Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Decorah, Iowa, USA
• Baptism: 17 Oct 1852, Little Iowa Norwegian Evangelical Decora

Notes:

He changed his surname from "Lien" to "Lee."

Occupation:
constable and sheriff

Knut married Synneva Olsdatter BORSHEIM on 21 Sep 1875 in Skandinavian Lutheran Congregation, USA. Synneva was born on 31 Jan 1857 in Decorah, Iowa, USA; died on 25 Oct 1905 in Ada, MN USA; was buried on 27 Oct 1905 in Ada Cemetery, Ada, MN USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bertha May Severina LEE was born on 1 Jul 1876 in Decorah, Iowa, USA; died on 12 Oct 1940 in USA.
2. George Orlando LEE was born on 21 Feb 1878 in Decorah, Iowa, USA; died in USA.
3. Alice Mathilde Kristiana LEE was born on 21 Nov 1879 in Decorah, Iowa, USA; died on 6 Nov 1962 in Houston, TX USA; was buried in Hollywood Cemetery At Houston, TX USA.
4. Willard C. LEE was born on 22 Nov 1881 in Decorah, Iowa, USA; died in 1938 in USA.
5. Emma Cornelia LEE was born on 27 Jun 1886 in Ada, MN USA; died in USA.
6. Raymond Allen LEE was born on 7 Jan 1894 in Ada, MN USA; died in USA.
7. Kenneth Sylvenis LEE was born on 22 Jul 1898 in Ada, MN USA; died in USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Decorah, Iowa, USA

Notes:

De dro til USA umiddelbart etter bryllupet, sammen med svigerfamilien hans 1. Gullik Knudsen (Septon) Lien was born in Feb 1815 in Vang, Oppland Co., Valdres region, Norway at the søndre (southern) Septon farm. He has a baptismal record, dated Feb 19 1815 in Vang, Oppland Co., Valdres region, Norway. He served in the military in 1838 in the Norwegian army. Records suggest that he served from Jan. 1, 1838 to Dec. 31, 1842. He immigrated in Jul 1850 to the United States. The month after his wedding, on May 10, 1850, he, his wife, and his in-laws, having traveled to the coast from Vang, Norway, set sail from Bergen, Norway aboard the brig "Ørnen" (Eagle), whose captain was Nicolai Jahn. They landed in New York City on July 15, 1850. Upon arrival to the United States, the family traveled to Iowa where they bought government land in Springfield Township in Winnesheik County, near the site of Springfield Lutheran Church. When they arrived in Iowa, in September 1850, they did not have a chance to plant crops before winter. They built a dugout in a hillside, near a spring, in which to live through the winter. Using his axe, he cleared land for others who had come before, so he could earn a living until he could begin farming in the spring. (Their farm is still operated, by a fifth generation descendant- named Gary Allen Lien, as of 1994.) He died on Apr 12 1903 in Decorah, Iowa. Age at death: 88. He was buried in Winneshiek County, (near Decorah), Iowa in Springfield Township at Springfield Cemetery. He was a member of Springfield Lutheran Church, along with his wife, in Winneshiek County, (near Decorah), Iowa at Springfield Township.

(In Norway, prior to 1923, surnames reflected the farm name where a person lived. When a person or family moved to a different farm, they would drop the former farm name and be called by the new farm name.) The name of the Septon farm where he was born changed officially to "Lien" in 1830. Now the farm name is sometimes spelled "Lii," "Lié," or "Lia." (Alternatively, some American records show Gullik's first name spelled "Gullick, and his middle name spelled "Knutson" or "Knudson." However, Norwegian records and his tombstone in Iowa spell his first name "Gullik." Several sources, including a Norwegian military record, his marriage record, and American church records show his middle name as "Knudsen." Jan Edvardsen of Follebu, Norway says that "Knud" is the Norwegian spelling of the name that was used prior to the 1900's, and "Knut" is the more modern spelling. Gullik's family in America knew his birth date as Feb. 18, 1815, and this is the date on his tombstone; however, church records in Vang, Norway indicate that he was born Feb. 14, 1815. The minister, who wrote out his infant baptismal record, first accidentally wrote the date as the 19th (which was the baptism date) but then added a note saying the birth date was the 14th instead. Church records list his marriage date as Apr. 13, 1850; however, a handwritten Norwegian marriage record gives his wedding date as Apr. 14, 1850.)

He was engaged on Mar 16 1850 in Vang, Oppland Co., Valdres region, Norway. On that date, the minister of the church was informed of the marriage intentions. He was married to Berit Knudsdatter Østrem (daughter of Knud Eivindsen Remmesbrekken and Kari Kristoffersdatter Heen) on Apr 14 1850 in Vang, Oppland Co., Valdres region, Norway. (They are third cousins.) Berit Knudsdatter Østrem was born in 1826 in Vang, Oppland Co., Valdres region, Norway at the Austreim farm. She has a baptismal record, dated on Nov 10 1826 in Vang, Oppland Co., Valdres region, Norway at Hurum Church. She immigrated in Jul 1850 to the United States. As a newlywed, she sailed from Bergen, Norway with her family and husband aboard the brig "Ørnen" (Eagle). They set sail on May 10, 1850, and landed in New York City on July 15, 1850. She died on Mar 22 1904 in Decorah, Iowa. Age at death: 77. She was buried in Winneshiek County, (near Decorah), Iowa in Springfield Township at Springfield Cemetery. She was a member of Springfield Lutheran Church, along with her husband, in Winneshiek County, (near Decorah), Iowa.

