Olava Jonsdtr Paulsgard

  Research Notes:

1. General

a. History of Barron Co, WI - Nils Nilsen Bakken family not listed
b. nothing on www.geni.com
c. nothing on Wisconsin Scandianvian obits
d. death - not listed on Arland Cemetery list


2. Census


1900 US NOT Confirmed: Unity Twp, Trempealeau Co, WI [ page 8, dwelling and family 63, Bernt Moe, head of household, born in Norway, emigrated 1883 ]

- Olava Dahl; as servant, born Oct 1853 [?] in Norway, single; emigrated 1888 [?]

1900 US Arland Twp, Barron Co; [ 1888 platt for Prairie Farm Twp, Twp 32N, Range 13W of the 4th, Sec 33, NW half of the NW quarter, 40 acres - Nils Bakke; ancestry.com page 32, US indexed Land Ownership Maps; Barron Co, WI; 1914 Plat for Arland Twp, N half of NW quarter, 80 acres; -- saved under Aagot Jonsdtr Grue - Soland Østgård ]

- lists Nils N Bakken, born Dec 1845, age 54, emigrated in 1880; married to Judith for 1 year <1899>; son Neil O, born Oct 1886 in WI, age 13


1895 and 1905 WI Census
- 1895 - Nils N Bakken - 2 people in household, 1 born in WI, 1 Scandianvian
- 1905 - Nils N Bakken and Olava and Neil


a. 1910 US Census Arland Township, Barron Co

- Nels Bakken, age ?, born in Norway, emigrated 1882, farmer; possibly M3, present marriage 9 yrs <1901>
- Olava [ but indexed as Olieven ] , age 51 or 52 [?], born in Norway, emigrated 1885; Ma, present marriage 9 years <1901>; mother of no children born, no children living
- Neil O, son (to head of household), age 23, single, farm labor, home farm

++ previous family/dwelling - Soland and Agot (Grue) Ostgaard; but also Mikkel Olsen - Aasen in same twp, Barron Co


b. 1920 US Arland Twp, Barron Co, WI

- Nils, age 57, emigrated in 1881, farmer - retired
- Olieva, age 67 <1853>, emigrated in 1881 [?], no naturalization - AR, Alien;
- Neil O, age 33 <1887>, born in WI; Farmer - manager

c. 1930 US Arland Twp, Barron Co, WI

- Olia (Olava), head of household, age 76 born in Norway; emigrated 1888 [?]; age at first marriage, 56 <1908> [ ?? ]; farming
- Neil, step-son, age 43, single; farm labor


1940 US images very poor on ancestry, a bit better on NARA [ 4 May 2013 ]

- Olava - not indexed on ancestry --- also scanned Arland Twp with NARA viewer - nothing
- there is one Neil Bakken, age 53 <1887> born in WI; single; saw filer in lumber camp at Rusk, Wilson Co, WI [abt 50 km north-east of Arland, Barron Co] [ ED - 54-41, p5 on ancestry] -- same address in Apr 1935



3. Emigration

- Norway Parish Records, leaving Tolga parish 16 May 1888 --- BUT not listed on Emigrants from Trondhiem [ 26 Dec 2012 ]


4. 'Thies' family tree at ancestry

- includes census data, etc
- notes that Nils N Bakken's first marriage in 1898 to Juditta Rasmusdtr Movold and that she was born in Sept 1855 at the farm Movold [ ?; since the Os i Tolga Klokkerbok, births, page 25, line 37, records birth/bapitsm for:
Judithe Rasmusdatter Rösten on 21 Sept 1855, bap 11 Nov 1855; father Rasmus ....? Christophersen ?
[Admundsen ? not likely] og Gjertrude [ ?] Mikkelsdtr Rösten ; no corresponding record in the Tolga
Ministerialbok; although NOT Confirmed, it is possible that Judithe was a relation

- records son, Niels Olai Bakken, born in Oct 1886 ( sources from 1900 US and WW 1 draft card)
- records marriage of Olava Jonsdtr and Nils Bakken as Aug 1902


5. Olava's death


- it is likely that Olava died between 1930-1935, based on Census data
- 'Thies' family tree - no date given
- Olava is not listed on the Arland Church Cemetery (but husband Nils N Bakken is listed) - http://wigenweb.org/barron/cemeteries/cemeteries.html

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Land - 1888 & 1914, 1888-1914, Arland Twp, Barron Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴¹⁸⁸

2. Leaving Tolga, 16 May 1888, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway. ⁴¹⁸⁹ Leaving Tolga Parish for North America, Olava Johnsdtr born 28 Oct 1852

3. Residence - 1910, 1 Jan 1920, Arland Twp, Barron Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴¹⁹⁰

4. Residence - 1920, 1 Jan 1920, Arland Twp, Barron Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴¹⁹¹

5. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Arland Twp, Barron Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴¹⁹²

Olava married Nils Nilsen Bakken.⁴¹²⁸ (Nils Nilsen Bakken was born in Dec 1845 in Norway,⁴¹²⁸ died in 1922 in Arland Twp, Barron Co, Wisconsin, United States ⁴¹²⁸ and was buried in Arland Independent Cemetery (Arland Lutheran Church), Arland Twp, Barron Co, Wisconsin, United States ⁴¹⁹³.)