Tracing the Slettens
Tracing the Slettens. Started with no patronym for Gunder, Engebret, Mathea, Ole, Edward. Did have precise birth dates for Gunder and Engebret. Guessed Olsen and turned out correct. All records are from Ringebu parish. Olsen was later confirmed by Aline and Clarice, and by the gravestone of father “Ole E. Sletten” at Brush Creek. No trace of the surname Sletten. There is such a farm in Ringebu, but I haven’t seen it in any of these family records, except possibly as a witness’ residence. Deciphering the handwriting is also an inexact science.
2 Edvard Olsen, b. 11 Sept. 1854, c. 22 Oct. 1854, Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8926&uid=ny&idx_side=-76
Parents: Ole Ellefsen, Ingeborg Eriksdatter, residence Aamoslihaugen
2 Engelbreth Olsen, b. 20 Jul. 1860, c. 7 Oct. 1860, Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8947&uid=ny&idx_side=-10
Parents: Ole Ellefsen, Ingeborg Eriksdatter, residence øvre Troshaugen?
2 Gunder Olsen, b. 20 Jan. 1864, c. 7 Feb. 1864, Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8947&uid=ny&idx_side=-38
Parents: Ole Ellefsen, Ingeborg Eriksdatter; residence Thugordstuen
2 Else Olsdatter, b. 5 Mar. 1867, c. 31 Mar. 1867, Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8947&uid=ny&idx_side=-61
Parents: Ole Ellefsen, Ingeborg Eriksdatter; residence Thugordstuen
2 Olaus Olsen, b. 27 Jan. 1870, c. 27 Feb. 1870, Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8947&uid=ny&idx_side=-82
Parents: Ole Ellefsen, Ingeborg Eriksdatter; residence Kongerud?
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1 Ole Ellefsen Aamoslien, Ingeborg Eriksdatter Elstad married 14 Jun. 1854 Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8926&uid=ny&idx_side=-196
Age: Ole 23, Ingeborg 22 ½
1 Ole Ellefsen born 24 Sept. 1831, christened 2 Oct. Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9269&uid=ny&idx_side=-83
Parents: Ellef Olsen Toftmarken, Else Gundersdatter
*see below for pedigree of Ingeborg Eriksdatter
1 Passage of one Ole Ellefsen, approx. correct age (6 years off), already resident of America(?) maybe return trip? (Emigration protocols)
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=EMIOSLO
Oslo 3573 1900 Juli 12 Ole Ellefsen m G Farmer 63 Amerika Wisconsin 4555 U.s.a. 169,- Island
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-1 Ellef Olsen, Else Gundersdatter married 26 Mar. 1831, Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9269&uid=ny&idx_side=-191
Ellev is widower (Enkemand,) age 38 residence Tofthougen?, Else age 37, residence Madsveen.
-1 Ellef Olsen (father of Ole Ellefsen) christened 14 Apr. 1793 Ringebu.
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9264&uid=ny&idx_side=-40
Parents: Ole Ellefsen, Marit Gulbrandsdatter _ _ _(?), residence Hollet(?)
-2 Ole Ellefsen, Marit Gulbransdatter (parents of Ellef Olsen) married 11 Oct. 1792 (Engaged 23 Sept.), Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9264&uid=ny&idx_side=-215
Ole’s residence Skarstun(?) fra Froen, Marit’s res. Hollet.
If Ole is from Froen, as this record indicates, his birth record was lost in 1801 Froen vicerage fire.
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-2Marit Guldbrandsdatter christened 15 Jun 1766, Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9263&uid=ny&idx_side=-140
Father: Guldbrand Olsen; mother: Eli HANSDR[??] very suspect transcription; could be Brandstad; residence: ØVRE BRANDSTAD
Father’s patronym (Olsen) added after I found the family in 1801 census, Ranklev farm. Mother (Eli) had died, Father (widower) Guldbrand Olsen, Marit, her husband Ole Ellefsen, their son Ellef Olsen and siblings are all there.
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=3&filnamn=f18010520&gardpostnr=119&merk=119#ovre
This is a solid line, with good connections and primary source back to 1704.
