Name:

Aslaug

Kjetilsdatter

Såheim

1821-?

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name)

(birth/death dates)

Name in America:

Aslaug

Johnson

(first name)

(m.i.)

(last name)

Spouse:

Herbjorn

Johnson

Rønningen

?-?

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name at marriage)

(birth/death dates)

Children:

Kjetil

Gro

Aslaug

Aagoth

Liv

Municipality (kommune) in Norway:

Tinn (Vestfjorddalen)

Church Parish to which they belonged:

Dal

Emigrant Ship:

Depart Date:

1866

Port:

Destinations in America 

Early:

Ridgeway, Iowa

Final:

Ridgeway, Iowa

Occupations/Professions

in Norway:

Farmer

in America:

Farmer

Additional Information: 

Asloug and her husband joined her brothers Gunnulv and Halvor Kjetilsen at Ridgeway.  Her father was Kjetil Kjetil Gjøystdal, later moving to Tveito after marrying Gunnulv’s mother Aagot Gunnulvsdatter Tveito.  The parents lost Tveito and moved to Såhaim.  Asloug first went off to Bø near Drammen and had a son Kjetil.  He was Kjetil Tovsen Bømogen and was known as Charlie Thompson in America.  He died in the American Civil War in the 15^th Wisconsin Regiment, the “Norwegian Regiment”  Later she married Herbjorn.  Herbjorn called himself Herman and had two brothers at Harmony, MN named Gunnulv Johnson Qvale and John Johnson Krosso.  Herman and Asloug moved to Minnehaha County, SD in 1878.

Contact:                     

Gene Estensen

Relationship to emigrant:

g-g-uncle

Email:

gene.estensen@gmail.com

Date:

29May2004