From the Harvey Sathre Estate:
Ole J. Berkvam (1858-1949) and wife Helena Johnson Berkvam (1864-1953) were married in Houston Co. MN in 1885 and farmed in Black Hammer township for many years among the many who had come earlier from Aurland, Sogn province, Norway. Helena had emigrated as a young girl from Sweden and came to Houston County. Ole J. Berkvam was born in 1858 in Caledonia township, Houston Co. He was a son of Black Hammer pioneers Johannes Botolvsen Berekvam, Jr. (1823-1913) and Mari Olsdtr. Otternes Berekvam (1828-1908).
From the Harvey Sathre Estate:
Ole J. Berkvam (1858-1949) and wife Helena Johnson Berkvam (1864-1953) were married in Houston Co. MN in 1885 and farmed in Black Hammer township for many years among the many who had come earlier from Aurland, Sogn province, Norway. Helena had emigrated as a young girl from Sweden and came to Houston County. Ole J. Berkvam was born in 1858 in Caledonia township, Houston Co. He was a son of Black Hammer pioneers Johannes Botolvsen Berekvam, Jr. (1823-1913) and Mari Olsdtr. Otternes Berekvam (1828-1908).
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement