Welcome to My Norwegian Heritage Website

Hi there family and friends! I have been busy researching our Norwegian side of our family tree and I have come up with alot of info!Thanks to my new found cousin Floyd Oydegaard!! I will keep this website updated to my finds. Our roots are getting longer all the time!
Update 8/18/99 Floyd has found 4 more sets of our grandparents...WOW!

Love,
Darlene

***MY GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDPARENTS**

Knud Kristensen Braka
born 1628
S.Aurdal,Norway
died 1709
married: (?)
Beret Gulbrandsdatter
born: (?)
Norway
died: (?)

Their child:

Tora Knudsdatter Braka
born: (?)
S. Aurdal,Norway
died: 1698
married: (?)
Anders Johanson Braka
born: 1659
Norway
died:1695

Their child:

Jens Olsen Braka
born: 1683
Norway
died: 1743
married: (?)
Beret Arnesdatter Braka
born: 1690
Norway
died: 1749

Their child:

Ole Jenssen Brager
born: Aug. 2,1716
Norway
died: 1774
married: (?)
Marith Knudsdatter(Piltingsrud)
born: 1730
Norway
died: 1769

Their child:

Jens Olsen Brager
born: Nov.15,1767
S.Aurdal,Norway
died: (?)
married (?)
Marith Arnesdatter
born: Jan.1,1772
S.Aurdal,Norway
died: (?)

Their child:

Ole Jensen Brager(later:Bergene)
born: June 1796
S.Aurdal,NORWAY
died:Aug. 29,1856
Bagn S.Aurdal,Norway
married: Oct. 20,1821 in Bagn S.Aurdal,Norway
Anne Oldsdatter(Rust)(later: Anne Bergene)
born: Mar. 1798
Etnedal,NORWAY
died: June 28,1857
Bagn S.Aurdal,NORWAY

Their child:

Ole Olsen Bergene(Earlier:Brager)
born: Apr. 3,1825
Valdres,NORWAY
died: Mar. 24,1905
married:(?)1852(?)to:
Ragnild Arnesdatter(Kolsbraekken)
born: July 16,1828
Skravtvaal Kirke,NORWAY
died: (?)
NORWAY

Their child:

Kari Olsen Bergene
born: Mar.5,1870
Valdres,NORWAY
died: Aug.12,1937
Thief River Falls,MN.
married:1895 in Norway to:
Even Nilson Klopp
born:1871
Valdres,Norway
died: 1903 in Valdres,NORWAY (He is not our great grandpa though, he was not the father to our grandma. At this time our great grandfather is unknown.)Even Klopp was the son of Nils Knudson Klopp(1830-1901) and Ragnhild Gulbrandsdatter(1836-1917)

Their child:

Ragnhild Klopp (though Klopp is not her real name, real name is unknown)
born: Sept. 25,1906
(?)Norway
died: Sept. 17,1999
Married: July 09,1926 to:
Omer Lee (I think it was originally Lien)
born: 1904
died: 1972
California

More info on our family to come as soon as I dig up more roots! If you can help fill in any missing info, please e-mail me-rdac4@ar.freei.net
Here's more info:
The Klopp children (other than grandma) are as follows;
Nils b. 1895, Ole b. 1896, Kristian b. 1898, and Syvert b. 1900. The records show that the family then moved to Holet-a small farm under Hestkinn after 1900.
Here's a note from Betty Rockswold-a genealogist that specializes in Valdres, Norway.
Darlene...I have looked at the church books films and cannot find the birth of Ragnhild. according to naming customs, the first daughter would most likely be named after the father's mother- who was Ragnhild Gulbrandsdatter, but Even was dead by this time. And the mother's mother who was also named Ragnhild, so that is how your grandmother was named.
Your great grandma, Kari Olsdatter's birth is on microfilm 125455, #19, pg 16. It says Kari was born 3-5-1870, baptized June 6 born to Ole Olson Gransumseie/Bergene (age 46-ages noted aren't always right) and Ragnhild Arnesdatter age 43, Sponsors or God parents were Halstein Halsteinson Rust, Anne Monsdtr. Rust, Knud Olson Berg, Inge Evensdtr. Granumseishaugen and Olea Olsdtr. Bergene.

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Some more Bergene's ancestors