Tennis Anderson Oftedahl was born on the Oftedahl farm in Bakke Parish near Flekkefjord, Norway, October 14, 1857. His parents were Anders and Olena Oftedahl. He was baptized in the Bakke church October 25, 1857 and confirmed in the same church October 5, 1872. He emigrated to America in April 1880. His first home was with a cousin, Christian Nelson, residing east of Blair.
He was united in marriage to Mrs. Regina Loga Larson in September 1887. In 1890 he purchased a farm in Larkin Valley and was engaged in farming there until 1918. He had previously farmed the present Charles Shelley farm. His parents who had followed him to America, made their home with him until their death. He was engaged in the restaurant business from 1921 to 1935. He was an unusually early riser and four o’clock in the morning would generally find him preparing the restaurant for the day’s business. He held membership in the Zion church and served as janitor and sexton several years. His wife suffered a broken hip many years ago and remained a cripple ever since. She has been confined to the home and most attentively and kindly cared for by her husband all these years. Mr. Oftedahl was taken sick with heart trouble early this winter and gradually declined in healthy until the end came Tuesday evening, April 25, 1938, at the age of 80 years, 6 months and 12 days.
He is survived by his aged wife, a daughter, Anna (Mrs. Oscar Toraason) and two step-daughters - Nettie (Mrs. August Johnson) and Sina (Mrs. Peter Brynildson). There are seven grandchildren. A brother, Jens, and three sisters, Mrs. Ole Ingvarson, Mrs. Louis Nelson and Mrs. Carl F. Hanson. All but Mrs. Nelson rest in the Zion cemetery. She is buried in Norway.
Mr. Oftedahl was unusually well versed in the Bible. He had received a fine Christian training. He had a cheerful smile and a kindly greeting for everyone. His familiar presence and regular routine are a part of the daily life of Blair that will be missed. In sadness we note the passing of another aged citizen from the ranks of the fast thinning early settlers. Funeral services were conducted at the Zion Lutheran church by Rev. T.E. Sweger at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30th. Paul Schroeder sang “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and “Jesus I Come.” The pallbearers were Thomas Toraason, Ben Knudtson, Andrew Nelson, Ole H. Olson, Theodore Amundson and Martin Thompson. Interment was in the family lot in Zion cemetery.
THE Blair Press May 5, 1938
Tønnes with parents and siblings in the Norwegian 1865 census at Oftedal in former Bakke kommune:
Andres Tønnessen 1826 Bakke Prgj.
Olene Olsdatter 1826 Bakke Prgj.
..Elisabet Andresdatter 1854 Bakke Prgj.
..Ole Andersen 1856 Bakke Prgj.
..Tønnes Andersen 1858 Bakke Prgj.
..Jens Andersen 1860 Bakke Prgj.
..Andreas Andersen 1864 Bakke Prgj.
..Ingeborg Andersdatter 1865 Bakke Prgj.
(from Torkel(#48106268) - 08Feb2019)
He was united in marriage to Mrs. Regina Loga Larson in September 1887. In 1890 he purchased a farm in Larkin Valley and was engaged in farming there until 1918. He had previously farmed the present Charles Shelley farm. His parents who had followed him to America, made their home with him until their death. He was engaged in the restaurant business from 1921 to 1935. He was an unusually early riser and four o’clock in the morning would generally find him preparing the restaurant for the day’s business. He held membership in the Zion church and served as janitor and sexton several years. His wife suffered a broken hip many years ago and remained a cripple ever since. She has been confined to the home and most attentively and kindly cared for by her husband all these years. Mr. Oftedahl was taken sick with heart trouble early this winter and gradually declined in healthy until the end came Tuesday evening, April 25, 1938, at the age of 80 years, 6 months and 12 days.
He is survived by his aged wife, a daughter, Anna (Mrs. Oscar Toraason) and two step-daughters - Nettie (Mrs. August Johnson) and Sina (Mrs. Peter Brynildson). There are seven grandchildren. A brother, Jens, and three sisters, Mrs. Ole Ingvarson, Mrs. Louis Nelson and Mrs. Carl F. Hanson. All but Mrs. Nelson rest in the Zion cemetery. She is buried in Norway.
Mr. Oftedahl was unusually well versed in the Bible. He had received a fine Christian training. He had a cheerful smile and a kindly greeting for everyone. His familiar presence and regular routine are a part of the daily life of Blair that will be missed. In sadness we note the passing of another aged citizen from the ranks of the fast thinning early settlers. Funeral services were conducted at the Zion Lutheran church by Rev. T.E. Sweger at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30th. Paul Schroeder sang “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and “Jesus I Come.” The pallbearers were Thomas Toraason, Ben Knudtson, Andrew Nelson, Ole H. Olson, Theodore Amundson and Martin Thompson. Interment was in the family lot in Zion cemetery.
THE Blair Press May 5, 1938
Tønnes with parents and siblings in the Norwegian 1865 census at Oftedal in former Bakke kommune:
Andres Tønnessen 1826 Bakke Prgj.
Olene Olsdatter 1826 Bakke Prgj.
..Elisabet Andresdatter 1854 Bakke Prgj.
..Ole Andersen 1856 Bakke Prgj.
..Tønnes Andersen 1858 Bakke Prgj.
..Jens Andersen 1860 Bakke Prgj.
..Andreas Andersen 1864 Bakke Prgj.
..Ingeborg Andersdatter 1865 Bakke Prgj.
