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Hei, Sorry, this isn't in Valdres, which we have records for. Wish I could be of help. Betty anitar95@juno.com wrote: > > Hi, > I have an ancestor Knud Petter Oleson Gonvick. He was born November 29, > 1826. He was born on Longoy Island, Gaanvika farm, off the coast of > Norway near Kragero. He married Olianna Marie Knudsdatter (Hundeby). > I am not sure if this will help. E-mail me if you think there is a link. > Thanks Anita > > On Sat, 23 Sep 2000 21:41:37 +0200 "Pia Fjelltun" <sirenek@online.no> > writes: > > Hi, > > Does anybody has the ancestors from Ole Knutson d.e Lykkeneie > > married to > > Anne knutsdatter. > > They were married Oct. 26, 1811 in Vang. (This is on film 125645, > > page > > 421.)(from Betty R.) > > > > In the Østre Slidre bygde book A stands: > > Ole Andersen Lykkja sold in 1824 the farm to Knut Olsen d.e, and > > Knut Olsen > > d.y. > > You could believe that these to Knut's were brothers, but after what > > I can > > see is this not the case..... > > We do not know where Knut d.e come from but possible from Høre. > > Knut d.y come from Tørstad/Rødingen.(skjefte) > > > > When I read the Vang C bygdebok, it say (334) > > Ola Bendiksson married to Marit Toresdatter have these children: > > Kari f.1761 > > Bendiks f 1766 > > Knut d.e. (called Rødnings-skyttaren) f 1769 > > Knut can have been in Lykkje Østre Slidre. > > Ola married II > > Ragnhild Knutsdatter Bunde, children: > > Knut d.y. (called Skjeftis skyttaren)f 1780 > > > > When I go to side 400 on Skjefte farm it say > > Knut Olsen meisterskyttar "Gamle Rødninger" > > Knut bought 1814 (?) the farm Lykkja in Østre Slidre (så 10 year > > before Ole > > Andersen sold it :), can of course be a misprint) > > > > Back to Østre Slidre A bygdebok side 40. It say In the churchbook he > > (knut > > d.e.)is mentioned when he married Marit Knutsdatter Bunde in 1821 > > (10 year > > after Betty found their marriage on microfilm) He was 50 year old. > > and he > > got one year later a daughter Anne (1822). > > > > I just wonder why it is said that these knuts can't be brothers. As > > this > > older Knut is ca 50 years old in 1821, when he is born in 1769. > > Betty can > > you please have another look at this film and look if the date was > > 1821? And > > if the parents are mentioned? They both married a girl from the same > > farm > > which was not unusual too. Has anybody figured this out? My idea is > > that it > > is not impossible that these to knut's are half brothers, and if > > correct I > > can go a bit futher back. Any help is very welcome. > > Thanks for reading, > > Pia > > > > > > > > > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > > SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org > > Future Stevne's > > June 22-24, 2000 - Kelly Inn - St. Cloud, MN > > June 14-16, 2001 - Decorah, IA > > June 20-22, 2002 - Oaks Hotel - Sioux Falls, SD > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org > Future Stevne's > June 22-24, 2000 - Kelly Inn - St. Cloud, MN > June 14-16, 2001 - Decorah, IA > June 20-22, 2002 - Oaks Hotel - Sioux Falls, SD -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com

