Ole Olsen Moen

  General Notes:

Ole Olsen Moen (1875-1960) Biographical Sketch


Written by Rueben D Grue, 21 Jul 2013


Ole Olsen Moen was born on 4 Nov 1875 in the Tufsingdalen area of the Os/Tolga clerical district in Hedmark county, Norway. Ole Olsen Moen was a second cousin of my grandfather Lars Thoresen Grue (1887-1958) through Lars' mother (Berit Sophie Mikkelsdtr Mikkelson, 1861-1952) and her mother's side of the family. Ole Olsen Moen and Lars Thoresen were also fouth cousins through Lar's mother's father (Lars [Syl] Mikkelsen, 1830-1922). Ole Olsen Moen died on 26 Dec 1960 at Stanwood, Snohomish Co, Washington, United States.

Ole Olsen Moen (born in 1875) was the son of Ole Olsen Moen (1844-1901) and Kristina Marit Ingrebretsdtr Moen. On 5 Jun 1896 Ole Olsen married Olava Larsdtr Karlstrøm (1876-1964). In the 1900 census of Norway, Ole and Olava were living at the Moen søndre farm in Tolga (Tufsingdalen area). It is not certain when they emigrated to North America, but it is likely between 1902-1904. I have not been able to locate an emigration record; the 1910 US census records 1904 but the 1930 US census records 1902. There is some indication that the family had been in Canada for awhile, since a record in the "Border Crossings, Canada to the US" records the family crossing into Washington State in Mar 1910 and that their previous address was Wetaskiwin, Alberta. However, the family is not recorded or indexed on the 1906 Census of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It should be noted that Ole Olsen Moen was a cousin of the John Johnsen Midtdal family that had settled in the Westrose/Battle Lake area west of Wetaskiwin (this family relationship was quite distant in that they were sixth cousins, once removed). It is possible that the Ole Olsen family spent some time with the John Johnsen Midtdal family.

Ole Olsen Moen and his family are recorded in the 1910 US Census (enumeration in June 1910) in Skagit Co, Washington state. They are living in the same dwelling or another cousin (Anton Sandmel, sixth cousin). In the 1930 US Census, the Ole Olsen Moen family is also recorded living in Skagit Co operating their own Dairy Farm. In 1940 Ole and Olava are recorded living at Village Precinct in Snohomoish Co (this is only a few miles from their farm in Skagit Co) \endash it is likely that their older son had taken over the farm. Ole was 64 years old in 1940 and was recorded working as a Carpenter. It appears that Ole and Olava raised their family in Skagit Co; for awhile they lived at township of Bow and then later in the area around the town of Lyman, Skagit Co.

Ole Olsen Moen died on 26 Dec 1960 at Stanwood, Snohomish Co, Washington. Olava died on 19 Dec 1964 at Stanwood. There is a record of Ole's burial at the Anderson Cemetery in Stanwood, but I haven't found a record of Olava's burial.

Ole and Olava had 5 children. The youngest was born in 1897 in Norway and died about one month later. Ole Melkor Moen (known as Melkor Ole Moen) was born on 2 Jan 1900 in Norway. He married Edythe Marchant in 1921 in Skagit Co, WA. Melkor and Edythe had 4 children (Marjorie, James, Donald and Linda). Melkor died in 1976 on Orcas Island in San Jaun Co, WA; his wife died in 1993.

Ole and Olava Moen's third child was Olga Louise Moen. She was born in 1902 in Norway. In 1922 she was married to Ole A Berg and they lived in Seattle. Ole was also known as Olaf (or sometimes spelled Olof); he was born in Sweden and his parents had emigrated to Canada and farmed west of Wetaskiwn, AB. Olga was tragically killed in a motor vechile accident on 31 Aug 1934 (she is buried in a cemetery in Seattle). Apparently the other driver was at fault and there was a small court settlement in 1935. Ole and Olga had 3 children who were Richard, Roy, and June. Ole had remarried in 1939 and had 2 other sons; Ole died 5 Mar 1985.

