Ole
Weggersen Gravli was the son of Wegger Olsen
Gravli & Else Larsdatter Skarud
Ragnhild Olsdatter Lindelien was the
daughter of Ole Johnson Goplerud Lindelien & Ingeborg Syversdatter Holte
THE FAMILY OF OLE WEGGERSON GRAVLI & RAGNHILD OLSDATTER LINDELIEN
 | Ole Weggersen Gravli & Ragnhild Olsdatter Lindelien | Ole
Weggersen Gravli & Ragnhild Olsdatter Lindelien were married about 1807 in
Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway. They had 10 children, and also raised their niece,
Marit Hansdatter Gravli. Ole Weggersen had bought the Gravli farm on August 23,
1800 for 599 riksdaler. (Ole had also owned half of Gravliplassen, but in 1805
he sold it to Ole Knutsen who then sold it to Ole's brother Lars Weggersen.) Ole
owned the Gravli farm until 1834 when his oldest son Wegger it over for him.
Ragnhild died in 1854 and Ole died in 1857, both in Aadalen Norway. Notes for Ole Weggersen Gravli Notes for Ragnhild Olsdatter Lindelien |
The Children of Ole Weggersen Gravli & Ragnhild Olsdatter Lindelien:
| Wegger Olsen Gravli | Wegger Olsen Gravli was born
about 1808 on the Gravli farm in Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway. He took over the
Gravli farm in 1834. Weggar married Kari Ellefsdatter about 1843 in Aadalen,
Buskerud, Norway, and they had had 8 children. Kari's maternal grandparents were
Hans Olson Rustand & Kari Olsdatter Storoydgarden.
Wegger & Kari are listed as living on the Gravlie farm in the 1865 census
of Aadalen, Norway. At that time Vegger was age 56, and his occupation was listed
as "Gaardbruger og Selveier". Wegger owned the Gravli farm until 1875.
In 1862 he also owned the Plassen farm. .Wegger Olsen Gravli died in 1894 probably
at Gravli, Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway. Kari is listed as widowed on the 1900
census of the Gravlie farm, Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway, living in the household
of her married son Ole Weggersen Gravli. Kari died in 1909. Their son Ellef
Weggersen Gravli emigrated to America and lived near Thief River Falls, Polk Co.,
MN. Their son Wegger Weggersen Gravli also emigrated to America and lived in Albert
Lea, Freeborn Co., MN. |
| Ingeborg Olsdatter Gravli | Ingeborg Olsdatter Gravli
was born January 27, 1810 on the Gravli farm in Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway.
Ingeborg married Nils Hansen Oen on March 15, 1840, and they had 6 children
born between 1840 to 1850. The family is listed on the Oen farm in the 1865 census
of Aadalen, Norway. At least one of their sons, Hans Nilson Owen, immigrated to
America and settled in North Dakota. Hans' daughter Marie Owen later married a
widower named Elton Kilbourn; Elton's son Herb was married to Virginia Brees,
g-granddaughter of Ingeborg Gravli's sister Else, and daughter of Marie's second
cousin Cornelia Lunde Brees. Ingeborg Olsdatter Gravli Oen died in 1899.
Her husband Nils died the same year. |
| Ole Olsen Gravli (the Elder) Strommen | Ole Olsen Gravli "the
Elder" was born June 16, 1812 on the Gravli farm in Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway.
Ole married Anne Katrine Gamlemoen in 1846 and they had 6 children. After
their marriage, they lived in North Strommen at Begnadalen & used the Strommen
name. The family is listed on the 1865 census of Nordre Strømmen, Søndre
Aurdal, Hedalen, Bængdalen Norway. At that time Ole was age 54. Anne Katrine
died in 1892. Ole is listed as widowed on the 1900 census of Nordre Strømmen,
Søndre Aurdal, Oppland, Norway in the household of his married son Anders.
