Halvor Kristensen Rom ^{1 3 4 5}

   Other names for Halvor were Halvor Christensen and Halvor Christensen Gurud.

  General Notes:

Halvor took over the Søndre Rom farm in Askim in about 1788 for 1050 rdl., after his father died and his mother remarried. In 1806 Halvor bought the grain-mill at Kykkelsrud for 620 rdl. He sold it two years later at auction to Torer Olsen Sør-Skjolden for 1362 rdl.

In 1810 Halvor exchanged the Søndre Rom farm with Ole Paulsen and Jon Olsen for the vestre Askim farm.

  Medical Notes:

He was 85½ years old when he died.

Halvor married Kari Torsdatter Grøttvet, daughter of Tord Tordsen Grøtvet and Marte Gundersdatter, on 2 Feb 1795 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.^{1 2} (Kari Torsdatter Grøttvet was born circa 1774, died in 1807 in Søndre Rom, Askim, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 26 Apr 1807 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

In 1801 the family was on the Rom Søndre farm in Askim. Halvor was 40 years old and Kari was 27. Both were in their first marriage. Their two daughters were with them, but their eldest child Kristen, who was then 5, was with Kari's parents.

They also had six "servants" [tienere] with them. ⁷

Halvor next married Anne Torsdatter Rud, daughter of Tor Olsen Rud and Inger Larsdatter, on 15 Jun 1810 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.^{1 2} (Anne Torsdatter Rud was born in 1786.)