From The Minnehaha-pioneers book I have ocr'ed two pages: Page 471: Nyhus, T. Halvor born May 1, 1835, Meraker, Norway. Sigrid Tostensdaughter, born Kylloplads, August 17, 1833, Stjørdalen, Norway. They emigrated in April, 1865 on the sailship Bergen, and were 7 weeks and 3 days on the ocean over. The captain's name was Arneson. This became the boat's last trip; on its return trip it capsized with man and mouse going down. They bought a house about 2 1/2 miles from Washtedo, Minn., where they lived for five years. The first winter they spent in Min-nehaha Co. ('70 and '71). They lived with Peder Paulson, who then had his home north of John Thompson along the Sioux River. In the spring they moved to the land that became their future home and that bounds Paul A. Risvold's farm on the south. They had 4 children: Torger (died as a child), Anne (Mrs. John Zackariason Meraker), Torger, Randi (Mrs. Hanson). Mr. and Mrs. Meraker have had 11 children. Torger is married to Maria Eliasdaughter Husby and they have eleven children. Randi has been married twice. First with Ole E. Dalenes with whom she had 6 children. And the second marriage with Iver Hanson (Lilleelven: Little creek) and they had 9 children. Halvor died February 26, 1912 and Sigrid, January 8, 1897. Page 444: Ole O. Daleness born 24th of May, 1859, Meraker, Norway, died 19th of April, 1896. Randi Halvarsdaughter born Nyhus, 26th of April, 1872, Minnehaha County. They had 6 children as follow: Oscar born the 9th of April, 1889, died the 4th of January, 1915. Henry born the 2nd of April, 1890; Beret born 25th of July, 1891, died 6th of August, 1891. Beret (Mrs. Verne Maxwell) born the 5th of July, 1892, died the 23rd of September, 1928. Sigrid born the 27th of November, 1894, died 27th of March, 1895. Oline Regine born 31st of January, 1896, died 6th of May, 1896. Second marriage: Iver Hanson Lilleelven born the 23rd of February, 1873, Meraker, Norway, died 30th of April, 1911. They had 9 children as follow: John, born the 20th of August 1898, Selma Mathilda (Mrs. Sam Schunengaard) born the 3rd of February, 1900, Ida Regina (Mrs. Elmer Bennett) born the 14th of September, 1901, Helmer born the 22nd of November, 1902, Olga (Mrs. Theodor Schliem) born the 9th of October, 1904, Thilman born the 8th of March, 1905, Palmer born the 17th of October, 1907, Gordon born the 13th of December, 1909, Myrtle Josephine born the 7th of December, 1911. That family has lived on that Homestead, which Vetle Olson Dahlen once owned. Mrs. Hanson has since the spring of 1928 leased the farm and lived in Dell Rapids. Where do we go from here? Ragnar in Hell