Hello Betty, Yes, I am the other query about Torsten. You are so kind to reply. I have but only a small amount of information: Torsten Haughovd born May 13, 1855 in Valdres, Norway. Naturalized in the U. S. as Thomas Nelson Sept. 20, 1910. His first son was born in the U. S. in 1876, so records probably exist from 1855 to 1875 or so. I don't know if his wife was born in Norway, her name was Mary Anderson, I do not have a birth date for her. I will list the children's names, maybe it will help find Torstens fathers name: Otto, Nettie, Anton, Nels, Emma, Johnny, William, Albert, Mabel, Alma, & Rhoda. The farm in East Slidre could it be the same family? Could you tell me what they grow in Valdres? Thank you again, Lauren Nelson >From: Betty Rockswold <bettylou@spacestar.net> >Reply-To: VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com >To: VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [VALDRES-L] New member >Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 08:22:33 -0500 > >Hei L. Nelson! > >I perhaps just answered this, as a footnote to another query. Please >tell me more about Torsten - do you know his father's first name? I'm >assuming it was Nels. Do you know the month and day Torsten was born in >1855? There is a Haughovd farm in East Slidre, a part of Valdres. >Valdres is an area in Oppland "County". >Valdres is split into six parts: Vang, East and West Slidre, North and >South Aurdal and Etnedal. It's main town is Fagernes. Valdres is north >of Oslo about 70 English miles, and east of Bergen, on the map. > >I'd love to hear from you. I'm the genealogist for the Valdres Samband >Lag. > >Med beste hilsen, > >Betty > >"L NSonata@" wrote: > > > > Hello, > > I am new to Norwegian genealogy. My great-great grandfather was born >Torsten > > Haughovd, in Valdres Norway in 1855. He later came to America and was > > naturalized as Thomas Nelson in Ladysmith, WI. > > > > Is Valdres considered a state, county, or a town? > > > > Thanks, > > L. Nelson > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > ==== 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 > > >==== 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 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
Hei again, Lauren, From the microfilm of the church records for East (Østre) Slidre, I find Torsten Nilson born 5-13-1854 (not 1855), son of Nils Olson Rudi and Gro Guttormsdtr. This couple also has Kari on 1-25-1850. The names you mention of Torsten's children are all American, except for Nils and Anton. Only 4% of land in Norway is tillable. East Slidre is a hilly area and the farms are very small by American standards. They could be not more than a few acres, but I don't know about Rudi. Most farms are high up on the hills, so are subject to frost. Farmers are subsidized by the government, as they want to keep small farms operating. There may be more back in time on Nils and Guro's lines. If you were a member of the Valdres Samband Lag, my help would be free (I'm the genealogist for the Lag); 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. Please visit our website at www.valdressamband.org to find out more of what we are about. 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 Lerohl at 13500 Pepperwood Circle, Minnetonka, MN 55305. We also put out our publication twice a year called "Budstikken", which in the Valdres dialect, means "message stick" - all about Valdres. We'd like to hear from you again! Med beste hilsen, Betty "L NSonata@" wrote: > > Hello Betty, > Yes, I am the other query about Torsten. > You are so kind to reply. > I have but only a small amount of information: > Torsten Haughovd born May 13, 1855 in Valdres, Norway. > Naturalized in the U. S. as Thomas Nelson Sept. 20, 1910. > His first son was born in the U. S. in 1876, so records probably exist from > 1855 to 1875 or so. I don't know if his wife was born in Norway, her name > was Mary Anderson, I do not have a birth date for her. > I will list the children's names, maybe it will help find Torstens fathers > name: > Otto, Nettie, Anton, Nels, Emma, Johnny, William, Albert, Mabel, Alma, & > Rhoda. > The farm in East Slidre could it be the same family? Could you tell me what > they grow in Valdres? > > Thank you again, > Lauren Nelson > > >From: Betty Rockswold <bettylou@spacestar.net> > >Reply-To: VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com > >To: VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [VALDRES-L] New member > >Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 08:22:33 -0500 > > > >Hei L. Nelson! > > > >I perhaps just answered this, as a footnote to another query. Please > >tell me more about Torsten - do you know his father's first name? I'm > >assuming it was Nels. Do you know the month and day Torsten was born in > >1855? There is a Haughovd farm in East Slidre, a part of Valdres. > >Valdres is an area in Oppland "County". > >Valdres is split into six parts: Vang, East and West Slidre, North and > >South Aurdal and Etnedal. It's main town is Fagernes. Valdres is north > >of Oslo about 70 English miles, and east of Bergen, on the map. > > > >I'd love to hear from you. I'm the genealogist for the Valdres Samband > >Lag. > > > >Med beste hilsen, > > > >Betty > > > >"L NSonata@" wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > I am new to Norwegian genealogy. My great-great grandfather was born > >Torsten > > > Haughovd, in Valdres Norway in 1855. He later came to America and was > > > naturalized as Thomas Nelson in Ladysmith, WI. > > > > > > Is Valdres considered a state, county, or a town? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > L. Nelson > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > >==== 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 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.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
Hi Lauren, Here you have your familie at Rudi http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=n&filnamn=arkivverket/ ft1865/f60544&variabel=0&postnr=128&fulle=true&spraak=n Gro Guttormsdatter født Garstad 1809-1896 (Vestre Slidre) was the 2nd wife of Nils Olsen. He had a sister Kari (1850) and a brother Gudbrand (1845-1920) With his first wife Kari Knutsdatter (1808-1843) he had 4 children Knut (1833), Nils (1835), Ole (1838) and Gudbrand (1842) He moved to USA in 1864. Nils Olsens father is Ole Olsen (born 1770) and Ingeborg Nilsdatter f. Røe (Dalen?) (1771-1814) You wil find some churchbooks for Slidre 1724-1814 online, on http://home.online.no/~asjonass/kilder/05oppl/0544osli.htm Information comes from bygdebook for Østre Slidre B page 417. Betty and Samband er good place to start doing your Valdres-genealogy. regards, Pia From the microfilm of the church records for East (Østre) Slidre, I find Torsten Nilson born 5-13-1854 (not 1855), son of Nils Olson Rudi and Gro Guttormsdtr. This couple also has Kari on 1-25-1850.