Tarkel Danielson Ose Papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: OGLMC-1557

Scope and Contents

The Tarkel Danielson Ose Papers consist of land records, tax records, legal records, banking records, business correspondence, general business receipts, citizenship records, photographs and National Non-Partisan League (NPL) membership information. The documents in the collection range in date from 1875-1922. The collection is divided into documents relating specifically to Tarkel Danielson Ose and documents pertaining to other family members and associates. The folders containing documents directly related to Tarkel Danielson Ose are arranged alphabetically by subject and are listed first. Due to multiple types of mortgages (folders 18-19) and deeds (folders 8-13) in the collection, these documents are alphabetized by type. Folders 28-62 contain documents not directly related to Tarkel Danielson Ose. They are alphabetized by name and then by subject where applicable.

Dates

created: 1875-1922
Other: Date acquired: 09/02/2009

Creator

Ose, Tarkel Danielson (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

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Tarkel Danielson Ose was born February 20, 1849 and baptized March 2, 1849 in Bygland Parish in the region of Setesdal, Norway. He immigrated to the United States in 1872 with other family members, initially living in Stearns County, Minnesota. He eventually settled in Polk County, Minnesota, where he lived for the remainder of his life. Ose married Sigrid (Sarah) Bjornsdatter Skaare in 1872. Skaare’s family had been neighbors of the Ose family in Norway prior to their immigration to the United States in 1862. In addition to farming in Bygland Township, Ose managed a grain elevator along the Red River for the Red River Grain Company. Ose assumed the role of a community leader in Bygland Township, active in numerous civic, political, and religious (Lutheran) organizations. In 1920, Ose and his wife joined the National Non-Partisan League (NPL). They had six children; Anna, Josephine, Daniel, Thora, Bennie, and Regina. Ose died February 11, 1926, while his wife died July 12, 1927. They are buried in Bygland Lutheran Cemetery (North). Source: Holcombe, Maj. R. I. and William H. Bingham, eds. Compendium of History and Biography of Polk County, Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN: W. H. Bingham, 1916.

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