Ola Erikson Hillestad and Randi Torsteinsdtr. Kjorkjevoll are Gloria's Great-Great-

Grandparents and also Per Olsson Skjerdal and Kari Torseinsdtr. Berge.

Ole Olson Hillestad and Brita Pedersdtr. Berge and Gabriel Veka Haaverson

and Borghild Kolbeinsdtr. Fisketjon are Gloria's Great-Grandparents.

Erick Hillestad and Brita Haavorson and Lewis Cattle and Alice Purvis are Gloria's

Grandparents.

Olson, Ole Hillestad, son of Ola Erikson Hillestad and Randi Torsteinsdtr. Kjorkjevoll.   Ole was born

in 1819 in Laerdal, Norway. He was married in 1846 to Brita Pedersdtr. Berge. Brita, the daughter of Per

Olsson Skjerdal and Kari Torseinsdtr. Berge, was born in 1822 in Laerdal, Norway. Ole, Brita and their 3

children left Laerdal on April 15, 1852 and sailed from Bergen on May 21st. They joined the Spring Prairie

Church in 1853 and left for Lemonweir in 1856. They had four children living with them.     

http://www.hist.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe).

Settlers from Laerdal Township came to Juneau County in 1856. Ole Olson Hillestad, his wife Brita Pedersdtr.,

and their five children came to Lemonweir in 1856 and settled in Fountain Township. Ole and Brita emigrated in

1852. They joined the Spring Prairie Church in southern Columbia County, which served settlers in both Dane

and Columbia counties, in 1853. They probably became aware of land in Juneau County from their pastor,

Herman A. Preus. They used the last name of Olson.

By the 1870 Census, Fountain Twp, New Lisbon this was the listing for the family:

Oleson, Ole                        54, m.                        farmer                        $1,600/$320                        Nor

   "  , Betsy   (Brita)               49, f.                     housekeeping                                                                                   

   "  , Carry   (Kari)               24, f.                                                                    "                                           

             Kari, b. Jun 4, 1846, Laerdal, Norway; confimed, Nov 7, 1862, ELC; m. Jul 21, 1870,  Knud Haakonsen.

Haakonsen, Knud son of Haakon Knudson and Kari Nilsdtr. Knud was born in 1849/50 in Roldal Township,

Hordaland County, Norway. He was married on July 21, 1870 in Juneau County, Wisconsin by Rev. St. S. Reque

to Kari Olsdatter. They were residents of Fountain Township. The witnesses were Ole O. Hillestad and Haakon

Knudsen (ELCR). Kari, the daughter of Ole Hillestad Olsen and Britha Pedersdtr. Berge, was born on June 4, 1846

 in Laerdal Township, Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway. She emigrated with her parents in 1852.

      Knud and Kari moved to a farm in Gorton Township in Grant County, Minnesota after 1876. They appear

in the 1880 census with their children, Haakon, age 9; Bertie, age 5; and Theodore, age 3. Karin Annetta had probably

died. Grant County is in west central Minnesota just east of the boundary between North and South Dakota

(US Cen, MN, 1880, digitalarkivet.uib.no)

Children (ELCR):

      Haakon Olaus, b. May 20, 1871; bp. Jun 7, 1871 (spon: Ole O. Hillestad, Ole O.      do, jr, Haakon Knudsen,

                 Britha Pedersdtr., Serine Haakonsen, and Souneva ?).

      Karin Annetta, b. Mar 11, 1873; bp. Jun 2, 1873 (spon: Haakon Knudsen & k, Siri   Haakonsdtr., and

                  Sjur Thorsen Haara).

      Britha, b. June 23, 1874; bp. Aug 23, 1874 (spon: Tjostov O. Selland & k, Metta Endresdtr., and

                 Haakon Knudsen).

      Theodor Olaus, b. Jul 21, 1876; bp. Aug 6, 1876 (spon: Bjorn Olsen, Sigrid Torjusdtr., Halvor Albertsen,

                  Ole Hillestad, and Brita Hillestad). 

   "  , Ole                              21, m.                                                                                                      Wis  

             Ole, b. Jan 25, 1849, Laerdal, Norway; confirmed, Jul 9, 1865, ELC; m. 1880, Christina (b. 1856,           WI);

             occ: farmer; res: Gorton Twp, Grant Co, MN (US Cen, MN, 1880).

   "  , Rudy  (Randi)               16, f.                        attended school                        "  

             Randi (Ruby), b. Aug 17, 1853, Spring Prairie, Columbia Co, WI (Spring Prairie Births); confirmed,         

             Dec 6, 1868, ELC; d. Jul 7, 1873 age 21 (ELCR).  

   "  , Susan  (Synneva)          14, f.                        attended school                        "  

             Synneva (Souneva) (Susan), b. Feb 14, 1856, Spring Prairie, Columbia Co, Wis (Spring Prairie             Births);

             confirmed, Jun 4, 1871, ELC; m. Oct 26, 1877, New Lisbon, Juneau Co, WI, Kolbein Fisketjern Gabrielsen..  

