Arriving Valders, the older participant, out of old habit, had to grab his camera and go hunting for gravestones .....

. . Halvor Olsson Veslehestkinn :

Census1865

Emigrates: april 1868 [#80-86 (+ 2 children)]

http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_list.asp?jo=708&ps=16530

Page 42 Vol B, ”Gard og Bygd i Etnedal”

Marriage 12/1-1840 LINK

I have some notes telling Oleanna married

I Johannes Åberge from Sogn in Pope Co

………Johannes died April 11. 1882 (picture right side)

And later Oleanna marries

II Syver Syversson Hieismarke (from Etnedal)

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Marit Knutsdotter Lieseige

(Wife of Halvor O Hestkinn)

and

Gunhild Halvorsdotter Hestkinn

(Daughter f Halvor and Marit Hestkinn)

Link

Link

Haldor Aslakson

Rugbrøtin under Sørre Lie gnr. 1 i Sør-Aurdal

Birth, Confirmation

Emigration ( Norway Heritage # 145, 146 )

Notes from Ruth Ann Wingers webpage

 Parents:

Marriage .. Emigrantlist

The branch from Åbjør [B3]:

Eivid Trondsson follows the male line in Åbjør back to late 1500. - As far as we know the history of the farm. (Today Åbjør is split up into a lot of farms)

On Unni Embriksdotter few informations are known, but based on the given name UNN(I/Y/A), her origin is probably in the inner Sogn area (Lærdal/Aurland/Sogndal)

If you look at census 1801, close to 90% of the women having the UNN name, lives in this area!

The given name Timann was much used in the Aurdal area, but not in Slidre and Vang. The Timann name can in most cases be traced back to one person, living in Aurdal in the midst of 1500.

[Remember that it was common to inherit the given name of the ancestors]

Her hviler

barn af

Mr. og Mrs.

K. K.

Hoverud

Født

og

Døde

26 Nov

1899

Here rests

the child of

Mr. And Mrs

K. K.

Hoverud

Born

and

died

Nov 26.

1899

Anders Andersson Krakkaplassen

Birth, Confirmation, Marriage

Some boy !!!!

Left his wife short time after the wedding, ran away with a much younger girl to America. Left all his debitors in Norway without giving them a nickle !!

Looks like he did not get too long time across the Atlantic before he was visited by ”the Grim Reaper”

He is my relative in multiple branches !!

Krakkaplassen is today inside the area of Fagernes, where a lot of new homes have been constructed after the 1970’s.

Knut Halvorsson Turtlite

Turtlite (meaning: dry and small) was a cottars place under Nordåk farm in Aurdal.

Birth

Emigration parents/siblings

Left: detailed map of Åbjør

with the farms of the ancestors marked.

Anders Syversson are related to me in more branches. (D2, D1, B1 & C2)

Torstein Torsteinsson Hippe

Birth

Confirmation

Emigration

Mari Hansdotter Steinset

Birth

Confirmation

Census 1865

Link to manuscript from Ål

Here rests Maria Embriksdotters parents, Embrik Andreasson Oppeisbakkin and his wife, Astri Isaksdotter Sørei B – and Marias brother Andreas

Nils Nilsson Bjørkrud

Birth

Confirmation

Kari Timannsdotter Bjørkrud

Birth

Confirmation

Marriage

Emigration

Jana Robertson reference webpage:

In Åbjør, this story

it starts in august 1832 with the marriage of

Amund Trondsson from nerreHaugo( A) andAnne Ivarsdotter from Brøto( B).

The couple settles in Brattebrøto( C), and rises 5 children:

Inge – b 5/10-1832 ( D)

Trond - b 22/8/1835

Åste – b 22/8/1840 – d 1902

Ivar – b 26/3/1843 – d 1864

Andris – b 20/11/1849

”Everyone is closest to oneself” is a well knovn Norwegian proverb. Looking at the map I have put the arrow for Brøto farm ( B) to point to the part where I live. The main farm is the one just above the ’t” in Jordet.

The brothers Trond and Andris takes the ’big leap’ across the Atlantic. Both the brothers are later to be found in Pope Co,

Inge marries Knut Syversson from Veslebrenn and the couple moves to Astribrøtin ( D). Her sons, Syver, Anders, Knut and Trond leaves for America, and ends up among relatives and other people from Åbjør living in Pope County. – Inge travels to her children in 1892, after her husband Knut dies in 1891

The sister – Åsta stayed with her parents back in Norway. She had 2 daughters, and has decendants kiving in the area today.

The first one to leave Åbjør, in 1867, is Trond Amundsson Brattebrøto. He is in 1910 living in sect. 16 in Gilchrist Twp.

