Does anyone have an Ole Tildem of Slidre (ca 1640) in their line? Thanks, Jerry

Hi--There was a Christian Evanson married to a Ragnild Brekke who lived in the Perry community of Dane County, Wisconsin. There should be much information available from the people there. If interested, contact me and I'll give you a name or two.--Dick ---------- > From: Karen <odyssey@chorus.net> > To: VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VALDRES-L] Family of Christian Evenson > Date: Saturday, December 11, 1999 5:57 PM > > GGGRrandfather, Christian Evenson was born in Valdres on 24 Dec. 1819. He > married Ragnild Nielson Brekke who was born on 26 Dec. 1819 and was from > Numedalin. > I am looking for any information on either of them and their ancestors and > descendents. Thanks for any help. Karen > > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ============================= VALDRES SAMBAND ========================= > VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org >

Greetings to all, I just wanted to quickly correspond to the people who have assisted me thus far. There is information coming at me from all directions (not that I mind it all) and I am going to have to find time to sort it all out reply to everyone. For now, I would just like to say how unbelievable the flood of information that I have received has been considering that I posted my query only 24 hours ago. These are the first lists that I have subscribed to and I would find it very hard to believe that any other lists are more accommodating than these. My great thanks to all. I will sort everything out and send proper thank you's to each one of you personally. I am visiting the Viking Cemetery tomorrow in Richland County ND and I also have information from the Walcott cemetery. I would be glad to pass on anything that I have and/or do lookups from either place. I am planning to do full transcriptions of both in the spring if it is not already done. All the info I have received today has already convinced me to pitch in and do my share!!! My best regards to all of you and may you and your families have A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND SAFE NEW MILLENNIUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GGGRrandfather, Christian Evenson was born in Valdres on 24 Dec. 1819. He married Ragnild Nielson Brekke who was born on 26 Dec. 1819 and was from Numedalin. I am looking for any information on either of them and their ancestors and descendents. Thanks for any help. Karen

Tom: The spelling of the town in North Dakota is actually Walcott. Just thought you'd like to know, in case you ever look for it on a map. Thanks, Dan Haglund Moorhead, Minn. -----Original Message----- From: Tom Woollweever <bigdog@rrnet.com> To: VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com <VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, December 10, 1999 6:09 PM Subject: [VALDRES-L] FOLLINGLO/HELLING >Hello, >I am a first timer so hopefully I am doing this correctly. >Looking for information on Karl FOLLINGLO (b.1872 in Valdres >Norway-d.1947 in Walkout, ND). She married Knit HEELING in 1893 in ND. >What I am looking for specifically is Knute's birthdate. I have sources >listing him born in three different years. The one that I believe is >correct is Knute being born in 1873 in Hallingdahl, Norway. His name >appears as Knute Sveinson Helling. >I have been told that Knute's father was also named Knute as well as one >of Kari and Knute's 9 children. >I have found alot more info on HELLING (not translated yet) but >desperately need to make the correct connection with Knute. >Thank you in advance for any information or suggestions anyone has. > > > >==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== >========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== >Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call >June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions > >

Hei Tom, You don't know until you ask. I'm the genealogist for the Valdres Samband Lag. There is only one Follunglo farm in Norway, and that's in Valdres. At times, Valdres people married Hallingdal people. You wrote "Karl" Follinglo - I'm sure it should be Kari. Follunglo is in the Svennes parish of North Aurdal, a part of Valdres. Do you know anything more about Kari? What is the birthdate you have? Do you know who her father was? Or at least, his first name? You can contact the genealogist for the Halling Lag. John Wasylow at 2106 2nd aave. N, Grand Forks, ND 58203. Lykke til (good luck), Betty Tom Woollweever wrote: > > Hello, > I am a first timer so hopefully I am doing this correctly. > Looking for information on Karl FOLLINGLO (b.1872 in Valdres > Norway-d.1947 in Walkout, ND). She married Knit HEELING in 1893 in ND. > What I am looking for specifically is Knute's birthdate. I have sources > listing him born in three different years. The one that I believe is > correct is Knute being born in 1873 in Hallingdahl, Norway. His name > appears as Knute Sveinson Helling. > I have been told that Knute's father was also named Knute as well as one > of Kari and Knute's 9 children. > I have found alot more info on HELLING (not translated yet) but > desperately need to make the correct connection with Knute. > Thank you in advance for any information or suggestions anyone has. > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com

