Ole Nielsen Espetved

Emigration record: https://media.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060111020360 - (http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060111020360.jpg) and https://media.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060111020361 - (http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060111020361.jpg)

1853 (3 May) Karen Nielsdatter Espetheveit (58yrs), Niels Olsen (26yrs), Nils Andreas Olsen (24yrs), Anne Malene Olsdatter (28yrs), Ole Nielsen (16yrs) & Christian Nielsen (11.5yrs) left Espetvedt, Bakke for America.

Name: Ole Nelson; Origin: Espetvedt, Bakke, Flekkefjord; Residence: St Paul, Minnesota; Information: Was wounded as a soldier in the Civil War;. Son of Nels Erickson; brother of Christian Nelson and Nels Olson Source: Martin Ulvestad, Nordmænd i Amerika, page 604.

1900 census Ole Nelson (born 1836 Norway - immigration: 1853), Berle L Nelson, Ed N Nelson, Bertha Nelson & Orchar Nelson are living at Preston town Blair village, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States.

1910 census widower, Ole Nelson (born 1838 Norway - immigration: 1853) is living at St Paul Ward 7, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States.