Anders Johnsen ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Other names for Anders were Anders Jonsen, Masengen, Anders Østby and Anders Johnsen Østby.

  General Notes:

He was 17 years old in the 1865 census.

In 1878 Anders bought nordre Østby and Revaug bnr. 3 from Mattis Torsen for 4800 kr. In 1882 he sold Revaug but kept Østby until about 1900.

In the census for 1900 he was married and living on the Østby farm in Askim.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was a laborer [dagarbeider] in 1865 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.

• He was a farmer and shoemaker [jordbruger s & skomager] in 1900 in Østby, Askim, Østfold, Norway.

Anders married Mari Hansdatter, daughter of Hans Bentzen Veggerplads and Unknown, on 20 Apr 1874 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Mari Hansdatter was born on 13 Oct 1843 in Hobøl, Østfold, Norway.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Alt Marriage: ⁴ Marriage Notes: In the census for 1900 they lived on and farmed the Østby (bnr. 3) farm in Askim. They had a daughter, a son, a fosterdaughter, and a fosterson with them: Anna, Henrik, Karen M Olsen (born 1891, Kristiania), and Paul Josef Hansen (born 1898, Kristiania). There were also two swedish farmhands living on the farm.

  Marriage Notes:

They also had a fosterson, Paul Hansen, who was born in 1898 in Kristiania and was raised in the family.

In the census for 1900 Anders Johnsen and Mari Hansdatter were married. They owned and farmed the Østby farm in Askim. With them were their daughter Anna, their son Henrik, a fosterdaughter Karen M. Olsen (1891, Kristiania), and a fosterson Paul Josef Hansen (1898, Kristiania). There were also two farmhands from Sweden living there. ^{4 6}