LEVORSEN, Ole Olsen 1853-1937

LEVORSEN, GAARDER, OLSDATTER, LEVORDSEN

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 8/7/2014 at 10:28:55

Ole Olsen Levorsen was born December 19, 1853 at Albany, Green, Wisconsin to Ole Putten Levordsen Storrustemoen and Oline Olsdatter Snoviken, the fourth of their five children.

Found in the 1860, 1870 censuses living at Albany, Green, Wisconsin:
1860: Ole Leverson 56, Oliah Leverson 41, Gertrude Leverson 13, Ole Leverson 6, Gurnelia Leverson 4, Andrew Leverson 14.

1870: Ole Leverson 60, Olena Leverson 55, Ole Leverson 18, Cornelia Leverson 15.

Ole married Barbara Sophia Gaarder (also found as Gaardner, Paulson) on July 4, 1877 at Albany, Green, Wisconsin.

The couple had 5 children:
Otto Gaylord (bOctober 2, 1878 Albany, Green, Wisconsin, d 1937);

Otilda Lorinda (b May 15, 1881 Albany, Green, Wisconsin, d August 28, 1967 Nora Springs, Floyd, Iowa);

Thomas Olesen (b October 1883 Albany, Wisconsin, d January 26, 1912);

Emmet Myron (bMay 29, 1887 Albany, Wisconsin, d February 15, 1973 Osage, Mitchell, Iowa) and

Oscar Berant (bJuly 28, 1888 Albany, Wisconsin, d April 21, 1969 Riceville, Mitchell, Iowa).

Found in the 1880 census at Albany, Green, Wisconsin: Ole Levinson 75, Olea Levinson 61, Germild Levinson 24, Ole Levinson 26, Barbara S. Levinson 28, Otto Levinson 1.

Found in the 1900 census at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa: Ole Levorson, head, Dec 1853, age 46, md 22 yrs, Farmer; Barbra S., wife, Nov 1851, age 48, 5 births, 5 surviving; Othilda L., daughter, May 1881, age 19; Thomas O., son, Oct 1883, age 16; Emmet M., son, May 1887, age 13; Oscar B. son, July 1888, age 11; Olia, Mother, Nov 1819, age 80, widowed, 1 birth, 1 surviving, Norway, immigrated 1852, in USA 47 yrs.

Found in the 1905 census at Nora Springs, Floyd, Iowa.

Found in the 1910 census at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa: Ole Leverson 56, married 32 yrs, House Carpenter; Sophie B., 59, 5 births, 5 surviving; Thomas, son, 25, single, Iowa, Invalid; Oli, Mother, 91, widowed.

Found in the 1920 - 1930 censuses at Osage, Mitchell, Iowa:
1920: Ole Leverson 66, Sophia Leverson 68, Oscar Leverson 31.

1930: Ole Leverson 76, B Sophie Leverson 78.

Ole Levorsen died April 27, 1937 at Osage, Mitchell, Iowa and was buried at the Osage City Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell, Iowa.

There is a memorial for Ole at Find a Grave #63721647 with obituary. (A discrepancy at FAG says birth was December 17, 1853).