"monica" <[email protected]> skrev > > My family records state my Greatgrandfather, Knute H. Finstad, was from > "Asterdalen, Norway" > I can't find any such city. There is no city named Asterdalen, but there is a valley in Hedmark county that is called Østerdalen. It is one of the five major valleys in Eastern Norway. The river Glomma runs through it. Finstad may be a farm name that indicates where in the valley your ancestor came from. Good luck Ingrid

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Hi Monica ~ It would be rare that a city would be given for a person who emigrated in 1880; more likely, it would either be a farm or a region. That said, I was unable to find a farm or a region in Norway with either the name of Asterdalen or Åsterdalen. However, there is a region known as Østerdalen, which is in Hedmark fylke near Lillehammer. Usually, the last name of a person is either a patronymic name (Jensen, Pedersen) or a farm name. I would suspect that your great-grandfather lived on the Finstad farm, probably when he left Norway. The O. Rygh list of farm names in Norway (http://www.dokpro.uio.no/rygh_ng/rygh_felt.html), lists 14 farms with the name of Finstad. Two of these are in Østerdalen, and I would recommend focusing your research there, on the two farms listed in the Rygh database. A starting point for this are includes the web page of the Nord Hedmark og Hedemarken Lag at http://www.nhohlag.org. Best wishes, John Reindl, Genealogist Nord Hedemark og Hedemarken Lag. monica wrote: > Hi, > > My family records state my Greatgrandfather, Knute H. Finstad, was from > "Asterdalen, Norway" > I can't find any such city. Any ideas, suggestions; My records say he was > born Aug 22, 1865, > and that he immigrated in 1880. > > Thanks, > > Monica Lee > > >

Hi, My family records state my Greatgrandfather, Knute H. Finstad, was from "Asterdalen, Norway" I can't find any such city. Any ideas, suggestions; My records say he was born Aug 22, 1865, and that he immigrated in 1880. Thanks, Monica Lee

Ole was not married to my greatgrandmother. I do not know if his wife came to America after him. I cannot see her in the passengerlist. Two of Oles brothers and his sister Louise lived at the home-farm all their life. They were all unmarried. I knew them and visited them sometimes. For some reason Lovise did not like to talk about her brother Ole - therefore I do not know anything about his life in America. Ole was the eldest child in the family, Bernt who Margit mentioned was the next child. Synnøve N. Ramsrud "Margit" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:BB0A04C2.57BB%[email protected] > Hi Synnøve, > I see that his final destination was Park Falls, Wisconsin to his brother > Bernt Trollerud that had Box 152 as his address at Park Falls. Park Falls is > in Price County. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiprice/index.htm> It also says > he was married on the original manifest at Ellis Island. > What contact did the family have with him? > Margit > > > My greatgrandfather was Ole Andersen Trollerud. He was born in Lier, Norway > > January 1st, 1872. On April 10th, 1903 he arrived at Ellis Island on board > > the ship Hellig Olav which departed from Kristiania, Norway. Age on arrival > > is 30 years 3 month, but this must be one year wrong. I am interested in > > any information about him in USA. He did not have much contact with his > > family in Norway. I do not know which name he used in USA. > > > > Synnøve N. Ramsrud > > > > >

> Annette Geil wrote: >> if anyone has Johnson's any variation of the spelling of the name who >> have moved to America im trying to trace my Johnson Lineage and my >> family might have came from the Scandavian Countries >> thank you Tor wrote: > There are thousands of Johnsons, Jonsens etc. from Scandinavia. You > must at least give a first name and a year or at least a period of > time for immigration, and if possible which Scandinavian country > (Norway, Sweden, Denmark), else this will be like finding the needle > in the haystack. Moreover - most of these thousands of Johnsons are not related to each other. They represent thousands of different families or lineages. Most of them have in common that their father's given name was John.

http://www.algonet.se/~anderzb/genea/sok.htm Prøv denne linken. Jeg tror ikke Karen er et svensk navn; kanskje Karin? mvh Eva "Mona Haakonsen" <[email protected]> skrev i melding news:[email protected] > Hei > Jeg søker opplysniger om min kones forfedre som kom fra Karlanda og flyttet > til Norge. Ludvig Olsson, født 29 september 1868 i Karlanda. Han var sønn av > Daniel Olsson og hans kone Karen. Jeg er takknemlig for alle opplysninger om > disse! > > Med vennlig hilsen > Gisle Haakonsen > >

