Toten doesn't yet have many bygdeboker with gaardshistorie. Eina sokn of Kolbu prestegjeld does have one. There is also a bygdebok for Totenvika, but I'm not sure what it consists of Totenvika is a chapel in Balke prestegjeld. I have been struggling for months trying to figure out the divisions of Toten. I find it very confusing as prestegjeldene and kommuner have the same names, sokner were transferred form one prestegjeld to another, sokner were made into prestegjeldene, etc. I finally have received an answer that sets me straight on the prestegjeldene and sokner as they are fond in the Toten of today. I haven't bothered much with the kommuner. By Østre Toten are your referring to the kommune or the prestegjeld? It might also be helpful to try and find if Rustad is still a part of Østre Toten today-there were so many re-alignments ad re-namings that it could easily now be a part of something else. I have been told that the next Toten bygdebok to come out will be for Raufoss. Regards, Garth Margit wrote: > Hi, > Are there any books for Ostre Toten? I am interested in an Iver Larsen > f.1844 who is living on the farm in 1865 and if it says anything about him. > I find him here in 1865: > <http://draug.rhd.isv.uit.no/ftsoek/ftsoek.asp?kommando=bosted&ftaar=1865&sp > raak=engelsk_britisk&kommnr=0528&kretsnr=0006&bostnr=0064&leilnr=000> > Census year: 1865 > Municipality: Østre Toten > Municipality number: 0528 > Name of domicile: Rustad nedre med Igelsrud væstre > > Thanks, > Margit

Hi, Are there any books for Ostre Toten? I am interested in an Iver Larsen f.1844 who is living on the farm in 1865 and if it says anything about him. I find him here in 1865: <http://draug.rhd.isv.uit.no/ftsoek/ftsoek.asp?kommando=bosted&ftaar=1865&sp raak=engelsk_britisk&kommnr=0528&kretsnr=0006&bostnr=0064&leilnr=000> Census year: 1865 Municipality: Østre Toten Municipality number: 0528 Name of domicile: Rustad nedre med Igelsrud væstre Thanks, Margit

Hi Earl, You will maybe need to order the films for that area and go through them. The two children could have been born elsewhere also. Margit The word is > Skorsteensfeier. Would that have anything to do with the place in > Lillehammer where Johannes Larsen worked as a chimney sweeper? According to my 1895 Ordbog, it means Chimney Sweeper, it is spelled the same as your spelling also. > I am relaying a copy of one of your reply`s to me with the appropriate > info attached. You found all of the names in the Oppland County Archives, > but my new information has it that Johann Johannesen is really Johanna > Johannesdatter. I found no Johanna/Johanne or Lisbeth/Lisbet/Lisabeth/Lisbet/Elizabeth/etc at all with those parents names. The other name would be one I found in some of the birth > records for other siblings. Her name is shown as Lisabet Johannesen. Their > parents were Johannes Larsen and Christine Olsdatter. There were not birth > dates, but I suspect that they were born around the period 1847 to 1867. > Hope this straightens things out. Thanks very much. > > Earl > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Margit <mbakke@eot.com> > To: <NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 9:26 AM > Subject: Re: [Oppland] Marriage record > > > Hello Earl, > I found some of them. You can go to the site and check for yourself also. I > may have missed some. You may have to search various ways to find them, as > the parents names were not always spelled the same. Choose Fåberg. > http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/nkb.asp > Click on the flag for english. > Be sure you print them out. > Margit >> >> Good morning Margit >> >> Thanks for the birth record. My thoughts were to obtain a marriage >> record, but you picked up on one of my questions that I was going to ask >> after I found my way around this genealogy helpmate. Are you able to > obtain >> the birth records for Julius`s brothers and sisters all of whom I believe >> were born in Lillehammer also? I have the date or partial date of birth > for >> all but two of them. I do not want to make too much work, but your fast >> response is great, and I would like to complete as much as I can on > Julius`s >> siblings. I will list them all in case you are able to locate the birth >> records. Thanks very much for this great resource. >> >> Ingeborg Johannesen birth date unknown >> Johann Johannesen birth date unknown >> Caroline Johannesen born January 1847 > Not Found >> Lourina Kristine Johannesen born April 1850 > <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=8098> >> Carl Johannesen born 1 December 1855 > <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=9147> >> Otto Johannesen born 1 September 1858 > <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=9901> >> Ottillie Johnannesen born 20 July 1859 >> Tina Johannesen born 12 October 1863 > <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=11072> >> Emil Johannesen born 26 June 1867 > <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=11908>