(from Torkel(#48106268) - 08Feb2019)
Tennis Anderson Oftedahl was born on the Oftedahl farm in Bakke Parish near Flekkefjord, Norway, October 14, 1857. His parents were Anders and Olena Oftedahl. He was baptized in the Bakke church October 25, 1857 and confirmed in the same church October 5, 1872. He emigrated to America in April 1880. His first home was with a cousin, Christian Nelson, residing east of Blair.
He was united in marriage to Mrs. Regina Loga Larson in September 1887. In 1890 he purchased a farm in Larkin Valley and was engaged in farming there until 1918. He had previously farmed the present Charles Shelley farm. His parents who had followed him to America, made their home with him until their death. He was engaged in the restaurant business from 1921 to 1935. He was an unusually early riser and four o’clock in the morning would generally find him preparing the restaurant for the day’s business. He held membership in the Zion church and served as janitor and sexton several years. His wife suffered a broken hip many years ago and remained a cripple ever since. She has been confined to the home and most attentively and kindly cared for by her husband all these years. Mr. Oftedahl was taken sick with heart trouble early this winter and gradually declined in healthy until the end came Tuesday evening, April 25, 1938, at the age of 80 years, 6 months and 12 days.
He is survived by his aged wife, a daughter, Anna (Mrs. Oscar Toraason) and two step-daughters - Nettie (Mrs. August Johnson) and Sina (Mrs. Peter Brynildson). There are seven grandchildren. A brother, Jens, and three sisters, Mrs. Ole Ingvarson, Mrs. Louis Nelson and Mrs. Carl F. Hanson. All but Mrs. Nelson rest in the Zion cemetery. She is buried in Norway.
Mr. Oftedahl was unusually well versed in the Bible. He had received a fine Christian training. He had a cheerful smile and a kindly greeting for everyone. His familiar presence and regular routine are a part of the daily life of Blair that will be missed. In sadness we note the passing of another aged citizen from the ranks of the fast thinning early settlers. Funeral services were conducted at the Zion Lutheran church by Rev. T.E. Sweger at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30th. Paul Schroeder sang “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and “Jesus I Come.” The pallbearers were Thomas Toraason, Ben Knudtson, Andrew Nelson, Ole H. Olson, Theodore Amundson and Martin Thompson. Interment was in the family lot in Zion cemetery.
THE Blair Press May 5, 1938
Tønnes with parents and siblings in the Norwegian 1865 census at Oftedal in former Bakke kommune:
Andres Tønnessen 1826 Bakke Prgj.
Olene Olsdatter 1826 Bakke Prgj.
..Elisabet Andresdatter 1854 Bakke Prgj.
..Ole Andersen 1856 Bakke Prgj.
..Tønnes Andersen 1858 Bakke Prgj.
..Jens Andersen 1860 Bakke Prgj.
..Andreas Andersen 1864 Bakke Prgj.
..Ingeborg Andersdatter 1865 Bakke Prgj.
(from Torkel(#48106268) - 08Feb2019)
He was united in marriage to Mrs. Regina Loga Larson in September 1887. In 1890 he purchased a farm in Larkin Valley and was engaged in farming there until 1918. He had previously farmed the present Charles Shelley farm. His parents who had followed him to America, made their home with him until their death. He was engaged in the restaurant business from 1921 to 1935. He was an unusually early riser and four o’clock in the morning would generally find him preparing the restaurant for the day’s business. He held membership in the Zion church and served as janitor and sexton several years. His wife suffered a broken hip many years ago and remained a cripple ever since. She has been confined to the home and most attentively and kindly cared for by her husband all these years. Mr. Oftedahl was taken sick with heart trouble early this winter and gradually declined in healthy until the end came Tuesday evening, April 25, 1938, at the age of 80 years, 6 months and 12 days.
He is survived by his aged wife, a daughter, Anna (Mrs. Oscar Toraason) and two step-daughters - Nettie (Mrs. August Johnson) and Sina (Mrs. Peter Brynildson). There are seven grandchildren. A brother, Jens, and three sisters, Mrs. Ole Ingvarson, Mrs. Louis Nelson and Mrs. Carl F. Hanson. All but Mrs. Nelson rest in the Zion cemetery. She is buried in Norway.
Mr. Oftedahl was unusually well versed in the Bible. He had received a fine Christian training. He had a cheerful smile and a kindly greeting for everyone. His familiar presence and regular routine are a part of the daily life of Blair that will be missed. In sadness we note the passing of another aged citizen from the ranks of the fast thinning early settlers. Funeral services were conducted at the Zion Lutheran church by Rev. T.E. Sweger at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30th. Paul Schroeder sang “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and “Jesus I Come.” The pallbearers were Thomas Toraason, Ben Knudtson, Andrew Nelson, Ole H. Olson, Theodore Amundson and Martin Thompson. Interment was in the family lot in Zion cemetery.
THE Blair Press May 5, 1938
Tønnes with parents and siblings in the Norwegian 1865 census at Oftedal in former Bakke kommune:
Andres Tønnessen 1826 Bakke Prgj.
Olene Olsdatter 1826 Bakke Prgj.
..Elisabet Andresdatter 1854 Bakke Prgj.
..Ole Andersen 1856 Bakke Prgj.
..Tønnes Andersen 1858 Bakke Prgj.
..Jens Andersen 1860 Bakke Prgj.
..Andreas Andersen 1864 Bakke Prgj.
..Ingeborg Andersdatter 1865 Bakke Prgj.
(from Torkel(#48106268) - 08Feb2019)
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