I have an ancestor, Signe* TORKELSDOTTER OVEDAL married to Asbjørn* OMMUNDSON VIRAK, B. abt. 1620. Virak is listed in the 1801 Census as Virak Gard, Bakke, Bakke, (Stavanger), Vest-Agder, Norway. My question is, is Ovedal the same as Oftedal Gard, Bakke, Bakke, (Stavanger), Vest-Agder, Norway? There is no Ovedal listed per se. Thank you. Ellen

Bruce, She was unmarried when traveling to the USA. She also was born in Kristiania and was a resident of New York, so this was not her first trip to America. <http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=emikr a1&variabel=0&postnr=139413&fulle=true&spraak=e> Here is some great reading on emigrants and ships. <http://www.norwayheritage.com/ships/index.asp> 100 Years of Emigrant Ships from Norway Solem, Swiggum & Austheim Scandinavian America Line - 1901 Agent Frederik Lie, Kristiania <http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_line.asp?ag=scaal&ye=1901> Authorization & Routes From Kristiania and Kristiansand to New York, and by railway to the final destination in America Fleet 1901 Built Tonnage Shipyard S/S Hekla (2) 1884 3,258 gross Scott & Co S/S Island 1882 2,844 gross Burmeister & Wain S/S Norge 1881 3,310 gross Alexander Stephen & Sons Left Norway on October 3, 1901 and arrived in New York on October 21, 1901. <http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_route.asp?ro=D52> Not all passenger lists are online at Ellis Island yet. Margit > I would like to thank all of you who responded to my recent request for > information concerning my maternal grandmother who came over from Norway. I > have gone from a "brick wall" to having a whole new series of questions. > > 1) Margit gave me information showing sailing information on which i have > several questions: > a) What doe the two dates signify Contract date, Exp. Date? Is the sailing > date given? > And which USA port did the ship come to as I can not find the arrival on > Ellis Island web site. > b) What does ug mean - I think it is under heading of Maritial status > c) What does agent mean - I think Lie is given > d) What is the ship's name - I think it is Island but I am not sure > e) The Purpose of trip shows praesteattest What does that mean? > f) The desired occupation show avgift Kr. 0,50 Once again what does that mean > > 2) Gier gave two census listings , one for 1865 and the second for 1875 > which leads to the following questions > a) Am I right to assume that Norwegan census are ever ten year on the mid > decade ie 1865, 1875, 1885 etc? > b) Both census show a son named Oscar whose father's given name was Carl. > Is it likely that if Oscar came to the US that he would take the name Carl > O. Kokeritz as a patronymic? > > Once again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH and I hope this email is not to long or > burdensome > > BRUCE HUFFINE > STAMFORD, CT USA > > >

Annette Geil wrote: > if anyone has Johnson's any variation of the spelling of the name who > have moved to America im trying to trace my Johnson Lineage and my > family might have came from the Scandavian Countries > thank you > AM Johnson There are thousands of Johnsons, Jonsens etc. from Scandinavia. You must at least give a first name and a year or at least a period of time for immigration, and if possible which Scandinavian country (Norway, Sweden, Denmark), else this will be like finding the needle in the haystack.

"Trond" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet news:[email protected] > Hi, > can anyone translate or tell me what (3 ggr. förel. med Pehr Rousu) means? > It is from the Hiski database. 3 times banns with Pehr Rousu. The banns were read 3 times in the church before wedding. Hasse > > > > From To > Departure Arrival Village Farm Person > Place > > > 22.2.1837 Terwola församling Malin Bd.dr., Johansdr. Kössö > (3 ggr. förel. med Pehr Rousu) Karungi > > > own: No2. synt. 6/3 1809 > > > Regards, > Trond Ballo > [email protected] > >

I would like to thank all of you who responded to my recent request for information concerning my maternal grandmother who came over from Norway. I have gone from a "brick wall" to having a whole new series of questions. 1) Margrit gave me information showing sailing information on which i have several questions: a) What doe the two dates signify Contract date, Exp. Date? Is the sailing date given? And which USA port did the ship come to as I can not find the arrival on Ellis Island web site. b) What does ug mean - I think it is under heading of Maritial status c) What does agent mean - I think Lie is given d) What is the ship's name - I think it is Island but I am not sure e) The Purpose of trip shows praesteattest What does that mean? f) The desired occupation show avgift Kr. 0,50 Once again what does that mean 2) Gier gave two census listings , one for 1865 and the second for 1875 which leads to the following questions a) Am I right to assume that Norwegan census are ever ten year on the mid decade ie 1865, 1875, 1885 etc? b) Both census show a son named Oscar whose father's given name was Carl. Is it likely that if Oscar came to the US that he would take the name Carl O. Kokeritz as a patronymic? Once again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH and I hope this email is not to long or burdensome BRUCE HUFFINE STAMFORD, CT USA