Thank you Margit. I appreciate the help. Earl ----- Original Message ----- From: Margit <mbakke@eot.com> To: <NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [Oppland] Marriage record Hi Earl, You will maybe need to order the films for that area and go through them. The two children could have been born elsewhere also. Margit The word is > Skorsteensfeier. Would that have anything to do with the place in > Lillehammer where Johannes Larsen worked as a chimney sweeper? According to my 1895 Ordbog, it means Chimney Sweeper, it is spelled the same as your spelling also. > I am relaying a copy of one of your reply`s to me with the appropriate > info attached. You found all of the names in the Oppland County Archives, > but my new information has it that Johann Johannesen is really Johanna > Johannesdatter. I found no Johanna/Johanne or Lisbeth/Lisbet/Lisabeth/Lisbet/Elizabeth/etc at all with those parents names. The other name would be one I found in some of the birth > records for other siblings. Her name is shown as Lisabet Johannesen. Their > parents were Johannes Larsen and Christine Olsdatter. There were not birth > dates, but I suspect that they were born around the period 1847 to 1867. > Hope this straightens things out. Thanks very much. > > Earl > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Margit <mbakke@eot.com> > To: <NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 9:26 AM > Subject: Re: [Oppland] Marriage record > > > Hello Earl, > I found some of them. You can go to the site and check for yourself also. I > may have missed some. You may have to search various ways to find them, as > the parents names were not always spelled the same. Choose Fåberg. > http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/nkb.asp > Click on the flag for english. > Be sure you print them out. > Margit >> >> Good morning Margit >> >> Thanks for the birth record. My thoughts were to obtain a marriage >> record, but you picked up on one of my questions that I was going to ask >> after I found my way around this genealogy helpmate. Are you able to > obtain >> the birth records for Julius`s brothers and sisters all of whom I believe >> were born in Lillehammer also? I have the date or partial date of birth > for >> all but two of them. I do not want to make too much work, but your fast >> response is great, and I would like to complete as much as I can on > Julius`s >> siblings. I will list them all in case you are able to locate the birth >> records. Thanks very much for this great resource. >> >> Ingeborg Johannesen birth date unknown >> Johann Johannesen birth date unknown >> Caroline Johannesen born January 1847 > Not Found >> Lourina Kristine Johannesen born April 1850 > <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=8098> >> Carl Johannesen born 1 December 1855 > <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=9147> >> Otto Johannesen born 1 September 1858 > <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=9901> >> Ottillie Johnannesen born 20 July 1859 >> Tina Johannesen born 12 October 1863 > <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=11072> >> Emil Johannesen born 26 June 1867 > <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=11908> ==== 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

> Fra: Margit [mailto:mbakke@eot.com] > Sendt: 1. mars 2003 00:35 > Til: NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Emne: [Oppland] Oppland Emigrants and Looneyville Minnesota > > > Does anyone on the list have anyone from the Oppland area > that immigrated to Houston County, Minnesota, Looneyville? > Also known as Looney Valley? Thanks, Margit > Godmorgen fra Norge! Sorry, I have no information of immigrants to Houston County. I'm new on this list, and just want to ask if you know of this web site of the DIS genealogy organistation: http://www.dis-norge.no/genress/lang.php?todo=lang_e It's a web links database with over 8300 genealogy links. Here you'll find the following information categories, and also the page 'Slektsforskerbasen' (genealogists database) with names and email of almost 5000 researchers, and which county/municipality in Norway they are doing research. ---------------------------------- Category Information for novices in Genealogy Resources classified by geography Genealogy sources 1500 - 1900 Software and Hardware Maps Genealogical societies/organisations Information channels Emigration and immigration Public recources in Norway ---------------------------------- (Please tell me if you find errors in the english version, I'm one of the persons updating the database.) Vennlig hilsen Torleif Haugødegård Hamar, Norway

