Hi all, I sent this into the list awhile ago and Harald tried to help. Since then the man has found this about his family. Salvine born about 1877 and Mathias born about 1868. Margit hello margit, i received their wedding certificate today for salvine and mathias olsen from the nyc archives. it has some great info. they were married on june 12th 1897. here is the info: mathias olsen, atlantic highlands, nj, age 29 born-christiansand norway father-ole olsen mothers maiden name-gunvor ellensen salvine olsen, brooklyn, ny, age 20 born, mandal norway father-soren olsen mothers maiden name-marie torgersen witnesses- theodor and anna tobiasen i am wondering if the anna witness could be salvine's sister, as one of the census records you kindly provided me with, had a, s in law named annie on it. also, my aunt is still fairly certain that there is also a sister named marie. my aunt has and old photo of salvine as a youth with 2 other girls. does this help us move forward at all? best regards, gordon