-3 Gulbrand Olsen Christening: 02 OCT 1735, Ringebu, Oppland, Norway
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9263&uid=ny&idx_side=-7
Father: Ole Olsen Kous; Mother: Maren Gulbrandsdatter nedre[?] Brandstad; Residence: Kous
-4 Ole Olsen, Maren Gulbransdatter Marriage 09 Jul 1735 (Engagement 23 Jun), Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9263&uid=ny&idx_side=-103
residence: Kous (Ole), nedre[?] Brandstad (Maren)
-4 Ole Olsen Christening 11 Feb. [Sexagesima Sunday]1705, Ringebu, Oppland, Norway (indexer mistakenly noted 15 Feb)
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9262&uid=ny&idx_side=-27
-5 Father: Ole Kous; residence: Kous (mistranscribed “Hous” by LDS indexer)
-4 Maren Gulbrandsdatter Christening 28 Nov. 1704, Ringebu, Oppland, Norway
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9262&uid=ny&idx_side=-26
Father: Gulbrand Brandstad
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(wife of Ole Ellefsen Sletten)
1 Ingeborg Eriksdatter born & christened 15 Jan. 1832. Øyer, Oppland, Norway
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9274&uid=ny&idx_side=-78
Parents: Erik Olsen, Marit (or Embjør?) Mikelsdatter, residence Elstad
Note: Øyer parish is adjacent to Ringebu; both have an Elstad farm. However, there is no Ingeborg Erichdatter born near the right time anywhere in Ringebu parish, nor on any other Elstad farm. Good confidence of this connection.
-1 Erich Olsen and Ømbjor Michelsdatter married 29 June 1818, Øyer
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9272&uid=ny&idx_side=-227
res: Staum fra Gausdal (Erich); Elstad (Ømbjor)
Erik Olsen born 2 May 1791, christened 12 June, Gausdal
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9283&uid=ny&idx_side=-235
Father: Ole Jacobsen; Mother: Marthe Larsdatter; res: Kraabøl
This family (Ole, Martha, 2 children) is in 1801 census, kraabøl farm, but Erik (should be age 10) is not listed ??
-1 Ømbjor and Marit Mikelsdatter (twins) born 31 Jan. 1793, Øyer.
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9272&uid=ny&idx_side=-50
Father: Michel; Mother: Ane (no patronyms); res: Lien
-2 Ole Jacobsen, Marthe Larsdatter married 18 Apr 1775, Øyer.
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9283&uid=ny&idx_side=-135
Residence: Bratland (Ole), Nubrud _ _ ? (Marthe)
(no birth record found for Marthe Larsdatter 1737-1757 Øyer, Gausdal, or Ringebu)
Ole Jacobsen born 6 Jan 1751, christened 31 Jan., Gausdal
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9282&uid=ny&idx_side=-172
Father: Jacob Olsen, Mother: Lisbet Olsdatter (unwed) Jacob’s status: Og_ _mand? res: Houm_ _ _?
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?-2 Ole Jacobsen christened Palm Sun. (3 April?) 1746, Gausdal
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9282&uid=ny&idx_side=-134
Father: Jacob (?-LDS says Olsen but I can’t find; LDS says mother: Karen Jorgensdatter but I cant find any mother); residence same as above (!) Houm_ _ _? This baby (and mother?) may have died and the name been recycled by same father??
-3 Jacob Olsen christened 11 Jun 1721, Gausdal
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9281&uid=ny&idx_side=-144
Father: Ole (?-LDS says Jacobsen but I can’t find; LDS says mother: Ragnhild Svendsen but I cant find any mother); res. Houm
-4 Ole Jacobsen, Ragnild Simensdatter (LDS mistranscribed as Svendsen) married 1720 (engaged 4 Nov.), Gausdal
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9281&uid=ny&idx_side=-140
res: Houm
-4 Ole Jacobsen born 1695, Gausdal; buried 7 Oct 1737
(LDS member submission)
Father: Jacob Olsen; mother: Anna Ellefsen, res: Houm
-4 Ragnhild Simensdatter, christened 18 May 1697, Gausdal
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9281&uid=ny&idx_side=-17
Father: Simon Heggen; res: Heggen; 1st witness: Jacob Houm!!
-3 Lisbet Olsdatter born abt 1725, Gausdal
(LDS Member submission)
res: Fougne
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-3 Karen Jorgensdatter christened 2 May 1723, Gausdal
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9281&uid=ny&idx_side=-157
Father: Jorgen; res: Elstad
-4 Jorgen Olsen, born about 1700, Gausdal, Norway
(LDS member submission)
Father: Ole Ericksen; mother: Karen Kristensdatter; married Anne Stenersen 1722
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-1 Else Gundersdatter, age 7, (mother of Ole Ellefsen Sletten), is listed in census of 1801, along with her parents and siblings. Farm name is Madssveen. Very good line in Ringebu back to 1709.
