Peder Matthias Olsen (1849-1896)

He was born in 1849 according to his sexton card.

Emigration
He emigrated around 1880 and should appear in the 1880 United States Census.

Marriage
He married Anne Marie Jensen (1854-1896) around 1880.

Children

 * Jennie Olsen (1881-1942) who was born in May of 1881 and married and moved to Hinsdale, Illinois, and died on October 12, 1942
 * Osborne Theomun Olsen (1883-1971) aka Asbjorn T. Olsen, aka Ossie Olsen, owner of Osborne Art Studios in Chicago who married Augusta Schmidt (1883-1974) aka Gussie Schmidt
 * Perry Maranius Olsen (1885-1972) who moved to Oakland, California
 * Harriet Olsen (1889-?) who was born in March of 1889

Death
He died in 1892 of heat exhaustion and was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. By the 1900 United States Census his children were living with his sister-in-law.

Timeline

 * 1844 Birth of Peter Olsen (1844-1892) at Egeland farm
 * 1874 Emigration to Chicago, Illinois on February 28, 1874
 * 1880 (circa) marriage to Anne Marie Jensen (1854-c1895) in Chicago, Illinois
 * 1892 Death in Chicago, Illinois
 * 1900 Orphaned children living with their aunt

Research on Peter Olsen (1844-1892)
Else Egeland (1960- ) writes: "I have checked emigrant-lists etc. here in Norway. Anne (Ane) M. Jensen, Farsund, was daughter of Jens Jakob Hansen and Ane Marie Gabrielsdatter, lived in Farsund 1865 (census, mother was widow in 1865). Born 19 June 1854 in Farsund, and according to the church protocol her name was Ane Marie Jensen. Ane's (Anne's) siblings are Hans Kristian, Hans Gabriel, Anton, Juliane, Johanne, Jens, Andreas and Johan. In the emigration lists I so far can find only one that can match; Ane Malene Olsen, married to Peder Olsen b. 1844, left Kristiansand, Norway for Chicago 28 February 1874. But if that is her, Malene and Marie is mixed, and her birth year in the protocols is 1841 ... I can not find a marriage record. I believe this couple may be Peder and his sister, and that Peder and Anne Jensen married in Chicago. The local history books from Herad near Farsund says that Peder Olsen Egeland born 1844 emigrated to Chicago in the 1870s. There is also a Peder Olsen going in 1883 (married, lives in America, the same?) and one in 1885 (unmarried), both born 1844. Do you have any information on their arrival to America?"

Uncompleted tasks
Find his marriage certificate and order his death certificate.