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 >

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 >

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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margit" <mbakke@eot.com> To: <NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [Oppland] Roll Call > 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 >