Hi Ken, I don't know, I have an old scrapbook I inherited from a lady when she died. When I find old obits, I post them to the corresponding area of Norway. I noticed that Killand was after his name, would this place be found in that area? Margit > Dear Margit: The Knud Benson from Eggedal you mention ,could this be Knut > Bjornson, born 28 Apr 1851 on Raenset / Nyhus farm, came to wisc in 1858 and > then to Freeborn co, MN in 1860 and to Polk Co, MN in 1880 [last name became > Benson when his father changed his first name from Bjorn to Ben in about > 1878 ? ] Parents Bjorn Erickson, b. 8 Oct 1818 and Kristi Olsdatter, b. 1821 > Roysland?? I have lots of information on this family . Ken Enger > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Margit" <margit@eot.com> > To: <NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 7:54 PM > Subject: [Oppland] Mrs. Johanna Rikhus Benson Gudbrandsdalen Egedal, Sigdal, > Norway > > >> >> Mrs. Johanna Rikhus Benson >> Mrs. Johanna Rikhus Benson died on 1st of December in Marshville, Wash. >> She was a daughter of Anders Rikhus and his wife Kari and was born in > Sondre >> Fron Gudbrandsdalen the 29th of June 1863. >> She emigrated in 1880, she was 17 years old when she came to Amerika. She >> first came to Lake Park, Minn where she was married to Knud Benson > (Killand) >> from Egedal, Sigdal, Norway. Soon after their marriage they moved to >> Audubon, Minn, where they were lived for 16th years. >> In 1900 Mr. Benson took a homestead in Balfour, N.D., where his family >> came in 1901. Benson died in 1907. They went then to Balfour, where she >> lived till 1937, when she went to Marshville, Wash with her daughters. >> Her children born: Alfred and Elmer in Butte, Montana; Bennie in Wildrose, >> N.D.; Edward, Scobey, Montana; Clara, Seattle, Wash; and (Emelia), Mrs. C. >> Sanrud; (Lulu) Mrs. D.J. Olson, (Cora), Mrs. R.L. Potel i Marshville,