| Effie Rongstad | |||||
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Father: Ole C Rongstad
Mother: Dina Rongstad Grand Father: J. H. Rongstad Grand Mother: Karen Rongstad |
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The e-mail that follows came from Erik Hov Snertingdal Norway:
From: mc436609@c2i.net [mailto:mc436609@c2i.net]
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 10:09 AM
> To: lyle@nelson-usa.com
> Subject: Re: Rongstad/Jorgenson
Lyle.
The Jorgensen and Rongstad names come from Torpa ,Nordre
Land ,Oppland County ,Norway. The Rongstad name was
originally Rognstad. John Jorgenson was originally Johan
Jorgensen Snekkerhaugen before he emigrated 1883. Helena
was daughter of John and Caroline Rognstad and was born in
Wisconsin.
Erik Hov in Snertingdal Norway.
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The following excerpt copied from the Cottonwood county files from 1885 |
| 26 | Nelson | H. A. | 46 | M | W | NOR | Served in Union army | |||
| 26 | Nelson | Theolina | 35 | F | W | NOR | ||||
| 26 | Nelson | Norman | 16 | M | W | MN | ||||
| 26 | Nelson | Edwin | 13 | M | W | MN | ||||
| 26 | Nelson | Nellie | 8 | F | W | MN | ||||
| 26 | Nelson | Josephine | 3 | F | W | MN | ||||
| 26 | Nelson | Florence | 0 | F | W | MN | ||||
| 29 | Rongstad | J. H. | 52 | M | W | NOR | ||||
| 29 | Rongstad | Karen | 51 | F | W | NOR | ||||
| 29 | Rongstad | Helen | 24 | F | W | WI | ||||
| 29 | Rongstad | Ole C. | 20 | M | W | WI | ||||
| 29 | Rongstad | Lewis | 18 | M | W | WI | ||||
| 29 | Rongstad | Ida C. | 16 | F | W | WI | ||||
| 29 | Rongstad | Clara | 10 | F | W | MN | ||||
| 29 | Rongstad | John | 7 | M | W | MN | ||||