When Ole Christian Nielsen was born on 30 October 1824, in Denmark, his father, Niels Nielsen Skreder, was 43 and his mother, Ane Sophie Andersdatter, was 39. He married Ane Marie Pedersen on 30 October 1857, in Helligånds, Copenhagen, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1863 and lived in Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States for about 10 years and Manti Utah Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 6 October 1910, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.