This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/1188.6/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Entry on Page 199 in translation is "Johannes Anstensen Skundberg, age 37, (farmer at Midtre Skundberg), wife Karen Agnette Eilertsdatter, age 29, children: Elen Andrea, age 12; Martinus, age 10; Ansten, age 8, Peter, age 3, and Andreas, age 9 months, together with father-in-law Eilert Pedersen, (widower and pensioner at Skundberg), age 78---They traveled on the Roska April 22, 1870, to Prescott, Wisconsin. (Fr: 160 Spd, Medbr. 100spd. [I believe first amount is cost of tickets; and second, the amount of money that they had with them. Spd is an abbreviation for speciedaler, the Norwegian currency at the time) Johannes Anstensen Skundberg was the son of Ansten Olsen and Anne Marie Larsdtr., søndre Aalseth. Wife Karen Agnette was daughter of Eilert Pedersen and Marthe Anstensdtr. Granum. Johanes was for a time farm user in Granum before he purchased Skundberg. A sister of Johannes, Andrine, married Andreas Olsen Aalsetheie, emigrated in 1870 to Milwaukee. His uncle, Johannes Olsen Aalseth emigrated from Kopperud in Vardil 1871 to St. Paul---His wife's brother Peder Eilertsen Granum, emigrated as early as 1850, and together with some others from Biri founded Rush River Settlement in Pierce County in Wisconsin. Another brother, Mathias Elertsen Granum, emigrated in the period 1855-67. Johannes A. Skundberg also settled down in Wisconsin and took the name "Anderson." A son of Johannes' son Peter, is Leo Anderson, who is now 70 years old, and lives as a retiree in Seattle, Washington. He advertises for relatives in Snertingdal. That is the entry for this family. Hope it helps.