Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Strand 10/1 Nordigarden

Ranghild married Guttorm Sjugurdson STRAND in 1776. Guttorm (son of Sjugurd Guttormsen STRAND and Gro Gjermundsdtr HERMUNDSTAD) was born in 1749 in Strand 10/1 Nordigarden; died in 1812. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Da Gros første mann Nils døde, solgte hun halve gården til svogeren Andris N Lunde (1777-) 9.4. 1804 for 236 rd.

Gro married Andris Knutsen HERMUNDSTAD in 1805. Andris (son of Knut Nilsson GRØV and Marit Gjermundsdtr HERMUNDSTAD) was born on 6 Nov 1771 in Hermundstad 5/; died on 30 Nov 1852 in Lunde 17/2, Øvre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gro married Helge Nilsen LUNDE in 1802. Helge (son of Nils Helgesen KJERSTEIN and Gunvor Andrisdtr LUNDE) was born in 1775 in Lunde 17/; died in 1803 in Lunde 17/. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Strand 10/1 Nordigarden

Notes:

Sjugurd og Else hadde også barna: Guttorm Strand (1804-1884) grb Strand 10/ (nordigarden) han solgte den til Ola O Øye-Eiga som var gift med søsteren til faren. Guttorm var makalaus til å fortelle eventyr og om hulder og haugafolk han selv hadde møtt. Knut Hermundstad skriver mye om ham. Han var også en god sanger. Gift med Marit G Hermundstad (1795-1862), de hadde tre barn: 1) Else (1832-1903) gift i 1885 med enkemannen Per P Purkestad UB. Hun hadde en datter med Øystein T Eltun: Gjartrud (1855- )gm Øystein Asbjørnsen Bergeiga. 2) Gullik (1835-1864) UG, han var i tjeneste på Skogstad og Kasa. Tingsvitne i 1857 om at han hadde vært tunghært i mange år. 3)Sjugurd (1837- ) til USA 1866. Han hadde sønnen Thomas (1865-) med Ingebjørg T Eltun som han giftet seg med i USA og fikk 12 eller 13 barn med.

Occupation:
grb

Sjugurd married Else Johannesdtr SVIEN in 1803. Else (daughter of Johannes JOHAN-HENRIKSSON and Beret Nilsdtr SVIEN) was born in 1781 in Svien 6/3-4, Nordigarden I Øye; died in 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Strand 10/1 Nordigarden

Notes:

De hadde nok sikkert tenkt og gifte seg, men Torgeir døde før datteren var født. Hvordan han døde vet jeg ikke, men Gjartrud ble boende på Strand sammen med datteren sin. Hun døde meget fattig.

Gjartrud married Torgeir Olson GRØV in UGIFT. Torgeir (son of Ola Torgeirson GRØV and Ingeborg Olsdtr Leine LO) was born in 1786 in Marke Under Øye 14/; died in 1817. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Rødningen Under Bø 23/ Nørre

Family/Spouse: Andris Amundsen ÅSTAD. Andris (son of Amund Knutson RØE and Ingebjørg Madsdtr BRØTIN) was born in 1784 in Åstad 28/ Vang; died in 1854. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Strand 10/1 Nordigarden

Kari married Ola Olsen Øye-Eiga STRAND in 1819. Ola (son of Ola Torgeirson GRØV and Ingeborg Olsdtr Leine LO) was born in 1788 in Lo U Skjøre Øyemarke 14/; died in 1843. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Svien 6/3-4, Nordigarden I Øye

Notes:

Anne giftet seg i 1833 med Johannes Johan-Henrikson Svien (1812-). Han fikk Svien 6/, Nordigarden 2.3 1833, og de brukte hele gården en tid, men delte den etter en grundig skyldeling 4.11.1836. Dagen etter ga Johannes skjøte på halvparten av gården til Nils Endreson Uvdal for 400 spd. (Svien 6/4). Det må nok fortsatt ha vært trangt og vanskelig på Svien, for 4.3 1857 selger de gården til Lars K Kvåle (1815-1898) fra Lajord og reiser til USA.

Anne og Johannes var blant de første fra Vang som dro over. De tok med seg barna: ANDRIS (1837- ), INGEBJØRG (1841- ), JOHANNES (1844- ), OVE (1848- ) og KNUT (1852- ). Reisen over må ha vært ganske strevsom med så mange små barn å ta vare på

Den eldste sønnen deres Johan-Henrik (1834-) hadde reist allerede i 1855..

Anne married Johannes Johan-Henriksen SVIEN in 1833. Johannes (son of Johan-Henrik Johannesen SVIEN and Ingebjørg Larsdtr GRØV) was born in 1812 in Svien 6/3-4, Nordigarden I Øye; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Han kjøpte Uvdal 7/2 i 1850 av Trond I Uvdal som flyttet til Bøkko under Ellingbø. Han fikk skjøte 5.11. 1849 for 750 spd. Det inkluderte gården og noe innbo, fiskeredskaper og båt i Tyin og livaure for Guri Jonsdotter Eltun (1803 -) som var stemo ren til Trond. Helge begynte å kalle seg Opdal. Om barna se under kona, Berit K Øye Life was good to Helge Andersen Opdal. He was well on his way to becoming a man of means in the parish. Then the sickness struck him. The illness was never given a name. There were no doctors nearby, and Helge probably wouldn't have visited one if there were.

