Elling Vebjørnsen Ohnstad, f. 1880, hva skjedde med han i USA?

[Jackie K Marler]

Elling's Norway visit in 1905 was remarked on toward the end of a letter from Knut Indrelid dated Aurland 29 Sept 1905 to the Decorah Posten published in October 1905

https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/iahi/batch_iahi_jolteon_ver01/data/sn83045473/00340584661/1905103101/0662.pdf

[Asbjørn Ramsøy]

Thanks again! Interesting. These letters from Knut Indrelid from Aurland were published in the Decorah Posten over several years,

and is a very good source of daily life in Aurland not found elsewhere. Strange that Ellings death record is not found anywhere.

[Jackie K Marler]

Well, there are a number of possible alternatives. 

 

Even though Elling and his brothers seem very proud of themselves and their name, perhaps Elling completely changed his name and adopted an entirely "new" existence?

 

Maybe Elling moved to Canada?

 

Maybe John Edward Rasmussen's unexplained wealth came from bumping off people he judged to be at moments of transition that their relatives might not miss and absorbed their assets (a la Belle Gunness)?

 

Maybe Elling's business of "opening" banks was a bit on the shady side and made him enemies who took revenge in some way?

 

In spite of the huge amount of records online and open to everyone with a computer, perhaps Elling's fate is only to be found in records only to be found on the ground and not in the air?

 

 

[Lars Johannessen]

Kanskje et langskudd, men her er i alle fall litt mer om opphavet til Johan Edvard Rasmussen

 

Kirkebok for presten i Innvik. 4 : Stryns prestegjeld 1844-1900

Utflyttede 1877 

 

Anne Vebjørnsdatter var gift med Ole Olsen i 1828. Hennes far: Vebjørn Olsen.

Johanne  Olsdatter, moren til Johan Edvard Rasmussen, født 17. april 1845 i Stryn https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20050816010060

 

 

 

Endret 4 timer siden av Lars Johannessen

[Lars Johannessen]

Et familietre på FS tyder på at Vebjørn-navnet stammer fra Hol i Hallingdal. Har funnet en Ingeleiv Vebjørnsdatter født 1749 i Hol, død 1806 i Aurland. Hun var gift med Erik Larsen, født 1748 i Hol, død 1804 i Aurland,  de var foreldre til Vebjørn Eriksen, stamfar til blant annet Elling. 

https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/pedigree/landscape/L7JS-Q1H