This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0gB.2ACI/49.1.3.1.1 Message Board Post: Marianne and Stephanie, just do not let me hang on, never knowing who the real Kristoffer Stokken is--tell me all about him. This should also go into the archives. There must be some more researchers that want to hear the saga of the Real Kristoffer. If it has already been revealed online, please advise where anyone interested may find it. This may make a great novel. Stephanie and I can talk like this. Marianne, we are old friends.We both enjoy the prairie of South Dakota. Ardell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0gB.2ACI/49.1.3.1 Message Board Post: Hello Ardell, I thought I was at least ruling out this one man who had a similar name. I just came across the original post yesterday while looking for something else. I just bought a copy of the Minnehaha book so I was doing what we love to do Ardell. ha ha Anyway Ardell, I think you helped rule him out so that is not failure!!! Mariann has already found out what she needed and now we all know it is not the same person. It is always good to have the info on the web like this for future searchers! Thank you for the assist Ardell!! Thank you Mariann for responding to us. I know you can't delete info once it is posted so that is ok. Warm Regards, Stephanie Pacifica, California http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stephaniebenoit/index.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0gB.2ACI/49.1.3 Message Board Post: Dear Mariann: As I said, I had not followed your information on Kristoffer Stokken from the beginning. Sometimes we call that "following the thread" of information. I was following a message posted by Stephanie Beloit on March 13, 2004. I have worked with Stephanie on other researches. I n her message, she gave the name, birthdate, and the place of birth given as Stordoen. My information sure sounded right. First I looked in the book that Stephanie mentioned and then I read a couple of other Minnehaha History books but found nothing on your Kristoffer. Even if you had found him in 1900 in a census or other site, it would be very likely he had moved away to another place. You know how restless these Norwegians can be! When I need some clues, I often go to the surname navigator site. The URL is listed in my previous message. I went through Norway and then US. It is a great web site and there were several messages you had written in the Rootsweb Message Board. I should have read them all, I read only one. Using the July 2, 1866, along with Stord in Hordaland, when I came to the Family History Page, given in the surname navigator web site, I thought I had found your Kristoffer. It is obvious that I did not. That is what I get for not following your inquiry from the very beginning. The information that I sent to you was Christian and not the right man, so my help was given with the joy of research, but I failed in the end result. Stephanie must have the wrong information too, but I am sure she tried just as hard as I did. She does a lot of Hordaland research, so there again, I thought I had found your man. Thank you for your reply and I am so sorry for mistake, Ardell Sortomme Drube of Greeley, Colorado

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0gB.2ACI/49.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for the answere! But I`m not quite sure what I shall answere..because I did`nt understand what you tried to tell... If you tried to help, I may tell that I`ve found a lot of info(I tried to delete the request I had here after finding him) about him("my" Kristoffer/Christopher) and his family, but the man you talk about is not the same man. But maybe you need help, and then I may tell that I can help you to find info about him if you need? If you tried to help:thank you very much!! Greetings from Mariann.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0gB.2ACI/49.1.2 Message Board Post: You will find more on Beach in Golden Valley County of North Dakota at this web site: http://www.ohwy.com/nd/y/y38033.htm Then try Google or another search engine and other sites of this area are online. Ardell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0gB.2ACI/49.1.1 Message Board Post: Having not followed this thread, I do know there is record of Christian Stokken born on July 2, 1866 in Stord, Hordaland. He was christened at the Stord Kirke in Stord on the 15th of July in 1866. His father was Christian Augustinusen Helland and mother was Christie Larsdtr Nysaeter. Christian died in Beach, North Dakota in 1940 and is buried in Sentinel Butte, North Dakota. This is taken from Family Search and the submitter was Osvald Gilje. Also check the surname navigator web site: (Norway and US) http://www.rat.de/kuijsten/navigator/norway/index.html for more clues. Perhaps Marianne should give her e-mail address, just in case anyone is related to Christian. North Dakota also has some great genealogy resources, especially within the county rootsweb sites. Ardell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0gB.2ACI/49.1 Message Board Post: Hi Mariann, It may be too late for an answer after all this time... The book called Minnehah Norwegian Pioneers History says that Christian Stokken was born 2 July 1866 from Stordøen. It says he was unmarried but the book also just covered 1866-1896. You found him in Minnehaha in 1900? Regards Stephanie

