This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tønnessen, Carlsen, Olesdatter, Villumsdatter Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lcC.2ACI/346 Message Board Post: Ole Mathias Tønnessen (1843-1929) Birth: He was the son of Tonnes Carlsen and Sara Olesdatter. Baptism: He was baptised on May 28, 1843 in Feda parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Marriage: He married Gine Martene Villumsdatter (1845-1903). She was the daughter of Willum Andreas Larsen (1816-1896) and Olene Andrea Pedersdatter (1819-1912). Children: Tobias Severin Olsson (1874-1942) who married Josefine Gesine Jakobsdotter (1871-1962) of Lista in Farsund. Kvinesdal, Vest-Agder, Norway: In 1900 he was living with his wife and mother-in-law. Gine was listed as "Gine Martine Tønnessen". Her mother was listed as "Olene Andrea Pedersdatter" and he was listed as "Ole Tønnessen". They were living on Skranefjeld Farm, Fede parish, Kvinesdal, Vest-Agder, Norway