Hello, I am a first timer so hopefully I am doing this correctly. Looking for information on Karl FOLLINGLO (b.1872 in Valdres Norway-d.1947 in Walkout, ND). She married Knit HEELING in 1893 in ND. What I am looking for specifically is Knute's birthdate. I have sources listing him born in three different years. The one that I believe is correct is Knute being born in 1873 in Hallingdahl, Norway. His name appears as Knute Sveinson Helling. I have been told that Knute's father was also named Knute as well as one of Kari and Knute's 9 children. I have found alot more info on HELLING (not translated yet) but desperately need to make the correct connection with Knute. Thank you in advance for any information or suggestions anyone has.

Tusen takk. I'll check this one out. Ralph -----Original Message----- From: Janni <jbelgum@home.com> To: VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com <VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 10:39 PM Subject: Re: [VALDRES-L] Tom Olson >Now here is the only Thor Olsen in N. Aurdal where there are Rye farms and he is listed on a Rye farm and is 10 years old at the time of the census- which might have been 1866 in his area- or mabye he was born in 1855 and baptized in 1856. >http://www.hist.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?earkivverket/1865/f60542&3674 > > Hilsen, Janni Belgum > -----Original Message----- > From: Ralph I. Olson <riolson@wolf.co.net> > To: VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com <VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, November 25, 1999 6:33 AM > Subject: [VALDRES-L] Tom Olson > > > Tom (Thore) Olson > > I am searching for information on the family of Tom (Thore, Thor) Olson, who emigrated from Norway to the U. S. in 1870. He was born in Norway in May, 1856, it is thought that it was in Valdres, but that is not certain. His death certificate (died Aug. 9, 1920) indicates his father’s name was Ole Reye. Tom came to Rock County,Wisconsin, and was married there to my grandmother in Rock County in Dec., 1878. In 1880 they moved to Freeborn County, Minnesota where they raised their family, and lived until they died. > > An account by a daughter notes that he immigrated with his mother and a sister, and that his father had died in Norway. This account contains other information on the family in America which is not totally accurate, and we have been unable to find any record of these individuals. Another unconfirmed source indicates he may have had a brother and a sister named Henry and Jennie respectively. Another unconfirmed source indicates Ole Reye, (spelling??) may have been from Vestre Toten. > > What we know for sure, or are fairly certain of is his birth date, immigration date, and marriage date, although we have not found him on any of the ships lists we have searched. (These were departures from Oslo.) We also found a confirmation record for 1871 that may be him. It is recorded at the Orfordville Lutheran Church in Rock County, Wisconsin. > > There is an unsubstantiated account that Tom and my grandmother, Ellen were cousins. Ellen Olson was born in the U. S. in 1859. Her father emigrated to the U. S. in 1850 with his father, mother, brothers, and sisters. His father was Ole Knudson Engen (Myli) and his mother was Birgit Herbrandsdatter Myli. They were from the Hallingdal area The farm is near Bromma, south of Nesbyen. Information on this family can be found in the Sevre Slekt, published by Sigmund Sevre of Oslo, Norway. > > A search of census records for 1865 in Norway finds a number of Thore Olsons in the Ulness area, but none of them seems to be right. These are: > > > Ole Syvers. – Dist. No. 545 7; Side 149; School Distr. – Rognaas og Rye; Sogn – Ulnæs og Svænnæs; Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. > > Ole Thores. – Dist. No. 567 7; Side 149; School Distr. - Rognaas og Rye; Sogn – Ulnæs og Svænnæs; Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. > > Ole Stengrims. – Dist. No. 424 6: Side 123: School Distr. – Ulnæs; Sogn – Ulnæs: Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. > > Ole Gulbrands. – Dist. No. 836 11: Side 252; School Distr. – Vestringbygden og Aaberg: Sogn – Aurdal: Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. > > These were also found by researchers at the Vesterheim Genealogical Society at Madison, Wisconsin, and they also did not feel any of them were the correct family. > > We did find an immigration record of a mother and several children who left Norway in 1870 from Kristiania havn. It is record no. 128096. The ship was the Kong Sverre. The mother was Anne Olsen Taraldsd., age 40. Listed are 8 children, including a Torvald, age 13. This does not fit with the information we had that Tom came to America with a mother and a sister, or that he had a brother and a sister named Henry and Jennie, but since these are not substantiated facts, we have not totally ruled out the possibility. We also found a record of passports for this family. Their destination was Milwaukee, Wisconsin. > > He does not appear in the 1870 of Wisconsin or 1880 census of Wisconsin and Minnesota. It could be that he arrived too late in 1870 to be counted, and left in 1880 so that he missed both the Wisconsin and Minnesota census. He does appear in later census in Minnesota. > > I have probably given you more information than you wanted. I will appreciate any help you can give me in finding the connection to my family in Norway. > > Ralph Olson > 1116 Lakewood Ave. > Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007 > U. S. A. > Ralph > > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ============================= VALDRES SAMBAND ========================= > VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org > > > > >==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== >============================= VALDRES SAMBAND ========================= >VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org > >

