This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Danelson, Swenson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Hi.2ADI/1712 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on my great grandfather's family. His name was Charles (Charley) Edward Danelson. The story is that he left home at around age 14 and never kept in touch with any family after that. According to our records, he was born on April 17, 1887. We always thought he was from Iowa (Ottomwa) but now believe it was Wisconsin he was from. I am trying to get a birth certificate from the state of Wisc. His marriage certificate (to Gertrude Swenson in Estavan, Sask, Canada) says his father's name was Charles Edward Danelson (spelled wrong as Charles Enard Donalson) and his mother's was Christina. It is hard to read and we wonder if it is accurate. He homesteaded and lived the rest if his life in Montana and has many descendants here. We would love to get more information on the Danelson family that he came from and get in touch with some relatives. His family was originally from Sweden and his wife's was were originally from Norway. Her parents name! s were Hanna Lise and Thomas (Tonnes) Swenson.