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Steven Stymiest. I am 46 years old, retired USAF and live in Rock Hill, South Carolina. I have been researching my family history since 1986. My main research is in the South Dakota counties shown below, as well as New Jersey and New York and Canada. These web sites have become a hobby. I have just received a book on inter-library loan named "Black Hills Ghost Towns". This information will be online shortly for the South Dakota Ghost Towns web site. This book contains information on approximately 600 towns/locations in the Black Hills area. I am the coordinator for the following South Dakota Pages: Kingsbury County, South Dakota at ALHN/AHGP http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wizardnc/kingsburysdahgp.htm Lake County, South Dakota at ALHN/AHGP http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wizardnc/lakesdahgp.htm Miner County, South Dakota at ALHN/AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdminer/ South Dakota Land Records at SDGENWEB http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdland/ South Dakota Pioneer Letters at SDGENWEB http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdletter/ South Dakota Ghost Towns at ALHN/AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdghstwn/ The Wizard's Realm Owner/Webmaster (since 1986) http://www.wizardsrealmcentral.com I am also the coordinator for the following sites that may be of interest to some: York County, South Carolina at ALHN/AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~scyork2/ South Carolina Ghost Towns at ALHN/AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~scghstwn/ Orphanages at ALHN http://orphansalhn.bravehost.com/ Saving Graves South Carolina http://www.savinggraves-us.org/sc/ ALHN is the American Local History Network and AHGP is the American History and Genealogy Project. I would like to invite you to visit and participate in all of these web sites. Help us preserve our history and heritage. What is Saving Graves? Saving Graves is dedicated to providing leadership, education and advocacy in preserving and restoring endangered and forgotten cemeteries. State and county websites are volunteer operated. Volunteers are need for all states & counties. For volunteer information, go to http://www.savinggraves.org/about/volunteer/. For any other questions on Saving Graves, please check out: http://www.savinggraves.org/about/mission.htm. Thanks again for this opportunity. Hope to see you in your internet travels. Steven Stymiest Saving Graves South Carolina Coordinator Saving Graves York County Coordinator South Carolina Ghost Towns Coordinator York County, South Carolina Coordinator Orphanages Topic at ALHN Coordinator Miner County, South Dakota Coordinator Lake County, South Dakota Coordinator Kingsbury County, South Dakota Coordinator South Dakota Pioneer Letters Coordinator South Dakota Land Records Coordinator South Dakota Ghost Towns Coordinator The Wizard's Realm Owner/Webmaster (since 1986)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0gB.2ACI/191.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi, No need for payment, I enjoy helping with whatever I am able to. Let me know if you would like me to go tot the funeral home for any info they have. Barnett Funeral Home is still in bussiness and very open to giving out what information they have, I have been there many times. ~Claire

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0gB.2ACI/177.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Janella, My wife's maiden name is Drackley, First name, Jennifer. We are meeting Barbara Drackley Volkmann and husband, Fred, at end of March in London. Information on Drackley Reunion, Sioux Falls appreciated. Regards, Bob

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BURKE, DWYER, ROACH, CUMMING, HUSE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0gB.2ACI/191.1.1 Message Board Post: Claire, Thank you, thank you, thank you! Oh, my gosh, you've given me so much more than I'd hoped for. You have no idea how much I appreciate your help. I am not sure how you were able to access this information and do it so quickly. What do I owe you for costs? Again, thank you so much! Jill

