Hei Steve, The Family is living here in the 1865 census of Norway: <http://draug.rhd.isv.uit.no/ftsoek/ftsoek.asp?kommando=bosted&ftaar=1865&sp raak=engelsk_britisk&kommnr=0529&kretsnr=0007&bostnr=0001&leilnr=000> Census year: 1865 Municipality: Vestre Toten Municipality number: 0529 Name of domicile: Fogdnarum vestre MARRIAGE OF LISE & JOHANNES on April 2, 1852 (Their father's names are listed) Print it out right away. Extracted from Church records.: <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=5002 21979111&lds=1&region=12&regionfriendly=Norway&frompage=99> THE CHRISTENING OF THE CHILDREN I FOUND: The blue should be clickable between the < > , if not, you will need to copy and paste everything inbetween the < > with no spaces, or ask AOL what to do about it. :-)) Print them all out right away. They are records extracted from Church Records. KAROLINE JOHANSEN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 12 NOV 1854 Vardal, Oppland, Norway <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=5002 21574141&lds=1&region=12&regionfriendly=&juris1=&juris2=&juris3=&juris4=&reg ionfriendly=&juris1friendly=&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4friendly= > PETRA JOHANSEN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 14 DEC 1856 Vardal, Oppland, Norway <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=5002 21563330&lds=1&region=12&regionfriendly=&juris1=&juris2=&juris3=&juris4=&reg ionfriendly=&juris1friendly=&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4friendly= > 1-PEDER JOHANNESEN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 21 APR 1859 Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=1002 26526997&lds=1&region=12&regionfriendly=&juris1=&juris2=&juris3=&juris4=&reg ionfriendly=&juris1friendly=&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4friendly= > 2-PEDER JOHANNESEN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 28 APR 1861 Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=1002 26527786&lds=1&region=12&regionfriendly=&juris1=&juris2=&juris3=&juris4=&reg ionfriendly=&juris1friendly=&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4friendly= > 3-CHRISTIAN JOHANNESEN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 05 MAY 1863 Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=1002 26527084&lds=1&region=12&regionfriendly=&juris1=&juris2=&juris3=&juris4=&reg ionfriendly=&juris1friendly=&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4friendly= > 4-CHRISTIAN JOHANNESEN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 17 JUL 1864 Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=1002 26527087&lds=1&region=12&regionfriendly=&juris1=&juris2=&juris3=&juris4=&reg ionfriendly=&juris1friendly=&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4friendly= > 5-PETRA JOHANNESDR - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 02 DEC 1866 Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=1000 04376067&lds=1&region=12&regionfriendly=&juris1=&juris2=&juris3=&juris4=&reg ionfriendly=&juris1friendly=&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4friendly= > 6-AUGUST MAURITZ JOHANNESEN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 07 NOV 1869 Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=1002 26526997&lds=1&region=12&regionfriendly=&juris1=&juris2=&juris3=&juris4=&reg ionfriendly=&juris1friendly=&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4friendly= > 7-JOHANSEN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 08 JUN 1872 Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=1002 27294390&lds=1&region=12&regionfriendly=&juris1=&juris2=&juris3=&juris4=&reg ionfriendly=&juris1friendly=&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4friendly= > 8-JOHAN LUDVIG JOHANNESEN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 13 FEB 1876 Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway<http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?reci d=100227294252&lds=1&region=12&regionfriendly=&juris1=&juris2=&juris3=&juris 4=&regionfriendly=&juris1friendly=&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4fri endly=> Any questions, just ask. Margit in very rainy Minnesota. Have a good Easter all! > From: Sierra496@aol.com > Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 16:04:34 EDT > To: mbakke@eot.com > Subject: Re: Narum family > > Hi Margit, > > A few minutes are needed to give you the information passed on to me. My > Aunt, Joyce (Robertson) Isaacson, and her husband, Dick, started a quest to > find my Grandmother's family tree. As to the dates and times this was > accomplished I have no idea. What information that was passed on to me has > no verifying records except for some information garnished from my > Grandmother while she was alive. > > Petra was born in Vestre Toten Oct 17, 1866. She was one of at least 10 > children. > Some of the children died in infancy and it may be that she was named after > one of them. She had 2 brothers that came to America...one was Peter who > loaned her passage money. He lived in Minneapolis. Her other brother was > August and he lived in N. Dakota until "jilted by his sweetheart". He then > moved to Montana and raised horses for the Army. > > Petra came to the States in 1883 but port of debarkation isn't known for > sure. Petra married a man named Andrew Sannes and lived on a tree claim in > Sargent County, N. Dak. She had 4 children from this union, Anna Marie > b.1889 d. 1909; Axel Leonard b. 1891 d. 1975; Agnes Palma b.1894 d. 1914; > and Julius b. 1897 d. 1926. All but Axel died from "lungs" which I take to > be TB. Andrew died in 1901 and Petra married Nil Gustav Gager (Jager). She > bore 2 children from this marriage, Lillian and Nellie (my Grandmother). The > family lived near Forman N. Dak. on a tree claim just north of the Sannes > homestead. Nils died in 1915. I have no idea how long Petra remained in N. > Dak. but she eventually moved to Englewood, Colorado (a suburb of Denver). > > As to Petra's ancestry. Her parents are listed as Johannes P. Narum and > Lisa Bjukstad. Family members listed are; Caroline Narum m. Even Dyste; > Peter Narum m. Clara Evenson and later Jonetta Olson; Johannes Narum Jr.; > August Narum; and Ole Narum. > > The names on my list go back to an Ole Prestesaeter from abt mid 1600's but > I have no proof of this. I contacted a Narum in the Forman area some years > back. He wasn't into genealogy and didn't really have the time for it yet, > when we compared listings mine seemed accurate with the exception of the > woman that Johannes married. Much of this is Greek to me and turns my head > to tapioca real quick. I've had some leads on Nils and his family but have > never found out much about Petra and her family. My Grandmother and her > sister visited Norway in the late 60's and met family members so I know > they're out there. It's just finding them and getting some family history > that eludes me. I'm sorry this letter has gone on for so long and I hope I > haven't bored you with its length. Any insight you may be able to give would > be appreciated! Thanks again...be well! > > Steve