Art Show Week

"The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have." Dag Hammarskjold.
Here I go again. If I can just get through this week... morning hall duty with 8th graders, after school detention center with high school students who got detentions in the art room, dentist, taxes, and the biggest one of all, preparing and setting up for our K-12 art show here at Denver.
All year long I've saved artwork from the 6th-12th grade students I teach and now the time has come to hang, pin, display it all in our multipurpose room for public viewing on Thursday, April 2nd from 6-8 pm. It's a lot of work for a two hour show. The elementary art teacher has been busy taping and pinning up work throughout the elementary on the hallway walls. Our walls don't work or are too narrow to tape things up on in advance and have them stay untouched, so we wait for the last minute on Thursday to hang most of the work. We don't get into the gym to start hanging the work until 1:30 in the afternoon (after the janitors clean up from lunch). I do pin things to display boards and bulletin boards in advance that we can haul down, but we hang wires from the volleyball poles and clothespin three layers of work dividing the gym in two, one side for middle school work and one for high school work. My afternoon classes help of course, but it is rushed chaos. I've got judges coming after school at 3:15 to pick "special mention" pieces to award ribbons to. A student will be playing piano during the viewing and instrumental and vocal groups will be performing as well. I just hope we have people there to view the students work and appreciate their talents! It will come and go fast but I'm anxious for the weekend and this week will be history!
Student artwork on this post: Top: Rachael's first acrylic painting. Center: Horses created by using a stamp pad and various ink stamps by Rachel. Bottom: Blake's paper cut out portrait.

My Hometown

I grew up on a farm in the extreme NW corner of the state of Iowa but my hometown is Larchwood. It's a small town of about 800 people, 15 miles SE of Sioux Falls, SD.
Jesse W. Fell bought the land from Charles Holder (who obtained the land in 1869 by a U.S. Gov't Land Grant) for $1.25 per acre in 1873. Fell, a citizen of Bloomington, IL, was a friend of Abraham Lincoln and it was he who proposed the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates. He was also the great-grandfather of politician Adlai Stevenson. Jesse was famous for planting trees wherever he lived. After his purchase of the Lyon Co. land, he immediately dispatched Fred Geizer, to plant trees. The first instructions were to plant willow hedges around every quarter-section of land. Next, Fell turned his attention to the new town of Larchwood. He imported and planted many useful and valuable trees of the European Larch variety along with maples and evergreen varieties. Left: The McGilvria home, 1908.
Larch is a common name for a small genus of trees restricted to the colder parts of the northern hemisphere. Larches belong to the pine family and are unusual among the conifers in that they are deciduous, their soft, needles borne in dense clusters that turn golden and drop in the fall and new leaves do not appear until the following spring. Of the ten species of larch in the world, only three occur in North American. I remember a field trip in a biology class in college at UNI, how impressed the professor was when he heard I was from Larchwood. "Ah, excellent examples of Larch trees!" (I needed all the help I could get to get through biology.)
In February of 1881, Fell disposed of his interest in Lyon Co. to the Close Brothers of LeMars, IA, who, in turn, sold the tract at an advance of about $1.00 per acre to Richard Sykes of Manchester, England in November of 1881. Sykes took up the work where Fell left off. He was well liked and on frequent visits to Larchwood, was royally welcomed and serenaded by the local bands. In appreciation of this courtesy and friendship, he donated two blocks to the city of Larchwood and designated it to be used as a park.
Many of the stately trees still stand there, signaling the origin of the town's name - Larchwood. Family lore passed down said my Great Grandmother Anna Swanson, helped in the planting of some of the Larch trees in town.
Through the years the town has found notoriety for immigrant trains coming through (in 1889, Larchwood was the top station for immigrant cars, having had 20 cars prior to April 1st with more on the way), horse racing (drawing crowds of 1000 for races in 1893), baseball, tornados, floods, and currently supports 4 church congregations. It is also the nearest town for a proposed casino pending licensure. If approved, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission could allow Lyon Co. to proceed with a $90 million casino/resort/golf course a mile from my family farm.
I still call the area home, even though it's been 31 years since I lived there. I guess the old saying, "There's no place like home." stands strong in my heart.

Trading Time

Well, the deadline came and went by quickly for collecting the Artist Trading Cards. I ended up only having six people participating. They mailed me cards and I'm sending their new cards out to them tomorrow. Here's the mini art pieces that have passed through my hands. (Remember they are only 2.5 x 3.5 in. each)Thanks to Ronda, Kassie, Carol, Beth and Holly for sending them in. Ronda, Kassie and I are making more to take to the National Art Educators Convention in Minneapolis to trade on April 17th! It's so fun to have my three new mini artworks by my friends!

Getting Connected On Line

I'm dedicated to connecting with people via my computer. E-mail, Blogger, facebook, Iowapages, genealogy sites,... I'm a techie with enough training to make life interesting on-line.
I became administrator of my high school Class of 76 website, back in 2005, while we prepared for our 30th class reunion. It's been great to renew old friendships and build new connections.
My genealogy research has found me searching for ancestors and recently a cousin in Norway connected me with another cousin in Norway on another line, so I'm busy using Google translate to eavesdrop on their posts on facebook and websites they have. The Google link can translate words, paragraphs or entire web pages quickly and narrows the divide of languages and different countries.
For the past few years my family has had video conferencing via our computers. My iMac has a built in camera and the rest of my family have cameras mounted on the top of their computer screens. It was great to communicate with my brother Steve when he moved to California and my parents and other brother, sister and I continue to talk face to face via the internet. Here's a still shot glimpse of my mom and what we see via our video talks with each other.
I also have 3 blogs I work on, so communicate with students and friends that way and was also required to have a teacher/class web page for our school district. That makes five, count em, FIVE web pages I work on. Am I nuts? maybe a little. :-)
Ever since I got connected to the Internet, back in 1998, here at home, I've had the same e-mail and have resisted changing or updating my e-mail due to all the connections I've made. It has become a necessity in my life and I struggle when I can't e-mail, connect or have access to my internet connections. Don't you feel the same way? Hello to all my on-line friends out there!

Wettestad Lineage

The Wettestad farm in 1957.
Nordre Vettestad, br.11,12 a.o , Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Sandsvær didn't connect to Kongsberg town until 1964, it was an independent parish until then.
Fylke: Buskerud (state in Norway - see map at right)
Kommune: Ytre Sandsvær (community, county)
Sogn: Efteløt (local church)
Gårdsnummer: 44 (main farm number)
Gammelt matrikkelnr: 42 (an obsolete numbering system)
Navn på gård: Vettestad (name of the main farm)
Antall bruk registrert på matrikkelgården: 15 (total number of subfarms registered at this main farm in 1886.)
Left: Efteløt Kirke, founded in 1183.

Here is an ahnentafel report on Mom’s adopted father’s line. To read the connections, double the number to find the father of an individual and add one to find the mother. It connects at 24 generations, back to the King of Norway, but I can’t provide documentation for much of this list, I collected it from various sources and it was before I was documenting things, so it is to be read with that in mind.

