Ole Paulsen

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

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  Father is identified as Paul Olsen Snekkerplassen (1822-1885), who died in Sør-Fron — matching the report's 'Paul Olsen (1822–1885)'. likely

  · Sør-Fron, Norway · Father's name and birth/death years (1822-1885, died Sør-Fron) match the report, and the 'Snekkerplassen' farm matches the 1865 census household. DOWNGRADED from 'confirmed': the only source is a single secondary forum assertion (Inge Flatmoen's opening post). No primary record for the father's 1885 death was viewed, so the death year is not independently established. forum ↗

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  Ole had at least two siblings who also emigrated to North America: sister Mari Paulsdatter (b. 30 Dec 1850), who married Hans (Christiansen) Troen of Sør-Fron and settled in the Black River Falls / Jackson County, Wisconsin area; and brother John Paulsen (b. 12 Feb 1863), who emigrated 1886. likely

  · Sør-Fron, Norway; Wisconsin/Minnesota, USA · From the December 2025 National Archives forum thread. Sibling birth dates and the family unit are consistent across the thread and the 1865 census household at Snedkerpladsen. Mari's marriage to Hans Troen is corroborated in the thread by church/FindAGrave records (FindAGrave 'mary-troen'; Hans Troen of S Fron, congregation Black River Falls, d. 14 Sep 1902). Forum states John emigrated 1886. forum ↗

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  Ole Paulsen is reported to have emigrated from Sør-Fron to North America in 1873. unconfirmed

  1873 · Sør-Fron, Norway → USA · DOWNGRADED from 'likely': this is a single secondary assertion by the forum's opening poster ('Ole emigrerte i 1873'); no Norwegian emigration/utvandring protocol record was viewed. The only corroboration (the 1900 Minneapolis census immigration year of 1873) comes from a US identification that is itself unconfirmed, so it cannot independently support this claim. forum ↗

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  In the United States, Ole Paulsen is PROPOSED (by forum contributors, as an open question) to appear as 'William Paulson' in the 1900 Minneapolis census (born July 1855, immigrated 1873, married to Karine, occupation lumber scaler), and possibly to have died as 'Ole Paulson' on 3 Nov 1932 in Polk County, Wisconsin. unconfirmed

  1900 · Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; later Polk County, Wisconsin, USA · These US identifications were raised speculatively in the thread — the 1900 census match was posted literally as a question ('Kan dette være din Ole?' / 'Could this be your Ole?'). The names William/Ole Paulson are extremely common; the 1900 match rests on only two anchors (July 1855 birth, 1873 immigration) and the 1932 Polk Co. death record shows only a name and place, with no birth-date anchor. The 1895 Minneapolis baptism of Albin Edward Paulsen (father 'Ole Paulsen', mother 'Carrie/Karine') is consistent with the proposed family but does not tie it to the Sør-Fron Ole. Spouse 'Karine', children (Albin, George, Florence), and the 3 Nov 1932 death must be treated as a LEAD, not established fact, until independently verified against the Norwegian identity. forum ↗

likely mother.name: report “Embjor Iversdater (1828–1905)” vs. found “Embjør / Embjørg Iversdatter (b. 1828, Sør-Fron); forum reports she died in Hennepin County, Minnesota”. Same person — the report's 'Embjor Iversdater' is a simplified rendering of the Norwegian patronymic. Note the forum thread spells it 'Embjørg' (with a g); the 1865 census indexes 'Embjør'. The 1865 census confirms birth year 1828 and Sør-Fron origin. The forum reports she died in Hennepin County, Minnesota (i.e., she also emigrated), consistent with the report's 1905 death year. Not a true conflict — a spelling/standardization note plus a death-place lead (Minnesota) that the report does not record.