I have the bygdebok for Eina, Toten. Sønsteby is included-I also have roots on that farm. I don't believe that a bygdebok has yet been published that includes Hoff sokn. Garth Jeff Jordan wrote: > Hi, > > Although I've never heard of Looney Valley/Looneyville before, my great, > great grandpa Haaken Oliver Olsen Opsalstuen Tangen Myer (b. April 30, 1849) > left Ø. Toten - Oppland, Norway & settled in Fillmore County, Minnesota > (which is only a few miles away from the Houston County border). As a > matter of fact, some of the family's land ended up being in Houston county. > > I haven't had time yet to write to this list, but I'd like to find more > information out about my Haaken's father, Ole Andersen. Haaken's mother was > Berthe Marie Halvorsdatter Opsalhagen Rustad-eie (b. January 30, 1826) and I > have information about her & the birth dates of her parents, but that is > about it. I believe Haaken's father lived on the Skullerud farm in Hoff > parish. > > I am also VERY interested in finding information about a man named Olaus > Kristiansen Tangen (b. November 02, 1843). His father was Christian Olsen > Halvorsrud Skullerudeie & mother was Anne Evensdatter Sønsteby-eie. This > Olaus married my Haaken's mother (a long time after Haaken was born). He > was not much older than Haaken! I'm almost POSITIVE this Olaus was related > to Haaken by blood because they look like they are brothers or cousins. Is > there anyone who has bygdebokers for that area? > > Thanks everyone! > Cammie Jordan >

Hi, Although I've never heard of Looney Valley/Looneyville before, my great, great grandpa Haaken Oliver Olsen Opsalstuen Tangen Myer (b. April 30, 1849) left Ø. Toten - Oppland, Norway & settled in Fillmore County, Minnesota (which is only a few miles away from the Houston County border). As a matter of fact, some of the family's land ended up being in Houston county. I haven't had time yet to write to this list, but I'd like to find more information out about my Haaken's father, Ole Andersen. Haaken's mother was Berthe Marie Halvorsdatter Opsalhagen Rustad-eie (b. January 30, 1826) and I have information about her & the birth dates of her parents, but that is about it. I believe Haaken's father lived on the Skullerud farm in Hoff parish. I am also VERY interested in finding information about a man named Olaus Kristiansen Tangen (b. November 02, 1843). His father was Christian Olsen Halvorsrud Skullerudeie & mother was Anne Evensdatter Sønsteby-eie. This Olaus married my Haaken's mother (a long time after Haaken was born). He was not much older than Haaken! I'm almost POSITIVE this Olaus was related to Haaken by blood because they look like they are brothers or cousins. Is there anyone who has bygdebokers for that area? Thanks everyone! Cammie Jordan > > > > Does anyone on the list have anyone from the Oppland area > > that immigrated to Houston County, Minnesota, Looneyville? > > Also known as Looney Valley? Thanks, Margit > > > > Godmorgen fra Norge!