First Generation - My Grandparents ---------------------------------
1 Adolph Conrad WETTESTAD. Born on 17 Apr 1886 in Long Lake Twnshp, St. James, Watonwan, MN. Buried in Mar 1939 in Mt. Pleasant, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, SD. Adolph Conrad died in Brookings Clinic, Brookings, Brookings, SD, on 8 Mar 1939; he was 52. Occupation: Elevator Manager. Adolph married Sarah Menora Jane Cecelia BARNES 26 Oct 1910 in rural Harris, Osceola Co., IA. Cecelia was Born 15 May 1891 in Ellsworth, Nobles, MN and Died 17 August 1972 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., SD. (She was the daughter of Charles Alfred BARNES and Emma Cecelia PIERCE)

Second Generation --------------------------------------------------
2 Sievert/Syver Timandssøn WETTESTAD. Born on 22 Jun 1835 in Nordre Vettestad, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Sievert/Syver Timandssøn died in Watonwan Co., MN, on 12 May 1897; he was 61. Buried in 1897 in Watonwan Co., MN. Occupation: Pioneer, Farmer. Syver, with the title agronomist, sailed away from Drammen on May 3, 1866 with his boat Fauna. He arrived Quebec on June 11. The following obituary is from the St. James Journal, Friday, 14 May 1897, "S. F. Wettestad, one of the first settlers of Long Lake township, died at his home in that town, on Wednesday at 1 o'clock, of an illness of 10 days. Mr. Wettestad was aged about 61 years and had lived in Long Lake since '67 or '68. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn his death. His funeral will take place today from the Long Lake church."
Syvert WETTESTAD was a resident of Long Lake Watonwan County, Minnesota, in the 1870's to 1897 and he married 1st Kari Amundsdatter of Faribault Co. MN on the 21st of Jan. 1870 at Faribault CO. She was the daughter of Amund Johnson and Anna Eriksdatter, born in Leikanger parish, Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway 24-2-1842. Kari died the 22nd of July 1873 of consumption. Syvert remarried to Ingeborg Syverson . Syvert died the 12the of May 1897.
3 Ingeborg SYVERSDATTER KLEVEN. Born on 31 Jan 1853 in Vistedkleiven, Vaage/ Vågå, Opland County, Norway. Ingeborg died in St. James Hosp, St. James, Watonwan, MN, on 15 Jan 1929; she was 75. Buried on 19 Jan 1929 in Long Lake Cem., St. James, Watonwan, MN. Occupation: Pioneer.
January 1929 PLAINDEALER (St. James, MN) Funeral Rites Held for Mrs. Wettestad Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Iver Jensen home and at 2 o'clock at the Long Lake church for Mrs. Ingeborg Wettestad, mother of Henry Wettestad and Mrs. Iver Jensen of this city. Rev. N.I. Evenson officiated. The deceased was born in Vaage, Opland County, Gudbrandsdalen Valley, Norway, Jan 29 1853. She went to the common school in Norway. She was married to S.T. Wettestad May 5, 1875. She came to this country in 1872 and settled in Long Lake township. To this union seven children were born, the oldest of who died at the age of three years. Those living are: Mrs. Iver Jensen, Simon, Henry, St. James; Peter, Mankato; Adolph, Colton, S.D.; and Mrs. Ella Kihle, Columbus, N.D. She also leaves 18 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She belonged to the Long Lake church. The Plaindealer extends sympathy to the bereaved.
Ingeborg Seyverson Kleven came to this country with her parents when a young woman. She had received her education in the common schools in Norway. Her parents and she settled on a farm near the present location of the village of Ormsby. Mrs. Wettestad was a splendid type of pioneer wife and mother that sturdy, self-reliant breed whose moral and physical fiber grew strong with struggling in the grim wrestle with elemental forces on this far flung frontier they suffered many hardships, and innumerable privations. In the days of 1875, when Mrs. Wettestad settled with her husband on the prairie farm in Long Lake this country was blizzard swept and grasshopper stricken, and getting a living from the soil in those times was a task that called forth every energy of mind and body. Those were the days of the surivial of the fittest, and the victory was with those who had patience and endurance.

Third Generation --------------------------------------------------
4 Timand HANSSØN. Born in 1793 in Nordre Vettestad, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Timand died in Nordre Vettestad, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1860; he was 67.
5 Kristine Marie (Mary) PEDERSDATTER. Born abt 1797 in Kongsberg, Bu. Kristine Marie (Mary) died in Nordre Vettestad, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1860; she was 63.

6 Syver KNUDSSEN KLEVEN. Born abt 1815 in Vaage/ Vågå, Opland County, Norway. Syver died in USA. Occupation: Tenant Farmer with land.
7 Marit (Mary) JACOBSDATTER (JACOBSON). Born abt 1812 in Norway. Marit (Mary) died in USA.

Fourth Generation --------------------------------------------------
8 Hans Peter TIMANDSSØN. Born in 1755 in Nordre Vettestad, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Hans Peter died in Nordre Vettestad, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1808; he was 53.
9 Kari SJULSDATTER. Born in 1769 in Nordre Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Kari died in 1820; she was 51.

12 Knud HAUGEN.

14 Jacob OLSEN STORDALEN.
15 Elie IVERSDAUGHTER. Born on 2 May 1790 in Sel, Norway. Elie died on 10 Nov 1872; she was 82.

Fifth Generation --------------------------------------------------
16 Timand HANSSØN. Born on 28 Jan 1718 in Nordre Vettestad, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Timand died in Nordre Vettestad, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1767; he was 48.
17 Anne OLSDATTER. Born in 1727 in Nordre Omholt, Eftekløt Sandsvær, Bruskerud, Norway. Anne died in Nordre Vettestad, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1808; she was 81.

18 Sjul ANUNDSSØN. Born in 1746 in Nordre Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Sjul died in Nordre Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1808; he was 62.
19 Anne Margrete PEDERSDATTER. Born in 1749 in Nordre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Anne Margrete died in Nordre Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1821; she was 72.

30 Iver OLSEN. Born abt 1758. Iver died in Jan 1796; he was 38.
31 Imbjør (Ingeborg) OLSDAUGHTER. Born on 25 Oct 1761. Imbjør (Ingeborg) died in Sel, Norway, on 3 Mar 1823; she was 61.

Sixth Generation --------------------------------------------------
32 Hans TIMANDSEN. Born in 1687 in Efteløt/Sandsvær, Bruskerud, Norway.
33 Torbjor HALVARDSEN.

34 Ole KNUTSSØN. Born in 1695 in Nordre Omholt, Eftekløt Sandsvær, Bruskerud, Norway. Ole died in Nordre Omholt, Eftekløt Sandsvær, Bruskerud, Norway, in 1752; he was 57.
35 Kari ARNESDATTER. Born in 1699 in Nordre Hv I, Komnes\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Kari died in Nordre Omholt, Eftekløt Sandsvær, Bruskerud, Norway, in 1782; she was 83.

36 Anund SJULSSØN. Born in 1713 in Nordre Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Anund died in Nordre Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1783; he was 70.
37 Karen TOLLEFSDATTER. Born in 1723 in Nordre Hvam, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Karen died in Nordre Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1766; she was 43.

38 Peder ISAKSSØN. Born in 1700 in Nedre Kj rstad, Eftel Sandsvør, Brusklerud, Norway. Peder died in Nordre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1777; he was 77.
39 Marie JØRGENSDATTER. Born in 1712 in Nedre Kløvstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Marie died in Nordre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1797; she was 85.

60 Ole PEDERSEN.

62 Ole GULBRANDSEN ULDALEN. Born in 1714 in Sel, Norway. Ole died in Sel, Norway, in 1792; he was 78.
63 Imbjør AMUNDSDAUGHTER. Born in 1737 in Sel, Norway. Imbjør died in Sel, Norway, in 1813; she was 76.

Seventh Generation --------------------------------------------------
68 Knut ASBJØRNSØN. Born abt 1657 in Verp, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud. Knut died in Nordre Omholt, Efteløt Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1717; he was 60.
69 Anne HALVORSDATTER. Born in 1657 in Strenge, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Anne died in Nordre Omholt, Eftekløt Sandsvær, Bruskerud, Norway, in 1732; she was 75.

70 Arne OLSSØN. Born in 1650 in Nordre Skoli, Komnes\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Arne died in Nordre Hv l, Komnes\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1728; he was 78.
71 Kirsten LARSDATTER. Born in 1666 in Djupedal, Komnes\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Kirsten died in Nordre, Hv l, Komnes\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1725; she was 59.

72 Sjul ANUNDSSØN. Born in 1687 in Nordre Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Sjul died in Nordre Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1738; he was 51.
73 Guri TORESDATTER. Born in 1685 in Søndre Rogstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerudn Norway. Guri died in Nordre Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1719; she was 34.

