This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: debbyvosstrainor Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.lacrosse/2715.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jon, I take it this is the obit you found. I added the * for my own clarification. CHRISTIAN C. HOFF (GULBRANDSDALEN) Died, Thursday evening, May 27, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elmer Back, Christian C. Hoff answered the final call after a lingering illness with cancer of the stomach, aged 62 years, 2 months, 24 days. Christian Hoff was born in Gulbrandsdalen, Norway, where he spent his earlier years and came to America when a young man. For some years he worked near LaCrosse where he married and then came to Trempealeau county where he purchased a farm in the Town of Chimney Rock on which he made his home until death called him. Mr. Hoff had been in failing health for a year or more and last November his suffering became so intense he was obliged to give up work. An examination found the trouble to be cancer of the stomach of too long a growth to allow an operation. May 22 he was brought to his daughter's home near the village as he wished to attend church services the following day and remained there until the end. His wife preceded him to the Great Beyond several years ago, also on! e daughter, Mrs. Anna Taplin(*b.31de1881mLeroy05ja1904tremp). Eight children, Fred, Albert, Oscar, Clarence, Mrs. James Back(*=clara17no1902tremp), Mrs. Elmer Back, Mrs. Myron Wisand and Miss Tillie Hoff, are left to mourn the loss of a loving father. The funeral was held Monday from the Lutheran church in the village Rev. Urberg of Blair officiating, and the remains were interred in the Lutheran cemetery south of the village. The large concourse of friends who attended the last service showed the esteem in which he was held by those with whom he resided. Reprinted from the Independence News THE WHITEHALL TIMES AND BLAIR BANNER - JUNE 10, 1915 Google says Gudbrandsdalen is a valley in Oppland Norway, so I found the following. Data on domicile: * Census year: 1865 * Municipality: Fåberg * Municipality number: 0524 * Name of domicile: Hoffslien nedre Name Family status Marital status Occupation Birth year Place of birth Ethnicity Christian Olsen hf g Husmand med jord 1808 Fåberg Kari Olsdatter Hans kone g 1812 Fåberg Christine Christiansdatter Deres datter ug 1847 Fåberg Christian Christiansen Deres søn ug 1853 Fåberg Ingeborg Christiansdatter Deres datter ug 1856 Fåberg Norwegian Historical Data Centre (NHDC) The Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tromsø N-9037 Tromsø, NORWAYUpdated: November 10th 2004 The Digitalarkivit has the following family leaving from Olso in 1869: Emigranter fra Oslo 1867-1930 Harbour No. Year Day Given name Last name Sex Position Occupation Age Residence Destination Remarks Foreigner Freight Line 1584 Oslo 221A 1869 19 Christen Olsen Hofseiet m u Husmand 61 Faaberg Kvebek 772 Norsk Spd. 63 Rubens 1585 Oslo 221B 1869 19 Kari Olsdatter f u 58 Faaberg Kvebek 773 Norsk Spd. 63 Rubens 1586 Oslo 221C 1869 19 Christian Olsen m u 16 Faaberg Kvebek 774 Norsk Spd. 63 Rubens 1587 Oslo 221D 1869 19 Ingeborg f u 13 Faaberg Kvebek 775 Norsk Spd. 63 Rubens 1588 Oslo 221E 1869 19 Christine Christiansen f u 19 Faaberg Kvebek 776 Norsk Spd. 63 Rubens http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read can be used to scan digitalized parish records. Choose Oppland in the dropdown list and then choose which years in Faaberg. I am not related, just enjoy the hunt. I hope this helps. Deb :) 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.