(Alternatively, there are records that spell her first name "Beret," and "Berith," her maiden name as "Austreim," show her birth date as Oct. 7,

1826, and wedding date as Apr. 13, 1850. However, American church and family records, including her tombstone, show her name spelled "Berit" and her birth date as Sept. 29, 1826. She and her family spelled the surname "Østrem." The marriage record gives her wedding date as April 14, 1850. Her tombstone mistakenly shows her middle initial as "G" instead of "K." Apparently, the stone is a monument with inscriptions on each side for various family members. Alden Lien says that the stone-cutter (who made inscriptions for all the family members buried there) made a mistake putting a "G" for her middle initial which was the middle initial for all of the other members of the family.)

Occupation:
pioner

Gullik married Berit Knudsdatter AUSTREIM on 13 Apr 1850 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland Fylke, Norway. Berit (daughter of Knut Eivindsen REMMISBREKKUN and Kari Kristoffersdtr HEEN) was born in 1826 in Austreim 72/2; died on 22 Mar 1904 in Decorah, Iowa, USA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Winneshiek Co USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Lien 80/ Septun
• Baptism: 10 Nov 1826, Hurum Church At Vang, Op

Notes:

Hun og mannen reiste sammen med hennes foreldre og søsken til Amerika og må regnes som pionerer der over.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Lien 80/ Septun

Notes:

Han eide også Kjøs 94/1 i tiden 1808-11, og bodde der sammen med sin første kone Marit. Da hun døde i barselseng med deres første barn, Thomas, flyttet han til Lien (Septun)80/. Som sønn av "Rike-Tørpin" arvet han mye fra faren, men det var vanskelige tider og i 1814 måtte Knut låne 200 rd av Gjermund Rogn, i 1820 lånte han 300 sølvspd og senere samme år lånte han 267 spd av Overformynderiet.

Broren Ola Thomassen og sønnen Knut fra første ekteskap, overtok gården da Knut døde i 1828, stemoren til Knut Thomassen fikk livaure med kontrakt 3.11.1831. Knut og Sigrid hadde barna: Ola (1812-1883) grb i Remmisbrekkun 68/1 Gullik (1815-) gift med Berit Knutsdtr Austreim våren 1850, de reiste straks til USA. Marit (1816-) gift i 1840 med Knut Halvorsen Hagen, Jøvne Endre (1821-) gift med Berit Gunnarsdtr Givre. Ola (1824-), Kjersti (1826-vel 3 mnd), Sigrid (1827-2,5 mnd), og Knut (1829-5 mnd)

Occupation:
grb 1811-28

Knut married Sigrid Olsdtr LIEN in 1808. Sigrid (daughter of Ola Gudbrandson NORDSVEEN and Sigrid Endresdtr LIEN) was born in 1793 in Lien 80/ Septun; died in 1876 in Framstad 102/1, Sørre, Høre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Lien 80/ Septun

Notes:

Mange år etter at Knut gøde, giftet Sigrid seg igjen med enkemannen Per Framstad i 1844. De hadde særeie, og det var nok uvanlig på den tiden.

Occupation:
grb

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Austreim 72/2
• Emigration: 1850, Decorah, Iowa, USA

Notes:

Han reiste til Amerika som en av de første fra Vang. 13.6.1849 hadde han fått kongeskjøte på gården og var dermed den første selveieren. Men ber et halt år etter, (27.2.1850) ga han skjøte til broren Eivind for samme pris han hadde gitt selv; 50 0 spd. Knut og Kari tok med seg alle barn og svigernbarn til Amerika.

Occupation:
grb og pionerfarmer

Knut married Kari Kristoffersdtr HEEN in 1825. Kari (daughter of Kristoffer Einarsen HEEN and Marit Andrisdtr KJERSTEIN) was born in 1801 in Heen 71/1 Øvre; died in Decorah, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, Austreim 72/2

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Torpe 84/

Notes:

Thomas er en av de rikeste bønder som har levd i Vang. Han ble kalt "rike Tørpin". Buet hans var i 1805 verdt 6350 rd, netto 5488 rd, av det var 220 rd i kontanter. Han lånte bort mye penger. Da han døde sto over 2000 rd ute. De som hadde lånt mest var Torstein Lajord - 550 rd, Nils g Kungslien - 450 rd, Ivar M Tveit - 350 rd, Pål Kr Nordland - 312 rd, Nils T Myre - 180 rd., Knut G Helle - 106,5rd. I tillegg var de fleste skyldige renter. Thomas overlot gården til eldste sønnen Ola 4.1.1789 for 35 rd. og livaure, men forbeholdt seg retten til å bruke gården så lenge han ville. Det ser ut om som Ola brukte Jøvne til langt ut i 1790 årene, da overtok han Torpe og broren Gullik fikk Jøvne, der Thomas og Kjersti bodde som livaursfolk. Men på Tinget 9.7.1792 svarte lagretten og allmuen at Ola hadde brukt Torpe fra 1789, og at faren hadde brukt Jøvne fra same tid. I 1789 betalte Thomas 10 rd i formueskatt, noen få betalte 4, 5 eller 6 rd, men de fleste betalte mindre enn 1 rd. Hvordan han har blitt så rik har jeg ikke funnet ut.

