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Olaf Halvorsen

Birth
Mo, Tokke kommune, Telemark fylke, Norway
Death
5 Nov 1886 (aged 59)
Primrose, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Mount Horeb, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Olaf Halvorsen Lundtveit was born in Mo, Telemark, Norway. He married three times: (1) Kari Torbjørnsdatter on 20 Jan 1851 at Mo, Telemark, Norway. They had four children: Bjorguf (Burdick), Halvor, Anne & Aslaug. The family travelled to America in 1861, however Olaf's wife, Kari and their youngest daughter, Aslaug, perished on the voyage. Olaf and his three surviving children settled at Burke Township, Dane County, Wisconsin. It is likely here that he married (2) the widow, Mari Larsdatter Erickson (nee Mennes) on 6 May 1862. They moved to Blue Mounds Township in Western Dane County, Wisconsin by 1870. They had three children: Andrina (Carrie), Louis Edward and Ole. Mari died 8 Sep 1875 in Blue Mounds Township. Olaf married (3) Guro "Julia" Gjermundsdatter Tveiten on 5 Dec 1876 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. They had six children before he died in 1886: Helene, Julia, Julius, Tilla, Gilmon & Galia. Olaf Halvorsen has no known marker in the cemetery.
Olaf Halvorsen Lundtveit was born in Mo, Telemark, Norway. He married three times: (1) Kari Torbjørnsdatter on 20 Jan 1851 at Mo, Telemark, Norway. They had four children: Bjorguf (Burdick), Halvor, Anne & Aslaug. The family travelled to America in 1861, however Olaf's wife, Kari and their youngest daughter, Aslaug, perished on the voyage. Olaf and his three surviving children settled at Burke Township, Dane County, Wisconsin. It is likely here that he married (2) the widow, Mari Larsdatter Erickson (nee Mennes) on 6 May 1862. They moved to Blue Mounds Township in Western Dane County, Wisconsin by 1870. They had three children: Andrina (Carrie), Louis Edward and Ole. Mari died 8 Sep 1875 in Blue Mounds Township. Olaf married (3) Guro "Julia" Gjermundsdatter Tveiten on 5 Dec 1876 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. They had six children before he died in 1886: Helene, Julia, Julius, Tilla, Gilmon & Galia. Olaf Halvorsen has no known marker in the cemetery.


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  • Created by: Kevin Tvedt
  • Added: Oct 16, 2023
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/260704682/olaf-halvorsen: accessed ), memorial page for Olaf Halvorsen (4 Sep 1827–5 Nov 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 260704682, citing East Blue Mounds Lutheran Cemetery, Mount Horeb, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kevin Tvedt (contributor 48262333).