Pat Holling wrote: > > Does anyone know of this family or have a bygdebok for this farm? > > 1900 census - > Vestre Totens, Engelstad > Johannes A. Wik b: 1848 T [ Husmd. m J - politibetjent Bygdevaegter ] > Olave O. Wik b: 1850 Ostre Toten [ politibetjents Kone ] > Adolf J. Wik b: 1888 T > Janette J. Wik b: 1893 T If you look at the census of 1865 for Østre Toten at http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/wc/webcens.exe?slag=n&filename=arkivverket/ft1865/f60528&variabel=0&postnr=7508&fulle=true&spraak= you will find a Helene Olsdatter, a 46-year-old widow living at as a cottager at the Rødningsbye farm. She has a daughter Olave Olsdatter, who is 14 years old. This is the only Olave O. who is about 15 years old in the 1865 census for Østre Toten, so the odds are pretty high that it is the same person you are looking for. -- Vennlig hilsen Frank H. Johansen frank.johansen@hm.telia.no

Hello Pat - There was a small article in Opland Arbeiderblad (a local newspaper) on October 16th 1948 on the occasion of the birthday (60 years) on Adolf Wiik on the day before (October 15th). His address was Bøverbru. In his youth he had worked as a lumberman and later he worked for a number of years as a bricklayer. In 1932 he started to work at Sandbakkens Kalkverker where he was still working in 1948 when this article was written. He also was working his farm Engelstad in V. Toten. He was very much respected by his colleagues at work. (The article does not say if he had a wife and children). - Tove Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

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Looking for information on a Rude family from Hamar area that came to Texas, USA around 1900. There were a number of brothers - Olaf, Nicolas, Olin, Gust and others. Supposedly came through New Orleans, LA. Settled in the Ft Worth, TX area. Gust married Ethel Fortenberry from Arkansas. Any help on their lineage would be appriciated. contact jay@merrett.com Thanks! Jay

New Poster. Bear with me please. I am searching for Jon Arnsen who bought Ulvinlille in Inderoy area of North Trondheim. Jon Arnsen had lived at Ytteroy. Thanx. Viola.

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Hello all -- I'm researching my g-grandfather AUGUST CHRISTIANSEN, originally of Norway. He was the 2nd husband of my grandmother (Bertha HANSEN b. 1854 Denmark), presumably marrying in Philadelphia where she had already lived and been widowed (by ? LUNDEGAARD of Denmark) with 3 kids. They married in the mid-1880's and had 3 more children. He died in the 1890's; family recall him as a red-haired tugboat captain. I've found an AUGUST CHRISTIANSEN who emigrated alone from Stange, Norway to New York in 1873 at age 19. He was aboard the Kong Sverre S/S from Oslo. Also found his family in the 1865 census -- he was the 3rd of 5 sons to Christian HANSSEN (b. 1824 Stange) and Beata MIKKELSDATTER (b. 1825 Ringsager). They lived at Tomte Nedre in the Ottestad parish. Questions: 1) All signs of the family in Stange disappear after the 1865 census -- no records of emigration, or Norway residence in future censuses. Was there a calamity in the area between 1865-1873 that might have made them disappear? Anyone have a bygdebok for the area? 2) August's father was reportedly operated a whaling boat. Is this consistent with living in Stange? 3) How can I link (or rule out) this person as my g-grandfather? Any clues for finding out what emigrants did after landing in NY? How/why would he get to Philadelphia? 4) I noticed in the Norwegian farms directory that there happens to be a farm very close to Christiansen's Tomte Nedre called "Lundegaard lille & store". Could this be a total coincidence or is it possible/likely that my grandmother's two husbands knew each other somehow in Norway? Thank you in advance for putting on your thinking caps on my behalf. I'm stumped! Lisa Traylor Aliso Viejo, CA ltraylor@home.com

Liz Niemi wrote: > > Could anyone help me with conflicting information. > > I was told that Helmi Ruusuluota was born May 30 1905 in Ruosniemi and that > her father Vihtori Ruusuluota was also born in that town. Helmi was married > to Kaarlo Peltoniemi and in 1924 had a daughter named Jenni Peltoniemi. > > I have their immigration records to Canada and it states both Helmi and her > father Vihtori as Norwegian. Does anyone have access to this parishes > records? Very probably Norwegian Finns (as names show it)

"Jan Almedal" <janalme@online.no> skrev i en meddelelse news:39C70A3C.E60B8CAC@online.no... > Så vidt jeg vet er der bare en gård i Evje ved navn Odde, og den finnes > fremdeles. Jeg kjenner ikke til noen bilder av gården. > > I følge "Aavitsland - Slægtsregistre for Evje hovedsogn med tilstødende gaarde > af Vegusdal" hadde Gunnu Knudsen Odde (g. 1725, d. 1753, alder 55) og Maren > Olsdatter Odde 8 barn, hvor Knud, f. 1733, var det fjerde. > > Mvh > Jan > Tak for dit svar. Tak for dit svar. Min tip-5 oldefar var nu ikke den Knud, der er født i 1733, men derimod Gunnu Knudsens far. Mvh Viggo niss@get2net.dk

Pat Holling skrev i meldingen . > >Where is Skottsgard? Is it a farm name? Skotgården is farms (more than one) in Brekkebygd, Røros (Sør-Trøndelag), but you also have Skotgården farm in Midsund (Møre og Romsdal). Try Røros first! Arnstein Rønning

