Barbara, You need to do more homework. :-)) I checked the online marriage records and birth records and did not get any of the names below to come up. These are at ancestry.com and are for before 1907. Get a copy of your grandfather's birth and death certificate. Then think about finding the parents marriage certificate. Ask relatives questions. You need actual facts when dealing with genealogy. You should be able to get a copy of his death certificate from the funeral home, or the county he died in (Carl Emil). That should state where he was born. Margit > > Margit > You're exactly right. I've been able to get info on Rena, but not her > husband. Can I get their marriage certificate? Carl lived first in Eau > Claire and then Washburn, WI. In the 1910 Washburn(Bayfield Cty) census, it > shows him living with his sister Marie Saxhaug. Their father must have > already left by then. > Barbara >> 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