Hans Peter Olson (1844-1919) of Egeland

Hans Peder Olsen (1844-1919) of Egeland was a sea captain in Chicago, Illinois.

Name variations

• Hans Peder Olsen Egeland
• Hans Peter Olson on his death certificate

Parents

• Ole Hansen Egeland (1814-1880), who was born on Egeland farm and baptized in Herad
• Ingeborg Katrine Pedersdatter (1812-1879) of Liknes

Birth and baptism

He was born on April 17, 1844 and was baptized on April 28, 1844 at Herad parish in Farsund, Norway.

Siblings

• Helene Andrea Olsdatter Egeland (1841-1926) who was baptized in Herad, Farsund.
• Anne Malene Olsdatter Egeland (1846-?) who was baptized in Herad, Farsund. She might have emigrated to Chicago with Peder.
• Ingeborg Marie Olsdatter Egeland (1853-?) who was baptized in Herad, Farsund.
• Kristian Olsen Egeland (1858-?) was a sailor. He disappeared from a ship at port in New York about 1883, in 1888 he married Largerta Charlotte Johannesen in Chicago. He died around 1890. He had a son in Norway with Sara Malene Reinertsen Egeland (1853-?) who was living at the neighbour farm in Norway. Kristian is the great grand parent of Else Egeland, Bergen, Norway (1960- ).

Emigration

He left Norway around 1860. He appears to be making a trip back to Chicago, Illinois on February 28, 1874 from Norway.

Marriage

He married Mary Nilsdatter Syversen Hagen (1854-1935) on December 17, 1879 in Chicago, Illinois. He was listed as "Hans P. Olson" and she was "Mary Seversen".

Sea Captain

Norwegian Sailors on the Great Lakes: "H. P. Olson was captain of the schooner "H. B. Moore" in 1890." The schooner sank in 1894.

Death

• He died on December 15, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois under the name of "Hans Peter Olson". His certificate was number 6031673.

External links

• Hans Peter Egeland (1844-1919) at Geni
• Hans Peter Egeland (1844-1919) at Findagrave

Timeline

• 1844 Birth of Peter Olsen (1844-1892) at Egeland farm
• 1874 Emigration to Chicago, Illinois on February 28, 1874
• 1879 Marriage in Chicago
• 1900 United States Census living in Chicago and working as a sea captain. He states that he arrived in 1860.
• 1910 United States Census living in Chicago as "Hans P. Olson" working on "own living". He states that he arrived in 1863.
• 1919 Death in Chicago, Illinois on December 15, 1919

Documents

1844 birth and baptism

1860 going out to sea

1874 trip to Chicago, Illinois

1879 marriage

1880 possibly our Hans working as a sailor

1900 census working as a sea captain

1910 census retired

1919 death index

1919 death certificate