The following are my Norwegian ancestors and the year they arrived in the United States. The picture is of a church record showing the year Sjur Markusson came to America.
- Erick Gunderson Gunhus (great-grandfather) - 1849
- Sjur Markuson Dyrdal (great-grandfather) - 1854
- Ingeborg Kristensdatter Bendixson (great-grandmother) and family - 1856
- Astrid Aslesdatter Lien (great-grandmother) and family - 1861
- Fredrick Ellingson Ringerud (great-great-grandfather) - 1876
- Brita Nubsdatters Ringerud (great-great-grandmother) - 1877
- Lars Gudbrandson Hauselhaugen (great-great-grandfather) and family - 1877
- Nub Fredrickson Ringerud (great-grandfather) and family - 1879
- Asle Erickson Lien (great-great-grandfather) - 1881