When Johann M Sjolie Sr was born on 2 March 1856, in Solør, Hedmark, Norway, his father, Martinius Syversen Sjolie, was 28 and his mother, Ingeborg Olsdatter Rønningen, was 27. He had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with Torina Thoresen. He lived in Greenvale Township, Dakota, Minnesota, United States for about 10 years and Arena Township, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, United States for about 15 years. He died before 1928, in Canada.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars.
Norwegian: variant of Sollie .
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