----- Original Message ----- From: Steinar Vissebråten <steinv@online.no> To: <VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [VALDRES-L] NESBYEN > At 20:37 05.10.1999 -0600, Geoff Lock wrote the following: > >I am hoping someone can help me in locating possible descendants of Emil > Kristiansen NESBYEN and Ragna Knutsdatter BAKKE. Ragna was the oldest > sister of my father Olaf Knutsen BAKKE. I have a photo of Emil and Ragna > with their children taken were they are quite elderly possible late 60's or > early 70's. Their children were Kolbjorn born 19 dec 1916 in Fagernas, > Knut, Matea,Kjellaug,Borhild,Einar,and Agnes. Kolbjorn was the oldest > child and the ages or order of the other children is unknown. Any help in > locating any of these children or their descendants would be really > appreciated. I would like to correspond and exchange information regarding > the family with them. Thank you > >Ruby (BAKKE) Lock > > > NESBYEN is a village in Hallingdal. > > Give me dates and places for birth and if they are here I'll find them. > > > > Best > regards > Steinar > Homepage: http://home.sol.no/~steinv > Nes parish churchbooks: http://home.sol.no/~steinv/kirke.htm > > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions > > Steinar: Thank you for your offer. I have not go a lot of information to go on but any effort to help would be great. Ragna was my fathers oldest sister and all I have is a photo to go on. My father left Norway and immigrated to Canada in the early 1920's fleeing the counrty for having tried to start a union and was very bitter - never spoke much of family or the country so now I am trying to learn all I can about the family and hopfully a little of the countrys history. Any way the following is all I have. Ragna was born 16 Apr 1895 in Fagernas to Knut Olsen BAKKE and Anne Knudsdatter SORSTRAND. Sshe married Emil Kristiansen NESBYEN on 18 Jun 1916 in Fagernas. Emil was born 27 Apr 11891 in Fluberg, Sondre Land, Oppland to Kristian Evensen NORBEIE and Martea Toresdatter. That is all I have on his family. They had the following children who some of may still be living and also their children. Kolbjorn Emilsen NESBYEN was born 19 Dec 1916 in Fagernas, Valdres,Oppland and after that the only information is from the back of this photo I have. Judging by the photo I believe it may have been taken sometime around the 1960- 1970's but that is just a guess. In this photo are the other children and names only. They are Knut,Matea,Kjellaug,Borhild, Einar and Agnes. I do not have birthdates or even the proper order of these children. If I could find even one or two of them I am hoping I can learn more. I sent a copy of this photo to another cousin but all she was willing to tell me is yes this was dad's sister and her husband and children. Her mother dad's youngest sister lived in Oslo and has since died. She had the three children of who two of the write occasionally but neither is willing to share much personal family information or stories. I am hoping if I find some of the other brothers and sisters children I will find someone willing to share the family histories. Wether the family stayed in Fagernas or moved elsewhere after Kolbjorn was born in 1916 I have no idea. I know it is not much to go on but it is all I have. My father died in 1983. He had four siblings. Ragna the oldest born in 1895, Knut born 1897, then my father in 1900, then Bendik in 1903 and last Berit in 1905. Their father died in 1906 leaving their mother to raise the children alone. Berit had three children of who I do have contact but are very unwilling to share anything with us. Ragna as above. Knut married Anne Knutsdatter BRATEN and I am told also had a large family but of them I do not even have one name. Bendikwas a male nurse and I have been told never married but died in his early 20's after getting some kind of infection from a patient. This is the extent of what I know and like I said Iwould really be greatful for any attempts at helping. It is not much to go on and if nothing or noone is found I will understand. Just know I do appreciate any and all efforts. THANK YOU. RUBY