At that time he was age 88.Ole Olsen Gravli Strommen died in 1908 in Søndre
Aurdal, Oppland, Norway. He was about age 96 when he died. Notes for Ole Olsen Gravli |
| Nils Olsen Gravli Oihuus | Nils Olsen Gravli was
born December 08, 1814 on the Gravli farm in Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway. Nils
bought the Poulsodden farm in 1852. Nils was married first to Marit Syversdatter
Hæl (Hval) in 1854. They did not have any children. Nils was married second
to Johanne Olsdatter Kulterud, Øihus in 1860 and they had 4 children. They
lived on the Poulsodden farm until 1862 when they bought the South Oihuus farm.
(Nils' younger brother Syver was living on the Poulsodden farm in 1865, and he
bought the Poulsodden farm from Nils in 1866.) Nils moved with his family to South
Oihuus, and took the Oihuus name. The family is listed on the the 1865 Norway
census living on the Oihuus farm. At that time Nils was age 52, and his occupation
was listed as "Gaardbruger og Selveier". Nils lived the last years of
his life in Kristiania, Norway. Nils Olsen Gravli Oihuus died in 1888 or 1891
in Kristiania (Oslo), Norway. Notes for Nils Olsen Gravli |
| Syver Olsen Gravli | Syver Olsen Gravli was born in 1817 on the Gravli farm in Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway. He died in infancy. Syver Olsen Gravli died in 1817 in Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway. |
| Syver Olsen Gravli | Syver Olsen Gravli was born
in 1818 on the Gravli farm in Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway. He was the second
Syver born to this family, as the first had died in infancy the year before. Syver
married Anne Marie Haraldsdatter Vassenden in 1858. (Anne was the granddaughter
of Hans Olsen Sorum Rustand and first
cousin to Ole Nilsen Viker. Ole N. Viker's daughter Ingeborg married Ole
P. Lunde, the son of Syver's younger sister Else Olsdatter Gravli Lunde).
At the time of their marriage, Anne was a widow with 5 children from her first
marriage to Ole Hansen Oen. Syver & Anne are listed on the 1865 census of
the Poulsodden farm in Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway with one of her daughters from
her first marriage. Syver & Anne had no children together. Anne Marie died
in 1895 in Norway. Syver is listed on the 1900 census of the Furulund farm,
Aadalen, Buskerud Norway, living in the household of Jorgen & Ragnhild Fredriksen.
He was age 82 at that time. Syver Olsen Gravli died in 1904 in Norway.
He was about age 86 at the time of his death. |
 | Else Oldsdatter Gravli | Else Oldsdatter Gravli
was born January 06, 1821 on the Gravli farm in Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway.
Else married Peder Asleson Lunde in 1845 at the Viker Church, Aadalen,
Buskerud, Norway and they had two sons. Peder, Else, and their 4 year old son
Asle immigrated to America in 1850. According to family stories, Peder & Else
landed at Quebec, Canada and went by canal boat through the Great Lakes to Milwaukee
Wisconsin. I have found them on a passenger list for the ship Christiane, which
landed in New York on July 1850. Several other people from Aadalen immigrated
about that same time, and they traveled from Drammen to New York and then went
by canal boat to Buffalo New York and then went from there by ship through the
Great Lakes to Milwaukee. I think this is probably the way that Peder & Else
went also as it seems unreasonable that the ship would have continued up to Quebec
from New York, or that Peder & Else would have chosen to stay on the ship
and depart at Quebec if their destination was Wisconsin. From Milwaukee they walked
to Rock Prairie, Dane Co., Wisconsin. Peder Lunde worked for a short time in a
lead mine at Mineral Point, and he was a clerk in Peddler's Creek, Wisconsin by
1852. The family then emigrated from Wisconsin to Iowa between 1852 to 1856, and
they are on the 1856 state census of Osage Twp., Mitchell Co., IA. Peder &
Else emigrated from Iowa to Minnesota in July 1856. They were one of the first
two permanent settlers of Hayward, Freeborn County, MN in July 1856 (the other
was Endre Gulbrandson, a relative of Peder's. Endre Gulbrandson's wife was Marit
Gravle, Else's first cousin who had been raised in her family.) Peder & Else's
son Ole was born on May 27, 1858 - he was the first white child born in Hayward,
Freeborn Co., MN. The family is on th 1860, 1870 & 1880 censuses of Hayward,
Freeborn Co., MN. The first log school house in Hayward was built on Peder's farm.
