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• Emigration: 1906, USA

Gudbrand married Anne Helgesdtr HERMUNDSTAD in 1899. Anne (daughter of Helge Person HERMUNDSTAD and Gjartrud Nilsdtr LUNDE) was born in 1875 in Hermundstad 5/3 Nordigarden; died before 1938 in USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Emigration: 1906, USA

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• Residence: Sælid 25/2 Øs

Notes:

Han kjøpte Sælid på auksjon i 1885 for 5000 kroner. Han og broren Halvor eller Haldor drev handel herfra, derav navnet "Kræmar-Sæle" som ennå henger ved gården. I 1901 solgte Gudbrand midt-Sæle til Ola Olsen Alfstad, som også var handelsmann.

Occupation:
handelsmann og skredder

Gudbrand married Anne Knutsdtr VÅRUM. Anne (daughter of Knut Thomassen VÅRUM and Jøran Gulliksdtr EIKERBAKKE) was born in 1850 in Vårum 26/1 (Vøle) Øs; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Han fikk gården av faren 5.3.1881 for 1200 kroner og livaure. Faren og stemoren til Helge, skulle bruke endel av gården så lenge de ville. Han er født i Hemsedal

Occupation:
grb

Helge married Gjartrud Nilsdtr LUNDE. Gjartrud (daughter of Nils Helgesen LUNDE and Kjersti Persdtr LEINE) was born on 8 Mar 1850 in Lunde 17/2, Lo; died on 2 Sep 1928 in Hermundstad 5/3 Nordigarden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Da Helge døde, giftet hun seg med broren, Syver. Helge og Gjartrud hadde fire barn: Anne 1875 gift til ØS deretter til USA, Kjersti 1879-1906 uguft dagsarbeider, Per 1882-1890, og Kari 1885-1886.

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• Residence: Idstad 32/1 Øs

Notes:

Occupation:
grb

Gudbrand married Mari Halvorsdtr SÆLID in 1835. Mari was born in 1812; died in 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Idstad 32/1 Øs

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• Residence: Vårum 26/1 (Vøle) Øs

Notes:

Han står som eier i 1865. Hans etterkommere var store jegere som det går frasegn om i Valdres ennå.

Occupation:
grb 1939

Knut married Jøran Gulliksdtr EIKERBAKKE in 1838. Jøran was born in 1819; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Vårum (Vøle) 26/10 Haugen Øs

Notes:

Han kjøpte gården av Ola K Hermundstad som dro til USA i 1854. Per lånte 100 spd av Anders Trondsen Viljugrein og 50 spd av Knut Olsen Tuv i Hemsedal og 100 spd av Andris J Hermundstad for å kunne kjøpe gården i 1854 . Source: Erma Hove Lone, editor of "The Life and Times and Family of Joseph C. and Emma Skogstad Peterson," a family printing, 1997, and in subsequent work provided the following. "The Hermundstad farm where Kari Hermundstad grew up dates bac k to the Vikings. Kari's father, Peder or Per, bought the farm in April 1854, and the farm has been in the same family since, at present the sixth generation.... There are many paintings of the Hermundstad farm by the famous Norwegian artist, Eilif Pettersen. He spent many summers in the late 1800s and early 1900s at the hotel on the neighboring farm, Skogstad."

THE HERMUNDSTAD FARM The Hermundstad farm lies in the middle of the Upper Valley, 590-600 meters above sea level. The old yard lies on a ridge with knolls farther down on the fields and the Western edge falling steeply down to the river Begna. The fields nearest th e farmyard fall in rolling hills from the farmyard and become steeper farther up the meadow. Farther up are the outlying fields which cross Berga to the mountains. On the southwest side of the river are the mountain fields with birch trees an d a bit of fields along the river. Between the farmyard and the river is Suandberget. The boundary toward the Grov farm follows Suand. The farm is likely from the Viking era. The name means "Hermund's place" derived from the male name Hermund (which is very seldom used anymore). From the beginnings, the church parish at Ardal in Sogn owned part (2 skins) of the Hermundstad farm , the only farm in Valdres party owned by a church in Sogn. From the mid-1600's the parish priest at Vang also owned part (3 skins) of the property. However, from the beginnings most of the farm was farmland, and 19 of 23 skins were privately owne d. The farm was split in the 1600's into a South farm and a North farm with about 30-40 meters of land dividing them. Later, in the 1700's, the North farm was split in two farm 5/4 at 7 2/3 skins and farm 5/3 (called Haugen) at 3 5/6 skins lying fart hest north- These two farmyards lie close together with no land in between. Therefore, there are three farms at Hermundstad and the families on those farms with the last name Hermundstad are not necessarily related. Some of the owners and/or dwellers of portions of the North farm 5/4 (Nordre Hermundstad, Nordigarden) dating back to the 1600's were Andris Torgeirsson, Torkjell Tomasson Eltun, Andris Torkjellson, Eirik Trondsson Brekke, Oystein Toresson Dal, Tr ond Eiriksson Eltun, Hallstein Nilsson Skogstad, Old Tomasson Uvdal, Guttorm Torsteinsson Kasa, Trond Hallsteinsson Hermundstad, Kristen Olsson Hamre, Nils Hallsteinsson, Nils Knutsson Hole, Knut Nilsson, Knut Olsson (Turtnes) Nystoga, and Old Knu tsson Hermundstad. Knut Nilsson (born 1793) sold several acreages including hayland, meadowland, and wood plots to Knut Olsson (Turtnes) Nystoga (born 1806) on 30 October 1839 for 500 spd and some livestock. Knut Olsson Turtnes was the postmaster at Nystogun (Nystue n) for many years and later a cottager at the neighboring farm Uvdal. His oldest son, Old Knutsson Hermundstad (born 1828) bought the farm from his father on 2 September 1843 for 525 spd. At that time, there was one horse, 9-10 cattle, and 8-10 sh eep and goats. Old Knutsson Hermundstad owned the farm from 1843-54. He sold the farm on 6 April 1854 to Per Persson Purkestad (born 1827) for 300 spd. and emigrated to America. Per Persson Purkestad brought his family with him from Hemsedal, Gol, Hallingdal and settled at 5/4 Nordigarden. He lived there for the rest of his life and took on the last name Hermundstad, as was the custom in those days, It is here that Kar i Hermundstad was born on August 2, 1858, the fifth child of Per and his wife, Anne.

Per Purkestad ble bergtatt da han var liten. Han var på støle med moren og han forsvant. han kom tilbake etter en stund, da hadde foreldrene lett lenge etter ham. Han fortalte at han hadde vært på en plass med store saler og veldig traktering. De tte har han selv fortalt og det er skrevet ned både i en bok fra Hemsedal og av Knut Hermundstad

Occupation:
grb

Per married Anne Helgesdtr FAUSKEMO in 1848 in Gol I Hallingdal. Anne was born in 1821 in Hemsedal I Buskerud; died in 1884. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Hermundstad 5/3 Nordigarden

Notes:

Birth:
Helge og Kari Hermundstad har fødselsåret 1924,

Occupation:
sjekk

Notes:

Han fikk skjøte av stefaren 26.2.1841 for 100 spd og liaure, samme år fikk han skjøte på prestebolsparten i gården

Occupation:
grb

Nils married Kjersti Persdtr LEINE in 1840. Kjersti (daughter of Per Tørrison LEINE and Ragnhild Thomasdtr ØLGØGN) was born in 1817 in Leine 55/1 Nørre Vangen; died in 1881 in Lunde 17/2, Øvre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]