Family/Spouse: Olaf TOMERIK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Kurth Joseph TOMERVICK

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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-.

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• Residence: Haugrud 44/ Vs

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Han var først gift med Dordei Knutsdtr Toldstad i 1803. Han overk Haugrud. Da hun døde giftet han seg med Ragnhild Hansdtr Røn eller Colding.

Occupation:
grb sjekk flere barn

Knut married Ragnhild Hansdtr RØN on 13 May 1808. Ragnhild (daughter of Hans Jonsdtr RØN and Sigrid Andersdtr FAUSKE) was born in 1780 in Røn Nørre 86/1 Vs; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Haugrud 44/ Vs

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Hun er tippoldebarnet til Aurlandsprosten Peder Colding. Hun hadde en tvillingbror Tore, og det ble mange tvillinger i ætleddene etter henne. Knut og Ragnhild hadde hadde tre sønner: Hans, Lars og Nils.

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• Residence: Rye, Ulnes, Nord Aurdal

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Marilyn Ettesvold skriver at han het Ole Olsen Ringsager ett sted, men et annet sted står det at Mali var gift med Ole Knutsen Svennes, som var sønn av Knut Persen Berg

Ola married Mali KRISTOFFERSDATTER on 18 Oct 1829 in Nord Aurdal. Mali (daughter of Christoffer Jonsen LIE and Astrid KNUTSDTR) was born on 24 Aug 1787 in Rye, Ulnes, Nord Aurdal; died on 26 Apr 1829 in Goodhue Co., MN, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Ulnes, Nord-Aurdal

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Hun var en fattig tjenestejente på 13 år i 1801 som arbeidet i Ulnes hos Knut Olsen og Kirsti Bøe. Hun ble konfirmert i 1802 og kirkeboken for Nord Aurdal viser at hun fødte en datter Marit 4. oktober 1816. Moren er ført inn som Mali Kristoffersdt r Rye-eiga og faren er ungkaren Ole Olsen Ringsager. Hun døde hos datteren på farmen hennes. Hun hadde også sønnen Erich Hansen f. 30.april 1821.

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• Residence: Veflen 99/1 Høre

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Andris hadde, etter mye strev fått låne penger til å kjøpe Vøvle, som han hadde forpaktet av staten i 24 år, men lensmann Lars Wangensteen Kvam ville ha gården til sin sønn, Lars som var lærer og fikk "overtalt" Andris til ikke å by på den. Andri s døde på Jome i VS hos sin sønn. Det var Andris som kjøpte Jomen 57/7 i 1857.

Occupation:
grb 1820-54 sjekk

Andris married Gjartrud Thomasdtr TØRSTAD in 1816. Gjartrud (daughter of Thomas Olsen TØRSTAD and Gjartrud Persdtr VEFLEN) was born in 1792 in Tørstad 105/3 I Høre; died in 1822. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Veflen 99/1 Høre

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Hun og Andris var først på 107/5-8 Ner-Helle som innerster og etter hvert forpaktere. Sokneprest Müller ga Andris forpaktningskontrakt 3.6.1820, for samme årsavgift som formannen hadde hatt, det vil si 7 tønner stritt bygg (utresket) og 7 bismarpu nd godt sommersmør. Det siste skulle leveres i to butter i prestegården den 12.1. hvert år.

Occupation:
sjekk fler barn

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• Residence: Bunde 97/1 Høre

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Occupation:
grb sjekk

Torstein married Berit Olsdatter EGGE in 1819. Berit (daughter of Ola Gulliksen EGGE and Ingrid Øysteinsdtr KJØS) was born in 1801 in Egge 24/2 Nedre, Vs; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Bunde 97/1 Høre