaret family ... 1967, page 14, top of first column .... "at age of 23, Ole left ... he landed in eastern USA and continued his trip west by rail and wagon"

further research [ 16 Jan 2011 ]
- ND Naturalization - Ole O Skaret, 2nd papers, 17 Jan 1900, Vol F-8, age 528; from ND Naturaliztion Records at North Dakota State University at Fargo (library.ndsu.edu) - $5 fee -
- Growing with Pride: Harvey, ND area ... her history...her people... 1981 -- as above - this is a listing for Mrs Ole Skaret, but says born in 1869 and died in 1940 (Kristina was born in 1871 and died 1943) -- likely a misprint and actually refers to Mr Ole Skaret
... see point 18 below


NOTE: no definite conclusion can be made: re, arrival at Quebec or someplace on US Easterm port,
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- US Land records and papers


Sweden Church Records

Note: some records record Ole went to Rulbo in Los, Hälsingland: Hälsingland is considered by traditional "province" in Sweden, but these provinces in Sweden had no administrative function, but only of a historical and cultural context; currently Gävleborg County has the municipal administrative function for most of the area of Hälsingland



15. a. Marriage, Vigselbok, Los, Gävleborg, Sweden - marriage date: 19 Jul 1891;
"Lysnings dager" [announcement or proclamation on intent to marry): 21-28 Jun 1891 [Ole]; 6 Jul 1891 [Kristina]

- Ole is recorded as Drången [male worker from Grufbyn ] and Kristina is recorded as: Brukaredotteorn [daughter of farmer from Hivåsen]

- marriage of 1891 conflicts with "family records" or family "tradition" that they were married on 19 Jul 1889 (Memiors of the Skaret family, 1967); Grambo book; and obits, although the obits differ - Ole's obit reports marriage in 1889; Kristina's obit, in 1888) and the 50th wedding aniversary, "Mr., Mrs. Ole Skaret Fifty Years Married" reported in the Armena News in The Camrose Canadian, 5 Jul 1939, page 6 col 3 [ 50 years of marriage would put the marriage in Jul 1889 ]
- Memiors of the Skaret family, 1967 and in "Grin and Skaret" DVD, 2000 that records marriage on 19 Jul 1889 and that the marriage took place at the home of Torgal Persson (Skaaret). The church books do not record place of marriage, so it is possible that the marriage was at Torgal's home; however, there was a church at Los so I'm not sure why the actual marriage wasn't at the church; the other information in the church record is that the marriage was performed by Olaf Nordland or Nordlandn or Nordlandes. I'm not sure if Olaf was the priest, but his name is recorded on numerous times in the marriage books.

Note: Ole died on 1 Jan 1940. Barbara had posted a photo of Ole and Kristiana with the date of 19 Jul 1939 and labelled as "50th anniversary " [but of course it was only their 48th anniversay]
.... IS it possible that the family celebrated their 48th anniversay in Jun/Jul 1939, possibly because Ole wasn't feeling well ??
and somehow, family members started recording the date as the 50th anniversary






**** See, my document "Marriage - oäkta" initally written on 19 Jan 23019 with some additions on 2 Mar 2019. Saved on, my PC [ C:\\Users\\ruebe\\Documents\\~Genealogy - general resources\\Learning - E Book, gen pdf, webinar\\Sweden - marriage, öakta ]


== Genealogical Proof Standard

The most reasonable Conclusion is that their likely marriage date is 19 July 1891; this is based on:
- the most "orginial" document, that is, the marriage record from the Vigselbok, Sweden Church Records
- surity or confidence level - 2-3 (with 4, the highest)


further research ?

15. b. Husförhör (Household examinations), AI:11, 1885-1890, page 48 Los, Gävleborg, Sweden; farm Grufbyn

- top of the page is Torgal Persson Skaaret, wife and 3 forsterchildren; Torgal is recorded as a Handelsman (merchant or trader)
- three lines down (line 8) is Ole Olsen Skaaret, born 16 Jan 1969 in Trysil and arrived on 20 Sep 1888; Ole is recorded as 'Handelsm...? Gårdsbrukarenson - or a farmer; then on 9 Oct 1889, Ole moves to page 42 ... this is another house? still at Grufbyn [bottom of the page is Olaf Skaaret and wife]
[ see research notes under Torgal Persson Skaaret regarding a summary of "Skarets first arriving in Los parish Sweden" ]

