Karl Kristensen ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Another name for Karl was Carl Christensen.

  General Notes:

... til Onstad.

"Skifte etter Lars Christensen ble sluttet 2. april 1861, og da ble gården utlagt til Lars Christensens enke, Thora Olsdtr., og hennes mann, Carl Christensen for 4000 Spesiedlr. -- Tinglyst 4. april samme år. --

Carl Christensen solgte gården 10 år senere til Thor Iversen Østreng fra Eidsberg for 3000 Spesiedlr. -- Skjøtet er utstedt 22. mai og tinglyst 1. juni 1871."

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was confirmed on 28 Sep 1851 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.

Karl married Thore Olsdatter, daughter of Ole Pedersen and Dorte Torkelsdatter, on 28 Sep 1860 in Askim church, Askim, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Thore Olsdatter was born on 4 Sep 1832 in Baastad, Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway and was christened on 16 Sep 1832 in Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

Thore's previous husband, Lars Christensen, died near christmastime 1860. She had already remarried by the time Lars' estate was settled in April 1861.

In the 1865 census Carl Christensen and Thore Olsdatter owned and farmed part (Merknad 11) of the Onstad farm in Askim. He was 30 and she was 34 years old. With them were:
her two sons from her previous marriage, Christian Larsen (15) and Theodor Larsen (10);
their son together, Lars Carlsen (3);
her father, Ole Pedersen (85 and widowed);
and a few other families. ^{4 6}