Looking for parents for Zena Olsen

Lezlie Ann Smith

I'm looking for birth records for Zena Olsen LLCM-P3J. Thank you so much for any information.

David2,666

Hi!
This was a bit of a challenge du to the lack of source material! Zena is not a Norwegian name and I couldn't find anything until I checked her daughter Rakel. From the naturalization record for her husband we get Rakel's full birth date, 26th November 1896. We also know that her sister is named Sigrid Elisabeth, from her wedding record we get that the sisters father is John Fredriksen and mother Lena Olsen (i've changed Zena to Lena..) Her father Johan Marius Fredriksen B:1861-07-10 in Lian, Østre Aker, he married Lena Olsdatter B:1862-04-23 in Vaaler, (no idea where that is) There are more sources of course but i'm pretty sure this is the correct family. I'll upload a few screenshots I couldn't put here to Rakels profile so you can decide for yourself If I'm correct.

Census record for 1900:

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01037019000639

Census 1910:

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01036392090241

David2,666

Nice work Norm!
I'll add that when Sigrid Elisabeth died her husband Hans, remarried Rakel November 1st 1919 in Manhattan.
I also found a ship manifest where Rakel and her step daughter Ruth returned from Oslo 1921-04-21.
Rakel lived with her step daughter and her family in Queens in the 1940 census

Edit: almost forgot, Lena Olsdatter's mother is Annolina Olsdatter B:1825 in Vaaler, they had 5 children in the 1875 census in Vestby, Akershus

Norm Baker

This link will take you to the indexed version of Johan Marius Fredriksen's and Lena Olsdatter's marriage: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/327/pv00000005050428. The marriage record gives Lena's father's name as Ole Villadsen and Johan Marius's father's name as Fredrik Kristiansen. It also gives their birthdates and places. Lena was born 23 April 1862 in Vaaler (Våler). Johan Marius was born 10 July 1861 in Lian in Østre Aker.

Lena's birth record (indexed) is here: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000020190298. The actual record is here (top entry #35): https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/465/7. I cannot read her father's name in the actual record. I want it to be Ole Villadsen (per the marriage record) but I don't believe it is Mett Olsen as the indexed record says. But all the other information matches from the marriage record so I am certain this is the correct Lena.

Johan's indexed birth record is here: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000019735843. The birth record as incorrectly indexed as Johan Marins, but the name is actually Johan Marius. The actual birth record is here (entry 201): https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/579/30

Lezlie Ann Smith

Thank you sooo much!! Felling so thankful for your help and knowledge. Thanks, again Lezlie Smith