Hei Garth, What do you have on Amlien, Dotseth, Grefsrud and Skaugerud (spelled different ways here)? Just curious, those names were known here in my area 100 years ago very well. Dotseth/Dotset stayed the name with the relatives in Iowa, the ones who moved up here to Flom used Dorseth. I have lots more if you are interested with pictures. Margit Peter H. Aamoth. He left Lillehammer, Norway in the spring of 1870 and came to Rock Prairie, Wisconsin where he remained with relatives for a year. Then he travelled west in the spring of 1871 to Minnesota and stopped in Becker County where he also took land. In the Spring of 1872 he sold his Improvement there and with his brother Lars he went to Wild Rice and took land in Fossum Township, where he still lives. In the Winter of 1878 he married Miss Lila Olson, daughter of Peter Olson Skægrud. They have 7 born and all are living. Peter Olsen Skjæggerud is born in Grans parish, Hadeland, Norway, December 31th, 1885. He left his home to go to America in 1851. He arrived the same year in Town of Norway, Racine Co., Wis., where he again met his parents who had made the journey two years earlier. In 1854 the family came to Iowa and settled in Town of Frankville, Winnesheik Co., Iowa. Here he was married to the maid Thora Hendrikson and have 9 children. He lived here until the fall of '75 when he went to the Red River Valley, and arrived to Søren Bergersons House in Wild Rice November 12th. By that time no one had tried to use the power which Wild Rice River gives, and a Flour and Saw Mill was of great importance to the people around in this Settlement, it was on the purpose to supply for this need, Olson came here with a large family in the middle of the winter, with humble means and no houses for people and animals. But in the wilderness the brotherly love shows more up than may be other times and places. The people in the settlement came from far away and near by to help him by erecting houses, and as early as December 15th , he and his family could move in, in their own house. During the winter they logged, and in the spring the neighbors gathered again and helped with the erection of the mill house. A simple Flour and Saw Mill was started in 1876. That everything was very simple, shows the following exclamation from Johan Matson, a quite rational man, however. When he got the sight of the water wheel, he exclaimed : " When this wheel can run a saw, may we then see a glass cabinet even in the clouds". When they had to build the Mill on the northern beach of the river, they, who lived on the southern side, had to take their wheat and flour across the river on boat. Because not everybody was accustomed to handling a boat, there were many strange events. Once John Narum was headed for the mill, but losed the whole burden into the river. Ole Holum wanted to cross the river in a boat, but he did not know how to row, the stream in the river seized the boat, which made him scream and bemoan, as if he was near death. Before we got a bridge, Jakob Herreid crossed the river in the morning in the ice to get to his claim to do some work. The river ice had started to break up, but had fastened again, so one could walk on it in the morning, but during the day it broke up. Olson pulled together some poles and in the afternoon crossed the river to fetch Jakob, but he was long in coming, and Olson had to go back without Jakob because it darkened. It was Eastereve '76 and Jakob Herreid had to put up with staying overnight on the other side under the open sky the whole night. Then one started attempts to build a bridge. Olson arrange for materials and the neighbors came and helped by the erection. But the next spring when the the ice broke up, the bridge followed the ice down the river, as if it was made of straws. Later we erected a good wooden bridge. Now we have a gorgeous steel bridge, so we have no difficulties when crossing the river.After some years there came a young miller to this place, Jørgen Heiberg, son of merchant J. Heiberg in Bergen, Norge. Olson now sold the mill with all the accessories, and because Heiberg possessed more resources, he teared down the old mill, an erected a new one. which later over and over again has been improved, so it by now is one of the best mills of its kind in the West. Mr. Heiberg was at that time unmarried, but had a very cheerful maid to keep the house for him. One Sunday eve she should cross the river to fetch the post and so on for Mr. Heiberg. But because it was late and darkened, she stayed over night on the other side. Early Sunday morning Olson should carry her across the river. But unfortunately someone had been there and had taken the boat to the other side. Olson then wanted to go after it in a canoe he had, but the girl thought it too dreary to wait for him, and before Olson knew of it, she was in the canoe too, and the whole mess went into the river; Olson, the girl, the post, cream and eggs. The girl had fastened to the canoe, but all there was to see was the nose and the feathers on her hat, which came up of the water. Many such stories from those days could be told, but this must be enough to show how the conditions were at that time -Oscar Trandum was born in Ullensaker, Norway on the 5th of April, 1860. He emigrated from Norway in 1881 and came the same year to Goodhue County, Minnesota. He was there for a year and then in 1882 moved to Norman County, Minnesota and took land in Section 8 of the Town of Wild Rice. He was married in January of 1887 to the maid Amanda Olson, datter of Peter O. Skæggrud. Mr. Trandum died the 12th of July in 1887, leaving a widow with an unborn child. Since she has lived for most of the time on the farm. Mrs. Trandum was again married the 5th of March, 1896 to Mr. Nils E. Natvig. Anders and Johanne (Olsdatter) Amlien To help some of us in the Flom area better understand our roots we are putting the names of the Amlien families members. Anders Hansen was born in 1809, his wife Johanne Olsdatter was born in 1808. They lived in Vestre Toten, Norway. They were the parents of two daughters and the grandparents of one grandson who came to the Flom area. Helene Amlien Dorseth wife of Andreas Hanson Dorseth/Dotset. Ole Andersen born in 1839 father of Olaf Grefsrud. Ole took the Grefsrud name when he married because they lived on the Grefsrud farm. Berthe Amlien Kirkeby born in 1848 wife of Martin Kirkeby. Other siblings were Johannes born in 1842, Andrine born in 1845, Johanne born in 1851, Hans born in 1854 and Augusta born in 1857. Mary Grefsrud and Clara Kirkeby were sisters, both born to Per and Gunnhild (Gronlie) Rue. Dorseth Family Farm History The Dorseth farm was originally owned by the Northern Pacific Railroad. It was deeded to Lucy Holms in 1878 for the sum of $500.00. She was a rural school teacher in this area. She in turn sold the land to Andrew Skiem in 1880. Mr Skiem owned this farm for a few years and in the year 1882 sold the land to Andreas Dorseth. It has been in the Dorseth family ever since. Andreas Hanson Dotset was born in Eina, Vestre Toten, Norway on August 14, 1836, to Madison A.H.Dotset and his wife. He married a young girl by the name of Helene (Amlien) while he lived in Norway. In April of 1870 Andreas and Helene left their native land with high hopes of making a better life