Mon, 28 Feb 2000 20:02:35 -0700 skreiv ehoman : >This tale was 1st brought to my attention in 1960's when my mother's >relative, Haldor Skrutvold told her to tell my aunt (my father's sister) >that she had an uncle still alive in Norway. My aunt soon flew to Norway >and met Knute Larson, my grandmother's brother. Knute told my aunt that she >had a half-sister still living also. It seems that my grandmother, Marit >Larsdatter, born 28 April, 1872 to Lars Gullikson and Marit Knudsdatter >Veahaugen; gave birth to a daughter, though she wasn't married. This >daughter lived with her grandparents Lars and Marit, while my grandmother >moved to Nes, Hedmarken where she met my grandfather, Hagbart Nelson, >married, immigrated to the US and raised 7 children. No one knew about this >other daughter until 1968. My Aunt Lilly met her half-sister Karoline the >following year. My uncles who were still alive would not acknowledge this >fact. Now, all from that generation have died, except my last uncle who is >87 years old. He accepts this sister he never knew and her family in Norway >and wishes that his mother had been more open and sharing about her past. >This is my mystery family and I hope someone can help me find them! > > Info that I have: >LDS microfilmed Skrautval Parish records (307311; births, page 12 entry 5 >1894): > Karoline b. 7 May 1894 Father: Kristian Olson of Kampen (?); >Mother: Marit Larsdatter of Aabolseie. Ugft (I assume means unmarried) > >1900 census also lists Karoline Kristansdtr living with Lars Gullikson and >Marit Knutsdatter > >1 copy of a letter written by cousin named Guri Bergli of Ron, Valdres from >Dec. 1974 to my Aunt Lilly's family after Lilly died. Guri wrote that >Karoline died 12 Dec 1974; my Aunt Lilly had died in Nov of 1974. Since >everyone had died, Guri wrote a few more details about Karoline. Karoline >was a very happy girl with her grandparents; she married a man named Olaus >Brager and had 5 children; 2 girls and 3 boys. Olaus died in 1953. Guri >also mentioned that Lilly and Karoline looked a lot alike. Should this be >of any help, the writer of the letter, Guri, mentions that she is the >daughter of Knute Larson mentioned above. He died in 1971 at the age of 96. > > Karoline was my half-aunt and I am sorry I never got to know her. I >hope that all or at least some of her 5 children are still alive. They are >my half-cousins, and it would be nice to get to know this family! I hope >someone out there may know them Thanks! > Elaine Homan In the book Gard and Bygd i Sør-Aurdal, B, page 278, I find: Olaus Håvelson Brager, 1874-1954 m. 1912 to Karoline Kristiansdtr Låksrud, Skrautvål b. 1894-1974. Children: Hallvard b. 1913 Marit b. 1914 m. Karstein Øybakken, lives in Nittedal Magne b. 1916 m. Magna Furuheim, lives in Nordsinni Nils b. 1918 m. Gudveig Øybakken, lives in Sør-Aurdal Magnhild b. 1920 m. Tormod Lien, lives in Sør-Aurdal Nils have this children: Kjellaug b. 1941 m. Arne Hagadokken, lives in Oslo Borghild b. 1944 m. Sten Bodin, lives in Asker Odd Egil b. 1960 Magnhild have this children: Trygve b. 1940 Elsa Karin b. 1941 I will send more information in E-mail to you Elaine. Med hilsen Norodd Bergene, 2910 Aurdal T 61364611 fax 61362202 noroddb@online.no http://home.sol.no/~noroddb http://members.xoom.com/norodd