Hi, I have an ancestor Knud Petter Oleson Gonvick. He was born November 29, 1826. He was born on Longoy Island, Gaanvika farm, off the coast of Norway near Kragero. He married Olianna Marie Knudsdatter (Hundeby). I am not sure if this will help. E-mail me if you think there is a link. Thanks Anita On Sat, 23 Sep 2000 21:41:37 +0200 "Pia Fjelltun" <sirenek@online.no> writes: > Hi, > Does anybody has the ancestors from Ole Knutson d.e Lykkeneie > married to > Anne knutsdatter. > They were married Oct. 26, 1811 in Vang. (This is on film 125645, > page > 421.)(from Betty R.) > > In the Østre Slidre bygde book A stands: > Ole Andersen Lykkja sold in 1824 the farm to Knut Olsen d.e, and > Knut Olsen > d.y. > You could believe that these to Knut's were brothers, but after what > I can > see is this not the case..... > We do not know where Knut d.e come from but possible from Høre. > Knut d.y come from Tørstad/Rødingen.(skjefte) > > When I read the Vang C bygdebok, it say (334) > Ola Bendiksson married to Marit Toresdatter have these children: > Kari f.1761 > Bendiks f 1766 > Knut d.e. (called Rødnings-skyttaren) f 1769 > Knut can have been in Lykkje Østre Slidre. > Ola married II > Ragnhild Knutsdatter Bunde, children: > Knut d.y. (called Skjeftis skyttaren)f 1780 > > When I go to side 400 on Skjefte farm it say > Knut Olsen meisterskyttar "Gamle Rødninger" > Knut bought 1814 (?) the farm Lykkja in Østre Slidre (så 10 year > before Ole > Andersen sold it :), can of course be a misprint) > > Back to Østre Slidre A bygdebok side 40. It say In the churchbook he > (knut > d.e.)is mentioned when he married Marit Knutsdatter Bunde in 1821 > (10 year > after Betty found their marriage on microfilm) He was 50 year old. > and he > got one year later a daughter Anne (1822). > > I just wonder why it is said that these knuts can't be brothers. As > this > older Knut is ca 50 years old in 1821, when he is born in 1769. > Betty can > you please have another look at this film and look if the date was > 1821? And > if the parents are mentioned? They both married a girl from the same > farm > which was not unusual too. Has anybody figured this out? My idea is > that it > is not impossible that these to knut's are half brothers, and if > correct I > can go a bit futher back. Any help is very welcome. > Thanks for reading, > Pia > > > > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org > Future Stevne's > June 22-24, 2000 - Kelly Inn - St. Cloud, MN > June 14-16, 2001 - Decorah, IA > June 20-22, 2002 - Oaks Hotel - Sioux Falls, SD > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hi, Does anybody has the ancestors from Ole Knutson d.e Lykkeneie married to Anne knutsdatter. They were married Oct. 26, 1811 in Vang. (This is on film 125645, page 421.)(from Betty R.) In the Østre Slidre bygde book A stands: Ole Andersen Lykkja sold in 1824 the farm to Knut Olsen d.e, and Knut Olsen d.y. You could believe that these to Knut's were brothers, but after what I can see is this not the case..... We do not know where Knut d.e come from but possible from Høre. Knut d.y come from Tørstad/Rødingen.(skjefte) When I read the Vang C bygdebok, it say (334) Ola Bendiksson married to Marit Toresdatter have these children: Kari f.1761 Bendiks f 1766 Knut d.e. (called Rødnings-skyttaren) f 1769 Knut can have been in Lykkje Østre Slidre. Ola married II Ragnhild Knutsdatter Bunde, children: Knut d.y. (called Skjeftis skyttaren)f 1780 When I go to side 400 on Skjefte farm it say Knut Olsen meisterskyttar "Gamle Rødninger" Knut bought 1814 (?) the farm Lykkja in Østre Slidre (så 10 year before Ole Andersen sold it :), can of course be a misprint) Back to Østre Slidre A bygdebok side 40. It say In the churchbook he (knut d.e.)is mentioned when he married Marit Knutsdatter Bunde in 1821 (10 year after Betty found their marriage on microfilm) He was 50 year old. and he got one year later a daughter Anne (1822). I just wonder why it is said that these knuts can't be brothers. As this older Knut is ca 50 years old in 1821, when he is born in 1769. Betty can you please have another look at this film and look if the date was 1821? And if the parents are mentioned? They both married a girl from the same farm which was not unusual too. Has anybody figured this out? My idea is that it is not impossible that these to knut's are half brothers, and if correct I can go a bit futher back. Any help is very welcome. Thanks for reading, Pia

To my fellow Norwegians, This letter really found a place in my heart as I'm sure it did many people who have been to Scandinavia and touched the people who so much belong to us..In this great melting pot called America we still feel a longing to embrace the solid roots of our proud ancestor's and experience the saturation of pure love we find in that culture..by paying a sort of homage by just caring enough to visit..It is an experience that reaches down to the deepest part of our souls...It is a place we can know we belong and with a pride that stirs the mind to think ....How was I so darned blessed to be born a Scandinavian..?. I am so happy that this nice lady got to experience this and appreciate it for exactly what it was....as it was her.... Venlig Hilsen, Angela Olsen Erhard "L. Renstrom" wrote: > Just would like to say thank you to everyone who helped to make my recent trip to Fagernas such a memorable one. Every one and every where I went I was treated with great respect and made to feel welcome. I only got to the folks museum one after and it was not near enough time but everyone was so helpful and I accomplished a lot. It was truly a trip of a lifetime and one that can never be topped. > > A year ago I never even knew the families of my father who was born in Fagernas in 1900 and while there I met over 200 relatives. My father had 2 sisters and one brother all of who are gone but finding and learning of their families was the greatest. > > A special thanks to Gunnar Thon who was helpful in finding my family and for all on this list who were so encouraging. > > I never thought I would see the day when this trip could happen and I can never say thanks enough. > > Ruby Lock > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org > Future Stevne's > June 22-24, 2000 - Kelly Inn - St. Cloud, MN > June 14-16, 2001 - Decorah, IA > June 20-22, 2002 - Oaks Hotel - Sioux Falls, SD

