Martin Anton Olsen Berg

  Research Notes:

1. source: www.tomren.org (www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com; contact: Holly Tomren)

[ 26 Jan 2012 - www.tomren.org no longer active; data still on rootsweb world connect, but it is not on ancestry.com Public Members Tree; has she died ??; note she has information on earlier generations, has contributed to Norway Digital Archives; ; there are a number of 'family trees' on ancestry.com - likely the most realiable are 'Russell Berg' and 'Grace Admunson'; note, 7 Feb 2012: 'The Mudbrook Folks' follows the family of Alfred M Berg, BUT the owner has Alfred M Berg, son of Martin Anton Berg, mixed up with someone different ]

Birth - also at Digitalarkivet ---- Troms Co, Tromsø Parish --- this is about 1150 kms north of Trondhiem


2. source: "Where the Wheatlands meet the Range", 1974 (community history book; Willow Creek / Claresholm, Alberta); Page 158

- gives location and family history
- gives descendents
- came to Canada (Claresholm, AB area) in the early 1900's -- the Ole's article, came in 1904
- homesteaded sections 22 in Twp 12;
- when Martin died, Olava stayed on the homestead - lived with Ole and Thea Finstad (who farmed the homestead)

Nidoras Lutheran Church page 33 - founding members include Martin O Berg family, Mike Frederickson family, O J Berg family, Ole Finstad family, and Alfred Berg

see: Norsk lutherske menigheter i Amerika : 1843-1916
by Norlie, Olaf Morgan; image 422

Five Mile Cemetery page 29 (NW quarter of Sec 22) - land donated by Martin O Berg and Mike Frederickson

Five Mile School page 60 - 1905, Ole Finstad as Secretary, Ole Berg and Mike Frederickson as Trustees


3. 1870 US Census: Dunn Twp, Dunn Co, WI: Martin Berg, age 20 <1850> and listed as working in a sawmill

--- Father, Ole O Berg is not indexed on 1870 US Census


4. 1880 US Census: Eau Claire Twp, Eau Clarie Co, WI

- Martin and Olive with daughters Minnie (age 7), Lena (age 4), Mary (age 2), Carrie (age 2) and son Ole (age 6); children born in Wisconsin

5. 1900 US Census: Spring Brook Twp, Dunn Co, WI

- Martin, Olava, Alfred M
- Martin emigrated 1868
- Olava emigrated 1869; mother of 2 children, 2 living ????, but see above 1880 Census
- appears that Mary and Carrie died before 1900 or married by 1900
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6. source: Western Land Grants (www.collectionscanada.ca): NW Section 22, Twp 12, Range 26, W4th

7. 1906 Canada Census

- recorded as M Otto Berg age 55 [ ancestry indexed as M Atta Berg ], wife Olava age 66, son Alfred age 24
- emigrated 1904
- farm location, Sec 22, Twp, 12 or 13, Range 26, W4 +++ Twp 13 - appears at first to be 12, then heavier writing as 13 or possibly even the other way around -- (land patent is for Twp 12 - see 6 above)
- had 5 horses, 4 milk cows, 5 other cattle, 2 sheep


++++ note wife Olava is recorded in 1911 and 1916 Census - Twp 12, Range 26

8. Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree --- owner brussell77 [ 27 Jan 2012 - likely Barbara Russell, daughter of Russell Irving Berg ]


Martin Immigrated to the US from norway at the age of 17 (aprox. 1868) He worked in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in a sawmill. Returned to Norway and brought back a wife Olava and his parents. Homesteaded in Dunn, Wisconsin (near Menomonic) where their 6 children were born, Mina (Minnie), Ole, Thea, Anne, Karren & Alfred. Times were hard while the children were growing up. Martin had continued his job at the sawmill in Eau Claire, 25 miles from home. He walked there Sunday afternoon, returning Saturday. Moved to Claresholm, Alberta in 1904. Martin died in 1910 and Olava died in 1916. Both were laid to rest in Five Mile Cemetery.

9. Obit - Claresholm Review; 1910

- died Mar 24; age 58 yrs and 21 days - this would put birth as 3 Mar 1852 ++ BUT this conflicts with Norway Parish Registers birth of 3 Aug 1851, Holly Tomren data and Ancestry.com Family Tree, Russell Berg data --- Conclusion - birth as 3 Aug 1851
- native of Norway - moved to Wisconsin 35 yrs ago <1875> and to Alberta 6 yrs ago <1904>
- survived by widow, 2 sons (O J and Alf), 2 daughters (Mrs Finstad and Mrs Frederickson) ^707,708,932

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Emigration: from Norway with his father, Ole O Berg; Arrival at Quebec on 28 Sept 1868, aboard the Ship Dasmascus; left Liverpool on 7 Aug 1868;. ⁹³³

2. Residence - 1870, 1 Jun 1870, Memonmie Twp, Dunn Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁹³⁴

3. Residence - 1880, 1 Jun 1880, Eau Claire Twp, Eau Claire Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁹³⁵

4. Residence - 1900, 1 Jun 1900, Spring Brook Twp, Dunn Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁹³⁶

5. Land, 1904, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. ⁹³⁷

6. Residence - 1906: Sections 22 & 28, Twp 12, Range 26, W4; Five Mile area;, 6 Jul 1906, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. ⁹³⁸

Martin married Olava Kirstine Myelleberg, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 26 May 1894 in Wisconsin, United States. (Olava Kirstine Myelleberg was born on 9 Nov 1839 in Norway,^708,929 died on 17 Nov 1916 in Claresholm, Alberta, Canada ⁹²⁹ and was buried at Five Mile Cemetery, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada ^709,929.)