Martinius Jørgensen Wold

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Martinius Jørgensen Wold (Tørjevollen)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Skoger, Buskerud, Norway
Death: September 05, 1898 (52)
Drammen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway (accident)
Immediate Family:

Son of Jørgen Oleson Wold and Anna Knudsdatter Wold
Husband of Elise Amalie Wold
Father of Jørgen Martinius "George" Wold; Herman Carl Wold; Private; Rudolfine Sophie Wold; Julie Annette Wold and 5 others
Brother of Olava Jorgensdatter Wold; Johanne Øya; Anton Jørgensen Wold; Charley Wold; Maren Wold and 3 others

Occupation: Vognmann. Vognfabrikk i Fremgaten 267, Drammen
Managed by: Stein Arne Jensen
Last Updated:

About Martinius Jørgensen Wold

Y haplogroup I1 as per a tested gg-grandson

In the 1865 census Buskerud, Drammen - Strømsø there is Martinius Jørgens. 20y. b. Skauger, smith (blacksmith) apprentice. Working for Otto Breda Grønneberg 27y. and carriage manufacturer http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/ftliste_e.aspx?ft=1865&knr=060...

In the 1875 census he is now using WOLD as a surname and is listed with his family http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/ftliste_e.aspx?ft=1875&knr=060...

His death was by strangulation in some sort of accident. Source:

Microfische of:
Churchbook (Klokkerbok nr 3/Parish clerks book no3) of Strømsø/Drammen
1894 - 1904
Page 316, Line 60

Ægtemand(Husband)/Vognfabrikant(Coach maker?)
Martinius Jørgensen Wold , born 1846 in Skoger

Address: Fremgaden (Strømsø)
Death: September 5th 1898
Burial/funeral: September 10th 1898

Cause of death: Kvelning (Ikke selvmord) - Strangulation (NOT suicide)

He had 7 children that came to the US in 1902. four of them settled in Milwaukee and three settled in Washington. Martinius had a carriage shop in Drammen. After he passed away, around Elise (his wife) sold the business and brought everyone to the USA in 1903.

see http://kittymunson.com/index.php?page=martinius-wold-family


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Martinius Jørgensen Wold's Timeline

1846
March 6, 1846
Skoger, Buskerud, Norway
April 9, 1846
Skoger, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
1872
June 25, 1872
Drammen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
1874
January 21, 1874
Drammen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
1875
March 29, 1875
Norway
1881
September 25, 1881
Drammen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
September 25, 1881
1884
July 7, 1884
Drammen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway