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From: Otto Jørgensen <>
Subject: Re: Beginner
Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 22:52:34 +0200
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Tue, 01 May 2001 13:32:39 -0700, "Jenny B" <> wrote:

>I'm not certain that I'm quite ready to do this but...I guess one has to
>start sometime.
>
>I'm researching my husband's ancestors. They seem to have originated in
>Østre Toten, Oppland. I have some information on the family which I
>received from a Karen Vosberg who lives in Fargo, North Dakota but would
>like to fill in some of the blanks.
>
>Grandfather: Gilbert NELSON b. 15 July 1874 Nome, Barnes Co., ND
>married Bessie Maude ADAMS
>Gr Grandfather: Nils NELSON/NILSON/NIELSEN b. 15 April 1842
>married Anne Marie ANDERSDTR/DOTTER (HAGEN?)
>Gr Gr Gr Grandfather: Nils EVENSON/EVENSEN d. 12 Aug 1850
>married Johanna HALVORSDTR/DOTTER b. 30 Aug 1815
>Gr Gr Gr Gr Grandfather: Even EVENSEN b.?
>married Gunild NIELDATR/DOTTER b.?
>
>Johanna HALVORSDTR was a child of Halvord NIELSEN and Katrine/Cattarine
>DANIELSDATR b. 28 Aug 1788. She had a second marriage to Anders JOHANNESEN
>25 APRIL 1873
>
>Halvord NIELSEN b. 21 Mar 1793 was a child of Niels HALVORSEN b. 1767 and
>Johanne GULBRANSDTR b. 1765.
>
>Katrine/Cattarine DANIELSDTR was a child of Daniel JENSEN b. 1758 and Mari
>PEDERSDTR b. 1760
>
>Other surnames associated with the family I'm researching are:
>OLSEN, HANSDTR, JENSEN, ARNESDTR, KNUDSDTR. These are names connected to
>Anne Mare ANDERSDTR wife of Nils NILSON (Great Grandfather).
>
>I'm really not sure about the spellings of these names but I'm doing the
>best I can. Some place names that have come up are(please bear with me):
>Ouren, Faarland, Rognstad, Skremstad, Balke, Trogstad, Fjeldhoug,
>Molbergs... and others. Perhaps someone can suggest a map site that might
>help me to locate some of these places or even just a good map site for
>Norway?
>
http://home.online.no/~otjoerge/gen-link/maps.htm

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Otto Jorgensen - Norway
http://home.online.no/~otjoerge/

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