Halfdan Olson ¹³¹⁷

   Other names for Halfdan were Halfdan Halstensen Narjord and Halfdan Olson.

  Research Notes:

It appears that he used the surname "Olson" in the US and the family continued with this surname

Bailey Ancestry FT [djbailey35] ; access 26 Jul 2024
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/120750590/person/422034093207/facts
- link to Halfdan H Olson
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Modified Descendant

Halfdan Olson, b 14 Mar 1869, Tolga, Norway; died 1948, Williams Co
ND. 4 Children [but none of them had children]
m. 2 Jun 1900, Freeborn Co, MN ... Anna Midthun, 1868-1953

Children:

1].Malcolm H Olson, born 1902, ND; died 29 Jul 1955, Minneapolis, MN. No Children
m. 28 May 1941, Minneapolis ....Harriette Forth
2].Alice Ingeborg, b 19 Nov 1903, Towner Co, ND; died 27 Dec 1988, Lacey, Thurston Co, WA. No Children
m. 27 Nov 1946, Bozeman, Gallatin Co, MT ... George Earl Hill, 1888-1978
3]. Olive Gertrude Carlovna Olson, b 7 Jul 1906, Ray, Williams Co, ND; died 22 Mar 1956, Bozeman, Gallatin Co, MT
Not married, No children
4].Richard Midthun Olson, b 6 Mar 1908, Ray, Williams Co, ND; died 27 Mart 1974, Bozeman, Gallatin Co, MT
Not married. No Children

** see research notes on Halfdan's children page


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1. Bygdebok for Os, Vol 3, page 41-42

- emigrated 1889 to America
- married to Anna Mithun

2. Birth - Tolga Ministerialbok

- parents - Halsten Olsen Lillienarjord and Ingeborg Johannesdtr
- witness - one - Ole Iver Olsen Skinnerhagen

3. a. Emigrants from Trondheim
- year 1889; given name starts with Hal ...???

- Halfdan Holstens.; single age 18 <1870-1871>, residence, Os Østerdalen (Tolgen), designation Dalton, MN; ship Cameo
- date of registration - 17 Apr 1889

Norway Parish Registrar, Out-Migration, Parish register (official) no. 8, 1877-1910, p. 226, no [1889] .... to America, 25 Mar 1889
Halfdan Halstensen, born 14 Mar 1869 ....
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/22382/214


b. Canadian Passenger Lists; also on Ancestry.com, Canadian Passenger Lists

- Halfon Halstomer, age 19; arrival 4 May 1889; ship Parisian
- ancestry - first name is Halfon, last name; Halst.... could be Halstensen as easily as Halstomer ... but Norwegian naming .. Halstensen
- designation as Dalton, MN

NOT Confirmed, but most likely correct ... see above ..."out-migration"


4. US census

1900 Cando, Towner Co, ND; ED 180; ancestry p 4, dwelling 58, family 60 (Cando is county seat for Towner)
- Halfdan Olson, age 31 born Mar 1869 in Norway, married for 0 years, <1899>; emigrated 1889; general merchant
- Anna, wife, age 32, born May 1868 in Norway, married
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4120523_00701?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=38537684

1910 Equality Twp, Williams Co, ND; ED 219; ancestry p 5; dwelling 55, family 64 .... likely Ray, village
- Halfdan Olson, age 41 born Norway, married for 10 years <1900>, Merchant - General Store; workes on 'own account - O A; property owned
- Anna, wife, age 42 born in Norway; 4 children, 4 living (all children born in ND)
- Malcom H, son, age 8 <1902>, born in ND
- Alice I, daughter, age 6 <1904>
- Carolina O G, daugher, age 3 <1907>
- Richard O M, son, age 2 <1908>

1915 ND State, Ray, Williams Co, ND
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1078/images/ndsc_06878-0403?pId=2735206
H H Olson and family