74 Tollef HERBRANDSSØN. Born abt 1683 in Ørstein Flesberg, Bruskerud, Norway. Tollef died in Nordre Hvam, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1770; he was 87.
75 Kristi TORGERSDATTER. Born in Lehovd, Flesberg, Buskerud, Norway. Kristi died in 1770 in Sommerstadeie u. Sommmerstad, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway.

76 Isak PEDERSSØN. Born abt 1655 in Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Isak died in Nedre Kj rstad, Eftel Sandsvør, Brusklerud, Norway, in 1730; he was 75.
77 Marthe GUNDERSDATTER. Born abt 1655 in Lund, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Marthe died in Nedre Kj rstad, Eftel Sandsvør, Brusklerud, Norway, in 1730; she was 75.

78 Jørgen TORESSØN. Born in 1684 in Kløvstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Jørgen died in Nedre Kløvstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1765; he was 81.
79 Anne TORSTEINSDATTER. Born in 1686 in Teigen, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Anne died in Nedre Kløvstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1757; she was 71.

Eighth Generation --------------------------------------------------
136 Asbjørn KNUTSSØN. Asbjørn died in 1680 in Nordre Verp, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway.
137 Gunhild ASBJØRNSDATTER. Born abt 1637 in S ndre Omholt, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Gunhild died in Nordre Verp, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1698; she was 61.

138 Halvor GULBRANDSSØN. Born in Strenge, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Halvor died bef 1664 in Nordre Omholt, Eftekløt Sandsvær, Bruskerud, Norway.
139 Guri GULDBRANDSDATTER. Born in Nedre Tofstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud. Guri died in Strenge, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway.

140 Ole BJ. Born abt 1619. Ole died in Nordre Skoli, Komnes\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1685; he was 66.

144 Anund MORTENSSØN. Born abt 1640 in Nordre Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Anund died in Nordre Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1701; he was 61.
145 Eli KRISTENSDATTER. Born in Lindum, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Eli died aft 1702 in Nordre Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.

146 Tore HALVORSSØN. Born abt 1648 in Strenge, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Tore died in Søndre Rogstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1715; he was 67.
147 Kari TIMANDSDATTER. Born abt 1655 in Søndre Rogstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerudn Norway. Kari died in Søndre Rogstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerudn Norway, in 1733; she was 78.

148 Herbrand GISLESSØN. Born in Ørstein, Flesberg, Buskerud, Norway. Herbrand died in 1725 in Ørste Evju, Efteløt\Bruskerud, Norway.
149 J ran OLSDATTER. J ran died bef 1725 in Ørste Evju, Efteløt\Bruskerud, Norway.

152 Peder DYRESSØN. Born abt 1623 in Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Peder died in Nordre Hvam, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1690; he was 67.

156 Tore SJULSSØN. Born abt 1642 in Kløvstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Tore died in Kløvstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1701; he was 59. Occupation: priest's assistant.
157 Maren MORTENSDATTER. Born in 1647. Maren died in Kløvstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1708; she was 61.

158 Torstein PEDERSSØN. Born in 1656 in Teigen, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Torstein died in Teigen, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1698; he was 42.
159 Kari HANSDATTER. Born abt 1657 in nnerd, Solum, Telemark, Norway. Kari died in Teigen, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1741; she was 84.

Ninth Generation --------------------------------------------------
274 Asbjørn LARSSØN. Born abt 1594. Asbjørn died in S ndre Omholt, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1689; he was 95.

276 Gulbrand. Gulbrand died in Strenge, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway.
277 Ingeborg TORKILDSDATTER. Born in Strenge, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Ingeborg died aft 1634.

288 Morten OLSSØN. Born abt 1604 in Telemark? Morten died in Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, bef 1661; he was 57.
289 Åse OLSDATTER. Born in Søndre Omholt, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Åse died aft 1683 in Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway.

290 Kristen HALVORSSØN. Born in Vestre Hostvedt, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Kristen died abt 1664 in Lindum, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway.
291 Guri S RENSDATTER. Born in 1605 in Lindum, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Guri died in Lindum, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1705; she was 100.

292 Halvor GULBRANDSSØN. Halvor died bef 1664.
293 Guri GULDBRANDSDATTER.

294 Timand SJULSSØN. Born abt 1624 in Søndre Rogstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Timand died in Søndre Rogstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1696; he was 72.
295 Elin HALVORSDATTER. Born in Horntvedt, Svarstad\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway. Elin died bef 1685 in Søndre Rogstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway.

304 Dyre PEDERSSØN. Born abt 1590 in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Dyre died in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1676; he was 86.

312 Sjul JONSSØN. Born in Kløvstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Sjul died in 1666 in Kløvstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway.
313 Anne TIMANDSDATTER. Born abt 1585. Anne died in Kløvstad, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1677; she was 92.

314 Morten OLSSØN. (Same as ahnentafel number 288.)
315 Åse OLSDATTER. (Same as ahnentafel number 289.)

316 Peder TORSTEINSSØN. Born abt 1611. Peder died in Teigen, Hedenstad\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, in 1685; he was 74.
317 Anne.

319 Margrethe. Margrethe died in Solum, Telemark, Norway.

Tenth Generation --------------------------------------------------
578 Ole ROLVSSØN. Born in Søndre Hvam, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway.

580 Halvor TORESSØN. Born in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Halvor died bef 1640 in Vestre Hostvedt, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.

584 Gulbrand STRENGE.
585 Ingeborg TORKILDSDATTER. Ingeborg died bef 1664.

586 Gulbrand KNUTSØN TOFSTAD.

588 Sjul JONSSØN. (Same as ahnentafel number 312.)
589 Anne TIMANDSDATTER. (Same as ahnentafel number 313.)

590 Halvor GULLIKSSØN. Born in Horntvedt, Svarstad\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway. Halvor died aft 1636 in Horntvedt, Svarstad\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway.
591 Karen TOLLEFSDATTER. Born in Gravdal, Tuft\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Karen died bef 30 Sep 1652 in Horntvedt, Svarstad\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway.

608 Peder TORESSØN. Born abt 1550 in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Peder died in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1618; he was 68.
609 Barbro DYRESDATTER. Born in Store Gravdal, TuftSandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Barbro died in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.

624 Jon. Jon died in Lindum, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway.

Eleventh Generation --------------------------------------------------
1156 Rolv TORSTEINSSØN. Rolv died abt 1570 in Søndre Hvam, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway.

1160 Tore ASBJØRNSEN. Born abt 1510 in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Tore died in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, bef 1593; he was 83. Occupation: Lendsmann.
1161 Ingeborg TRONDSDATTER. Born in Nordre Ås, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Ingeborg died bef 1598 in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.

1180 Gullik HORNTVEDT. Born in Horntvedt, Svarstad\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway. Gullik died bef 1620 in Horntvedt, Svarstad\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway.
1181 Birgitte NILSDATTER. Born in Nordre Kiste, Siljan, Telemark, Norway. Birgitte died aft 1625.

1182 Tollef DYRESSØN. Born in 1580 in Gravdal, Tuft\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Tollef died in Nedre Skjerven, Hem\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway, abt 1643; he was 63. Occupation: Churchwarden, Juryman.
1183 ENGELBRETSDATTER. Born in Østre Grytnes, V le, Vestfold, Norway. died aft 1651 in Nedre Skjerven, Hem\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway.

1216 Tore ASBJØRNSEN. (Same as ahnentafel number 1160.)
1217 Ingeborg TRONDSDATTER. (Same as ahnentafel number 1161.)

1218 Dyre TOLLEFSSØN. Born abt 1510 in Store Gravdal, Tuft/Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Dyre died in Store Gravdal, Tuft/Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, bef 1593; he was 83.
1219 Torgerd HALVORSDATTER. Born in Fjell, Hedrum, Vestfold, Norway. Torgerd died aft 1602 in Store Gravdal, Tuft/Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.

Twelfth Generation --------------------------------------------------
2312 Torstein ROLLEIVSSON Jr. Born in 1535 in Søum, Komnes\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Torstein died in Søndre Hvam, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway, abt 1569; he was 34.

