Kristen Kristenson MELBY

1861 - 1930  (68 years)

• Name	Kristen Kristenson MELBY
  Birth	12 Sep 1861	Rogne 43/5, Marké Øs   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	1880	USA
  Death	19 Jan 1930	San Pedro, CA. USA
  Notes	Som broren Torstein, ga han ut ben diktsamling. Kristen emigrated to the USA in 1880. In the USA, Kristen first used Rogne for his last name, as indicated on his marriage recorded at the courthouse, but he soon became known as C.C. Melby. C. C. and Anna also had a son who at the age of two met a tragic death. As a two year old, he watched everything and noticed his mother set a cup up high in the cupboard, so when she turned her back he climbed up and drank it. It was lye that sh e was using to wash clothes with. There was no way to save him.
  Person ID	I44099	Valdres Slekt
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	Kristen Mikkjelsen ROGNE,   b. 1820, Rogne 43/5, Marké Øs d. 16 Apr 1866, Rogne 43/5, Marké Øs (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Guro Gudbrandsdtr BUSTEBAKKE,   b. 16 Jul 1819, Bustebakke 26/14 Øs d. 26 Mar 1921, Manfred, Wells Co, ND. USA (Age 101 years)
  Marriage	17 Dec 1843
  	Da hun ble enke ble hun med barna sine til USA
  Family ID	F6271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Olsdotter STOKKEBRYN,   b. 6 Oct 1859, Sagenes, Norway d. 1950, Lancaster, CA. USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Alberta, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Gena MELBY,   b. 10 Sep 1895, USA d. 9 Aug 1977, Cass County, ND. USA (Age 81 years) + 2. Clara Olene MELBY,   b. 1 Jan 1900, North Dakota d. 1 Mar 1983, Madera, CA. USA (Age 83 years) + 3. Anne MELBY,   b. 20 Dec 1902, North Dakota d. 1984, USA (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F16225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Audrey Helene Solheim. [S227] G.A. Knutsen, Bjørkset, Buggeslekten i Valdres, (1961), 117 (Reliability: 3).