Hi Deb: I have some information about part of your family. Do you know of Hans Kulstad, b. 1848 and wife Mathilde, b. 1850? They went to America in 1883. Their children were John 1874, Peter 1877, Anton 1879, Elise 1884, Mathea 1887 and Harald 1891. Members of the Kulstad family became experts in preparing saw-blades in the Mid West and later on the west coast. Gladys Howard, Hans' granddaughter, established an aviation company in Bend, Oregon. I have more info, and even a couple of pictures. Plese give me your e-mail address! -- Greetings Ola Klefsaas Skolev 32 N-2480 Koppang +47 62 46 03 16 http://home.sol.no/~olakaa "Dan & Deb Porter" <danporter@jps.net> skrev i melding news:LPBBIOCGFNOADNBMKJLJCEDFCDAA.danporter@jps.net... > Hi Everyone, > > Here are some more names that I am researching. Please let me know if you > have any info on these people. > > Husband Nils Simensen Nordimor > Wife Ingeborg Anderdatter Dalbak > Son Seming Nielsen Eggen b. February 1808 d. 1894 > > Seming's wife: > > Dortha Gunderdatter Brettingen b. September 10, 1811 d. December 17, 1848 > married July 1, 1833 > > Seming and Dortha's children : > > Peter Simpson b. May 14, 1842 in Eggen, Gundbrandsdalen ? d. June 15, 1918 > in Minnesota > Ingeborg b. February 21, 1834 > Nels Simpson b. june 15, 1835 > Gunder b. December 12, 1836 > Marta b. June 18, 1838 > Guro b. June 13, 1840 > Haldor b. May 17, 1844 > > > Dortha's parents: > > Gundar Haldorsen Storkbekkmoen (?) Brettingen (b. june 20, 1784 > Marit Olsdatter Vuluvolden b. 1784 married 1801 > > > Peter Simpson's wife: > > Inger Margrette Olson b. August 17, 1852 Skudeness d. December 14, 1930 > Minnesota > > > Inger's parents: > > Lars Olson d. abt 1890 > Berta Nicholsen d. abt 1890 > > Lars/Berta children: > > Ole B Olson > Betsy > Michael > > Any info would be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks from Deb in Portland, Oregon > > > > > >