2320 Asbjørn MATTISSØN. Born abt 1475 in Tveiten, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Asbjørn died in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, aft 1543; he was 68.
2321 Ragnhild BESSESDATTER. Born abt 1485 in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.

2322 Trond TORSTEINSSØN. Trond died in Nordre Ås, Efteløt/Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.
2323 Joron STILLAUGSDATTER. Born abt 1530 in Hostvedt, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.

2364 Dyre TOLLEFSSØN. (Same as ahnentafel number 1218.)
2365 Torgerd HALVORSDATTER. (Same as ahnentafel number 1219.)

2366 Engelbret ELLINGSSØNN. Born in H rkjeft, Fon/Ramnes, Vestfold, Norway. Engelbret died abt 1604 in Østre Grytnes, V le, Vestfold, Norway.
2367 Live ØLVERSDATTER. Born in Østre Grytnes, V le, Vestfold, Norway. Live died abt 1604 in Vestre Grytnes, V le, Vestfold, Norway.

2436 Tollef DYRESSØN. Born in Hedenstad/Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Tollef died aft 1528 in Gravdal, Tuft\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.

Thirteenth Generation --------------------------------------------------
4624 Rolleiv TORSTEINSSON. Born abt 1495 in Lindheim, Sauherrad, Telemark, Norway. Rolleiv died in Norway abt 1570; he was 75. Occupation: Jurymember.
4625 Karine OLAVSDATTER. Born abt 1511 in Skjerven, Hem\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway. Karine died abt 1590; she was 79.

4640 Mattis HALVORSSØN. Born in Skinnes, Komnes/Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.
4641 TORKELSDATTER. Born in Hole, Svarstad\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway.

4642 Besse ÅSULVSON. Born in Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Besse died aft 1505.
4643 Ragnhild EILIVSDATTER. Born abt 1460 in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.

4646 Stillaug JONSSØN. Born abt 1500 in Hostvedt, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.

4732 Elling MATHISSØN. Born in H rkjeft, Fon/Ramnes, Vestfold, Norway. Elling died abt 1586 in H rkjeft, Fon/Ramnes, Vestfold, Norway.
4733 Gudrid GUNNARSDATTER. Gudrid died abt 1586.

4734 Ølver EYLEFFSSØNN. Born abt 1530 in Ryk, V le, Vestfold, Norway. Ølver died in Vestre Grytnes, V le, Vestfold, Norway, abt 1604; he was 74.

14th Generation --------------------------------------------------
9248 Torstein ROLLEIVSSON Sr. Born abt 1460 in Søum, Komnes\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Torstein died in Søum, Komnes\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, abt 1530; he was 70.
9249 Tone TORBJØRNSDATTER. Born abt 1465 in Vrålstad, Tørrdal\Drangedal, Telemark, Norway. Tone died in Lindheim, Nes\Sauherrad, Telemark, Norway, bef 1550; she was 85.

9250 Olav OLAVSSØN. Born abt 1485. Olav died in Øvre Skjerven, Hem\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway, abt 1555; he was 70.
9251 Sigri Helga MATTISDATTER. Born in Tufte, Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway. Sigri Helga died in Øvre Skjerven, Hem\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway.

9282 Torkel ASBJØRNSEN Jr. Born abt 1480 in Hole, Svarstad\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway.
9283 Ingeborg ROLVSDATTER. Born in Skui, Svarstad/Lardal, Vestfold, Norway.

9284 Åsulv EINARSSØN. Born in Bø, Efteløt\Sandsvær. Buskerud, Norway. Åsulv died aft 1507. Occupation: Juryman in Sandsvær in the 1400 century.

9286 Eiliv DYRESSØN. Born in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.
9287 NEREIDSDATTER. Born in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.

9468 Eileff ØLVERSSØN. Born abt 1505 in Ryk, V le, Vestfold, Norway. Eileff died in Øvre Skjerven, Hem\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway, abt 1580; he was 75. Occupation: Juryman.
9469 Ragna OLAVSDATTER. Born abt 1510 in Øvre Skjerven, Hem\Lardal, Vestfold, Norway.

15th Generation --------------------------------------------------
18496 Rolleiv ERLINGSSON. Born abt 1430 in Søum, Komnes\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Rolleiv died abt 1490; he was 60.
18497 Live TORSTEINSDATTER. Born abt 1432 in Søum, Komnes\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Live died abt 1475; she was 43.

18498 Torbjørn HALLVARDSSØN. Born in Vrålstad,Tørrdal\Drangedal, Telemark, Norway. Torbjørn died aft 1482 in Vrålstad,Tørrdal\Drangedal, Telemark, Norway.
18499 Elin EILIVSDATTER. Born in Asdal, Øyestad, Aust-Agder, Norway. Elin died abt 1500 in Asdal, Øyestad, Aust-Agder, Norway.

18502 Mattis NILSSØN. Born in Holm, Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway. Mattis died aft 1543 in Tufte, Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway.
18503 Karine AMUNDSDATTER SKJERVEN. Born abt 1465 in Komnes, Komnes/Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Karine died in Tufte, Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway, abt 1540; she was 75.

18564 Asbjørn TORKELSEN Jr. Born abt 1450 in Island, Hillestad, Botne, Vestfold, Norway.

18568 Einar.

18572 Dyre BJØRNSSØN. Born abt 1430 in Lindtvedt, Efteløt/Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Dyre died in Skui, Svarstad/Lardal, Vestfold, Norway, abt 1510; he was 80.

18574 Nereid TORDSSØN. Born in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.

18936 Ølver HELGESSØN. Born abt 1465 in S rby/Ryk, V le, Vestfold, Norway.

18937 EILIVSDATTER. Born abt 1480.

18938 Olav OLAVSSØN. (Same as ahnentafel number 9250.)
18939 Sigri Helga MATTISDATTER. (Same as ahnentafel number 9251.)

16th Generation --------------------------------------------------
36992 Erling ROLVSSEN.

36994 Torstein RANESSON. Born abt 1380 in Søum, Komnes\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Torstein died in Reine, Komnes\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, abt 1465; he was 85.
36995 Gunnor ARNFINNSDATTER. Gunnor died aft 1466.

36996 Halvard TORESSØN. Born abt 1390 in Øvre Vrålstad, Tørrdal/Drangedal, Telemark, Norway. Halvard died bef 1454; he was 64.
36997 Elisabeth ENGELBRETSDATTER.

36998 Eiliv BRYNJULFSSØN KECK. Born in Asdal, Øyestad, Aust-Agder, Norway. Eiliv died aft 1470. Occupation: bailiff.

37004 Nils MATTIASSON. Born in Holm, Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway.

37006 Amund BÅRDSSØN. Born in Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway. Amund died bef 1535.

37128 Torgils ASBJØRNSEN. Born abt 1420 in Island, Hillestad, Botne, Vestfold, Norway.

37144 Bjørn LIDVARDSSON. Born abt 1400 in Holm, Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway. Bjørn died in Hedenstad/Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, bef 17 May 1477; he was 77. Occupation: Jurymember.

37148 Tord ROARSSØN. Born abt 1410 in Vestre Evju, Efteløt\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Tord died in Foss, Eiker, Buskerud, Norway, in 1459; he was 49.
37149 Gunhild HÅVALDSDATTER GALLE. Born abt 1410 in Foss, Eiker, Buskerud, Norway.

17th Generation --------------------------------------------------
73984 Rolleiv BJØRNSSON. Born in Søndre Nes, Nes/Sauherrad, Telemark, Norway. Rolleiv died in Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Occupation: jurymember in Sauherrad 1400-1408.
73985 Gonnor ALVSDATTER. Born in Hem, Sauherrad, Tekemark, Norway.

73988 Rane STEINULVSSON. Born in Søum, Komnes\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Rane died abt 1440.

73992 Tore OGMUNDSSON. Born in Hybbestad, Tjølling, Vestfold, Norway. Tore died bef 1401 in Sauherrad, Telemark, Norway. Occupation: Priest.
73993 Margaretha HALLVARDSDATTER. Born in Vrålstad,Tørrdal\Drangedal, Telemark, Norway. Margaretha died in Lindheim, Nes\Sauherrad, Telemark, Norway.

