This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Christiansen,Severson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZEC.2ACE/1177 Message Board Post: I have been researching this for a while and have some info. What I really need is Elmers Mothers name. Ole Christianson was his father. They came from near Oppland Norway, (year, port, accompanying?)They settled as I know in Manitowoc. Elmer and brother Orlando were born in Manitowoc,1887, 1889. Elmer married Carrie Severson, daughter of Martin and Hulda Severson. They were married June 11, 1916 and farmed in Prairie Lake Township, raised 5 children, Glenn, Harris,Kenneth, Johnnie and Inez.