Peder A. Lunde died on October 1891 in Hayward. Else is listed on the 1900
census, living with her son Asle's 4 children, who had been orphaned when their
father died in 1892 & their mother died in 1896. Else is listed on the 1905
state census of Moscow Township, Freeborn Co., MN living with her son Ole P. Lunde
& his family. Ole's daughter Cornelia remembered having to keep an eye on
Else in her last years - Else had gotten a little "scattered" and she
would decide she was going to walk back home to Norway and take off. Cornelia
said Else was a fast walker! Else Olsdatter Gravli Lunde died in 1908 in Freeborn
Co., MN. Ole & Else are buried in the Hayward Lutheran church Cemetery,
Hayward, Freeborn Co., MN. The Family of Peder Asleson Lunde & Else Olsdatter Gravli Notes for Else Olsdatter Gravli Lunde |
| Ole Olsen Gravli, (the Younger) | Ole Olsen
Gravli "the Younger" was born July 07, 1823 on the Gravli farm in Aadalen,
Buskerud, Norway. Ole bought the Gravlihaugen farm in 1858 when he was age
25. He is listed as being age 42 & unmarried on the 1865 census of Gravlishougen
farm, Aadalen, Næss, Norway. Ole married Kjersti Andersdatter Røang
Roo in 1872 and they had one daughter, born in 1873. At the time of their marriage
Ole was about age 50 and Kjersti was about age 25. A 1977 letter from Norman Huset
indicates that Ole "went to Landsendhaugen". His daughter Ragnhild married
Ole Syversen Landsend, and Ole lived with them in his later years. Ole & Kjersti
are listed on the 1900 census of the Gravlihaugen farm, Aadalen, Buskerud Norway,
living in the household of Ole & Ragnhild Landsend. At that time Ole was about
age 77. Ole Olsen Gravli died on November 12, 1908 in Norway. He was 85
years old when he died. |
| Lars Olsen Gravli | Lars Olsen Gravli was born January 27, 1826
on the Gravli farm in Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway. Lars married Marit Arnesdatter
Fonhus in 1857 and they had 3 children. The family is listed on the 1865 census
of Hæll (Hval), Aadalen, Næss, øvre Aadal, Norway. At that
time Lars was age 40 and Marit was age 26. Lars is listed as widowed on the 1900
census of the Hæll (Hval) farm, living in the household of his son Ole L.
Gravli. Lars was age 74 at that time. Lars Olsen Gravli died in 1915 Norway.
He was about age 89 when he died. Notes for Lars Olsen Gravli |
| Guri Olsdatter Gravli | Guri Olsdatter Gravli was born October
28, 1828 on the Gravli farm in Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway. Guri married Arne
Arnesen Fonhus about 1863 and they had two children. It was Arne Arneson's
second marriage, and he had at least 4 children from his previous marriage. The
family is listed on the South Fonhus farm on the 1865 census of South Aurdal,
Norway. Guri died on May 31, 1899, probably in Norway. Notes for Guri Olsdatter Gravli Fonhus |
Also raised by Ole & Ragnhild:
 | Marit Hansdatter Gravli | Marit Hansdatter Gravli was born
September 02, 1814 in Norway. She was the illegitimate daughter of Ole Weggerson
Gravli's sister Connor and Hans Haagensen Oustad. Ole & Ragnhild Gravli raised
Marit along with their own children. Marit married Endre Gulbrandson (Lunde)
on October 18, 1840 at the Viker Church in Aadalen, Buskerud, Norway and they
had 8 children. The family left Norway in 1852, arriving in Quebec and traveling
by canal boat to Milwaukee, WI. Endre, (along with Peder Asleson Lunde who had
married Else Olsdatter Gravli), was one of two first permanant settlers in Hayward,
Freeborn, MN. The family is listed on the 1860, 1870 & 1880 censuses of Hayward,
Freeborn Co., MN. Notes for Marit Hansdatter Gravli |