73994 Engelbret ENGELBRETSSØN. Engelbret died on 27 Apr 1436 in Stockholm, Sweden.

73996 Brynjulv EILIVSSØN. Born in Asdal, Øyestad, Aust-Agder, Norway. Occupation: bailiff.
73997 Steinvor TARALDSDATTER. Born in Landsvik, Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway.

74008 Mattias TORGEIRSSON. Born in Tufte, Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway. Mattias died in Holm, Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway.
74009 Helga. Born in Holm, Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway.

74256 Asbjørn TORGILSSON Sr. Born in Botne, Vestfold, Norway.
74257 GUNNARSDATTER. Born abt 1390 in Island, Hillestad, Botne, Vestfold, Norway.

74288 Lidvard GLØDERSSON. Born abt 1340 in Holm, Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway. Lidvard died in Nøklegård, Andebu, Vestfold, Norway, aft 1404; he was 64.

74289 BJØRNSDATTER. Born in Lindheim, Nes\Sauherrad, Telemark, Norway.

18th Generation --------------------------------------------------
147968 Bjørn TORLEIVSSON. Born in Lindtvedt, Nes/Sauherrad, Telemark, Norway. Bjørn died in 1397 in Søndre Bjørntvedt, Solum, Telemark, Norway. Occupation: priest at Solim and dean in Gjerpen deanery, district governor in Skien abt 1370-1385.
147969 Elin "Dylla" TORGEIRSDATTER. Born in Rakkestad, Østfold, Norway.

147970 Ølver BORGARSSON. Born in Hem, Sauherrad, Tekemark, Norway. Ølver died aft 1349 in Hjartdal eller Heddal, Telemark, Norway.
147971 Ingeborg. Ingeborg died in 1349.

147976 Steinulv NIKULASSON. Born in Søum, Komnes\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Steinulv died aft 1437.
147977 Live RANESDATTER. Born in Selvik, Sande, Vestfold, Norway.

147984 Ogmund TORLEIVSSON. Born in Lindheim, Sauherrad, Telemark, Norway. Ogmund died in Hybbestad, Tjølling, Vestfold, Norway.
147985 Åsa. Born in Hybbestad, Tjølling, Vestfold, Norway.

147986 Hallvard OLAVSSON. Born in Vrålstad, Tørrdal\Drangedal, Telemark, Norway.

147992 Eiliv d.e BRYNJULVSSØN. Eiliv d.e died in Asdal, Øyestad, Aust-Agder, Norway.

147994 Tarald ULVSSØNN. Born in Landsvik, Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway. Tarald died in Asdal, His ya/Øyestad Aust-Agder, Norway.

148016 Torgeir MATTIASSON esquire. Born in Tufte, Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway.
148017 Ulvhild GLØDERSDATTER. Born in Holm, Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway.

148514 Gunnar ARNBJØRNSSON. Born in Island, Hillestad, Botne, Vestfold, Norway. Gunnar died in Borre, Vestfold, Norway?
148515 Gro EINARSDATTER. Born in Island, Hillestad, Botne, Vestfold, Norway.

148576 Gløder ARNASSON. Born abt 1325 in Skalberg, Tjølling, Vestfold, Norway. Gløder died in Holm, Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway, bef 1376; he was 51.
148577 Joron NIKOLASDATTER GALLE. Born in Brunla, Brunlanes, Vestfold, Norway. Joron died bef 1398.

148578 Bjørn TORLEIVSSON. (Same as ahnentafel number 147968.)
148579 Elin "Dylla" TORGEIRSDATTER. (Same as ahnentafel number 147969.)

19th Generation --------------------------------------------------
295936 Torleiv SAKSBJØRNSSON. Born in Lindheim, Nes\Sauherrad, Telemark, Norway. Torleiv died in 1341.
295937 Cecilie IVARSDATTER. Born in Nes, Sauherrad, Telemark, Norway. Cecilie died aft 1350 in Nes, Sauherrad, Telemark, Norway.

295938 Torgeir "Dylla". Born in Rakkestad, Østfold, Norway.

295940 Borgar VETRLIDSSON. Born in Hem, Sauherrad, Tekemark, Norway. Borgar died on 29 Jun 1336 in Lund, Hedenstad/Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Cause of death: murdered.
295941 Aslaug SAKSBJØRNSDATTER. Born in Lindheim, Nes\Sauherrad, Telemark, Norway.

295952 Nikulas EIVINDSSON. Born in Søum, Komnes\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Nikulas died aft 1350.

295954 Rane d.e. ORMSSON.

295968 Torleiv SAKSBJØRNSSON. (Same as ahnentafel number 295936.)
295969 Cecilie IVARSDATTER. (Same as ahnentafel number 295937.)

295972 Olav HALLVARDSSON. Born in Vrålstad,Tørrdal\Drangedal, Telemark, Norway.
295973 Signe.

296032 Mattias TORGEIRSSON Sr. Mattias died abt 1350. Occupation: Royal treasurer in Tønsberg 1342 and 1347.

296034 Gløder ARNASSON. (Same as ahnentafel number 148576.)
296035 Joron NIKOLASDATTER GALLE. (Same as ahnentafel number 148577.)

297030 Einar ØLVERSSON. Born abt 1315 in Borre, Vestfold, Norway?

297152 Arne ANDRESSØN. Born in Skalberg, Tjølling, Vestfold, Norway. Arne died aft 1339. Occupation: Knight.
297153 Åse AUDUNSDATTER.

297154 Nikolas SVEINSSON GALLE. Nikolas died in 1398 in Brunla, Brunlanes, Vestfold, Norway. Occupation: Knight, Member of the Riksråd, District Governor for Råbyggelaget.
297155 Ingeborg ERLINGSDATTER. Ingeborg died aft 1380.

20th Generation --------------------------------------------------
591872 Saksbjørn. Born in Lindheim, Nes\Sauherrad, Telemark, Norway.

591874 Ivar Rova OGMUNDSSON. Born abt 1290 in Hesby, Finnøy, Rogaland, Norway. Ivar Rova died in Lindheim, Nesherrad, Telemark, Norway, bef 1350; he was 60. Occupation: drottsete-sort of prime minister, Kings upper governor & leader of the treasury.
591875 Kristin TORESDATTER.

591880 Vetrlide BORGARSSON. Born in Herre-Skilbred, Høyjord/Andebu, Vestfold, Norway. Vetrlide died in Hem, Sauherrad, Tekemark, Norway.

591882 Saksbjørn. (Same as ahnentafel number 591872.)

591904 Eivind RANESSON. Born abt 1280 in Søum, Komnes\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.

591908 Orm d.e. RANESSON. Born in Søndre Reine, Komnes/Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Orm d.e. died in 1350 in Bjerknes, Efteløt/Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway.
591909 Torunn.

594060 Ølver PÅLSSON. Born in Bjørke, Hof. Vestfold, Norway. Ølver died bef 1367 in Bjørke, Hof. Vestfold, Norway.
594061 Audgerd ERLINGSDATTER. Audgerd died in Bjørke, Hof. Vestfold, Norway.

594304 Andres. Born abt 1250 in Skalberg, Tjølling, Vestfold, Norway.
594305 Margaretha.

21st Generation --------------------------------------------------
1183748 Baron Ogmund SIGURDSSON. Born in Hesby, Finnøy, Rogaland, Norway. Ogmund died in 1320 in Hesby, Finnøy, Rogaland, Norway. Occupation: Baron.
1183749 GAUTESDATTER. Born in Talgje.

1183750 Baron Tore HÅKONSSON. Tore died in 1317 in Manvik, Brunlanes, Vestfold, Norway. Occupation: Barron, Knight, District Gov., Chancelor, Kings Royal Treasurer.
1183751 Ingeborg ERLINGSDATTER. Born in Tanberg, Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway. Ingeborg died in 1315 in Manvik, Brunlanes, Vestfold, Norway.