It was only a little sore throat in the beginning. He did not even mention it to Berit, for there was no sense in bothering her with something so small. He was a strong, healthy man, and he would surely be feeling better soon. But the soreness got worse. It seemed to move from his throat to his chest. Now his lungs felt tight, and sometimes it was even hard to breathe. He kept on working. The chores would not go away just because a man had a little chest cold. Besides, the sickness will pass in a few days if a man doesn't give in to it. The days became weeks, and soon it was December. One night Berit was jolted awake by the sound of a deep, hacking cough. She had been sleeping soundly for some time, and it took a few moments for her mind to clear. What could it be? She sat up and pulled a shawl over her shoulders before gettin g out of the bed. The sound came again. Could it be Trond? It was too deep for one of the little ones. Suddenly she realized that the place beside her in the bed was empty. Berit jumped out of bed and hurried into the kitchen. It took a moment for her eyes "to adjust to the dim light of the room. Then her heart sank as she saw her husband. He was wrapped in an old blanket and huddled on the floor by the fireside, trying to find some warmth as his body shook with fever chills. "Nei, what are you doing out here in the middle of the night? And on the floor, too?" Berit scolded. "You are worse than one of the children! Come to bed with you now, and I'll fix something to help that cough." She bustled around him like a bird, leading the way back into the bedchamber and chiding him every step of the way for not waking her earlier. But the brusqueness of her tone only barely concealed her growing anxiety. Helge was too worn out to argue with her. He soon found himself tucked into bed with extra blankets thrown over him for good measure. Then Berit left the room for a few minutes, returning quickly with a mixture of honey and alum that she had prepa red to ease his coughing. Finally, she placed a wooden bowl filled with junipers beside the bed for spitting. "Now we'll see if we can't get some sleep before morning comes. " But Berit couldn't close her eyes. The sound of the regular coughing spells, together with the worry and confusion in her mind, refused to let any rest come for most of the night. It was almost sunrise before she finally dozed. She awoke as the first rays of light peered through the little window. Rising quietly from the bed in order to let Helge sleep, she almost stumbled over the juniper bowl. Carrying it over to the window, Berit held it up to the light. The saliva was stained with blood. One day passed, and then another. It was hard to keep track of them now. Helge spent most of his time in bed. His face was flushed with fever, and the spasms of coughing returned with painful regularity. Berit heated some coarse salt and, wrappin g it in a cloth bag, placed it on his chest. She prepared special potions for him to drink, too, but none of the old remedies seemed to help. If only it wasn't December! The old folks always said that it was a time of sickness and death when the jule spirits roamed. Berit kept reminding herself that it was only superstitious nonsense. But it was hard to drive the fears from her mind. There was no time to sit still. Now she had the farm chores as well as her household work to do. The two oldest children, Ingeborg and Trond, were a big help, but the days were hardly long enough to get everything done. Too much work and too little sleep. When the day finally ended, Berit could still only sleep fitfully at her husband's side. Now she went about her tasks in a daze, her mind exhausted and empty. She was even too tired to pray. One of Trond's chores was to feed the cows. The hay was running short, so one day his mother gave him permission to climb the mountain slopes high above the farm and gather moss for fodder. The snow cover was light and the sun was shining, so th e boy was able to travel farther from his home than usual. He was young, and it was hard for him to sense the seriousness of his father's sickness. He only knew that it was good to be away from home for a few hours, and he prolonged his time up on the seter as long as possible. There was only a slight breeze on that cool December day. So the pillar of smoke that rose to meet the clouds in the distance could be clearly seen for miles. It carne from the direction of the Opdal farm. No one met the boy as he hurried home with his load of moss. No one remembered to find him and break the bad news gently before he arrived. It was not necessary. He had already guessed the truth. He knew that his father was dead as soon as he saw the straw mattress burning in the farmyard. Trond was twelve years old. Now his childhood must cease. The tears welled up in his eyes and threatened to fall, but he brushed them aside. Mother would have her hands full, and she depended on him to help. He was the firstborn son, the oldest man in the family now that his father was gone. There was no time for tears. The next few days seemed like a feverish dream. When would morning finally come? When will the nightmare end? But the boy never indicated for a moment the turmoil of emotions that stormed in his heart. There was work to be done. A couple of Berit's brothers came and constructed the coffin from the dried fir boards that were stored in the barn. Trond stared silently at its soot-blackened sides with their white stripes. It seemed so small for such a big man as his father . If only he had been old enough to build it himself! The body of Helge Andersen Opdal was carefully placed inside the narrow box. Then other relatives joined Berit and the children as they sang out the coffin, carrying it into the stabbur (storehouse). The winter storm that hit the valley during the next few days was a hard one. Travel was next to impossible. Now there were paths to be shovelled as well as the usual chores to be done. The family was almost too weary to mourn. Two weeks passed before the roads were open enough for a funeral to be arranged. Day after day Trond and the others passed the stabbur as they went about their duties. Sometimes he even had to enter the log building to get supplies for the kitchen . At first he hesitated, but there was work to be done and he was too old to be afraid. After a while he could even pass the black box without remembering that his father's body was within. The days passed quickly for Berit. Two weeks were barely time enough to get ready for the funeral. Gro Guttormsdattir, her mother-in-law, had come to help with the kitchen preparations, and Ingeborg was old enough to mind the little ones. Otherwise they never would have been ready in time. The breads and pastries had to be baked, as well as the lefse and flatbrø. The butter had to be churned and the ale brewed. There was cheese to be made, too, and the women even butchered a sheep, cutting up the meat for the large meals that woul d soon be served. Berit fell exhausted into her bed at the end of each day. Now she was alone. Perhaps it was a blessing that she was too tired to think. The day of the funeral, December the 20th, finally dawned. They hurried through the morning chores, and the children were washed and dressed in their best clothes. "Ingeborg, Trond, the two of you keep a sharp eye on the younger ones so that no one gets dirty before our company comes. " Berit was the last to get ready. Gazing at her reflection in the mirror, she brushed her long hair back and pulled it into a tight bun, covering her head with a small black bonnet to match her black satin dress. I am thirty-three years old, she thought, and my life is over.

The guests were arriving, and now some of the neighbours men carried the coffin from the stabbur to the house. The family clustered together by the door as the men passed through with their tragic burden. Ingeborg and the younger children clung te arfully to their mother, but Trond stood stiffly by himself like a soldier at attention. The farmhouse was spacious, but it was soon filled to overflowing with family and friends. The guests bore the familiar farm names of the parish: Opdal, Øye, BØ, Holten, Hermundstad, Grøv, Lunde, Strand, Oldre,' and Hemsing. Some were both relatives and neighbours, coming with their own families to share in the funeral observance. Now it was time to open the coffin, and a hymnal was placed over the heart of the corpse. One by one the guests passed by, each one making the sign of the cross as he viewed the body. The formalities were finished. Each guest now was served a fattigmaand with a choice of beverage. And this was only a beginning, for soon the table was groaning under the weight of a full dinner. "Vær saa god! Come and see if you can make a meal of it, "Berit announced as the food was dished out into wooden bowls and eaten by means of the knives and spoons with which each had come prepared. The dinner ended after a couple of hours. In the absence of a pastor, the klokker conducted a brief devotional service. The familiar words of comfort were read: "It is appointed unto man once to die ... So teach us to number our days ... Be ye also ready, for in an hour that ye think not ... I am the resurrection and the life ... Let not your hearts be troubled ... In my Father's house are many mansions ..."

Berit was seated for this portion of the service, with the baby on her lap and the smaller children on the floor by her feet. Ingeborg and Trond stood close by her side. With bowed head and dry eyes She and the others heard what they already knew , that Helge Andersen Opdal had been a confirmed member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, a hard worker and an honest neighbour, a good husband and father. The klokker concluded his remarks and led the company in singing: "Life's day is ended, The battle fought and won;

With joy unmingled I greet the setting sun. My soul now rest thee forever, tired of earth ..."