Now here is the only Thor Olsen in N. Aurdal where there are Rye farms and he is listed on a Rye farm and is 10 years old at the time of the census- which might have been 1866 in his area- or mabye he was born in 1855 and baptized in 1856. http://www.hist.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?earkivverket/1865/f60542&3674 Hilsen, Janni Belgum -----Original Message----- From: Ralph I. Olson <riolson@wolf.co.net> To: VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com <VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, November 25, 1999 6:33 AM Subject: [VALDRES-L] Tom Olson Tom (Thore) Olson I am searching for information on the family of Tom (Thore, Thor) Olson, who emigrated from Norway to the U. S. in 1870. He was born in Norway in May, 1856, it is thought that it was in Valdres, but that is not certain. His death certificate (died Aug. 9, 1920) indicates his father’s name was Ole Reye. Tom came to Rock County,Wisconsin, and was married there to my grandmother in Rock County in Dec., 1878. In 1880 they moved to Freeborn County, Minnesota where they raised their family, and lived until they died. An account by a daughter notes that he immigrated with his mother and a sister, and that his father had died in Norway. This account contains other information on the family in America which is not totally accurate, and we have been unable to find any record of these individuals. Another unconfirmed source indicates he may have had a brother and a sister named Henry and Jennie respectively. Another unconfirmed source indicates Ole Reye, (spelling??) may have been from Vestre Toten. What we know for sure, or are fairly certain of is his birth date, immigration date, and marriage date, although we have not found him on any of the ships lists we have searched. (These were departures from Oslo.) We also found a confirmation record for 1871 that may be him. It is recorded at the Orfordville Lutheran Church in Rock County, Wisconsin. There is an unsubstantiated account that Tom and my grandmother, Ellen were cousins. Ellen Olson was born in the U. S. in 1859. Her father emigrated to the U. S. in 1850 with his father, mother, brothers, and sisters. His father was Ole Knudson Engen (Myli) and his mother was Birgit Herbrandsdatter Myli. They were from the Hallingdal area The farm is near Bromma, south of Nesbyen. Information on this family can be found in the Sevre Slekt, published by Sigmund Sevre of Oslo, Norway. A search of census records for 1865 in Norway finds a number of Thore Olsons in the Ulness area, but none of them seems to be right. These are: Ole Syvers. – Dist. No. 545 7; Side 149; School Distr. – Rognaas og Rye; Sogn – Ulnæs og Svænnæs; Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. Ole Thores. – Dist. No. 567 7; Side 149; School Distr. - Rognaas og Rye; Sogn – Ulnæs og Svænnæs; Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. Ole Stengrims. – Dist. No. 424 6: Side 123: School Distr. – Ulnæs; Sogn – Ulnæs: Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. Ole Gulbrands. – Dist. No. 836 11: Side 252; School Distr. – Vestringbygden og Aaberg: Sogn – Aurdal: Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. These were also found by researchers at the Vesterheim Genealogical Society at Madison, Wisconsin, and they also did not feel any of them were the correct family. We did find an immigration record of a mother and several children who left Norway in 1870 from Kristiania havn. It is record no. 128096. The ship was the Kong Sverre. The mother was Anne Olsen Taraldsd., age 40. Listed are 8 children, including a Torvald, age 13. This does not fit with the information we had that Tom came to America with a mother and a sister, or that he had a brother and a sister named Henry and Jennie, but since these are not substantiated facts, we have not totally ruled out the possibility. We also found a record of passports for this family. Their destination was Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He does not appear in the 1870 of Wisconsin or 1880 census of Wisconsin and Minnesota. It could be that he arrived too late in 1870 to be counted, and left in 1880 so that he missed both the Wisconsin and Minnesota census. He does appear in later census in Minnesota. I have probably given you more information than you wanted. I will appreciate any help you can give me in finding the connection to my family in Norway. Ralph Olson 1116 Lakewood Ave. Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007 U. S. A. Ralph ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== ============================= VALDRES SAMBAND ========================= VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org

