Thanks, Cami! That's very helpful and will give me a focused place to start. Marilyn CamiB@aol.com wrote: > Hi Marilyn! > > I haven't seen this suggested yet, so I thought I'd throw this out in case it > helps. > > I don't know how big the lumbering industry was in Jackson County, but I know > Jackson County had a very large Norwegian immigrant population. I have two > Norwegian families, HANSON (who were STUBRUD before emigrating) and BENSON (who > were IVERSON before emigrating). In the BENSON family, Simon BENSON (my > gr-great grandmother's brother) became a giant in the lumber industry out in the > Pacific Northwest, and his father Berger IVERSON/BENSON, worked in lumber camps > in the Black River Falls, Jackson Co., area after emigrating in 1867, > according to a book on Simon BENSON. I also have a GREEN family in the area who > owned a mill. > > The Black River Falls library has an excellent history section, and the > history librarian is very helpful. > > Good luck! > > Cami > > <<I looking for a needle in a haystack. I am seeking information about > Abraham > Olson/Olsen Mjeld, who immigrated from Norway in 1882 and, according to family > information, died in a logging accident in Wisconsin in 1885. I am > particularly > interested in learning where in Wisconsin he lived. > > Does anyone have any suggestions for finding him? Does anyone have > information on > which Wisconsin counties had logging industries in 1885? > > Thanks. > Marilyn>> > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > Mailing list moderator: Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore > email: kingsley@aol.com