Ole Johnsen Sanden was the son of Jon and Ingeborg Lyngflåt and was baptized in Hovin on March 15, 1801. He married Kari Olsdtr Tveito on June 18, 1825. She was the daughter of Ola Hanssen Tveito and Susanne Knusdtr Rollag, and was baptized on the second day of Easter in 1800. They had three children: Gro, born March 14, 1826; Jon, born February 7, 1832; and Ole, born February 22, 1834.
The family sailed on the ship Washington and arrived in New York on August 1, 1842. The family relocated to Winnisheik County, Iowa before 1850.
Source: Norwegian Immigrants To The United States, A Biographical Directory, 1825-1850. Volume One 1825-1843. By Gerhard B. Naeseth. p. 127, #48-52.
Contributed by Jackie Hufschmid