The reason I think they are married is because GENI lists them as being married in the profiles. The birth records do not state the parents are married; they only state each parent's name.
You are absolutely correct. A marriage record is not a primary source for birth, but sometimes it is all we get. My continued research indicates, in this case, that we are talking about two different Karen Nikolaisdatter. So, the question is not who the father is, but who her spouse is, and who son Ole Paul Pedersen Barbo (who is my great-uncle) belongs to.
The following is the birth record I have found for Ole's mother:
Karen Nikolaisdater
in the Norway, Church Records, 1812-1938
Detail Source
Name Karen Nicolaisdater
Gender Kvinnelig
Record Type dåp (Baptism)
Birth Date 10 Juli (1845)
Baptism Date 20 jul 1845
Baptism Place Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norge (Norway)
Baptism Municipality Orkland
Father Nicolai Olsøn
Mother Maren Olsdater
Although Peder Olsen (Skjolberg) was Ole's father, Karen did not marry him, but married Erik Martinussen. The 1910 Census for their family agrees with her birthdate in her baptismal record. Usually census reports list only the year, but this particular year the whole birthdate was stated.
Karen Barbo (married name)
1910 Norway Census
Detail Source
Name Karen Barbo
Marital Status Gift (Married)
Birth Date 10 jul 1845
Birth Place Orkedalen
Residence Place Strinda, Sør-Trøndelag (Trøndelag), Norge (Norway)
Relation to Head Hustru (Wife)
Settled or Nomadic B
Counting District Hoemsli
Counting District Number 0128
Enumeration District Byaasen
Enumeration District Number 006
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Erik Barbo 65 Husfar (Head) (birth name Martinussen by research)
Karen Barbo 65 Hustru (Wife) (birth name Nikolaisdatter by research)
Borghild Johansen 17 Fosterbarn
Olga Vasdal 11 Fosterbarn
Einar Larsen 3 Fosterbarn
Ole Jonsen 78 Losjerende
So, the issue here is that we are dealing with two different Karen Nicolaisdatters, and yes, the one that I first addressed belongs to the family and parents listed as Nikolai Pedersen and Andrea Andersdatter, but she did not marry Erik Martinussen. He married Karen Nikolaisdatter whose parents were Nikolai Olsen and Maren Olsdatter.
Karen Nikolaisdatter
Norway, Church Records, 1812-1938
Detail Source
Name Karen Nikolaisdatter
Marriage Age 30
Record Type ekteskap (Marriage)
Birth Date abt 1845
Birth Place Barbo
Marriage Date 16 jun 1875
Marriage Place Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norge (Norway)
Marriage Municipality Orkland
Father Nikolai Olsen Barbo
Spouse Erik Martinussen
And as recorded for Erik and identifies his father:
Erik Martinussen
Norway, Church Records, 1812-1938
Detail Source
Name Erik Martinussen
Marriage Age 30
Record Type ekteskap (Marriage)
Birth Date abt 1845
Birth Place Svorkmo
Marriage Date 16 jun 1875
Marriage Place Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norge (Norway)
Marriage Municipality Orkland
Father Martinus Sivertsen Svorkmo
Spouse Karen Nikolaisdatter
I do not mean to inundate you with all these records (and there are more that I have consulted), but want to show how I arrived at what I feel is correct now. I don't think that Karen Nicolaisdatter, the daughter of Nikolai Pedersen and Andrea Andersdatter was married to Erik Martinussen, nor that she was the mother of Ole Paul Pedersen Barbo. And, beacause there is confusion about this, I created another GENI profile for the mother of Ole as Karen Barbo with the maiden name of Nikolaisdatter. Our GENI profile for Ole is titled as Ole Paul Pedersen Barbo and his father as Peder Olsen. There are two other Peder Olsen Skjolbergs in GENI who I believe are the same person, but not associated with the same relationships. They undoubtedly are in the “to be merged section” of GENI.
Finally, I believe the following shows that Karen Nikolaisdatter, daughter of Nikolai Pedersen and Andrea Andersdatter, may have been married to someone else:
Karen Nikolaisdtr. Liøkild
Norway, Church Records, 1812-1938
Detail Source
Name Karen Nikolaisdtr. Liøkild
Marriage Age 36
Record Type ekteskap (Marriage)
Birth Date abt 1843
Birth Place Liøkild
Marriage Date 17 jul 1879
Marriage Place Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norge (Norway)
Marriage Municipality Orkland
Father Nikolai Pedersen
Spouse Fredrik Iversen Gjøaas
Thank you for motivating me to research this further. I appreciate that you took the time to consider my queries and responded to my discussions so quickly. Best regards, Donna Pagenkopf Libal
