Yup it is Gordon I am helping. Was shocked as hell when I found his Olsen's in a haystack like New York. Did not know that Vivian was helping him also. I will quit and let her go on. I will put what I have on him below. Margit 1 Oscar Stanley Olsen. 2 Mathias Olsen Vigeland. Born in 1868 in Vennesla Vest Agder Norway. On 12 Jun 1897 when Mathias was 29, he married Salvine Olsen. They had one child: 1 i. Stanley 3 Salvine Olsen. Born on 26 Apr 1877 in Mandal Vest Agder Norway. Salvine died in 1960; she was 82. 4 Ole Olsen. Born in 1818. On 18 Jul 1845 when Ole was 27, he married Gunvor Eilefsdatter, in Ovrebo Vest Agder Norway. They had the following children: i. Ole (1847-) ii. Eilef (1849-) iii. Jorgen Andreas (1852-) iv. Gunvald (1855-) v. Aase Gurine (1858-) vi. Tobine (1861-) vii. Tobias (1862-) viii. Inger Tobine (1864-) 2 ix. Mathias (1868-) 5 Gunvor Eilefsdatter. Born in 1826 in Vennesla Vest Agder Norway. 6 Soren Olsen. Born on 10 Jan 1838 in Nord Audnedal Vest Agder Norway. Soren married Anne Marie Torjesdatter. They had the following children: 3 i. Salvine (1877-1960) ii. Amalie (1863-) iii. Theodor August (1867-) iv. Theodor August (1869-) v. Ole (1871-) 7 Anne Marie Torjesdatter. Born in 1840 in Eiken Vest Agder Norway. 8 Ole Olsen. Child: 4 i. Ole (1818-) 10 Eilef Aagesen Monen. Born in 1785 in Ovrebo Vest Agder Norway. On 14 Apr 1820 when Eilef was 35, he married Torbor Jacobsdatter, in Kristiansand Vest Agder Norway. They had one child: 5 i. Gunvor (1826-) 11 Torbor Jacobsdatter. 12 Ole Knudsen. On 23 Jan 1826 Ole married Anne Kristine Thorkildsdatter, in Vigmostad Vest Agder Norway. They had the following children: i. Karen Gurine (1827-) ii. Tobias (1828-) iii. Gonild (1831-) iv. Knud (1833-) 6 v. Soren (1838-) 13 Anne Kristine Thorkildsdatter. 14 Torje Olsen. Torje died in 1854 in Sor Audnedal Vest Agder Norway. On 4 Nov 1839 Torje married Anne Sorine Mortensdatter, in Eiken Vest Agder Norway. They had the following children: 7 i. Anne Marie (1840-) ii. Oline Tomine (1843-) iii. Ole Marsilius (1849-) iv. Martine Cecilie (1851-) v. Anne Therecia (1854-) 15 Anne Sorine Mortensdatter. Born in 1816 in Eiken Vest Agder Norway. 20 Aage Olsen. Aage married Marte Ellefsdatter Vehus. They had one child: 10 i. Eilef (1785-) 21 Marte Ellefsdatter Vehus. Born in 1752 in Ovrebo Vest Agder Norway. 28 Ole Torjesen. Child: 14 i. Torje (-1854) 30 Morten Olsen Werdahl. Born in 1776 in Heggebostad Vest Agder Norway. Morten married Torbor Fridriksdatter. They had the following children: i. Susanna (1803-) ii. Male (1806-1806) iii. Anna (1810-) iv. Ole (1813-) 15 v. Anne Sorine (1816-) 31 Torbor Fridriksdatter. 42 Ellef Taraldsen Vehus. Ellef married Torborg Nilsdatter Mosbya. They had one child: 21 i. Marte (1752-) 43 Torborg Nilsdatter Mosbya. 60 Ole Mortensen. Ole married Anna Sorensdatter. They had the following children: i. Marten (1774-) 30 ii. Morten (1776-) iii. Soren (1778-) iv. Soren (1780-) v. Poul (1784-) vi. Anna (1787-) vii. Ingbor (1792-) viii. Daniel (1798-) 61 Anna Sorensdatter. 62 Fridrich Halvorsen. Fridrich married Siri Joensdatter. They had the following children: 31 i. Torbor ii. Ingebor 63 Siri Joensdatter. On Jul 25, 2005, at 7:26 PM, Richard Peterson wrote: > Hi Margit: >   > As you see below, Vivian is working with someone to find just these > people.  They are mostly out of the area of concentration for my file, > but if I can connect with some in the Census, I may be able to find a > connection.  one of the problems, is with someone like Torjus Olsen > from Sør Ausnedal. I have the book, but it is large, and without the > name of the farm it would be a needle in the haystack.  Is this your > family, or are you helping somebody else? [I remember looking for > Salvine Olsen my self, and what I remember is that once found in the > Census we didn't have enough to be sure of the identification. >   > I will see what else I can do.  You could ask vivian for what she has. >   > Richard