1183760 Borgar. Born in Herre-Skilbred, Høyjord/Andebu, Vestfold, Norway.

1183808 Rane JONSSØN. Born in Gjorslev, Sjælland, Denmark. Rane died in 1294 in Søum, Komnes\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway. Occupation: Knight (Ridder), adviser in the inner cabinet for King Erik Klipping in Denmark.
1183809 Kristin ALVSDATTER SPENDELSKO. Born abt 1260. Kristin died in Søum, Komnes\Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, in 1348; she was 88.

1183816 Rane JONSSØN. (Same as ahnentafel number 1183808.)
1183817 Kristin ALVSDATTER SPENDELSKO. (Same as ahnentafel number 1183809.)

1188122 Erling.
1188123 NIKOLASDATTER. Born in Gidske, Møre and Romsdal.

22nd Generation --------------------------------------------------
2367498 Baron Gaute ERLINGSSON. Born in Talgje. Occupation: Baron.
2367499 GREGORIUSDATTER. Born abt 1245.

2367500 Håkon TORESSON. Håkon died in 1267. Occupation: Bishop, leader in Cathedral School.

2367502 Erling den unge ALVSSON. Born in Tanberg, Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway. Erling den unge died in 1283.
2367503 Kristin.

2367616 Jon RANESSON.
2367617 Elisabeth NILSDATTER FALSTER.

2367618 Earl Alv ERLINGSSON. Born in Tanberg, Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway. Alv died in 1292 in Herre-Skilbred, Høyjord/Andebu, Vestfold, Norway. Occupation: Baron and Earl.
2367619 HÅKONSDATTER.

2376246 Nikolais PETERSON. Nikolais died in Gidske, Møre and Romsdal. Occupation: lendmann.

23rd Generation --------------------------------------------------
4734998 Gregorius ANDRESSON STOVREIM. Born in 1209 in Stårheim, Nordfjord. Gregorius died in 1246; he was 37. Occupation: Ridder og Sysselmann.
4734999 Princess Cicilia HAAKONSDATTER. Born in 1222. Cicilia died in Druknet under båtreise fra Bergen, in 1248; she was 26. Occupation: Princess.

4735004 Alv ERLINGSSON.
4735005 Ingebjørg BÅRDSDATTER. Ingebjørg died abt 1240.

4735236 Erling den unge ALVSSON. (Same as ahnentafel number 2367502.)
4735237 Kristin. (Same as ahnentafel number 2367503.)

4735238 Håkon TORESSON. (Same as ahnentafel number 2367500.)

4752492 Peter PÅLSON. Peter died in 1254 in Gidske, Møre and Romsdal. Occupation: District Governor.

24th Generation --------------------------------------------------
9469998 King Haakon HAAKONSSON IV. Born in 1204 in Eidsberg. Haakon died in Orknøyene on 15 Dec 1263; he was 59. Occupation: King of Norway 1217-1263.
9469999 Kanga den UNGE.

9504984 Pål NIKOLAISSON FLIDA. Pål died in 1217 in Gidske, M re and Romsdal.

25th Generation --------------------------------------------------
18939996 King Haakon SVERRESSON III. Born in 1178. Haakon died in Bergen, Norway, on 1 Jan 1204; he was 26. Occupation: King of Norway 1202-1204.
18939997 Inga OLAFSDATTER FRA VARTEIG. Born in 1183. Inga died in 1235; she was 52.

26th Generation --------------------------------------------------
37879992 King Sverre SIGURDSSON. Born in 1152 in Neppe sønn av Sigurd Munn. Sverre died on 9 Mar 1202; he was 50. Occupation: King of Norway 1177-1202.

Discover Your Visual DNA

A friend sent me this link to an on-line quiz to discover your Visual DNA. There are a series of photos you have to choose one in each group that appeals to you in response to a topic. Click on the link, click the photo for you and move on, until the end where you will get a profile of yourself. a Visual DNA
I can't say all of my profile was right on, but some was. It was fun and interesting to do.

Conquering Clutter…

Have you ever watched the show Clean Sweep? It often gave me heart palpitations as I watched people have to part with items they treasured. I watched Oprah earlier this week where they were focusing on people who are drowning in clutter. This is a topic close to home (literally), I’m a self confessed “pack rat”. (I used to say it was in the genes. My parents are also "collectors". I can see my Mom smiling as she reads this.) Growing up on a farm, things were reused, refurbished and some ended up saving money down the road. As an art teacher, everything has a second use. With the trend to create recycled art I constantly have a sack of things heading to school to sort of share the wealth of clutter I have. I also love antiques, so they are sprinkled in here and there along with mementos close to my heart. I’ve asked myself if clutter is infringing on other areas of my life? So I took this afternoon to start on my trek to conquer my clutter, one room at a time…
Peter Walsh gave these steps to get started:
1. Get Real – grab a trash bag and do the Trash Bag Tango
2. Realize there are Two Types of Clutter – Memory clutter or I might need it one day clutter and lazy clutter. (I’m working on the lazy clutter first, as an artist and with my love of genealogy and family history the memory clutter will be tough)
3. Think F.A.S.T. – Fix a time, Anything not used in 12 months, Someone elses stuff, Trash.
4. Learn the Rules – Start on time. Don’t argue. Don’t waste time. Make your piles. (I make too many piles, that’s a problem) Don’t stop until you’re done. Evaluate and congratulate.
5. Do It All Over Again
I'm still on #1 and #2. One thing they said on Oprah was people often find money in the cleaning process. I found a $27. check for one of my books I sold to a library in Texas! Off to the bank!
The ATCs are still being made at night while watching TV. Here's my latest, the background was part of a printmaking project I cut up for many of the cards.

Spring Break

We have spring break this week and I'm afraid the week will fly by... I've got a list of things to accomplish, but so far have only attacked a few things on it. Things tend to pile up (literally) during the regular school weeks and it's overwhelming thinking about everything I've put off and intend to do this week.
I had a MRI on my ankle yesterday, it's still swelling and painful due to my psoriatic arthritis. Hopefully they'll find something to help after comparing it to one I had last summer. A friend went along with me and we went out to eat and shopping afterwards, it was great to have a fun day.
Today, I've resumed the housecleaning tasks and went outside a little to clean up the aftereffects of winter. I have spring cleaning inside and out to do. I still have artwork to grade and should get up to school to do some work but that will have to wait until another day... then there are taxes to do!!!
Here's the latest artist trading card I made. I want to get a big stack of them made to take along to the National Art Educators convention I'm going to in Minneapolis in April (in case there is some trading going on there.)

Artist Trading Cards

I spent part of this afternoon making artist trading cards (ATC). Artist Trading Cards are small pieces of original art measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches, that one artist exchanges with another. It was relaxing for me to get back to creating after a busy week at school. These are a few of what I created.
I'm doing an exchange with some people in a week or so. I invited some fellow art teachers and friends in on my first try at this. For this exchange, each participating artist sends 1-3 cards to a central coordinator (Me). These small artworks can be any medium or subject matter. I'll randomly choose and return cards back to each participant that were sent by other artists.
I've only gotten 8 cards from other people so far (I hope more arrive in the next week), how fun to see what other people are sending in. The people who have sent cards to me already all read this blog... I hope they had as much fun making their cards as I did! I used some base paper I had done printmaking and watercolors on, colored pencils, an ink pen, pencil and cut paper to create these.