Now the time had come to carry the coffin from the house to load it carefully on a sleigh. The rig moved slowly out of the farmyard onto the road, followed by the family and other mourners in a long procession of sleighs. They rode in the directio n of the village, careful not to allow any open space between the sleighs lest another funeral would follow soon. The bell began its mournful toll as they approached the village, even before the procession could be seen from the church. Passing the cluster of houses, the sleighs turned off the road to the right, following the narrow trail to the churchyard. They halted at the wooden gate, unloaded the coffin and carried it through the portals to be finally lowered into the dark hole that had been cut in the frozen earth. The klokker led the mourners in one last hymn: "A gift to the churchyard we tender, As dust to the dust we surrender; Returning the clay to its Maker, We lay it ;0 rest in God's acre."

All stood reverently by the graveside in silent prayer for the next few minutes. But the wind was too cold to stand there for long. One after the other picked up a handful of cold earth and tossed it into the grave, making the sign of the cross on e final time. The bell tolled again, and people began to make their way back to the sleig9s. The funeral service was finished. "Hei! Get out of my way! Hurry up or we'll be left at the tail end!" Everyone knew it would happen. But the mood changed so suddenly that the children especially were unprepared. They could hardly believe their eyes and ears. All of a sudden men were running for their rigs and yelling for their passengers to hurr y and join them in a race back to the Opdal farm. It didn't take long for Trond and the others to be, carried away by the festive spirit of the crowd, too. Soon they found themselves shouting along with the others and urging their horses to run faster. The funeral already seemed like something fa r away.

Berit and a few of the other women had gone ahead, and were among the first to return to the farmhouse. They barely had time to take off their wraps before having to serve the food to the arriving guests. And what food! The dinner began with bowls of steaming sweet soup. Then the main course of boiled beef and pork was served with plenty of potatoes and washed down with coffee or ale. Finally the feast was topped with generous helpings of rømmegrau t. Trond and the other children were so full of food that they could hardly move. Never had they enjoyed such a feast! The day was already coming to an end, though, so it was time to get ready for bed. "But everyone is still here," little Helge protested, "and we're not one bit sleepy." Yet he was yawning as he spoke, and some of the adults couldn't help smiling as they watched the children struggling to keep their eyes open. Berit carried little Anne into her bedchamber first, followed by three-year-old John. They were sleeping almost as soon as their heads rested on the pillows. Helge and Anders were next, and finally Ingeborg and Trond grudgingly followed, too. The y tried to stay awake and listen, determined not to miss anything. But their tired bodies refused to cooperate, and soon they all were dead to the world. It was midnight, but still no one made any move to go home. Another dinner was yet to be served, and the women had already begun to set the food on the table. The guests lingered over their food for several more hours. Funerals were some of the ma in social events of their lives and were to be prolonged as much as possible.. It was almost sunrise before they shared their parting drinks and headed homeward. The younger boys and the baby were still asleep when Berit awakened Trond, Helge, and Ingeborg to help with the morning chores. "Can it really be morning already?" Helge groaned as he and his brother hurried to dress in the cold sleeping room. "Quietly now," their mother cautioned them. "Don't wake the little ones yet. They will need all the sleep they can get before our company comes back again. "What? More company?" Helge exclaimed. "More company, more work," added Trond. Ingeborg nodded her head in agreement. The guests started to arrive in the late morning, in spite of the fact that the weather was frigid. Berit and the other wwomen were busy in the kitchen one more time, and another full meal was served. Today the menu included fish instead of meat, together with bowls of thick pea soup, and some of the ladies brought rice pudding for dessert. Even Ingeborg and Trond couldn't help feeling a sense of excitement about entertaining so many guests, despite the fact it meant extra work for them. But they both breathed a sigh of relief when the farm house finally emptied by the middle of th e afternoon. And today, when the evening chores were completed, no one needed to encourage them to bed.

But the funeral observance was still not complete. More guests arrived on the third day... the relatives returned, but the farm owners were replaced by hired men and husmenn (landless peasants, cotters) with their families. There was a difference in the guests, and a difference in the mood of the day as well. This time there was even more of a party spirit. After another meal was served, the table and chairs were moved to the side of the spacious room to clear the wa y for dancing. Trond Eltun from Vang was there with his fiddle, and soon the couples crowded the floor as he began to play the familiar dance tunes. The other guests sat along the walls of the room, visiting with one another as they watched the dancers, tapping their feet in time to the music. A few of the men gathered around the table in a corner of the room and occupied themselves with a game of cards. Now the smoke from many pipes floated in the air like a mist, mingling its aroma with the smell of food. And the singing of the fiddle strings soared above the sound of many voices, all speaking at once. Trond and his brothers and sisters watched and listened. It was a sound and a scene that they would never forget. Finally this last funeral day ended, too. The company departed one after the other, murmuring their last words of sympathy to Berit as they left. A few of the men had to be helped to their sleighs due to the amount of ale they consumed. At last the family was alone again. There was not much to say to one another. The evening chores could not wait and the kitchen had to be cleared. Soon it was time for bed. There was still some food to be carried out to the stabbur, but Berit was bone tired and determined to leave it until morning. "Not that there will be very much to store away, "she said to Ingeborg with a weary smile. "Those guests of ours did a fine job of cleaning out the pantry and the storehouse, too, and that's a fact! But we will worry about that tomorrow." There was one last duty to be done. Remembering something that had been neglected during the hectic days of the funeral, she called the children together in the parlour for their customary evening prayers

Occupation:
grb 1850-1859

Helge married Berit Trondsdtr ØYE in 1844. Berit (daughter of Trond Johanson ØYE and Anne Jonsdtr NYSTUEN) was born on 10 Sep 1826 in Øye 14/3, Sørre; died on 9 Aug 1902 in Uvdal 2/2 Sygardé. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Hermundstad 5/2

Ragnhild married Jon Øysteinson SYNDROL in UGIFT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ragnhild married Gullik Einarson HERMUNDSTAD in 1840. Gullik (son of Einar Gullikson HERMUNDSTAD and Marit Andrisdtr SVIEN) was born in 1812 in Hermundstad 5/; died in 1889 in Hermundstad 5/2. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Strand 10/1 Nordigarden

Notes:

Guttorm eide hele Strand fra 1825, men alt i 1827 delte han gården i to og solgte den ene halparten til tanten sin Kari G Strand og mannen hennes, Ola Olsen Øye-Eiga, (3.3.1827). Den andre halvparten solgte han til Knut Håvardson Steinde. Hver hal part kostet 325 spd.. Han bodde etter det i nordigarden som livaursmann med omkring 2 kyr, 2 eller flere sauer, noen lam og noen kalver. Han satte en tønne poteter.