Just would like to say thank you to everyone who helped to make my recent trip to Fagernas such a memorable one. Every one and every where I went I was treated with great respect and made to feel welcome. I only got to the folks museum one after and it was not near enough time but everyone was so helpful and I accomplished a lot. It was truly a trip of a lifetime and one that can never be topped. A year ago I never even knew the families of my father who was born in Fagernas in 1900 and while there I met over 200 relatives. My father had 2 sisters and one brother all of who are gone but finding and learning of their families was the greatest. A special thanks to Gunnar Thon who was helpful in finding my family and for all on this list who were so encouraging. I never thought I would see the day when this trip could happen and I can never say thanks enough. Ruby Lock

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Mon, 31 Jul 2000 19:39:54 EDT skreiv OStarella@aol.com : >I have just received a book about my family's history, and I'm trying to >figure out some name things that don't make sense to me. Who is the author of this book? >The book goes back to Norway only to Knut Olson Austegard, b 1794, >Austegarden, Sør-Aurdal, and his wife Astrid Knutsdtr., b 1799, Nord-Aurdal. >Knut and 3 children, Knut, Ingebjørg and Siri moved to USA in 1861. They have >used the names Austegard and Knutson (both w/various spellings). In the book, >it states that they also went under the name Aamodt. A second son, Aslak, >apparently came over here in 1858, using that name. The book also states that >Ingebjørg and Siri were born in Biri, not Austegardslie, where Knut d.y. was >born. Ingeborg is born 1824, Knut born 1828, and the youngest Siri is born 1839. So I don't think this is right, I have not the birth records here but this can later be look for. >My questions are: why would they use the name Aamodt? I have not seen that >name before in any online/offline documents, and I don't know of a farm near >Reinli by that name. Second, can anyone check Biri for birth records on Siri >and Ingebjørg? (I borrowed the Biri-Snertingdal bygdebok but couldn't see any >reference to them in there either.) There is a gap in where they were for a >time, but why the two would be born there and not the others, I don't know. As Betty tells you, it is a farm Aamodt in Reinli, in the bygdebook A, page 407, it says that the first husmann should be one Ola Austegardseie, and it has to be after 1791. It may be the father of Knut, but I have no other information about this. >If I sound somewhat skeptical about the info in the book, well, I am. <G> >Information I know (immediate family) is definitely off in places, and I >don't want to continue with errors in other areas, naturally. Thanks in >advance to anyone who can help me verify or disprove this info. > >Star O Med hilsen Norodd Bergene, 2910 Aurdal T 61364611 fax 61362202 noroddb@online.no http://home.online.no/~noroddb http://members.xoom.com/norodd

You may be able to purchase a copy from Sanford Fosholt's widow, Wilma Fosholt, 1208 Northwood Ln., Muscatine, IA 52761. Otherwise, you could try interlibrary loan through your local library. Hilsen, Betty Roger Danielson wrote: > > Dear Alice, > > Do you have THE CHARCOAL BURNER'S LEGACY by Sanford Fosholt? > We do and find it very helpful at locating different family lines. > > Mary Lou Danielson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ALICE E.DALE <adale@mwt.net> > To: <VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 10:20 PM > Subject: [VALDRES-L] Ann Klee > > > I would like to contact Ann Klee, about Per Goplerud. > > > > > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > > ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > > Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > > June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions > > or JADOLVA@aol.com > > > > > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions > or JADOLVA@aol.com -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com

