This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ellingson,Byro, Ives Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HGB.2ACE/69.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Betty, Sorry, I don't think these people are from the same family. My grandfather's name was Hans Ellingson, his father was Elling Michelson. They were fom Namsos and Oslo, Norway. Grandpa only had two brother's Louis, who lived in Hovland, MN and Albert who moved to Canada. Good luck finding your family. Sandee