Thank you so much. I will pass your email on to my friends. They will be happy to find some one in the family. "Olav Gråthen" <olavg@c.dk> wrote in message news:41b763e2$0$150$edfadb0f@dread11.news.tele.dk... > Hi Pat > > > My name is Olav Gråthen - and I'am a descendant from Johan Hansen Graaten > ..... I'm born in 1970 ... and presently living in Denmark. There is a lot > of living family in Norway and Canada. I started with Genealogy a year ago > ... so I don't have a lot of information ..... but then again ... It is > the information age .... and my database is now containing abt. 3000 names > ..... I've started mapping the living and information still remembered by > people in Norway ..... and after that I will the go back in time. > > > > There is one of the son's to Johan Hansen Graaten that left for the US - > to Grafton, ND ..... That was Hans Johansen Graten (Nov. 19 1853 - abt > 1890 Grafton, Walsh, ND) married to Thea Nisldatter Spiten (Oct. 24 1857 - > Nov 21 1919 Everett, Snohomish, Washington)(she had her mother with her > Anne Dorthea Christiansdtr. Myhra). + 6 kids > > > > I know very little about this part of the family - is this the part your > friend is coming from? > > > > > > If you please will give this information to your friend ...? > > > > > > I have 2 e-mails: olavg@c.dk and olgr97ab@student.cbs.dk > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Olav Gråthen > > > > "Pat Holling" <pholling@tds.net> skrev i en meddelelse > news:41946b93$1_1@newspeer2.tds.net... >> Thank you so much for this information. This is a great help to my >> friends. >> >> >> "O. K. Stuvstad" <okstuvstad@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:2b7398b9.0411101020.58551488@posting.google.com... >>> "Pat Holling" <pholling@tds.net> wrote in message >>> news:<41903edd$1_2@newspeer2.tds.net>... >>>> I am trying to help a friend with this family... the information they >>>> have >>>> is as follows: >>>> >>>> Johan Hansen Graaten who was born about 1827 and is found in Flesberg, >>>> Buskerud, Norway... married Maren Turinne Sorensdatter >>>> >>>> Any know about this family? >>>> >>>> Is there a bygdebok that would include this farm? >>>> >>>> Thanks so much. >>>> >>>> Pat Holling >>> >>> >>> Johan Hansson Graaten (1821-1908) and Maren Turine Sørensdtr. >>> (ca.1817-1899) and their 9 children are found under Håvardsrudhagen on >>> pg.583-584 in Bind (Volume) VI of Flesbergboka (Sigurd Vinger, 2001). >>> Maren Turine Sørensdtr. was from Sandsvær, Buskerud. >>> >>> Johan Hansson was from Vestre Graaten. His parents were: >>> Hans Johansson Reinholt (1803-1879) and Anne Marie >>> Adamsdtr.(ca.1802-1879). They had 6 children. Anne Marie Adamsdtr. was >>> from Kongsberg, Buskerud. >>> Source: Flesbergboka, Bind VII, pg.46 (Sigurd Vinger, 2004). >>> >>> Hans Johansson was from Reinholt. His parents were: >>> Johan Abrahamson Tangene ( ? -1820) and Johanne Maria Hansdtr. Graaten >>> (1773-1850). They had 3 children. Johan Abrahamson was from Jondalen, >>> Buskerud. >>> Source: Flesbergboka, Bind VII, pg.31 (Sigurd Vinger, 2004). >>> >>> Johanne Maria was from Vestre Graaten. Her parents were: >>> Hans Olson Graaten (1726-1781) and Else Eriksdtr. Rolvson >>> (ca.1751-1803). Johanne Maria was thir only child. Else Eriksdtr. >>> Rolvson was fom Kongsberg, Buskerud. >>> Source: Flesbergboka, Bind VII, pg.45-46 (Sigurd Vinger, 2004). >>> >>> Hans Olson was from Søre Graaten. His parent were: >>> Ola Olson Graaten ( ? -1744) and Ingebjørg Herbrandsdtr. Bergseid. >>> (ca.1694-1761). They had 10 children. Ola Olsons father was Ola >>> Tordson Kodalen from Eggedal, Buskerud. Ingebjørg Herbrandsdtr. was >>> from Rollag, Buskerud. >>> Source: Flesbergboka, Bind VI, pg.598-599 (Sigurd Vinger, 2001). >> >> > >