Occupation:
grb

Guttorm married Marit Gullikdtr HERMUNDSTAD in 1831. Marit (daughter of Gullik Gjermundsen HERMUNDSTAD and Marit Olsdtr Skogatræet BERGE) was born in 1795 in Hermundstad 5/; died in 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Svien 6/1 Sygarden I Øye

Notes:

Knut og Berit hadde 9 barn: Elsa 1825-, Marit 1828-, Berit 1830-, Ragnhild 1833-, Guri 1836-, Gjartrud 1839-, Ambjørg 1842-, Sjugurd 1846- og Marit 1851-. De fleste av barna do til Amerika.

Berit married Knut Olsen TURTNES in 1824. Knut (son of Ola Knutsen STEINDE and Marit KNUTSDTR) was born in 1793 in Turtnes 20/; died in 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Eltun 13/3, Nedre

Ragnhild married Sjugurd Gudbrandsen UVDAL in 1851. Sjugurd (son of Gudbrand Gudbrandsen UVDAL and Ingebjørg Sjugurdsdtr STRAND) was born in 1790 in Uvdal 2/4 Uppigardé; died in 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Tøso 19/2, Nordre

Gjartrud married Ola Nilsen LO in 1838. Ola (son of Nils Madsen ØYE-MARKÉ and Gjartrud OLSDTR) was born in 1810 in Lunde 17/2, "Husa-Lo"; died in 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Skjøre 19/6, Grøven

Notes:

Han var "lagger" og reiste rundt på gårdene, før han fikk Skjøre 19/4-5 I 1869 solgte han Skjøre til Endre Knutsen Holien og reiste til USA med hele familien. Skjøre ligger under Steinde.

Occupation:
grb

Johannes married Anne Knutsdtr LUNDE in UGIFT. Anne (daughter of Knut Olsen Nystuen HERMUNDSTAD and Marit Nilsdtr LUNDE) was born in 1817 in Lunde 17/1 Nedre; died in 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johannes married Berit Jonsdtr STEINDE in 1850. Berit (daughter of Jon Håvardsen STEINDE and Marit Larsdtr TASA) was born in 1814 in Steinde 19/1; died in USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Strand 10/2-3

Notes:

Hun kjøpte Ola Søynes første gård Strand 10/2-3 til dattern som hun hadde med Søynin og fikk livaure hos dem. Da "Søynin" fikk barn med henne uten at han ville gifte seg med henne, førte det til at han flyttet fra Øye og kjøpte Søyne. Det angret han nok på en stund, for han skal ha sagt: "Den so åtte ein goe gar i Dale o sælden, va dumme" Hvor Ingebor g fikk pengene til å Kjøpe Strand fra vet jeg heller ikke, kanskje kom noe fra "Søynin", men det er bare gjetting.

Family/Spouse: Ola Knutsen Kvame Strand SØYNE. Ola (son of Knut Håvardson STEINDE and Dorthe Arnfinnsdtr BERGE) was born in 1813 in Kvame 11/ I Øye; died on 4 Dec 1902 in Søyne 50/. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Strand 10/1 Nordigarden

Notes:

Ola og Ambjørg dro til USA i 1869, de tok med seg de to barna som enda ikke hadde reist dit. Ola solgte Strand 10/1 til Nils Johan-Henrikson Svien

Occupation:
grb 1843-69

Ola married Ambjørg Helgesdtr KASA in 1842. Ambjørg (daughter of Helge Erikssen KASA and Berit Johannesdtr SVIEN) was born in 1818 in Kasa 9/1, Øye; died in Goodhue Co., MN, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Søyne 50/

Notes:

Ragnhild var kusinen til Ingeborg Torgeirsdtr Strand, som Ola Søyne, mannen til Ragnhild, hadde barn med da de giftet seg.

Ragnhild married Ola Knutsen Kvame Strand SØYNE in 1843. Ola (son of Knut Håvardson STEINDE and Dorthe Arnfinnsdtr BERGE) was born in 1813 in Kvame 11/ I Øye; died on 4 Dec 1902 in Søyne 50/. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Strand 10/2 Sygarden

Notes:

De var først innerster på sørre Strand, men i 1860 kjøpte han gården av Knut Sæbuøddin for 400 spd. Ola solgte gården igjen allerede i 1864 til Torstein Olsen Høle for 300 spd, altså med et ganske stort tap. Da gården var solgt, ble de innerste r igjen, inntil de reiste til Amerika i 1868.

Occupation:
grb 1860-1864

Ove married Marit Håkonsdtr LUNDE in 1857. Marit was born in 1827 in Vestre Slidre, Oppland Fylke, Norway; died in USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Occupation:
Simon Torsteins. Myreeiga

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: USA
• Residence: Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA

Notes:

I 1865 var han logerende dagarbeider i Grøv hos Guttorm Olsen

Family/Spouse: Guri Guttormsdtr BØAHAUGEN. Guri (daughter of Guttorm Eirikson KASA and Anne Andrisdtr LO) was born in 1836 in Bøahaugen U. Bø 8/ I Øye; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Goodhue Co., MN, USA
• Emigration: 1855, USA

Notes:

De hadde 9 barn, se Soine historien. I USA kalte han seg Truger De bodde i Goodue County, Minnesota, sammen med broren hennes, Lars.

Occupation:
farmer

Torgeir married Anne Kristoffersdatter SØYNE on 10 Sep 1856 in USA. Anne (daughter of Christopher Larsen HEENSEIGA SØYNE and Anne Sigurdsdatter LAJORD) was born on 9 Aug 1833 in Søyne 50/, Øvre; died on 5 Apr 1911 in Warsaw Twp, Kenyon Goodhue Co, MN, USA; was buried in Vang Cemetery, Dennison Goodhue Co USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1855, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Goodhue Co., MN, USA

Anders married Velgjerd Torsteinsdtr NYSTUEN in 1869 in Goodhue Co., MN, USA. Velgjerd (daughter of Torstein Jonsen NYSTUEN and Berit Ivarsdtr UVDAL) was born in 1842 in Nystuen 1/ Husmannsplass; died in 1953 in Northfield, MN. USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1869, Kenyon Twp, Goodhue County, MN. USA

Notes:

Fra boka "Fever Saga" av Robert Lloyd Lee. Berit sat as if she were stunned. But her mind was sharp and clear as she reviewed the situation. After the first shock had subsided she realized that the America Fever signs had been right in front of her nose for months.

