Niels Jensen Oterholt

Utreist med/Emigrated on:

Utreist til/Emigrated to: Sugar Creek township, Walworth Co, Wisconsin

Niels Jensen Oterholt:  He was born Sept 23, 1811on Teigen u/Moe farm in Gjerpen. Sponsors were: Lars Moe's wife, Karen Andersdatter, Ole Levorssen, Gunbjørn Olessøn, Lars Pederssøn. He was baptized Sept 29th. Parents were Jens Nielsen Teigen u/ Moe and Margit Pedersdatter.
He married Gunild Olsdatter, born Mar 28, 1818 on Oterholt by parents Ole Larsen Oterholt and Mari Olsdatter.
They had the children:
Ole, b. June 14, 1843
Kirsten, b. Oct 11, 1845
Maren, b. 1848
There was also a step-daughter Gunild Maria Nielsdatter, b. Dec 23, 1839

Census 1835 shows the following people on Oterholt and Teigen :
Oterholt, matr. no 46
Ole Larsen, tenant farmer, age 52
Mari Olsdatter, age 57
Lars Olsen, teacher, age 24
Ole Olsen, teacher, age 22
Maria Olsdatter, age 17
Anne Olsdatter, age 15

Teien u/Moe
Jens Nielsen, cottager, age 66
Margith Pedersdatter, age 59
Niels Jensen, age 24
Sara Jensdatter, age 21
Lars Jensen, age 17

2000 - Skien Genealogical page - by Jan Christensen