Norwegian Heritage - Mom's side

Mom's father's lines goes back to Norway. I easily get confused when it comes to Norwegian research, but have found some great help from people, including recently a cousin from Mom's Wettestad (adopted) side, who helped with Mom's Aaro line (birth father) Thanks go out to Arild Jensen of Drammen, Norway, this past week, and an Aaro cousin, Marilyn Leonard who helped me years ago. (I've since lost contact with Marilyn)

Left: Amund Trondsen Aarøli and his wife Ingeborg Marie Larsdatter.
My Great Great Grandfather, Amund Trondsen Aarøli was born in 1833, on the farm Aarølien in Bolsø, Molde, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. He died there in 1908, and was buried at the cemetery at Røbekk Kirke, in Molde. On December 30, 1860, he married Ingeborg Marie Larsdatter. Ingeborg was born in August of 1838, in Molde and died February 13, 1919, on the farm Aarølia. She is also buried at the Røbekk church cemetery. Eight children were born to this union. (The Røbekk Kirke in Molde, photos taken by Halvard from Norway.)
On the 1865 census, Aarølien was in the school district of Aarohagen. The farm had 4 sheep, oats and potatoes. Living on the farm were Aumund, Ingeborg, Cisilie, Johanna and Ingeborg's sister Magnild Larsdatter and her daughter Karoline Nildatter. On the 1900 census, Amund's occupation was listed as altmuligmann, (handyman) and 4 people (Amund, Ingeborg, Anton & Sicilie) lived on the farm Aarølien, which had grain, potatoes, cattle, a vegetable garden and an orchard.
Aarø is a farm name. The various spelling derivatives; Aaro, Aarønes, Aarøli, Aarølien refer to features of a particular area. Lien, for instance, is a grassy knoll.
Left: Three unidentified men at the Aarøli homestead.
The farm was situated on the mainland part of Bolsøy parish. In the old days, Bolsøy was its own municipality, consisting of the island and mainland to the North, but today Bolsøy is a part of Molde municipality. (The farm is not located on the island Bolsøya as I previously posted.) Bolsøya is a low, forest-clad island about 10 km. from the center of the city Molde in Møre og Romsdal county along the Atlantic coast. Molde is a popular tourist destination during the summer. The surrounding areas of Molde offer popular rock climbing, ice climbing, bouldering, glacier and base jumping opportunities.
Right: The Aarø homestead, Aarølien.

Amund and Ingeborg's youngest child was Peter Amundson Aaro, my great grandfather. Peter was born July 7, 1882, and died March 16, 1956, at St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, Brown Co., SD, from a heart attack, stroke and diabetes. On September 1, 1904, in Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA, he married Anna Louise Kramer. Anna was born in Stordalen, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway and died April 4, 1965, at St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, SD, from Renal Failure, Uremia, and diabetes. Both of them are buried at Riverside Cemetery in Aberdeen. Peter was a carpenter. Anna came to the United States in 1903, settling at Tacoma, WA. Shortly after their marriage, they came to Aberdeen to live and raise their family.
Right: Anna Aaro and her daughter Louise.
Anna's home parish, Stordal parish is an annex to Stranda main parish, Møre og Romsdal. Stranda is one of Norways most well known scenic areas for tourism. Møre og Romsdal got its name after Møre (the costal district) and Rolsdal (the mountainous, inland district). Stordal is across the Romsdalsfjord from Molde.
Peter Aarø's sister Cecilie was very enterprising and had her own "Hotel Aarø" in Molde. Of course it has a different name now, and has been remodeled, but I wonder where it's location was or what the new name is. I've been told Cecilie was "hell on wheels". She went over the bedsprings with a white glove, and if there was any dust, the staff surely heard about it. Her business acumen must have been pretty remarkable, though.

Left: The location of the county Møre og Romsdal within Norway.
I would love to hear from anyone who connects to this family or has more knowledge of this area in Norway. All this information makes me want to travel to Norway!

Klänkorp, Ljung, Östergötland, Sweden

Klänkorp is the name of a farm where, at one time, my ancestors and relatives farmed and lived in Sweden. It is a small farm in Ljung Parish about a 5 minutes ride into the woods from the big road. So it really was in the middle of "nowhere." The stone to the right was out at the big road which showed where the turn off to Klänkorp was.

In 2001, we spent a couple days searching the area, visiting farms, distant cousins, churches and climbing the hills of the "old country" where my Dad's ancestors emigrated from.

We were lucky to be greeted to this farm by the owners, Björn and Margaretta Åke. (Björn sang in the Ljung church choir at that time. Someone else could have been renting the land surrounding their home, I don't remember now...) They were very welcoming to us, inviting us into their home, which was built in 1925. The house is not the same one our ancestors lived in, but some of the out buildings dated back to the 1700's.
A friend I had met on the Internet, Inger Nyberg was our guide through the back roads and had visited the farms before we came to announce we would be visiting. Eighty year old Engwar Elfgaard also traveled with us. Although he didn't speak English he was very informed of our ancestry as his deceased wife was our 4th cousin. We continually commented on and now remember how friendly the Swedes were on our visits and travel throughout their country.

As I look back in my genealogy records I find our ancestors living at Klänkorp during the 1700's and 1800's.
One of the earliest in my direct line worked as farmers there. My 8th Great Grandparents; Joen Månsson (b. ? - d. 5 Apr 1711) and his wife Brita Holstensdotter (b. abt 1628 - d. 10 Nov 1707) Both died at Klänkorp.
My 6th Great Grandparents; Anders Eriksson (b. 1705 - d. 13 Apr 1763) and his wife Anna Simonsdotter (b. 8 Oct 1706 - d. 25 Feb 1795) farmed at Klänkorp and both died there.
In my records there were other cousins, aunts and uncles who lived there as well.

The day of our visit it was beautiful. The lupines we enjoyed each day, filling the ditches and fields, were in bloom and my Aunt Joyce and Mom couldn't resist having their photo taken in front of them not far from the Klänkorp house.

This old cellar/cold storage door was built into the side of a hill or berm not far from the house.
Both my Johnson and Swanson lines have connections to this farm. The latest was a cousin on the Johnson side who died there in 1901.

Old Stories from the Classroom

Kids say the wackiest things sometimes. Teachers can relate to these stories and probably have some of their own they remember. Maybe they're just funny to me since I was "there".
Way back in 1981, when I was a first year art teacher, the school librarian told me about a student I had as a senior in my class. When he was a junior, he was assigned to do a report on the artist Michelangelo. Remember this is before everyone had the Internet, so he was looking in the library at the encyclopedias. Puzzled, when he couldn't find any information on the famous artist in them, he went to the librarian for help, "I can't find anything on an artist I'm supposed to write about, can you help?" The librarian ready to help, asked the artist name. The student replied, "I've looked in all the A encyclopedias, his name is Angelo, Michael Angelo."
Back when I taught elementary art, I was trying to implant the desire to fully decorate a Christmas tree to a kindergarten art class. I was relating how my mother loved to decorate our tree at home with all kinds of ornaments, filling our tree. One little boy with disbelief and shock evident on his face blurted without raising his hand, "You have a mom!!!???". Yes, it's true even 27 year old teachers have parents in our closets!
In my 7th grade art class we'd been painting with watercolors making color wheels and all and the students were supposed to make a monochromatic painting (using 1 color and only mixing additions of white or black to that color). A girl had been gone for numerous days in the hospital and home recovering and came up to me and said "I still don't have that mammogram done." My teeth about fell out, I thought oh this poor girl really has problems and she's only a 7th grader! What could I answer but "Oh, you don't?" She replied "What color should I use and should I do it now or take it home." Ah ha, "Oh, your MONOCHROMATIC painting,..."
How many times have students walked into my classroom with a question on their mind and absentmindedly called for my attention with a "Mom!"
While students are working we often have many different topics we discuss. I can't remember how we got to the point of talking about clergymen. One girl, with a puzzled look on her face said, "Wait, what's a clergyman?" I asked what she thought one was, after all, we had been talking for a while. Her answer has stayed with me for many years, "Isn't he a person who collects people's coats?"

Button up - Digital Fun

I subscribe to a newsletter called Photojojo. It sends ideas of projects you can do with your digital camera. On a recent post it suggested to go to the site for the film Coraline. I don't know much about the film, but it is stop-motion animated like the film The Nightmare before Christmas. The story is about a young girl who walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life and Coraline must count on her resourcefulness and bravery to get back home. To adapt a photo, here is The Other Mother's Workshop if you want to add buttons. I even buttoned my mouth in this one. I've seen some people use these portraits on their facebook photos!