Einar Moen was Ole and Olava's fourth child. Little information has been found regarding him. He was born on 23 Mar 1909 and it appears that he was born in Canada (likely in the Wetaskiwin, Alberta area). He died at age 12 on 13 Jun 1921 in Skagit Co, WA.

George Ole Moen was the youngest child of Ole and Olava. He was born on 18 Jul 1914 in Sagit Co. Little information has been found. It does not appear that he was married. He likely worked on farms in Snohomoish Co, WA. It also appears that he participated in a number of logging competitions (sawing etc) and so it is also possible he worked in the logging industry. George died on the 3 May 2005 in Stanwood, Snohomish, Co.




Sources:


Ancestry.com Public Member Trees \endash Ole Olsen Moen and Melkor Ole Moen family data (www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 Jul 2013)

Ancestry.com Border Crossings: From Canada to US, 1895-1956," database; Ole Moen family; (www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 Jul 2013); Canada-US - Port of Sumas, WA

Find A Grave," database (www.findagrave.com : accessed July 2013).

Genealogy Bank database, www.genealogybank.com (www.genealogybank.com; accessed Jul 2013).

John Midtdal database, www.geni.com <http://www.geni.com> (accessed 17 Jun 2013), Mikkel Larsen Midtdal (1793-1877) family data.

"Norway Parish Registers", National Archives of Norway, "Digitalarkivet - Digitized Parish Records," database and images (www.digitalarkivet.uib.no <http://www.digitalarkivet.uib.no/>). 2013

The Seattle Times, Seattle, WA; various articles/editions

"United States Federal Census Collection, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930"; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 Mar 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

"US National Archives and Records Administration," database and images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 Jul 2013), Melkor Moen; Skagit Co Records, page 260 (ancestry.com); United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.

  Research Notes:

My grandfather, Lars Thoresen Grue [1887-1958] was a 2nd cousin to Ole Olsen Moen. This relationship is through my grandfather's mother's ancestors - Berit Larsdtr Mikkelsen [1861-1952] and further back to ancestor
Mikkel Larsen Midtdal [1793-1877].

Ole emigrated from the Tufsingdalen/Os area in 1903 and by 1905, they had come to Canada. It is likely they first went to a distant cousin John Johnsen Moen and family who lived in the Westerose area west of Wetaskiwin. In the 1906 census of the Prairie Provinces they were living on a farm north the Falun area and few Kms east of John Moen's place. In Mar 1910 the family moved to Skagit Co, WA area and then later to Stanwood, Snohomish Co.

note written by Rueben D Grue, 29 Apr 2023
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1. Birth, 1875
- father Ole Olsen Moen; mother Kristina Marit Ingebretsdatter

birth - Olava - illegitimate

- father - Lars Olsen Karlstrøm from Levanger skogn; mother Lisbet Sofie Larsdtr Femundshytte i Røros


marriage (Norway Tolga parish registers, Narbuvoll) - no 7, page

- 5 Jun 1896
- Ole Olsen Moen, residence Moen, 1875 birth Sæter [??], father, Ole Olsen
- Olava Lorentsdtr, residence Moen [?]; 1876 birth Langsjøen, father Lorentz Olsen Karlstrøm

2. 1900 Norway Census, Moen Søndre, Tolgen

- Ole Olsen Moen, born 1875; wife Olava born 1876
- Ole Melkor Olsen Moen, son, born 02 Jan 1900
- Bernt Moen, born 1879, servant, Jordbrugsarbeide - working on farm
- Ole Olsen Moen, born 1844 - father; Maret Engebretsdtr Moen, born 1847 - mother


2. a. Canada

1906 Canada Census, Alberta, Strathcaone, sub-district 35; page 23, fam 211 [line 3] **
Ole Moen, age 30, b in Nor; em 1906; post office, Falun; land, Sec 34 Twp 46, Range 27, W4th
wife, Oliva age 30 b Nor,
son Ole M, age 6, b in Nor
dau, Olga L, age 3, b in Nor

** this is about 3 kms north of the junction at Falun [no town/village today] on Highway 13 and Range Rd 272
the Dalby Cemetery is a bit further west [abt 1 km west of the Pigeon Lake Regional School] Hwy 13 and Range Rd 274

