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Ole Johnsen Lykken

Birth	:	27 Apr 1843 Sør-Trøndelag fylke, Norway
Death	:	17 Oct 1929 Union County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	St. Andrew's Churchyard, Cheddar, Sedgemoor District, England
Coordinate	:	51.2736740, -2.7761330
Plot	:	Plot 1 L.35 G.7
Description	:	Ole came to America at the age of twenty-eight and first settled in Sioux City, Iowa in 1871. The following year, he homesteaded on the farm which was later operated by his son, Isaac Lykken. After proving up, Ole worked on the Missouri river for a year before returning to farm on his homestead. He retired a number of years before his death. Ole's health began to fail almost a year before his death. In June 1929, he became bedridden and his health continued to deteriorate during his last six weeks. Early in the morning of his death, he was feeling... Read More	Ole came to America at the age of twenty-eight and first settled in Sioux City, Iowa in 1871. The following year, he homesteaded on the farm which was later operated by his son, Isaac Lykken. After proving up, Ole worked on the Missouri river for a year before returning to farm on his homestead. He retired a number of years before his death. Ole's health began to fail almost a year before his death. In June 1929, he became bedridden and his health continued to deteriorate during his last six weeks. Early in the morning of his death, he was feeling better than he had in two or three days. A friend visited with him. His family commented that he looked better after the visit; but, he was dead only ten minutes later. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In South Dakota there were many people from Byneset that owned farms, among them Ole Johnsen Løkken. He traveled among several people from Byneset with wagons pulled by bulls in 1871 to take themselves land. This could happen by selecting an area and live there a specific period. Then they got necessary property contracts, or by paying a specific amount to get the right to own the property. But it was one condition, and that was that the people that would take the land could declare that it had necessary sources of water on the property. Usually the money was used to get the necessary equipment to start running the farm. Most of them had to work up their right to own the property; also Ole Johnsen Løkken did this. He had arrived to build up a new home together with his wife. A "crawl-in" was built in shelter from a hill, and a place to sleep was made of timber. The equipment was thrifty. The trunk with the food supplies was opened and the lid was used as a dining table. But water was not yet discovered in such amount that this was enough for a farm. But a heavy shower arrived one night and the water came in to the poor house and a great pond of water was made on the floor in front of the bed. Løkken said that this had to be enough to declare that the farm had enough water (to be registered as a farm). The district had no trees and there was not a bird to see. They used dried manure as fuel. It gave little warmness and it was often necessary to eat with the mufflers on when it was cold weather. One winter day two neighbors went with wagons pulled by bulls to try to find wood by the Missouri river where there were forests. When they had traveled far they discovered a black spot in the horizon. They thought that a blizzard was coming and they turned around, trying to reach a house to get shelter. The bulls did seem to understand what was coming and no one had seen the bulls running like they did this time. They managed to reach a house just before the blizzard came over them. When the weather become better they did go home to their own farms and to their worried families. (Page 357 in the local history book)

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Ole Johnsen Lykken's memorial is located at: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Cheddar, Sedgemoor District, England.
When did Ole Johnsen Lykken death?
Ole Johnsen Lykken death on 17 Oct 1929 in Union County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 51.2736740
Longitude: -2.7761330

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Ane Larsdatter Kongsvik Lykken

(1847 - 1917)

Children

(1864 - 1937)

(1868 - 1946)

(1880 - 1896)

(1882 - 1940)

(1884 - 1937)

(1889 - 1910)

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