for themselves and their children in the new world. A world that held the hopes and promises they so wanted. They packed up their belongings, along with their two sons; Andrew (a twin brother died at birth and is buried in Norway)see Andrew and Mathilda Dorseth) and Hans (See Hans and Ronnag Dorseth). They boarded a ship and left, coming to America. They stopped in Wisconsin, where they lived with an aunt for a short time before moving on to Decorah, Iowa.Here they also had relatives and work was available on a farm. They arrived here in early July and spent the next seven years in Iowa. It was during this time their son John (See John and Lizzie Dorseth) was born, shortly after their arrival. A daughter Augusta (see Ole and Augusta Thorson) followed behind. When they arrived in America a typo (all we can figure) changed their name from Dotset to Dorseth. In the spring of 1877 they left Iowa for Minnesota, traveling first by rail and then by covered wagon to Becker County. Here they homesteaded in section 2. They built a sod house and lived on this land until they proved their homestead. In May of 1882 they purchased 160 acres of land from Andrew Skiem in Section 29 of Flom township in Norman County, and moved his family here. This land had an abundance of good timber suitable for fuel and lumber. It also had a nice sandy loam soil which made farming easier. It was here that they built a log house, barn and granary. Andreas and Helene (Eline) were charter members of Aspelund Lutheran Church. Andreas also helped plan and build the first church in 1885. Andreas died on August 27, 1924 and Helene (Eline) died on July 20, 1908, they are both buried at Aspelund Lutheran Church. Andreas sold his farm to his son, Andrew and his wife Mathilda (Korsgaden) in 1897. See Andrew and Mathilda Dorseth. They had five children; Helmer, Henry(6/10/1895-9/20/1895), Henry, Alma (see Lewis and Alma Ask) and Mabel (see Edgar and Mabel Skansgaard). In 1938, Andrew sold the farm to his son, Henry and his wife, Viola (see Henry and Viola Dorseth). They had five children; Vernon, DonnaMae, Gloria, Alden and Linda. After Henry's retirement from farming in 1965, the farm was rented to Vernon and his wife LaVonne. In 1974 they purchased the farm. Vernon and LaVonne still own the farm, but no longer farm the land. They retired from farming in 1995 and rent the land to Lyle and Erik Bakke. Andrew and Mathilda (Korsgaden) Dorseth Andreas (Andrew) was born to Andreas and Helene (Amlien) Dorseth in Vestre Toten, Norway on July 17, 1866. He immigrated in 1870 with his parents to Wisconsin and then on to Decorah, Iowa where they stayed until the spring of 1877. They were members of Glenwood Lutheran Church while there. In 1877 they left Iowa for Minnesota, they settled first in Becker county then the family came to Norman County where they remained since. In 1884 Andrew was confirmed in the old log church at Wild Rice by Rev. Sagen. He was a charter member of Aspelund Lutheran Church. Mathilda Korsgaden was born in 1874 to Hans and Mary Hanson Korsgaden in Wisconsin. They came to Flom township when she was a child and settled in section 1. Mathilda died at a young age at Fergus Falls, Mn in 1915. She left behind her husband and four children. Both Andrew and Mathilda are buried at Aspelund Lutheran Church, Flom, MN. Andrew and Mathilda were the parents of five children. Henry A. was born on June 10, 1895 and died on September 20, 1895, he is buried at Aspelund. their second child a son was named Helmer (see Helmer Dorseth), then a third child was born in 1898, Alma (see Lewis and Alma Ask) a third son was born in 1900, they named him Henry Adolph (see Henry and Viola Dorseth), their last child a daughter Mabel was born in 1902 (see Edgar and Mabel Skansgaard). Note, Korsgaden is also from the area. > > Following are the names of farms in Oppland where my ancestors resided: > > 1) Toten (mainly Vestre Toten) > -Voldengen, Blåvarp, Sønsteby, Dotseth, Glæsrud, Amlien, Skjølaas, , Hexum, > Presterud, Hoel, Sivesind, Overseth, > Skaugerud, Berg, Nyset, Morterud, , Sukkestad, Stepperud, Glemmestad, Dyhren, > Paulset > > 2) Vang in Valdres > -Briskjihaugen, Svein, Lunde, Fygle, Skogstad, Uvdal (Opdal), Kierstein, > Ellingbø, Bakken, Sørbu, Steinde, > Skøre, Kasa, N. Leine, Tørpe, Kasa > > 3) Sør-Aurdal in Valdres > -Sørlie, Pladsen, Flugubraten, Rundbroten, Klovene, Leikebakke, Bjerke, > Hesjedalen, Fenoen, > > > > > > > ==== NOR-OPPLAND Mailing List ==== > Visit http://www.fellesraad.com/ > Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Thank you Margit! Rena was born in 1861 or 1862. I don't have a birth or death certificate because I'm not sure where she died. My cousin told me he thinks she died in 1919. Mathias or Matthew as he was also known, was also born in 1862, but that's not definite. They had 4 children. Arthur F., b-7/25/1882; d-9/1/1953. Carl Emil, (my grandfather), b-7/12/1885; d-7/14/1971 Marie Christine, b-7/28/1888; d-4/25/1941 Isaac Alexander, b-6/13/1893; d-6/3/1974 In 1920 Marie was already married to Christian Saxhaug in Washburn, Wi. Matthew left the family around 1902-1910 to build sawmills in Mississippi. He never returned to WI. Rena had several siblings in Eau Claire. I hope this helps. Thanks, Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margit" <mbakke@eot.com> To: <NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [Oppland] Roll Call > Hei Barbara, > Where exactly were they living in 1920 and 1930? What were the names of > their children? I have access to those census with indexes and more with > exact location. There also should be directories online for that time > period. Birthdates help also for searching. Where did they die? Do you have > copies of their obits or death certificates? Did they spell it Andersen or > Anderson? > More information, helps me help you. :-) > Margit > > > > > > Hi everyone > > I'm trying to research both sides of my Norwegian Dad. My paternal > > g-gmother was Rena Brimi in Eau Claire, but in the Brimi, Lom, Oppland farm > > records from the digitalarkivet she is Ronnoug Ellefsdatter. Her brother, > > Syver(Sever) Brimi became a successful businessman in Eau Claire. In 1883 > > she married Mathias Andersen in Eau Claire. Mathias is the mystery. I don't > > know anything about him. I don't know if there is a census for Eau Claire . > > I would appreciate any help. > > Barbara Anderson McManus > > > ==== NOR-OPPLAND Mailing List ==== > Visit http://www.fellesraad.com/ > Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I am searching in the Ringebu and Oyer Parish areas. Lots of ancesters in that area, especially the farms of Stomjordet, Bergum, Hovren, Skaaden, Jahr, Rindal, Lunke, Wedum, Bjornstad Ovre, Makerud, Flatemo, Kaldor, Skar, Lunke, Gillebo and more. I would be interested in anyone with ancestors from this area. Thank-you, Chris Sorensen --- Margit <mbakke@eot.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > We have quite a few members now, I thought maybe if > everyone wanted to do a > roll call on their names and what areas of Oppland > they are searching in, > some could maybe connect families. > > Margit Bakke > List Admin > > > ==== NOR-OPPLAND Mailing List ==== > Visit http://www.fellesraad.com/ > Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