Hi Margit Sorry for the problem. Thanks for the online dictionary. I found all the words I needed to decipher the birth and confirmation records. Interesting reading. One had been vaccinated for smallpox. There was one word that I could not find which might be of some interest as my great grandfather used the name of Steen in his later life. The word is Skorsteensfeier. Would that have anything to do with the place in Lillehammer where Johannes Larsen worked as a chimney sweeper? I am relaying a copy of one of your reply`s to me with the appropriate info attached. You found all of the names in the Oppland County Archives, but my new information has it that Johann Johannesen is really Johanna Johannesdatter. The other name would be one I found in some of the birth records for other siblings. Her name is shown as Lisabet Johannesen. Their parents were Johannes Larsen and Christine Olsdatter. There were not birth dates, but I suspect that they were born around the period 1847 to 1867. Hope this straightens things out. Thanks very much. Earl ----- Original Message ----- From: Margit <mbakke@eot.com> To: <NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [Oppland] Marriage record Hello Earl, I found some of them. You can go to the site and check for yourself also. I may have missed some. You may have to search various ways to find them, as the parents names were not always spelled the same. Choose Fåberg. http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/nkb.asp Click on the flag for english. Be sure you print them out. Margit > > Good morning Margit > > Thanks for the birth record. My thoughts were to obtain a marriage > record, but you picked up on one of my questions that I was going to ask > after I found my way around this genealogy helpmate. Are you able to obtain > the birth records for Julius`s brothers and sisters all of whom I believe > were born in Lillehammer also? I have the date or partial date of birth for > all but two of them. I do not want to make too much work, but your fast > response is great, and I would like to complete as much as I can on Julius`s > siblings. I will list them all in case you are able to locate the birth > records. Thanks very much for this great resource. > > Ingeborg Johannesen birth date unknown > Johann Johannesen birth date unknown > Caroline Johannesen born January 1847 Not Found > Lourina Kristine Johannesen born April 1850 <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=8098> > Carl Johannesen born 1 December 1855 <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=9147> > Otto Johannesen born 1 September 1858 <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=9901> > Ottillie Johnannesen born 20 July 1859 > Tina Johannesen born 12 October 1863 <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=11072> > Emil Johannesen born 26 June 1867 <http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/ndetal.asp?PT=Dopte&Post=11908> > > Father Johannes Larsen, Mother Christine Olsdatter > > Earl > ==== 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

Hi Earl, I would suggest that you buy a good Norwegeian English Dictionary for your searches in Norway. Einar Haugen has one out that can be bought at most book stores. Here is a good one online: <http://home.online.no/%7Eotjoerge/files/word.htm> According to Haugen: > Feier=chimney sweeper; street sweeper > Bosted=home/residence > Dopt=Christened/Baptism > Yrke=occupation > Den Dopte=the christening/baptism You will have to let me know what database we were searching in and what I found before. I don't remember. Best to leave part of an old message with your new message when replying to something on list. :-)) Also need birthdates etc. Margit > > The two names I found in the birth records are witnesses, and are shown as > daughters of Johannes. The first was Johanna which I gave to you previously > as Johann thus I thought there was another son that in fact would have been a > daughter. The other was Lisabet. I am not familiar with Norwegian names so > do not know if this is the Norwegian way of saying Elisabeth or Elizabeth or > if it is just Lisabet. In any case could you check for the birth records for > these two names. I tried the procedures you gave me last time, but for some > reason I can not get anything. It comes back that the names I submitted are > not in their data base. That can not be true since I also used some of the > names that you sent to me. They are in there some place, but I just can not > get them out. > > Johanna Johannesdatter also written as Johansdatter > Lisabet Johannesdatter also written as Johansdatter > > Father Johannes Larsen > Mother Christine Olsdatter > > Thanks for your help in this matter.

Good morning Margit I was able to glean a few new names from the birth records you found for me a week ago, and I have a few words from those records that you may be able to translate for me. Feier Bosted Dopt Yrke Den Dopte The two names I found in the birth records are witnesses, and are shown as daughters of Johannes. The first was Johanna which I gave to you previously as Johann thus I thought there was another son that in fact would have been a daughter. The other was Lisabet. I am not familiar with Norwegian names so do not know if this is the Norwegian way of saying Elisabeth or Elizabeth or if it is just Lisabet. In any case could you check for the birth records for these two names. I tried the procedures you gave me last time, but for some reason I can not get anything. It comes back that the names I submitted are not in their data base. That can not be true since I also used some of the names that you sent to me. They are in there some place, but I just can not get them out. Johanna Johannesdatter also written as Johansdatter Lisabet Johannesdatter also written as Johansdatter Father Johannes Larsen Mother Christine Olsdatter Thanks for your help in this matter. Earl Reep Oak Harbor WA

