Ottine Olsdatter was born on 11 Dec 1869 at the farm Stenberg østre in Løten, Norway and baptized on 03 Apr 1870. She was the seventh and last child and fourth and youngest daughter born to Ole Knudsen Bjørkholen and Johanne Pedersdatter Malerløkken. Ottine would have been known as Ottine Olsdatter Stenberg while living at Stenberg østre.

When Ottine was about 3 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 Ottine with her mother, sister, and brother living on Sagåbakengen: Johnanne (age ), Else (age 9), Olaf (age 8), and Ottine (age 6). Ottine would have been known as Ottine Olsdatter Sagåbakengen at this time.

Baptismal Record of Ottine Olsdatter (Løten Ministerialbok nr.8, p.142, #33)
Baptismal Record of Ottine Olsdatter (Løten Klokkerbok nr.4, p.96, #33)
1875 Census for Løten, p.1302

Ottine was one of only two children who remained in Norway. In 1902, Ottine married Anton Andersen Rønningen in Løten. Ottine died in 1908 at the age of 38, six months after the birth of her third child Inga.

Children

Ottine and Anton had 3 children. If there is a link, click on one of the children below to see further information on that child.

1.		Anstein Rønningen [1902-1982]	married Benny Pettersen; no descendants; died at the age of 79)
2.		Ole Rønningen [1905-????]	married Ingrid Thomassen; no descendants; died at the age of ??
3.		Inga Rønningen (Braaten) [1907-1999]	adopted by Anne (her mother's sister) and Johannes Braaten after Ottine's death; married Hugo Blumenrath; 2 children; died at the age of 91