- Sweden moving in Records, B:2, 1862-1895, page 50 no 9; Gårdsbrukaren, Ole O Skaaret - on 26 May 1888, reference to Grufbyn page 42; This his last place in this time period was recorded on page 42 (this the same page as his brother, Olaf O and Anna Kristina. On page 42, Ole is recorded as a 'Bokhållaren [bookkeeper] ; [ see point 15.d. ]


c. Husförhör (Household examinations) , 1890-1894 (AI:12), page 51 Los, Gävleborg, Sweden; farm Grufbyn

- top of page is Torgal Persson Skaaret, his wife and 2 fosterchildren

- starting with line 29, Ole Olsen Skaret, born 16 Jan 1869 in Trysil, Norge [Ole is also recorded on page 44 on his own]
then Kristina Eriksdotter (married 19 Jul 1891) and his daughter Avey Rangborg (born 13 Sep 1890) and son Olaf Arthur (born 1 Jan 1893).
- there is a note written under Kristina and above Avey - "antr nunt" ????? - I can't a translation; 'antr' is the beginning from some words, meaning to "enter into", but 'nunt' [maybe a shorten form of 'trolovning' ???? ;; 'antr nunt' likely means, to enter into an engagement / betrothal
** the actual phrase is "ante nupt."

- on the far right column, this record also shows Ole leaving for North America with a date 8 Sep 1892 and Kristina, Avey and Olaf Arthur on 29 Jun 1893. It is likely that Kristina, Avey and Olaf Arthur continued to reside at Grufbyn from 1891 (when Ole left) until 1893 when they left for North America.
- Kristina and Avey are also recorded on page 134 under the household of her parents, Erik Andersson line 4 - the last 2 columns of this record is "see p. 51, 14 Jul 1891" - page 51 under Grufbyn (Ole and Kristina were married on 19 Jul 1891;; ** under Kristina it is written "hemmes oä D. ... Avey Ragnborg" - I believe this means, her "illegitmate daughter" with oä as an abbreviation for "oäkta" ;; Kristina is only recorded for the year, 1890 [ she then moves to Grufbyn on 15 July and is married on 19 Jul 1891 and this is why I thing Kristina and Avey stayed at the home of Torgal Skaaret,.


- B:2, 1862-1895, image 60 no 27 ... moving out records for Hu. Kristina Eriksdotter, "1 son och 1 dotter"; no 27 at bottom ... date of leaving recorded as 29 Jun 1893 ... from above, Kristina and children left 29 Jun 1893
link to moving out, http://app.arkivdigital.se/production/index.html?aid=v136058.b60&page=main/index



==== on a post on Anbytarforum, posted by Birgitta Berkemar on 20 Aug 2017 (13:19)
"... The epithet "oäkta" disappeared when his mother got married .... otherwise "oäkta" was written in the churchbook as long as he [the child] was part of the family"
link, http://forum.genealogi.se/index.php?topic=145391.0



BUT, see 15. d. - clearly 'bokhållaren'

15. d. 1885-1889, farm Grufbyn (register or index starts at image 37)

- image 46 (page 48, Grufbyn), household, Torgal Persson Skaaret, line 1
line 20, Ole Olsen Skaret, born 16 Jan 1869 in Trysil moved to parish from Trysil on 20 Sep 1888, then in the last columns, s. 42, on 9 Oct 1891
prior name is Handels ...(Merchant) then just below this word is, 'gårdsbrukaressan' [ gard=farm; brukare=tenant farmer or leaseholder. This likely refers to leasing farm/land, likely from his uncle Torgal Persson Skaaret

- page 42, farm Grufbyn)
Ole Olsen Skaret, born ..... under Flyttat column, see 48, 9 Oct 1889
BUT, prior to name is the word 'Bokhållaren' which translated as "Bookeeper or merchant's clerk" ; clearly the second letter is 'o' not 'a'

Farm/locality of Grufbyn or also spelled as "Gruvbyn". Prior to Ole's (on line 17) name is the word "Bokhållaren", translated as "bookeeper". A basic translation of "Grufbyn" (Gruvbyn) is "mining village". On the last two columns of this record is "see 51, 19 Jul 1891" - this refers to the household of Torgel Persson Skaaret (image 45, line 22) where Ole is recorded as "Drang" meaning farm worker or possibly servant (from SweGgate word list, dräng refers to "farm hand". Also recorded on this image are Ole's wife Kristina Eriksdotter and his daughter Avey Rangborg (born 13 Sep 1890) and son Olaf Arthur (born 1 Jan 1893). This record also shows Ole leaving for North America with a date recorded of 8 Sep 1892 and Kristina, Avey and Olaf Arthur on 29 Jun 1893. Kristina and Avey are also recorded on image 126 under the household of her parents, Erik Andersson line 4 - the last 2 columns of this record is "see 51, 14 Jul 1891.

