Lensmenn in Haltdalen, Sør Trøndelag, Norway

Lensmenn in Haltdalen
Haltdalen og Haltdalingen
Jens Halstein Nygård
1949 Bind I Pages 54-57
Translated by Olaf Kringhaug®

The sheriffs

The sheriff in earlier times had a great deal to say, probably because those who were given that office were the most educated and respected farmers who had previously had much to say in the community, a tradition inherited from the ancient chieftains. Otherwise there was not such great demand for knowledge in the position of sheriff. He had to be able to read, for he often received letters from the authorities that he had to read for the people. He also had to write a little, for it happened that the authorities had to have answers to their letters. Very little more was demanded, but just this made him stand high over the people. It could happen that the
sheriffs in earlier times could use this position to further their own interests, and it likely happened since they were the only one who understood writing and obtained things that properly should have been others. But it also happened that they were dismissed quickly for, even though we know of no such circumstance from our community. However, the pay
was poor, and we see that several of them quit. The honour was hard to live off.

When the sheriff was to summon someone to court, he brought along two witnesses. Later they had to appear in court to make an oath that the summoning was legally carried out. This was a solemn occasion.

The first sheriff we know of in the community is Einar Grote, who was the sheriff here in 1609. 1657 it is Olle Heksem, 1663 Erich Flotberrig, 1690 Bersvend Megård, 1698 Haldor Flatberg (probably the son of Erich), 1722 Peder Grot (he was also for a time sheriff in Ålen), 1730 Hans Flatberg, 1741 Olle Grot, 1750 Anders Megaard, 1757 Johan Ingebrigtsen Bjorgum, 1766 Lars Grot, 1769 Bersvend Nesvold (together with Ålen), 1776 Gunder Gilset (dismissed because of financial difficulties), 1784 Ole P. Fjeset (together with Singsås), and then in 1808 came Ole Svendsen Midtaune.

Ole Svendsen was from Andersaune, and at first was a teacher. When he became sheriff he traded farms with his brother-in-law, and came to Ramlo. On the sheriff's farm there was also a jail (above the gate and and the manure cellar). Here often there were prisoners, but they had it rather easy. It is told that school revelers in Knuten would put cakes up in the window for
those who were on bread and water. The sheriffs also used the prisoners for work
on their farms. This is how the 'sheriff's mound' at Rimstad was built by prisoners..

In 1824 Schjodt became the priest here. He was a quarrelsome fellow, and he and the sheriff had many conflicts. They were like two bigwigs in a sack. The sheriff jad once let a prisoner escape. The priest reported this, so the sheriff got a fine of 5 speciedaler This made for bad blood. Soon the sheriff caught the priest at something, so there was a clerical court for him. Later the sheriff had let a life prisoner 'run around the community and eat with his friends and fight his enemies instead of keeping him in arrest.' The priest reported this to the county administration, which made difficulties for the sheriff.

Another time there was conflict was one night 'in the dark, some night birds came in my barn and made frightful disorder by running around in the same with lit torches' as the priest said. The sheriff asked the priest not to report this, for among the night birds there was a discharged prisoner who the shefiff had recently transported to Seden, but who had returned and had
been welcomed because he was a skilled blacksmith. The priest would not go along with this, but at a school board meeting it suited the sheriff to aggravate the priest, and he was quick-tempered and mispoke, and later had to go through a difficult reconciliation.

It was believed that among these night birds was the Sheriff's son, Jonas. This the sheriff could not stand hearing, and declared that he 'encourage my children and servants to conduct themselves with good morals and watch out for the night birds, therefore I can happily say that everyone in my house conducts themselve kindly, decorously and decently, on the contrary one
should not be surprised over the disorder in the parsonage, since the priest encourages the youth to take part in dancing and other sinful pleasures.' This the priest could not accept and suggested that it was not always so orderly in the sheriff's home, and that the children of the sheriff were hardly good examples of propriety.

Sheriff Svendsen also taught school as well as being the sheriff. Later he got help from his son Svend Olsen, who from 1835 functioned as sheriff, and took over the position after his father. He was also sheriff in Ålen about 1840, and the two communities have since been one sheriff district. In 1862 Svend Olsen became chairman of the board of revision and gave up the sheriff position.

After him came Ole Hansen from Tynset. He had the position until he died in 1890. Then came his son Morten Sandvold. He died in 1901, and his son Olaf Sandvold got the place after his father. In 1938 his son Andreas Sandvold took over. He had run thesheriff's office for his father the last years, when he was sick. Andreas Sandvold was a trained engineer, He got a position
in 1941 at Norges Tekniske Hogskole, an was succeeded by his brother-in-law Andreas Reitan during the occupation.

In 1946 K. Karlsen was appointed. He was born in Borsa 1904, has gone to 'folkehogskule'
(college), business school, police academy and a fire inspection course. Has been sheriff's deputy, and from 1938 to 1946 head clerk at Vemundsvik municipal office.

