Name:

Gunhild

Drengsdatter

Ormestøl

14Jun1844-29Jul1938

 

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name)

(birth/death dates)

 

Name in America:

Gunhild

 

Mikkelson

 

(first name)

(m.i.)

(last name)

 

Spouse:

Hans

Sorensen

Ebeltoft (from Tromsø)

24Dec1835-10Aug1903

 

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name at marriage)

(birth/death dates)

 

Children:

Anton

Sievert

Henrietta

 

Tonette

Oscar

Hannah

 

Carl

Marie

 

Elena

Arthur

 

 

Municipality (kommune) in Norway:

Laardal

 

Church Parish to which they belonged:

Høydelsmo

 

Emigrant Ship:

Columbus

Depart Date:

22May1851

Port:

Kragerø

 

Destinations in America 

Early:

NYC; LaCrosse, WI; Albert Lea, MN

 

Final:

Lake Park, Becker Co., MN

 

Occupations/Professions

in Norway:

Gunhild left Norway as a child Hans-fisherman

 

in America:

Hans - Carpenter

 

Additional Information: 

 

Contact:                     

Charles L. Barron

Relationship to emigrant:

Great-grandson

Mail:

2614 East Cedar Crest Road, Minnetonka, MN  55305-3501

Email:

BarronCL@aol.com

Date:

28Dec2004