This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pedersdatter, Hansen, Gullestad, Larsen, Log Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lcC.2ACI/345 Message Board Post: Olene Andrea Pedersdatter (1819-1912) Housewife (b. November 10, 1819, Herad parish, Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway - d. 1912, Dalen farm, Kvinesdal, Vest-Agder, Norway) Birth: She was the daughter of Peder Andreas Hansen (1790-1849) aka Peter Andrew Hansen of Log; and Maren Sophia Olsdatter (1791-1868) aka Maren Sophia Olsdatter of Gullestad. Baptism: Olene was baptised on November 21, 1819 at Herad, Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway. Siblings: She had the following siblings: Pernille Helene Pedersdatter (1812) who died as an infant; Hans Pedersen (1814-1896) aka Hans Pedersen Log, who married Anne Marie Berntsdatter (1827-1884); Anna Pedersdatter (1816-1831); Ole Mathias Pedersen (1822-1914) who married Thea Johanne Torstensdatter (1825-1865); Helene Elisabeth Pedersdatter (1825-?); Peder Pedersen (1829-c1830) who died as an infant; Peder Andreas Pedersen (1831-?) who married Serine Larsdatter (1840-?) aka Severina Larsdatter; and Hans Elias Pedersen (1837-?). Marriage: Olene married Willum Andreas Larsen (1816-1896) aka Wilhelm Andreas Larsen on July 13, 1844 at Feda, Vest-Agder, Norway. He was listed as "Wilhelm Andreas Larsen" and she was listed as "Olene Andrea Pettersdr". Children: Together they had the following children: Gine Martene Villumsdatter (1845-1903) who married Ole Tønnesson (1843-?) and moved to Skranefjell farm, in Fede; Lars Peder Villumsen (1849-1914) aka Peder Villumsen; Jakob E. Willumsen (1853-1928) who married Anna Elisabeth Olesdatter (1855-1909) and emigrated to the United States and after her death he returned to Norway and married Freddrikke Abrahamsdatter (1894-1985) aka Freddrikke Abrahamsdatter of Haugeland; Kristiane M. Villumsdatter (1860-1883); and Villumine A. Villumsdatter (1863-after1900). Kvinesdal, Norway: Olene and Villum appear in the 1865 Norway Census living on Dalen farm, Kvinesdal prestegjeld, Vest-Agder, Norway under the name "Villum Larsen". Fede, Norway: In 1900 she was a widow living with her daughter, Gine Martene Villumsdatter who had married Ole Tønnesson. They were living at Skranefjell farm, Kvinedal prestegjeld, Fede sogn, Vest-Agder, Norway. Death: She died in 1912. Burial: She was buried in Norway, most likely in Fede parish or Vanse parish. Relationship: Olene Andrea Pedersdatter (1819-1912) was the second, great-grandaunt of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ). She was the second, great-grandmother of Judith K. Grothe (1947- ).