This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: derocher_1 Surnames: Himle-Himley Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.dane/609.1439.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: James Himley- Interesting post! I doubt that we are related, but I will tell you what I know of my family history. My GG grandfather was Anders Knutsen Himle, born in Norway 1820. I have learned from another researcher that the family farm was named "Himle" in the city of Voss. She told me that the 1901 postal guide (Norsk Stedsfortegnelse) shows a Himle farm in VOSS. A Norwegian told her that this farm is about 65 km from Bergen. ( I believe there is a photo online; I cld give you the citation if you want) I found a book at the Wisconsin Historical Society called "Norwegian Immigrants to the United Stats 1825-1843." Perhaps you can get it. It lists my GG grandfather as Anders, with patronymic of "Knutsen" and farm name of "Himle", city of Voss. I believe that Norwegian immigrants often took the name of their farm and used that as their last name. My GG grandfather Anders Himle had 6 children from two marriages. His son Ole Knutsen (Himle) was my GreatGrandfather. They moved to Grant county, Wisconsin in 1859. I saw a document from a local newspaper from 1899, stating that Oley Knutson changed his last name to "Himley" and from that point on he was known as "O.K. Himley." OK Himley and his wife had four sons: Nels Adolph, Gerhard, Ernest and Earl. Only two of them had children. Adolph had one son, who died in FLorida. Earl had one child, my mother, born in 1918 in Sparta, Wisconsin. Adolph's son was named Roland, don't know if there were children or not. Your son may indeed be the last of the line. Maribeth DeRocher Darlington, Wisconsin Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.