Swedish Lutheran Church Records - Dalby Lutheran, Falun; im 47
Ole O Moen, b 11 Nov 1875 in 'Hedmarkens Amt', Nort; received, 1907; arrived in America 1903; and
arrived in 'this place', that is, Falun AB in 1905 from the US; married 25 Jul 1896 [implies US, but m. in Nor]
wife, Olava Mathilda, b 14 Mar 1875, same place as Ole O
son Ole Melkor, b 2 Jan 1900 in Nor, as above
dau Olga Lovisa, b 21 Jul 1903 in Nor, as above
son Einar, b 22 Mar 1909 in Wetaskiwin

US Border Crossing [ancestry collection]; at Sumas, WA, Mar 1910; family going to WA - Bellingham?
- previous residence, Wetaskiwin, AB



3. US Census

1910 US Census , Bayview Precinct, Skagit Co. WA

- living in the same house as Anton Andersen Sandmel; dwelling 97, family 98

- Ole Moen, head, age 33 born in Norway, married 14 years, emigrated 1904; farm labor
- Olivia (Olava), wife, age 33, mother of 4 children, 3 living
- Melkor, son, age 10, born in Norway
- Olga, daughter, age 7 born in Nor
- Ivar [?? difficult to read [likely Einar], son, age 1 <1908,1909> born in WA --- name is difficult to read

1920 - not indexed on Ancestry or FamilySearch; not recorded in Bay View or Tinglely Precinct or Bow Precinct, Skagit Co, WA -- scanned 30 Jun 2013

- according to US WW I draft card, Melkor's address is Rt D, No 1, Bow, Sagit Co - works for father, Ole O Moen on the farm
- according to marriage notice for both Melkor, 1921 - from Day Creek, Skagit Co; same for Olga in 1922


1930 - Tingley Precinct, Skagit Co, WA

- Ole O Moen, head, age 54, married 21 yrs; emigrated 1902; farmer - Dairy
- Olava, wife, same emigration
- A George, son, age 15 <1915>

1940 - Villiage Precinct, Snohomish Co, WA

- Ole Olsen Moen, age 64 born in Norway, Carpenter, worked 36 hours wk of Mar 24 as a Carpenter with Gov't work; worked 28 wks with earnings of $424; own home value of $800
- Olivia, wife, age 64 born in Norway; housework
- both recorded as grade 8

- Apr 1935 - same house


4. US - Canada Border Crossings, Sumas, WA crossing - Mar 1910

- Ole, Olava, Melkor, Olga, Einar age 1
- last permanent residence, Wetaskiwin, AB, Canada
- destination as Bellingham, WA; but for the rest of the family, Bow, WA [ about 30 kms west and a bit north of Sedro-Woolley ]
- records no name or address for any relatives
- Col 8 - Nationality (country of which Citizen or subject) - Canada is recorded for all

-- no indication of how long they were in Canada; it is possible they emigrated to North America in 1904 (maybe 1902) and went straight to Canada; but John Midtdal data suggests they had gone to MN - so maybe there and then to Canada (note there is no 1905 MN State Census

*** [ 1 July 2013 ] - 1906 Canada Western Territories Census - couldn't find on a scan of the area around Westrose, AB (same area as John Johnsen Moen and John Midtdal); not indexed on Ancestry or Automated Genealogy (Canada) website


5. Ancestry Family Trees

Mark Hurd FT; [mark7hurd]; access 29 Apr 2023
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/35462161/person/28104833343/facts?
- birth is noted as Roros, but actual birth in Tufsingdalen, Os-Tolga, Hedmark; but otherwise fairly complete
- includes info from Canada

Tilley FT; [Kati Tilley]; accessed 29 Apr 2023
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/26612988/person/12544505783/facts?
- similar to above, but not as complete - records only 2 children of Ole O


6. Death Ole - 26 Dec 1960; The Seattle Times

- survived by Ollvia of Stanwood; Melkor of Big Lake, Wn [likely, Big Lake WA]; George Moen, Stanwood; 7 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; one brother in Norway; burial Anderson Cemetery

