This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ondell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFC.2ACE/757.1.1 Message Board Post: My main goal is find a connection from across the "pond" or Norway. Ther are some Ondells in Wisconsin, but nothing on ancestors from out of Wisconsin. The two with some potential are the parents of Mary Dorothea Ondell (b.1855 in Whitewater, WI) and Lena Elizabeth Ondell (b. 1860 in Whitewater, WI). I do not know the relationship, but there is some based on a number of photos (1800's) showing individuals from the 2 or 3 Wisconsin clans together. Lena's parents died shortly after she was born. She was adopted by a family in Wisconsin having the same last name as Mary's.husband. There are some Norwegian names that may help you. They are: Aandal, Andahl, and similarities. Dick