If not, here is her Christening: RONNOUG ELLEFSEN Female Event(s): Birth: Christening: 05 MAY 1861 Lom, Oppland, Norway Death: Burial: Parents: Father: ELLEF SYVERSEN Family Mother: MARI CHRISTENSDR Messages: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date. Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C421552 1837 - 1863 0307267 Film NONE Kirkebøker, 1733-1922 Den Norske kirke. Lom prestegjeld (Oppland) Siblilings ANNE ELLEFSEN - International Genealogical Index / NO Gender: Female Christening: 11 APR 1858 Lom, Oppland, Norway ELDRI ELLEFSEN - International Genealogical Index / NO Gender: Female Christening: 01 JAN 1856 Lom, Oppland, Norway RONNOUG ELLEFSEN - International Genealogical Index / NO Gender: Female Christening: 05 MAY 1861 Lom, Oppland, Norway SYVER ELLEFSEN - International Genealogical Index / NO Gender: Male Christening: 05 FEB 1854 Lom, Oppland, Norway Maria ELLEFSDATTER - Vital Records Index / NO Gender: F Birth/Christening: 28 Jul 1863 Lom, Oppland, Norway > From: Margit <mbakke@eot.com> > Reply-To: NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 19:47:55 -0500 > To: NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Oppland] Roll Call > Resent-From: NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 18:47:34 -0600 > > Hei Barbara, > I appears you may need to get a copy of your grandfather's birth certificate > if you have not. This would give exact parents names as transcribed. Also, > where did your Carl live? Where did he die? Do you have a copy of his obit? > Have you found Rena's parents in Norway? > Is this your family in 1865 census? Do you know any more about them? > > * Census year: 1865 > * Municipality: Lom > * Municipality number: 0514 > * Name of domicile: Brimi søndre Sandnæsteigen > > NameFamily statusMarital statusOccupationBirth yearBirth placeEthnicity > Mari Christensdatter hm e Selveier 1831 Lom > Syver Ellefsen Hendes Søn ug 1853 Lom > Eldri Ellefsdatter Hendes Datter ug 1855 Lom > Anne Ellefsdatter Hendes Datter ug 1858 Lom > Rønnoug Ellefsdatter Hendes Datter ug 1861 Lom > Marie Ellefsdatter Hendes Datter ug 1863 Lom > Knud Anderssen ug ?? 1830 Lom Lars Anderssen ug ?? 1825 > Lom > Anders Anderssen ug Forpakter 1833 Lom > Kari Andersdatter Deres Søster ug 1819 Lom > John Sølfestsen g ?? 1816 Lom > >> >> Thank you Margit! >> Rena was born in 1861 or 1862. I don't have a birth or death certificate >> because I'm not sure where she died. My cousin told me he thinks she died in >> 1919. Mathias or Matthew as he was also known, was also born in 1862, but >> that's not definite. They had 4 children. Arthur F., b-7/25/1882; >> d-9/1/1953. >> Carl Emil, (my grandfather), b-7/12/1885; d-7/14/1971 >> Marie Christine, b-7/28/1888; d-4/25/1941 >> Isaac Alexander, b-6/13/1893; d-6/3/1974 >> In 1920 Marie was already married to Christian Saxhaug in Washburn, Wi. >> Matthew left the family around 1902-1910 to build sawmills in Mississippi. >> He never returned to WI. >> Rena had several siblings in Eau Claire. I hope this helps. Thanks, >> Barbara >> > > > > ==== NOR-OPPLAND Mailing List ==== > Make sure you check out the other lists available here for Norway: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hei Barbara, I appears you may need to get a copy of your grandfather's birth certificate if you have not. This would give exact parents names as transcribed. Also, where did your Carl live? Where did he die? Do you have a copy of his obit? Have you found Rena's parents in Norway? Is this your family in 1865 census? Do you know any more about them? * Census year: 1865 * Municipality: Lom * Municipality number: 0514 * Name of domicile: Brimi søndre Sandnæsteigen NameFamily statusMarital statusOccupationBirth yearBirth placeEthnicity Mari Christensdatter hm e Selveier 1831 Lom Syver Ellefsen Hendes Søn ug 1853 Lom Eldri Ellefsdatter Hendes Datter ug 1855 Lom Anne Ellefsdatter Hendes Datter ug 1858 Lom Rønnoug Ellefsdatter Hendes Datter ug 1861 Lom Marie Ellefsdatter Hendes Datter ug 1863 Lom Knud Anderssen ug ?? 1830 Lom Lars Anderssen ug ?? 1825 Lom Anders Anderssen ug Forpakter 1833 Lom Kari Andersdatter Deres Søster ug 1819 Lom John Sølfestsen g ?? 1816 Lom > > Thank you Margit! > Rena was born in 1861 or 1862. I don't have a birth or death certificate > because I'm not sure where she died. My cousin told me he thinks she died in > 1919. Mathias or Matthew as he was also known, was also born in 1862, but > that's not definite. They had 4 children. Arthur F., b-7/25/1882; > d-9/1/1953. > Carl Emil, (my grandfather), b-7/12/1885; d-7/14/1971 > Marie Christine, b-7/28/1888; d-4/25/1941 > Isaac Alexander, b-6/13/1893; d-6/3/1974 > In 1920 Marie was already married to Christian Saxhaug in Washburn, Wi. > Matthew left the family around 1902-1910 to build sawmills in Mississippi. > He never returned to WI. > Rena had several siblings in Eau Claire. I hope this helps. Thanks, > Barbara >

