This page is dedicated to our grandchildren:
Cameron Jacob, Dane Michael, Isaac David and Delina JoLee, children of David Michael (Mike) Overfield and Georgia Dee (JoDee) Westerman.
Alison Renee and Lyndsey Chene, children of Karen Dawn Overfield and Roy Perry Theriot
Jillian Brooks and Jordan Joel Michael, children of Suzan Lynn Overfield and David Brooks Banks
This page is also dedicated to the memory of our daughter, Tami Joy (Overfield) Szafranowski and our parents, Jake and Grace (Glasgow) Overfield and Henry and Olga (Engen) Hall
The most amazing thing found is my grandfather's death certificate. Andrew Engen left Norway and came to America sometime around 1889 and my grandmother, Karen Stene came in August 1890 with their two small daughters, Randi and Ragna. They lived in Ishpeming, Michigan were my Aunt Marion and my mother, Olga were born. When my mother was a toddler, her father went to Wisconsin to find work. He wrote home several times and the last letter said he was coming home. He never was heard from again. There was a lot of speculation in our family about what happened to him. In 2005 I found a database on Ancestry.com that had a death record with his name on it. The only information given was the name, date of death, May 1897, and the county of death, Bayfield, Wisconsin. The date and the place were both significant to me so I sent for the death certificate to see if it could possibly be him. When it came, what it didn't say was just as significant as what it did say. Since he was traveling alone, the person providing the information only knew that he was from Norway and listed his age as 40. I believe that was a round figure guess. He was 34. He died of pneumonia and was buried in the Village Cemetery which was probably the pauper's grave section of the only cemetery there. The museum in Washburn shows that around 1900 there was a dock in the harbor where passenger ships went out into the bay that opened into Lake Superior. I believe he was going to get on a boat and return to Ishpeming, but he got sick and died. What are the odds that this could be anyone else but him?
NORWEGIAN NAMING CUSTOMS
It was the custom prior to the 20th century for Norwegians to assume the surname of the farm where they lived. Therefore, if they moved to a different farm, the surname changed and often almost every generation. Their name consisted of a given name, a patronym (i.e. Henriksson, Olsen etc.) and a farm name. When they came to America, sometimes they used their patronym for a surname and sometimes they changed it altogether. My grandfather, Mike Hall, was born Mikkel Henriksson Fossmo. For the purpose of this genealogy, the name they were born with was used and the name they assumed in adulthood is listed as an A.K.A. name.
Much of the information in thse files have been researched on census and other data bases on the internet. Some of the connections made could include some mistakes. Research done by other genealogists who posted their information on the internet is also included and needs to be verified accordingly. If you discover mistakes or omissions, please contact me by email.
My Family History consists of all the known descendants and ancestors of our great-grandparents. Three of the reports at the end of this page are for the families of the spouses of our children: Georgia Dee (Westerman) Overfield; Roy Perry Theriot and David Brooks Banks. The fourth report is all the known descendants of Ole Aune and Marit Ressel. Two of their children died young. A third child was my great-grandmother, Gjertru (Ressel-Kusaeter)Fossmo. Her brother was Ole (Kusaeter) Saether, who was responsible for sending my grandfather, Michael Hall and his brothers, Andrew Hall and Ole Fosmoe to America.
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- Karen and Alison Theriot (57 KB)
Our daughter and grandaughter who live in Morrison, Colorado.
- The Mike Overfield Family (45 KB)
Mike and JoDee with Cameron, Dane and Isaac in their home in Sacramento, California in January, 2001
- Sue Banks (36 KB)
Our daughter who lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
- The Hall House in Ishpeming, Michigan (85 KB)
My father and his brothers were all born and raised in this house. When they moved to Detroit, the Bietelas, another famous ski-jumping family lived here.
- Lyndsey Theriot (65 KB)
Our grandaughter who lives in Morrison, Colorado.
- Mike Overfield (16 KB)
Father of Cameron, Dane, Isaac and Delina
- Daughters of Henry Hall (220 KB)
Caryl, Delphine ("I didn't smile do") and Fay
- Anders and Karen (Stene) Engen (65 KB)
My grandparents with his sister, Marianne Engen, and my mother's oldest sister, Randi Engen. Andrew disappeared about 1896 or 1897 while on a trip to Wisconsin to find work. A death record dated 1897 found in 2005 is undoubtedly him. He died of pneumonia in Washburn, WI, a town where he could have boarded a passenger ship to come home.
- Norlan's Children (76 KB)
Back row and Clockwise: Steven, Jon, Christine (Wheeler) and David.
- Delphine Fay & Caryl (374 KB)
The three Hall sisters at Aunt Marion's 100th Birthday party in 1991
- Jillian and Micah (29 KB)
Our grandaughter, her fiancee and her puppy. Jillian is the daughter of David and Sue (Overfield) Banks.