Thomas Jøvne har mange likhetstrekk med Dag Bjørndal i trilogien "Og bakom synger skogene".

Johannes T Nefstad skriver i sin bok: "I 1768 eide Tomas Gullikson både Jevne og Torpe, begge gårdene var hver for seg "storgårder" med 20 melkekyr på hver gård, pluss en del ungdyr. Tomas hadde på den tid 12 000 Spd i kontanter, og det var mange penger i de dager."

Occupation:
grb "Rike Tørpin"

Thomas married Kjersti Olsdtr TORPE in 1769. Kjersti (daughter of Ola Olsen KATTEVOLD and Marit Helgesdtr KJERSTEIN) was born in 1752 in Torpe 84/; died in 1823 in Jevne 88/1. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Torpe 84/

Notes:

De var først på Torpe 84/, gården hennes, men flyttet som livaursfolk til Jøvne 88/1. Hun bidrog nok sitt til at mannen ble så rik. Hun var eneste datteren på storgården Torpe, som Thomas flyttet til da han giftet seg med henne. Men etter alle ung ene å dømme, kan de ikke bare ha tenkt på penger! Dette paret minner ikke så lite om Dag og Therese på Bjørndal i Trygve Guldbrandsens trillogi som begynner med "Og bakom synger skogene"

Occupation:
gift med "rike Tøpin"

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Nordsveen 69/

Notes:

Han fikk Lien 80/1 av svigerfaren 16.12.1800 for 600 rd. De fleste barna deres er født på Lien, men oppvokst på Norsvin, som Ola også drev. Nøsvin fikk han etter sin far Gunnar. 13.6.1811 ga han Lien tilbake til Sigrid og hennes mann Knut Thomasse n Jevne for 1200 rd og livaure, etter det brukte Ola Nordsveen til 1820. Om barna, se merknaden under Sigrid, kona hans

Occupation:
grb sjekk

Ola married Sigrid Endresdtr LIEN. Sigrid (daughter of Endre Nilsen LIEN and Gjartrud Endresdtr KJØS) was born in 1771 in Lien 80/ Septun; died in 1832. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Nordsveen 69/

Notes:

Sigrid og Ola hadde barna: Sigrid (1793-1876) bukerkone på Lien 80/, Gjartrud (1796-) gm Halfor H Hagen grb 80/5, Ragndi (1800-) g1g med Andris Pålson Øldre grb 88/2 og 2g. med Per Håkonsen Givre grb 75/3, Gudbrand (1804-1884) han var ugift, brukt e Lien 80/2 en stund og var en flink snekker. Endre (1807-1877) grb på Lien 80/1, Ola (1811-), Marit (1813-1829), og Ola (1816-1819).

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Brekka 68/1 (Remmisbrekkun)

Notes:

Faren hadde brukt Remmisbrekkun sammen med Hemsing i noen år, og overlot Brekkun til nest eldste sønn Knut, men da han dro til USA i 1850 som en av de første pionerene fra Vang, fikk broren Eivind Brekkun. Eivind og Berit hadde barna: Sjugurd (17 95-1851) grb på Hemsing, Knut 1801- grb Brekkun 68/1 til USA i 1850, Eivind (1807- ) grb på Brekkun fra 1850 og Ingebjørg (1812- ) gm Endre Jonson Austreim, til Decorah Iowa, USA.

Occupation:
grb

Eivind married Berit Knutsdtr NEFSTAD. Berit (daughter of Knut Jonsen RØN and Ingebjørg Eivindsdtr FRIGSTAD) was born in 1768 in Leirol 62/1, Uppistøga; died about 1833. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Brekka 68/1 (Remmisbrekkun)

Notes:

Hun kalles Nefstad fordi hun er oppvokst der, etter at faren flyttet dit med sin andre kone Ingebjørg.

Notes:

Occupation:
grb 1786-1823

Kristoffer married Marit Andrisdtr KJERSTEIN in 1786. Marit (daughter of Andris Helgesen KJERSTEIN and Synnøve Andrisdtr LEIROL) was born in 1762 in Kjerstein 12/1; died in 1831 in Heen 71/. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kristoffer og Marit hadde også barna: Ingebjørg Heen (1787-1847) gm Nils E Dal 76/1, Synnev Kr Heen (1790-1818) gm Gullik Belsheim (83/2) Sigrid Kr Heen (1798-1883) gm Ola E Lien grb 79/1, Kari Kr Heen (1801-) gm Knut E Østrem til USA 1850