Kristen Olason (Chris Or C.O.) ESSE^{[1, 2]}

1845 - 1929  (84 years)

• Name	Kristen Olason (Chris Or C.O.) ESSE
  Birth	26 Sep 1845	Ese farm, Balestrand, Sogn, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Oct 1929	Albert Lea, Freeborn Co., MN, USA
  Burial	Hayward Lutheran Cemetery, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA
  Notes	C.O. Esse was born in 1845 on the Esse farm near Balestrand, Norway. He came to America in 1861 with his parents, Ole and Brita Esse, and seven siblings. C.O. was the second born. The family initially stayed with Truls Larson Esse, Ole Esse's younger brother, on a farm near Lanesboro, MN. The following year, C.O. and his family moved to Dane County, WI and remained there for ten years. Apparently, the family was convinced to move west to Freeborn County, MN after C.O.'s sister, Bertha, moved there with her husband, Erick Jerdee. C.O. was a farmer and later, for 56 years, a railroad man. He was a section foreman near Hayward, MN, at Wells, MN and at the time of his death, was still working as a crossing guard in Albert Lea, MN. [1] Two other marriages after Kari.
  Person ID	I915	Ancestors
  Last Modified	29 May 2007

  
  

  Father	Ole Larsson ESSE,   b. 23 Jun 1818, Balestrand, Sogn, Norway d. 11 Apr 1896, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Brita Kristensdtr FJÆRSTAD,   b. 23 Jun 1820, Fjærstad, Tjugum Sogn, Leikanger Prestegjeld, Norway d. 17 Jan 1915, Ramsey Junction, Lansing Twp., Mower Co., MN (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1841	Leikanger Kirke, Norway
  Family ID	F335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Kari Njøs LINDBORG (LINDBERG),   b. 17 Feb 1844, Kaupanger, Sogn, Norway d. 3 Sep 1906, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1870	Norway Grove, Vienna Twp., Dane Co., WI, USA
  	Spring Prairie Lutheran Church
  Children	1. Betsey ESSE,   b. 1 Dec 1872, Hayward, Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 15 Jan 1936, Albert Lea, Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 63 years)   2. Ole O. ESSE,   b. 17 Nov 1874, Oakland, Freeborn Co, MN, USA d. 18 Apr 1966, Hayward, Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 91 years)   3. John C. ESSE,   b. 14 Oct 1876, Hayward, Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 26 Jul 1956, Junction City, Geary Co., KS, USA (Age 79 years)   4. Andrew ESSE,   b. 29 Aug 1878, Hayward, Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 7 Mar 1953 (Age 74 years)   5. Anna ESSE,   b. 27 Nov 1880, Hayward, Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 7 Jul 1943, Fairholme, SK, Canada (Age 62 years)   6. Julia ESSE,   b. 6 Apr 1884, Hayward, Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 19 Nov 1952, Glenwood, Pope Co., MN, USA (Age 68 years)   7. Clarence ESSE,   b. 14 Jul 1886, Hayward, Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 8 Aug 1968, Albert Lea, Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 82 years)   8. Oliver ESSE,   b. 1 Dec 1890, Hayward, Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 5 Oct 1940, Austin, Mower Co., MN, USA (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	________   d. ?
  Marriage	Aft 1908
  Family ID	F321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 8 Nov 1870 - Norway Grove, Vienna Twp., Dane Co., WI, USA Death - 7 Oct 1929 - Albert Lea, Freeborn Co., MN, USA Burial - - Hayward Lutheran Cemetery, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Esse Family ca 1888 C.O. and Kari Esse family ca 1888 with their eldest 7 children. The youngest, Oliver was not yet born. Back row: John [10/14/1876], Betsey [12/1/1872], Ole [11/17/1874], Andrew [8/29/1878] Front: Julia [4/6/1884], C.O. [1845-1929], Anna [11/27/1880], Kari, and Clarence [7/14/1886]
  		50th Anniversary of Ole L. and Brita Esse - parents of Kristen (C. O. Esse) ca 1891 Back row - Kari (Njøs Lindborg) Esse, Olina (Dahlen) Esse, Ole O. Esse, Sithone (Johnson) Esse, Eric Jerdee, Samuel Esse, Mary (Esse) Lea. Front row- C.O., Lars, Ole [1818-1896], Brita (Fjærstad) Esse [1820-1915], Bertha (Esse) Jerdee & Sithona (Esse) Hatleberg Lars married to Oline Kalvrud Dahlen C.O. married to Kari Njøs Lindborg/Lindberg Bertha married to Eric Gjerdee/Jerdee Sithone married to Simon Hatleburg (not pictured) Mary married to Ole Lea (not pictured) Ole O. married to Sithone Johnson Samuel married to Kari Skor (not pictured) Johanne married to Henry Helgreson (neither pictured)
  		C.O. Esse Kristen Olason (C. O.) Esse
  		Family of C.O. and Kari Esse ca 1892 The Kristen (C.O.) and Kari Esse family ca. 1892: Back row - Anna, Ole, John, Andrew Front row - Clarence, C.O., Oliver, Kari, Julia, Betsey

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Daniel Esse Johnson, Robert O. Esse, Sonja Johnson & Patti J. Esse, C.O. Esse Family History. [S10] Robert W. Lea, The Lea-Esse-Rykken Family Tree. Revised Edition 1999.