1920 Ray City, Williams Co,** ND (a bit north and east of Williston); ED 250, p 9; dw 149, f 149

- Halfdan H Olson, age 50 born in Norway, emigrated 1889, NA 1892; Merchant - General Store; O A
- Anna, age 52 born in Norway
- Malcolm H, son, age 17; Alice I, daughter age 16; Carolina (Carlovina), daughter, age 13; Richard O M, son, age 11; all children born in ND
** Ray is only about 10 kms north west from Wheelock, ND

1930 Ray, Williams Co, ND; ED 42; p 6 ancestry; dwelling 70, family 73

- Halfdan H Olson, age 61, married at age 30; Merchant - General Store; own home value of $8000
- Anna, wife, age 62, married at age 31
- Carlovna, daughter, age 23; Richard M age 22

1940 Ray, Williams Co, ND: Ed 53-43; p 8 ancestry; family 81

- Halfdan H Olson, age 71, 2 years of high school; worked 48 hrs wk of Mar 24, Proprietor, General Store; work 52 wks in 1939
- Anna, wife, age 72, born in MN; 4 years of high school; housework
- Carlovna, daughter, age 32, 4 years of high school; housework
- 1 Apr 1935 - same Residence
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-03018-00658?pId=101466077


1950 US Census, Wiliams Co, ND; ED 53-43 [Ray City]; sheet 7; dw 75
Anna Olson, age 82 b in MN; Wd
daughter, O G Carlovna, age 43, b in ND; never married; music lessons, piano teacher
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6858686:62308?tid=&pid=&queryId=654673ff-ac87-40d3-a1ad-13c851fc71ce&_phsrc=evn1833&_phstart=successSource

ND death Certificate

Halfdan Olson
- born 14 Mar 1869, Norway [Roros ?]; died 17 Dec 1948, age 81, Williston Good Samartian Hospital
- from Ray, Williams Co, ND .... merchant, retail general store,
- father: Halston Olson, Unk, Norway ???; mother, Ingeborg Unk, Unk Norway ???
- informant: Mrs Alice I Hill, Bozeman, MT


Anna Olson, b 28 Dec 1867, MN, Bancroft, Freeborn Co, MN*; died 14 Dec 1953, Williams Co, ND
... died on routed to Williston, ND hospital
.. informant: personal records
.. names father, Ole Midthun and mother, Agathe Unk
link, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/314316:61747?tid=&pid=&queryId=d339e626-2ff6-43fc-ae11-b553f670407c&_phsrc=evn1831&_phstart=successSource

*1880 US Census ... Ole Midthun, age 56 b in Norway, farmer ... Agathe [Aagaata], age 60, b in Nor
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/339521:61747?tid=&pid=&queryId=b372645f-0397-4422-888f-22cb109336ed&_phsrc=evn1836&_phstart=successSource


5. Marriage -- Familysearch.org; "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X25D-VM4 : accessed 20 Nov 2012), Halfdon H Olson and Anna O Miathun, 1900

2 Jan 1900
- Halfdon H Olson, age 30, residence - Towner, ND
- Anna O Miathon, age 32, residence - Freeborn, MN

b. Minnesota Marriage System - Freeborn, Co; cert # BK D PAGE 3-2
3 Jan 1900 ?-- Haldan H Olsen and Anna O Midthun

6. Findagrave ---------- Sunset Rest Cemetery, Ray, Williams Co, ND

- Halfdan Olson, born 1869; died 1943;
- Anna Olson, born 1867, died 1953
- Carlovna, born 1906, died 1956
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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Leaving Tolga, Norway, 25 Mar 1889. ⁴⁵⁸⁴ Leaving Tolga parish for America; recorded 25 Mar 1889. It looks like he may have traveled with others from the Tufsingdalen area. The family of Thore Olsen Myre left the same day, but at some point they returned to Norway. Halfdan was single.

Halfdan married Anna Midthun on 2 Jan 1900 in Freeborn Co, Minnesota, United States.⁴⁵⁸² (Anna Midthun was born on 28 Dec 1868 in Minnesota, United States, died in 1953 in Ray, Williams Co, North Dakota, United States and was buried in Sunset Rest Cemetery, Ray, Williams Co, North Dakota, United States.)