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Finding God At Work In Our Family Roots, Keith Clouten

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Follows the story of the Clouten family beginning in 1790 in England, then to Australia, then to Canada, and back to Australia.

The Norwegian Ancestry Of Oscar Martin Remington; Tracing His Roots In Roldal Parish, Hordaland County And Suldal Parish, Rogaland County, Norway And Telling The Story Of His Family In Juneau County, Wisconsin, Lawrence W. Onsager

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Onsager, Lawrence William, 1944-

The Norwegian Ancestry of Oscar Martin Remington; Tracing His Roots in Roldal Parish, Hordaland County and Suldal Parish, Rogaland County, Norway and Telling the Story of His Family in Juneau County, Wisconsin. Mauston, Wisconsin and Berrien Springs, Michigan: The Lemonweir Valley Press, 2018.

1. Juneau County, Wisconsin

2. Norwegian-Americans--Wisconsin

3. Clifton Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin

4. Suldal Norwegian-American Settlement

5. Suldal Parish, Rogaland County, Norway

6. Roldal Parish, Hordaland County, Norway

7. Knutson Family

8. Remington Family

The Norwegian Ancestry Of Johannes (John) Larson (1886-1957); From The Bakken Subfarm, Guggedal Main Farm In Rogaland County, Norway To The Suldal Norwegian Settlement In Juneau County, Wisconsin, Lawrence W. Onsager

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The Johannes Larson family is part of the Norwegian-American settlement in southern Juneau County, Wisconsin, which became known as the Suldal Norwegian-American settlement because the overwhelming majority of the settlers came from the Suldal Parish in Rogaland County in western Norway. The connection with Suldal, Norway began in 1850 with the coming of Johannes Larson’s great uncle, Knut Ormson, to settle in Lindina Township. The Suldal Norwegian-American settlement is located in the triangle formed by the communities of Elroy, Mauston, and New Lisbon, in the townships of Fountain, Lisbon, Lindina, and Plymouth.

In 1864, Johannes Larson’s grandfather, Lars Osmundson, a …

The Jacobson Family From Laerdal Parish, Sogn Og Fjordane County, Norway: Pioneer Norwegian Settlers In Greenwood Township, Vernon County, Wisconsin, Lawrence W. Onsager

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The Jacobson family emigrated from Laerdal in Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway to Greenwood Township, Vernon County, Wisconsin between 1857 and 1882. They were members of the Greenwood Norwegian Lutheran Church and were part of the Greenwood Norwegian-American Settlement in Vernon County.

This genealogy is part of a prosopographical study of the Greenwood settlement. Prosopographical research has the goal of learning about patterns of relationships and activities through the study of collective biography. Prosopography is interested in the details of individuals' lives and relationships not only with family but also with in-laws, friends, clients, business contacts and so forth. Even …

The Einar Nelson And Guri Paalsdatter Family Of Lærdal Township, Sogn Og Fjordane County, Norway, Perry Township, Dane County, Wisconsin, Greenwood Township, Vernon County, Wisconsin, And Juneau County, Wisconsin, Lawrence W. Onsager

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The Norwegian Ancestry Of Johannes (John) Larson (1886-1957); From The Bakken Subfarm, Guggedal Main Farm In Rogaland County, Norway To The Suldal Norwegian Settlement In Juneau County, Wisconsin, Lawrence Onsager

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The Johannes Larson family is part of the settlement in southern Juneau County which became known as the Suldal Norwegian-American Settlement (see Onsager, Lawrence, The Juneau County Bygdebok, Digital Commons, Andrews University, https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/146/). Suldal is a rural district in Rogaland County in western Norway. The connection with Suldal, Norway began in 1850 with the coming of Johannes Larson’s great uncle, Knut Ormson, to settle in Lindina Township, Juneau County, Wisconsin. Chain migration by kinship groups followed. In 1864, Johannes Larson’s grandfather, Lars Osmundson, a renter on the Bakken subfarm under Guggedal and a former school teacher, led a group of …

The Ancestry Of Mary Louise Ormson, Lawrence W. Onsager

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Onsager, Lawrence William, 1944-

The Ancestry of Mary Louise Ormson. Mauston, Wisconsin and Berrien Springs, Michigan: The Lemonweir Valley Press, 2017.

1. Juneau County, Wisconsin

2. Norwegian-Americans--Wisconsin

3. Clifton Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin

4. Suldal Norwegian-American Settlement

5. Suldal Parish, Rogaland County, Norway

6. Roldal Parish, Hordaland County, Norway

7. Ormson Family

The Plymouth Lutheran Cemetery, Lindina Township, Juneau County, Wisconsin;, Lawrence Onsager

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Cemeteries have been called outdoor museums, cultural artifacts, and written and visual records of communities. I am attempting to produce a geographically local biographical or cultural landscape study. In some cases cemeteries are the only identifiable remains of a community. The Plymouth Cemetery records that I have enhanced are just a part of the rich history of the Suldal Norwegian American Community in Juneau County, Wisconsin. It was estimated in 1908 that there were about 1,200 Norwegians from Suldal and about 500 from Upper Telemark in the settlement. Suldal is a rural district in Rogaland County in western Norway. Originally, …

Juneau County, Wisconsin Bygdebok: A Genealogy Of The Norwegian Settlers, 1850-1950, Lawrence W. Onsager

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From Hadeland, Norway To Greenwood Township, Vernon County, Wisconsin And Beyond: The Story Of Truls Erikson Western And Gudbjor Olsdatter Malkjaernseiet In America: Their Ancestors And Descendents, Lawrence W. Onsager

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The Western family emigrated from the district of Hadeland, Christians (present Oppland) County, Norway. From there they went to Greenwood Township in Vernon County, Wisconsin and Henrietta Township in Richland County, Wisconsin. About 1900, various members of the family moved to Juneau County and the Stanley area in Chippewa and Clark counties. This book documents the story of the family through the fourth generation.

History Of The Peder Olsen Wold Family: Ancestors, Descendants, And Related Families In Lǣrdal Township, Sogn Og Fjordane County Norway, Wisconsin, The United States And Canada, Lawrence W. Onsager

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Members of the Wold family emigrated from Laerdal Parish in Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway and settled in Greenwood Township, Vernon County, Wisconsin in the 1860s. I have included information on spouses, in-laws, cousins and siblings in 17 appendices which tell the story of the connection between these two communities. Sources include original church records in both Norway and Wisconsin, cemetery transcriptions, census records, plat maps, published and unpublished genealogies, personal interviews, etc. I am responsible for any errors which may have crept in and welcome your corrections.