Ole Nilson Viker was the son ofNils Hanson
Rustand Viker & Kari Thorsdatter Viker
Margit Nubsdatter was the daughter of Nub Knudsen
Onsgaard & Ingeborg Evensdatter Devegge
THE FAMILY OF OLE NILSON VIKER & MARGIT NUBSDATTER ONSGAARD
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Ole Nilson Viker was born February 10, 1830 in Wiger (Viker),
Buskerud, Aadalen, Norway. Ole emigrated to America in 1850, and married
Margit Nubsdatter Onsgaard in Beloit, Wisconsin on December 19, 1853.
Margit had a son, Julius, from a previous marriage that Ole raised and who
was known as Julius Viker. Ole & Margit had five more children, and
they lived in Mitchell Co., Iowa and Brown(Watonwan), Fillmore, Mower, Polk
and Freeborn counties in Minnesota. Ole is listed as Ole Nelson on records
through 1875, and as Ole Wiker or Viker on records after 1880. His children
spelled the last name Wiker, Viker and Wicker. No known photos exist for
Ole or Margit - if anyone has a copy of one I would be very interested!
I like to think that this unidentified portrait might be them; it was found
in the attic of the house of their grandson, Peder Lunde, and to me the
woman looks older than the man (Margit was about 11 years older than Ole).
Ole Nilson Viker died Dec 22, 1910 in Moscow, Freeborn Co., MN. Notes for Ole Nilson Viker Notes for Margit Nubsdatter Onsgaard |
The Children of Ole Viker & Margit Onsgaard:
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Julius Viker | Julius Johnson Viker was born October 24, 1846. Information sent to Lorraine Haugstad by Edna Rude, Halling Genealogist: Margit was born Aug 15, 1818 to Nub Knudsen and Ingeborg Evensdr. Went to Moss, Ostvold County,had a son born there by the name of Niels Julius Johnson on Oct 24, 1846.Father is listed as Johan Jensen. Have not yet found the marriage of Johan and Margit. Julius was 7 years old when his mother married Ole Viker in December 1853, and was raised as a son by Ole. Julius never married, and he and his brother Carl lived on the family farm with Ole until their deaths. Julius died Nov. 20 1906 in Moscow, Freeborn Co., MN and was buried Nov 26, 1906 at the Moscow Lutheran Church. |
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Nils Viker | Nils Olson Viker was born about 1854 in Iowa. He is listed as age 2 on the 1856 state census of Osage, Mitchell Co., IA, along with Julius, age 9 and Ingeborg, less than one year. Nils died about 1857 at about age 2 or 3 in IA. Ingeborg later told her daughter Cornelia that Julius killed Nils in a farming accident - Julius (age 9 or 10) was cutting wheat with a scythe, and Nils wandered out into the field and was hidden by the tall grass. Julius hit Nils with the scythe in the stomach, and he was not able to be saved. A researcher I contacted in Mitchell Co., IA was not able to find a marked grave for him. The family left Iowa soon after that and moved to Minnesota. |
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Ingeborg Viker |
Ingeborg Olsdatter Viker was born Nov 16, 1855 in Iowa. On early
records she is sometimes listed as Isabel, and she was known to some of
her nieces and nephews as "Aunt Belle". She married Ole Pederson
Lunde on May 15, 1881, and they settled in Hayward, Freeborn Co., MN where
they raised 6 children. Ingeborg died June 14, 1948 in Hayward, Freeborn
Co., MN. |
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Theodore Viker | Theodore Olson Viker was born about 1857 in Iowa. I think his name was Thor, "americanized" to Theodore. His father, Ole, had a brother named Thor, and also his maternal grandfather's name was Thor. Theodore appears on census records with the family through 1880, and then disappears - his niece Cornelia never mentioned him, and a family history written by Duane Brees states that Ole had 6 children, and then names all of them but Theodore. Theodore died sometime after 1880 - he was last listed with the family on the 1880 census of Frankford, Mower Co., MN. Ole moved about 1883 - on the 1885 state census of Sanders Twp, Polk Co., MN, Ole Viker is listed with Margit, Julius & Carl, but Theodore is not with them. |
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Carl Viker | Carl Olson Viker was born October 15, 1858 in Brown (later Watonwan) Co., MN. Carl is sometimes listed as Charles or Charlie on some of the early census records. He never married, and lived with his father Ole and brother Julius on the family farm, which was next to the farm of his sister Ingeborg and her husband Ole P. Lunde. Carl died Feb 17, 1943, and he is buried in the Moscow Cemetery in Moscow, Freeborn Co., MN. |
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Caroline Viker |
Caroline Olsdatter Viker was born Nov. 3, 1861 in Highland Prairie,
Fillmore Co., MN. She married Ole Michael Omlie on Aug. 27, 1883 in
Fargo, Cass Co., ND, and they had five children. In a history of Grafton,
ND, Caroline's maiden name is listed as "Wicker", and one of
her son's middle names is listed as "Wicker". She was called
"Aunt Lena" by the children of her sister Ingeborg. There are
several pages of information on Caroline and her family in at least two
books on the history of Grafton, ND. She took her children every summer
to visit their Omlie relatives in Decorah, IA and their Viker (Lunde)
relatives in Freeborn Co., Minnesota. Caroline died July 9, 1952 in
Grafton, ND. |
