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Flapjaxsid
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USA
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Posted - 08/06/2008 :  14:45:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
A Oscar Holm in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area owned a company involved in retailing mattresses. He was the principal speaker in television ads promoting his business. The period of this activity occurred in the 1970's and 1980's. To my knowledge he was very successful in this endeavor.

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eibache
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Norway
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Posted - 08/06/2008 :  18:12:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Håkon Håkonsen who was one of the three from Grue who left for "America" in 1902 is #66
he came from Holmen and his parents were Håkon Engebretsen and Eli Olsdatter.
Ole Olsen Holm - Oskars brother - left Grue 1902. see #15
left hand page and Håkon Håkonsen is #19 on the top of the right hand page.
Håkon (Hakon) and his parents and siblings in 1900
Håkons parents married March 30 1871, see #2
his mother came from Holmsrødningen! - Oskars mother and Håkons mother were sisters, see Elis birth record
#86
Einar
Edited by - eibache on 08/06/2008 20:34:06
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