To this subject I'll give a ref. to this lib. |The liberary at the Univercity of Trondheim has for many year save a |many thousands photo back to the last centure |Most of the photo is a result for gifte, estate of deceased persons and |arcive from professional photographer |The pictures is from the time 1850- 1990 bur the main are from 1870-1940 |Portrettsamling / potrets, about/ca. 70.000 bilder/pictures |Prospektsamling (landskapsbilder) /Prospectures directed (landscape), |about/ca. 15.000 bilder/pictures |Emneordnet samling /subject orientated collection , ca. 4500 |bilder/pictures |Arkiv etter yrkesfotografer/ arcives from professional photographer, ca. |250.000 negativer /negatives The text are in Norwegian, but I'm sure you will all manage to find the photo you are searching. :=)) The adress to the archive and some other URl to Photodatabase is to be found at http://home.online.no/~otjoerge/gen-link/norway_gen.htm -- Otto Jørgensen - 2020 Skedsmokorset http://home.online.no/~otjoerge/

Could anyone help me with conflicting information. I was told that Helmi Ruusuluota was born May 30 1905 in Ruosniemi and that her father Vihtori Ruusuluota was also born in that town. Helmi was married to Kaarlo Peltoniemi and in 1924 had a daughter named Jenni Peltoniemi. I have their immigration records to Canada and it states both Helmi and her father Vihtori as Norwegian. Does anyone have access to this parishes records?

Så vidt jeg vet er der bare en gård i Evje ved navn Odde, og den finnes fremdeles. Jeg kjenner ikke til noen bilder av gården. I følge "Aavitsland - Slægtsregistre for Evje hovedsogn med tilstødende gaarde af Vegusdal" hadde Gunnu Knudsen Odde (g. 1725, d. 1753, alder 55) og Maren Olsdatter Odde 8 barn, hvor Knud, f. 1733, var det fjerde. Mvh Jan VIGGO NISSEN wrote: > Min tip 5 oldefar Knud Gunnusen boede på gården Odde i Evje sogn i > begyndelsen af 1700-tallet. Jeg kan se ved at søge på "Norgesglasset" at der > stadig findes en gård med dette navn i Evje sogn. Er det den samme gård? Er > der nogle der ved, om der findes billeder af gården? Er der nogle, der ved, > hvor Knud Gunnusen er født. Jeg har ikke fundet hans fødsel i Evje eller > Hornnes sogn. > > Med venlig hilsen > > Viggo Nissen > niss@get2net.dk

Olaus Ness would be too common a combination for me to venture a guess. But Aremark is in Østfold region of Norway. The 1865 census shows two farms named 'Strøm' there. Lena might be listed under the second one as 'Lina'... http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/wc/webcens.exe?slag=e&filename=arkivverket/ft1865/f60118&variabel=7&postnr=1133&fulle=true&spraak=e It would be nice of Olaus if they'd come from the same area... probably too much to hope for, but there are a number of farms with names that start like 'Næs' in Aremark. PR "Carol Smith (by way of Alf Christophersen )" wrote: > Olaus NESS was b. 1859 in Norway. Where? How can I find a listing of > place names for NESS? > > Olaus m. Lena STROM from Aremark, Norway. She was b. about 1863. Is > there a bygdebok for this area? Many thanks in advance--this is a tough > one for me, and I am trying to help another person with his family. > Carol in CO

Norwegian? Then it probably is. (Interesting farm name... I'd watch for the Scots in it's history... possible....) Go to one of the censuses online - http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/index-eng.htm Click on one like the 1865 - then in the entry blank for 'Name of farm' enter the first three or four letters of the farm... be prepared for spelling variations. But you'll get an idea of where such might have been located. Try the other censuses too - you might find more possibles. PR Pat Holling wrote: > According to his death record , Martin Thompson was born 1 Jan 1857 > Skottsgard. > Fathers name - Thorsden Thompson and mother Mary M.... > > This family emigrated about 1866. They entered US through Detroit > but may have been in Canada prior to that time. > > Where is Skottsgard? Is it a farm name? > > Pat Holling

Does anyone know of this family or have a bygdebok for this farm? 1900 census - Vestre Totens, Engelstad Johannes A. Wik b: 1848 T [ Husmd. m J - politibetjent Bygdevaegter ] Olave O. Wik b: 1850 Ostre Toten [ politibetjents Kone ] Adolf J. Wik b: 1888 T Janette J. Wik b: 1893 T Pat Holling

According to his death record , Martin Thompson was born 1 Jan 1857 Skottsgard. Fathers name - Thorsden Thompson and mother Mary M.... This family emigrated about 1866. They entered US through Detroit but may have been in Canada prior to that time. Where is Skottsgard? Is it a farm name? Pat Holling

Olaus NESS was b. 1859 in Norway. Where? How can I find a listing of place names for NESS? Olaus m. Lena STROM from Aremark, Norway. She was b. about 1863. Is there a bygdebok for this area? Many thanks in advance--this is a tough one for me, and I am trying to help another person with his family. Carol in CO

Does anybody know anything about Peder Aslakson from Karmoy, Norway b. 1832. He moved to Iceland. Did he have a family there? -- Arne Tjelle http://home.no.net/atjelle