----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Rockswold" <bettylou@spacestar.net> To: <VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 9:53 AM Subject: Re: [VALDRES-L] Biri and Aamodt questions Hei Star, Don't know what book you are quoting from. "Sør-Aurdal", Vol. A, page 290 doesn't say anything about the Aamodt name being used. There is an Aamodt farm not too far from Austegardslie, bnr. 14 in the Reinli parish. I don't find a record of Aslak emigrating in 1858 from either the Reinli nor Bagn parishes. Records for emigration of Knud Olson, son Knud, dtrs. Ingeborg and Siri are as follows: Knud Olson Østedgaardslien age 66 Knud Olson Dølven b. 12-4-1828 (Knud OLSON must be a mistake, although he may have lived on Dølven before he left) Ingeborg Knudsdtr, b. 7-19-1824 Sigrid Knudsdtr., b. 8-3-1839 I checked on Ingeborg and Siri. They were truly born in the Reinli parish on the dates above. I think it would be a great advantage to you to join the Valdres Samband Lag. My help is free if you're a member. Only charge would be for a chart I make out (just what I pay for them). photocopying for our files for future reference and postage. Dues are $10 a year or $27 for three years, payable by check made out to the Valdres Samband Lag and sent to our secretary, Diane Lierhol, 13400 Pepperwood Circle, Minnetonka, MN 55305. We have a great amount of resources. Norwegians were funny about names. It may be they thought, or someone told them, that Austegårdslie was too long or too odd of a name in America. So they just picked one that sounded good, that they were familiar with, "Aamodt". Be careful about other people's family books. You're right to investigate further on the data. Just because something is in print, doesn't make it so. Med beste hilsen, Betty OStarella@aol.com wrote: > > I have just received a book about my family's history, and I'm trying to > figure out some name things that don't make sense to me. > > The book goes back to Norway only to Knut Olson Austegard, b 1794, > Austegarden, Sør-Aurdal, and his wife Astrid Knutsdtr., b 1799, Nord-Aurdal. > Knut and 3 children, Knut, Ingebjørg and Siri moved to USA in 1861. They have > used the names Austegard and Knutson (both w/various spellings). In the book, > it states that they also went under the name Aamodt. A second son, Aslak, > apparently came over here in 1858, using that name. The book also states that > Ingebjørg and Siri were born in Biri, not Austegardslie, where Knut d.y. was > born. > > My questions are: why would they use the name Aamodt? I have not seen that > name before in any online/offline documents, and I don't know of a farm near > Reinli by that name. Second, can anyone check Biri for birth records on Siri > and Ingebjørg? (I borrowed the Biri-Snertingdal bygdebok but couldn't see any > reference to them in there either.) There is a gap in where they were for a > time, but why the two would be born there and not the others, I don't know. > > If I sound somewhat skeptical about the info in the book, well, I am. <G> > Information I know (immediate family) is definitely off in places, and I > don't want to continue with errors in other areas, naturally. Thanks in > advance to anyone who can help me verify or disprove this info. > > Star O > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions > or JADOLVA@aol.com -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions or JADOLVA@aol.com

Hei Star, Don't know what book you are quoting from. "Sør-Aurdal", Vol. A, page 290 doesn't say anything about the Aamodt name being used. There is an Aamodt farm not too far from Austegardslie, bnr. 14 in the Reinli parish. I don't find a record of Aslak emigrating in 1858 from either the Reinli nor Bagn parishes. Records for emigration of Knud Olson, son Knud, dtrs. Ingeborg and Siri are as follows: Knud Olson Østedgaardslien age 66 Knud Olson Dølven b. 12-4-1828 (Knud OLSON must be a mistake, although he may have lived on Dølven before he left) Ingeborg Knudsdtr, b. 7-19-1824 Sigrid Knudsdtr., b. 8-3-1839 I checked on Ingeborg and Siri. They were truly born in the Reinli parish on the dates above. I think it would be a great advantage to you to join the Valdres Samband Lag. My help is free if you're a member. Only charge would be for a chart I make out (just what I pay for them). photocopying for our files for future reference and postage. Dues are $10 a year or $27 for three years, payable by check made out to the Valdres Samband Lag and sent to our secretary, Diane Lierhol, 13400 Pepperwood Circle, Minnetonka, MN 55305. We have a great amount of resources. Norwegians were funny about names. It may be they thought, or someone told them, that Austegårdslie was too long or too odd of a name in America. So they just picked one that sounded good, that they were familiar with, "Aamodt". Be careful about other people's family books. You're right to investigate further on the data. Just because something is in print, doesn't make it so. Med beste hilsen, Betty OStarella@aol.com wrote: > > I have just received a book about my family's history, and I'm trying to > figure out some name things that don't make sense to me. > > The book goes back to Norway only to Knut Olson Austegard, b 1794, > Austegarden, Sør-Aurdal, and his wife Astrid Knutsdtr., b 1799, Nord-Aurdal. > Knut and 3 children, Knut, Ingebjørg and Siri moved to USA in 1861. They have > used the names Austegard and Knutson (both w/various spellings). In the book, > it states that they also went under the name Aamodt. A second son, Aslak, > apparently came over here in 1858, using that name. The book also states that > Ingebjørg and Siri were born in Biri, not Austegardslie, where Knut d.y. was > born. > > My questions are: why would they use the name Aamodt? I have not seen that > name before in any online/offline documents, and I don't know of a farm near > Reinli by that name. Second, can anyone check Biri for birth records on Siri > and Ingebjørg? (I borrowed the Biri-Snertingdal bygdebok but couldn't see any > reference to them in there either.) There is a gap in where they were for a > time, but why the two would be born there and not the others, I don't know. > > If I sound somewhat skeptical about the info in the book, well, I am. <G> > Information I know (immediate family) is definitely off in places, and I > don't want to continue with errors in other areas, naturally. Thanks in > advance to anyone who can help me verify or disprove this info. > > Star O > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions > or JADOLVA@aol.com -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com