Does anyone on the list have anyone from the Oppland area that immigrated to Houston County, Minnesota, Looneyville? Also known as Looney Valley? Thanks, Margit

My Grandma's aunt was married in Canada to a Sverre Olsen from Ringebu, born 1900. Can anyone help me to find his full birthdate? I am not sure of the farm name, but his brother, born 1906, used the name of Ove Olsen Lobet. Thanks, Garth

Below is what I have on my husband's grandfather. All his ancestor's came from Oppland on this side of the family. His wife came from Vest Agder, Norway and I have her family quite far back with documentation. Thanks for any help or connections. I was the editor of the Flom 125th Anniversary book, so know the information as given is correct to me, as I wrote it. Thank you for any help or connections or corrections. Margit 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. 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. 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. (I believe her home farm is now called Hasli from information given by others) 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-source On 27 Nov 1851 when Erland Hanssen was 23, he married Beret Nielsdatter, in Nord Fron Oppland Norway. 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. 7 Sicil Pedersdatter. Born abt 1818 in Oppland Norway. 8 Hans Erlandsen. Born in 1893 in Norway. Hans married Anne Pedersdatter. 9 Anne Pedersdatter. 10 Niels Erichsen. On 19 Nov 1820 Niels married Ragnil Thronsdatter, in Sodorp Nord Fron Oppland Norway. 11 Ragnil Thronsdatter. Born in 1800 in Norway. 16 Erland Hanssen. Born abt 1734 in Norway. Erland married Marit Johnsdatter. 17 Marit Johnsdatter. Born abt 1759 in Norway. 20 Erich Mortensen. Born abt 1748 in Norway. Erich married Kari Iversdatter. 21 Kari Iversdatter. Born abt 1757 in Norway. 22 Thron Johannesen. Born abt 1768 in Norway. Thron married Berit Amundsdatter. 23 Berit Amundsdatter. Born abt 1763 in Norway. 40 Morten Nielsen. Born abt 1722 in Norway.

I would like to welcome all those who have signed on for the Oppland Mail List. <b.bjorgen@attbi.com> <kenger@bellsouth.net> <torleif.haugodegard@vegvesen.no> <plt45@bellsouth.net> 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/> I hope you all have a peaceful New Year. Margit

Hello, I am new to the list and want to say hello to everyone. I am looking for biographical information on the family of Lars Jensen b. Feb 20, 1834 in Vardal and his wife Johanne Johannesdatter b. abt 1837 also in Vardal. Their son Ludvig Larsen was born in 1871 am immigrated to America in 1890. He left on The SS. Angelo Oct 1890. According to the Census records they were from Slettunshagen which I believe is a farm. I appreciate any help on this. Thank You, Catherine

This was sent to me offlist. Margit ---------- From: Googandboom@aol.com Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:38:23 EST To: NOR-OPPLAND-admin@rootsweb.com Cc: Googandboom@aol.com Subject: history I am interested in any information on Nor Fron and Son Fron parrish"s. I have relatives from 1800-1880 in both.Do you know anything on Tor Olsen b. in Kvikne in 1815 or 1816. He married Mari Hansdatter 6-12-1860, but died in 1865, I think his dad was Ole Anderson. Do you have any cemetary lists? Gary Olstad Chicago USA.

