"... You know, to me it's all so clear Every one of us is here All because two people fell in love ..."   Two People Fell in Love, country artist Brad Paisley, 2001

Greetings from the Erland family  We have committed this space to our family ancestry.  Within these pages you will find links to our family genealogy as well as lists of ancestral surnames.  If you are connected to any of the referenced families we would love to here from you.  Although we try to present only information that can be verified or for which a source can be cited it is possible that the source is incorrect or that we simply made a mistake so please if you should find an error please advise us so that we can make the required correction.

Our current efforts are on our Roy line with the families of James Louise Roy and James E Roy from Halifax / Bedford area, Nova Scotia, Canada. I believe James E Roy was married to Emma Jane Powell and are buried in "All Saints Cemetery" in Bedford or Halifax. I am interested in anything that others may have or can contribute to this Roy line.

I am still interested in finding family connected to Elen Halvorine Eltrevaag born in Sveen, Norway.  We have her father as Ola Klementsen from Apeland and her mother as Maleene Helgesdotter along with ten siblings.  I am most interested in finding anyone who is related to two of Elen's sisters, Hanna Asmine Olsdotter b:1876, d:1952 or Maja Karoline Olsdotter, b:1884, both of Norway.

We are continuing to research the ancestors of Ole Pedersen Erland, 1841-1902, of Gummedal, Norway.  I have his parents as Peder Johnsen of Karmoy, 1791-1878 and Sissel Olsdatter, 1796-1886.  Information back to about 1600 is available for ancestor's of Ingeborg Lisbet Nilsdatter, Ole's wife, by selecting "Family Tree" at the bottom of this page and information on Ole's ancestor's can be found back to abt 1580.  All Norwegian ancestry to date is based upon information from family members and their personal knowledge of the individual family member as well as from Norwegian Bygdeboks (see "Our Genealogy Library" for Bygdeboks).

We are also looking for information on Della Susan McClain, born in Ohio in 1854 as well as her parents, W R McClain and Margarete Kelly or Kelley.  An old family letter describes W R McClain as being a doctor in the Civil War.  Anyone who has access to Land, Marriage or Civil War Records for Ohio and can help it would be greatly appreciated.

Trumbull family information is primarily from the following family booklets:

The booklets were printed cir. 1918.   Two are available for viewing.

• Walter B. Trumbull, 1818-1898 (Autobiography) and Virginia Ann Mildred Trumbull, 1820-1887 (Biographical Sketches).

• Maternal Ancestry of Frank Trumbull. to the book   names in the book

• Descendants of James Wilton Thomas and Eliza Ann Johnson, also the Biography of John Lilburn Thomas, containing an account of the migration of the Thomas and Johnson families and others to Missouri. to the book

• Genealogy of John Lilburn Thomas and of all other descendants of James Wilton Thomas

Other areas of extreme interest for us are with the Trumbull ancestors of Augustine Warner I, II and III, Gloucester County, Virginia as well as the Randolph, Isham, Howell and Lewis families of that era and location.  Information pertaining to anything on these families or Warner Hall itself that is not covered in the link below would greatly be appreciated.  Information on Nathaniel Bacon's connection to Warner Hall, or the Gloucester County, Virginia area in general also would be greatly appreciated.

• Augustine Warner I, II & III and Warner Hall  A little History on Augustine Warner I, II & III and Warner Hall.

• Warner Hall Graveyard

• Famous Descendants of Augustine Warner  Descendents of Augustine Warner - Straight from the History Books.

• Warner Hall Inn, Gloucester County, Virginia  This is to the Official Site for the Warner Hall Inn, a Bed & Breakfast at Warner Hall.  Please visit their web site and support Warner Hall with a stay in one of its many fine rooms.

• The Warner Family of Warner Hall  A very nice outline of the first Warner Hall Families

Much progress has been made on the Baker, Fletchall, Grindstaff, Mansell, Reed, Hobbs and Hooper families.  I can forward any questions to the family member that is presently compiling that data.

Family stories as told by Obert Erland:

The story of Osmund Erland sneaking his family (all US citizens) and sister-in-law (not a citizen) through Ellis Island. to the story

The story of Osmund Erland obtaining his Naturalization paper and becoming a Citizen of the United States. to the story Updated January 2011

Any information especially historical information that others can provide to any of the families listed would be appreciated.  We are also willing to share information that we have.

4 photos	Walter Bowdoin Trumbull, Virginia Ann Mildred (Thomas) Trumbull, Frank Trumbull, John Lilburn Thomas
1 photo	Lillie Maude (Fletchall) Baker, James Monroe Baker Sr., and their eight children.
3 photos	Elen Halvorine Eltrevaag, Osmund, Obert Ingolf & Elsa Odron Erland, Jenny Christine Jensen, Osmund and his brother Olaus Emilius Olsen Erland
6 photos	Erland: Obert Ingolf & Elsa Odron, Elen Halvorine Eltrevaag & Osmund, Hanna Asmine Olsdatter, Maja Karoline Olsdatter & Berta Regine Olsdatter, Ole Klemetsen Eltrevaag, Malene Helgesdotter

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... Passed down from generations, too far back to trace I can see all my relations, when I look into my face May never make it famous, but I'll never bring it shame It's my last name ... ... Daddy always told me, far back as I recall Son you're part of something, you represent us all So keep it how you got it, as solid as it came It's my last name ...   My Last Name, country artist Dierks Bentley
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