I have now begin to put the church register in Aurdal on the Web. I begin from 1842, and with christening. It is on http://members.xoom.com/norodd/church.htm or you can go to my home-page at xoom, see below. Med hilsen Norodd Bergene, 2910 Aurdal T 61364611 fax 61362202 noroddb@online.no http://home.sol.no/~noroddb http://members.xoom.com/norodd

Hei Don, I looked in "Norskgardnave" by Oluf Rygh for a name "close" to Firsdon, but didn't come up with anything that might be right. Norwegians often changed their names and spellings, do "Firsdon" can't be relied on as being accurate. You have a year they emigrated. Why don't you contact The Norwegian Emigration Center at Stavanger, Norway. It could save you years and years of searching. My husband's dad came from Hadeland, and left by way of Stavanger. We found his home parish, his age, his parents, destination, ship name, and even money he had in his pocket. Their web sie is http://www.emigrationcenter.com They have an email address at: detnu@online.no Lykke til (good luck) and Happy Thanksgiving! Betty Don Firsdon wrote: > > Hello; > > I have found Erick FIRSDON, age 54, and his family in the 1900 > New Hampshire, USA Census. They state they were born in Norway and came > > to US in 1884. I know nothing more about their background. Can anyone > > suggest further research??? > > Don Firsdon > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ============================= VALDRES SAMBAND ========================= > VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com

Hello; I have found Erick FIRSDON, age 54, and his family in the 1900 New Hampshire, USA Census. They state they were born in Norway and came to US in 1884. I know nothing more about their background. Can anyone suggest further research??? Don Firsdon