NOTE: birth of Olaf Arthur, 21 Jan 1893; Ole is recorded as Drången; farm worker



16. General: Camrose Canadian, 26 Nov 1912
"Camrose Constituency Relief Fund", Lundemo, ... O. Skaret ... $1.00


17. Ole Skaaret from the Østerdølenes Saga by K G Nilsen. See, "Stories" on my Legacy data under Ole Skaret family view
... I also have this document/story save on myPC .... Skaret family Tree ... Ole and Kristina .... Ole Skaret - Ø S T E R D Ø L E N E S S A G A


18. Harvey ND Growing with pride; the Harvey, N.D. area, her history, her people
75th Jubilee Committee, Harvey ND. Jubilee Book Committee, Harvey, ND. 1981

page 516 image 518
.. basic information with nothing really new, but "he worked has a farm hand" .... 'it was here in Harvey that Arthur died'
.. Note: it is not clear who made the submission to the book, but the book prints a photo of Lars Grue and Avey Skaret marriage but has the label or caption "Ole and Kristina Skaret"

Fram Twp section starts with image 485 .... Fram started as "Congressional Twp 150 North, 71 West'' as Fram School Twp at the home of S. Gildershouse on 31 Aug 1896. .... little else detail
.. image 486 is a plat in 1981 and shows the SE [Ole's homestead] on Sec 21 and indicates the farm and buildings of Frank A Thomas on the SE¼ [see google earth snip]
.. and image 487, the 1911 Plat for Fram Twp [see Ancestry, plat] ... along with a church and cemetery on the north west corner of the NW¼ sec 27 with owner as E L Soderback [no mention of him in the book or anything in the book for the Church and Cemetery
...
link, to Ole and Kristina's submission [image 518] .... link is to the cover page of the book
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/402835/?offset=0#page=518&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=


.. Growing with Pride: The Harvey, N.D. Area Her History Her People, 1981
Topo Map .... Wellsburg, ND
Sec 21 - Ole
Sec 27 - church, cemetery
Sec 29 - south Fram School, initial

https://topoquest.com/map.php?lat=47.78657&lon=-99.78417&datum=nad83&zoom=8&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zoomin&size=m&cross=on

close up of the South Fram School - but also see 1911 Plat - school close to the SE corner of the NW¼ of Sec 29
https://topoquest.com/place-detail.php?id=1032191

NOW: in 1900, grandma Grue [Avey Skaret] was 10 yrs old and she likely went to South Fram School for a bit; Mary was only 5 yrs old

Note: the northern boundary of Fram Twp, Wells Co, is Benson Co


18. b. re; baptism record for Mary Skaret - at Norway Lutheran Church in Norway Twp, Ramsey Co.

- Norway Lutheran Church is no longer active .... it is located on SE¼ of Sec 24 in Norway Twp, Ramsey Co ND [Twp 154N, Rge 66W, 5]*
- a few miles away is the Big Coolie Lutheran Church on NE part of the NE¼ of Sec 7 [organized in 1884]. Grand Harbor Lutheran Church on sec 15 of Grand Harbor Twp [organized in 1884], just south of the current village of Grand Harbor. Big Coulee and Grand Harbor joined in 1894 and formed the Norway Lutheran Church. There are no remants of the Grand Harbor church, and the cemetery has been abandoned with only a few marked graves. Big Coulee church is no longer active but still standing in 2022, although the cemetery may be used once in awhile. Any 'vital' records are with the Norway Lutheran Church.

Both the Big Coolie and Norway Lutheran are about 60+ kms from Ole and Kristina's homestead.
See ... 1909 Plat of Norway Twp, Ramsey Co, ND; Norway Twp, image 14; Coulee Twp, image 15
https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1127/images/31617_072158-00290?ssrc=&backlabel=Return

link to birth/baptism record record: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/153646540:60722 .... Olaf Arthur funeral is not recorded .... Ole Arthur and William's birth/baptism are not recorded.