Pastor Wretlof, a Religious Pioneer

Years ago when I wrote "A West Ender's Scrapbook", I had researched the history of the area I grew up in in Sioux township, Lyon Co., IA. Our church, Grandview Covenant Church, has a history that goes back further than the church building, which was built in 1914.
In 1873, religious services of Swedish settlers began when Rev. John F. Wretlof, a 29 year old preacher from from Boone, IA, arrived along the Sioux River in Sioux Township. Pastor Wretlof was born Dec. 26, 1843, in Göteborg, Sweden, and had immigrated from Sweden, August 3, 1864. He came to Rock Rapids on the stage in May 1873, and then set out on foot across the open prairie in search of Swedish settlers that lived in this region. He found the Jackson dugout along the Big Sioux River, about one and a half miles southwest of Granite, IA. He stayed with the Jacksons for a few days and met with other Swedish pioneers in the area, sharing God’s Word in preaching, song and prayer, the start of a religious community. Rev. Wretlof soon brought his newlywed bride, of one year, the former Augusta Johnson, to the community, and they homesteaded near Valley Springs, SD.

The following, written in 1913, by Rev. Wretlof was published in FROM THE READING CIRCLE (Från läsekretsen) in Brandon, S.D. (Translated by my great aunt Mable E. Swanson)
RECOLLECTIONS OF REV. J. F. WRETLOF - Early days in the Granite, IA, & Valley Springs, SD, areas
In the year 1873 I lived in Boone, Iowa, where I presided over a congregation. By the Iowa conference was I called to make a journey in the northwest corner of Iowa to there seek to find Swedish people, in case such existed there.
In the last of the month of May I set out to unknown regions. The trip occurred by railroad to Rock Rapids, Iowa, then to Larchwood with the mailman and then by foot over beautiful, grass-rich but people-empty prairie. Here I wandered the whole afternoon without noticing the least trace of any roads. The air was foggy and it mist-rained about the whole time. This resulted in that I did not know exactly where to I went. Tired, wet and hungry, I thought of taking night quarters in the wet grass, when the sun came out, just as it was ready to go down in the west. I became now glad and brave again, because I understood now, that I was on the right direction. What was it that I now heard? A dog barking down there in the valley. That gave me speed, because there must be people. And soon I got to see a man, who in pure Swedish greeted: “Good evening and who are you?” I told him in what errand I was out. He opened then the door to a dugout and bade me step in and be welcome.
Here he and his wife lived soon over a years time. I got food. Then was had a while of prayer. The days troubles were now forgotten. Some more families lived here beside the Big Sioux River. We invited the people to a meeting, and they came nearly all. They were glad to get, for the first time out here, to hear the talk about the crucified but risen Savior. I was then with them a few days and talked with them about God’s kingdom. The neighborhood here is now called Granite.
I got the knowledge about , that further to the north there should be many Swedish people and that it was up towards Dakota Territory. A man who had a pair of horses, offered himself to drive me up there. The offer was received with joy. This was the only place I could find out here, where some countrymen had settled themselves down.
Now was the take-off for Dakota. After a couple hours of riding, my driver stopped his horses by the edge of a little brook. He said, “Here live Swedish people.” I asked him: “Where is the living house?” The answer became: “Doesn’t the pastor see the house!” He pointed to a pipe, which stuck up out of the earth. I went a few steps down the hill, and look, there was a door. I knocked on the door and a young woman came out. I said to her, that I was out with an invitation from our God. Her eyes filled with tears and she burst out: “Thanks, dear Lord Jesus, that you have not forgotten us!” Her husband came now. I became of them both so heartily received. Here was a “Mary” home, which Jesus loved. Such was my entry here in Dakota.
Soon was here a crowd gathered who wanted to hear about Jesus, The Crucified. The people out here had been here nearly two years, I was not the first preacher, who got to tell, to inform of the Word of Life here in Dakota. I stayed here some days. It felt quite good to be among them. Some of them were believers. The time had now come, that I must say to them farewell. But before that occurred, I must promise them two things. First, to organize a congregation here. After some consideration I met their desires. The 8th of June organized we a congregation, which received the name of “Beaver Valley.” The second was, that I should come out here and live among them. My answer became, that if it was God’s will. I would come, but when, I could not now say.
The Lord arranged it so, that I with family could leave Boone already the 1st of September. We traveled now by train to LeMars, Iowa, where we were met by an ox drive, sent by the friends in Beaver Valley Dakota Territory. From LeMars to our destination it took us nearly three days. At 5 o’clock in the morning of the 6th of September we were at our journeys goal. We now got to move in with a family who lived in a dugout, which lacked both windows, doors and floor. There we lived for 3 weeks. Later we got our own dugout, which also got to serve, during 3 years, as gathering place for our preaching and prayer meetings.
Soon I got three other preaching places, namely: Granite, Iowa, Sioux Falls, and Little Beaver, now Swedona. The people had need to both hear and read God’s word, not only on Sunday but all the days. Meetings during the week were held here and there in our low and small dugouts. To walk afoot, five or seven miles to hear the sermon, or to ride after oxen and tie the cow behind the wagon, that was not at all any trouble. The cow got to follow with, so that one knew where one had her when one came home. Poverty and sacrifice were our daily guests; but happy and contented the people in general seemed to be. Real want was there however not, even if one and another had to grind wheat for flour on the coffee grinder.
Now has 40 years gone and ended since we began the mission work out here. Of those which were with the 8th of June 1873, at the organization of the Beaver Valley Congregation - belonging to the Augustana Synod - most of them are dead. Only a few are yet left. New relations have come. This congregation now wanted to celebrate a 40-year-fest. The 12th of October was decided therefore. I was invited to give the fest speech. The day came when the fest should be celebrated; it was a beautiful, sun warm day. A large crowd of people were therefore gathered in the church. The fest took its beginning soon after the high mass was ended, which was held by the congregation’s pastor. Thereafter joint psalm-singing. Then the pastor read one of David’s psalms and lead in prayer. Thereafter I plucked forth as good as I could one and the other, small and good, from the humble beginning days. The speech was heard with great interest. A music band played some pieces. With song and the down-calling of God’s blessings the simple fest ended.
Sunday, the 19th of October was a very cold and stormy day. I was today at home. Between 1 and 2 o’clock, p.m. I heard a weak rap on the door. I went then to see who it was. It was not one or two persons, but a great crowd of folks, men and woman, young and old, which stood out there in the cold. I became so astonished that I did not come me about to great them welcome. They did not wait either until the invitation came, but as a stream they rushed in. For safety’s sake I took my refuge behind the door. But what people are they and what do they want? Oh yes! See! They are, why, of course, old dear friends, friends from Granite, Iowa and from Beaver Valley. All their faces shone of contentment over that they could so suddenly surprise me and so without resistance take in the mount. When they now had come to quiet, I should surely greet them welcome. When I was to begin, I became so overwhelmed by Jesus’ Word in Luke 21:36, so that a welcome talk became nothing of, but a counseling word to all: “Wake and pray.” The Lord’s mealtime should now be celebrated. Soon we were all in full speed to eat of all the good things which the friends had with them. With song, prayer and conversation the time flew fast away. At the last stepped one of my former confirmation children forth and asked for quietness. Some verses were then read. At the last was reached out a large bill packet to me and my wife. It was a money gift, named-will do. How should I bring forth to the friends my and my wife’s hearty thanks. That was easier thought then done when one becomes so lovingly met in word and action by loving friends. Thanks friends, dear in the Lord! May we all understand God’s Gift in Christ Jesus.
J.F. Wretlof - 1913

Rev. Wretlof resigned, March 24, 1919, and only months later, on December 1, 1919, our faithful shepherd and minister of 46 years passed away in his home in Brandon, SD. May there always be a Peace of Christian Love over his memory.