Gerhard Olai Gerhardsen (1890 - 1919)

Gerhard Olai Gerhardsen was born 19 May 1890(#20) on Ivarsøy farm, Fitjar in Sunnhordaland County, Norway. He died 19 Aug. 1919(#15) on Ivarsøy farm. He was buried 27 Aug. 1919 in Fitjar churchyard. He was son of Tolleiv Olai Gerhardsen and Brita Olsdatter. Gerhard Olai married Elise Martine Eriksdatter from Skatholmen in Engesund (1892 - 1927) on 20 Oct. 1916(#14) in Fitjar Church. They had 2 children:

1. Ranveig Gerhardsen, b. 6 Sep. 1917(#22), m. Arvid Folkvord Hansen, they were living in Stavanger.
2. Tolleiv Bertin Gerhardsen, b. 5 Jan. 1919(#4). Sailor, m. Kari Edvardsdatter. She was a widow of Andreas Andersen from Modum and had 3 children from the first marriage. They were living at Ivarsøy until 1972 when they moved to Vestbøstad farm, Fitjar.

Gerhard was living in Ivarsøy from 1916 until he died. Elise sold the farm in 1927 to her son Tolleiv Bertin. In 1973 he sold 1/4 of the farm to Ranveig and 1/4 to Inger Elise Folkvord Hansen. 1)

1) Simon Steinsbø: Fitjar Bygdebok page 107.
Hordaland county, Fitjar in Fitjar, Parish register copy nr. A 2 (1887-1906), Birth and baptism records 1890, page 23.
Hordaland county, Fitjar in Fitjar, Parish register copy nr. B 1 (1906-1928), Death and burial records 1919, page 242.
Hordaland county, Fitjar in Fitjar, Parish register copy nr. B 1 (1906-1928), Marriage records 1917, page 177.
Hordaland county, Fitjar in Fitjar, Parish register copy nr. B 1 (1906-1928), Birth and baptism records 1917, page 42.
Hordaland county, Fitjar in Fitjar, Parish register copy nr. B 1 (1906-1928), Birth and baptism records 1919, page 48.