The court location has been at various places.First at Heksem in 1676, 1713, and later in 1809. Grot was the site 1757-1796 and in 1851, Yset in 1810, and Ramlo in 1845. Now Ramlo has been the site for a long time, and is so still.

Guri Henningsdatter Stuedal's Family and the siblings who came to America

(1) 1 Henning Henningsen Stuedal (Her Father)
Source information: Sør-Trøndelag county, Tydal in Selbu, Parish register copy nr. 698C01 (1816-1861), Birth and baptism records 1817, page 8-9.
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Birth: 18 Dec 1816, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Death: 21 Nov 1893, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Burial: 4 Dec 1893, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Father: Henning Henningsen Stuedal (1788-1856)
Mother: Lisbet Andersdatter Myrmo (1789-1821)

Spouse: Ingeborg Olsdatter Stuedal (Her Mother)
Source information: Sør-Trøndelag county, Tydal in Selbu, Parish register copy nr. 698C01 (1816-1861), Birth and baptism records 1823, page 34-35.
Birth: 1823, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Death: 1859, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Father: Ole Larsen Stuevold (1789-1872)
Mother: Magli Tomasdatter Ostby (1795-1881)
Marr: 8 Oct 1846, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway

Children:
Henning (1846-1910)
Magli (1849-1928)
Anders (1851-1939)
Lisbet (1854-1925)
Guri (1857-1935)

Other spouses: Kari Johansdatter Aas, Serri Hansdatter Ostby

(2) 1.1 Henning Henningsen Stuedal
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Birth: 24 Dec 1846, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Chr: 27 Feb 1847, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Death: 31 Aug 1910, Dakota County Minnesota

Mother of his daughter: Beret Pedersdatter Aas
Birth: 1846, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Death: 1911, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Status: Never Married

Children: Ingeborg Karina Henningsdatter (1877-1927)

(2) 1.2 Magli Henningsdatter Stuedal
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Death: 24 Feb 1928, Flom Township, Norman County, Minnesota
Burial: 29 Feb 1928, Immanuel Church Cemetery Flom Township Norman County Minnesota
Birth: 9 Mar 1849, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Chr: 5 Jun 1849, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway

Spouse: Einar Larsen Lovoen
Death: 21 Aug 1903, Flom Norman County Minnesota
Burial: 23 Aug 1903, Immanuel Church Cemetery Flom Township Norman County Minnesota
Birth: 1838, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Father: Lars Einarsen Lovoen (1797-1875)
Mother: Ingeborg Pedersdatter Kirkvold (1797-1885)
Marr: Flom Township, Norman County, Minnesota

Children:
Emil Magnus (1889-1891)
Lars Einar (1883-1883)
And a couple of more that are buried on the Nysetvold Farm in Flom Township.

Anders in front of his house in Flom Township

(2) 1.3 Anders Henningsen Stuedal
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Death: 12 Jan 1939, Flom Township, Norman County, Minnesota
Burial: 1939, Immanuel Church Cemetery Flom Township Norman County Minnesota
Birth: 16 Nov 1851, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Chr: 3 Jan 1852, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway

Mother of his son: Johanna Eriksdatter Kokvold
Birth: 10 Jul 1852, Roros Sor Trondelag Norway
Chr: 3 Oct 1852, Roros Sor Trondelag Norway
Father: Erik Larsen Kokvold (1805-1885)
Mother: Marit Christensdatter Kokvold (1819-)
Status: Never married

Children: Henning (1874-1928)

Anders Stuedahl Obituary
Funeral services were held from the P. Sakrismo home Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 1 p. m. and from Immanuel church at 2 for Anders Stuedahl who passed away Thursday morning, January 12, after a lingering illness. Rev. A. H. Amundson assisted by Rev. I. J. Tanner officiated. Two solos were rendered by Harold Skansgaard accompanied on the organ by Mrs. H. Skansgaard. The body was laid to rest in the Immanuel cemetery. Anders Henningson Stuedahl was born on Stuedahl in Tydalen, Norway on Nov. 16, 1851, of parents Henning Henningson Stuedahl and wife, Ingebor Oldsdatter Stuevold. He was baptized January 3, 1852 and confirmed October 11, 1868, in Tydahl's church. In 1882 he left for America and came to Lake Park andi from there to Flom to his sister. In 1892 he went back to Norway to take care of his aged father till he died. In 1894 he returned to Flom. In 1897 he bought a farm in Flom township and lived there till 1917 when he sold the farm. He then made his bome, with his sister, Mrs. Soven till her death in 1928. Since then he has made his home at the Sakrismo farm till his death. They have cared for him the past three years during his lingering illness. He passed awag January 12, 1938, at the age of 87 years, 1 month and 26 days. He leaves to mourn his passing three grand children, Arthur Kirchevold, of Pinewood, Minn.; Mrs. Iver Hoven, of Pinewood, and Mrs. Sylvia Erickson, Thief River Falls, and seven great grand children. Also two sisters, Anna Blom, of Montana, and Lucie Henningsgsard in Norway. His sister, Mrs. Nysetvold passed away three years ago and Mrs. Soven 11 years ago. He is also uncle to Mrs. P. Sakrismo. Visitors from the outside were: From Pinewood: Helmer Kirchevold Mrs. Hans Kirchevold, Mrs. Iver Hoven and Arthur Kirchevold. From Gatzke, Minn.: Erik Aune, Mrs. Ole Ostby, Olaus Erickson and Thomas Ostby. From Grygla, Minn.: Lars Nygsard, Mrs. Gust Saxvold and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vold. From Twin Valley: Mr. and Mrs. Ole Nysetvold and family and Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Heiberg. Mr. Stuedahl was a kindly soul, retiring still he won the esteem of those who came in contact with him. Blessed be his memory. (Anders Stuedal was a brother to Guri (Stuedal) Nysetvold.)

