Lasse & Anita - Person Sheet
Lasse & Anita - Person Sheet
NameOle Henrikson Fadnes 
, 1C5R
, 1C5RBirth18 Jan 1807, Fadnes, Evanger, Hordaland, Norway
Death24 Apr 1892, Deerfield, WI
BurialDeerfield Cemetery, WI
FatherHenrik Olson Fadnes (1780-1842)
MotherKari Jakobsdatter Ekse (1777-1866)
Spouses
Birth1809, Berstad, Evanger, Hordaland, Norway
Marriage1833
ChildrenHenrik Olson (1833-1911)
Nils Olson (1842-)
Notes for Ole Henrikson Fadnes
In 1837, Ole bought a section of the Fadnes farm from his father Henrik. Accommodation and support was provided to the parents by Ole. Henrik died in 1842 and apparently left the farm to Ole. Before immigrating to America in 1846 he sold the farm "out of the family" to Helge Johnson Edal (1816-1903), for 1100. spd. (speciedaler) equivalent to 1300 US dollars (USD). That's roughly $28,000 in 1997 currency. Between 1872 and 1874 the Norwegian currency was changed from the speciedaler to the kroner. (4kr=1spd). Helge married Dortea Brynjulvsdtr Mugaas, and descendents of his still own the farm today. (Leif Haraldson took over in 1981). In 2001 the Fadnes farm includes "15 farms and lots".
Ole emigrated from Voss Norway in 1846, with his wife and two children, in company with his brother John and his wife, and brother Knud with his wife and four children. They came by sailing vessel, Kong Sverre, a "Bark", carrying about 174 passengers, departing Bergen, Norway 6 May 1846, and arriving New York, 29 June. The ship had a length of 102.5 feet, a beam width of 27.5 feet, and a depth of 16.3 feet. In 1843 the cost of passage from Bergen to New York, for one adult, was 20 Spd, equivalent, at that time, to about $25 USD,--- and passengers had to bring their own food! That's quite a challenge for an entourage of twelve, on a 7+ week journey.
In the 1850 census, Ole is listed only as "Ole Hendricksen". In the 1860 census his name is spelled "Hendrickson". In the 1880 census, he and his children have dropped the name "Hendrickson" and use the name "Fadnes", with a single "s", typically using a middle initial "H". His wife changes her name from "Syneva" in the 1850 census, to "Susan" in the 1860 census. The General Land Office Records of Wisconsin show that Ole settled on 80 acres, in the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 3, 6N (Christiana twp). (Recorded on 10 Feb 1848). On 1 Aug 1849 he filed for 40 acres in the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 34, 7N (Deerfield twp). in 1850 he filed for 80 acres in the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 31,7N. On 1 Jan 1851 he filed for 40 acres in the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 31, 7N. Eventually, he relocated to Deerfield. The 1907 History of Dane County states that "One hundred and twenty acres belonged to the original homestead but a tract of eighty acres was soon added to it and later sixty-five acres more."
Ole is 2nd cousin to Synneva.
Ole emigrated from Voss Norway in 1846, with his wife and two children, in company with his brother John and his wife, and brother Knud with his wife and four children. They came by sailing vessel, Kong Sverre, a "Bark", carrying about 174 passengers, departing Bergen, Norway 6 May 1846, and arriving New York, 29 June. The ship had a length of 102.5 feet, a beam width of 27.5 feet, and a depth of 16.3 feet. In 1843 the cost of passage from Bergen to New York, for one adult, was 20 Spd, equivalent, at that time, to about $25 USD,--- and passengers had to bring their own food! That's quite a challenge for an entourage of twelve, on a 7+ week journey.
In the 1850 census, Ole is listed only as "Ole Hendricksen". In the 1860 census his name is spelled "Hendrickson". In the 1880 census, he and his children have dropped the name "Hendrickson" and use the name "Fadnes", with a single "s", typically using a middle initial "H". His wife changes her name from "Syneva" in the 1850 census, to "Susan" in the 1860 census. The General Land Office Records of Wisconsin show that Ole settled on 80 acres, in the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 3, 6N (Christiana twp). (Recorded on 10 Feb 1848). On 1 Aug 1849 he filed for 40 acres in the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 34, 7N (Deerfield twp). in 1850 he filed for 80 acres in the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 31,7N. On 1 Jan 1851 he filed for 40 acres in the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 31, 7N. Eventually, he relocated to Deerfield. The 1907 History of Dane County states that "One hundred and twenty acres belonged to the original homestead but a tract of eighty acres was soon added to it and later sixty-five acres more."
Ole is 2nd cousin to Synneva.