Hei Ralph, You've really got a puzzle here. It could save you years of searching, if you contact the Norwegian Emigrant Center in Stavanger. My husband's dad was from Hadeland, and they had complete records of him, leaving for America, destination, home parish, money he had in his pocket, etc. They have a website: http://www.emigrationcenter.com They also have an email address: detnu@online.no I did look at Valdres records and could not find the Thomas Rye or any variations. Lykke til (good luck) and Happy Thanksgiving. Betty "Ralph I. Olson" wrote: > > Tom (Thore) Olson > > I am searching for information on the family of Tom (Thore, Thor) Olson, who emigrated from Norway to the U. S. in 1870. He was born in Norway in May, 1856, it is thought that it was in Valdres, but that is not certain. His death certificate (died Aug. 9, 1920) indicates his father’s name was Ole Reye. Tom came to Rock County,Wisconsin, and was married there to my grandmother in Rock County in Dec., 1878. In 1880 they moved to Freeborn County, Minnesota where they raised their family, and lived until they died. > > An account by a daughter notes that he immigrated with his mother and a sister, and that his father had died in Norway. This account contains other information on the family in America which is not totally accurate, and we have been unable to find any record of these individuals. Another unconfirmed source indicates he may have had a brother and a sister named Henry and Jennie respectively. Another unconfirmed source indicates Ole Reye, (spelling??) may have been from Vestre Toten. > > What we know for sure, or are fairly certain of is his birth date, immigration date, and marriage date, although we have not found him on any of the ships lists we have searched. (These were departures from Oslo.) We also found a confirmation record for 1871 that may be him. It is recorded at the Orfordville Lutheran Church in Rock County, Wisconsin. > > There is an unsubstantiated account that Tom and my grandmother, Ellen were cousins. Ellen Olson was born in the U. S. in 1859. Her father emigrated to the U. S. in 1850 with his father, mother, brothers, and sisters. His father was Ole Knudson Engen (Myli) and his mother was Birgit Herbrandsdatter Myli. They were from the Hallingdal area The farm is near Bromma, south of Nesbyen. Information on this family can be found in the Sevre Slekt, published by Sigmund Sevre of Oslo, Norway. > > A search of census records for 1865 in Norway finds a number of Thore Olsons in the Ulness area, but none of them seems to be right. These are: > > Ole Syvers. – Dist. No. 545 7; Side 149; School Distr. – Rognaas og Rye; Sogn – Ulnæs og Svænnæs; Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. > > Ole Thores. – Dist. No. 567 7; Side 149; School Distr. - Rognaas og Rye; Sogn – Ulnæs og Svænnæs; Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. > > Ole Stengrims. – Dist. No. 424 6: Side 123: School Distr. – Ulnæs; Sogn – Ulnæs: Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. > > Ole Gulbrands. – Dist. No. 836 11: Side 252; School Distr. – Vestringbygden og Aaberg: Sogn – Aurdal: Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. > > These were also found by researchers at the Vesterheim Genealogical Society at Madison, Wisconsin, and they also did not feel any of them were the correct family. > > We did find an immigration record of a mother and several children who left Norway in 1870 from Kristiania havn. It is record no. 128096. The ship was the Kong Sverre. The mother was Anne Olsen Taraldsd., age 40. Listed are 8 children, including a Torvald, age 13. This does not fit with the information we had that Tom came to America with a mother and a sister, or that he had a brother and a sister named Henry and Jennie, but since these are not substantiated facts, we have not totally ruled out the possibility. We also found a record of passports for this family. Their destination was Milwaukee, Wisconsin. > > He does not appear in the 1870 of Wisconsin or 1880 census of Wisconsin and Minnesota. It could be that he arrived too late in 1870 to be counted, and left in 1880 so that he missed both the Wisconsin and Minnesota census. He does appear in later census in Minnesota. > > I have probably given you more information than you wanted. I will appreciate any help you can give me in finding the connection to my family in Norway. > > Ralph Olson > 1116 Lakewood Ave. > Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007 > U. S. A. > Ralph > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ============================= VALDRES SAMBAND ========================= > VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com

