Ole Olsen Nottestad

His wife Anne was born at a cottage under Ringnes farm. The family was poor. When she married Ole Olsen Nottestad 25th of November 1853 in Ottestad church she was probably a maid at Gulkunrud farm. She had recently given birth to their son Ole. Between the couple was a social gap that perhaps made it difficult to stay in Norway. She was of cotter / crofter ancestors, while he was a farmers son.

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1865 census Ole Ols. & Anne Nilsd. with children are living at Skaugsand farm in Stange, Hedmark, Norway.

1867 (27 May) Ole Olsen Nøttestadvangen (49 år) & Anne Nilsdatter Nøttestadvangen (35 år) left Stange with their children for Amerika. Also with them was Anne's sister Agnethe Nielsdatter Lille-Ree (22 år). https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070123320051

1867 the family sailed from Christiana (Oslo) to Quebec, Quebec, Canada on board the SS Erna, a Norwegian ship which sailed on 6 June 1867 and arrived on 25 July 1867.

1880 census Christiana Township, Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States.

1900 census Christiana Township, Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States.