Ola Mæl

1848 -

• Name	Ola Mæl  [1]
  Birth	5 Nov 1848	Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Death	Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I768	Mehl and Styve
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Anders Mikkjelson Mæl,   b. 1809, Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  Mother	Kristi Ivarsdatter Husebø,   b. Abt 1811, Leikanger, Norway
  Marriage	1838  [2]
  Family ID	F241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Oline Olsdatter Menes,   b. 1849, Menes, Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  Children	1. Christian Anderson,   b. 1879, Wisconsin, USA
  Family ID	F663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2017

  
  

• Notes

  «b»Norwegian«/b»: Drog til Amerika saman med brødrene. «b»English«/b»: Ola was the first born and he was the first to go to America. I think he went to America in about 1868. He "ended up" in Madison Wisconsin. He in turn brought over his brother Ivar to Madison and he moved north about 20 miles to Deforest WI. He farmed there and his name is entered in the Lutheran church at Kyser. In 1875 another brother, Lars came to Madison. There is more in notes on Lars. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane: Kyrkjebøker, folketellingar m.m., (Internet) (Reliability: 3). Ole Anderss. Mel, fødd 5.11.1848 [S2] Jon Laberg, Balestrand Bygd og Ætter, (Bergen 1934 AS John Griegs Boktrykkeri), 437 (Reliability: 3). [S25] Milton Sunde, Milton Sunde, (E-post mottatt fra Milton Sunde 16/12 2001).