John Jacob Martinsen Öistad
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Personinformation
Föddes: 1879-11-16 - Vestre Toten, Norge
Dog: 1947-08-17 - St. Lukes Hospital, Thief River, Minnesota
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Dödsorsak:
Makar och barn
1. *Albertina Josephine Fredrickson
Äktenskap: 1906-04-14 - Strandquist, Minnesota
Barn:
1. Loyal Martin Öistad
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Emigrated in 1882 with parents, Martin Pedersen Oistad and Geoline Olsdatter Alm, and siblings: Petter, Hannah, Oleane, Ole, Marthe, and Haaken 2 sisters were born in the US: Minnie and Gusta. Married Albertina Josephina Fredrickson date ??? b. 3 Sep 1886 and d. 26 May 1961 John’s entire family chose to live in Harmony MN for 5 years in order to qualify for citizenship. Sometime later John traveled with sister Minnie to Thief River Falls, MN to work in the mill. They later worked at Bertram Wright Lumber Co. and then moved to nearby Strandquist where they worked at the grain elevator. John was managing both the lumber company and the grain elevator when LC Simons of St. Paul asked him to run the Strandquist Bank in 1910. The bank later failed in the 1920’s. John lost all his horses, cattle, 150 sheep, machinery and 3 farms totalling 400+ acres. John also went by Jake and JJ. He had the biggest car in town, a 7 passenger Studebaker. John was known as "Jack" to Grandma Bengston (wife Albertina's step-mother) She once said: "I suppose it's not so good to be a Herramon when he turned down a second helping at the dinner table. (Herramon is Norwegian or Swedish for 'big man' ) Their first house was located 1.5 miles south of Strandquist, MN. Herb, Florence and Loyal were born there. The house is no longer standing. Their second house was built built in Strandquist in 1916 and later moved. It now stands on the south end of Karlstad. Today it is owned by John Wetterlund. From the Warren Chief, 3 November 1915: "A Soo Line passenger train on the Wheatline fron Kenmare, ND to Thief River Falls carried over 700 passengers. The train had seven coaches and the bulk of the passengers were harvesters returning from the North Dakota grain fields. Adolf Johnson, 13, Newfolden, broke his arm while attempting to crank and auto. The Strandquist correspondent reported that JJ Oistad shipped a carload of cattle and pigs last week andit was too bad that he couldn't ship the blind pigs in the area off to St. Paul." Recollections of Juliette Hall: First I’d like to tell you my personal relationship with your family. I’ve such happy memories. We, Oliane and Julius Oppegaard (my parents) and my sister Geoline and brother Milton, lived in Valley City, N. Dakota. It’s 40 miles west of Fargo. Uncle Ole came to visit us when I was real small. I thought he was a millionaire because he treated us children to ice cream sundaes at our drug store. I had never sat down at the ice cream table and chairs before. My only treat there had been an occasional ice cream cone. Then when I was about 7 and my brother 10, a cousin drove Mama, Milton and me to Fargo where we stayed overnight with a relative. Uncle Ole came down early the next morning and took us to Strandquist. We spent a couple of delightful weeks at Uncle Jake’s. A big family--12 children which I envied. Each had the care of the next youngest child and of course there were rules for us all and I thought that was all so neat. We each got a glass of water and went out in the yard to brush our teeth. Such fun! The upstairs in the house was one big room with a curtain in the middle separating the girls from the boys. There was a lot of giggling before we settled down for the night. In the morning the covers were put over the foot of the bed to air out the beds while we ate breakfast. (The smallest children slept downstairs as did Uncle Jake and Aunt Tina. After bed making there were other chores for us all. Play time didn’t come until afternoon and evening. Sometimes Uncle Ole drove us to a nearby town for ice cream cones. He had an open touring car something like the one the picture but the top was always up. We played 5 ball and other games. There were other memories to numerous to mention and might bore you. Again later we went to Strandquist for the Fourth of July. Me memories of that trip was MOSQUITOES! They were whoppers and there were millions of them. I was miserable with the welts all over my body. Uncle Jake and Aunt Tina had a hamburger stand for the festivities and Mama helped pat hamburgers. She said nearly all were flavored with mosquitoes. I remember that Uncle Jake’s clothes and those of the older boys who helped with farm chores, were covered with mosquitoes when they came in after chores. Their dark clothes turned gray. I was glad to go home that trip. The last time I was up there was for Uncle Ole’s funeral. It was so sad to see where he lived. He was not a house-keeper. But he was a dear man and we all loved him. John Jacob Oistad was born Johan Jakob Oistad in Toten Norway. In 1882 he emigrated with his mother, paternal grandmother, and Petter, Hannah, Oleane, Ole, Marthe, and Haaken. Sisters Minnie and Gusta were born in the US. The family may have left Stavanger Norway and sailed to one of several possible ports of entry. That year ( ) X amount of Norwegians emigrated. Palmer Oistad recalled that young JJ threw a sailor’s hat overboard on the journey. JJ’s family settled in Harmony, Minnesota. Sometime later John traveled with sister Minnie to Thief River Falls, MN to work in the mill. They later worked at Bertram Wright Lumber Co. and then moved to nearby Strandquist where they worked at the grain elevator. JJ married Albertina Josephina Fredrickson on Apr 14, 1906. Minnie later married Carl Hillistad and moved to Esmond, ND. John was managing both the lumber company and the grain elevator when LC Simons of St. Paul asked him to run the Strandquist Bank in 1910. JJ’s brother Ole moved to Strandquist around this time and helped manage the bank. He lived alone in a farm 2.5 miles Northeast of Starndquist and never married. On a cold day in October, 1941, JJ found his brother dead, sitting by his wood burning stove. He had suffered a heart attack at age 69. John also went by Jake and JJ. He had the biggest car in town, a 7 passenger Studebaker. John was known as "Jack" to Grandma Bengston (wife Albertina's step-mother) She once said: "I suppose it's not so good to be a Herramon when he turned down a second helping at the dinner table. (Herramon is Scandinavian for 'big man' ) Their first house was located 1.5 miles south of Strandquist, MN. Herb, Florence and Loyal were born there. The house is no longer standing. Their second house was built built in Strandquist in 1916 and later moved. It now stands on the south end of Karlstad. Today it is owned by John Wetterlund. There was a Scarlet Fever? Outbreak in 19…. The bank later failed in the 1920’s. John lost all his horses, cattle, 150 sheep, machinery and 3 farms totaling 400+ acres. JJ’s youngest son was named John Jacob also and recalled that JJ always said he wanted a baseball team of his own9 boys plus his 3 girls. JJ loved baseball, but didn’t play the game himself. Neither did he hunt or fish. He was active in the affairs of the town, and was recognized for his efforts in raising money through War Bondsfor WW I. He and his wife were strict parents. JJ died in St. Lukes Hospital, Thief River, MN