Name:

Tormod

Eivindsen

Vaslaus Storkos (Storkaar)

 

 

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name)

(birth/death dates)

 

 

 

 

Name in America:

Tormod

 

Evenson

 

(first name)

(m.i.)

(last name)

 

 

 

Spouse:

Ragnhild

Torgrimsdatter

Skatter

 

 

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name at marriage)

(birth/death dates)

 

 

 

 

Children:

Even

Torgrim (b. 1851)

Torgrim (b.1853 in US)

 

Gunhild Helene

Thea

Johanne Randine

 

Ole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipality (kommune) in Norway:

E. Øyfjeld, Lardal

 

 

Church Parish to which they belonged:

Høydalsmo, Lardal

 

 

Emigrant Ship:

Columbus

Depart Date:

22May1851

Port:

**

 

 

 

Destinations in America 

Early:

 

 

Final:

Ridgeway (Brigham), Iowa Co., Wisconsin

 

 

 

Occupations/Professions

in Norway:

Farmer

 

in America:

Farmer

 

 

 

Additional Information:  **Linkas’s Diary, pub. by Augsburg describes the voyage from Norway to America.  Tormod’s sister, Gunhild Evensdtr; Gunhild’s husband, Hans Olsson; and Tormod’s mother, Haege Thordodsdtr, all were on the ship’s passenger list. 

 

 

 

Contact:                     

Vivian E. Sardeson

Relationship to emigrant:

Great-granddaughter

Email:

N/A

Date:

14Jun2004