This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ThomasKer2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4898.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm not related to this family. 1890 census was destroyed by fire in the 1920's. There are NO Olsvig or Olsvik families in Hancock, MI in 1900. 1900 - Name: Gulbrang Olsvigen [Gulhead Olsvigen] Home in 1900: Prairie Farm, Barron, Wisconsin Age: 80 Birth Date: Jan 1820 Birthplace: Norway Race: White Ethnicity: American Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1887 Relationship to head-of-house: Head Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's Birthplace: Norway Spouse's Name: Marih Marriage Year: 1866 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 34 Residence : Prairie Farm Town, Barron, Wisconsin Occupation: farmer Gulbrang Olsvigen 80 = immigrated 1887, Marih Olsvigen 60, 5/40 Nor - 5 children all living Simon Olsvigen 33, 7/66 Nor, single, works on farm Ole Olsvigen 21, 11/78 Nor, single, day laborer Name: Marit Olsvigen Census Date: 1 Jun 1905 Residence County: Barron Residence State: Wisconsin Locality: Arland Birth Location: Norway Marital Status: Widowed Gender: Female Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Race: White Relation: Head Marit Olsvigen 63, NOR Simon Olsvigen 36, NOR Ole Olsvigen 27, NOR John Olsvigen 13, WI Try - Michigan Death Records http://www.seekingmichigan.org http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18635---,00.html http://www.genealogybuff.com/library.htm 1870 Michigan Census = (FREE, indexed and searchable, actual census page) http://envoy.libofmich.lib.mi.us/1870_census/ 1880 US Census - The Mormon Church Files LDS (FREE, indexed and searchable) Click on the SEARCH tab at top of page Look for US Census on the left side of screen http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.