(2) 1.4 Lisbet Henningsdatter Stuedal
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Birth: 26 Jan 1854, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Death: 1925
Chr: 17 Jun 1854, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway

Spouse: Anders Pedersen Sakrismo
Birth: 1855, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Death: 1936
Father: Peder Andersen Bjorgan Sakrismo (1811-)
Mother: Ingeborg Johansdatter Heksem (1816-)
Marr: abt 1879, Norway

Children:
Ingeborg Andersdatter (1879-1960)
Peder Andersen (1881-1958)
Peder A. Sakrismo, 76, of Flom, Minn., died Tuesday in Tydal, Norway, in the home in which he was born. He had been in Norway about two months visiting relatives. The body will be returned to Wagstrom Funeral Home here for the funeral tentatively set for 1:30 Monday in Immanuel Lutheran Church, the Rev. Conrad Greenquist officiating. Born Dec. 2, 1881, Mr. Sakrismo came to the United States to Flom Township, Norman County, in 1904. He homesteaded in Marshall County, Minnesota, two years later. In 1917 he returned to Flom where he had lived since. Mr. Sakrismo married Anna Swenson Oct. 27, 1902 in Norway. She died in January of 1957. Surviving are seven children, Andrew and Lars, of Ulen, Minn., John of Twin Valley, Mrs. Sidney (Elizabeth) Swenson, Flom, Mrs. Arvid (Greta) Engeseth of Lake Park, Minn., Mrs. Marvin (Petrina) VanDenEinde, Bejou, Minn., and Mrs. Bjarne (Signe) Aune of Twin Valley; Sixteen grandchildren and two brothers and two sisters in Norway. A son also preceded him in death.
Peter's wife:
Mrs. P. Sakrismo
Funeral services for Mrs. Peder Sakrismo were conducted Saturday, January 5, from the Immannuel Lutheran church with the Rev. Thomas Boe officiating. Vocal music was by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nornes, with Mrs. Harold Spielman as organist. Pallbearers were Bjarne E. Aune, Arvid E. Engeseth, Arvid P. Swenson, Marvin L. VanDenEinde, Aaron S. Swenson and Phillip H. Sakrismo. Interment was in the Immanuel church cemetery with the Wagstrom Funeral Home in charge. Anna Svens Sakrismo was born on July 4, 1878, in Tydal, Norway, of parents Sven Erickson Vold and Greta Larsdatter. She passed on to her final rest peacefully at her home on New Year's morning following a lingering illness. She was baptized in Tydal, and grew to womanhood in Ljungdalen, Sweden. She was confirmed in 1894 in the Storsjaa Lutheran church, Storsjaa, Ljungdalen, Sweden. On the 27th of October, 1902, she was united in marriage to Peder Sakrismo in the Tydal Lutheran church. He survives her departure. They immigrated to Twin Valley in 1904, where they resided for two years before moving to Marshall county, where they farmed for eleven years. They then moved to their present farm home, where they have resided the past forty years. Mr. and Mrs. Sakrismo were the parents of eight children, all of whom survive to mourn the departure of their beloved mother. They are: Mrs. Sidney (Elizabeth) Swenson of Flom, Andrew of Ulen, Sven at home, Lars at Ulen, Mrs. ARvid (Greta) Engeseth of Lake Park, Minn., Mrs. Marvin (Petrina) VanDenEinde of Bejou, Minn., Johnny at home and Mrs. Bjarne (Signe) Aune of Minneapolis. Fifteen grandchildren also survive. Since coming to Minnesota, she was always an active Ladies Aid member, a charter member of the Immanuel Ladies Aid, and a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Henning Andersen (1883-1923)
Johan Andersen (1885-1893)
Beret Kristine Andersdatter (1886-)
Tomas Andersen (1889-1968)
Ingeborg Marie Andersdatter (1889-1963)
Ingebrigt Andersen (1896-)

(2) 1.5 Guri Henningsdatter Stuedal - listed elsewhere with details
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Birth: 22 Apr 1857, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Immi: 1882, Flom Township, Norman County, Minnesota
Death: 10 Apr 1935, Flom Township, Norman County, Minnesota
Burial: 15 Apr 1935, Aspelund Lutheran Church Cemetery Flom Township
Chr: 3 Oct 1857, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway

