Rhonda, I think SHAL refers to SKJOLD parish in the far northern part of Rogaland fylke (county) in SW Norway. Furthermore, STRØM (=STRAUM, in dialect) is a farmname in this area, and today it is in TYSVÆR municipality (kommune). You would pronounce SHAL much the same way as a Norwegian would pronounce SKJOLD. In the Passport records for the bailiff in Ryfylke District, Rogaland 1811-1859 I find Dam Halvorsen STRØM (23 years), from Skjold parish, who filed for a passport on May 4, 1858 to travel to North America. In the emigrant lists from Stavanger I find Dam HALVORSEN b. Jan 19, 1835 from ROMSELAND, SKJOLD who emigrates with his brother Sjur (=Sever/Sivert) in 1858. Interestingly, ROMSELAND is located next to the STRØM (Straum) farm. According to your info Sjur/Sivert must have returned to Norway. 1865 Census : SKJOLD Parish (Digitalarkivet = Digital Archives) Farm name: ROTTEN ( = a cotter's place under the ROMSELAND farm ) Halvard Damssøn Head / Cotter 57 m Skjolds p. Anne Marta Knutsd. His wife 54 f Skjolds p. Sjur Halvardssøn their son ug 22 m Skjolds p. ----- SJUR / SIVERT / SEVER Halvard Andrias Halvardss. their son ug 13 m Skjolds p. ----- ANDREW Marta Halvardsd. their daughter ug 29 k Skjolds p. ------ MARTHA Anne Marta Halvardsd. their daughter ug 20 k Skjolds p. ----- ANNA Marta Jakobsd. Wife's mother / resident widow 84 f Skjolds p. (ug = unmarried ) In the 1801 Census I find a widow named Martha Damsdatter (b.ca1731) at the STRØM farm, Skjold parish. This indicates a connection of the quite rare name Dam with the STRØM farm. It is possible that this Martha was Dam/Daniel's g-grandmother. In conclusion, I'm quite confident that Dam HALVORSEN (Halvardsøn) is same as the Daniel H. DANIELSON you're seeking. Also, all the names you mention show up in the family in the 1865 Census. His given name was Dam, and he changed it to Daniel in America. Finally, he adopted a surname similar to his father's patronym (DAMSON vs. DANIELSON). Hope this is of some help for your research. Viggo in Bergen, Norway ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 3:26 PM Subject: [ILLASALLE] Daniel Danielson > I wrote that like his obit said but i think that it was misspelled i > think Strom in Shal could be Straum in Skjøld. > > I also think that Dam Holvardson and Daniel are the same Two men but i dont > know how to prove it > > Daniel married a Sarah Jane Bass in 1865 in Iowa and had two children Rosa > Anna and Flora Mae Danielson. > > > Daniel's Head stone Says Daniel H Danielson but have found him as Daniel M > Danielson on your Norway Cencus. also Someone else has him as Daniel S > Danielson. But i Think the H may stand for Holvardson. but not sure. > > Anna Hiaring may be her Husbands last name . also my Daniel came to America > in 1858 . > > Thank you again Rhonda