Hi Lori, I don't own any Bygdebok's from Vest Agder, I just have copies of the pages that pertain to my husband's family in a binder. Some of them I had a cousin in Norway translate. These are from Kvås in Lyngdal. Where is your family from? Margit On Jun 22, 2005, at 7:28 PM, Lori Lauen wrote: > Margit, > > Would there happen to be Torkel Olson married to Taline Aanensdatter > in that book? They had three sons - Ole Andreas born 1860, Aanen born > 1863 and Isak born 1865. Torkel was married first to Siri > Taraldsdatter and then to Abel Maria Torkelsdatter before he married > Taline. If there is anything on them would love to hear. > > Thanks, Lori > >> From: Margit <margit@eot.com> >> Reply-To: NOR-VEST-AGDER-L@rootsweb.com >> To: NOR-VEST-AGDER-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [VAgder] Bakke Bygdebok >> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:00:38 -0500 >> >> Hei Roy! >> Ahhh that Lyngdal bunch was a wild bunch. I have from the Bygdebok >> stories of drinking and fighting, mostly between family members. :-)) >> Trust me the early ones over here in America were quite the bunch >> also. >> Margit >> >> >> On Jun 22, 2005, at 2:56 PM, RWBOYLAN@aol.com wrote: >> >>> While we are sharing stories of our ancestors, here is one from the >>> Lyngdal >>> Bygdebok about one of my 10th great grandfathers. A lot more >>> interesting than >>> simply names and dates: >>> >>> Lyngdal Bygdebok - Vol. 2 - p. 40 >>> >>> Store Røyskår: >>> >>> Åsulv (Somundsen?) of Royskår was taxed at one quarter of a farm in >>> 1594 and >>> mentioned on the tax rolls in 1617. He married Anna Pedersdatter of >>> Skoland >>> who held ownership later at Hellevann in 1646. Åsulv was involved >>> in a fight >>> in 1605 and received a knife wound in the arm by Bent Hårigstad. In >>> 1610/1611, >>> he was involved in an altercation in Vigringstad in Kvås. There he >>> stabbed >>> Iver Vigringstad in the hand and also gave Besse Vigringstad two >>> knife wounds. >>> Åsulv had to pay a fine of 16 dollars and Ivar 3 ½ dollars >>> ===================================================================== >>> == ======= >>> ====== >>> >>> Roy Boylan >> >> >> >> ==== NOR-VEST-AGDER Mailing List ==== >> Visit http://www.fellesraad.com/ >> Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > > > ==== NOR-VEST-AGDER Mailing List ==== > Visit http://www.fellesraad.com/ > Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >