Karl Nilsen ^{1 2}

   Another name for Karl was Carl Nielsen.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was a tailor [Skrædder] in 1865 in Burås, Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway.

Karl married Anne Helene Gundersdatter, daughter of Gunder Halvorsen and Anne Gudmundsdatter, on 27 Dec 1861 in Eidsberg church, Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway. (Anne Helene Gundersdatter was born on 20 Aug 1841 in Burås under Torkilsrud, Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

In the census for 1865 Carl and Anne Helene lived with her widowed father on the Buraas farm in Eidsberg. Carl was 26 and she was 25 years old. They had two children with them: Martin (5) and Anne Oline (1). ²