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Note: en Volden Ostigaard. See also Rogaland Emmigration index, FHL film # 1440026. Cleava Darling lists his name as "Ole J." in the Wald Family History. According to Cleava Darling, Ole J. and his wife Bertha were divorced. From county records for Thor, Humboldt, Iowa: Death: Thor IA, Wald, Ole J. O., b. Jan. 7 1830 (year?), age 78 yrs. 4mos. 24 dy divorced, born in Norway, father *Peter Vold, mother S. Olson, Farmer, died June 1, 1908, cause Apoplexy, buried in **Slater IA. *The name Peter Vold agrees with Cleava Darling "The Wald History", but not with the Norwegian farm records of the family. **Ole J. is apparently buried in Slater Iowa with the family, but there is no stone on his grave. Inspection of the cemetery names list shows two individuals with the name "Ole O. Wald". These are Ole J. Olsen (Wald) and this oldest son O.O.Wold (Wald). There are markers for O.O.Wold and his wife Augusta, and there is a place for the husband on the marker for Ole J's wife, Bertha, but his name was never inscribed at his death and burial. Marriage: Ole Olson and Betsy Anderson, Married September 15, 1855-- from the actual marriage license, LaSalle, Illinois court records (pg.140). 1860 Census: Mission township, LaSalle, IL, FHL book #977.327 x2l Oleson, Ole 30 years old Male born in Norway laborer Betsey 25 Female born in Norway Serine 3 F born in Illinois Sophia 1 F born in Illinois (This census links Ole J. and wife--here called "Betsey"--to the marriage record by the same names and from the same county. The names and birth years of the children correlate with the family history by Cleava Darling.) See also, 1870 census, Elkhart township, Polk Co., IA, pg.17, and 1880 census, Polk Co., IA, ED#177 pg 19, line 38. From Story Iowa county marriage records, the marriage of Bessie Wald: Maland, Andrew 27, born in Story Co., son of John & Ingeborg Anderhiem Maland, to Bessie Wald, 28, born in Polk Co., daughter of Ole J. Olson & Bertha A Gaard Wald, on Oct. 9, 1900, Slater. FHL film # 0851206 #2 pg.272. The significance of the above record lies in the names of Ole J. Olson & Bertha A Gaard Wald--together, as the parents, but not with the same surname. This date was after Bertha's death, but while Ole J. was still alive. Birth: Jan. 8, 1831, Ole, Christened January 23, in the church, Parents: Ola ivarsen Volden and Siri Pedersdatter -- from the Aardal parish record, FHL film# 0126128 (also found in film# 0126131).
Note: Ole J. emigrated to the US on 14 April, 1854. See FHL film# 0307127 book #9 pg.230--Ole Ols
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