Dear Greg and other Listers! Thank you very much, Greg, for your quick reply to my latest inquiry about Ludvig Hillestad - Helestad(?). There is no need to send me the WW1 draft record since I can also access this from my side (FamilySearch and ancestry.com). I can see why you question whether the Ludvig Helestad I found in Nelson Co., ND can be the "right" Ludvig! There was also a Ludvig Helseth who in 1918 was a resident of Petersburg in Nelson Co., ND, and he was born near Aalesund, Norway Dec. 5, 1885! Hmmm, I wonder... But then I see on ancestry.com a family tree of one Louis Nicoli Helseth, born in Norway Dec. 4, 1884, who died in Anoka, MN July 8, 1967! He does look suspiciously like Ludvig Helseth, doesn't he? His SS record even shows he was born Dec. 4, 1885! SO, I still believe Ludvig Helestad in the East Sarnia cemetery in Nelson Co., ND MAY be "my" Ludvig...? Thanks again for any suggestions and assistance to find the answers to my questions!! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On May 13, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Gregory Holter via wrote: > Lars, > > I believe from looking at the other possibilities that showed up during my search on FamilySearch.org that the man buried in Nelson County is a different man, with a different birth date, and NOT the man you are seeking. > > Greg Holter > > From: Lars E. Oyane via <norway@rootsweb.com> > To: norway@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 1:49 PM > Subject: [NOR] Ludvig Hillestad - Helestad (1885-1937)? - disappeared in North Dakota? > > Dear Listers! > > For years I have tried to figure out what became of this gentleman: > > Ludvig Christopherson Hillestad > born Aug. 10, 1884 in Hafslo parish, Luster Co., Norway > emigrated in 1904 as a machinist to Minnesota > was in 1918 (WW1 draft) a farm laborer at Mandan, Morton Co., ND > > When Ludvig's father died in Bergen, Norway in 1921, it was said they had not heard from Ludvig since 1915, and noone knew whether he was still alive! > > In the East Sarnia cemetery in Nelson Co., ND is buried this man: > > Ludvig HELESTAD 1885-1937 > > However, I don't find thus person in the ND Death Index - maybe due to a misspelling? > > I strongly suspect this be "our" Ludvig, but can someone please help me find additional details about him? > > * An exact date and place of his death? > > * An obituary? > > * Maybe other newspaper clippings? > > * Where was he in the 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses? > > Thanks a million in advance for your great assistance in this matter! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane

Dear Greg and other Listers! I wanted to let you all know; this problem has been solved: Ludvig was found residing 1925 in Cleveland township, Walsh Co., ND and in 1930 in Dahlen township, Nelson Co., ND. This is not far from the East Sarnia cemetery, and by phone I have now examined the records of the Sarnia Lutheran church which tell me that Ludvig Hillestad (with this spelling!) died on Mar. 15, 1937 at the Hospital in Lakota, ND! His age shows a perfect "match"! So, one person less to be researched, although an OBITUARY would still be of interest in order to obtain more precise details about Ludvig's life...? Thanks again to all listers for your wonderful assistance solving my questions, all beneficial to the readers of the bygdebooks of Luster Co., Norway! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On May 13, 2015, at 9:12 PM, Lars E. Oyane via wrote: > Dear Greg and other Listers! > > Thank you very much, Greg, for your quick reply to my latest inquiry about Ludvig Hillestad - Helestad(?). > > There is no need to send me the WW1 draft record since I can also access this from my side (FamilySearch and ancestry.com). > > I can see why you question whether the Ludvig Helestad I found in Nelson Co., ND can be the "right" Ludvig! There was also a Ludvig Helseth who in 1918 was a resident of Petersburg in Nelson Co., ND, and he was born near Aalesund, Norway Dec. 5, 1885! > > Hmmm, I wonder... > > But then I see on ancestry.com a family tree of one Louis Nicoli Helseth, born in Norway Dec. 4, 1884, who died in Anoka, MN July 8, 1967! He does look suspiciously like Ludvig Helseth, doesn't he? His SS record even shows he was born Dec. 4, 1885! > > SO, I still believe Ludvig Helestad in the East Sarnia cemetery in Nelson Co., ND MAY be "my" Ludvig...? > > Thanks again for any suggestions and assistance to find the answers to my questions!! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On May 13, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Gregory Holter via wrote: > >> Lars, >> >> I believe from looking at the other possibilities that showed up during my search on FamilySearch.org that the man buried in Nelson County is a different man, with a different birth date, and NOT the man you are seeking. >> >> Greg Holter >> >> From: Lars E. Oyane via <norway@rootsweb.com> >> To: norway@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 1:49 PM >> Subject: [NOR] Ludvig Hillestad - Helestad (1885-1937)? - disappeared in North Dakota? >> >> Dear Listers! >> >> For years I have tried to figure out what became of this gentleman: >> >> Ludvig Christopherson Hillestad >> born Aug. 10, 1884 in Hafslo parish, Luster Co., Norway >> emigrated in 1904 as a machinist to Minnesota >> was in 1918 (WW1 draft) a farm laborer at Mandan, Morton Co., ND >> >> When Ludvig's father died in Bergen, Norway in 1921, it was said they had not heard from Ludvig since 1915, and noone knew whether he was still alive! >> >> In the East Sarnia cemetery in Nelson Co., ND is buried this man: >> >> Ludvig HELESTAD 1885-1937 >> >> However, I don't find thus person in the ND Death Index - maybe due to a misspelling? >> >> I strongly suspect this be "our" Ludvig, but can someone please help me find additional details about him? >> >> * An exact date and place of his death? >> >> * An obituary? >> >> * Maybe other newspaper clippings? >> >> * Where was he in the 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses? >> >> Thanks a million in advance for your great assistance in this matter! >> >> Very sincerely yours, >> >> Lars E. Oyane >