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From: "Pat Hanson" <>
Subject: Re: [Oppland] Hamlin County South Dakota Translation
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 19:36:05 -0500
References: <BD59D5E9.105CB%margit@eot.com>


Thanks Margit and Olaf for the information on Hamlin County. It mentions my
gr. gr. Uncles, Engebright and Erick Hammer. I just found out with some
searching for years that the Hammer (Ericksen) family came from the
Tromso/Finmark area. I knew they had settled in the Lake Poinsett area
and had some research done there but never found the area from Norway.
Finally using Erick Ericksen I was able to pinpoint the brothers and sisters
from the Tromso/Finmark area. It is very interesting to read about this
part of the county.

Pat


From: "Margit" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 7:14 AM
Subject: [Oppland] Hamlin County South Dakota Translation


> Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad, 1907
> by Olaf Kringhaug
>
> Hamlin County
> The first Norwegians in this county were the brothers JacobÝ and Magnus
> Hansen from Sydvaranger, Øst Finmarken and a Mr. Anton Brønik. They came
> from Nebraska and settled here at Lake Poinsett in 1876, two years before
> the County was organized. Next after them came Ole Andersen, EngebrigtÝ
and
> Erick HammerÝ, Thorsten Østensen, John SvarvariÝ, Ole Romedahl and Salamon
> Isaacson, all from Finmarken, Ø. H. Meisel and Theo. OlsenÝ from (born in)
> Wisconsin, Ole MathisenÝ from Røraas, P. Shelsta from Sogndal, Lars
> Bergersen from Valders and Ole T. BentsenÝ from Hallingdal along with
Jacob
> Brevig and Andrew Bakken.
> The built sod huts and began to grow wheat as fast as possible. The
wheat
> they had to drive to Sioux Falls (85 miles) - with oxen, naturally. There
> they made their purchases, since it was the nearest town. People who
worked
> for wages earned 50 cents a day in those days.'
> The brothers JacobÝ and Magnus Hanson, who together with a few others,
> organized Hamlin County and who then were elected County Commissioners
were,
> of course, the first Norwegian County officials here. The Norwegian Ole
> Anderson was elected Justice of the Peace at the same time.
> Ole H. FørdeÝ and M. M. Karlstad were the first Norwegians who
> represented Hamlin County in the State Legislature, 1889-90.
> New Hope parish, that was founded in Øydal in 1880 by Pastor John G.
> Jacobsen, belonging to the Conference, was clearly the first Norwegian
> parish in the County. Now there are 6 parishes and 5 churches, 1 of the
> congregations belongs to the United Church, 1 to the Norwegian Synod and 1
> to the Hauge Synod.
> Norwegian place names in Hamlin County: Øydahl, Norden, Nora and Thue.
>
>
>


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