It had been almost a year now since Nils Myre left for America. Berit had been aware of his interest in Ingeborg, and she was not displeased by it, either. He came from a fine family and seemed to be a sensible, hard-working fellow. Besides , it was time for Ingeborg to start thinking of a home of her own. And she could do a lot worse than Nils. How blind I have been! Berit scolded herself. Yet when she first heard that Nils was showing signs of the America Fever, it seemed to her that his visits to Ingeborg would cease. Surely a married man of his limited means could never consider such a venture. And that was that.

But she heard that Nils was still seeing her. It made Berit uneasy, for she was sure that nothing would come of it now, and Ingeborg would only be hurt. And, besides, it would not do for other eligible young men to think that Nils had spoken fo r her. I must speak to Ingeborg about it one of these days, Berit had said to herself. The time came for Nils to go. It seemed to her that Ingeborg faced the farewells quite calmly. There were a couple of months of silence. And then letters began to arrive from America. Yet Berit was still blind to the obvious. The arrival of a letter from Nils became quite an event for the Opdal family. It was the custom for Ingeborg to come home on Sunday afternoons, and so it was then that she read portions of the letters aloud to the others. He wrote of his long voyage over the ocean, and then over a second trip by train across much of the American continent. Berit listened with half an ear while she went about her household chores, but the boys sat entranced barely moving a muscl e as Ingeborg read.

The farthest they had ever traveled from home was the city of Fagernes, so the towering mountain peaks and narrow valleys of Valdres were the only world they knew. Now they listened wide-eyed to Nils' accounts of rolling farmland that was free fo r the asking, flat prairies with hardly a rock, stretching as far as the eye could see. Such a land was almost beyond their imagination. It sounded like heaven! The boys smiled at Ingeborg's attempts to pronounce some of the strange American words. "G-o-o-d-h-u-e C-o-u-n-t-y ... uff da!" she complained. "Why do they give such odd names to their districts?" But she repeated the words again after reading that this place was the new home for many Valdres folk, including not a few from the Van g Parish. However, there were some portions of the letters that Ingeborg didn't share with her family. Berit should have guessed. She should have been warned, too, by the glow of excitement in the eyes of Trond and Helge. It was as clear as da y that they had been making their plans for a long time. Now it was too late. Trond returned to the room, and Berit forced her mind to return from the past to the present, trying to concentrate on her son's words. "Nils wrote that he will send a ticket for Ingeborg. They have a real Norwegian pastor there, too, who will marry them. According to him, Helge and I won't have any problem finding plenty of work to do, either." Berit looked up quickly as though she would speak, but he continued with scarcely a pause. "Ja, I know that there is plenty of work for us to do here, too. But the farm isn't big enough to divide between four brothers. And even if I would clai m my rights as eldest son, I would still have to go into debt to pay off Ingeborg and the boys for their inheritance shares. You would have to receive your reserved rights, too. It would be impossible to even make a living under such a burde n of debt." It was a long speech for her silent son. But Berit had nothing to say. What was the use of words now when their minds were made up?

Ingebjørg married Nils Nilson MYRE on 7 Mar 1871 in Vang Twshp, Dennison Goodhue Co USA. Nils (son of Nils Toreson MYRE and Ingrid Øysteinsdtr BØ) was born on 20 Apr 1847 in Myre 47/2; died on 4 Jun 1930 in Lyons County, Minnesota MN, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1866, USA

Notes:

Fra boka "Fever Saga" av Robert Lloyd Lee 1847 "It's a boy!" The fourth of July was the king's birthday and it was on that day when the first son of He1ge and Berit Opda1 was born. "Perhaps we should christen him Oscar." The baby came into the world with the able assistance of the village midwife. Then, a couple of days later, the neighbour women and relatives came to call with their traditional gifts of food. "Such a sober little one! And look at all that black hair!" "Who do you think he resembles then?" "Oh, he definitely takes after the Øye side of the family, don't you think so?" "Ja, I think so, too." "Shhh, don't talk so loud or you'll wake the poor little thing up!" After the ladies had viewed the new baby and assured the young mother that he was probably the finest infant ever to be born ...next to their own, of course ..., they moved into the kitchen to share a meal made up of the food that they themselve s had provided. The visit continued as they sampled the sweet soup, rømmegraut, krumkake, rice pudding, and the tender f1atbrØd. Now their duty was done, and they could return satisfied in more ways than one to their homes. "I baptize thee Trond Helgesen, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." The sacred words were spoken by Pastor Schnit1er as He1ge and Berit stood before him with their infant son in the little white wooden church down in the Øye village. The date was August the 13th. Both parents agreed that the baby wouldn't be another Anders, or even a Knut or a Nils. Berit wanted her first son to be named after her father, Trond, and Helge agreed, even though it was contrary to custom.

Following the brief service the usual offering was given to the pastor and the klokker (parish clerk). Then everyone was invited to the farm home, for a baptism party. Berit had hoped that her husband would agree to forget about this gathering, since such parties so often ended in brawls as the men drank too much ale. But Helge would not hear of it . "What would people think of us if we didn't invite our friends and neighbours to come and celebrate the christening of our new child?" Little Trond was a striking baby, with dark hair and deep-set blue eyes. Since neither of his parents had the same coloring, there was some joking about the child's origin. "He's a black Valdres if I ever saw one! " one of the guests teased. "He must have been left on your doorstep by the hill elves." "Don't talk such nonsense!" declared Berit with a worried frown. "You surely don't believe all those foolish superstitions, do you? I suppose the next thing you will tell us is that you were captured by a troll!" But as she tucked her black-haired baby boy in his cradle later that evening, and when she was sure that Helge was not looking, she quickly made the sign of the cross over the little one. It wasn't that she believed in the spirits, she assured her self, but it certainly wouldn't hurt to be careful, just in case
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Occupation:
farmer

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1866, USA

Helge married Ingebjørg Ivarsdtr HØLTEN in 1875. Ingebjørg (daughter of Ivar Thomassen HAGIN and Ingebjørg Embriksdtr SKJERVA) was born in 1850 in Uvdal 2/1, Nordigardé, Hølten; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Minnesota, USA

Notes:

Emigrated to the USA in 1871 and Guri emigrated in 1879. They married in 1879. After Guri died, Andres and his son Carl went back to Norway and in 1901 he married Anna Hermundstad before returning to his farm in Minnesota.

