This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jordahl/Valtinson/Thompson/Orvella/ Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WFC.2ACI/877.1545.1.1 Message Board Post: Some of the Jordahs married into the Valtinson family. My husband's grandmother, Elizabeth Valtinson was of this family. Her mother was a 'Jordahl" - Betsy (Bretha) Jordahl Valtinson. Hope this helps you!