Spouse: Svend "John" Olsen Gresli "Nysetvold" - listed elsewhere with details
Birth: 9 Apr 1850, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Immi: 1872, New York New York
Death: 25 Oct 1929, Flom Township, Norman County, Minnesota
Burial: 29 Oct 1929, Aspelund Lutheran Church Cemetery Flom Township
Chr: 15 Jun 1850, Tydal Sor Trondelag Norway
Father: Ole Svendsen Ramlo Nysetvold (1827-1912)
Mother: Kari Jonsdatter Hilmo (1823-1903)
Marr: 14 Apr 1883, Flom Township, Norman County, Minnesota

Children:
Ole (1885-1962)
Henry (1890-1973)
Ingeborg Caroline (1883-1961)
Johan G. (1892-1964)

The Nysetvold Farm in Norway

This was translated from Norwegian by Håkon Skaugvoll & Olaf Kringhaug in 2001.

Haltdalen og Haltdalingen book II
Page 246
G.nr. 32, br.nr. 1, Nysetvold, “Jamtvollen”

The Nysetvold farm in Norway was also known as Jamtvollen. Our Nysetvold ancestor’s have only used the Nysetvold surname name since 1856, when Ole Svendsen Ramlo f.1827 bought the farm. Ole is the father of John Olsen Nysetvold who emigrated to America in 1872. John came to Flom Township in 1878 with his mother, Kari Jonsdatter Hilmo, who never married and only had one child.

Below is a translation by Håkon Skaugvoll in Norway of the Nysetvold Farm in the Haltdalen Bygdebok.

Det er nok kolbrenninga som er den første årskaen til ryddinga av denne
It surely is the charcoal burning which was the first reason for the clearing of this

gården. Ellers har det notk og vori setervoll her under gårdar i bygda.
farm. In addition there has been meadow near the chalet beloning to the farms in the settlement.

Første busettinga var nok lenger nede på gjardet. Her er det funni
The first settlement was further down on the edge. Here it is found

tomter både etter fjøs og stuggu. Etter som kolbrenninga åt seg oppover
sites after both barns and cottage. As the charcoal burning moved upwards in the

skogen, som her sikkert stod tett itett, har ryddinga og eti seg
wood, which here surely stood closely packed, the clearing also has moved

oppover.
uphill.

Dei første ein kjenner til som budde her, er jemtlendingar, derav og
The first person who lived here, as far as we know, came from Jämtland from

namnet Jamtvollen. I tronge tider i Jemtland var det mange som drog over
what the name Jamtvollen origin. While straitened circumstances in Jämtland, many moved over the border

til Noreg for å prøve lykka. Det er nok og fleire som har komi hit til
to Norway to try their fortune. It is also many who came here to

Haltdalen, og som da truleg først har tatt inn hos jemtlendingane på
Haltdalen, and then possibly first put up by the jamtlendings on

Jamtvollen, og sea reist lenger. Det er mest sansynleg at dei har komi
Jamtvollen, and later moved further on. Most likely they came

over frå Tydalen.
over (the mountains) from the Tydalen

Den første vi har greie på her, er Erich Pedersen Jamt. Han kon her
The first we know about here (on thi farm), is Erich Pedersen Jamt. He came here

truleg først på 1700-talet, og hadde fleire born her:
probably in the early 1700's, and hade many children
1-Peder f.1750
2-Kirsti f.1755 d.1795
3-Kari f.1761 d.1763


Dertil må han ha hatt born som er fødde før, såleis truleg
In addition he surely had children who were born before, thus probably
4-Anders g.m. Kirsten Eridsd. aunet, 1786
5-Dei hadde ein son Ole f.1787, og kom til Bagås.THIS MUST BE SON TO
NUMBER 4 ANDERS AND KIRSTEN ? < Haltdalen II page 247 and
< same book page 389 re: Bagåsen, where Kirsten is told to be from
Sommervold, Evensaunet
6-Vidare Johan ~Additional Johan.

Men det var nok harde kår han arbeidde under, og hadde fleire uheld. I
But it surely were hard conditions to work under, and had accidents. In

1776 har han såleis mist alle krøtera sine formedelst skovdyr. Han er
1776 he lost all his cattles because of wild animals. At that time he

da nemnt som den fattige husmand, og han måtte fleire gonger få
is mentioned as the poor cotter, and several times they had to give him

fattighjelp. Han hadde nok litt krøtera her, og hadde tatt til å rydde
poor relief. He had some cattle here, and had started to clear a bit.

litt. Ein finn nemleg at det kjem ein annan jemtlending her, Anders
As a matter of fact you find that there came another jämtlending to the place, Anders

Andersen, og forholdet mellom desse to frå fosterlandet er nok ikkje
Andersen, and the relation between this two from the fosterland (native country) was not any

godt. I 1760 er det nemleg pådømt ei sak mellom Erich og Anders. Erich
good. In 1760 there was a trial between Erich and Anders. Erich

hadde skulda Anders for at han hadde tatt høy frå han i marka. Men Erich
had accused Anders for stealing his hay from the field. But Erich could no

hadde ikkje noko prov på dette, vitnene gjekk han imot, og Erich måtte
prove that, and the witnesses were against him, and Erich had to pay 5 rdlr.
betale 5 rdlr.

