Ole Travland: Part III

Following the early years of Ole Travland's life and his first wife's transition to a new life, Ole moved on.

Here is the 1910 US Census for Daisy (Bagley) and Ole Travland living in Clinton, Clinton county, Iowa.  Their entry on the census is located on lines 73 and 74.

This census would become the third document with inaccuracies I've encountered tracking down Ole Travland.    Aside from the minor misspelling of Travland with 'Travlend', the census states he is 48.    At the time the census was taken on April 16, 1910, Ole was 54.    It also indicates both he and his parents were born in 'Den Danish'.  While Denmark did rule Norway in the past, it did not at the time of his birth.  Sweden ruled Norway when both he and his parents were born.   

Unrelated to Ole Travland, but part of the history of Norway, the stained glass window in the Årdal old church is a reminder of Danish rule over Norway many generations before Ole Travland was born.

On the 1910 census Ole is listed as being a laborer 'on the street'.   Another error on the census is the year of immigration.   It is listed as 1885, but Ole and family immigrated to the United States prior to the 1870 US Census.

I eventually encountered another document that provided sufficient evidence to confirm this might be THE Ole Travland, the youngest son of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.   I will post that document on my next entry.

The evidence that really tied everything together was a newspaper article I stumbled upon a few days ago.  The news article reported Mary Miller, daughter-in-law of Ole and Mary Ann (Olson) Travland's youngest son, Wesley was being extradited from Clinton, Iowa back to Rochelle, Ogle county, Illinois for a $13 check forgery.   Wesley was included in the article as having been arrested for intoxication and sentenced to 10 days in jail.

This article appeared on page 3 of the September 22, 1914 edition of the Clinton Daily Advertiser.   Mary (Miller) and Wesley had married 3 months prior.

One unusual note about the newspaper article:  'Mrs. Mary Miller alias Mrs. Wesley Travlend' (also misspelled).  I do not know how common it was in the 1910's for someone to NOT adopt the name of their husband or use an 'aka'.  Wesley remarried in 1930 so this marriage either ended up in divorce or Mary passed away prior to Wesley's second marriage.

The move for Ole and Daisy Travland to Clinton, Iowa from DeKalb, Illinois is approximately 82 miles, not too far of a distance to visit or live with one's parents.    I do not know whether Wesley and his wife were visiting or living with his parents in Clinton.    Mary did state to the police she was only in Rochelle for 2 days, so it's unknown where they were actually living.  

Considering the rarity of the Travland name it appears clear this Ole Travland, father of Wesley Travland IS the son of Taletta Larsdatter and Peder Pederson Travland.