Following are the names of farms in Oppland where my ancestors resided: 1) Toten (mainly Vestre Toten) -Voldengen, Blåvarp, Sønsteby, Dotseth, Glæsrud, Amlien, Skjølaas, , Hexum, Presterud, Hoel, Sivesind, Overseth, Skaugerud, Berg, Nyset, Morterud, , Sukkestad, Stepperud, Glemmestad, Dyhren, Paulset 2) Vang in Valdres -Briskjihaugen, Svein, Lunde, Fygle, Skogstad, Uvdal (Opdal), Kierstein, Ellingbø, Bakken, Sørbu, Steinde, Skøre, Kasa, N. Leine, Tørpe, Kasa 3) Sør-Aurdal in Valdres -Sørlie, Pladsen, Flugubraten, Rundbroten, Klovene, Leikebakke, Bjerke, Hesjedalen, Fenoen,

Hei Barbara, Where exactly were they living in 1920 and 1930? What were the names of their children? I have access to those census with indexes and more with exact location. There also should be directories online for that time period. Birthdates help also for searching. Where did they die? Do you have copies of their obits or death certificates? Did they spell it Andersen or Anderson? More information, helps me help you. :-) Margit > > Hi everyone > I'm trying to research both sides of my Norwegian Dad. My paternal > g-gmother was Rena Brimi in Eau Claire, but in the Brimi, Lom, Oppland farm > records from the digitalarkivet she is Ronnoug Ellefsdatter. Her brother, > Syver(Sever) Brimi became a successful businessman in Eau Claire. In 1883 > she married Mathias Andersen in Eau Claire. Mathias is the mystery. I don't > know anything about him. I don't know if there is a census for Eau Claire . > I would appreciate any help. > Barbara Anderson McManus

Hi everyone I'm trying to research both sides of my Norwegian Dad. My paternal g-gmother was Rena Brimi in Eau Claire, but in the Brimi, Lom, Oppland farm records from the digitalarkivet she is Ronnoug Ellefsdatter. Her brother, Syver(Sever) Brimi became a successful businessman in Eau Claire. In 1883 she married Mathias Andersen in Eau Claire. Mathias is the mystery. I don't know anything about him. I don't know if there is a census for Eau Claire . I would appreciate any help. Barbara Anderson McManus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margit" <mbakke@eot.com> To: <NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 10:07 PM Subject: [Oppland] Roll Call > Hi all, > > We have quite a few members now, I thought maybe if everyone wanted to do a > roll call on their names and what areas of Oppland they are searching in, > some could maybe connect families. > > Margit Bakke > List Admin > > > ==== NOR-OPPLAND Mailing List ==== > Visit http://www.fellesraad.com/ > Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

My ancestors are from Ringebu, Oyer, Area of Oppland.Some of the farm names included are Mork Myhrhaugen, Hagen, Haugen, Stahlsberg. I could go on and on but two sites two check out if you are interested in this area are: RINGEBU slekter, and ANCESTORS FROM OYER. They belong to Tor Onshus and the other name slips me right now. Or Type Kalder into search, It might get you there.