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0gB.2ACI/191.1 Message Board Post: >From the Daily Argus Leader, Sioux Falls SD Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/all typos. Dated November 20, 1939 Death Summons Mrs. Mary Roach Rites to be Tuesday for 75- Year Old Widow of Pioneer Railroad Worker Mrs. Mary Roach, 75-year-old widow of William Roach, a pioneer South Dakota railroad man who died 21 years ago, succumbed to a short illness Sunday morning at 832 West Seventh st., where she lived with a daughter, Mrs. Lettie Burke. Funeral mass will be said from St. Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral at 8:30 o’clock Tuesday morning and burial will be in the family lot at the local Catholic cemetery. The body is at the Barnett funeral home. Mrs. Roach was born at Syracuse, N. Y. on July 19, 1864, the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Edmund Dwyer. At an early age she moved with her parents to Baraboo, Wis., where she lived until her marriage. The wedding took place November 28, 1884 at Groton, Dakota Territory. As an employe of the Milwaukee railroad, Mr. Roach was transferred from time to time and the couple lived at Groton, Howard and Roswell, SD before his death which occurred February 28, 1918. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Roach had lived with her daughter in Sioux Falls. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors and attended St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Survivors, besides Mrs. Burke, include four sons, R. E. Roach, 901 South Duluth ave.; H. W. Roach, Cherokee, Ia.; C. F. Roach, Bloomington, Ill., and R. J. Roach, North Platte, Neb. There are nine grandchildren, Three brothers, James Dwyer, Milwaukee; Dennis Dwyer, Merrimac, Wis., and Mike Dwyer, Keno?ha, Wis., and one sister, Mrs. John Bradley, Hueneme, Calif. >From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Sioux Falls SD Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/all typos. Dated Tuesday, January 13, 1959 Mrs. Lettie Burke Dies at Age 73 Mrs. Lettie Burke, 73, of 832 W. 7th St., died at her son’s home in rural Sioux Falls Monday night after a long illness. Born Dec. 19, at Groton, she was married to Eugene Burke in 1909 in Miner County. The couple moved to Sioux Falls in 1917. He died in 1929. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Cathedral Catholic Daughter of America and the Royal Neighbors of America. Survivors include three daughters, Wilma M. Burke, Japan, Mrs. Ray Chapman, Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Richard Lugenbeel, Washington, D. C.; two sons, Eugene, Sioux Falls, and Robert, Rt. 4; four Brothers, William and Gene, both of Long Beach, and Frank, La Crosse, Wis., and six grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, John, who was killed in 1944 during World War II. Requiem Mass will be at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Burial will be in the family lot St. Michael’s Cemetery. Catholic Daughters of America rosary will be 8 p.m. and parish rosary at 9:19 p.m. Thursday at Barnett Funeral Home.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0gB.2ACI/190.1.1 Message Board Post: >From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Dated Friday, April 6, 1956 Typed just as it appeared in the original paper, including any/all typos. Mrs. H. Gonstead Is Illness Victim Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Gonstead, 75, will be held at Miller Funeral Home at 2: 30 p.m. Monday, Mrs. Gonstead died in her home, 2124 S. West Ave., Thursday evening following a two-month illness. Rev. H. J. Peterson will officiate. Burial will be in Hills of Rest Cemetery. Anna Margaret Gunderson was born March 4, 1881 in Inwood, Ia. When she was 14, she moved to Bryant. She was married to Henry Gonstead July 26, 1903 at Willow Lake. The couple farmed in the vicinity of Bryant and Willow Lake until 1951 when they moved to Sioux Falls. Survivors are her widower; son, Orville, Sioux Falls; two daughters, Mrs. Steve O’Connor, Sioux Falls, and Mrs. E. J, Herting, Rapid City; three sisters, Mrs. Dena Kuster, Oregon; Mrs. Lena Seveland; and Mrs. J. E. Jensen, both of Watertown; two brothers, Gilbert, Bryant, and David, Kent, Minn., eight grandchildren; seven great grandchildren. -Claire Grant MInnehaha County Obit Look-up Volunteer.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BURKE, ROACH, DWYER, CUMMING, HUSE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0gB.2ACI/191 Message Board Post: I need help with 2 obit lookups from deaths occurring in Sioux Falls, SD. Is there anyone that might be able to help? I'm looking for the obit of my grandmother, Letitia Mary BURKE who d. 12 Jan 1959 in Sioux Falls and her mother Mary A. "Molly" Dwyer ROACH who d. 19 Nov 1939 in Sioux Falls. I'd be happy to reimburse any costs involved in the lookups. Thank you! Jill

