Zacharia Holvorson was born at Birkrem near Ekersund, south of Stavanger, Norway, the son of Halvor Olson. He married Ellen Johanna Peterson at Stavanger. They had six children, 1861-1871?, two died as infants. The family immigrated to the United States in 1871 and settled at LeGrand, Marshall County, Iowa. Their son, John Halvorson (1861-1924), graduated from the Theological Seminary of the Norewegian Synod at Madison, Wisconsin. He served first...

Paul Broten, son of Anton E. Finbraaten and Indiane A. Halvorsdatter, was born 1 May 1895 in Eidsvoll, Norway. Magnhild Halvorson, daughter of Ed Halvorson and Mary Johnson, was born 30 June 1897 in Port Wing, Wisconsin. Paul immigrated to Ashland, Wisconsin in 1913. Paul and Magnhild were married in Duluth, Minnesota in 1916. Their children were Evelyn Arlene, Myron Iver, Genevieve Ann, Vivian June, Luella Correnne, Paul, and Carol Marie. Their descendants...

Erick Per Hammerstrom, son of Pehr Hansson and Lisbeth Mattsdotter, was born 3 April 1857 in Risnaset, Strom, Jamtland, Sweden. He married Marta Hoglund 6 July 1892 in New Stockholm, Saskatchewan. They had four children. Erick died 7 August 1934 in Broadview, Saskatchewan. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Sweden, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

Jonas Peter (Nilson) Nelson (1826-1882) was born in Bohult Södergárd, Sweden to Nils Jonasson (1787-1843) and Helena Larsdatter (1789- 1847). He married Anna Lovisa Samuelsdotter (1833-1896) and they became the parents of at least four children. The family immigrated to the United States and settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Descendants live Minnesota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and California.

Sveinung Halvorson was born 26 April 1793 in Farberget, Telemark, Norway. His father was Halvor Nilson. He married Margit Einarssdatter in 1817. They had five children. He moved to Kvambekk farm in 1834. He married Haege Jakobsdatter in 1847. They had ten children. Many of his children emigrated before him and settled in Iowa and Minnesota. Sveinung emigrated in 1879. He died 30 December 1880 in Grandview Township, Lyon County, Minnesota....

Ola Halvorsen (1831-1910) was born in Norway. He married Anne Maria Kvernhaugen (1836-1903), daughter of Hans Hermansen Kvernhaugen. They immigrated to America in 1868. They had nine children. He died in Strum, Wisconsin. Includes Halvorson, Amundson, Bergerson, Bredeson, Eide, Gunderson, Lilleaasen and related families.

Soren Jonsen Kongsgaarden was born 24 February 1788 in Sandsvaer, Norway. He married Anne Johannesdatter in 1815 and they had four children. Anne died in 1823. He married Karen Dorthea Olsdatter and they had fifteen children. Soren died in 1855 in Norway. Dorthea and her children emigrated in 1856 and settled in Minnesota. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Minnesota and California.

Pedigree chart for Hande families descending from Halstein Trodson Hande of Norway from ca. 1576-1975. Early ancestors lived on the Hande farm in Vestre Slidre Parish, which was located between North and South Valdres. Norwegian custom was for a family to take the farm name as its surname. When the family came to America, they would often use that same surname in their new homeland.

Karen Dorthea Olsdatter was born in Sandsvaer, Norway in 1804. She married a widower with four children, Soren Johnsen, in 1825. They had fifteen children and lived on a farm by the name of Kongsgaarden. Soren died in 1855. Dorthea and several of her children, stepchildren and their spouses and children emigrated in 1856. They settled in Norway, Waseca, Minnesota, later known as New Richland. Descendants and relatives lived thorughout Minnesota....