Hi Arne, Your Winnebago query was posted to the Wis County Coordinators list for additional assistance. I would suggest looking in the 1880 and 1900 Winnebago County WI census for him if you haven't already done that. Possible names he may have taken: Peder/Peter Myre / Peder Myhre / Peder Johanssen / Peder Johnson or similar spellings. Local/county newspapers may have some information too. Or a look in the county records could tell if he married there or had children born there. I see that the county has a lookup volunteer with an index to the marriage records: ------------------------------------ Index to Marriage Records for Winnebago County, Wisconsin , Volunteer: Cherie Pennau <cheriep@new.rr.com> She has purchased two volume set, the years are Vol 1. 1848-1874, Vol 2. 1875-1891and volume 3 1892-1902. Winnebago County Death index volume 1 1842-1897. This also would include the information as to what volume, and page the document would be in at the courthouse. ---------------------------------------------------------- If you don't find him in Winnebago, widen your search to nearby counties. I have a friend in Soknedal, Norway who has been looking for descendants of a cousin who went to Wisconsin in 1914. After 4-5 years my friend finally found someone who lived in the town which had been the cousin's destination at emigration -- someone willing to go look up the old local newspapers in the library and was able to find out what happened to her (who she married, etc). So, don't give up if you don't find him right away. I see you're in Lebanon, Ohio. You probably have an LDS History Center in the area, but you're not too many hours from Ft. Wayne, IN -- which has one of the greatest genealogy libraries in the country. They have all the census records from every state and county on microfilm. Here's a link to their web site: http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index1.html Good luck with your search! Linda Schwartz Dunn and Douglas WI GenWeb coordinator Norway GenWeb coordinator and webmaster http://www.rootsweb.com/~wgnorway/ >-----Original Message----- >From: Arne H Trelvik [SMTP:atrelvik@one.net] >Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 8:46 AM >To: cilla@execpc.com >Subject: Peder Myre [Johansen] - Helgeland to America [maybe to >Menasha, >Winnebago Wisc???] > >This is a "longshot" effort to find out what became of a Peder Myre >Johansen >who emigrated from Aunet, Somna, Nordland, Norway in 1880. > >The family of his great great grand daughter in Norway would like to learn >what became of him and if he had any family in the USA. > >Unfortunately, I don't have any clues on what name he took in the USA or >where he was heading to. > >Family in the 1865 census is at >http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/wc/webcens.exe?slag=n&filename=arki >vver >ket/ft1865/f61814&variabel=16&postnr=1664&fulle=true&spraak= > >Family in the 1875 census is at >http://draug.rhd.isv.uit.no/ftsoek/ftsoek.asp?kommando=bosted&ftaar=1875 >&spr >aak=norsk_bokmal&kommnr=1814&kretsnr=004&bostnr=0006&leilnr=00 > >A "POSSIBLE" match in the Trondheim Emigrant List is at >http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/wc/webcens.exe?slag=n&filename=arki >vver >ket/EMITROND&variabel=5&postnr=22325&fulle=true&spraak= > >The emigrant list shows a 21 year old Peder Johansen leaving for Menasha, >Wisc in 1880 > > >Peder is listed in the Soma bygdebok as shown below. > >If you would have any information on Peder Myre or suggestions on tracking >him >down, his Norwegian family would be very grateful. > >Thanks, >Arne Trelvik >Lebanon, Ohio > > >The following information is from Somna Slekt I-IV, (Vik i Helgeland, >1997), Tor Mathisen, Editor. Aunet bruk 1:19, page 241. > >Peder Myre f. 1859. Til Amerika 1880. der i 1908. Han hadde ei dtr. Emma >Klaudine f. 1878 d. 1948 g. Ole Kristian Angell Olsen [fra Reinfjord store >bruk 4]. Bosted Royrmarka bruk 5 og (Husoya under Buroya) Torget ytre Bro. >Mor var Anne Mortensdtr. Stein-Viksjoen f. ca. 1853. Emma vokste opp hos >farfaren. > >Peder Myre is listed as the first born son of Johan Pedersen from Baustad >ytre bruk 2, f. 1829 d. 1892 g. 1858 Oline Katrine Jensdtr. from Skalvika >bruk 2 f. 1828 d. 1908. Johan is listed as the bruker for Aunet bruk 1 >from >1859 to 1892. Johan and Oline had 5 children.