Tom (Thore) Olson I am searching for information on the family of Tom (Thore, Thor) Olson, who emigrated from Norway to the U. S. in 1870. He was born in Norway in May, 1856, it is thought that it was in Valdres, but that is not certain. His death certificate (died Aug. 9, 1920) indicates his father’s name was Ole Reye. Tom came to Rock County,Wisconsin, and was married there to my grandmother in Rock County in Dec., 1878. In 1880 they moved to Freeborn County, Minnesota where they raised their family, and lived until they died. An account by a daughter notes that he immigrated with his mother and a sister, and that his father had died in Norway. This account contains other information on the family in America which is not totally accurate, and we have been unable to find any record of these individuals. Another unconfirmed source indicates he may have had a brother and a sister named Henry and Jennie respectively. Another unconfirmed source indicates Ole Reye, (spelling??) may have been from Vestre Toten. What we know for sure, or are fairly certain of is his birth date, immigration date, and marriage date, although we have not found him on any of the ships lists we have searched. (These were departures from Oslo.) We also found a confirmation record for 1871 that may be him. It is recorded at the Orfordville Lutheran Church in Rock County, Wisconsin. There is an unsubstantiated account that Tom and my grandmother, Ellen were cousins. Ellen Olson was born in the U. S. in 1859. Her father emigrated to the U. S. in 1850 with his father, mother, brothers, and sisters. His father was Ole Knudson Engen (Myli) and his mother was Birgit Herbrandsdatter Myli. They were from the Hallingdal area The farm is near Bromma, south of Nesbyen. Information on this family can be found in the Sevre Slekt, published by Sigmund Sevre of Oslo, Norway. A search of census records for 1865 in Norway finds a number of Thore Olsons in the Ulness area, but none of them seems to be right. These are: Ole Syvers. – Dist. No. 545 7; Side 149; School Distr. – Rognaas og Rye; Sogn – Ulnæs og Svænnæs; Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. Ole Thores. – Dist. No. 567 7; Side 149; School Distr. - Rognaas og Rye; Sogn – Ulnæs og Svænnæs; Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. Ole Stengrims. – Dist. No. 424 6: Side 123: School Distr. – Ulnæs; Sogn – Ulnæs: Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. Ole Gulbrands. – Dist. No. 836 11: Side 252; School Distr. – Vestringbygden og Aaberg: Sogn – Aurdal: Prestegjeld – Nordre Aurdal. These were also found by researchers at the Vesterheim Genealogical Society at Madison, Wisconsin, and they also did not feel any of them were the correct family. We did find an immigration record of a mother and several children who left Norway in 1870 from Kristiania havn. It is record no. 128096. The ship was the Kong Sverre. The mother was Anne Olsen Taraldsd., age 40. Listed are 8 children, including a Torvald, age 13. This does not fit with the information we had that Tom came to America with a mother and a sister, or that he had a brother and a sister named Henry and Jennie, but since these are not substantiated facts, we have not totally ruled out the possibility. We also found a record of passports for this family. Their destination was Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He does not appear in the 1870 of Wisconsin or 1880 census of Wisconsin and Minnesota. It could be that he arrived too late in 1870 to be counted, and left in 1880 so that he missed both the Wisconsin and Minnesota census. He does appear in later census in Minnesota. I have probably given you more information than you wanted. I will appreciate any help you can give me in finding the connection to my family in Norway. Ralph Olson 1116 Lakewood Ave. Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007 U. S. A. Ralph

Dear Debbie, It's possible that the children of Gilbert Nelson (Gulbrand Nilesen Ulveneie) used a different last name than Nelson. Because their father's name was Gilbert, they could have used the last name Gilbertson (or Gulbrandsen, or some other spelling variation). Some immigrants continued to follow the Norwegian naming patterns after arriving here. To make matters more complicated, siblings sometimes chose different last names (some using Nelson, some using Gulbrandsen, etc.). They also may have chosen the name Ulven. Chances are that they would have dropped the -eie, because that indicated that they lived on a "husmannsplass" (usually a very small, crowded part of a larger farm in Norway). A Norwegian genealogist informed me that many immigrants dropped the -eie, because living on a husmannsplass was not something they wanted to remember when they started their new lives here. So, it might be worth checking to see if the 9 children you can't locate might have had different last names than Julius did. There are several instances where situations like this occurred in my ancestry. For example, one of my ancestors was named John Olessen Bentestuen. His children all chose Johnson for their last name and used Bentestuen as a middle name. Hope this helps. > > Am posting in hopes any listers may have one of these people in their > ancestry: > > Gilbert Nelson aka Gulbrand Nielsen Ulveneie > Born: 2 Feb 1825 > Place: Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway > Died: ? > > Spouse: Anne/Anna Eriksdatter > Born: c. 1828-1831 > Place: Norway > > Emigrated: 16 April 1860 with their four children: > 1: Mari, born c 1852 in Norway > 2: Beate, born c ? > 3: Eli born 26 Apr 1856 > 4: Ole born 7 Oct 1858 > > Children born to them in Wisconsin: > > 5: John, born c 1862 > 6: August, born c 1866 > 7: George, born c 1868 > 8: Albert born c 1871 > 9: Julius, born 1 Jan 1874 in Ettrick, WI, died 7 Mar 1955 in Monrovia CA > 10: Emilia, born c 1876 > > another child, Nels, found on 1870 Ettrick, WI census, aged 6, not found > again on 1880 census) > > Julius was found in the 1900 census for Gary SD as a single man, school > teacher. His first son Armand was born 24 Feb 1901. He married Daisy M. Kee > sometime before that probably. His second son Leslie was born 10 July 1905 in > Gary SD. > > We are the descendants of Julius Nelson. I know of only one daughter that was > born to Leslie Nelson, Nancy French. Last whereabouts for her is listed on > Leslie's death certificate as being in La Habra, CA. I cannot locate her. > > I would like to locate Nancy French or any other person who may be a > descendant of this family. It is amazing how we cannot find any trace of the > other 9 kids. > > They did attend church at the North Branch Beaver Creek Evangelical Lutheran > Church in WI, Trempealeau County, but later they broke off and formed the > South Branch and Gilbert is mentioned as having attended that church. A > relative did recently go to the South Branch and could find no headstones for > any of the children. > > I have found 3 Gilbert Nelsons in the WI statewide death index all died > around 1898-1900 and am waiting for a reply on that. > > Where are they? Hope someone recognizes a name! BettyLou at Valdres Samband > has been extremely helpful in documenting Gilbert's ancestry, but I sure > would like to find the rest of Gilbert and Anne's children. > > Debbie in Spokane, WA > > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions > > A. Klee kleex001@tc.umn.edu

