Bjuge

My great-grandfather's family lived on the Bjuge farm in Biri, NO. (Carl Bergthor Bjuge was his name) I have found that his father was named Andreas Iversen Bjuge, and his mother was Eline Marie Gulbrandsen. He apparently had a sister, named Elene Iversdatter Bjuge who came to the US in 1844 or 1845. She was born in 1824, in Biri. We know nothing of what became of her, but believe she may have married. Carl Bjuge came to the US in 1900, and was bound to a Johann(e/a) Myhre in Cambridge, MA. There is another piece to the puzzle. Ole Svendsen Bjuge was likely a cousin of Andreas Iversen Bjuge, and entered the US in 1849 at the age of 21. Andreas' parents were Iver Engrbretsen Bjuge, and his mother was Berthe Baardsdatter Bjuge, born 1804. She was still alive for the 1865 census, and was living in Kristiana with Andreas and his family. Andreas was a Schoolteacher, and was born in 1821 in Biri. I've run into a solid bunch of dead-ends at this point. I've got nothing for tracking the Myhre's in Massachusetts. Ole Svendsen might have had offspring in Winnetka IL -- Anette Gunhilde Bjuge (Carl's sister) listed Mrs. Alfred Nelson of Winnetka IL as a cousin on one of her entries to the United States. Mrs. Alfred Nelson may, however, have been an offspring of Elene Iversdatter Bjuge. I suspect there may have been more siblings to Andreas and Elene, but have no way of knowing for sure -- the old family correspondence was thrown out decades ago. I did manage to find Elene by browsing the bookstore at Vesterheim in Decorah, IA. I hope to make time to get to Madison to do some research in the records there. If, however, there is anyone who can shed greater light on this, I would be very appreciative! Thanks!