Tollef (Tolleiv) A. Olson Golberg b. 14 Nov 1829 Gol Prestegjeld, Buskerud, Norway d. 14 Jun 1905 Olmsted County, Minnesota: Dodge Olmsted Counties Minnesota Norwegians

1829 - 1905 (75 years)

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Name	Tollef (Tolleiv) A. Olson Golberg [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Born	14 Nov 1829	Gol Prestegjeld, Buskerud, Norway [6, 7, 8, 9]
from Gol, Hallingdal; age 29 in 1860 census Rock Dell; age 50 in 1880 census Rock Dell
Gender	Male
Baptism	13 Dec 1829	Gol Prestegjeld, Buskerud, Norway
Source information: Buskerud county, Nes, Parish register (official) nr. 8 (1824-1834), Birth and baptism records 1830, page 300-301. Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=3053&idx_id=3053&uid=ny&idx_side=-156 Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060130010358.jpg
Emigration	1851	Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
Included with other family members in this 1851 passenger list of the bark Christine, which departed Drammen, Norway on 17 May and arrived in New York on 11 July 1851: http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_list.asp?jo=340&ps=5145
Dodge/Olmsted arrival	1854	Olmsted County, Minnesota
Census	1870	Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota
1870 census Rock Dell, Olmsted County, Minnesota: Oleson, Tolleif age 40 farmer [landowner] b Norway ---, Kari age 41* keeping house b Norway ---, Kari age 17 without occup b Wisconsin ---, Ole age 15 farm laborer b Minnesota ---, Mari age 14 without occup b Minnesota ---, Bertie age 12 at school b Minnesota ---, Nils age 10 at school b Minnesota ---, Olina age 8 at school b Minnesota ---, Caroline age 5 b Minnesota
Died	14 Jun 1905	Olmsted County, Minnesota [10]
Name: Tollef O. Golberg Gender: Male Death Date: 14 Jun 1905 Death Place: Rock Dell, Olmsted, Minnesota Age: 75 Birth Date: 1830 Father's Name: Ole O. Golberg Mother's Name: Kari Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09481-4 , System Origin: Minnesota-EASy , GS Film number: 2117553 , Reference ID: item 1 "Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDD5-S2R : accessed 22 Nov 2014), Ole O. Golberg in entry for Tollef O. Golberg, 14 Jun 1905; citing Rock Dell, Olmsted, Minnesota, reference item 1; FHL microfilm 2117553. both OCHS cem bk and Dalby have d 4 June; Source 68: "Tollef O. Golberg"
Obituary	16 Jun 1905	Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota
"[Tollef] O. Goldberg, an old settler of Olmsted county, died this morning at his home in Rock Dell. He was aged seventy-five years. He came to Rochester in 1854 and has ever since been a resident of the county. The funeral will be held at one o'clock Friday afternoon at the Zion church." --- [Rochester, MN] Olmsted County Democrat, 16 Jun 1905, page 5, col. 2
Biography	1910
"TOLLEF GOLBERG, one of the earliest settlers in Olmsted county, was born in Norway, November 12, 1829, a son of Ole and Carrie Golberg. Both parents came to America May 17, 1851, resided here several years, and now lie at rest in St. Olaf's Cemetery. Tollef Golberg was educated in the Lutheran schools of his native country, but early in life conceived the idea that greater chances for success existed in America, and accordingly immigrated to the United States and located in what is now Rock Dell township, Olmsted county, Minnesota. This portion of the country was as yet unsurveyed, and Mr. Golberg squatted on section 10. When the government surveyors started work on Rock Dell township, he assisted them in running the lines for that and adjoining townships. On May 3, 1852, he married Miss Carrie Nelson Giere, of Iowa, and to them the following children were born: Carrie, born January 17, 1853 (now deceased), who became the wife of Louis Erickson, a farmer of Rock Dell township; Ole, born September 29, 1854, being the first male child born in the county; Mary was the wife of Ole Skjervem (now deceased), a Rock Dell farmer; Bertha J. married Carl Jeglun, a Dodge county farmer; Nels, married to Julia I. Larson, and farming in section 11 ; Olina, the wife of B. O. Roe, of Dodge county, and the mother of thirteen children; and Caroline, wife of Peter Johnson, of Wisconsin, had five children. After spending many happy years in Rock Dell township, surrounded by many loving friends and relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Golberg were summoned to the Great Unknown, and now lie peacefully at rest in the family lot in the United Lutheran Cemetery. The death of Mr. Golberg cast a gloom over the entire community where he had lived for so many years, and his funeral was one of the largest known to this section of the country. Ole, the second named child above, was the first to be baptized in East St. Olaf's Church, and for this reason and the fact that his grandfather was the first settler in the county, the parish was named St. Olaf's. Ole is now a member of the United Lutheran church and was one of its founders. He and family withdrew from St. Olaf's in 1889 and have since affiliated with the former organization. In 1875 he purchased the old homestead and five years later was united in marriage with Miss Serina Roe, who was born December 12, 1862 the daughter of a Dodge county pioneer, and to this union have been born the following children: Tollef, born in 1882, and died same year; Oscar, born in 1883, and also died same year; Theodore C., born August 12, 1884, deceased 1889 ; Otto M., born June 18, 1887; Clara, born January 23, 1890, now teaching; George T., born December 2, 1892, at home; Obert Selmer, born September 29, 1895, died in infancy; Selmer L., born May 5, 1898; Ruth C., born August 16, 1904. In 1882 Mr. Golberg and wife adopted Lydia Strum and have reared her as their own daughter. The Golberg family is one of the oldest and most highly respected in this portion of the county, and have been uniformly successful in whatever line of endeavor they have undertaken." --- Joseph Leonard, History of Olmsted County, 1910. Page 570-71.
Buried	Zion Cemetery, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota [6, 11]
"His funeral was one of the largest known to the Northwest."; funeral to be Friday (reported 16 Jun)
Person ID	I549	Dodge and Olmsted Minnesota Norwegian-Americans
Last Modified	4 Jul 2017