Alan from Madison, WI here, reseraching the ancestors of the following: Jacob Knutson born Hollykkla, Norderhus, Lesja Anna Ingebretsdatter born Gunstad, Gryttingslien, Sor Fron Halvor Hanson and Anna Christopherson both from Fron.... Ole Amundson Lee born Rokvam, Gausdal Maren Hansdtr. Mork b Ringebu

Yes, I remember that some Lockrem's ended up there. In fact, I think a few years ago, I may written you about a name correction - can't remember who it was now, but I think it was a Martha Lokren or Lockren spelling that I asked you to change to "Lockrem". The Lockrems are related to me by marriage. My great-grandfather (Andrew Nilson Dalbotten) had a sister who married Lars Christopher Lockrem (Vang to GHC, owned a monument business). And further back, Marith "Mary" Nilsdtr. [Øydgarden] Remme, sister of my ggg grandfather, married a Lockrem who used both the Remme and Lockrem names in the US. I'm also helping a few Lockrem descendants find their "origins". Vickie In a message dated 4/25/03 9:57:24 PM, mbakke@eot.com writes: << Hei Vickie! Just curious, how do you hook into Lockrem/Lochrem? We had a few up in my area here in Minnesota. Margit >>

Vickie from Minnesota is researching the following farm/families (these names are associated with their immigration to Goodhue County, southern MN): All of the following are from the Vang or Øye parishes in Vang, Valdres, Oppland: Kasa Lien (farm #80; AKA Søre Lien; Søre Lie; Septon) Austreim (AKA Østrem; Estrem in the US) Svien (AKA Sveji in older times) Ellingboe (AKA Ellingbo; Ellingbø) Givre (AKA Gjevre) Jevne (AKA Jøvne) Nystuen (Nystøga in older times) Øydgarden (farm # 87; AKA Vesle Jøvne; Odegaarden) Kongslien (AKA Kungslien) Bunde (?AKA Bundy; Bonde in US?) Lockrem (AKA Løkreim; Lokrem; Løkreimshaugen) Remme (AKA Remmen; Remmenshaugen) Lerohl (AKA Leirol) Øldre (AKA Leine in Vang; Ives in US) Hæn (AKA Heen in US) Specifically looking for information on Gunder/Gunnar Bunde. (He was living in 1640 in Vang). I would like verification on the names of Gunder/Gunnar Bunde's children, who may have lived at Bunde, Jevne or Øydgarden; as well as the name of Gunder/Gunnar Bunde's father. My hunches are Gunder's father was named "Erik/Eirik". I have quite a bit of ancestor/descendant information on the names above, but I'm missing some "pieces". Please contact me off-list if you have any connections to the above. Thanks! Vickie In a message dated 4/25/03 9:07:57 PM, mbakke@eot.com writes: << Hi all, We have quite a few members now, I thought maybe if everyone wanted to do a roll call on their names and what areas of Oppland they are searching in, some could maybe connect families. Margit Bakke >>

Hei Vickie, It is a rare name, so had to ask. Also know relatives of the name that live 3 miles east of me, they tie in thru the Rinde's. Lockrem, Julia D 72 Lockrem, Lars (Lewis) D 72 Are buried in Wild Rice Lutheran Church Cemetery in Flom Township Lewis and Julia (Smidge) Lockrem Julia was born on February 9, 1850 in Sogning, Norway, to Hans and Kari (Ofredal) Smidge. Her father died when she was young, her mother married Helge Rinde. Julia came to the United States as a child with her mother and step father. Julia married Lewis (Lars) Lockrem and they settled on a farm in Home Lake township in section 24, the farm site is currently owned by Amos and Lonnie LaPort. Lewis was born on October 29, 1842 in Valders, Norway. He came to America when he was seven years old with his parents. They settled in section 24 of Home Lake township. They were one of the first settler's of this vicinity. Lewis and Julia were the parents of one son; A.C. Lockrem and two daughters; Ella (W.H. Diemert) and Amanda (Gust Presting). Lewis died on May 17, 1924 and Julia died on June 22, 1898. They are both buried at the Wild Rice Cemetery, rural Twin Valley, Mn. Lloyd O. and Ethel Lockrem Lloyd O. Lockrem was born on February 7, 1907. He spent part of his youth in the Twin Valley/Flom area. He married Dorothy Tepper. Lloyd was residing in Novato, California at the time of his death on February 22, 1979. His wife Ethel proceeded him in death. He was survived by one sister (Harriette Hoganson) who was residing in North Moorhead at that time. Lloyd was the son of AC Lockrem. is what is in the book. Don't have a Martha that I know of? Margit > Yes, I remember that some Lockrem's ended up there. In fact, I think a few > years ago, I may written you about a name correction - can't remember who it > was now, but I think it was a Martha Lokren or Lockren spelling that I asked > you to change to "Lockrem". > > The Lockrems are related to me by marriage. My great-grandfather (Andrew > Nilson Dalbotten) had a sister who married Lars Christopher Lockrem (Vang to > GHC, owned a monument business). > > And further back, Marith "Mary" Nilsdtr. [Øydgarden] Remme, sister of my ggg > grandfather, married a Lockrem who used both the Remme and Lockrem names in > the US. > > I'm also helping a few Lockrem descendants find their "origins". > > Vickie > In a message dated 4/25/03 9:57:24 PM, mbakke@eot.com writes: > > << Hei Vickie! > > Just curious, how do you hook into Lockrem/Lochrem? We had a few up in my

