I am looking for any information on the family of Lena Vatlan. She married Ole Aaserud and emigrated to the United States in the early 1900's . They moved from the United States to Canada and homesteaded in the Craigmyle, Alberta region. I have asked about her before but did not know her maiden name. Thanks for any information. I am married to her grandson.
According to our history book, The Delia-Craigmyle Saga Lena was born in 1883 near Stavanger Norway. Her husband Ole Aaserud was born in 1878 in the same area. They were married in 1905 and in 1907 emigrated to Churches Ferry, North Dakota, a Norweigan settlement. Unfortunately we did not realize when we were first married and Ole and Lena were still living that someday we would want to know a lot more about the Norweigan side of our family! Thanks for your help.
Yes; I also foud them. No doubt; it's the right persons!
From where did you get the "Vatlan" name? In the Stavanger area there's many Vatland farms.....
I have been looking for them in the 1900 Census and have some possible Ole and Lena; it seems they were moving araound working at different farms. I haven't found any of them directly connected to "Aaserud" or "Vatland" farms, but at that time people often "took" the name of the farm they were working at as a "surname" and added it to the patronymic name.
Thanks for all your help. I am new to all this including using the computer. My sister-in-law was the one who told me she thought Lena's maiden name was Vatlan so I assume she learned that from her mom. We are new grandparents to a little boy and someday we would like him to know about his Norweigen roots. His grandpa's family is Norweigan (both his paternal and maternal side) and my side is everything else. We are hoping through forums such as this to make contact with relatives in Norway as only Lena and Ole and my husband's father emigrated from there.
Lena Vatlan
Posted - 10/08/2006 : 16:38:49
