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Iver Olsen

b. 1812

Life

12 Feb 1812Born

Records & Research

Iver Olsen was born 12 February 1812, son of Ole Iversen (1781-1861) and (per the family report) Lisbet Olsdater (b. 1785). No public record was located that identifies Iver Olsen himself by name and birth date, so the subject's own identity is UNCONFIRMED. A WikiTree profile for Ole Iversen Rud (1781-1861) of Flakstad/Rud, Nes, Akershus, Norway, matches the report's father on birth year (1781) and death year (1861), but this is only a PARTIAL match: that profile records Ole's wife as Marte Olsdatter Sandholt (1777-1835), NOT Lisbet Olsdatter, and lists [children unknown] with no son Iver attached. Because Ole Iversen is an extremely common Norwegian name and the one decisive parental anchor (the wife/mother) conflicts, the father identification cannot be treated as confirmed and provides no direct evidence for the subject. The paternal/grandpaternal WikiTree chain is recorded below as a research lead only, pending a primary parish record.

Not yet confirmed — probable matches and family lore, shown for research. Treat with caution.

The report's father, Ole Iversen (1781-1861), may correspond to WikiTree profile Iversen-1009: Ole Iversen Rud, born 1781 in Flakstad, Nes, Akershus, Norge, died 1861 at Rud, Nes, Akershus. The birth year (1781) and death year (1861) match the report's father, but the profile's recorded wife is Marte Olsdatter Sandholt (1777-1835), not the report's mother Lisbet Olsdater (1785), and no son Iver is attached. Given the spouse conflict and the commonness of the name Ole Iversen, this is an unconfirmed lead, not an established identity, and it concerns the father rather than the subject. likely

1781/1861 · Flakstad / Rud, Nes, Akershus, Norway · Concerns the father, not the subject (Iver) himself; the WikiTree profile lists [children unknown] so it does not corroborate a son Iver born 1812. The decisive parental anchor (the wife/mother) conflicts with the report. Source is a user-contributed WikiTree profile (verified live: spouse = Marte Olsdatter, children unknown). tree ↗
Per WikiTree, the father of Ole Iversen Rud (Iversen-1009) was Iver Olsen Flakstad (c.1750-1816) of Fyri, Udnes sogn, Nes, Akershus. This is consistent with the report's patronymic naming pattern (Ole = son of Iver) and points to the Nes/Romerike area, but it rests entirely on the unconfirmed father identification above and is two generations removed from the subject, so it is offered only as regional/onomastic context. unconfirmed

c.1750-1816 · Fyri, Udnes sogn, Nes, Akershus, Norway · Grandfather generation; depends wholly on Finding 1 being the correct Ole Iversen, which is itself unconfirmed. User-contributed WikiTree data (verified live: Iversen-1009's father is Iver Olsen, 1750-1816, Fyri, Udnes sogn). tree ↗

likely mother / father's spouse: report “Mother: Lisbet Olsdater (b. 1785)” vs. found “WikiTree records Ole Iversen Rud's wife as Marte Olsdatter Sandholt (1777-1835), born Sandholt, Eidsvoll; no Lisbet Olsdatter is linked as a spouse. Verified live on profile Iversen-1009 (Husband of Marte (Olsdatter) Sandholt; [children unknown]).”. This is the central reason the father identification cannot be confirmed and why the subject cannot be reached through this line. Possible explanations: (a) the WikiTree Ole Iversen is simply a different man who happens to share 1781/1861 — plausible given how common the name is; (b) an earlier/second wife not recorded on WikiTree; or (c) an error in one source. The mother is the single most decisive parental anchor, and it does not agree.

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SUBJECT UNCITED: No public record (FindAGrave, FamilySearch, WikiTree, Geni, BillionGraves, or Digitalarkivet) was found that names Iver Olsen born 12 February 1812 with father Ole Iversen and mother Lisbet Olsdatter. The subject's own existence and details remain entirely unconfirmed by any cited source.
FATHER MATCH IS ONLY PARTIAL: WikiTree Iversen-1009 matches the report's father only on birth year (1781) and death year (1861). The decisive parental anchor — the wife/mother — conflicts (Marte Olsdatter vs. the report's Lisbet Olsdater), and the profile lists [children unknown] with no son Iver. Because Ole Iversen is an extremely common Norwegian name, two matching years plus a conflicting spouse is insufficient to confirm the father; the original dossier's 'confirmed' rating was downgraded to 'likely'.
GRANDFATHER LEAD DOWNGRADED: The Iver Olsen Flakstad (c.1750-1816) link depends entirely on the unconfirmed father match and is two generations from the subject; it was downgraded from 'likely' to 'unconfirmed' and should be treated as onomastic/regional context only.
RESOLVE THE MOTHER CONFLICT: Did Ole Iversen Rud have two wives, or is the WikiTree Ole a different man, or is one source in error? Check Nes (Akershus) parish marriage and baptism registers on Digitalarkivet to resolve.
PRIMARY-RECORD NEXT STEP: Search Digitalarkivet's Nes prestegjeld ministerialbok baptisms for 12 Feb 1812 for a child Iver with father Ole Iversen — a primary parish record would confirm the subject and reveal the mother's true name, and is required before any of this line is published as fact.
Iver Olsen's own death, burial, marriage(s), and any children are unknown from the records consulted; possible emigration to America (given an Americanized 'Olson/Paulson' family archive) was not confirmable.

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Ancestry

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Iver Olsen b. 1812

father Ole Iversen 1781–1861

father Iver Fredricksen 1761–1801

mother Marit Olsdater Stamne

mother Lisbet Olsdater b. 1785

father Ole Poulsen 1749–1811

mother Berit Torgersdater b. 1761