Dear Fellow Listers, Am posting in hopes any listers may have one of these people in their ancestry: Gilbert Nelson aka Gulbrand Nielsen Ulveneie Born: 2 Feb 1825 Place: Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway Died: ? Spouse: Anne/Anna Eriksdatter Born: c. 1828-1831 Place: Norway Emigrated: 16 April 1860 with their four children: 1: Mari, born c 1852 in Norway 2: Beate, born c ? 3: Eli born 26 Apr 1856 4: Ole born 7 Oct 1858 Children born to them in Wisconsin: 5: John, born c 1862 6: August, born c 1866 7: George, born c 1868 8: Albert born c 1871 9: Julius, born 1 Jan 1874 in Ettrick, WI, died 7 Mar 1955 in Monrovia CA 10: Emilia, born c 1876 another child, Nels, found on 1870 Ettrick, WI census, aged 6, not found again on 1880 census) Julius was found in the 1900 census for Gary SD as a single man, school teacher. His first son Armand was born 24 Feb 1901. He married Daisy M. Kee sometime before that probably. His second son Leslie was born 10 July 1905 in Gary SD. We are the descendants of Julius Nelson. I know of only one daughter that was born to Leslie Nelson, Nancy French. Last whereabouts for her is listed on Leslie's death certificate as being in La Habra, CA. I cannot locate her. I would like to locate Nancy French or any other person who may be a descendant of this family. It is amazing how we cannot find any trace of the other 9 kids. They did attend church at the North Branch Beaver Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church in WI, Trempealeau County, but later they broke off and formed the South Branch and Gilbert is mentioned as having attended that church. A relative did recently go to the South Branch and could find no headstones for any of the children. I have found 3 Gilbert Nelsons in the WI statewide death index all died around 1898-1900 and am waiting for a reply on that. Where are they? Hope someone recognizes a name! BettyLou at Valdres Samband has been extremely helpful in documenting Gilbert's ancestry, but I sure would like to find the rest of Gilbert and Anne's children. Debbie in Spokane, WA

. Garth To the best of my knowledge it is including the first update. Also Ancestry has a number of their databases open to the public for Veterans day at http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews/militaryDBs.htm Jim

Thanks Jim! Garth JIM wrote: > . Garth > > To the best of my knowledge it is including the first update. > > Also Ancestry has a number of their databases open to the public for > Veterans day at http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews/militaryDBs.htm > > Jim > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ============================= VALDRES SAMBAND ========================= > VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org

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madrene collins wrote:mailto:madrenec@uswest.net > > Grandfather Ole Rasmussen and grandmother Bertha Anderson Hagen came to > USA and stayed in N.Y. She worked in a hotel in N.Y. for awhile and > then they homesteaded in North Dakota. Had 14 children only 11 lived. > All are dead now except one. I think we have relatives in Bergen. The > house where my grandfather was born is still standing I am told. We > have cousins there etc. But Who I don't know. They were born in the > 1880's. I think. She had a sister named Catherine or Katherine?????