Hei Kjell Ove, Did you find information on your gggrandfather? I have found one in SD that looks like he fits. Born March 1869 it says and came to America in 1887. I was cleaning out my in box and found your request. Margit > I would be very grateful for any information on my > great-great-grandfather Peder Kristian Rasmusson Nærem/Nerem/Nerheim, > born 15 March 1867 in Tresfjord, Norway, who emigrated to the US 9 May > 1887 on the State Steamship Company ("State Line"). He was heading for > Colorado. > > His daughter back in Norway once said he might have drowned on the > "banks of Dakota", which is all that's known about him after he left. > > -- > Kjell Ove Hattrem > > ... Um, look, if we built this large wooden badger ... >