Windh/Freise/Maurstad genealogy - Person Sheet
Windh/Freise/Maurstad genealogy - Person Sheet
NameOla OLE TORKELSEN
BurialFox River Cemetery, Serena, LaSalle County, Illinois
Birth31 Jan 1849, Flesberg Municipality, Buskerud, Norway
Death6 Jun 1908, LaSalle County, IL
EducationAt birth, probably Ole Torkildsen
FatherTorkel HALSTEENSEN (1812-1901)
MotherKjersti SJULSDATTER (1816-1861)
Misc. Notes
Also found as Ole Torkildsen Gurisbraaten (Ramberg).
Ole’s gravestone shows his birthdate as February 29, 1849. But 1849 was not a leap year. Findagrave.com pictures his birthday on his tombstone as January 29, 1849. Geni.com shows it as January 30, 1849.
In Norway, Ola’s original name may have been Ole Torkilssen Fjose or Ole Torkildsen Gurisbraaten. His wife’s name Gunbjod Kittildsdatter is taken from their son Henry’s baptism recod, but on her tombstone she is Gerena Torkelson.
myheritage.com names Ole and Gerena this way - Ole "Vatnebrynd" Torkelson and Martha "Gunbjorg/Gerena" Torkelson (born Kittelson).
Geni.com says his name is
Ole Torkildsen Gurisbraaten (Ramberg)
and his wife’s name is
Martha Gerena "Gunbjørg" Kittelson Torkelson.
The family referred to Ole’s wife by the name Jorina Vatnebrønd.
Geni.com, on a page updated May 1, 2022, by a Norwegian named Terje Nordhagen, shows Ole and Gerena having two children, Hellik HENRY Torkildsen (b. 1870) and Oscar Gerhard Torkelson (b. 1887).
Spouses
Birth15 May 1844, Krinkhaug, Flesberg, Norway
Death2 Mar 1920, Miller Township, LaSalle County, Illinois
EducationLooks like Gunvor Kittleson on marriage record document.
ReligionFamily referred to her as Jorina Vatnebrønd.
FatherKittel KITTELSON (ca1800-)
MotherTrine Helliksdatter KRINKHAUG (ca1800-)
Misc. Notes
The family has always referred to this woman as Jorina Vatnebrønd. She was born in the US after her parents came to America.
On the baptism record of her son Henry, she is Gunbjod Kittildsdatter.
At myheritage.com she is Martha “Gunbjorg/Gerena” Torkelson (born Kittelson).
At geni.com she is Martha Gerena “Gunbjørg” Kittelson Torkelson.
On the baptism record of her son Henry, she is Gunbjod Kittildsdatter.
At myheritage.com she is Martha “Gunbjorg/Gerena” Torkelson (born Kittelson).
At geni.com she is Martha Gerena “Gunbjørg” Kittelson Torkelson.
Marriage1872
ChildrenHellik HENRY Ole (1870-1928)
Bessie (1876-1925)
Bertha (1881-1963)
Cecilia (1885-1962)
Oscar Gerhard (1887-1941)