Lars Olson ESSE^[1]

1841 - 1895  (53 years)

• Name	Lars Olson ESSE
  Birth	21 Jul 1841	Balestrand, Sogn, Norway
  	Ese farm
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 May 1895	Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA
  Burial	Oakland Lutheran Church Cemetery, Oakland Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA
  Notes	Lars owned his own 160 acre farm in Section 3, Hayward Twp, Freeborn Co., MN. He was a state legislator in 1893. He was killed while walking across a field with a crow bar slung across his shoulder. Lightning struck the crow bar and killed Lars. [2]
  Person ID	I916	Ancestors
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2002

  
  

  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	Beret "Betsy" Knudsdtr GULIKSON,   b. 26 Dec 1852, WI, USA d. 27 Jul 1879, Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1872	Freeborn Co., MN, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Ole Andrew ESSE,   b. 16 Dec 1872, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 30 Jun 1951, Cameron, Milam Co., TX, USA (Age 78 years)   2. Carl Bernard ESSE,   b. 11 Dec 1874, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 2 Feb 1896, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 21 years)   3. Charles Luther ESSE,   b. 13 Feb 1877, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 5 Jul 1921, ND, USA (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Oline Johannesdtr Kalverus DAHLEN,   b. 22 Dec 1850, Kalverud, Brandbu, Hadeland, Norway d. 1 Jun 1933, Glenville, Shell Rock Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	9 May 1880	Hayward, Freeborn Co., MN, USA
  	Lutheran Church
  Children	1. Bernhart Johann ESSE,   b. 20 Nov 1880, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 14 Jan 1881, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 0 years)   2. Bertine "Bertha" ESSE,   b. 8 Feb 1882, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 26 Mar 1955, Albert Lea, Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 73 years)   3. Bernhardt "Ben" Lars Johan ESSE,   b. 27 Mar 1884, Hayward, Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 9 Mar 1973, Cherokee, IA, USA (Age 88 years)   4. Ludvik Peder ESSE,   b. 2 Aug 1886, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 9 Jan 1956, Austin, Mower Co., MN, USA (Age 69 years)   5. Arnold Henry ESSE,   b. 3 Sep 1888, Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 3 Sep 1963, Jackson Co., MI, USA (Age 75 years)   6. Theodore Melvin ESSE,   b. 21 Jan 1891, Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 12 Dec 1958, Finlayson, Pine Co., MN, USA (Age 67 years)   7. Olga ESSE,   b. 10 Dec 1893, Freeborn Co., MN, USA d. 6 Jun 1902, Freeborn Co., MN, USA (Age 8 years)
  Family ID	F323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 20 May 1872 - Freeborn Co., MN, USA Marriage - 9 May 1880 - Hayward, Freeborn Co., MN, USA Death - 6 May 1895 - Hayward Twp., Freeborn Co., MN, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  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)

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Daniel Esse Johnson, Robert O. Esse, Sonja Johnson & Patti J. Esse, C.O. Esse Family History, page 101. [S10] Robert W. Lea, The Lea-Esse-Rykken Family Tree. Revised Edition 1999, p 101. [S19] .