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Per Jens Bjørseth (E-Mail Here) of LENA, Norway, 12 November 2004, "It seems that Ole and his younger children moved to Sogstadstuen right after Ragnhild died (in October 30, 1867). When the youngest children were confirmed they all are mentioned "Sogstadstuen". Also when they married "Sogstadstuen" is used for some of them." On November 9, 2004, Jens Bjørseth of LENA said that Ole (Hansen) was born at Osvolden. It is a small place near a lake called Høversjøen. Osvolden is about seven kilometers south of the Frodal farm. Osvolden was a "husmannsplass". That means that the families who lived there did not own the farm, but rented it. They payed the rent by working at the farm some months every year. It is corrrect that Osvolden belonged to the farm Kobberstad, about 25 kilometers north of Osvolden and neighbour of Hoff church. So Ole's father had a very long way to go when he worked on the farm. They usually started to work six in the morning and worked to seven in the evening. So we can understad that he couldn't spend a lot of time with his family. Ole lived at Osvolden until he was "confirmed". Then he probably started to work on a farm. At some time he met Ragnhild and they got married. Ole and Ragnhild rented Bjørkebakken, a "husmannsplass" belonging to the farm Brennsæter. We know that they only had one cow, and that Ole had to work very hard to feed his family. When Ragnhild died in 1867 Ole moved to Sogstadstuen and lived with his daughter Marthe and her husband, David. Here he worked as a carpenter and postman. In those days that means that he went with (delivered) the post (mail) one or two days every week. Both Osvolden and Bjørkebakken are gone. On Bjørkebakken there is nothong left of the houses, but on Osvolden there is built a new house where the old one was. END. In November 14, 2004 Email per Jens Bjørseth: Ole lived in a small community called Brennsæterroa. Brennsæter was the main farm, and almost all the other places there were husmannsplasser of Brennsæter. It was almost impossible to live from what they could get from the husmannplass, so they had to use all their skills to make enough money to have a good life. Our Ole cut trees and made "nøler". I don't know any english word that can describe what "nøler" is. But he cut the tree in small pieces and made axes of different sizes to carve them out so they could be used in the kitchens to make butter in, to bake bread in etc. I am a happy owner of one "smørnøle" ( nøle made for making butter). He made it for Marthe, who gave it to her daughter-in-law, Tonette, who gave it to one of her grand-daughters named Thea Smeby, who gave it to me. In Brennsæterroa almost everyone made special things for sale, and even if they had really tough lifes they earned some money, because many of them earned enough money to buy their own small places or to emigrate. When Ole lived in Brennsøterroa the socialists began to wake up in Norway, and many small "arbeiderforeninger " ( Labour-organisations?) were started - one in Brennsæterroa too. The leader of the national organisation were Marcus Thrane. One time many of this "arbeiderforeninger" wrote letters to the governement - and one of the letters where form Brennsæterroa - they wanted that everyone should be able to go to school and learn to read and write. Many people in those days couldn't write their own names, but Ole could. And fron the hand-writing it is possible that he wrote it all. Note - June 30, 2002: We find Ole Hansen in the 1885 Schedule of Inhabitants of Ottertail County, living with John and Line Aker family, Ole Olsen then being age 74. This per Susan Lomness whose husband, Ian, is a descendant of Ole Hansen & Ragnhild Juulsdater's son, Johan Aker. Ole Olsen is presumed to be Ole Hansen. Fred Matson 30 August 2002 (updated June 17, 2003, January 23-25, 2006, 20 Feb 2006) Posted 1 March 2006 |