Om det var etter dette at Erich flytta frå plassen, skal ein ikkje seie,
If it was after this Erich moved from the place, we can not say,

men det er i alle fall sikkert at han reiste herifrå. Truleg budde han
but sure enough he moved from here. Probably he lived

på Sommervold, og helst da på Evensaunet. Her døydde han og i 1787, og
on Sommervold, and if so on Evensaunet. Here he died in 1787, and

får denne sluttreplikken om seg : Husmand Erich Jamt, døde som betler,
get this final remark : Cotter Erich Jamt, died as beggar,

og er begraven av almuen, følgelig intet efterlader sig at holde skifte
and is buried by the common people, therefore he do not leave anything to
settle.


over. Dei borna som levde etter han, veit ein ikkje kvar det vart av.
The children who lived after him, one does not know where they went.

Dei har neppe slekt etter seg her.
They hardly have descendants here.

Ellers set det ut til at den andre jemtlendingen, Anders Andersen, kom
Beyond that it looks as the other jämtlending, Anders Andersen, came

her på same tida som Erich, og at det var han som var største brukaren.
at the same time as Erich, and that he was the largest user.

Det er rimeleg at det var han som gjekk under namnet Jamtguten. Mest
It is a fair supposition (to believe) that it was him who was nick-named Jamtguten ( The Jamt boy). Most probably

truleg er det kanskje at dei kom her samstundes. At dei hadde vori her
it perhaps is that they came at the same time. That they were here for

ei stund før 1750, er greitt, for alt i 1754 gir Anders skjøte til
a while before 1750 is clear, because already in 1754 Anders gave the deed to

Christian F. Irgens på setervollen Nysetvollen for 10 rdlr., men dette
Christian F. Irgens on the meadow near the chalet Nysetvollen for 10 rdlr., but this

protesterte Joen Bersvendsen Ramnum, Joen Gudbrandsen Ramnum og Ole
Joen Bersvendsen Ramnum, Joen Gudbrandsen Ramnum and Ole Jørgensen

Jørgensen Ramnum imot, da halvparten av denne vollen hørte dei til.
lodged a protest against, because half of this meadow belonged to them.

(Seteren har altså hørt Ramnan-Ramlo til. Ein kan gjette på at den andre
(The chalet did belong to Ramnan- Ramlo. One can guess that the other
half

halvparten har hørt Grøt til, og at dei flytta på Gronsesvollen når det
belonged to Grøt, and they moved to Gronsevollen when it became a farm

vart gård here.)
here.

Anders var g. 1755 m. Ingeborg Iversd., og hadde desse borna
Anders was m. 1755 t. Ingeborg Iversd., and had this children

1-Anne, f.1755
2-Ole, f.1757
3-Iver, f.1759
4-Marit, f.1760
5-Anne, f.1761

Denne Jamtguten var nok ikkje grei kar. Han vart klaga for at han hadde
This Jamtboy was not at all a streightforward fellow. He was accused

stoli ein vev frå Guri Nordaune. For retten sa han at han hadde funni
to have stolen a woven piece from Guri Nordaune. In the court he explained
that he had found

veven i vedskjulet, og at det måtte ha vori nokon annan som hadde tatt
it in the woodshed, and that someone else must have been stealing it

den og gjømt den der. Det er fortalt at skrivaren sa:Har du stjålet tøy
and been hiding it there. It is told that the rural judge said Have you
stolen cloth

av Guri Nordaune, river jeg av deg skinnet.--Ja, det vekser på nytt
from Guri Nordaune, I will tear off your skin. --- Yes, it grows on new

skinn, sa Jamtguten. Han vart og dømt til å miste huda, og betala dei 6
skin the Jamtboy answered. He was sentenced to lose the hide, and to pay

alen han hadde klipt av veven.
for the 6 alen he had cut from the woen piece of cloth.

Etter dette hadde han visst fått nok av Haltdalen. Skamma fylgde han
After this he surely had got enough of Haltdalen. The shame followed him.

nok. I 1768 selde han plassen Nysetvolden til Jens Hansen Nordøfne,
In 1768 he sold the place Nysetvolden to Jens Hansen Nordaune,

Nordg., for 100 rdlr., og reiste sikkert ut av bygda med familien, for
Nordgarden, for 100 rdlr, and surely he moved out from the settlement with
the family, because

ingen av borna er gifte eller døde her.
none of the children was married or died here.

