The information provided below was assembled to assist me in identifying potential YDNA matches: my Haplogroup is R-M198.

2. Arnold William Hanson, my father, was born 11 Dec 1914  in Berlin, La Moure, North Dakota, married Anna Lorraine Amborn (b. 16 June 1923, d. 7 Jan 2019) and died 21 May 1971 in the Hines Veterans Hospital, Cook, Illinois.

4. Anton Edvar Hanson was born on the Herset farm in Nesna, Nordland, Norway on 25 April 1886. He emigrated to the United States in 1904 where his middle name was Americanized to “Edward” and where he met and married Inger Marie Antonsdatter. He died 18 Feb 1921 from Pneumonia shortly after purchasing a farm just North of Birchwood, Washburn, Wisconsin.

Nesna was and is a small town on the coast of Norway located 25 miles (41 km) South of the Arctic Circle. As you will see below, Nesna was the birthplace for this entire line of my family.

8. Hans Emaus Isakson was also born on the Herset farm in Nesna, Nordland, Norway on July 4, 1853. He married Inger Helene Andersdatter in Norway. He and most of his children emigrated to the United States. He died in the Northern Pacific Benevolent Society Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 14 June 1932.

16. Isak Johan Larsen was born in Nesna, Nordland, Norway about 22 February 1818. He married Maren Christiane Andersdatter and died in Nesna on 19 December 1888.

  • He had 3 daughters
  • He had 6 sons:
    1. Hans Emaus [or Emahus] Isakson (see above)
    2. Anton Edvard Isakson (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 18 October 1845, d. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 4 June 1885)
      • Isak Johan Antonson (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 17 August 1877, d. January 1968 in North Dakota)
        • Albert G Antonsen
        • Arthur Edward Antonsen
      • Karl Antonsen (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 26 October 1883, d. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 6 February 1884)
      • Karl Antonio Antonsen (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 10 June 1885, d. 30 November 1881)
    3. Lorents Andreas Isakson (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway, emigrated to the United States in 1915, d. 2 February, 1922 in Washington USA)
      • Ivar Anker Lorentssen (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 2 July 1877, d. Fargo City, North Dakota, USA 7 January 1957)
        • Malter Ola Lorentzen
          • Gerald M Lorentzen
          • Donald W. Lorentzen
          • Dennis B. Lorentzen
        • Arnold I Lorentzen
        • Norman Martin Lorentzen
          • Living Lorentzen
      • Otto Kristian Lorentssen (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 8 January 1885, d. Almeda, California, USA 16 October 1955)
        • Edwin Lorentzen
        • Thomas Bjerknes Lorentzen
          • Living Lorentzen
      • Hilmar Krough Moeller Lorentssen (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 15 April 1888, d. Prince Ruperst, BC, Canada 13 December 1960)
      • Wilmelm Andreas Lorentssen (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 25 June 1890, d. USA 18 January 1893)
    4. Elias Nicholi Isakson (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 21 April 1855, d. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 10 April 1911)
    5. Jacob Johan Isakson (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 6 February 1858, emigrated to the United States in 1888, d. North Dakota, USA about 1931)
      • Edwind Isakson (b. North Dakota, USA about 1916)
      • Arnold Edward Isakson (b. North Dakota, USA about 1925)
        • Living Isakson
        • Living Isakson
    6. Benjamin Nicolai Isakson (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway (b. Nesna, Nordland, Norway 9 June 1860, emigrated to the United States in 1889, d. Fort Ransom, North Dakota, USA 30 April 1946)
      • Emil Bernard Isakson (b. North Dakota, USA 15 July 1895, d. 1990)
        • Living Isakson (b. 1928)
          • Living Isakson
          • Living Isakson
        • Living Isakson (b. 1935)
          • Living Isakson
          • Living Isakson
      • Ingval Augustine Isakson (b. North Dakota, USA 23 February 1897, d. 9 April 1988)
        • Living Isakson (b. 1923)
        • Living Isakson (b. 1924)
        • Living Isakson (b. 1938)
        • Living Isakson (b. 1941)
      • Richard Bang Isakson (b. North Dakota, USA 5 January 1908, d. South Dakota, USA 21 June 1952)

32. Lars Isachsen was born in Nesna, Nordland, Norway in February 1783. He married Ingeborg Marie Hansdatter and died in Nesna on 28 March 1793.

64. Isaac Stenersen was born in Nesna, Nordland, Norway on 23 May 1748. He married Kirsten Nilesatter and died in Nesna in 1801.

128. Steener Johnsen was born in Nesna, Nordland, Norway about 1696. He married Karen Isachsen and, later,  Anna Andersdatter and died in Nesna in 1776.

I have not found any documentation identifying the parents of Steener Johnson.

  • There are about 50 trees in MyHeritage that identify his parents as John Stenersen and Marit Hendricksen.
  • There is one entry for a Jon Stenersen and Marit Hendricksen in the Family Search Family Tree that is a possibility.
  • Frode Holthe, a Norwegian researcher, also identifies Jon Stenersen as the father of Stener Johnson in his database citing sources I am not familiar with…
    • Skifteprotokoll Nordland fylke, Helgeland sorenskriveri nr. 36 (3A 0051), 1762-1762, s. 223a. Skifte 28. mai 1762 etter mors søster Kirsten.
      • Probate Records for Nordland County, Helgeland Magistrate Record Book number 36 (3A 0051), 1762-1762, page 223a, Probate 28 May 1762, after mothers sister Kirten
    • Skifteprotokoll Nordland fylke, Helgeland sorenskriveri nr. 8A (3A 0012), 1738-1740, s. 236a. Skifte 4. november 1739. Etter far.
      • Probate Records for Nordland County, Helgeland Magistrate Record Book number 8A (3A 0012), 1738-1740, page 236a Probate 4 November 1739 by father.

These are the names of interest… If you are a YDNA match with any of them please contact me!

Antonsen Albert G
Antonsen Arthur Edward
Antonsen Karl Antonio
Hanson Allen Lee
Hanson Anton Edvar
Hanson Anton Edwin
Hanson Arnold William
Hanson Danny
Hanson Herman Bernard
Hanson Lloyd Howard
Hanson Ludvig Martin
Hanson Ralph Merrill
Hanson William Clayton
Isachsen Lars
Isakson Anton Edvard
Isakson Arnold Edward
Isakson Benjamin Nicolai
Isakson Edwind
Isakson Elias Nicholi
Isakson Emil Bernard
Isakson Hans Emaus
Isakson Ingval Autustine
Isakson Jacob Johan
Isakson Lorents Andreas
Isakson Richard Bang
Johnsen Agustus
Johnsen Steener
Larsen Isak Johan
Lorentssen Hilmar Krough Moeller
Lorentssen Ivar Anker
Lorentssen Otto Kristian
Lorentssen Wilhelm Andreas
Lorentzen Arnold I
Lorentzen Dennis B
Lorentzen Donald W
Lorentzen Edwin
Lorentzen Gerald M
Lorentzen Malter Ola
Lorentzen Norman Martin
Lorentzen Thomas Bjerknes
Steenersen Anders
Steenersen Isak
Steenersen Ole
Steenersen Soren
Stenersen Issac
Stenersen Johan