Her email is kleex001@tc.umn.edu Hilsen, Betty "ALICE E.DALE" wrote: > > I would like to contact Ann Klee, about Per Goplerud. > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions > or JADOLVA@aol.com -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com

Dear Alice, Do you have THE CHARCOAL BURNER'S LEGACY by Sanford Fosholt? We do and find it very helpful at locating different family lines. Mary Lou Danielson ----- Original Message ----- From: ALICE E.DALE <adale@mwt.net> To: <VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 10:20 PM Subject: [VALDRES-L] Ann Klee > I would like to contact Ann Klee, about Per Goplerud. > > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions > or JADOLVA@aol.com > >

I got the book via interlibrary loan from the University of MN, and no, it is not in English. That's why I have to keep borrowing the Sør-Aurdal book over and over - I type in each farm and then use Tolken to translate and that takes just a little time <G> But then I have it as long as my disk lasts. Just wait until I get a scanner! Star O

I would like to contact Ann Klee, about Per Goplerud.

Hello I live in SD and have been researching my family. I did join Valders and I enjoy that very much. You said you just got a book. Where did you find one and did you buy it or just borrow from library? It is in English isn't it? I can't speak Norwegian. Thank you for your help. Juanda Lee Jensen SD -----Original Message----- From: OStarella@aol.com <OStarella@aol.com> To: VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com <VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, July 31, 2000 6:41 PM Subject: [VALDRES-L] Biri and Aamodt questions I have just received a book about my family's history, and I'm trying to figure out some name things that don't make sense to me. The book goes back to Norway only to Knut Olson Austegard, b 1794, Austegarden, Sør-Aurdal, and his wife Astrid Knutsdtr., b 1799, Nord-Aurdal. Knut and 3 children, Knut, Ingebjørg and Siri moved to USA in 1861. They have used the names Austegard and Knutson (both w/various spellings). In the book, it states that they also went under the name Aamodt. A second son, Aslak, apparently came over here in 1858, using that name. The book also states that Ingebjørg and Siri were born in Biri, not Austegardslie, where Knut d.y. was born. My questions are: why would they use the name Aamodt? I have not seen that name before in any online/offline documents, and I don't know of a farm near Reinli by that name. Second, can anyone check Biri for birth records on Siri and Ingebjørg? (I borrowed the Biri-Snertingdal bygdebok but couldn't see any reference to them in there either.) There is a gap in where they were for a time, but why the two would be born there and not the others, I don't know. If I sound somewhat skeptical about the info in the book, well, I am. <G> Information I know (immediate family) is definitely off in places, and I don't want to continue with errors in other areas, naturally. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me verify or disprove this info. Star O ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions or JADOLVA@aol.com

I have just received a book about my family's history, and I'm trying to figure out some name things that don't make sense to me. The book goes back to Norway only to Knut Olson Austegard, b 1794, Austegarden, Sør-Aurdal, and his wife Astrid Knutsdtr., b 1799, Nord-Aurdal. Knut and 3 children, Knut, Ingebjørg and Siri moved to USA in 1861. They have used the names Austegard and Knutson (both w/various spellings). In the book, it states that they also went under the name Aamodt. A second son, Aslak, apparently came over here in 1858, using that name. The book also states that Ingebjørg and Siri were born in Biri, not Austegardslie, where Knut d.y. was born. My questions are: why would they use the name Aamodt? I have not seen that name before in any online/offline documents, and I don't know of a farm near Reinli by that name. Second, can anyone check Biri for birth records on Siri and Ingebjørg? (I borrowed the Biri-Snertingdal bygdebok but couldn't see any reference to them in there either.) There is a gap in where they were for a time, but why the two would be born there and not the others, I don't know. If I sound somewhat skeptical about the info in the book, well, I am. <G> Information I know (immediate family) is definitely off in places, and I don't want to continue with errors in other areas, naturally. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me verify or disprove this info. Star O