User Home Pages: Lloyd Bradley Flatten's Genealogy

Brad's ancestors originally came to the U.S. came from Scandinavia in the 1860's and 1870's.His father's side of family came from the Fyresdal parish in Telemark, Norway.His mother's side of the family came from Grue, in Hedmark, Norway and Malmohus in Sweden. The Telemark side of the family was firmly rooted in this remote and mountainous region of Norway.Although not fully explored most lines are traced back to the early 1600's when church records began.In particular, Brad has a substantial amount of information, not yet posted here, on his emigrant great-grandfather Tarje Olson Flatten from Flaten under Bondal in Fyresdal. A tremendous amount of information is also available, but not yet incorporated, regarding the ancestors from Grue, in Hedmark (formerly Sølor), Norway.The Rotnebergets and Hestebraatens were part of the SkogFinn (forest Finns) ethnic minority in Norway.	Lloyd Bradley Flatten's Genealogy Updated September 5, 2004
	Lloyd "Brad" Flatten Omak,Wa 98841 A-United States [email protected]


My Family History
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Family Photos
Norwegian Farmers in Houston Co. Minnesota (54 KB) In backJohn Flatten, Nels Nelson, Hans Sanden.In Middle Chris Nelson, CW Anderson. and Ed Shipstad in front John Flatten with John and Henry Kragness (28 KB) Houston County abt. 1905 John Andrew Flatten 1883 - 1979 (31 KB) Parents of Targe Flatten & Elize Nelson (30 KB) On left: Niels Christianson & Ingebor Joensdatter and on right Olaf Targieson Flatten & Ingeborg Knutsdotter Targe Flatten and Children (29 KB) This picture was taken within a year or two of the death of Targe's wife Elize.In addition to the surviving children there is a niece. Isaac Flatten & Family (33 KB) Grace Flatten (39 KB) Lloyd John Flatten, 1949 (27 KB)