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The Else Olsdatter (Else Olsen) and Johan Jørgen Pedersen (John Pederson) Family

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Else Olsdatter (Else Olsen)
[1866-1942]
  Johan Jørgen Pedersen (John Pederson)
[1855-1920]
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Parents of Else Olsdater:   Ole Knudsen Stenberg and Johanne Pedersdatter

Siblings of Else Olsdatter:    Christian    Pauline    Petter    Anne (Braaten)    *    Olaf    Ottine (Rønningen)

Children of Johan and Else:    Jalmar Pederson    Peter Pederson    Josephine Pederson    Conrad Pederson    Gunda Pederson Stem    Edwin Pederson    Elfreda Pederson Davis    John Pederson    Helen Pederson Williams    Oscar Pederson

Else Olsdatter was born on 01 Jan 1866 at the farm Stenberg østre in Løten, Norway and baptized on 18 Mar 1866. She was the fifth child and third daughter born to Ole Knudsen Bjørkholen and Johanne Pedersdatter Malerløkken. The baptismal record spells her name as "Else". Else would have been known as Else Olsdatter Stenberg while living at Stenberg østre.

When Else was about 7 years old (around 1873), her father lost the family farm Stenberg østre in a poker game. Her mother Johanne took the three youngest children (Else, Olaf, and Ottine) and moved to a small farm named Sagåbakengen in Løten. The 1875 census shows Else with her mother, sister, and brother living on Sagåbakengen: Johnanne (age ), Else (age 9), Olaf (age 8), and Ottine (age 6). Else would have been known as Else Olsdatter Sagåbakengen at this time. Else emigrated to the United States in 1883 at the age of 17 with her younger brother Olaf, leaving from Christianna (Oslo) on 17 Aug 1883 aboard the feeder ship Rollo.

Baptismal Record of Else Olsdatter (Løten Ministerialbok nr.8, p.44, #23)
Baptismal Record of Else Olsdatter (Løten Klokkerbok nr.4, p.100, #23)
1865 Census for Løten, Steenberg østre
1875 Census for Løten, p.1302

Johan Jørgen Pedersen was born on 27 Sep 1855 in Christiania (Oslo), Norway and baptized on 02 Dec 1855. He was the third child and second son born to Peder Hansen and Andrea Jacobsdatter. Johan emigrated to the United States in 1883 at the age of 28, leaving from Christianna (Oslo) on 26 Oct 1883 aboard the feeder ship Rollo.

Else married John Pederson on 22 Dec 1887 in Dallas, Texas.

Children

John and Else had 11 children. If there is a link, click on one of the children below to see further information on that child.

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Jalmar Adolf Pederson [1888-1889]

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Peter Olaf Pederson [1890-1975]

3.

Josephine Albertine Pederson [1891-1892]

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Conrad ArthurPederson [1893-1965]

5.

Gunda Amelia Pederson [1895-1923]

6.

Edwin Valdemar Pederson [1896-1969]

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Elfreda Jorgine Pederson [1898-1975]

8.

Johan Adolf Pederson [1900-1958]

9.

Helen Anna Marie Pederson [1902-1994]

10.

Oscar Emil Pederson [1904-1979]

11.

Christian Anton Pederson [1907-1980]

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John and Else Pederson Family (ca1901)

John and Else Pederson Family (ca1911)