Ole John Berg

  Research Notes:

1. "Where the Wheatlands meet the Range", 1974 (community history book; Willow Creek / Claresholm, Alberta), Pages 159 & 160

- Ole's sons listed on pages157-160
- 1904 came to Canada
- notes that in 1926 moved to Spokane, but returned to the farm (Claresholm) in 1929, however, they are listed in 1930 US census
- provides notes on children - Edna, Vivian, Nora

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

- provides information on children

[ 26 Jan 2012 - www.tomren.org no longer active; data still on rootsweb world connect, but it is not on ancestry.com Public Members Tree; has she died ??; note she has information on earlier generations, has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 ]



3. 1900 US Census: Red Cedar Twp, Dunn Co, WI

- Ole J Berg with wife Ida E (born June 1871) and sons Odin and Morris
- 3 years married <1897>, 2 children, 2 living
- Ole's occupation as an "Overseerer"; owns home


4. Western Land Grants (www.collectionscanada.ca): SE Section 28, Twp 12, Range 26, W4

5. 1906 Canada Census

- Ole John Berg (although very difficult to make out - ancestry has surname as Pety) ; rest of family clear
- emigrated 1903
- Nora, age 2, born in AB
- land Sec 28, Twp 12, Range 26, W4
- 5 horses, 4 milk cows, 8 other cattle, 5 sheep

6 1911 & 1916 Canada

- Ole, Ida, Odin, Morris, Clarence, Edna, Nora, Anker, Russell, and in 1916, Vivian
- emigration in 1904 in 1911, but 1903 in 1916

Emigration to Canada Consclusion - although there is some conflicting evidence that Ole came to AB in 1903 (1906 AB Census), I have concluded that his emigration is 1904 based on the family information record in Wheatlands .... Further research of the homestead record AB Prov Archives may indicate the date he arrived at the homestead

7. 1930 US, Spokane, WA\\

- Ole, Ida, Anker, Russel, Vivian, Nora


8. Ancestry, Public Member Tree - Russell Berg; submitted by brussell77 (likely Barbara Russell, daughter of Russell Irving Berg)

Martin Anton 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 Menomonie) 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.

Ole John Berg

Married Ida in 1897. Had 4 children, Oden, Morris, Clarence & Edna while they lived near Menomonic Wisconsin. Moved to Claresholm, Alberta in May 1904. Arrived with 4 children, 4 horses, 1 sack of flour & 50 cents. They then had 4 more children, Nora, Anker, Russell & Vivian. Had a threshing partnership with Gus Gunderson and Martin Matson around 1915. They threshed until combines were used. Move to Spokane, Washington in the fall of 1926 (to farm) returned to Claresholm in 1929.

9. Obit - The Claresholm Local Press, 7 June 1945, page 1, col 5 "District Old-Timers Pass Away"

- passed away at his home, June 1; age 70
- born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 16 July 1874
- 21 May 1897 - married Ida Thorud
- they lived/moved to Memomonie, WI, where 4 children were born - Odin, Morris, Clarence, Edna
- in May 1904 came to Claresholm Alberta, homesteading 4 miles east of town
- 4 children born in AB - Nora, Anker, Russell and Vivian were born; two girls died in infancy
- leaves to mourn: one sister, Thea (Mrs Ole Finstad) of Seattle, WA; 5 sons, Odin, Morris, Clarence, and Russell of Claresholm; three daughters, Nora (Mrs E R Trondale) of Claresholm, Edna (Mrs B H Shelles), Portland, OR, and Vivian (Mrs G B Roberts), Portland, OR
- funeral at Nidaros Lutheran Church; interment at Five Mile Cemetery

10, Obit for Ida - The Claresholm Local Press, 31 Jan 1936, page 3

- died 24 Jan 1936 at the Claresholm hospital, following a stroke the Sunday before
- died at age 65 yrs and 7 months
- born in Little Elk, WI; [ Little Elk Creek ? rural church/cemetery, abt 15 km south of Menomonie ]
- married in 1897 at Little Elk and came to Alberta in 1904
- ten children were born; 8 living
- survived by husband; children, Oden, Morris, Clarence, Edna (Mrs B Schelles or Portland OR), Nora, Anker (also of Portland), Russell and Vivian
- Children Annie and Carrie died in their early years
- suvived by a brother, Carl Thorud of Claresholm and F O Thorud of Little Elk, WI
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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1900, 1 Jun 1900, Red Cedar Twp, Dunn Co, Wisconsin, United States. ¹³⁴⁹

2. Land, 1904, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. ¹³⁵⁴

3. Residence - 1906, 3 Jul 1906, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. ¹³⁵⁵

4. Residence - 1911, 3 Jun 1911, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. ¹³⁵⁶

5. Residence - 1916, 12 Jun 1916, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. ¹³⁵⁷

6. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Spokane, Spokane Co, Washington, United States. ¹³⁵⁸

Ole married Ida Thorud on 21 May 1897 in Little Elk, Dunn Co, Wisconsin, United States ⁷⁰⁸.^,1348 (Ida Thorud was born in Jun 1870 in United States,^1350,1356 died on 26 Jan 1936 in Claresholm, Alberta, Canada ^{1348,1350,1352} and was buried at Five Mile Cemetery, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada ^{709,1348,1350}.)