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=5&filnamn=f18010520&gardpostnr=98&personpostnr=2129&merk=2129#ovre
-1 Else Gundersdatter, christened 24 Nov. 1793, Ringebu, Norway
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9264&uid=ny&idx_side=-42
Father: Gunder Joensen, Mother: Mari Gulliksdatter, Residence: Madsveen
Death: (LDS submission)
| 21 AUG 1840 | Aarnaesliehougen,Aarnaeslien,Favang, Ringebu, Oppland, Norway |
Burial: (LDS submission)
| 29 AUG 1840 | Favang, Ringebu, Oppland, Norway |
-2 Gunder Joensen, christened 5 Feb 1758, Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9263&uid=ny&idx_side=-76
Father: Joen Larsen; Mother: Marthe Gundersdatter; Residence: Guttu Søndre
-2 Mari Guleksdatter christened 6 Feb 1757, Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9263&uid=ny&idx_side=-73
Father: Gulek Nordrum, mother: Anne Eriksdatter, res: Nordrum
-3 Gulich Eriksen christened 30 Mar 1710, Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9262&uid=ny&idx_side=-39
Father Erich Saetter; residence Saetter(?), first witness is from Nordrum(?)
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-3 Joen Larsen, Marthe Gundersdatter marriage 10 Apr 1755 (engaged 16 Mar), Ringebu. Joen is a soldier. Parents of Gunder Joensen
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9263&uid=ny&idx_side=-114
Residence: Joen: Berg; Marthe: _ _ _ _ _? Dalseg(?)
-3 Joen Larsen christened 14 Sept. 1732, Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9262&uid=ny&idx_side=-115
Father: Lars Hansen(?-LDS transcription suspect). Residence not given; some witnesses are from Branstad(!) others possibly from Sletten (!)
-4 Lars Hansen(?) christened 27 Sept. 1709, Ringebu
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9262&uid=ny&idx_side=-38
father Hans Monsen, mother Kari Engebretsdatter – very small & difficult script. Residence: Saetter? Birth was out of wedlock “uegte barn.” Father is only mentioned in the last line; unusual for even an unwed birth:
Barnets fader var, Hans Monsen (“Babies father was …” Was the father dead already?)
-3 Marthe Gundersdatter christened 11 March 1731, Ringebu.
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9262&uid=ny&idx_side=-108 Father: Gunder Dalsaeg; residence Dalsaeg
Hi, My name is Jacky Sletten and I am in the process of tracing back my ancestors. I am not sure if we are related, but here are some details:
My father is Lyle Sletten, son of Robert Sletten. Robert is the son of Clarence M. Sletten and Amanda Rogness (both from Iowa). Clarence is the son of Martin. O. Sletten and Martha Larson (Martha was born in 1871 in Highlandville, Winneshiek, Iowa). From what I can find, Martha’s parents are Marta Knutsdatter Draugsvoll (was born in 1830 in Vossestrand, Hordaland, Norway) and Mikkjel Larson Bratthole (born on 15 Dec 1831 in Vossestrand, Hordaland, Norway).
Do any of these names ring a bell? My search brought me to your website, so I am hopeful. If not, I thank you for your time and I am impressed with how much and how far you have been able to research your family’s history.
Best regards,
Jacky Sletten
Hi, Jackie, and thank you for visiting my site. I am afraid that the names and places of your ancestors do not match any of the information I have. The Slettens who so extensively married into “my” Larsons came from Gudbrandsdal, Oppland, in the 1880′s, and settled in Wisconsin, where the Larsons were already established. I don’t know of any Iowa connections, although eastern Iowa is just across the Mississippi from western Wisconsin.
The surname is quite interesting. I cannot find any farms with that name, although some farms, or parts of farms, have it as a suffix. Google translate says it means “plain,” as in (I think) “flat land,” along the lines of haugen, which means “pasture,” or “small hill,” and was also used as a surname by immigrants. I believe that many of these surnames were taken on by immigrants only when they arrived in America.
I will forward your question to some of my Sletten cousins, who may have more information.
Hi. I am tracing some descendants of Ole Ellefsen Sletten and is wifte Ingeborg Eriksdatter born & christened 15 Jan. 1832. Øyer, Oppland, Norway.
They had a grandson, Ole Edvardsen Bergum, (named Ole Sletten in the US) married to Mathea Torgersdatter Olstadøverjordet. Ole came to US in april or june 1903, and Marthea and their 3 children came to the US in sep/oct 1903.
Ole probably died between 1909-1912, as he his not mentioned in the US Census 1910, and Mathea remarried in 1912 to Bendick Hanson.
I am interesting in descendants of Ole and Mathea Sletten
Hei! I think I can help you. I am emailing you a password to the “descendants” pages, where you will find a lot of information on those folks.