Here is what I have in Oppland, always searching for connections and more information. :-)) Margit It has been awhile since I have worked on this line. Probably should do some more. Will be meeting with family while in Norway of this family line in Oier/Lillehammer of the Aspehaug/Hasli Gård. Anne Pedersdatter Aspehaug came from there and so did her sister who died right after her child was born and is buried just down the road. In fact there are many in my area of Minnesota who come from the Oppland/Gudbrandsdalen area of Norway. First Generation ‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹ 1 Oscar Paul Skansgaard. Born on 10 Sep 1897 in Flom Township Norman County Minnesota. Oscar Paul died in Flom Township Norman County Minnesota, on 8 May 1970; he was 72. Buried in 1970 in Wild Rice Lutheran Church Cemetery Flom Township Norman County Minnesota. Oscar and Ruth (Stolen Engebretson) Skansgaard Oscar Paul Skansgaard was born to Iver Erlandsen and Anne (Pedersdatter Aspehaug) Skansgaard on September 10, 1897 on the Skansgaard Farm in Section 28 west of Flom. He was baptized and confirmed in the Aspelund Lutheran Church by Rev. Larson and grew up in the Flom area, attending the Flom School. Ruth Engebretson was born to Anna Teoline Olson on July 20, 1898 in Flom Township. She was united in marriage to Oscar at the Wild Rice parsonage by Rev. B.L. Opdahl on October 20, 1921. Ruth¹s mother Anna, came from the Fidjestol Farm in Kvaas, Lyngdal, Vest Agder, Norway. She had a brother, Hans Olson and a sister Tomine Dorthea (Baukol) who also came to Flom Township. They farmed in Flom Township for 44 years, retiring in 1965. During his life, he was quite active in church work, serving on the Board of Trustees for several years and was custodian of the Wild Rice Lutheran church for many years. He later served as cemetery sextant for several years. Three children were born to Oscar and Ruth: Ingvald (See Ingvald Skansgaard) Robert (See Robert Skansgaard) Lorraine (See Leonard and Lorraine Bakke) Oscar died on May 8, 1970 at Crookston, Minnesota at the age of 72 years. Ruth died on October Flom 125th Anniversary Book On 20 Oct 1921 when Oscar Paul was 24, he married Ruth Stolen Engebretson, in Flom Township Norman County Minnesota. They had the following children: i. Ingvald Aldus (1922-1997) ii. Robert Otis (1927-1959) iii. Clarice Lorraine (1925-) Second Generation ‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹ 2 Iver Erlandsen Skansgaard. Iver Erlandsen died in Flom Township Norman County Minnesota, on 25 Jan 1949; he was 97. Born on 8 Jan 1852 in Sodorp Nord Fron Oppland Norway. Iver Erlandsen and Anne (Pedersdatter Aspehaug) Skansgaard Iver Erlandsen Skansgaard was born in Sodorp, Nord Fron, Oppland in Norway in 1852. His parents were Erland Hansen Skansgaard and Bereth Nilsdatter. He was baptized on March 21, 1852 and confirmed in his native Norway. When he was about 28 years old, he decided to emigrate from Norway to America. He left from the Bergen, Norway Harbor on May 5, 1880. When he first came to Minnesota, he lived in St. Paul and worked for the railroad. While in there, he met and married Anne Pedersdatter Aspehaug. Anne was born August 18, 1861 in Oier, Oppland, Norway, in the Gudbrandsdalen Valley. She was baptized on September 29, 1861. Her parents are Peder Knudsen and Sicil Pedersdatter Aspehaug. Anne had many brothers and sisters. Her brothers were: Amund Mellum, Knud, Anders, Johannes, Matias & Ole. Her sisters were: Sina (Stueness), Anne, Karen, Anne & Ingeborg. Amund Mellum came to America with his family, but lived out his last years with the Iver Skansgaard family at Flom. He is buried at Aspelund Lutheran Church Cemetery. Sina was married to Peter Stueness and died shortly after giving birth to a daughter who also died. She is buried in Immanuel Cemetery in Flom Township. Anne left Norway in 1889 and was heading for Baldwin, Wisconsin. Later, she moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, where she met and married Iver. Their first child was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Cecelia (Sophie) Skansgaard, on September 22, 1891. Iver at that time was working for the railroad. He saw that with his lack of knowledge with the English language, there would be no chance for advancement. He and his wife, Anne and daughter Sophie, moved to Flom Township in Norman County. They settled down in the SW 1/4 of Section 28 and lived there until their deaths. Iver can be remembered as being seen walking to Flom carrying his cream to the Creamery. This was a daily trip in his later years when he was unable to drive his horses. Their other children are as follows:Cecelia (Sophie) Skansgaard was born on September 22, 1891 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She never married. She was a lifetime member of Aspelund Lutheran Church and is buried in the cemetery there. She died in January of 1971. She did housework in the area and later made a home and cared for Oline Hanson of Perley, Minnesota.Emil Skansgaard, born January 3, 1893 in Flom Township, he died November 17, 1967 and is buried at Aspelund Lutheran Cemetery. He never married and lived at home with his family.Nels Skansgaard, born September 26, 1894 in Flom Township, (See Nels and Caroline Skansgaard) Oscar Paul Skansgaard, born September 10, 1897, (See Oscar and Ruth Skansgaard) Alfred Skansgaard, born September 17, 1899 in Flom Township, (See Alfred and Gladys Skansgaard) John Skansgaard was born Herman Skansgaard, born July 12, 1905 in Flom Township. All the children attended the Flom School, located in Flom, Minnesota. Flom 125th Anniversary Book In 1890 when Iver Erlandsen was 37, he married Anne Pedersdatter Aspehaug, in Minneapolis Minnesota. They had the following children: 1 i. Oscar Paul (1897-1970) ii. Emil (1893-1967) iii. Cecelia Bolette (Sophie) (1891-1971) iv. John (1901-1988) v. Herman (1905-1957) vi. Nels (1894-1965) vii. Alfred (1899-1982) 3 Anne Pedersdatter Aspehaug. Born on 17 Aug 1861 in Oier Oppland Norway. Anne Pedersdatter died in Flom Township Norman County Minnesota, on 11 Sep 1924; she was 63. Third Generation ‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹ 4 Erland Hanssen Skansgaard. Born in 1828 in Norway. Erland Hanssen died in Norway in 1909; he was 81. Born on 23 Oct 1826 in Sodorp Nord Fron Oppland. Erland Hanssen died in Norman County Minnesota, on 29 Nov 1909; he was 81. Erland Hansen and Berith (Nilsdatter Loken) Skansgaard Erland Hansson Kjorstadmoen was born in Sodorp, Nord Fron, Oppland, Norway to Hans Hansen and Anne Jacobsdatter on December 4, 1827. He was baptized and confirmed in Norway. He married Beret Nielsdatter Loften on November 27, 1851. Beret was the daughter of Niels Erichsen and Ragnil Thronsdatter. She was born in 1825 in Sodorp, Nor Fron, Oppland, Norway. She had the following siblings: Johannes, Kari, Thore, Mari, Mari and Erik Nielsen Loften. Four sons were born to Erland and Beret: Iver, (see Iver and Anne Skansgaard) Hans, (see Hans and Anne Skansgaard) Amund Niels The family is found living on the Skansgaard farm in the 1865 census of Norway and the 1875 census of Norway. Skansgaard was a small farm under Kjorstad in Sor-Fron. It was a husmannsplass. It was named Skansgaard when a husman came back from a war and named it so. The name is not rooted in farm names in Fron. Loften was a husmannsplassar in Nord-Fron. Not much is known about Amund and Niels. Amund was born on January 10, 1859 and Niels was born on