Ole Olsen Apland

Brief Life History of Ole Olsen

When Ole Olsen Apland was born on 6 July 1827, in Sandeid, Vindafjord, Rogaland, Norway, his father, Ole Olsen (Breiflaat) APELAND, was 38 and his mother, Ragnille Pedersdatter, was 31. He married Anna Knutsdatter Ersland on 26 August 1855, in Cambridge, Story, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Union Township, Story, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Iowa, United States in 1870. He died on 25 July 1879, in Cambridge, Story, Iowa, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Fjeldberg Cemetery, Huxley, Story, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ole Olsen Apland
1827–1879
Anna Knutsdatter Ersland
1838–1914
Marriage: 26 August 1855
Ole O. Apland
1856–1909
Knute Ole Apland
1858–1933
Carrie Olson Apland
1862–1931
Ragnhild Apland
1864–1926
Eliza Apland
1867–1901
Anfin Apland
1868–1952
Elias Apland
1870–1932
Peter Olsen Apland
1873–1952
Martin Apland
1875–1875
Anna Martha Apland
1876–1877
Martha Karina Apland
1878–1879
Martin Olai Apland
1879–1962

Sources (46)

  • Ole Apland, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Ole Apland, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Ole O Apland, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1828 · Henrik Ibsen

Birth year of Henrik Ibsen. Norwegian playwright and theatre director and one of the most influential playwrights of his time. His most-known works were Peer Gynt and A Doll's House.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several places, from Old Norse apal ‘apple tree’ and land ‘land’.

Americanized form of Alsatian Erbland .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Life Sketch of Ole Apland and Anna Ersland Apland

Ole Apland was born in Norway in July 1828. He received his education in Norway, and in 1854 emigrated to America locating first in Kendall County, Illinois, and then in Story County, Iowa. He suppo …

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