Hi, can anyone translate or tell me what (3 ggr. förel. med Pehr Rousu) means? It is from the Hiski database. From To Departure Arrival Village Farm Person Place 22.2.1837 Terwola församling Malin Bd.dr., Johansdr. Kössö (3 ggr. förel. med Pehr Rousu) Karungi own: No2. synt. 6/3 1809 Regards, Trond Ballo [email protected]

I am looking for information on Alexander Snyder, Sr who came over to the United States from Holland. He arrived in Pennsylvania and had a son named Alexander Snyder, Jr. I found Alexander Snyder, Jr in the 1910 Miracode Index for Pennsylvania. He was 50 years old in the house hold of James Wentz. He had two sons, Loyd 14 and Allen 11. He and his son Loyd disappeared between 1910 and 1920. I am looking for distinct information on this family. Alexander Snyder, Jr married Emida Wentz. Nothing else is known about either him nor his father. If you have anything that may be helpful to me please email me. Thank you! Jennifer Robinson --- =============================== Jennifer always sends out email that is certified virus free by AVG 6.0! =============================== Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.488 / Virus Database: 287 - Release Date: 6/5/2003 --- =============================== Jennifer always sends out email that is certified virus free by AVG 6.0! =============================== Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.488 / Virus Database: 287 - Release Date: 6/5/2003

Hei Jeg søker opplysniger om min kones forfedre som kom fra Karlanda og flyttet til Norge. Ludvig Olsson, født 29 september 1868 i Karlanda. Han var sønn av Daniel Olsson og hans kone Karen. Jeg er takknemlig for alle opplysninger om disse! Med vennlig hilsen Gisle Haakonsen

if anyone has Johnson's any variation of the spelling of the name who have moved to America im trying to trace my Johnson Lineage and my family might have came from the Scandavian Countries thank you AM Johnson

My greatgrandfather was Ole Andersen Trollerud. He was born in Lier, Norway January 1st, 1872. On April 10th, 1903 he arrived at Ellis Island on board the ship Hellig Olav which departed from Kristiania, Norway. Age on arrival is 30 years 3 month, but this must be one year wrong. I am interested in any information about him in USA. He did not have much contact with his family in Norway. I do not know which name he used in USA. Synnøve N. Ramsrud

Hi Everyone I am in Edmonton Alberta, Canada...just wanting everyone to know that durring our Klondike Days here we are representing all of the Scandinavian countries: Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland. Come up and join us there! Have some Lefse! yours, Malodie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 24/04/2003

Hi Synnøve, I see that his final destination was Park Falls, Wisconsin to his brother Bernt Trollerud that had Box 152 as his address at Park Falls. Park Falls is in Price County. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiprice/index.htm> It also says he was married on the original manifest at Ellis Island. What contact did the family have with him? Margit > My greatgrandfather was Ole Andersen Trollerud. He was born in Lier, Norway > January 1st, 1872. On April 10th, 1903 he arrived at Ellis Island on board > the ship Hellig Olav which departed from Kristiania, Norway. Age on arrival > is 30 years 3 month, but this must be one year wrong. I am interested in > any information about him in USA. He did not have much contact with his > family in Norway. I do not know which name he used in USA. > > Synnøve N. Ramsrud > >

I am researching the surname of Gunderson, Lunde, and Snyder. Gunderson originated in Norway, Lunde in Sweden, and Snyder in Holland. The earliest information on the Gunderson family is a Martin Gunderson and his son Godfrey Gunderson who came over to the United States in 1888. He married a Francisca Lunde who came over from Norway in 1892. The earliest information I have on the Lunde clan is the name Augusta Lunde, he was born in Sweden. His daughter Francisca came over to the United States. If anyone has information please let me know! Jennifer --- =============================== Jennifer always sends out email that is certified virus free by AVG 6.0! =============================== Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.488 / Virus Database: 287 - Release Date: 6/5/2003