Ole Martin Williamson (1881-1948) was a telegrapher and later a depot agent for the Great Northern Railroad from 1912 to 1948. (b. August 17, 1881; Fleckefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway - d. June 19, 1948; Norman County, Minnesota, USA)
Parents[]
- Jakob Elias Willumsen (1853-1928)
- Anna Elisabeth Olesdatter (1855-1909)
Emigration[]
Jacob and his family emigrated to the United States in June of 1898.
Siblings[]
- Wilhelmenia Williamson (1879-1936) who married Bernhard Gjelhaug
- Jerthine Amalia Williamson (1884-1897) who was born on July 1, 1884 in Dalen, Feda, Vest Agder; and died on July 25, 1897 in Ulland, Feda, Vest Agder
- Helen Marie Williamson (1888-1975) aka Maria Williamson, who was born in June of 1888, who married Edgar Pardon (1881-1973)
- Christian Arthur Williamson (1889-1939) aka "Alfred Williamson" in the 1900 US Census, who was born in November of 1889
- Jacob Elias Williamson II (1892-1974) who was born in February of 1882, and he married Tilda Olson (1895-1978)
- Emil Andreas Williamson (1896-1964) who was born in July of 1896, and he married Martha Wilkens (1902-1989)
- Jenny Christine Williamson (1899-1956) who was born in October of 1899 and she traveled back to Norway and married Ole Johnson (1871-1961), and may have returned to the US around 1914
Marriage[]
Ole married Doris Elizabeth Wilkens (1901-1980) on January 5, 1918 in Pleasant View, Norman County, Minnesota. Her parents were from Germany. She was born in Minnesota. Doris' sister, Martha Wilkens, was married to Ole's brother Emil.
Children[]
- Barbara Mary Williamson (1924-1924) who died as an infant
- Edna Mae Williamson (1925-1993) who married Roger Allen Grothe (1923-2008)
- Gladys Marilyn Williamson (1928-2003) who married John LeRoy Olson (1923- )
Occupation[]
He was a telegrapher and later a depot agent for the Great Northern Railroad from 1912 to 1948.
Lockhart, Norman County, Minnesota[]
In 1930 the family was living in Lockhart Township, Norman County, Minnesota with their children: Edna Mae Williamson; and Gladys Marilyn Williamson. They were paying $15 a month in rent. Ole was working as a "station agent" for the railroad. He listed that he had emigrated in 1898.
Death[]
He died on June 19, 1948 in Norman County, Minnesota. His death certificate number was "010396".
Burial[]
He was buried in Immanuel Cemetery, Norman County, Minnesota.
Memories about Ole Williamson[]
- Judith Kaye Grothe (1947) wrote: "He was the son of Jacob and Anna Williamson. Born August 17, 1881 at Fleckefjord, Vest Agder, Norway. He immigrated to US in 7/1898 and settled in Minnesota. In the early 1900's he attended the University of Minnesota and became a buttermaker. He was later employed by the Great Northern Railroad from 1912 to 1948, first as a telegrapher and later as a depot agent. He married Doris Wilkens in 1918. Ole died on June 19, 1948. He was interred at Immanuel Cemetery, Hendrum, Norman County, Minnesota."
- Judith Kaye Grothe (1947) wrote in 2008: "My grandfather, Ole Williamson, aka Ole Jacobsen, first traveled to Liverpool, England and then sailed on the 'SS Laurentian' on 7/7/1898 and arrived at Point Lewis (near Quebec) on 7/15/1898. He was listed as 'Ole Jacobsen, 15 yrs old' and was going to his maternal uncle Christian Haugeland in Beaton?, MN (Kittson Co.) I got this info from a US Manifest of Alien Immigrants at a local library. The copies were very small print and hard to read. You can also see them at Ancestry.com if you have a membership. Point Lewis must have been on the border near Quebec. In the same type of records I found 'Jacob Wilhelmsen, age 46' along with Anna, age 44, Wilhelmine, age 20, Helen, age 12, Christian, age 10, Jacob, age 7, Andreas (Emil), age 4, and Jenny, age 8 months". They left Liverpool on 6/18/1899 and arrived in Quebec 6/26/1899 on the "SS Sardinia". The records said the family had more than $600 with them and was going to Donaldson, MN to 'brother-in-law Christian Haugeland'"
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Relationships[]
Ole Martin Williamson (1881-1948) was the grandfather of Judith Kaye Grothe (1947) and the second cousin twice removed of Richard Arthur Norton (1958).
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Timeline[]
- 1881 Birth in Fleckefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway on August 17, 1881
- 1898 Migration from Norway to the United States
- 1909 Death of Anna Elisabeth Olesdatter (1855-1909), his mother
- 1912 Start work as telegrapher for the Great Northern Railroad
- 1918 Marriage to Doris Elizabeth Wilkens (1901-1980) on January 5, 1918
- 1928 Death of Jakob Elias Willumsen (1853-1928), his father
- 1930 United States Census with Ole working as a station agent
- 1948 Death in Norman County, Minnesota, USA on June 19, 1948
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Ole Martin Williamson (1881-1948) | Father: Jakob Elias Willumsen (1853-1928) |
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