Name:

Elling

Knudson

Ettestad

22Nov1843-23Jun1914

 

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name)

(birth/death dates)

 

 

 

 

Name in America:

Elling

Knudson

Ettestad

 

(first name)

(m.i.)

(last name)

 

 

 

Spouse:

Aslaug

Olsdatter

Gautefall

1Mar1854-1904

 

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name at marriage)

(birth/death dates)

 

 

 

 

Children:

Knud

Ole

Tomas

 

Hans

Mariken

Jon

 

Sina

Henry

Knud

 

Hannah

 

 

 

 

Municipality (kommune) in Norway:

Drangedal

 

 

Church Parish to which they belonged:

Tørdal

 

 

Emigrant Ship:

Geiser *

Depart Date:

9June1887

Port:

Kristiania

 

 

 

Destinations in America 

Early:

Minneapolis, MN, USA

 

Final:

Belgrade, Northome, Minnesota

 

 

 

Occupations/Professions

in Norway:

Logger

 

in America:

Logger

 

 

 

Additional Information: 

* Thingvalla Line

I am the grand daughter of the Ole E. Ettestad, the only child who left Minnesota, who became a farmer and politician in North Dakota.

 

Contact mailing address: 2871 Wildwood Cres., Prince George, BC, V2K 3J4 Canada

 

 

 

 

 

Contact:                      

Elaine Keeling

Relationship to emigrant:

Great-grand-daughter

Email:

Mekee@shaw.ca_

Date:

19April2004