Olivia Moen - birth 14 Mar 1876 Aasterdalen, Norway [Østerdalen], death 19 Dec 1964
- maybe some type of obituary, through Camwood Obit Project
** appears she went with the name Olivia in North America
- WA state Digital - death cert - died 19 Dec 1964 at Josephine Sunset Home, Stanwood; informant - George Moen
but her parents 'not known'


- WA Digital: Emar Moen [likely Einar] death 13 Jun 1921, Skagit Co, age 12 <1909>; father Ola Moen, mother's surname, Lorenson ;; on familysearch.org, it is noted that age at death was 12 years, 2 mos, 21 days, but no indication of place of birth --- check with Norway parish registers - marriage for Ole and Olava - Olava Lorentz[s]dtr Karlstrøm; see above

Findagrave.

Mount Baker Cemetery, Orcas, San Juan Co, WA
- Melkor Moen, born in 1900, died 1976
- Edythe Moen, born 1903, died 1993


findagrave, id 132916822 ; for Ole Moen
- posts a newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, issue date 1960-07-03; photo

"Stanwood Pair to Mark 64th Wedding Date"

Mr. and Mrs. Ole Moen, residents of Stanwood since 1931, but now living in a nursing home in Mount Vernon ...
Both are 84.

The Moens were married in Roros, Norway*. They came to the US in 1903 and to Washington State in 1911.
Mr. Moen had been a carpenter and a farmer until his retirement some years ago.
Two of their five children are living. They are Melkor Moen, Big Lake, Skagit County and George Moen, Standwood.
.... "

*actual marriage was on 5 Jun 1896, at the Narbuvoll church/chapel in Tufsingdalen

** further research: the family came to the US in 1903 but arrived in Alberta in 1905 - where were they from 1903-1905????



WA State Digital - - no death record for Ole

- marriage - Melkor Moen and Edythe O Marchant, Skagit Co, WA; 5 Nov 1921; pastor - A Sandmel, post office, Lyman, WA; marriage at the home of J G Marchant, Lyman, WA ==== see file folder for PDF

- marriage - Olga L Moen and Ole A Berg (of Seattle); Skagit Co, WA; 9 Oct 1922; pastor - A Sandmel, post office, Lyman WA; marriage at the home of Ole O Moen, Lyman, WA;

death record - Olga L Berg; 30 Aug 1934, Seattle; father - Ole Moen, mother Olive; spouse Ole Berg
==== they had at least one child - June Louise - see marriage ; announcement at genealogybank.com

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1900, 1900, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway. ⁴⁷⁸³ Farm: Moen Søndre

2. Emirgation, 1903, 1903, Togla, Hedmark, Norway. Family left the Tufsingdalen area in 1903 for North America. The Narbuvoll parish record is not available and so there is no "out-migrated" record. I have not found any emigration record. Emigration year of 1903 is noted in the Dalby Lutheran Church records from Falun Alberta and in newspaper article from the Seatle Post-Intelligencer, issue date of 3 Jul 1960.

3. Residence - 1910, Mar 1910, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada. ⁴⁷⁸⁴

4. Residence - 1910, 15 Apr 1910, Bay View, Skagit Co, Washington, United States. ⁴⁷⁸⁵

5. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Tingley, Skagit Co, Washington, United States. ⁴⁷⁸⁶

6. Residence - 1940, 1 Apr 1940, Village, Snohomish Co, WA. ⁴⁷⁸⁷

Ole married someone Olava Mathilda Larsdatter Karlstrøm, daughter of Lars Olssen Karlstrøm and Lisbet Sofie Larsdatter Femundshytta, on 5 Jun 1896 in Os, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway.⁴⁷⁷⁸ (Olava Mathilda Larsdatter Karlstrøm was born on 14 Mar 1876 in Os, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway ^1730,4788, baptized on 26 Mar 1876 in Narbuvoll, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway,⁴⁷⁸⁸ died on 19 Dec 1964 in Stanwood, Snohomish Co, Washington, United States ⁴⁷⁸⁹ and was buried in Anderson Cemetery, Stanwood, Snohomish Co, Washington, United States.)