Note: google Big Coolie Lutheran Church, Ramsey Co, ND ... a couple of interesting photos ....





19. General; Ancestry

- there is a record on Ancestry.com - Canadian Passenger Lists; Jul 1914, Quebec arrival / port of departure as Glasgow, Scotland: Ole Skaret and Christine, Canadian; birth Norway; farmer; retired?, age 45 <1869>; destination as Camrose, Sask ? ;;
- appears that they may have travelled to Norway/Sweden ??
- below this entry is Olaf Olafson, age 29 <1885> born in Iceland but destination as Winnipeg [ not likey the same Olaf Olafson that I knew of - Olaf born 1886 in Sweden married to Lena Movold ]

b. Public Member Trees.

"Ostrem -DJ-2013-04-03" owner William Kuhnke, from Saanich, BC; last login 11 Aug 2015
link, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/51367903/person/13369100585?ssrc=

"Newest_2014-03-09" [Emily Butalee] with last access 25 Apr 2024
link, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/67763164/person/38169386069?ssrc=

"Ronnie/Olsen/Skog/Chappell" 'owner bashabluk1' from Calgary, with last login 12 Aug 2015
- no direct relationship -- marriage only; previously contacted when he lived in Penticton
- has a lot of ancestor information, but I don't know about the accuracy
link, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/609221/person/-1986434795?ssrc=


The following, no direct relationship
"Lyseng" owner deblyseng55, with last login Jul 2015
- no actual relationship, only through Marion Lyseng married to Donald Ostrem

"Rawe owner rains3" last login 13 Aug 2015
- likely no actual relationship -- appears a family connection through Clarice Skaret (parents Arthur Skaret and Bertina Ostrem) marriage to Arthur Olafsson and Arthur's father, etc



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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1888, 20 Sep 1888, Los, Gävleborg, Sweden. ²⁷⁸⁰ Residence is at Grufbyn, with household of Torgel Persson Skaaret, Merchant (Handlesd ... ?). Ole is recorded as "Handels ... Gårdbruksaressen ?) likely meaning farm user or worker. This record also Ole came to the parish on 20 Sep 1888 and on 9 Oct 1891 he moved to a different household.

2. Residence, 1890-1894, 1890-1894, Los, Gävleborg, Sweden. ²⁷⁸¹ Farm/locality: Grufbyn

3. Residence and migration - 1892 for Ole and 1893 for Kristina, Sep 1892, Los, Gävleborg, Sweden. ²⁷⁸² Farm/locality of Grufbyn. Ole left Los Parish for North America on 8 Sep 1892 and less than a year later Kristina, Avey and Arthur left Los Parish on 29 Jun 1893.

4. Homestead - 1894, 1 Jun 1894, Wells Co, North Dakota, United States. ²⁷⁸³ Homestead, record of purchase: SE¼ sec 21, Twp 150N, Range 71

5. Residence - 1900, 1 Jun 1900, Fram Twp, Wells Co, North Dakota, United States. ²⁷⁸⁴

6. Land: CPR Land Sale purchase - SW Sec 17, Twp 48, Range 20, W4th (1901); SE Sec 17 (1902), 1901-1902, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ²⁷⁸⁵

7. Homestead Patent Cert: SE Sec 2, Twp 150-N, Range 71-W of the 5th Prime Meridian, Wells Co, ND; received patent from the Montana State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 18 Jun 1901, Harvey, Wells Co, North Dakota, United States. ²⁷⁸⁶

8. Land: SE Sec 18, Twp 48, Range 20, W 4th; Letter Patent, 1905, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ²⁷⁸⁷

9. Residence - 1906, 1906, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ²⁷⁸⁸

10. Residence - 1911, 1 Jun 1911, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ²⁷⁸⁹

11. Residence - 1916, 1916, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ²⁷⁹⁰

12. Residence - 1921, 1 Jun 1921, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ²⁷⁹¹ Farm: Twp 48, Range 20, W 4th [ section is not recorded, but should be Sec 17 ]. Head of household: Ole Skaret age 51 born in Norway, emigrated 1900 [?]; wife Christina age 49 born in Norway [*incorrect, she was born in Sweden] emigrated 1900. Children, William, son age 20 born in AB [*incorrect, he was born in ND, USA], occupation, helper; Helmer, son age 14 born in AB, student; Olga, daugther age 11 born in AB; Raymond, son, age 9 born in AB; Richard, son, age 6 born in AB