The next one to leave is Tronds nephew, Syver Knutsson Astribrøtin , known as Syver K Aaberg over there. Pope Co. His wife Ingebjørg joins him some months later. The couple is in 1900 found in sect. 4 in Langhei Twp. – The next spring Syver is joined by his brother Anders Knutsson. One year later, Anders Amundson arrives in the States, Knut Knutsson Astribrøtin (Knut K Aaberg) arrives in the late 80’ and Trond Knutsson travels to the area in 1889.

Dedrikke was married first time to Eivind Helgesson Fløvike (Even Erickson in US) born in Fløo in Åbjør in 1839, who died in Nora Twp, Pope Co in 1878.

Eivind was 2. cousin to Dedrikkes 2. husband, Anders Amundsson [their grandmothers, Ragnhild & Åste Lagesdaughters Vesterbø, were sisters )

Let us now take a look at Anders ( E )Knutssons grandmother on fathers side, Marit Nilsdotter Moen( B ) She was the aunt of two ladies who also came to Pope Co. – Anne Persdotter Veien ( A ) and Marit Persdotter Krøssjordet ( C ).

Anne and her husband, transfers the farm Veien ( A ) to Annes sister Marit, and the Veien family emigrates in 1883, -- the eldest daughter, Anne has already left with her uncle, Ole O Hagen ( F & G ).- , Anne is recorded dead in Nora Twp. in 1881. In 1900 the Veien family are found in sect. 14 in Langhei Twp.

In 1885, the widow Marit Persdotter sells Veien to her neighbour, Knut Haraldsson Bruhallen,( G ) and emigrates with her children. In 1900 she lives in sect 27 in Blue Mounds Twp.

Let us also mention that one of Knut Haraldson Bruhallens sons, Anders Knutsson, at the same time owns a farm in sect. 15 in Gilchrist Twp.

Anne

Arne

Barbro

Peder

In Daleyville we were taken care of by Sherry and Ray Einerson. Sherry is the author of "the Jelle Family". We met outside Perry Lutheran Church in Daleyville, and after meeting with pastor Hans Floan, we went to the study room to look at the family-history material collected here.

As you will see, we also found a lot of familiar names on the gravestones. - After eating 'rummegraut' at the Church bazaar, abd exhausting the cameras memory card , we went to the 'Hauge Log Church' and to the local Museum in Mt. Horeb.

Erik Olsson Kjørstad

Birth – Confirmation

Inger Helgesdotter Kjørstadhaugen

Birth – Confirmation

Marriage – Emigration – Census 1880

Sigrid Jensdotter Breiset (born Hippe)

Birth

Confirmation

Marriage

Emigration

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Daughter Marit married to Henrik Knutsson Grøndalen

Daughter Anne Married to Tore Knutsson Grøndalen

Arne Olsson Kleivgard

Birth * - Confirmation

Inger Syversdotter Kringlemoen

Birth *

* : difference between Churchbook and gravestone

Marriage - Emigration - Link to Marisa Bensons pages

Ole Arnesson: Birth –

Anne Eriksdotter: Birth – reference database Ådal.com

Arne Ellendsson - Birth }

Arne Ruste (Arne Ellendsson) - gravestone at Hauge Log Church

Arne Ellendssons daughter, Anne (b 1835) married into my family from Åbjør in Dane Co.

Nils Nilsson

Birth – Confirmation

Siri Nilsdotter

Birth – Confirmation

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Marriage

Census 1865

Census 1875

Emigration ( 82018 - 82022 )

Tølleiv

Birth

Confirmation

Karen

Birth

Confirmation

Marriage

Emigration

They probably went with ”LYNA” from Drammen June 8. to New York August 8. (1849)

As you see, the ship list is not transcribed Strong proof found in the refered article…

Birth – Confirmation - Emigration

Gudbrand Olsson Tronrud

Birth – Confirmation - Emigration

Eli Reiersdotter Dølve

Birth – Confirmation - Emigration

Hauge Log Church

with Sherry and Ray Einerson by the door.

Ola Helgesson Bøle

Birth

Kari Jørgensdotter Syndé

Birth

Confirmation – Moving into S.Aurdal

Marriage

Moving out records, family

Emigration ( ”Shiplist”)

There are many people from Valdres on board ”Freya”, arriving New York August 5. 1850.

Books have been transported from Åbjør to America trough more then 150 years

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”This book belongs to me,”

Halstein Gudbrandsson Krøssjordhaugen

Born (in Åbjør) June 21. – 1806

Christening ... Confirmation

Marriage toAnne Arnesdotter Roo

Emigration

Translated article by Martin Ulvestad

Travelpermission to leave for America

and Smallpox-vaccination attestation

for

Halstein Knutsson Rennebrøtin

aka Halstein Knutsson Grøndalen from Åbjør

Birth

Confirmation

Emigration – ”Moving out note”

Halsteins younger brother, Timann Knutsson, is among the ” Goldconfirmants” pictured further down….

Jul Toresson Mehus , one of the ”Goldconfirmants” was shoemaker in Mt. Horeb. A lot of his equipment is yet on exebishion in the museum