Bjørn Tellefsen
(Cir 1805-)
Maren Anne Hansdatter
(Cir 1832-)
Gunhild Bjørnsdatter
(Cir 1865-)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
James Bruce

Gunhild Bjørnsdatter 1

  • Born: Cir 1865, Nissedal, Telemark, Norway
  • Marriage: James Bruce in USA

   Another name for Gunhild was Julia.

  General Notes:

She was 1 year old in the census for 1865.

Gunhild took the name Julia and married James Bruce (seems to have been J Brus, a Norwegian who americanized) and they moved West around 1900 ending in Everett, Wa where she lived separate from James for many years with her two living sons Barney (Bjorne) and Johnny (John).


Gunhild married James Bruce in USA.


Sources

1 The Digitalarkivet Census for Norway, http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&spraak=e (A joint project between The National Archives of Norway, The regional Archive of Bergen and The Department of History, University of Bergen.), The 1865 census for the Fjone søndre (82a) farm in Nissedal, Telemark.

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