This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brooten,Bratten Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TJB.2ACI/1276 Message Board Post: Seeking information on Osten Brooten/Austin Brooten or Bratten.Left Norway for Brooten,Stearns County, MN. Have no other information about him. His mother Kari Halvorsdtr was not married at the time of his birth. Kari born 1850. Any information on Osten/Austin is greatly appreciated.