- Aunt Marion Engen Cline (252 KB)
My mother's sister at her 100th Birthday Party.
- Phillip Hall (80 KB)
Phillip is my first cousin. His father, George, was my father's brother.
- Jordan and Jessica (30 KB)
Our grandson and his fiancee. He is the son of David and Sue (Overfield) Banks.
- Norway 2000: Kjell Okkenhaug with Fay Hall (64 KB)
Kjell and Fay standing in front of his auto dealership in Trondheim, Norway
- Relatives from Norway at the Ski Hall of Fame (81 KB)
In front of the picture of my father, Henry Hall, in the Ski Hall of Fame in Ishpeming, Michigan are: Kjell Okkenhaug (his 2nd cousin), Anne Hope (my 3rd cousin), Anne's grandaughter, Fride, Sigrid Huseby (my father's 2nd cousin), Ivar Moe (Sigrid's friend) and Sigrid's son Ragnar (my 3rd cousin).
- Lyndsey Theriot (98 KB)
Lyndsey enjoyed our pool when she came to visit in November 2000
- The Glasgow Cousins (64 KB)
These are grandchildren of Clint and Nellie (Grimsley) Glasgow. Left to right they are: Dave Overfield, Darlene (Robinson) Grable, Wanda (Glasgow) Hill, Norlan Overfield (now deceased), Delores (Robinson) Bridges and Donald Robinson. Three cousins were deceased by the time this picture was taken: Roger Glasgow, Joseph Glasgow and Delores (Robinson) Harrison.
- Delina JoLee Overfield (1751 KB)
My grandaughter, age 3, daughter of Mike and JoDee Overfield
- Aunt Marion's 100th Birthday Party (488 KB)
Descendants of Karen (Stene Engen) Stein, mother of Aunt Marion. Back Row: Perry Theriot holding Lyndsey Theriot; Mike Overfield and wife JoDee; Dave Overfield; Marty Bergdahl; Margaret Klass (second cousin of Marion); Dave Banks, Henry Bergdahl, Mark Szafranowski. Seated: Delphine (Hall) Overfield; Fay Hall holding Alison Theriot; Caryl (Hall) Bergdahl (Daughters of Olga (Engen) Hall, sister of Marion); Aunt Marion (Engen) Cline; Suzan (Overfield)Banks; Karen (Overfield) Theriot; Tami (Overfield) Szafranowski. Front Row: Erika Bergdahl holding daughter Nicole; Jillian Banks; Callie Bergdahl holding twin daughter; Jordi Banks; Sue Bergdahl holding the other twin daughter. Randy Bergdahl (great grandson) and Randi Bergdahl (great-great grandaughter) were not able to attend. Six more great-great grandchildren have since been born.
- Norway 2000: Kjell Okkenhaug & Delphine Overfield (67 KB)
Kjell and Delphine standing in front of his auto dealership in Trondheim, Norway
- Norlan and Diane Overfield (51 KB)
Dave's brother and his wife.
- Dane Michael Overfield (28 KB)
Our grandson, son of Mike and JoDee Overfield.
- Henry and Olga (Engen) Hall (323 KB)
My parents at age 82 and 83.
- The John and Emma (Tilch) Overfield Family (25 KB)
From left to right: John Henry Overfield, who was killed in a mine accident, Jacob Carl Levi Overfield, father, John (Johann Overfeld)Overfield, Francis (Overfield) Panion, mother, Emma (Tilch) Overfield, Kate (Overfield) Gutcher.
- Delina JoLee Overfield (36 KB)
Our Grandaughter, Age 3, daughter of Mike and JoDee Overfield
- Brighton Ski Jump (438 KB)
My father built these ski jumps in Brighton, Michigan. This photo was taken from a historical calendar published by a bank in that city.
- Isaac, Dane and Cameron (60 KB)
Dining out at Disney in 2005
- Isaac David Overfield (37 KB)
Our grandson, son of Mike and JoDee Overfield.
- The Dave Overfield Family (309 KB)
Clockwise from left: Dave, Delphine, Suzan, Michael, Karen and Tami
- The Mike and Mary Hall Family (301 KB)
My grandparents had six sons: Back Row - George, Arthur, Carl, Ragna (Carl's wife and my mother's sister), Clarence and Henry (My father). Magnus is standing in front with Mary and Mike.
- Cameron Jacob Overfield (18 KB)
Our grandson, son of Mike and JoDee Overfield
- Two Hall Sisters (148 KB)
Delphine (Hall) Overfield and Fay Hall.
- Karen (Stene, Engen) Stein and her daughters (326 KB)
My grandmother had four daughters: Back Row - Randi and Ragna. Olga (my mother)and Marianne (Marion) are in the front row with their mother, Karen. Karen's second husband came from a family that worked on the Stene farm in Norway. He changed his name to Stein.
- Norlan and Diane Overfield (153 KB)
Dave's brother
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