Larry Thompson, Hello - my name is Laurie Kvistad. I am the granddaughter of Ole And Marie Kvistad in Bellingham Washington.. Ole had three more sons; Oscar,Clark and a baby Benjamin who is buried in Halstad, MN. My father is Leroy, he is so very interested in his family line, he has been working on a family interest book where he gets info. on all the relatives and their current events. He has some info. on the family tree also. Marie was Ingeborgs middle name. Ole was indentured out to the norwegian fishing fleet at a very young age. Russells information is correct. I believe that Ole changed his last name to cut ties with his fanily in norway. I will check that out with my dad. I may not have given you the correct names sine I can not remember whose names you already have. They are Hetman, Robert, Oscar, Leroy and
clark Kvistad. They were all born in Halstad and I have heard some pretty interesting stories about their adventure filled childhoods. I remember Ole better than Marie (Ingeborg), he had learned alot of the martial arts in his travels and still did flips and walked on his hands to entertain his grandkids. He was a quiet man who worked hard for his family, I remember him fondly. My father would love to talk to youif you want to, he does not have a computer. He could give you more information: also Clark lives inBellingham also and would have information also. I never knew the name of my great granmother- thanks - would like to here back from you. Laurie Kvistad 12933 McLean Road, Mount Vernon, Wash. 98273