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Originally posted by sshmn
In response to sshmn: Thanks for the information! My paternal grandmother was the sister of the second wife of Mikkel Hemmestveit, who actually returned to Norway and bought a farm in Morgedal, Telemark, where he originally came from. His first wife died giving birth to a baby that was stillborn. His second wife was my great-aunt Tone (born Donstad), also from Morgedal. They had four children: Torjus, Olav, Birgit, and Anne. They have all passed away now, Birgit was the last living peron in Norway bearing the famous and proud name of Hemmestveit. Birgit Hemmestveit passed away on August 9, 2002.

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HI, My grandmother was Aasne Hemmestvedt (thats how I've always seen it spelled til now)I was unaware of the spelling change. On her marriage licence application it's spelled Hemestveit. She married Peder (Per) Ramstad Ap 22,1896. She died in the Crookston,Mn.(Polk County) hospital,Ap7,1921. She is buried in the Ada Cemetary. She had 6 children, all deceased now, but has many grandchilren. I've started doing research on the rest of the family recently, so don't have a lot of info on the others. Are you related? There are Hemmestvedt's in several areas of Minnesota and elsewhere so not all of them changed it

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Originally posted by jjensen

My maternal Grandfater and Great Grandfather were both named Torjus Hemmestveit. Mikkel was by Great Grandfather's brother. They changed the spelling to Hemmestvedt upon immigration. Mikkel did not return to Norway permanently, as he is buried in an unmarked grave in Red Wing, Minnesota--if we are referring to the same Mikkel. He was a ski-jumping record holder as was his brother Torjus.

There are numerous relatives of the Hemmestvedts in the Ada area--Strand is their last name, they make be more familiar with the other Hemmestveits you mention as I believe they are descended from them. The only Hemmestvedts, by name, that I know of are my one (single) first-cousin, named after Mikkel, who lives near Goodridge, MN where both Torjus's are buried. They are buried in the cemetary at Telemarken Church that the latter Torjus helped construct.

The three most "connected" areas of Minnesota to the Hemmestvedt family I am related to are Norman County (Ada), Pennington County (Goodridge area), and the Red Wing, Minnesota area as these are where they first settled.

The other Hemmestvedt family in Minnesota that I know of live in the Minneapolis area I believe. They used live in/near Pennington County. My cousin Scott replied to this posting earlier it would appear. His father is the son of the latter Torjus Hemmestvedt.

There are relatively few descendents of Torjus and Mikkel still alive in the U.S. I visited Mikkel's family in Norway about 30 years ago and they were all bachelor farmers, as were many of their descendents in the U.S.

Most of this information is from memory; I do have a copy of the Hemmestvedt family history as it relates to Torjus Hemmestvedt, that my mother wrote. She was the daughter of the latter Torjus.

There are considerable Hemmestveit historical pieces at Holmenkolen ski jump near Oslo, Norway. There is information in ski jumping publications and websites that refer to the early days of the sport. A Google search will reveal a surprising amount of information now--it used to return nothing. I got seven pages using "Hemmestveit" as a search term today.

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Originally posted by jjensen

My maternal Grandfater and Great Grandfather were both named Torjus Hemmestveit. Mikkel was by Great Grandfather's brother. They changed the spelling to Hemmestvedt upon immigration. Mikkel did not return to Norway permanently, as he is buried in an unmarked grave in Red Wing, Minnesota--if we are referring to the same Mikkel. He was a ski-jumping record holder as was his brother Torjus.

There are numerous relatives of the Hemmestvedts in the Ada area--Strand is their last name, they make be more familiar with the other Hemmestveits you mention as I believe they are descended from them. The only Hemmestvedts, by name, that I know of are my one (single) first-cousin, named after Mikkel, who lives near Goodridge, MN where both Torjus's are buried. They are buried in the cemetary at Telemarken Church that the latter Torjus helped construct.

The three most "connected" areas of Minnesota to the Hemmestvedt family I am related to are Norman County (Ada), Pennington County (Goodridge area), and the Red Wing, Minnesota area as these are where they first settled.

The other Hemmestvedt family in Minnesota that I know of live in the Minneapolis area I believe. They used live in/near Pennington County. My cousin Scott replied to this posting earlier it would appear. His father is the son of the latter Torjus Hemmestvedt.

There are relatively few descendents of Torjus and Mikkel still alive in the U.S. I visited Mikkel's family in Norway about 30 years ago and they were all bachelor farmers, as were many of their descendents in the U.S.

Most of this information is from memory; I do have a copy of the Hemmestvedt family history as it relates to Torjus Hemmestvedt, that my mother wrote. She was the daughter of the latter Torjus.

There are considerable Hemmestveit historical pieces at Holmenkolen ski jump near Oslo, Norway. There is information in ski jumping publications and websites that refer to the early days of the sport. A Google search will reveal a surprising amount of information now--it used to return nothing. I got seven pages using "Hemmestveit" as a search term today.

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