Hei Chris, Are these people related to you? He was here before 1880 in the USA, if he had a 1 year old daughter in the 1880 census of Minnesota/Federal. Naturalization Papers you can order. Arnesen, Anthon County:Swift Reel:3 Code:10 Volume: B Page: 7 Document Type: Final Papers Years: 1883 -1897 Several years ago, the Iron Range Research Center purchased the entire set of microfilmed Minnesota County Naturalization Records (87 counties) from the Minnesota Historical Society. Because the record set was one of the most widely used records in the Iron Range Research Center, it quickly became apparent that the indexes to the records were incomplete and often inaccurate. Conrad Peterzen, a Research Center volunteer, resolved to make a new comprehensive index to the entire set. His index recorded the name of each person requesting citizenship and included the following information: spouse's name, county of residence, microfilm reel reference, print volume, and page number. The index also includes records of people who were denied citizenship and those who never completed the process. The present version of the index contains all of the 87 counties and over 500,000 records. The fact that spouses are listed in the index can be especially important because before 1922, women became citizens through their husbands and did not have their own papers. This index provides the necessary information for researchers to access the original papers in the microfilm collection. The microfilmed papers contain most of the relevant genealogical information, i.e., dates and places of birth and marriage. Note: While most of the locations refer to counties, the following names are cities in St. Louis County: Ely, Duluth, Hibbing, and Virginia. To receive additional information and forms to access your ancestor's naturalization documents, please contact: http://www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org To contact the Iron Range Research Center directly, you can write them at: Iron Range Research Center ATTN: Naturalization Highway 169 West, Box 392 Chisholm, MN 55719-0392 Phone: 218-254-7959 Fax: 218-254-4938 Email: yourroots@ironworld.com > > Margit: > I found him on the 1865 census in Grav Klokkerbolig > Farm, Ringebu, Oppland, Norway, but I do not know when > he came to America. I would like to find more > information on his children and if anyone has > information about his and his families lifes. > Thank-you, > Chris