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Hello! I am your cousin Beth from Washington. We visited at your cabin in 2012. That day was the best day of our trip. Thank you so much for your hospitality!

I was researching (Googling) my grandmother, Irene Johnson Njus (on my Dad, John Nelson Njus's side) when she appeared on the Trefall site, she was married to my grandfather, Joel Malchure Njus.

Her dad was Martin Johnson, but his parents aren't listed. However, her mother was Josephine Ekse, whose mother was Inger S0rem and father was Jakob Jakobsen Ekse, whose parents were Jakob Nilson Ekse & Ingebjorg Jakobsdotter Trefall, (whose dad was Nils Jonson Ekse.)

I was fascinated by Janice Johnson's legendary story, where she mentions Ingeborg "Emma" Jonsdotter Trefall.

I am wondering how Ingeborg Emma Jonsdotter Trefall is related to Ingebjorg Jakobsdotter Trefall.

I am also wondering if I am related to Janice Johnson through both my great grandmother and my great grandfather!

My children are Renzo, whose mom is Annie Alvarez, and Jade Ezra-Sung, whose mom is Kalli Sung.

Let me know if you have any further insight.

Thank you, Kaare.

Greetings to my fellow relations. My name is Janice Kluver Johnson (1971). My strong ancestral lineage goes like this. My mothers name is Marilyn Ann Johnson Kluver. (1940) Marilyn's mother is Josephine Gecina Klegseth Johnson. (1910-1997) Josephine's mother is Karran Christina Johanneson Klegseth. (1877-1946) Karren's, know best as Christine, mother was Ingeborg Jonsdatter Trefall. Ingeborg was the eldest daughter of Jon Nilsson Eske (1822-1899) and Kari Ingebrigtsdatter Trefall (1827-1895). Ingeborg, who preferred to be called Emma, emigrated from Norway to the US on April 4, 1876 with Gullak Johanneson Begro and were married on December 5, 1876 in Minnesota then claimed their homstead in Revillo, South Dakota in 1877. They had 6 children thus many lines of their lineage survive today. I'd like to share a story that has been orally passed down from generation to generation in our families about a young, brave Trefall girl in the year 1349. The story goes like this. When the Black Death went through Norway in 1349 it killed 2/3 or more of the population and on many farms all died. The Government sent soldiers through the country to bury the dead. When they came to Trefall farm they thought all were dead. They buried them and just as they were leaving one person saw the small foot prints of a little child in the snow. What happened was that when the family became sick and when the mother was dying, there was only her 8 year old daughter left alive. So that she might live, she cut a hole in the center of a feather bed and told the girl since she would not be able to keep the fire going to only get out of the feather bed to go to the food house. Every farm had a separate place for food where they would have a whole winter's supply of dried and smoked fish, also beef, cheese, butter, stacks of flat bread and so on. So, if this 8 year old girl had not survived there would not have been no Grandmother Ingeborg Trefall and all of her descendants before her. I am happy to say that we, the many descendants of Ingeborg Jonsdatter Trefall and Gullak Johannessen Bergo are still surviving today and I am glad to share this tale with all of you. I do not know if this is a common story in other families? Ingeborg "Emma" Jonsdatter Trefall and Gullak Johannessen Bergo's families are still surviving and thriving in the Upper Midwest and Northern Regions of the U.S. today in Wisconsin, Minnesota North and South Dakota, even Nevada and California. This website is a treasure trove of familial information and I am glad to have found it. Thank you.

translation to Norwegian

Hilsen til mine medforbindelser. Jeg heter Janice Kluver Johnson (1971). Min sterke forfedre går slik. Mors mors navn er Marilyn Ann Johnson Kluver. (1940) Marilyns mor er Josephine Gecina Klegseth Johnson. (1910-1997) Josephines mor er Karran Christina Johanneson Klegseth. (1877-1946) Karren, kjenner best som Christine, mor var Ingeborg Jonsdatter Trefall. Ingeborg var den eldste datteren til Jon Nilsson Eske (1822-1899) og Kari Ingebrigtsdatter Trefall (1827-1895). Ingeborg, som foretrakk å bli kalt Emma, ​​emigrert fra Norge til USA 4. april 1876 med Gullak Johanneson Begro og ble gift 5. desember 1876 i Minnesota, hevdet deretter sin hjemsted i Revillo, South Dakota i 1877. De hadde 6 barn dermed overlever mange linjer av deres slægt i dag. Jeg vil gjerne dele en historie som har blitt oralt gått ned fra generasjon til generasjon i våre familier om en ung, modig Trefall-jente i år 1349. Historien går slik. Da den svarte døden gikk gjennom Norge i 1349, drepte den 2/3 eller mer av befolkningen og på mange gårder døde alle. Regjeringen sendte soldater gjennom landet for å begrave de døde. Da de kom til Trefall gård, trodde de at alle var døde. De begravet dem og akkurat da de dro, så en person så småfotene av et lite barn i snøen. Det som skjedde var at når familien ble syk og da moren var døende, var det bare hennes 8 år gamle datter igjen i live. Slik at hun kunne leve, kuttet hun et hull i midten av en fjærseng og fortalte jenta fordi hun ikke ville kunne holde brannen gå for å bare komme ut av fjærsengen for å gå til mathuset. Hver gård hadde et eget sted for mat der de ville ha en hel vinter forsyning av tørket og røkt fisk, også biff, ost, smør, stabler med flatt brød og så videre. Så, hvis denne 8 år gamle jenta ikke hadde overlevd, ville det ikke vært noen bestemor Ingeborg Trefall og alle hennes etterkommere før henne. Jeg er glad for å si at vi, de mange etterkommerne til Ingeborg Jonsdatter Trefall og Gullak Johannessen Bergo, fortsatt overlever i dag, og jeg er glad for å dele denne fortellingen med dere alle. Jeg vet ikke om dette er en vanlig historie i andre familier? Ingeborg "Emma" Jonsdatter Trefall og Gullak Johannessen Bergos familier er fortsatt overlevende og blomstrer i USAs øvre Midtvesten og Nordområdene i dag i Wisconsin, Minnesota Nord og Sør-Dakota, selv Nevada og California. Dette nettstedet er en skattekiste av familiær informasjon, og jeg er glad for å ha funnet den. Takk skal du ha.