Last updated on January 30th, 2014 by Robert A. Bjerke
The descendants of Ole Arnesen (fl. 1664-1670) and his wife Kari Jørgensdatter (died 1695), who lived at the farm Fonhus in Sør-Aurdal in Valdres in Norway.
Tags: Fonhus, Norway, Sør-Aurdal, Valdres
From information in Etnedal and Sør Aurdal Bygdebøkene, as well as information gathered from living family members, I believe I am descended from Ole Arnesen (b c1600) and Kari Jørgensd (b c1609; bur 7/8SEP1695), as shown below. Please note that I have not yet checked information before 1800 against primary sources:
Ole Arnesen (b c1600)
m Kari Jørgensd (b c1609, d 1695 Fonhus Etnedal)
Arne Olsen (b c1648, d 1736 Fonhuus Etnedal)
m Gunhild Andersd Tronhus (d 1699)
Ingeborg/Ingebjørg Arnesd (b c1681, d 1759)
m Mikjel Olsen Hafton (b c1683, d 1751)
Mikjel Mikjelsen Tronhus (b 1716, d 1791)
m Marit Sjugardsd Bagn (b c1729, d 1810)
Ingebjørg Mikjelsd Bagn (b 12JUN1763)
m Arne Sjugurdsen Skaratn (b 3MAY1765)
Marit Arnesd Skjærstein (b 1791)
m Gul Knutsen Tollevsrudeie (b 27SEP1778, d 1841)
Marit Gulsd Skjærstein (b 23JUN1815 Sør Aurdal,
d 24APR1875 Soldier Iowa)
m Peder Knudson Aaberg (b 12JAN1816 Ø Grøndalen
N Aurdal (d 24FEB1895 Underwood)
Knud Pederson Aaberg (b 24DEC1844 N Aurdal,
d 5NOV1903 Underwood Minnesota)
m Marit Gulbrandsd Onstad (b 24DEC1841
Østre Slidre, d 16JUL1896 Underwood)
Gilbert K. Pederson (b 2FEB1878 Underwood
Minnesota, d 24MAR1956 Minnesota)
m Ragna Fredriksd Stompro (b 25NOV1883
Underwood, d 2OCT1956 Minnesota)
Eline G. Pederson (b 7APR1918 Minnesota,
d 31AUG2002 Red Wing Minnesota)
m Irving Quam Sem (b 30MAR1917 Minnesota,
d JUL1999, Fergus Falls Minnesota)
Gilmore Jonathan Sem (b 10JAN1941 Sverdrup,
Otter Tail County, Minnesota)
m Virginia Lucile Swedeen (b 9JUL1941
Minneapolis, Minnesota)
I welcome communication with others working on this family.
Gilmore Sem, 1822 Carl Street, Lauderdale, MN 55113 USA
ggsem@comcast.net