Hei Listers: Two of my Norwegian brickwalls spent time in Pierce Co. The big one is Ole Martin Nelson, he married Lena Hanson on Nov. 17, 1880 at 2:00 in the afternoon at their pastor (the Reverand Smith's) house. I assume that this would be the Martell Methodist Church's pastor as most of her family is intered in the Martell Methodist Cemetary. The family records say they both came from Norway. I can trace Lena and her family to the 1865 and 1801 Norwegian censuses and thru some bygdboks but so far I can find no earlier mention of Ole. I do know one other thing their first child Adora was born in Martell in 1881, some time thereafter they moved to Superior and I can trace them from there I just need to find Ole. My other problem is just a minor detail but it has bothered me for some time, I have a relatively large amount of information on Lena's family, including as alluded to above, that they are burried in the Martell Methodist Cemetary. Her mother's stone read's "Hansen Anne Marie Fodt 11 Dec 1823-Dode 18 Apr 1893 Her under Reiler Slovet af Kone af L. Hansen. Octsignet vrere hendes minde." The next generation is also there although they spelled the last name Hanson. Now to my little problem; all of the family records say Lars Hansen died and is burried in Martell, I can't seem to find him anywhere, I have checked all of the records that I can locate and I can't locate Lars. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Mange Tusen Takk Mike _____________________________________________________________________________ http://entertainment.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Entertainment - Feeling a little bored? Need some entertainment?