Andres married Anne Andrisdtr HERMUNDSTAD in 1901. Anne (daughter of Andris Andrisson HERMUNDSTAD and Synneva Anfinnsdtr KVAME) was born in 1865 in Hermundstad 5/1 Tangelo; died in Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andres married Guri Kristensdotter MELBY in 1879. Guri (daughter of Kristen Mikkjelsen ROGNE and Guro Gudbrandsdtr BUSTEBAKKE) was born on 18 Mar 1855 in Rogne 43/5, Marké Øs; died on 18 Nov 1898 in Minneota MN, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1883, Westerheim, Lyon Co., MN.USA

Notes:

John og Ragnhild hadde også barna: Ambjørg J Opdal (1881- ) gift i USA med John Myre, de har fem barn. Ragnhild J Opdal (1892-1916) UG Se om ham i V.B. bd 5.1 s 264. Han regnes som grunnlegger av Tyinholmen hotell Erik Werenskiold tegnet ham i 1908.

I heftet om Tyinholmen gjennom 100 år heter det: "John var bare 2-3 år da faren døde, moren måtte drive Uvdal med leid hjelp, og John vokste for det meste opp hos bestemoren på søre Øye. Alle søsknene hans reiste til USA så fort de kunne. I 1876 måtte han overta gården, 20 år gammel (han fikk skjøte først to år etter, da han giftet seg med Ragnhild). Det var ikke lett å drive Uvdal 2/2, for mye av jorda var tatt av skred i 1860, og John overtok også en stor gjeld på gården. Selv om moren var "uvanleg dugande" og sleit hardt, hadde det vært dyrt å leie karhjelp til gårdsdriften. John og Ragnhild sleit med den nedgjelda og "urudde" garden til edste sønnen Helge var 4 år gammel. Da satte de ham og datteren Ambjørg igjen på Uvdal hos bestemoren, Berit, og dro til USA for å tjene penger slik at "dei kunne berge garden or den verste skuldi". (De var i USA fra 1883 til 1887, antakelig hos søsknene til John).

De vendte tilbake etter 4 år, betalte det meste av gjelda og tok til med "det byggjande arbeidet som bondefolk på Uvdal og det banebrytande arbeidet for turistferdsla i søre Jotunheimen". Det var visstnok John som kom på tanken at Tyineierene skulle bygge hotell i begge endene av Tyin (Framnes i sør 1889/80) og Tyinholmen i nord 1890. John var hotellvert på Framnes i 1889 og fra 1890 var han vært på Tyinholmen. Knut Hermundstad skriver at "ein kan likevel ikkje see at han var nokon eigentleg fjellmann. Skyttar var han ikkje, og lite ferdast han i fjellet. men han snakka godt for seg, Etter tidi var han kunnskapsrik og hadde mykje livsrøynsle. Han kunne så mykje engelsk at han greide seg godt mellom dei som kunne dette målet. Særs hyggjeleg var han, så alle reisande treivst godt på Tyinholme. mange vart stamgjestar der kvar sommar. Å sitja og tala med hotellverten var høgtidsstundar for dei fleste".

John drev gården søre Uvdal bra. Innen Vang var han "ein mykje nytta mann".Han var med i kommunestyret en rekke år, var takstmann og domsmann og "hadde mykje tiltru". John var ein foregangsmann for tamreinholdet i Vang. Han fikk i 1884/85 dannet et aksjelag som skulle sette igang tamreindrift. Han var "særs gløgg og framtenkt". Fremsynet viser seg f.eks. i arbeidet med å få til motorbåtdrift på Tyin. I det hele var John Opdal "ein tiltaksmann, som fekk gjort mykje i sitt korte liv".

Occupation:
grb

John married Ragnhild Olsdtr BØ in 1878. Ragnhild (daughter of Ola Gudbrandsen BØ and Ambjørg Torsteinsdtr HAMRE) was born in 1855 in Bø 8/ I Øye; died in 1933 in Uvdal 2/2 Sygardé. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 24 Oct 1858, Øye Kirke

Notes:

1866 It was always the weakest who went first, both young and old. Anne had always been a frail child. She was no great beauty, a solemn little creature with a pinched face and pale skin covered with freckles. Some superstitious folk even found fault with her reddish hair. But she was the darling of her sister and brothers, and they catered to her every desire. Especially Trond. They made a strange pair, the tall young man of nineteen and his eight-year-old little sister. She liked to follow him around the farm while he finished his chores, and he listened to her chatter and answered her questions with the patienc e of a man many years his senior. He always took the time, too, to carry her back to the house when her strength carne to an end. Sometimes he wondered how tired she really was. "Let me ride on your shoulders and we'll pretend that you're my horse!" But one day she was not pretending. Her pallor was more pronounced than usual when he carried her into the house. She didn't have much to say when her mother put her to bed that night, either. Anne Helgesdattir didn't wake up the next morning. And it was December, only two days short of seven years since her father's funeral. It was the month of death, when the jule spirits roam. Berit bowed beneath her grief as if she carried a heavy load on her back. There were few tears left to flow. Ingeborg and the younger boys wiped their eyes as they faced the strange emptiness of a life

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: USA 1864
• Residence: Hermundstad 5/2

Notes:

Hun tok med datteren og dro til USA i 1864

Ingebjørg married Ivar Sjugurdsen ELTUN in UGIFT. Ivar (son of Sjugurd Andrisson SKJEFTE and Guri Ivarsdtr ELTUN) was born in 1834 in Eltun 13/3 Skjefte-Kjelvudn; died in 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Grøv 7/3 Haugen

Notes:

Bøye og Ragnhild hadde barna. Ove (1870-1883) Dorte (1873-1897), Ragnhild (1876-1928) død av lungebetennelse Karen (1879-1959) ugift bodde både på Grøv og i Hermundstad, Marit (1887-1914) og Ove 1890- som overtok gården.

