This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gFC.2ACI/1312.1 Message Board Post: You said you saw the 1880 and 1900 census, but here goes. >From the Norwegian Digital Archives, Norwegians living in WI according to the 1880 Census: Given name Family name Sex Age Comment Born Father born Mother born Page Township County 27281 Isreal Fjelsted m 29 f N N N 183 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27282 Annie Fjelsted f 25 N N N 183 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27283 Caspara Fjelsted f 6 Wis N N 183 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27284 John Fjelsted m 4 Wis N N 183 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27285 Sena Fjelsted f 3 Wis N N 183 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27286 Richard Fjelsted m 2/12 Mar Wis N N 183 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27332 Casper Fjelsted m 74 f N N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27333 Christiana Fjelsted f 54 N N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27334 Mathias Fjelsted m 24 lab N N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27335 Louisa Fjelsted f 16 dau in law Wis N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27336 Sevrin Fjelsted m 14 Wis N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27337 Carl Fjelsted m 14 Wis N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27338 Ole C Fjelsted m 35 f N N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27339 Olea Fjelsted f 28 N N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27340 Carline Fjelsted f 10 Wis N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27341 Mary Fjelsted f 9 Wis N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27342 Sam Fjelsted m 6 Wis N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27343 Anna E Fjelsted f 4 Wis N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27344 Casper Fjelsted m 3 Wis N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis 27345 Inga J Fjelsted f 1 Wis N N 184 Colfax Dunn Co., Wis >From the Marriage records of WI Pre-1907: Olins Fjelsted 29 Jun 1901 Dunn 03 0016 Nellie Lee 29 Jun 1901 Dunn 03 0016 John A Peterson 31 Mar 1897 Dunn 02 0411 Sena Amalia Fjelsted 31 Mar 1897 Dunn 02 0411 Frank Sherbarth 20 Feb 1906 Dunn 03 0163 Carrie C Fjelsted 20 Feb 1906 Dunn 03 0163 Arthur Peterson 23 Jan 1905 Dunn 03 0137 Clara M Fjelsted 23 Jan 1905 Dunn 03 0137 S Snevillon 28 Aug 1893 Eau Claire 03 0192 Mary Fjelsted 28 Aug 1893 Eau Claire 03 0192 Carrie Fjelstad 23 Dec 1903 Dunn 03 0094 Charlie Knudsen 23 Dec 1903 Dunn 03 0094 Casper Fjelstad 02 Jan 1901 Dunn 03 0002 Emma Hammer 02 Jan 1901 Dunn 03 0002 Severin Fjelstad 19 Oct 1889 Dunn 02 0166 Anna S Gulikson 19 Oct 1889 Dunn 02 0166 Oscar A Weimberg 11 Nov 1896 La Crosse 05 0221 Laura Fjelstad 11 Nov 1896 La Crosse 05 0221 (There are a few others living in Dane and Milwaukee Co.s that I didn't include.) >From the Births records of WI Pre-1907: Name: Leonard R Fjelsted Birth Date: 18 Feb 1906 County: Dunn Reel: D0003 Record: 006921 Name: Melvin A Fjelstad Birth Date: 13 Apr 1904 County: Dunn Reel: D0008 Record: 018098 Name: Richard A Fjelstad Birth Date: 29 Jun 1811 County: Dunn Reel: D0003 Record: 007473 >From the MN Cemetery Inscription Index: Surname Given Name Birth Date Death Date Notes FJELSTED PHILIP L. 06/JUN/1899 09/MAR/1993 VET. US ARMY WW.II. SP. ESTER. PAR. SEVERIN & SOPHIE GULLICKSON FJELSTED. MAR. 30/JUL/1927. COLFAX You can send a request for a copy of Olin and Nettie's marriage record from the Dunn Co. Courthouse in Menonomie. Include a check for $7.00 and a SASE. This should tell you for sure who his parents are. I hope this helps.