(Vi skall med det same nemne ein annan jemtlending: Mons Gundersen
(Right now we will mention an other jamtlending, Mons Gundersen

Jempt, som i 1701 var dreng i Nordgården-Flatberg. Han har ingen ting å
Jempt, who in 1701 was a servant in Nordgården-Flatberg. He has nothing to

gjera her på gården, men ein nemner han likevel her, saman med dei andre
do on this farm, but nevertheless we mention him here, together with the other

jemtene.)
jemts)

Ingebrigt budde sjølvsagt ikkje her, men truleg føra han av her. Han
Of course Ingebrigt did not live here, but probably he < fóra han av her,
I guess it means that he cut the grass here . He

hadde bruket berre 2 år, og sel det i 1770 til Peder Larsen Grøt for 130
had the farm for only 2 years, and sold it in 1770 to Peder Larsen Grøy
for 130

rdlr. I 1781 fek soknepresten auksjonskjøte på plassen for 101 rdlr., og
rdld. In 1781 the vicar got the deed on auction of the place for 101
rdlr., and

sel den så i 1791 til Bersvend Andersen Heksem, truleg frå Hansa'nn. Han
then sold it in 1791 to Bersvend Andersen Heksem, most likely from
Hansa'nn. He

var g.m. Gjertrud Pedersd. Flatbergeng, 1768-1839, og dei hadde fleire
was married to Gjertrud Pedersdtr. Flatbergeng 1768 - 1839, and they had
several
born:
children.
1-Ingeborg, f.1791, truleg død som spebarn.
2-Ingeborg, f.1796, g.m. Peder Pedersen Flatbergeng.
Og truleg ei Guri, 1801-1829, g.m. Ole Petersen Kvam. Jfr. Grønseteng.
Dertil må Gjertrud ha hatt ei særkulldotter, Guri. Far hennar var Esten
Andersen Hovstad, f. Almås. Denne Guri var g.m. Børge Olsen Ramlo.
NB ! This is not at all sure, må ha hatt means possibly / probably. You
have to check the church records about this birth and the parents.
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Jens Halstein Nygård :
Haltdalen and Haltdalingen II, page 249 :
-----About Børge Olsen and his wife Guri Estensdtr. and their family ------
Børge was teacher in Aunegrenda and Gildset for some time, but in 1856 he went to America with
the whole family.
Before he left he sold the farm to his brother's son, Ole Svendsen Ramlo, m.t. Anne Larsdtr. Bjørgum.
----Ole is the wellknown Ole Svendsen Nysetvold. It is sure that very few may be nobody who has been
used as much as him in this settlement in municipal and public position af honor. For some time he studied
by a teacher's college to became a teacher. It was the intention that he should be the president of the court
for the reapportioning of farmlands to consolidate strips into single holdings, but an elder man was choosed.
We refer a notice written by J. A. Kvernmo, printed in Adresseavisen in 1912 :
He is son of the wellknown sheriff and president of the reapportioning court, Svend Olsen and wife Marit
Pedersdtr., and b. August 12th 1827, d. 1912. Nysetvold has been used very much in the public life of his own
municipality as well as outside it.. In 1856 he was elected commisioner for the commision of arbitration first
time in Holtålen, and two years later he was elected mayor of the municipality. In 1860 he moved from Holtålen
to Østby in Tydal, where he stayed for three years. After his return to Holtålen he again was elected commisioner
for the commision of arbitration in 1864, and mayer once more in 1866, which assignments he had to 1905. For
the same period he was a member of the road-committee of the amt (county), also the head of the committee for
some periods. He was amtsrevisor or county accountant for many years. In 1873 he was elected representative
from Søndre Trondhjems Amt to the Storting, and represented the amt for two periods. For a period he was used
by almost evry reapportioning of the farmland in Guldalens court of law, and many times he temporarily was appointed
as chief of the court. In the same way he was used by other public assessments. In 1903 he was given the silver
medal for outstanding civic service by the King. In his latest years he lived on his farm by his son-in-law. To the end
he had both his physical and mental strength intact. Thus he up to a few years ago, he went the 8 kilometers from
his home to the church. And when he was at home he steadyli work with woodcutting.
The author of the bygdeboook says that there is not much to add. Nysetvold, Gammel-Jamtvollen was no speaker, to make speeches he found difficulty. But he was a man with high intelligence and good practical judgement. And at first and at the end : he was an outstanding writer. And he had a beatiful handwriting. The pen was his strength. And he wrote a lot. It is told that his fingers was so use to the pen that they were never rested even if he did not wrote., and the fingers were the latest of his muscles to move when he died in 1912.
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In 1905 Ole Svendsen Nysetvold sold the farm to his son-in-law, Ole P. Brændås, 1858 - 1941, who was married to Beret.
Their children :
a. Ole, b. 1883, m.t. Kirsti Bersvendsdtr. Heksem, Joa'nn
b. Lars, b. 1887, m.t. 1. Kari Johnsdtr. Bjørgum, Larsg.
2. Ingeborg Anna H. Heksem, Grøt-fætten
c. Svend, b. 1889, m.t. 1. Gisken Svendsdtr. Ramlo, their daughter Gisken b. 1917 m.t. Peder O. Trøan.
After the death of his wife, Svend went to America. He came back and in 1942 he married :
2. Sofi Johnsdtr. Finnland, Ålen
d. Martin, b. 1892, m.t. Anna A. Sveet, cfr. Tverå, nordre.
e. Anders, b. 1895, m.t. Maria Johansdtr. Lesetmo. Business manager Strømmen.
f. Anna Marie, b. 1901, m.t. Arne Randmæl, Alvdal.
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Ole P. Brændås came to the valley as shoemaker, and stayed here. He was very much given positions of honor. All the time very keen and interested. He was one of them who established the society concerned with the problems of hygiene and health. In many years he worked for the Digre company as a chief for the woodcutters and the log rafters. In addition he was an ardent and interested hunter and fisherman, and he was one of those who established the Haltdalen Hunter and fishing association, and was a member of honor. He worked also for the temperance cause and christian works.
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In 1924 he sold the farm to his first son, Ole Olsen Nysetvold, for NOK 3100.
The children of Ole Olsen Nysetvold, b. 1883 and his wife Kirsti Bersvendsdtr. Heksem :
a. Peder Olav, b. 1908, m.t. Olga Vongraven, Ålen
b. Bersvend, b. 1911, m.t. Kristine T. Løvaas, cf Jonsøyen
c. Ole, b. 1915, m.t. Olga Jonsd. Ramlo.
d. Birger, b. 1920
e. Bjarne, b. 1925
f. g. two children died as babies.
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Norwegian Naming Practices by Olaf Kringhaug