Father	Ole Tollefson Golberg (Gulberg) (Goelberg), b. Abt 1791, Næs Prestegjeld, Buskerud, Norway , d. 15 Mar 1883 (Age ~ 92 years)
Mother	Kari (Carrie) Iversdatter Eidsgaarden, b. Abt 1807, Norway , d. 3 Jun 1883 (Age ~ 76 years)
Married	25 Apr 1826	Næs Prestegjeld, Buskerud, Norway
Marriage record - 25 Apr 1826 in Nes, Hallingdal, Buskerud Source information: Buskerud county, Nes, Parish register (official) nr. 8 (1824-1834), Marriage records 1824, page 694-695. Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=3053&idx_id=3053&uid=ny&idx_side=-325 Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060130010527.jpg
Family ID	F849	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Kari (Carrie) (Caroline) Nelson (Nilsd) (Nilsdtr) Giere, b. 24 Jun 1821, prob Nes (Næs) Prestegjeld, Buskerud, Norway , d. 12 Apr 1904, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota (Age 82 years)

Married 3 May 1852 Luther Valley, Rock County, Wisconsin [8]

Name Tollif Olsen
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 01 May 1852
Event Place Rock, Wisconsin, United States
Spouse's Name Kari Nielsdatter
Page 4717
GS Film Number 001275527
Digital Folder Number 007177985
Image Number 00330

"Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK85-MF66 : accessed 17 December 2015), Tollif Olsen and Kari Nielsdatter, 1852.
Naeseth info re Kari Nielsdatter Stuvengen immig 1848

Children

+	1. Kari (Carrie) Tollefsd. (Tolleivsdatter) Golberg, b. 17 Jun 1853, Iowa , d. 29 Aug 1890, Olmsted County, Minnesota (Age 37 years)
+	2. Ole Tollefson Golberg, b. 9 Sep 1854, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota , d. 13 Feb 1915, Olmsted County, Minnesota (Age 60 years)
+	3. Mari (Marie) Tollefsd. Golberg, b. 21 Apr 1856, Minnesota , d. 7 Sep 1877 (Age 21 years)
+	4. Bertha (Berte) (Betsey) J. (Gurine) Tollefsdatter (Olson) Golberg, b. 27 May 1858, Olmsted County, Minnesota , d. 30 May 1898, Dodge County, Minnesota (Age 40 years)
+	5. Nels (Nils) T. Golberg, b. 8 Jul 1860, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota , d. 26 Dec 1936 (Age 76 years)
	6. Serine Golberg, b. Abt 1862, Wisconsin
+	7. Oline (Olina) Tollefsd. Gulberg (Golberg), b. 5 Jun 1862, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota , d. 23 Jan 1927, Kasson, Dodge County, Minnesota (Age 64 years)
	8. Caroline Golberg, b. 16 Jul 1864, Minnesota , d. Wisconsin

Last Modified 11 Jul 2011 22:39:04

Family ID F17 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 14 Nov 1829 - Gol Prestegjeld, Buskerud, Norway
	Baptism - 13 Dec 1829 - Gol Prestegjeld, Buskerud, Norway
	Emigration - 1851 - Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
	Married - 3 May 1852 - Luther Valley, Rock County, Wisconsin
	Dodge/Olmsted arrival - 1854 - Olmsted County, Minnesota
	Census - 1870 - Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota
	Died - 14 Jun 1905 - Olmsted County, Minnesota
	Obituary - 16 Jun 1905 - Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota
	Buried - - Zion Cemetery, Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota

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Sources

[S10] 100th Anniv E-WStO.
[S149] Solem, Swiggum & Austheim - The Ships List (now Norway-Heritage).
[S15] Early E-W StO church rcrds, St. Olaf Norwegian Lutheran Congregation, Rock Dell and Vernon Townships, Minnesota.
[S4] "Norse Ceremony Recalls Olmsted Early Settlers".
[S5] "The Norwegians in Olmsted County", Lorne Carlson.
[S17] Cemetery Inscriptions Olmsted Co, MN, Vol 3, Cemetery Committee, Olmsted County Genealogy Society, (Rochester, MN: Olmsted County Genealogy Society, 1989).
[S65] 1880 U. S. Census, LDS Church.
[S78] History of Olmsted County, Minnesota written by Hon. Joseph A. Leonard together with Sketches of Its Pioneers, Citizens, Families and Institutions, Joseph A. Leonard, (Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1910.).
[S79] Dalby Database - Cemetery Database Search, John Dalby, (Ancestry.com; Owatonna Public Library, Owatonna, Steele Co, MN).
[S66] Minnesota Death Certificate Index, State of Minnesota, (Minnesota Historical Society).
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