Family/Spouse: ? SANBERG. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Janice SANBERG
2. Karen SANBERG
3. Lois SANBERG
4. Maryann SANBERG
5. Gayle SANDBERG
6. Michael Julian SANDBERG
7. Barbara Ellen SANDBERG
8. David Allen SANBERG
9. Judy Lorraine SANBERG
10. Gwendolyn SANBERG
11. Dale Chris SANBERG
12. Nona June SANBERG
13. Lori Jean SANBERG
14. Steve Dean SANBERG

Christian married Emma Knutsdtr VIKEN on 19 Feb 1913. Emma (daughter of Knut Nilsson VIKEN and Betsy Jane (Christine) VEBLEN) was born on 11 Nov 1880 in Wang Township, Renville County, Minnesota, USA; was buried on 11 Dec 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Wang Township, Renville County, Minnesota, USA

Notes:

Han fulgte etter broren Erik fra Goodhue til Renville Co og fikk land der i 1872, like ved brorens farm.

Marilyn Holien Ettesvold skriver: "Knut had a girl in Goodhe Conty too, and on 18 June 1874, they were married. After the wedding Knut and Betsey's wedding, the two young couples left for Renville County, (Hun sikter her til Knut og Betsey og halvbroren Erik og hans kone Berith Kattevold), wher they established their homesteads. Their journey was probabl y by ox-drawn wagons to St. Peter, across the Minnesota River to Fort Ridgely, and then over Abercrombeie Trail. They lived in sod houses on arrivel and began breaking ground and planting crops. Knut and Betsey homesteaded section 14 of Wang Township and were the parents of eleven children, including two sets of twins. Three died as children and five married, the girls moving from their home. The youngest, Joseph, died in France in 1918 , and the American Legion Post in Sacred Heart is named in his honor. Knut served as a constable in the township and he and Betsey were members of Vestre Sogn Church. They both are buried in the cementery there. Marilyn Hollien Ettesvold kaller ham Knut Knutsen Viken

Occupation:
farmer

Knut married Betsy Jane (Christine) VEBLEN on 18 Jun 1874. Betsy (daughter of Thomas Anderson VEFLEN and Kari Torsteinsdatter BUNDE) was born on 10 Dec 1850 in Wisconsin, South Dakota USA; died in Jan 1931 in Renville City, Renville Co MN USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Wang Township, Renville County, Minnesota, USA

Notes:

Betsey Jane Veblen had been born in Wisconsin to immigrate parents, then had moved to nearby Northfiel. Two of her brothers, Thorstein and Andrew, became eminent educators and philosophers. (etter Marilyn Holien Ettesvold).

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• Residence: Viken Under Tildem Vs

Notes:

Den 6 mars 1857 solgte de Viken på auksjon og dro til USA. Brødrene til Nils, Lars og Hans hadde emigrert allerede i 1846 og 1851. De hadde slått seg ned i La Crosse i Wisconsin, så det var dit Nils og Marit la vegen. Etter en sjøreise med seilskip, som tok flere uker, slo de seg ned i Manitowoc, WI.

Marilyn Holien Ettesvold skriver: "Much of the good land in eastern Wisconsin had already been taken up, so Nils and Marit moved west to Bostwick Valley near LaCrosse in 1861 and joined the Lutheran Church there. There son, Knut was confirmed there in 1865, and shortly thereafter they, too, left for Goodhue County. They settled on a homestead near Marit (his step daughter) and Torger (Eltun) in Warsaw Township, a stone's throw from the farms of Haagen an d Ole Holien. Nils died in 1867 and was probably buried on the farm, as no church records exist concerning his death or burial. Although Vang Lutheran Church was built in 1862, the ministers were often gone on long missionary journeys and many vital statistic s were not recorded.

Occupation:
husmann/grb

Nils married Marit Olsdtr RYE on 18 Mar 1849 in Vestre Slidre, Oppland Fylke, Norway. Marit (daughter of Ola KNUTSEN and Mali KRISTOFFERSDATTER) was born on 4 Oct 1816 in Rye, Ulnes, Nord Aurdal; died in 1898 in Vestre Sogn Cementary, Renville, MN. USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Viken Under Tildem Vs

Notes:

Da hun giftet seg med Nils K Haugrud, oppga hun faren som Ole Olsen Granum. Han har antakelig giftet seg til Granum

Marilyn Holien Ettesvold skriver: "In the 1870 census, Marit and her four sons are listed on the farm. Together, they had joined the Vang Church on 7. January 1869. On the 26. April 1869, Marits mother, Mali Christophersdtr, died in Goodhue County and was buried in the Vang cementary. Sønnen Erik overtalte henne og halvbrødrene til å komme etter til Renville, som akkurat da var åpnet for nybyggere. Så står det videre hos Marilyn: "In the spring of 1875, the farm in Goodhue County was sold and Marit moved to his sons in Renville together with her sons Eric and Ole. Torger and Marit remained where they had lived out of there lives on their homestead. They had three sons an d five daughters, but three of their children died in childhood. Emma was the only one to marry, and she and her husband (Ed Vollmer) were childless. They lived in Northfield and Ed was a jeweler. Da de flyttet til Renville, bodde Marit først hos sin sønn Ole, men da han giftet seg i 1890, flyttet hun til sønnen Knut og hans kone Betsey, Der døde hun av tuberkulose i 1898.

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• Emigration: 1847, Port Washington, Ozaukee Co., WI. USA

Notes:

Arrived Us in 1847. De reiste blandt de aller første fra Vang til USA. Han vokste opp på Veflen (Vøvle)

Occupation:
Pioner

Thomas married Kari Torsteinsdatter BUNDE on 8 Feb 1846 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland Fylke, Norway. Kari (daughter of Torstein Øysteinson BUNDE and Berit Olsdatter EGGE) was born on 7 Sep 1825 in Bunde 97/1 Høre; died on 24 Feb 1907 in Nerstrand, MN USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Emigration: 1847, USA

Notes:

Kari og Thomas hadde 12 barn: Anders 1845- i Norge, døde før de reiste, Andrew 1848-, Betsey 1850-, Orson 1853-, Emily 1855, Thorstein 1857-, Mary 1859-, Thomas 1862-, John Edward 1864-, I og John Edward II 1865-, Hannah 1868- og Oscar William 187 0-.