Ole Skaaret from the Østerdølenes Saga by K G Nilsen: 20 Oct 2024, Minnesota, United States

Østerdølenes Saga by K G Nilsen. Fuhr Publishing and Printing Co. Duluth, Minnesota. 1938.
link, http://www.dxhansen.com/osterdolenes-saga.pdf

It is not clear who had written this submission. In the "recognition page" [image 2], the author notes that Mrs K G Nilsen and Mrs Mina Kjernet Foss had traveled for several months around the Østerdølenes settlements in many states and collected information for the book and they also organized several Østerdal teams. This implies that the submission for Ole Skaret is most likely based on direct information from Ole and Kristina, with some editing. And some of the details and places noted also indicate that Ole and Kristina had given direct information for this book [neither the booklet, "... Memories of Ole and Kristina Skaret, about 1967" or the submission in the Armena History book, 1981 contain these details]. It's likely the information is from about 1935-36. However, it is also clear that I have no direct evidence that Ole and Kristina provided the information, but it is most probable.


Ole Skaaret submission is on page 362 of the book; the following is a translation with some added notes by myself:

Ole Skaaret is the son of Ole P. Skaaret and Gjertrud Pedersdatter Grambo. He has much to tell about the hardships of the journey to America and the struggles of pioneer life. He spent his first Christmas in America in the timber woods [note that Ole had left Los, Sweden on 8 Sep 1892 and Kristina left on 29 Jun 1893]¹ . He worked and cried all Christmas Day, but it was necessity that drove him. Then he left the woods for Leeds, North Dakota [Benson Co; about 200 west of Grand Forks, ND] , and when the ticket was paid, he had exactly 25 cents left in his pocket. With this amount, he bought a Norwegian book. He arrived in Leeds without money, hungry, and disheartened. He walked around the town looking for someone who could speak Norwegian².

Yes, there were a couple who were struggling to harness the horses to the sled, and during this attempt, they spoke Norwegian so that it sang in the walls of the house. At least there were a couple who could speak Norwegian. He struck up a conversation with them to find out where his half-brother Nils Viken was ³. The end of the story was that he traveled with these people across the countryside since one of their neighbors wanted a boy [a worker] \emdash and there Ola stayed in the winter, working for food [this account does not note the exact location of the farm, but it is likely that it was not a significant distance from Leeds; it also implies that Ola/Ole was the 'boy' who was hired by the neighbor].

In the spring, he took a job with a Norwegian farmer near Grand Harbor, North Dakota. This man helped Ole buy a ticket so he could send for his wife, and he was happy in the midst of poverty when she arrived. The next summer, he rented himself out for 25 dollars a month, and his wife stayed at the same place, receiving a white cow as payment. Then he acquired land [homestead in Wells Co, ND], bought shares, and progressed step by step. Now he lives in a good home in Canada.

¹ I have added some information to the narrative \endash this has been included in square brackets [ ]
² In terms of a timeline, Ole first worked in the the 'woods' and then around Christmas of 1892, he likely traveled by train to Leeds, Benson Co, ND. It's likely he had received some information that Nils Viken had been in Leeds, but it appears that Ole never found Nils. So it's likely that towards the end of 1892 or early 1893 is when he traveled with the 2 men in the wagon 'over the countryside'. Then in the spring of 1893, he went to work for a farmer somewhere in the Grand Harbor area.
³ Nils Viken was the son of Ole's father's second wife, Helene who was first married to Halvor N Viken.

Note: Østerdølenes Saga is written in Norwegian. I have used Google Translate and also the free version of Chatgpt for translation. The Chatgpt translation seems to be a bit better.

Note: an account of the Østerdølenes Saga is written in the "Grambo book ..." on page 182. It is not substantially different from the above, it notes a possible meaning for the title of the book, "The Saga of the People from Osterdalen".


