Ole Andrew Stokke
12 May 1866–24 October 1949 (Age 83)
Norway
The Life of Ole Andrew
Ole Andrew Stokke was born on 12 May 1866, in Norway. He had at least 1 son and 6 daughters with Martha Severine Grindheim. He lived in Homer Township, Day, South Dakota, United States for about 30 years. He died on 24 October 1949, in Vallejo, Solano, California, United States, at the age of 83.
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Family Time Line
Ole Andrew Stokke
1866–1949
Martha Severine Grindheim
1868–1944
Rachel Olava Stokke
1897–1994
Egna Amanda Stokke
1898–1977
Annie Eileen Stokke
1902–1991
Clara Marie Stokke
1904–1988
Andrew M Stokke
1906–1963
Alma Gertie Stokke
1909–2004
Oliva Margaret Stokke
1912–1990
Spouse and Children
1866–1949Male
1868–1944Female
children
(7)
1897–1994Female
1898–1977Female
1902–1991Female
1904–1988Female
1906–1963Male
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World Events (8)
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
Age 1
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1867 · Emigration lists
Age 1
Earliest passenger lists begin in 1867 for the ports of Oslo and Trondheim. Other ports followed.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 24
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
Norwegian: habitational name from any of thirty or more farmsteads, notably in Møre og Romsdal, so named from Old Norse stokkr ‘log’, ‘trunk’, ‘beam’, denoting either growing timber or a natural formation shaped like a log, for example a straight-sided inlet.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Andrew Stokke, "South Dakota State Census, 1905"
- Andrew Stokke, "South Dakota State Census, 1915"
- Andrew Stokke, "South Dakota State Census, 1925"
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