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Hello, I have the following names and families in Oppland Area. Margit 1 Oscar Paul Skansgaard. Born on 10 Sep 1897 in Flom Township Norman County Minnesota. CHIL @E684@. Oscar Paul died in Flom Township Norman County Minnesota, on 8 May 1970; he was 72. DEAD @E4929@. Buried in Wild Rice Lutheran Church Cemetery Flom Township Norman County Minnesota. On 20 Oct 1921 when Oscar Paul was 24, he married Ruth Stolen, in Flom Township Minnesota. 2 Iver Erlandsen Skansgaard. Iver Erlandsen died in Flom Township Norman County Minnesota, on 25 Jan 1949; he was 97. DEAD @E700@. Born on 8 Jan 1852 in Sodorp Nord Fron Oppland Norway. In 1890 when Iver Erlandsen was 37, he married Anne Pedersdatter Aspehaug, in Minneapolis Minnesota. 3 Anne Pedersdatter Aspehaug. Born on 17 Aug 1861 in Oier Oppland Norway. Anne Pedersdatter died in Flom Township Norman County Minnesota, on 11 Sep 1924; she was 63. 4 Erland Hanssen Skansgaard. Born in 1828 in Norway. CHIL @E692@. Erland Hanssen died in Norway in 1909; he was 81. DEAD @E699@. Born on 23 Oct 1826 in Sodorp Nord Fron Oppland. Erland Hanssen died in Norman County Minnesota, on 29 Nov 1909; he was 81. On 27 Nov 1851 when Erland Hanssen was 23, he married Beret Nielsdatter, in Nord Fron Oppland Norway. 5 Beret Nielsdatter. Born in 1825 in Sodorp Nord Fron Oppland Norway. Beret died in Norman County Minnesota, on 24 May 1898; she was 73. 6 Peder Knudsen Aspehaug. Born in 1814 in Oppland Norway. On 31 Jan 1839 when Peder Knudsen was 25, he married Sicil Pedersdatter, in Oier Oppland Norway. 7 Sicil Pedersdatter. Born abt 1818 in Oppland Norway. 8 Hans Erlandsen. Born in 1793 in Oppland Norway. Hans married Anne Pedersdatter. 9 Anne Pedersdatter. 10 Niels Erichsen. On 19 Nov 1820 Niels married Ragnil Thronsdatter, in Sodorp Nord Fron Oppland Norway. 11 Ragnil Thronsdatter. Born in 1800 in Norway. 16 Erland Hanssen. Born abt 1734 in Norway. Erland married Marit Johnsdatter. 17 Marit Johnsdatter. Born abt 1759 in Norway. 20 Erich Mortensen. Born abt 1748 in Norway. Erich married Kari Iversdatter. 21 Kari Iversdatter. Born abt 1757 in Norway. 22 Thron Johannesen. Born abt 1768 in Norway. Thron married Berit Amundsdatter. 23 Berit Amundsdatter. Born abt 1763 in Norway. 40 Morten Nielsen. Born abt 1722 in Norway.

Erland Hansen and Berith (Nilsdatter Loken) Skansgaard Erland Hansson Kjorstadmoen was born in Sodorp, Nord Fron, Oppland, Norway to Hans Hansen and Anne Jacobsdatter on December 4, 1827. He was baptized and confirmed in Norway. He married Beret Nielsdatter Loften on November 27, 1851. Beret was the daughter of Niels Erichsen and Ragnil Thronsdatter. She was born in 1825 in Sodorp, Nor Fron, Oppland, Norway. She had the following siblings: Johannes, Kari, Thore, Mari, Mari and Erik Nielsen Loften. Four sons were born to Erland and Beret: Iver, (see Iver and Anne Skansgaard) Hans, (see Hans and Anne Skansgaard) Amund Niels The family is found living on the Skansgaard farm in the 1865 census of Norway and the 1875 census of Norway. Skansgaard was a small farm under Kjorstad in Sor-Fron. It was a husmannsplass. It was named Skansgaard when a husman came back from a war and named it so. The name is not rooted in farm names in Fron. Loften was a husmannsplassar in Nord-Fron. Not much is known about Amund and Niels. Amund was born on January 10, 1859 and Niels was born on October 11, 1854. Amund emigrated from Bergen, Norway on March 24, 1880 on the Stjerne Line. His place of residence was given as Haus. The day before, on March 23, 1880, his brother Niels emigrated from Bergen, Norway on the Inman Line. His place of residence was given as Haus. It is not known if the brothers were in this area when they came here. We do know that they lived on the West Coast, probably in Washington State. Amund changed his name to Edward Holmer and Niels changed his name to John Ring. It is known that Amund/Edward worked on ³Bergen¹s banen² in Norway in 1880. The road was built at that time from Bergen to Voss. Amund/Edward also used the name A.E. Holm. He stated in one letter to his parents that he had changed his name because it was hard for people to pronounce Skansgaard. Both men were known to have been in the Salt Lake City, Utah area at the turn of the century. One letter was received from Niels/John that was written on April 29, 1894 from a hospital in Salt Lake City. He talks of being very sick and about going to San Francisco to receive treatment from a Chinese doctor. That letter he signed Neils Erlandson. Amund/Edward died in 1936 in Washington State it is presumed. A letter was received from the Royal Norwegian Consulate in Seattle, Washington. It was to do with an estate that was left after his death. Erland and Beret emigrated from Oslo, Norway on April 25, 1884 on the Rollo. Their passage was prepaid, more than likely by one of their sons who were already all in America. Their place of residence was S. Fron and Storback was their destination in America. They landed in Quebec, Canada in May of 1884. Starbuck, Minnesota is where they first went to when they arrived here. His contract #16575 with Allan Brothers & Co. for his and Beret¹s passage, reads as follows: Erland Hansen has received of the undersigned, (against payment of passage-money, including landing money in Quebec, Boston, Halifax, Portland or Baltimore, as specified) Through ticket #16575 for 2 adults to be forwarded to Starbuck, Minn. in the following manner: 1. By Steam-Ship to Hull, where the separate Steam-Ship ticket is to be given up; 2. By Railway to Liverpool; 3. By Steam-Ship to Quebec, Boston, Halifax, Portland or Baltimore; 4. By Railway to destination. During the whole journey hence to America, passengers will be supplied with good and sufficient food as well as with suitable lodging; and this arrangement stands equally good in the event of any unavoidable delay or accident interrupting the journey, which in that case will be continued as soon as possible in a satisfactory manner. Passengers must attach a full and plain address to each of their luggage packages. 