This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wIB.2ACI/227.1 Message Board Post: The East Norway Lake Church (at Jericho) has Melvin baptised in 1875 and Jesse in 1877. It shows Ludvig confirmed in 1886 and Selmer in 1887. The First Lutheran Church of Norway Lake shows Selmer G. baptised 1873. It records a Jessi M. Steberg born 1874 and funeral in 1874. It gives Melvin the middle initial O.; Jesse middle initial A. Melvin died in 1879. The West Lake Lutheran Church book (where I belonged as a kid - I remember Selmer and Emma.) shows the following children: Alice Lenora confirmed 1921;Clifford Marion baptised 10/11/1915; Elise Lenora baptised 8/8/1907; Gladys Nerenda baptised 5/7/1913; John Bennie baptised 3/5/1909; Lorence Willard bapt 8/30/1920. There is Bennie who died 12/4/1971 at the age of 62. This must be John Bennie listed above. Gladys had a son Darrell Carnice bapt 9/17/1941; she later married Bernhard J. Hofstad. Selmer died 4/20/1956 age 83 years, 7 months, 16 days. His wife Emma died 9/3/1949. There are 2 others listed: John Steberg died 11/25/1904 at age 62. He was born in Norway. Marith J. Steberg died 3/19/1910 at the age of 75 years, 4 months, 7 days. She was born in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. Hope this helps.