Ole SEVERSON

   Other names for Ole were Ole Seversen BOSVOLD, Ole Sjursen ROMEREIM, Ole Severson ROMMEREIM, Ole Sjursen ROMMEREIM, Ole SEVERTSON, Ole SIEVERSON, Ole SIVERTSON and Ole SYVERSON.

  Christening Notes:

#77, p78, 1832

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: farm Romereim, 1865, Hosanger, Hordaland, Norway. District no.PageSchool distr.Local parishParishRemarks (local parish)FarmRemarks (farm)Title
343727117, 18HosangerHosangerfra LN 218 til 243, 246 til 254Romereim239, 2401
Pers.no.HouseholdGiven nameLast nameFamily pos.OccupationMarital statusAgeSexBirth placeRemarks (person)HorsesCattleSheepOatPotatoes
2200171AndersSjurs.HusfGdb og Selveierg38mHosangers Prgj.Anders Sjursen Y292454
220118AgathaJacobsd.hans Koneg46kHosangers Prgj.
220219AnnaAndersd.deres Datterug12kHosangers Prgj.
220320SjurAnders.deres Sønug7mHosangers Prgj.
220421MarthaAndersd.deres Datterug2kHosangers Prgj.
220522OleAnders.deres Tjenestedrengug15mHosangers Prgj.
220623JohanneJensd.Tjenestekonee55kMangers Prgj.
220724BertaJohnsd.deres Tjenestepigeug20kMangers Prgj.
220825RagnillaJohnsd.deres Tjenestepigeug18kMangers Prgj.
2209261MarthaAndersd.hans Moderderes Kaarkonee80kHosangers Prgj.
221027OleSjurs.hendes SønSmedug34mHosangers Prgj.
2211281JacobAnders.Daglønnerug22mHosangers Prgj.
2212291OleKnuds.Glasmagerug56mHosangers Prgj.

• Immigration: from Norway, 1866, America. leaving Hosanger 9 Feb 1866...

@3 Ole Sjursen Romerein f1832 30/9 Nordamerika???

[#2, p279, 1866]

• Census: Newburg, 1870, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. line 35

32 35
HouseholdRoleGenderAgeBirthplace
Ole SeversonM38Norway
Olena SeversonF19Norway
Severena SeversonF0Minnesota

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• Census: Preble, 1875, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Ole SeversonMNorway
Olina SeversonFNorway
Severene SeversonMMinnesota
Oliver SeversonMMinnesota
Marta SeversonFMinnesota
Knud T OlsonMNorway

• Reference: History of Fillmore County Minnesota, 1882, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. p431
In 1876, Mr. Ole Severson built what is known as the "South Fork Valley Mill" located on the same stream. Mr. Severson is a man of great natural ability and genius, and although without milling experience, his grist mill was made according to his own plans, and a successful mill was the result.

• Census: Preble, 1885, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Ole SiversonM52yNorway
Oliva SiversonF35yNorway
Syverin SiversonM15yMinnesota
Martha SiversonF10yMinnesota

• Census: Preble township, 1895, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. HouseholdRoleGenderAgeBirthplace
S R SeversonM25yMinnesota
Ole SeversonM63yNorway
Line Number: 23 , Family Number: 57 , GS Film number: 000565771

• Census: Preble Township, 1900, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Ole Severson67 i1866
Severn Severson30

• Census: Peterson, 1920, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Severen R Severson49
Gena Severson46
James Severson7
Julia Severson2
Ole Severson87

• Cemetery: Choice Community Cemetery, 1920, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA.

• Reference: Winona newspapers, ca 1950, Minnesota, USA. Winona Republican-Herald
Saturday, October 24, 1953
Page: 8

Brotherhood Erects Monument Marking 1st Rights in Preble

MABEL, Minn. (Special) - A monument constructed of native materials commemorating the first public meeting place where worship services where conducted by Preble Township Lutherans has been erected by the Men's Brotherhood of Scheie Lutheran Church.

The monument marks the location of a schoolhouse in the "Chicken Town" area, six miles northwest of here which once served as a temporary church.

The monument consists of an up right limestone shaft once used as a hitching post on the old Dayton farm, now occupied by the James Ellestads. The date 1879 is carved in the stone. Overall height of the monument is about 5 feet. The brotherhood plans to mount a plaque on the shaft giving pertinent data.

The earliest settlers arrived in the area in 1853 and a congregation was organized in 1857. Services were first held in homes, but later a schoolhouse built for District 11 became the temporary church. This was in use until a permanent church was constructed at the site of the present church. A Depression in the ground may still be seen at the schoolhouse site, indicating the basement which was used before the rest of the log structure was completed.

Since the water supply problem caused pioneers to build their first dwellings along the rivers, the valley today known as "Chicken Town" became a settlement shortly after the middle of the last century. Three mills were constructed in the valley, the first in 1857, to utilize water power. These became known as the Halls mill [Thomas G. Hall], the Severson mill [Ole Severson], and the Nessa mill and were in use until the turn of the century. It was here early farmers brought their wheat for grinding.

A millstone from one of those mills, made of native stone, was found by one of the Scheie brotherhood members and now serves as the base for the monument. Other stones found at the location and cement were added to complete the foundation.



The Winona Daily News
Friday, May 17, 1957
Page: 14
[...]
Pioneer members of the Scheie Lutheran Church worshipped in a log structure which also doubled as a schoolhouse. In 1953 the Scheie Brotherhood erected a monument at the location.

Base of the monuments is a millstone from the Severson Mill [...]

Ole married Olena Olsdatter IVERSON, daughter of Living and Living, on 15 Oct 1868 in Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA.¹ (Olena Olsdatter IVERSON was born in 1851 in Norway and died on 24 Jun 1889 in Preble Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA ³.) The cause of her death was Consumption.