Tollef B. Nilsen, son of "'Nils Tollefsen and Marit Trondsdatter, b 1 Feb 1843 Rebnesbergene in Vestre Slidre, d 18 Oct 1908 bur Valders. Immigrated 1857 with his parents. Co. A, 56th Illinois Inf. Farmer in Eaton 1870-1900; in Liberty 1905.
He married 1 Dec 1863 Gjerpen to Ingeborg, daughter of "'John Lassesen and Ragnild Olsdatter, b 3 March 1845, d 24 April 1880 bur Valders. Immigrated 1850.
Children: Christine Marie b 27 Dec 1863, m 26 July 1883 Valders to 0sten son of "'K. K. Snortum; Regine Julette b 17 Dec 1865, d 1949, m Weydt; Thorvald
b 22 Sept 1867, d 27 March 1871; "'Edward b 22 Sept 1867; Nilla Thonethe b 1 June 1870, m "'Harald Haldorsen; Thorvald Oskar b 6 March 1872; Ollis Nellius b 29 Feb 1874; Emma Tomine b 24 Jan 1876, d 24 May 1878; Eleonora Louise b 4 Dec 1877; Tomas Ingval b 18 April 1880, d 23 Aug 1880.
Tollef married 1882 Gjerpen
to Ambjer, daughter of "'Knud Evensen Roble and Seborg Haagensdatter, b 25 Jan 1836 Raabole in Vestre Slidre, d 4 Nov 1888 bur Valders. Manitowoc-skogen p 231-232

Tollef immigrated in 1857 from Norway at the age 14 with his parents Nils Tollefson Rebnebergo/Viste, age 50, and Marit Trondstr Jarstad, age 46. His wife-to-be, Ingeboro came from Norway in 1850 at the even younger age of 5. Having lived her youngest years in Nord-Aurdal and Oyer, she traveled with her parents, John Lassesen ( Larson) and Ingeborg Larsdatter.
While we have no Civil War source for confirmation, according to Manitowoc-skogen by Robert A. Bjerke, Lola's paternal grandfather, Tollef, served the Union in Company A of the 56th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. We do know that Tollef was in Valders for his wedding day on December 1, 1863. He was 20 and his 18 year old bride, Ingeboro, was 3 ½ weeks shy of giving birth to their first child, Christine Marie.