Church book from Bygland confirms
Birth:
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/783/137
The 1875 census on Nordre Austad:
Grunde Olsen Gardbr Selveier 1854 Austad S Byglands P
Asbjørg Gundersdatter Kone 1853 Hyllestad S Valle
..Ole Grundesen Søn 1875 Austad S Bygland P
In addition his widowed mother and three siblings:
Gro Tellefsdatter Husmoder e Gaardmandsenk 1826 Hyllestad S Valle P
Tarjer Olsdatter Datter ug Hjælper Moderen 1855 Austad S Byglands P
jorguf Olsen Søn 1861 Austad S Byglands P
Durdei Olsdatter Datter 1865 Austad S Byglands P
His son, Gunder, born 1891 in America, died 1918 in the sinking of the "SS Tuscania".
From Worldwar1.com:
The ship left Hoboken, New Jersey, on her final voyage on 24 January 1918 carrying 2,013 American troops and a crew of 384. She joined Convoy HX-20 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and proceeded to cross the Atlantic bound for Le Harve. On 5 February the convoy was sighted seven miles north of the Rathilin Island lighthouse by the German Submarine UB-77 under the command of Lt. Cdr. Wilhelm Meyer. At 5:40pm he fired two torpedoes at the Tuscania, the first of which missed, the second scoring a direct hit. By 7:00pm all the ship's lifeboats had been launched, but approximately 1,350 men remained on board. The convoy's escorting destroyers assisted in removing these, but were hampered by the continuing presence of the UB-77 in the area. The Tuscania finally sank at 10:00pm, over four hours after being struck; 230 people were lost. {One estimate indicated 201 of these were American troops, the remainder crew members.]
Birth:
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/783/137
The 1875 census on Nordre Austad:
Grunde Olsen Gardbr Selveier 1854 Austad S Byglands P
Asbjørg Gundersdatter Kone 1853 Hyllestad S Valle
..Ole Grundesen Søn 1875 Austad S Bygland P
In addition his widowed mother and three siblings:
Gro Tellefsdatter Husmoder e Gaardmandsenk 1826 Hyllestad S Valle P
Tarjer Olsdatter Datter ug Hjælper Moderen 1855 Austad S Byglands P
jorguf Olsen Søn 1861 Austad S Byglands P
Durdei Olsdatter Datter 1865 Austad S Byglands P
His son, Gunder, born 1891 in America, died 1918 in the sinking of the "SS Tuscania".
From Worldwar1.com:
The ship left Hoboken, New Jersey, on her final voyage on 24 January 1918 carrying 2,013 American troops and a crew of 384. She joined Convoy HX-20 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and proceeded to cross the Atlantic bound for Le Harve. On 5 February the convoy was sighted seven miles north of the Rathilin Island lighthouse by the German Submarine UB-77 under the command of Lt. Cdr. Wilhelm Meyer. At 5:40pm he fired two torpedoes at the Tuscania, the first of which missed, the second scoring a direct hit. By 7:00pm all the ship's lifeboats had been launched, but approximately 1,350 men remained on board. The convoy's escorting destroyers assisted in removing these, but were hampered by the continuing presence of the UB-77 in the area. The Tuscania finally sank at 10:00pm, over four hours after being struck; 230 people were lost. {One estimate indicated 201 of these were American troops, the remainder crew members.]
Church book from Bygland confirms
Birth:
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/783/137
The 1875 census on Nordre Austad:
Grunde Olsen Gardbr Selveier 1854 Austad S Byglands P
Asbjørg Gundersdatter Kone 1853 Hyllestad S Valle
..Ole Grundesen Søn 1875 Austad S Bygland P
In addition his widowed mother and three siblings:
Gro Tellefsdatter Husmoder e Gaardmandsenk 1826 Hyllestad S Valle P
Tarjer Olsdatter Datter ug Hjælper Moderen 1855 Austad S Byglands P
jorguf Olsen Søn 1861 Austad S Byglands P
Durdei Olsdatter Datter 1865 Austad S Byglands P
His son, Gunder, born 1891 in America, died 1918 in the sinking of the "SS Tuscania".
From Worldwar1.com:
The ship left Hoboken, New Jersey, on her final voyage on 24 January 1918 carrying 2,013 American troops and a crew of 384. She joined Convoy HX-20 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and proceeded to cross the Atlantic bound for Le Harve. On 5 February the convoy was sighted seven miles north of the Rathilin Island lighthouse by the German Submarine UB-77 under the command of Lt. Cdr. Wilhelm Meyer. At 5:40pm he fired two torpedoes at the Tuscania, the first of which missed, the second scoring a direct hit. By 7:00pm all the ship's lifeboats had been launched, but approximately 1,350 men remained on board. The convoy's escorting destroyers assisted in removing these, but were hampered by the continuing presence of the UB-77 in the area. The Tuscania finally sank at 10:00pm, over four hours after being struck; 230 people were lost. {One estimate indicated 201 of these were American troops, the remainder crew members.]
Birth:
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/783/137
The 1875 census on Nordre Austad:
Grunde Olsen Gardbr Selveier 1854 Austad S Byglands P
Asbjørg Gundersdatter Kone 1853 Hyllestad S Valle
..Ole Grundesen Søn 1875 Austad S Bygland P
In addition his widowed mother and three siblings:
Gro Tellefsdatter Husmoder e Gaardmandsenk 1826 Hyllestad S Valle P
Tarjer Olsdatter Datter ug Hjælper Moderen 1855 Austad S Byglands P
jorguf Olsen Søn 1861 Austad S Byglands P
Durdei Olsdatter Datter 1865 Austad S Byglands P
His son, Gunder, born 1891 in America, died 1918 in the sinking of the "SS Tuscania".
From Worldwar1.com:
The ship left Hoboken, New Jersey, on her final voyage on 24 January 1918 carrying 2,013 American troops and a crew of 384. She joined Convoy HX-20 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and proceeded to cross the Atlantic bound for Le Harve. On 5 February the convoy was sighted seven miles north of the Rathilin Island lighthouse by the German Submarine UB-77 under the command of Lt. Cdr. Wilhelm Meyer. At 5:40pm he fired two torpedoes at the Tuscania, the first of which missed, the second scoring a direct hit. By 7:00pm all the ship's lifeboats had been launched, but approximately 1,350 men remained on board. The convoy's escorting destroyers assisted in removing these, but were hampered by the continuing presence of the UB-77 in the area. The Tuscania finally sank at 10:00pm, over four hours after being struck; 230 people were lost. {One estimate indicated 201 of these were American troops, the remainder crew members.]
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