Duane; It isn't entirely unlikely that your Gronvold's are related to the family shown at http://home.online.no/~nermo/slekt/d0007/g0000090.html#I4712 They seem to be located in the Lier/Drammen area of Norway. I'm afraid I know nothing more about them than what's shown. Regards, Per Nermo nermo@online.no - - - - On 6 Nov 2000 09:39:37 -0800, DaPapa55@aol.com (by way of Alf Christophersen <alf.christophersen@basalmed.uio.no>) wrote: >I am trying to find out more information about my Norwegian ancestors. The >information I have is: >Last name is *Gronwold* --- I have been told that it probably was *Gronvold* >I'll use the Americanized version. >Wesley Rasmus Gronwold -- born 1/12/1887 in Chicago, Illinois >-- married Sarah Elizabeth Taraldsen on 6/24/1908 in Chicago, Illinois >-- died 6/6/1914 in Chicago, Illinois cause pulmonary tuberculosis >-- buried 6/10/1914 Mount Olive cemetery, Chicago, Illinois > >Now for the data that I've been trying to find, any information will be >appreciated. I will give you what I know and maybe someone can help fill in >the blanks. >Wesley's parents are Hans M. Gronwold and Josephine A. Hansen >-- married 9/25/1881 in Chicago, Illinois >-- it was a double wedding ceremony with Josephine's sister(twin sister?? >name unknown) and Han's best friend Olaf Olson. Golden wedding >anniversary celebrated by both couples family and friends > in Chicago Illinois. ( I have the original poem written for the >occasion, if > anyone is interested I could post it or email it) >-- Hans was born in Dramen, Norway 10/22/1857?? info from death >certificate > Han's parents were Christian Gronwold and Camilla ?? no information >both parents were born and died in Dramen Norway? no information >-- Hans came to America 1879-1881 ?? just a guess >-- Was a carpenter for 55yrs quit working 1 month before he died on >3/9/1933 >-- buried Mount Olive cemetery, Chicago, Illinois >-- Josephine Hansen was born in Dramen, Norway on 11/11/1859 ? > information from death certificate >-- Cannot find information on her parents >-- Cannot find information on when she came to America 1879-1881 ?? >just a guess >-- Josephine died 5/13/1942 in Chicago, Illinois >-- buried Mount Olive cemetery, Chicago, Illinois > >I hope this isn't too long sometimes it's hard to stop adding information i'm >just hoping to get some information or direction. > thanks, > Duane W. Gronwold > dapapa55@aol.com > >(Listowners note. Just for the record, I have sent mr. Gronwold the records >found at Digitalarkivet about the father of Hans and his grandfather. List >owner. > >Are there anyone who has some data about gnr 391c in Drammen 1865, Hans >Christopher Grønvold, 75 year, born in Drammen, Henderik Grønvold 42 year >and Kamilla Mathilde Olsdtr 32 y from Christiania and their son Hans >Martinius Henderiksen Grønvold, 9 y in 1865, please contact DaPap55@aol.com >about that. No records found in DIStreff database :-()