Olaf wrote the following for our Flom & Area 125th Anniversary book. It well explains the naming practices so everyone should understand.

Norwegian naming practices are unique and can be a bit confusing. Traditionally, there were three parts, the first name, the patronymic and the farm name such as Erik Jonsen Bakke, and we'll deal with them in turn.
First names are simple, there are the ancient Norse names such as Olaf, Håkon, Bjørn and Erik. When Christianity came in the 11th century there was a profusion of Christian names such as Peder, Jon, Paul and Johan.
There was a tradition that was fairly rigidly followed until the 19th century. Children were usually named after a grandparent or other family members. A first son would be named after his father's father, a second son after the mother's father. A similar situation occurred with daughters. This could get a little complicated if both grandparents had the same name. Using our example, if there were two Erik Jonsens in the family, they might be distinguished as Big-Erik and Little-Erik.
Children could also be named after deceased uncles and aunts and even deceased siblings and occasionally after a great-grandparent. Quite commonly a widowed spouse in a second marriage would name the first child after the deceased spouse.
Patronyms are probably the most confusing aspect of Norwegian naming practices. The name patronym or patronymic derives from late Latin patronymicum from patr- (father) + onyma (name)]: a name derived from that of the father or a paternal ancestor usually by the addition of a suffix.
In the case of Norway this was practiced by adding the suffix '-sen' (son) or '-datter' (daughter) to the father's name. For example if Jon had a son Erik, he would be known as Erik Jonsen, or a daughter might be known as Marit Jonsdatter. The patronym was not a surname but just an expression of who their father was. Women would retain their patronym when they married.
Then there are the farm names. All farms in Norway have a name, in addition to the Land Registry numeric descriptions. Most of these farm names are a geographic description of the farm. Bakke or Bakken, for example means a hill and the name would be applied to a farm up the hill. Since there might be more than one Erik Jonsen in a community, they would be distinguished by adding the farm name to the rest of their name. Our man might be known as Erik Jonsen Bakke, or commonly just Erik Bakke. Again, these were not surnames. Erik Jonsen Bakke only means Erik, Jon's son, who lives on the Bakke farm. The Bakke can be considered an address.
As society modernized and the state became more involved in people's affairs, this system became a problem. So, in the late 1800s the government asked people to voluntarily take a fixed surname and for women to drop the -datter in favour of -sen and, when married, to take their husband's surname. It was made compulsory in 1923. Most people used patronymic surnames when they settled the issue of a surname.
An interesting observation. Iceland, which was settled by Norwegians, still retains the old patronymic system. It may seem strange to us, but people refer to each other by first name and even the telephone books are listed by first names.
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Olaf Kringhaug

Anne Teoline Olsdatter Fidjestol & Erick Stolen

Anne Teoline Olsdatter Fidjestol

(1) 1 Ole Hansen Royseland
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Birth: 1830, Kvaas Lyngdal Vest Agder Norway
Death: 1914, Kvaas Lyngdal Vest Agder Norway
Father: Hans Stenersen Royseland (1802-1888)
Mother: Dorte Samuelsdatter Li (1797-)

Spouse: Gunver Tollisdatter Fidjestol
Birth: 27 Jul 1835, Kvaas Lyngdal Vest Agder Norway
Death: 1913
Father: Tolli Olsen Kvaas (1803-1865)
Mother: Anne Tollisdatter Fidjestol (1811-1877)
Marr: 1 Jun 1862, Kvaas Lyngdal Vest Agder Norway

Children:
Tomine Dortea Olsdatter (1863-1937)
Anne Teoline (1865-1903)
Tobias Olsen
Lisbet Olsdatter (1867-1942)
Hans (1869-1954)
Amalia (1872-1953)
Dorothea (1875-1965)