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0gB.2ACI/190.1 Message Board Post: Can you tell me what newspaper and date? thanks

Hi list, SDGenWeb Minnehaha Co. is up for adoption if you are interested in taking over the site. www.rootsweb.com/~sdminneh thanks! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gonstead Gunderson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0gB.2ACI/190 Message Board Post: Mrs. H. Gonstead Is Illness Victim Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Gonstead, 75, will be held at Miller Funeral Home at 2: 30 p.m. Monday, Mrs. Gonstead died in her home, 2124 S. West Ave., Thursday evening following a two-month illness. Rev. H. J. Peterson will officiate. Burial will be in Hills of Rest Cemetery. Anna Margaret Gunderson was born March 4, 1881 in Inwood, Ia. When she was 14, she moved to Bryant. She was married to Henry Gonstead July 26, 1903 at Willow Lake. The couple farmed in the vicinity of Bryant and Willow Lake until 1951 when they moved to Sioux Falls. Survivors are her widower; son, Orville, Sioux Falls; two daughters, Mrs. Steve O’Connor, Sioux Falls, and Mrs. E. J, Herting, Rapid City; three sisters, Mrs. Dena Kuster, Oregon; Mrs. Lena Seveland; and Mrs. J. E. Jensen, both of Watertown; two brothers, Gilbert, Bryant, and David, Kent, Minn., eight grandchildren; seven great grandchildren.

Sorry to have to post this to the list, but the person who requested this obit is having problems recieving mail. Claire Grant Minnehah Co., SD obit look-up volunteer *** ATTENTION *** Your e-mail is being returned to you because there was a problem with its delivery. The address which was undeliverable is listed in the section labeled: "----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----".The reason your mail is being returned to you is listed in the section labeled: "----- Transcript of Session Follows -----". The line beginning with "<<<" describes the specific reason your e-mail Could not be delivered. The next line contains a second error message which is a general translation for other e-mail servers. Please direct further questions regarding this message to your e-mail administrator. --AOL Postmaster The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <[email protected]> 550 tweenleaves IS NOT ACCEPTING MAIL FROM THIS SENDER 550 <[email protected]>... User unknown >From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Dated Friday, April 6, 1956 Typed just as it appeared in the original paper, including any/all typos. Mrs. H. Gonstead Is Illness Victim Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Gonstead, 75, will be held at Miller Funeral Home at 2: 30 p.m. Monday, Mrs. Gonstead died in her home, 2124 S. West Ave., Thursday evening following a two-month illness. Rev. H. J. Peterson will officiate. Burial will be in Hills of Rest Cemetery. Anna Margaret Gunderson was born March 4, 1881 in Inwood, Ia. When she was 14, she moved to Bryant. She was married to Henry Gonstead July 26, 1903 at Willow Lake. The couple farmed in the vicinity of Bryant and Willow Lake until 1951 when they moved to Sioux Falls. Survivors are her widower; son, Orville, Sioux Falls; two daughters, Mrs. Steve O�Connor, Sioux Falls, and Mrs. E. J, Herting, Rapid City; three sisters, Mrs. Dena Kuster, Oregon; Mrs. Lena Seveland; and Mrs. J. E. Jensen, both of Watertown; two brothers, Gilbert, Bryant, and David, Kent, Minn., eight grandchildren; seven great grandchildren. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0gB.2ACI/189.1 Message Board Post: Hello, I am the recording Secretary of the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery located at Humboldt SD. Humboldt is about 30 minutes west of Sioux Falls SD( Sioux Falls is the county seat) What can I do to help you?? ~Claire Grant Sioux Falls SD [email protected]

How many folks are on the Minnehaha list? We have wampum for anyone to take this county as coordinator. Fred Dethlefsen SD asistant CC