Ragnhild married Bøye Ovesen Wangensteen BERGE in 1867. Bøye (son of Ove Ovesen Wangensteen BERGE and Dorte Nilsdtr WANGENSTEEN) was born in 1845 in Berge 22/2-3 Sørparten; died on 6 Sep 1909 in Grøv 7/3 Haugen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: grb
• Residence: Hermundstad 5/2

Notes:

Han var ugift. Han fikk Hermundstad i 1889 og brukte den til 1931, da han solgte den til søstersønnen, Ove Bøyessen Grøv. Han bygde om "stova" til livaurshus.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Ål I Hallingdal

Notes:

Han var lærer i Ål i Hallingdal i flere år før han dro til USA med en stor familie. I amerika underviste han på Blue Earth church school På kirkegården i Blue Earth står det en stor minnestein, hvor det står: "Einar Hermundstad, Teacher of Christi anity 1889-1927 Erected by north and south Ble Earth congregations, pupils and friends"

Occupation:
lærer

Family/Spouse: Birgit E KINNEBERG. Birgit was born on 18 Jul 1861 in Gol I Hallingdal; died on 16 Jun 1936 in Blue Earth, Fairbault MN, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Skjøre 19/4-5

Ragnhild married Trond Andrison SKJØRE in 1863. Trond (son of Andris Trondsen SKJØRE and Marit Thomasdtr LO) was born in 1834 in Skjøre 19/4-5; died in 1918. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Øye 14/1 Nørre

Marit married Ola Nilsen ØYE in 1862. Ola (son of Nils Olsen ØYE and Ingebjørg Ingvaldsdtr ØYE) was born in 1838 in Øye 14/1 Nørre; died in 1895 in Øye 14/1 Nørre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helge married Berit Andrisdtr BREKKE in UGIFT. Berit (daughter of Andris Jonsen BREKKE and Berit Jakobsdtr HAMRE) was born in 1846 in Brekke 16/ I Øye; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Tørres Andrison BØE. Tørres (son of Andris Olsen BØE and Anne Tørrisdtr LEINE) was born in 1845 in Bøe 41/1 Sygarde; and died. [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.

Family/Spouse: Helge Person HERMUNDSTAD. Helge (son of Per Pedersen PURKESTAD and Anne Helgesdtr FAUSKEMO) was born in 1850 in Hermundstad 5/3 Nordigarden; died in 1885 in Hermundstad 5/3 Nordigarden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gjartrud married Syver Persen HERMUNDSTAD in 1890. Syver (son of Per Pedersen PURKESTAD and Anne Helgesdtr FAUSKEMO) was born on 18 Sep 1854 in Hermundstad 5/3 Nordigarden; died on 14 Oct 1935 in Hermundstad 5/3 Nordigarden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Steinde 19/1

Ragnhild married Jon Håvardson STEINDE in 1874. Jon (son of Håvard Jonsen STEINDE and Kari Knutsdtr (Kvame) STEINDE) was born in 1845 in Steinde 19/1; died in 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Lunde 17/2, Øvre

Notes:

Etter at Ragnhild døde, solgte Peder gården. Han drev med fiskesalg. Han hadde også en datter med Marit Kvame (1856- ) som het Kjersti Kvame Lunde 1878-.

Occupation:
grb 1879-1898

Peder married Marit Helgesdtr KVAME in UGIFT. Marit (daughter of Helge Anfinnson KVAME and Berit Kristoffersdtr KVAM) was born in 1856 in Kvame 11/ I Øye; died in 1923 in Veflen 98/ Høre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Peder married Ragnhild Endresdtr HOLIEN in 1880. Ragnhild (daughter of Endre Knutsen HOLIEN and Ragnhild Gudbrandsdtr BØ) was born in 1853 in Holien 18/; died in 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Occupation:
lærer

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Hermundstad 5/3 Nordigarden

Notes:

Hun bodde lenge hjemme hos faren og stelte for ham, før hun giftet seg med enkemannen Per Hemundstad (Purkestad) Per og Elsa hadde ikke barn.

Elsa married Øystein Torgeirson ELTUN in UGIFT. Øystein (son of Torgeir Thomassen ELTUN and Gjartrud Larsdtr GRØV) was born in 1824 in Eltun 13/1 Uppigare; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elsa married Per Pedersen PURKESTAD about 1885. Per (son of Per Torleifsen JORDHEIM and Kari Sjugurdsdtr ØYN) was born in 1827 in Hemsedal I Buskerud; died in 1900 in Hermundstad 5/3 Nordigarden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1871, Wang Township, Renville County, Minnesota, USA

Notes:

Sjugurd og Ingebjørg fikk sønnen Thomas i 1865 før de giftet seg. De dro sammen til USA og fikk tid til giftemål i Northfield MN, i 1866. Thomas døde tidlig og de døpte en ny sønn for Thomas. Sjugurd var skredder i Norge Scan. S e også brev fra Ma rilyn Ettesvold av 15.11.97

Occupation:
farmer og "Fidler" sjekk

Sjugurd married Ingebjørg Thomasdtr ELTUN in 1866. Ingebjørg (daughter of Thomas Torgeirson ELTUN and Sigrid Ivarsdtr KJERSTEIN) was born in 1844 in Eltun 13/1 Uppigare; died on 13 Jan 1937. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hun tok med seg sønnen Ola Torsteinson og dro il Amerika, sammen med henne reiste en gift amerikansk borger ved navn Torstein Sjugurdson Brekke, han var 29 år. Elsa hadde to barn til: Andris 1850-, med Andris Sjugurdson Tune og Ingebjørg 1856-, me d Trond Trondsen Skogstad.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Lo 19/8 Steinde

Ragnhild married Ola Andrison KVAME in 1858. Ola (son of Andris Olsen ØYE-EIGA and Marit Håvardsdtr STEINDE) was born in 1829 in Kvame, Øvre Hagen 11/; died in 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Lunde 17/1 Nedre

Anne married Ola Nilsdtr LUNDE in 1882. Ola (son of Nils Knutsen LUNDE and Dorthe Anfinnsdtr KVAME) was born in 1855 in Lunde 17/1 Nedre; died in 1933. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Gilen 52

Notes:

Hun var 3dje kona til Ola Asbjørnsen.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Steinde 19/1

Notes:

gift med Helge Helgesen Ølgøgn, de hadde datteren Margrete 1869-

Occupation:
innerst

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Tøso 19/2, Nordre

Notes:

Han fikk skjøte på gården av faren den 13.2.18882, men han levde bare 8 mnd etter det.

Occupation:
skomaker

Nils married Marit Helgesdtr KVAME in 1881. Marit (daughter of Helge Anfinnson KVAME and Berit Kristoffersdtr KVAM) was born in 1856 in Kvame 11/ I Øye; died in 1923 in Veflen 98/ Høre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Lunde 17/1 Nedre

Notes:

Else ble boende hos besteforeldrene da moren giftet seg.

Else married Torstein Syversen STEINDE in UGIFT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Strand 10/3

Dorthe married Andris Andrisson ELTUN in 1859. Andris (son of Andris Eirikson ELTUN and Tora Ivarsdatter KJERSTEIN) was born in 1838 in Eltun 13/ Nordigarden; died in 1903 in Strand 10/3. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1872, Wang Township, Renville County, Minnesota, USA

Notes:

De kom til Goodhue Co i 1869. I 1872 slo han seg ned i Wang towship.