October 11, 1854. Amund emigrated from Bergen, Norway on March 24, 1880 on the Stjerne Line. His place of residence was given as Haus. The day before, on March 23, 1880, his brother Niels emigrated from Bergen, Norway on the Inman Line. His place of residence was given as Haus. It is not known if the brothers were in this area when they came here. We do know that they lived on the West Coast, probably in Washington State. Amund changed his name to Edward Holmer and Niels changed his name to John Ring. It is known that Amund/Edward worked on ³Bergen¹s banen² in Norway in 1880. The road was built at that time from Bergen to Voss. Amund/Edward also used the name A.E. Holm. He stated in one letter to his parents that he had changed his name because it was hard for people to pronounce Skansgaard. Both men were known to have been in the Salt Lake City, Utah area at the turn of the century. One letter was received from Niels/John that was written on April 29, 1894 from a hospital in Salt Lake City. He talks of being very sick and about going to San Francisco to receive treatment from a Chinese doctor. That letter he signed Neils Erlandson. Amund/Edward died in 1936 in Washington State it is presumed. A letter was received from the Royal Norwegian Consulate in Seattle, Washington. It was to do with an estate that was left after his death. Erland and Beret emigrated from Oslo, Norway on April 25, 1884 on the Rollo. Their passage was prepaid, more than likely by one of their sons who were already all in America. Their place of residence was S. Fron and Storback was their destination in America. They landed in Quebec, Canada in May of 1884. Starbuck, Minnesota is where they first went to when they arrived here. His contract #16575 with Allan Brothers & Co. for his and Beret¹s passage, reads as follows: Erland Hansen has received of the undersigned, (against payment of passage-money, including landing money in Quebec, Boston, Halifax, Portland or Baltimore, as specified) Through ticket #16575 for 2 adults to be forwarded to Starbuck, Minn. in the following manner: 1. By Steam-Ship to Hull, where the separate Steam-Ship ticket is to be given up; 2. By Railway to Liverpool; 3. By Steam-Ship to Quebec, Boston, Halifax, Portland or Baltimore; 4. By Railway to destination. During the whole journey hence to America, passengers will be supplied with good and sufficient food as well as with suitable lodging; and this arrangement stands equally good in the event of any unavoidable delay or accident interrupting the journey, which in that case will be continued as soon as possible in a satisfactory manner. Passengers must attach a full and plain address to each of their luggage packages. 10 Cubic feet Luggage per Steam Ship and 100 pds per. Railway free for each passenger above 12 years old; for children between 1 and 12 years of age, half the quantity. On arriving in England, passengers must not hasten to go on shore, but wait until they are fetched by our Correspondents¹ people, who will make themselves known by showing a list of all the Passenger¹s names. Passengers should not have any dealings with Interpreters. Tins and bedding should be bought in Norway or in Liverpool. On arriving at America, Passengers must be careful not to let themselves be persuaded to take Lake-Steamer tickets instead of their railway tickets. Passengers should hold to this contract and show it as often as they have occasion, but not give it up until they arrive at their destination. A deposit of 20,000 Norwegian Kroner has been made to the Norwegian Government as security for due fulfillment of this contract. E. H. Skansgaard made his Declaration of his intention to become a citizen in Pope County of Minnesota. He could not write, so he signed with an X and it was witnessed by A.L. Brevig. We do not know how long they stayed in the Starbuck area. When they came to Flom Township, they lived in Section 27 on a farm. Beret died May 24, 1898 and Erland died November 29, 1909. They are both buried in Aspelund Lutheran Church Cemetery. Flom 125th Anniversary Book Sodorp Parish once was called Nord Fron. Sodorp church is located in Vinstra. In the 1920s the seventeenth century church was moved to a new location in Vinstra. A chapel was built at the old site which is surrounded by the old cemetery. In this old cemetery is a monument to Per Gynt of Grieg/Ibsen fame. My grandfather's birthplace is close by the chapel site. So Sodorp is in Gudbrandsdalen and in Oppland fylke. Skansgård is a husmann plass in Sør Fron, not Nord Fron. From the bygdebok, pages 282-283In 1865 Nordgard Kjorstad had seven husmenn Moen nedre, Steindalen, 2 places Haugom, Baukolshaugen, Skansgård, and Dondro. I believe I sent you the sentences Namnet Skansgård skal vera oppstått ved at ein husmann som låg ute i krigen i 1808-14 hadde kvarter på ein gard som heitte Skansgård, og da han kom heim att tok han namnet på denne garden som namn på plassen sin. Det er ei rimeleg forklaring. Namnet Skansgård har ikkje oppstått med rot i bygdamålet på Fron. It was named Skansgård when a husman came back from a war and named it so. The name is not rooted in farm names in Fron. Jim Olson On 27 Nov 1851 when Erland Hanssen was 23, he married Beret Nielsdatter, in Nord Fron Oppland Norway. They had the following children: 2 i. Iver Erlandsen (1852-1949) ii. Hans Erlandsen (1863-1953) iii. Amund Erlandsen (1859-) iv. Niels Erlandsen (1854-) 5 Beret Nielsdatter. Born in 1825 in Sodorp Nord Fron Oppland Norway. Beret died in Norman County Minnesota, on 24 May 1898; she was 73. 6 Peder Knudsen Aspehaug. Born in 1814 in Oppland Norway. On 31 Jan 1839 when Peder Knudsen was 25, he married Sicil Pedersdatter, in Oier Oppland Norway. They had the following children: 3 i. Anne Pedersdatter (1861-1924) ii. Anne Pedersdatter (1838-) iii. Karen Pedersdatter (1841-) iv. Ingebor Pedersdatter (1846-) v. Sina Pedersdatter (1858-) vi. Ole Pedersen (1864-) vii. Knud Pedersen (1843-) viii. Johannes Pedersen (1851-) ix. Matias Pedersen (1856-) 7 Sicil Pedersdatter. Born abt 1818 in Oppland Norway. Fourth Generation ‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹ 8 Hans Erlandsen. Born in 1793 in Norway. Hans married Anne Pedersdatter. They had the following children: 4 i. Erland Hanssen (1828-1909) ii. Marit (1817-) iii. Erland (1819-) iv. Anne (1820-) v. Mari (1824-) vi. Pernille (1830-) vii. Hans (1833-) viii. Gunnil (1837-) 9 Anne Pedersdatter. 10 Niels Erichsen. On 19 Nov 1820 Niels married Ragnil Thronsdatter, in Sodorp Nord Fron Oppland Norway. They had the following children: 5 i. Beret (1825-1898) ii. Johannes (1821-) iii. Kari (1822-) iv. Thore (1828-) v. Mari (1835-) vi. Mari (1840-) vii. Erik Nielsen (1844-) 11 Ragnil Thronsdatter. Born in 1800 in Norway. Fifth Generation ‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹ 16 Erland Hanssen. Born abt 1734 in Norway. Erland married Marit Johnsdatter. They had the following children: 8 i. Hans (1793-) ii. Ane (1890-) iii. Mari (1896-) 17 Marit Johnsdatter. Born abt 1759 in Norway. 20 Erich Mortensen. Born abt 1748 in Norway. Erich married Kari Iversdatter. They had one child: 10 i. Niels 21 Kari Iversdatter. Born abt 1757 in Norway. 22 Thron Johannesen. Born abt 1768 in Norway. Thron married Berit Amundsdatter. They had one child: 11 i. Ragnil (1800-) 23 Berit Amundsdatter. Born abt 1763 in Norway. Sixth Generation ‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹ 40 Morten Nielsen. Born abt 1722 in Norway. Child: 20 i. Erich (~1748-)