10 Cubic feet Luggage per Steam Ship and 100 pds per. Railway free for each passenger above 12 years old; for children between 1 and 12 years of age, half the quantity. On arriving in England, passengers must not hasten to go on shore, but wait until they are fetched by our Correspondents¹ people, who will make themselves known by showing a list of all the Passenger¹s names. Passengers should not have any dealings with Interpreters. Tins and bedding should be bought in Norway or in Liverpool. On arriving at America, Passengers must be careful not to let themselves be persuaded to take Lake-Steamer tickets instead of their railway tickets. Passengers should hold to this contract and show it as often as they have occasion, but not give it up until they arrive at their destination. A deposit of 20,000 Norwegian Kroner has been made to the Norwegian Government as security for due fulfillment of this contract. E. H. Skansgaard made his Declaration of his intention to become a citizen in Pope County of Minnesota. He could not write, so he signed with an X and it was witnessed by A.L. Brevig. We do not know how long they stayed in the Starbuck area. When they came to Flom Township, they lived in Section 27 on a farm. Beret died May 24, 1898 and Erland died November 29, 1909. They are both buried in Aspelund Lutheran Church Cemetery. Flom 125th Anniversary Book Sodorp Parish once was called Nord Fron. Sodorp church is located in Vinstra. In the 1920s the seventeenth century church was moved to a new location in Vinstra. A chapel was built at the old site which is surrounded by the old cemetery. In this old cemetery is a monument to Per Gynt of Grieg/Ibsen fame. My grandfather's birthplace is close by the chapel site. So Sodorp is in Gudbrandsdalen and in Oppland fylke. Skansgård is a husmann plass in Sør Fron, not Nord Fron. From the bygdebok, pages 282-283In 1865 Nordgard Kjorstad had seven husmenn Moen nedre, Steindalen, 2 places Haugom, Baukolshaugen, Skansgård, and Dondro. Namnet Skansgård skal vera oppstått ved at ein husmann som låg ute i krigen i 1808-14 hadde kvarter på ein gard som heitte Skansgård, og da han kom heim att tok han namnet på denne garden som namn på plassen sin. Det er ei rimeleg forklaring. Namnet Skansgård har ikkje oppstått med rot i bygdamålet på Fron. It was named Skansgård when a husman came back from a war and named it so. The name is not rooted in farm names in Fron.

Anton Sletten Anton was born in Norway on March 8, 1889 to Peter and Marit (Lein) Sletten. When he was 5 years old, he came to America with his parents and his brother. He served with the Minnesota Home Guard and was stationed at Fort Snelling during WW I. He had never married. He farmed and worked as a carpenter. He also worked in an iron foundry in Hibbing for several years and also worked as a lumberjack. He died January 12, 1965 and is buried at Wild Rice Lutheran Church Cemetery in Flom Township. Paul and Gina (Thorpe) Sletten Paul was born in Norway on January 3, 1891 to Peter and Marit (Lein) Sletten. He came to America with his parents when he was 3 years old. Gina Thorpe was born October 30, 1886 in Rockwell Township of Norman County to Halvor and Gunhild Thorpe. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith, attended rural area schools and was confirmed in Zion Lutheran church by Rev. J.R. Vaaler. Paul and Gina were married in Crookston in 1917. They lived at Hibbing three years and then moved to Rockwell Township in 1921 and to Fossum Township in 1954. Three children were born to Paul and Gina: Palmer, Gifford and an infant daughter who died. Paul died in August of 1975 at Twin Valley, Minnesota. He is buried at Wild Rice Lutheran Church Cemetery. Gina died March 23, 1969 at the Lutheran Memorial Nursing Home in Twin Valley. She is buried at Wild Rice Lutheran Church Cemetery. Peter and Marit (Lein) Sletten Peter Sletten was born in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway on February 15, 1863, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Per Sletten and attended Norwegian Parochial schools there. In 1882, he married Marit Lein. They came to America in 1894 and settled in Flom Township with his wife and small children. Much of the land was covered with timber and had to be cleared. His time was spent cutting trees and grubbing stumps. He also worked five winters at a logging camp near Hibbing, Minnesota. He also dug many wells in the area by hand. Peter also helped dig both basements of the former and present Wild Rice Churches, along with considerable work on the church yard and cemetery. He had unusual physical stamina. When he was nearly ninety years old, he helped cut and piled 1,400 oak fence posts for a neighbor. He prided himself in raising gardens, and his specialty was raising strawberries. During the depression years, he spent some time with his nephew, Peter Haugen and family at Maddock, North Dakota. Peter and Marit had two sons: Anton, who was born in 1889 and died in 1965. Paul, who was born in 1891 and died in 1975. His wife Marit, died April 27, 1930 and is buried in Wild Rice Lutheran Church Cemetery. Peter died June 8, 1965 at Ada, Minnesota and is buried in Wild Rice Lutheran Church Cemetery.