Occupation:
farmer

Ola married Berit Helgesdtr SÅRRBU in UGIFT. Berit (daughter of Helge Nilsson SNØYA and Marit Asgrimsdtr SÅRRBU) was born in 1842 in Sårrbu, Sørre 2/3 Av Uvdal; died in 1917 in Øye 14/5 Sletten. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ingeborg Ingvardsdtr KASA. Ingeborg (daughter of Ingvald Ingvaldsen ØYE and Marit Eriksdtr ELTUN) was born in 1832 in Kasa 9/, Grandin; died in 1917 in Wang Township, Renville County, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Syndrol 48/3

Notes:

Kari var meget musikalsk. Hun kledde seg ut som mann og stilte opp i et bryllup i Lærdal hvor faren "Søynin" spilte. Hun spilte også, og Søynin sa: "du må vera i slekt med me, du". Da rev hun av seg forkledningen og viste at hun var datteren hans.

Kari married Ivar Ivarsen SYNDROL in 1872. Ivar (son of Ivar Ivarson SYNDROL and Marit Einarsdtr HEEN) was born on 28 Jan 1847 in Syndrol 48/3; died on 26 Dec 1912. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hun var en meget omtenksom, snill og klok kvinne. Hun hadde store kunns kaper og tok seg godt av barna sine. Musikalsk og flink på Langeleik. Hun leste ofte for barna sine, bl.a. "Fru Inger til Østeråt".

I følge far var dette ett av de fineste menneskene i Vang på den tiden. Bøye Skeie (Kattevold) "Skulemeistaren" ville gjerne gifte seg med hennes, men hun sa nei! Hvorfor hun valgte bestefar istedenfor Bøye Skeie, er uforståelig, men for oss so m fulgte etter er det jo ganske bra. Vi hadde vel neppe eksistert uten dette ekteskapet! Hun og bestefar Nils T Bøe bodde hos far på Klukkarhaugo i Vang en tid. Det var vel bedre å bo der enn på livaure i Bøe, hvor svigerdatteren, Ragndi, regjerte . Da far flyttet fra Vang, måtte de også flytte tilbake til Bøe 41/2.

Ingeborg married Nils Thomassen BØE in 1870. Nils (son of Thomas Nilsen ROGN and Ingeborg Nilsdtr WANGENSTEEN) was born on 10 Jul 1848 in Bøe 41/2, Sørebø; died on 28 May 1929 in Bøe 41/2, Sørebø. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Søyne 50/

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Rudi 95/ Høre

Notes:

Dorthe og Kristoffer hadde også sønnen Torstein Lalim (1877?-1901) til USA, han eide Rudi 95/

Dorthe married Kristoffer Torsteinson LALIM in 1877. Kristoffer (son of Torstein Ivarson HEMSING and Sigrid Jonsdtr REMME) was born in 1851 in Kjøs 94/1, Nerre, Lalim; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Søyne 50/, Øvre

Notes:

Han fikk skjøte på gården da han var 18 år. Han var en meget staut kar, men døde bare 2 pr etter at han overtok av hjernehinnebetendelse. Han hadde også arvert farens problemer med knærne.

Occupation:
grb

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Søyne 50/

Notes:

Han fikk Søyne av faren 3.6.1884 for 2000 kroner. Ola og Barbro hadde tre barn: Ragnhid Søyne (1905-1919), Ingebjørg Søyne (1908 -1989). UG Hun hjalp broren Ola med gjestgiveriet. Ola Søyne (1911- ) UG han arvet Øylo av onkelen Ivar og flyttet dit i 1948, sammen med moren og Ingebjørg. Siden det har Søyne vært forpaktet bort til den ble solgt til Nefstad i slutten av 1980 årene. Ola var en flink felespiller.

Han burde egentlig hatt musikkutdanning, men fikk det ikke av faren. Han spilte ofte til dans, mange ganger sammen med Lars Hammerstad. Da pleide han å spille trekkspill. Det sies at han kunne spille på alle instrumenter, bare han hadde sett noen spille på dem før.

Occupation:
grb urmaker og spillemann

Ola married Barbro Gudbrandsdtr ØYLO in 1904. Barbro (daughter of Gudbrand Olson ØYLO and Ingebjørg Ivarsdtr TUNE) was born on 8 Jan 1871 in Øylo 54/; died on 19 Jul 1963 in Øylo 54/. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Flint MI USA

Notes:

Faren er Syver Olsen Strand og moren er Guri Guttormsdtr Bøe fra Vang

Occupation:
sjekk

Ingeborg married Endre Hågenson HOLIEN on 2 Jul 1893. Endre (son of Hågen Knutsen HOLIEN and Marit Endresdtr THORSTAD) was born on 27 Sep 1862 in Goodhue Co., MN, USA; died on 29 Jun 1941. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Iver RINDE. Iver died in USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Caroline married Knut Olsen HOLIEN on 4 Apr 1878 in Warsaw Twp, Kenyon Goodhue Co, MN, USA. Knut (son of Ola Knutsen HOLIEN and Ingeborg Andrisdatter ELTUN) was born on 19 Feb 1853 in Wisconsin, South Dakota USA; died on 28 Feb 1928 in Goodhue Co., MN, USA; was buried on 2 Mar 1928 in Vang Cemetery, Dennison Goodhue Co USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Oline married Anders Olsen HOLIEN in 1883. Anders (son of Ola Knutsen HOLIEN and Ingeborg Andrisdatter ELTUN) was born on 13 Apr 1863 in Goodhue Co., MN, USA; died on 21 Feb 1907 in Goodhue Co., MN, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Helen LARSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Anna SVIEN. Anna (daughter of Anders Johannessen SVIEN and Velgjerd Torsteinsdtr NYSTUEN) was born on 13 Dec 1868 in MN, USA; died in 1948. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hun var gift med en fra Givre

Family/Spouse: John J GIVRE. John died on 24 Jan 1997 in Wang Lutheran Church, Dennison, MN. USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hun døde i barselseng

Ingeborg married John Obert LITSHEIM in ET. 1887 in MN, USA. John was born on 6 Aug 1863 in Voss; died on 16 Sep 1943 in Northfield, MN. USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Golva ND USA

Ove married Emme JESME on 2 Jan 1910 in Holden Township, Goodhue Co., MN. USA. Emme was born on 28 May 1877 in Georgetown. MN., USA; died on 24 Nov 1958 in Portland, Multnomah, OR, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hun giftet seg med mannen til søsteren Ingeborg, da hun døde i barselseng.

Family/Spouse: John Obert LITSHEIM. John was born on 6 Aug 1863 in Voss; died on 16 Sep 1943 in Northfield, MN. USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Syver married Barbro Andersdtr SEIM on 12 Aug 1904. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]