   "  , Erick                             3, m.      

             Erik, b. Jan 8, 1867; baptized. Feb 8, 1867, E Lem (spon: Endre Einarson, Einar Endresen, Siri Knudsdtr., and

             Christine Hansdtr.).                                                                 "  

Peder, b. Dec 25, 1851, Laerdal, Nor.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

            A son Peder, b. Mar 19, 1859, Juneau Co; baptized. May 10, 1859, E Lem (spon: Lars Hansen, Lars Olsen, Anne Olsdtr.,

            and Mari Hansdtr.).  

Torstein, b. Jun 24, 1861, Juneau Co; baptized. Jul 14, 1861, E Lem (spon: Ole Jensen & k, Erik Endresen, and Guro Olsdtr.);

  d. Aug 4, 1868, Juneau Co (ELCR).  

A daughter Petra Oline was born in 1865, but died before 1870.

Petra Oline, b. Jan 7, 1865; baptized Aug 13, 1865, E Lem (spon: Aslak Halvorsen, Einar Endresen, Ole Olsen, Kari Olsdr.,

 Syneva Olsdr., and Kjersti Olsdr.).  

Ole was a witness at his daughter Kari's wedding. Ole and Brita left Juneau County. Two of their children, Kari and Ole,

were in Gorton Township in Grant County, Minnesota in 1880. Perhaps they moved in Minnesota in the 1870s. (More to be added to this later)

Hillestad (Hyllestad), Erick or Halvor

            Erick married Brita Haavorson. Brita, the daughter of Gabriel Veka Haavorson and Borghild Kolbeinsdtr. Fisketjon,

was born on Jan 26, 1868 in Wisconsin. Erick probably died before 1909. (He actually died in 1906 and buried in the Poskin Cemetary

in Wisconsin). Brita was married, second, on December 5, 1909 to Halvor Erikson Halvorson .

Children:  

             Ben Richard, b. Jan 15, 1890, Norcross, MN; conf, 1913, .

                       Hillestad, Ben (Benne) Richard son of Erick Hillestad and Brita Haavorson. Bennie was born on January 15, 1890 in

                       Norcross, Minnesota. He went to Saskatoon, Canada when he was 17 and homesteaded for 8 years. Bennie became

                        ill while visiting his mother and stepfather at their farm home in Rocky Run, Clifton Township, Monroe County.

                       He remained with his mother until 1937 when he regained his health enough to purchase a small farm at Gilman, Wisconsin.

                       Bennie died on January 2, 1944 of a heart attack at Gilman and was buried on January 5, 1944 in the Fountain Lutheran 

                       Cemetery (JCGS Cem Bk 3, p. 250; FCR; obit, New Lisbon, Jan 6, 1944).     

              Carl Theodore, b. Feb 3, 1897, WI; conf, Nov 30, 1913, .              

                      Carl was born on February 3, 1897 in Wisconsin. He died on March 23, 1953 in Kendall and was buried on March 26,

                       1953 in the Fountain Lutheran Cemetery (JCGS Cem Bk 3, p. 250; FCR).

               Bena, b. ?; m. ? Sazgard; res: St. Paul, MN, 1944.

               Agnes Olivia, b. Mar 9, 1899, WI; conf, Nov 22, 1914, m. ? Anderson; res:       St. Paul, MN, 1944, 1954.

               Lena, b. ?; m. ? Steffen; res: Davenport, IA, 1954.

               Clara Petrine, b. Sep 30, 1902, WI; conf, Nov 30, 1916,; m. (1) ? Hansen; res: Wis Rapids, 1944; m. (2) ?

                       Hostock; res: No. Hollywood, CA, 1954.  

             Gilbert, b. Jan 25, 1900, WI; conf, Dec 12, 1920.  

Hillestad, Gilbert son of Erick Hillestad and Brita Haavorson.

            Gilbert was born on January 23, 1905. He was married on June 26, 1943 at the bride's home in Hustler to

Janet Alicia Cattle (See Cattle (Mom's Page))  Janet, the daughter of Lewis Cattle and Alice Purvis,

was born on October 22, 1917. Janet was baptized and confirmed in the Fountain Church on December 25, 1943.

They lived in Poynette, Wisconsin in 1953. Gilbert and Janet are buried in the Fountain Lutheran Cemetery.

Children:

            Gloria Janet, b. Oct 7, 1945; baptized Nov 11, 1945, at Fountain Lutheran Church.

            Alicia Joy, b. Jan 2, 1949; baptized Mar 27, 1949, at Fountain Lutheran Church.

            Erik Leslie, b. Aug. 9, 1949; baptized in Poynette

Gloria has all the updated information on this family and will be updating from time to time.

.    Gilbert Hillestad and Step-dad Halvor Halverson