Ringsaker Farms
Started by hilinegal · 2007-08-20
hilinegal · 2007-08-20#1
My grandfather, John Staff, was born on a farm near Ringsaker, Norway, May 28, 1874. The entire family (at that time) immigrated to the U.S. in 1888, I believe, after selling the Ringsaker farm.
According to a family genealogy, great grandfather Thomas Staff was born in Ringsaker, in 1847 and married Mathea Johannesdatter Vindjue. Children included daughter Agnetta Staff, July 7, 1869, son Mathias Staff, July 10, 1871, my grandfather, and Elizabeth Staff, July 26, 1876.
My husband, son and his family will be in Norway with me in early September. We plan on visiting the church in Ringsaker (if we can locate it) as we believe there are family headstones in the cemetery. We would like to see if the photo we have of the supposed house is from the farm, but do not know if the farm, Mo, is the one referred to in family stories.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.