(2) 1.1 Tomine Dortea Olsdatter Fidjestol
Source information: Vest-Agder county, Kvås, Parish register (official) nr. A 2 (1861-1878), Birth and baptism records 1863, page 8.
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Birth: 14 Feb 1863, Kvaas Lyngdal Vest Agder Norway
Death: 18 May 1937, Flom Minnesota USA

Peder & Tomine Dortea Baukol Family

Spouse: Peder P. Baukol
Birth: 20 Jun 1853, Norway
Death: 26 Jul 1942, Flom Minnesota USA
Marr: 12 May 1886, Flom Minnesota USA

Children:
Alvin (1896-1946)
Arnt (1899-1975)
Eva (1894-1930)
Ludwig (1903-1905)
Joseph (1901-1947)
Clara Henrietta (1887-1978)
Agnes (1891-1900)
Gunda (1889-1979)

(2) 1.2a Anne Teoline Olsdatter Fidjestol*
Source information: Vest-Agder county, Kvås, Parish register (official) nr. A 2 (1861-1878), Birth and baptism records 1865, page 13.
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Death: 1903, Crookston Polk County Minnesota
Burial: 1903, Bethlehem Cemetery Flom Township Norman County Minnesota
Birth: 8 Apr 1865, Kvaas Lyngdal Vest Agder Norway
Chr: 17 Apr 1865, Kvaas Lyngdal Vest Agder Norway

Father to her child: Erick Stolen (Nothing more is known of him other then he was from Norway)

Children: Ruth (1898-1991) Ruth was raised by the Engebretsons

Christian and Mathea (Vangen) Engebretson
Christian Engebretson was born in 1860. Mathea Ericksdatter Vangen was born in 1858 and baptized June 13, 1858 in Oier, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway to Erik Andersen b.1804 and Maren Kristiansdatter b.1823. In the 1865 census of Norway they lived on the Hujordsstuen Farm in Oier. He came to America in 1883 and lived in Wisconsin for 1 year before coming to the Flom area. They were married on April 3, 1885 in Ada, Minnesota.
They lived and farmed in Section 16 of Flom Township. They had no children of their own, but did take in a foster daughter that they raised, Ruth (Stolen), Mrs. Oscar Skansgaard.
They were members of Immanuel Church for a few years and then were received into membership at Bethlehem Church in 1885. In 1923, their membership was transferred to Wild Rice Lutheran Church. At the time of Christian’s death, a sum of money was left for the church, when it was rebuilt in 1932, his wife used that money to buy the beautiful altar that adorns the church today. He was a very kind, considerate and generous man. Christian died in 1930 and Mathea died in 1940.

Spouse: Ole A. Woller / Vinger

(2) 1.2b Anne Teoline Olsdatter Fidjestol* (See above)
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Spouse: Ole A. Woller / Vinger
Marr: 19 Dec 1901, Ada Norman County Minnesota

Father to her child: Erick Stolen

(2) 1.3 Tobias Olsen Fidjestol
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(2) 1.4 Lisbet Olsdatter Fidjestol
Source information: Vest-Agder county, Kvås, Parish register (official) nr. A 2 (1861-1878), Birth and baptism records 1867, page 18.
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Birth: 3 Jun 1867
Death: 1942

Hans Olson Fidjestol Family in America

(2) 1.5 Hans Olsen Fidjestol
Source information: Vest-Agder county, Kvås, Parish register (official) nr. A 2 (1861-1878), Birth and baptism records 1870, page 25.
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Birth: 1869, Kvaas Lyngdal Vest Agder Norway
Death: 2 Jun 1954, Flom Township, Norman County, Minnesota

Spouse: Amanda Tollefson
Birth: 19 Jun 1873, Decorah Iowa
Death: 8 Apr 1968, Flom Township, Norman County, Minnesota
Father: Tobias Tollisen Tollefson (1849-)
Mother: Severina Andersdatter Skiam
Marr: 27 May 1892, Flom Minnesota USA

Children:
Theodora Cecilia (1893-1991)
Geneva (1896-1975)
Alpha Tomina (1896-1996)
Anna Gertina (1898-1991)
Arnold Harry (1901-1993)
Myrtle Victoria (1906-2004)
Guy (1909-2000)
Selma Elizabeth (1912-1993)

(2) 1.6 Amalia Olsdatter Fidjestol
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Birth: 1872, Kvaas Lyngdal Vest Agder Norway
Death: 1953, Braadland, Lyngdal Vest Agder Norway

(2) 1.7 Dorothea Olsdatter Fidjestol
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Birth: 14 Mar 1875
Death: 1965

Spouse: Olof Fredrik Martinsson
Birth: 1880, Sweden
Death: 1965, Birkeland Lyngdal Vest Agder Norway
Marr: USA

Children:
Eleanor Francis Olsen (1906-)
Gudrun Amanda Olsen (1907-)
Martha Aagot Olsen (1910-)
Martin Oskar Olsen (1912-1923)
Anna Tomine Olsen (1914-)
Ester Margrete Olsen (1917-)