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Moster Marie: A Brief Essay About My Aunt, Marie Cockrell, Otto Brask Jan 2018

Moster Marie: A Brief Essay About My Aunt, Marie Cockrell, Otto Brask

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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 W. Onsager Jan 2018

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 Jan 2018

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 Jan 2018

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 Jan 2018

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 …