Johan Christian Olsen GAARDER

   Other names for Johan were John GORDER, John O. GORDER, Johan Christian Olsen KNEPPE and Johan OLSEN.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: from Norway, 1852, America. Leaving Nannestad 5 Jul 1852...
42. Johan Olsen Steensgaard, 29
43. Birthe Marie Jensdatter, 24
44. Olavus, 2 1/2
45. Marthea, 1/2

[#42-45, p234, 1852]

• Residence, 1852, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA. [History of Fillmore County Minnesota, 1882, p379]

• Migration: from Wisconsin, 1856, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA.

• Military: Civil War, 1864, Minnesota, USA. OLESON, JOHN
MN Hv Arty 1st Reg Co D. Residence: Brattsburg, Fillmore County, Minnesota. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 42. Enrolled 26 Sep 1864. Mustered 9 Oct 1864. Private. Discharged from the service 20 Jun 1865. Sources: (MINN p584) (MCIW p622) ("History of Fillmore County", publ 1912, p153)

• Alt. Death, 12 Aug 1900, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA.

• Census: Norway Townhip, 1900, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Johan Gorder78, May 1822
Maria Gorder71, Jun 1828
Christian Gorder40, Oct 1859
Mathilde Gorder29, Jul 1870
Edward Lerdahl16, Apr 1884 (grandson)

• Cemetery: Highland Prairie Lutheran Cemetery, 1900, Norway Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. GAR Post 97 MN
[MN 1^st Regiment Heavy Artillery Co D. Pvt. In /Battle of Chatanooga in Civil War]

Johan married Birthe Marie Jensdatter STEENSGAARD, daughter of Jens Larsen STEENSGAARD and Marthe Thorersdatter FÆVIG, on 30 Oct 1850 in Nannestad, Akershus, Norway.¹ (Birthe Marie Jensdatter STEENSGAARD was born on 10 Jun 1828 in Nannestad, Akershus, Norway, baptized on 22 Jun 1828 in Nannestad, Akershus, Norway and died on 15 Apr 1910.)