If you have traced your family history, you may recognize some of the names below: These are my great great grandparents.
From or near Nesna, Nordland, Norway:
- Isak Johan Larsen (son of Lars Isaksen and Ingeborg Maria Hansdatter), his wife Maren Christiane Andersdatter (daughter of Anders Nelsen and Anne Kierstine Hansdatter) and their son, Hans Emaus Isakson.
- Anders Anderssen (son of Anders Monsen and Else Petersdatter), his wife Stine Christensdatter (daughter of Christen Arentsen and Inger Isachsdatter) and their daughter Inger Heline Andersdatter.
From or near Akershus, Norway:
- Syver Halvorsen (son of Halvor Syversen and Helene Olsdatter) and his wife Anne Johannesdatter) and his wife (daughter of Johannes Pedersen and Penille Pedersdatter), their son Anton Martin Syversen.
- Lars Abrahamsen Rødshaug and his wife Anne Margrete Larsdatter and their daughter Laura Larsdatter. (If you are related to this branch of the family I really want to talk to you! They lived in Rakkestad, and the church records were all destroyed in a fire. I am hoping to prove that Laura Larsdatter is their daughter through DNA testing). See Laura Larsdatter’s Parents for more information.
From Niederschmalkalden, Sachsen-Meiningen, Thüringen, Germany
- Casper Freidrich Amborn (son of Johann Conrad Amborn and Marie Catharine Weyrauch) and his wife Louise Theadore Hoerining and their son, Antone Henry Amborn. They settled in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
From Wernshausen, Sachsen-Meiningen, Thuringen, Germany
- Justus David Kuempel/Kimball (son of Quinnus Kuempel and Anna Marie Sieferts) and his wife Margarethe Elizabeth Jung) and their daughter Martha Elonore Kimball. They settled in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
From Germany, possibly Arnstein in Bavaria:
- Johann Joseph Schulz and his wife Anna Mary Mitzger and their son Simon Schulz. They settled in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
From Arnstein, Bavaria, Germany
- Karl Zang (son of Phillip Zang and Elisabeth Kathering Ackermann) and his wife Rosina Schmitt (daughter of Joahnn Kaspar Schmitt and his wife Anna Maria Keller) and their daughter Margaret Zang. They settled in Walworth County, Wisconsin.