She is not my biological ancestor, but as Ole Larson’s second wife, was mother to several half-siblings of Grandpa Isaac Larson. As such, she is a direct ancestor of hundreds of my relatives. Click here for Helene’s place in the family tree Early Life Here is Helene’s baptism record from…
Early Life My granduncle Smith Larson was born 22 April 1877 near Ontario, Wisconsin, the second surviving child of Ole Larson and Anne Samuelsdatter. He never married, and had no children; I take it upon myself to remember him through documents, photographs, and letters. He grew up on his father’s…
Prologue On the website of the Regional State Archive of Hamar, Norway, is a remarkable story, written in English, about a woman who was imprisoned in Oslo (Christiania) at the same time as Anne Larsdatter Skurdal, and whose story parallels Anne’s in many ways. Let’s begin at the end … the…
Another Nesseth connection Top photo: Anton Hogstad Junior and Senior – Below, Anton Jr. and Ebba Nesseth. They were married in 1920; it is unknown whether the two snapshots were taken on that occasion. In early 2016, I met with Tom Hogstad (not pictured), a third cousin who happens to live…
My great-grandmother, first wife of Ole Larson, this Anne was born 25 Jan 1845 in Tretten, Norway, at the farm Bjerke, where her father and many other ancestors were also born. Click here for Anne’s place in the family tree. In this photo from across the river, Bjerke is in…
Here is a link to a PowerPoint presentation I gave Jan. 19 at Bend Genealogical Society. Just click on the image below. You may then view or download all the slides and notes in PDF format. This serves as the “handout” for the talk, and may also be of interest to some…