Above copied with my notes complied, 20 Oct 2024 by Rueben D Grue
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My notes written on 27 Jun 2020. The above account implies that Ole randomly travelled thoughout MN and ND. However, I wondered if this would have been accurate. Although people from Norway or Sweden may have randomly travelled, it is more likely that they would have gone to an area where they had some connection, a connection through a friend or neighbor or some other family connection. Ole did not have many direct family connections, but there were a few: [1] aunt Oline Persdatter Grambo who was married to Ole Sogaarden and they lived at Holmes City Twp, Doulgas Co in MN - this is close to 500 kms from Ole's eventual homestead, east of Harvey, ND. Perhaps he had made a connection with them early and then made some type of connection for work in "timber forests" that was likely somewhere in either the north-eastern part of Minnesota, or in the band of land, known as the "Big Woods" - see below. [2] Ole had another aunt Pernilla Olsdatter Skaaret but she and her husband, Halvor Norby had settled in Mason Co, Washington after leaving Norway in 1887. [3] Ole's half-brother, Nils Viken. Nils Viken was NOT a half-brother, but could maybe labeled as a step-brother. Nils was the son of Helene Halvorsdatter (b 1838), Ole's father's second wife, but Nils Viken's father was Halvor Nilsen Viken, Helene's first husband. [see Nils Viken's research notes on my Legacy family tree].

Ole Skaret also had connections through his wife, Kristina Eriksson (Eriksdotter). These are a bit distant, but she had a cousin, Sigrid Jonsdotter b 1841 who was a 2nd cousin once removed. Sigrid Jonsdotter was married to Olof Halstensson, b 1838 (he was also a cousin of Kristina's - half-3rd cousin once removed). In 1892-93, Sigrid Jonsdotter and Olof Halstensson were living in Sheyenne Twp in Eddy Co, ND a distance of about 50 kms south-west of Devils Lake. The other possibility was a brother to Olof, Per/Peter Halstensson was also living in Sheyenne Twp at the time. It seems to me that that Ole Skaret may have visited the family of Olof and/or Peter while or after coming to the general area in early 1893.

Also Kristina's (Skaret) uncle Sven Anderson had homestead in Stearns Co, MN, not far from St Cloud, and her aunts, Helga (Hendrickson), Marie (Hanson) and Ingeborg (Olson) had homesteaded in the area around Cokato in Wright Co, MN. In 1892, they were still around the area (although Ingeborg may have moved further west to Renville Co, MN). However, it is unlikely that Kristina knew her uncle and aunts, since Kristina grew up in Los parish, Gävleborg Co and her father's brother Sven and his sisters grew up in Ostmark parish in Värmland Co, a distance of around 265 kms.

In a study titled "City of Buffalo Historical Study" by Patrick Smith, Historic Preservation Consultant, Jun 2011 prepared for the City of Buffalo, MN [Buffalo is in the eastern part of Wright Co, MN; PDF at https://ci.buffalo.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/496/City-of-Buffalo-History-PDF ... by Patrick Smith, June 2011 ... last access, 20 Oct 2024].
On page 9 of the PDF, "Buffalo is part of the "Big Woods .... 40 mile [65 kms] band of decidious trees that started about 100 miles [160 kms] north west of the Twin Cities [in the area of Brainerd or Mille Lacs Lake, MN] to Mankota ... early settlers ... stands of large hardwoods, such as White Elm and Basswood ... interpersed with lakes, marshes, and some meadows..." "... The forest didn't begin to
thin out until the City of Cokato..." On page 14 of the PDF, "The Big Woods .... had rich topsoil and clay sub-soil ... water by rivers and creeks ...", and on page 15, "Clearing the woods for farming was time consuming ... they cut and grubbed out trees ... dug ditches ... built cabins [sheds, etc] from the timber of the Big Woods..."

Another link from the University of MN, re, the Big Woods and some photos .... https://cffe.cfans.umn.edu/field-sites/big-woods

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Written by Rueben D Grue, 20 Oct 2024. All Rights Reserved.

Ole married Kristina Eriksson, daughter of Erik Andersson and Kjerstin Jönsdotter, on 19 Jul 1891 in Los, Gävleborg, Sweden ²⁷⁶⁴.^,2765 (Kristina Eriksson was born on 6 Apr 1871 in Los, Gävleborg, Sweden ^2792,2793, baptized on 12 Apr 1871 in Los, Gävleborg, Sweden,²⁷⁹² died on 16 Sep 1943 in Armena, Alberta, Canada ²⁷⁹⁴ and was buried on 18 Sep 1943 in Fridhem Lutheran Church Cemetery, Armena, Alberta, Canada ^{2770,2795,2796}.)