Hei Vickie! Just curious, how do you hook into Lockrem/Lochrem? We had a few up in my area here in Minnesota. Margit > Lockrem (AKA Løkreim; Lokrem; Løkreimshaugen)

Be Gunelson Genealogist for the Valdres Samband--Vang, Østre Slidre, Vestre Slidre, Nord and Sor Aurdal, Etnadal. Personal farm quests--Lerohl, Kjerstein, Torstad, ad infinitum.

Hi all, We have quite a few members now, I thought maybe if everyone wanted to do a roll call on their names and what areas of Oppland they are searching in, some could maybe connect families. Margit Bakke List Admin

Brumunddal is a small town 15km north of Hamar, 35km south of Lillehammer. Do you have any names of church or farm? Btw, Brumunddal is not in Oppland county, it's in Hedmark. Torleif Haugødegård Hamar Norway > -----Opprinnelig melding----- > Fra: Betty Rockswold [mailto:bettylou@spacestar.net] > Sendt: 22. april 2003 16:30 > Til: NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Emne: [Oppland] Brumenddal > > > Does anyone have anything on Brumenddal, south of Lillehamar? > There was supposed to be a child named Christian Martin > Christenson in Brumenddal, maybe born in 1877. Christian had > a half brother Olaf (later Olaf called himself Olaf Gordon). > Any help will be appreciated. >

Thanks so much, Torleif. No, I don't have a farm name. All I know is that Christian Martin Christianson came to America in 1882 with son A. M. (Adolph in America) Christenson who was born about 1877. Sincerely, Betty Rockswold Torleif Haugødegård wrote: > > Brumunddal is a small town 15km north of Hamar, 35km south of Lillehammer. > Do you have any names of church or farm? > > Btw, Brumunddal is not in Oppland county, it's in Hedmark. > > Torleif Haugødegård > Hamar > Norway > > > -----Opprinnelig melding----- > > Fra: Betty Rockswold [mailto:bettylou@spacestar.net] > > Sendt: 22. april 2003 16:30 > > Til: NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com > > Emne: [Oppland] Brumenddal > > > > > > Does anyone have anything on Brumenddal, south of Lillehamar? > > There was supposed to be a child named Christian Martin > > Christenson in Brumenddal, maybe born in 1877. Christian had > > a half brother Olaf (later Olaf called himself Olaf Gordon). > > Any help will be appreciated. > > > > ==== NOR-OPPLAND Mailing List ==== > Visit http://www.fellesraad.com/ > Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I would like to welcome all those who have signed on for the Oppland Mail List and all those who are returning. Rachel_Mason@nps.gov uffda@gpcom.net rosiewis@aztecfreenet.org rose2000@starband.net gulrich@sasktel.net kopas@rconnect.com The archives for the Nor-Oppland list are located here: <http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NOR-OPPLAND.html> Please post your family information and questions if you wish and tell us who you are interested in researching in the Oppland area of Norway. I am open to all suggestions or ideas for the betterment of the list. Contact me anytime. For those who are new to Norway research, there are also other lists available to join. You can find more information about them here: <http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/> Visit site www.fellesraad.com Join a Lag today! I hope you all have a wonderful summer! Margit