For all those who are wondering how to search, here are some instructions. Margit First go here: <http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/wc/webcens.exe?slag=meny&kategori=5&em ne=1&spraak=e> You will get many choices: Pick: Sør-Trøndelag DA 18.04.2000 Emigrants from Trondheim 1867-1930 and click on it. It will take you to a new page here: <http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=EMITR OND&spraak=e&metanr=1398> Where it says "Record Type" in a little box on the left at the top, click on it and hold your mouse down, a pop up menu will appear. Scroll down until you hit "Given Name" and then let go. The next box over says "equals". Click on that and hold your mouse down and you will get more choices. Scroll down to "Starting With" and let go. The next box to the right is blank and you can type in it. Type And and hit search. You will get a new page. On that page will be a column of names starting with And. Click on the first one and hold down the shift key and scroll down and all names should be highlighted in blue, right down to the last name which is Andus. Then hit the "Finn Postane" button. You will get a new page. On that new page, it will look like the first page you were on, only it has all the people who's first name starts with the first three letters And, which is 4,924. Now we know that it is a male we are looking for, so we will in the first box that you click again on the left, choose sex and let go. Then in the next box, click on it and choose show all and leave the box you can type in blank and hit search. You will get a new page. On that new page it will say 199 k (which is female) and 4,725 M (which is male). Highlight the 4,725 m and hit Finn Postane (search) on the bottom. You will get a new page. On this new page, in the left box, click on it and choose last name and let go. On the box to the right of it choose starting with and let go. Then in the blank box, type Henning and hit search. You will get a new page. On this page are only two choices. I know that he was Henning's son and that he came from the Stuedal Gård. So I know which one to pick. Highlight his name, and click Finn Postane (search) and you will get a new page that will tell you all about his leaving. This was my ggrandmother's brother. Print out these instructions and practice with them. If you have any questions, just ask. That is what we are here for. :-))

It looks like your Wellech Wellechsen may have been married twice? Or possibly it was his father marrying again? He is the only Wellech Wellechsen listed in the 1801 census that is married to Marit. Go to www.familysearch.org type in Wellech Wellechsen and hit search. International Genealogical Index - Norway 1. WELLECH WELLECHSEN - International Genealogical Index / NO Gender: Male Marriage: 1788 Vardal, Oppland, Norway (You Wellech would be too young to have gotten married here) 2. WELLECH WELLECHSEN - International Genealogical Index / NO Gender: Male Marriage: 13 OCT 1799 Vardal, Oppland, Norway I did find that Hans > Villeksen parents are Vellech Velleksen and Marit Hansdatter, but I can not > find out any information on them. Is there any other places to on line to > look for this information? <http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=f1052 7&variabel=0&postnr=602&fulle=true&spraak=n> Has your Wellech and Marit and their one year old daughter in the 1801 census. Schjerven Østre

If you go here: <http://slektshistorielaget.no/Kilder/gjovik/databaser2/ViedeVardal1791/inde x.html> You should find the marriage in 1799 of: Wellech Wellechsen and Marit Hansdatter Margit I did find that Hans > Villeksen parents are Vellech Velleksen and Marit Hansdatter, but I can not > find out any information on them. Is there any other places to on line to > look for this information?

This looks it could be them living here in 1865. <http://draug.rhd.isv.uit.no/ftsoek/ftsoek.asp?kommando=bosted&ftaar=1865&sp raak=engelsk_britisk&kommnr=0525&kretsnr=0007&bostnr=0090&leilnr=000> Census year: 1865 Municipality: Biri Municipality number: 0525 Name of domicile: Qværnstuen Mathias Hansen f.1845 Lise Olsd. f.1842 Here is your Hans and Anne. (His parents) Hans came from Vardal. <http://draug.rhd.isv.uit.no/ftsoek/ftsoek.asp?kommando=bosted&ftaar=1865&sp raak=engelsk_britisk&kommnr=0525&kretsnr=0007&bostnr=0060&leilnr=000> Census year: 1865 Municipality: Biri Municipality number: 0525 Name of domicile: Nystuen Margit > Thank you for sending that information, Lisabeth was born between 1838-40, I > have not found them on the 1865 census as of yet. I did find that Hans > Villeksen parents are Vellech Velleksen and Marit Hansdatter, but I can not > find out any information on them. Is there any other places to on line to > look for this information? > > Thank you > > Roxanne