Charter Members
(Information taken from Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Book covering 1874 - 1949)
The following are the names, according to the records, of the 109 persons (and we take it for granted their families) who became the Charter Members of Bergen Lutheran Congregation:
Aanen Anfinson
Mads Anderson, 84, (1811-1895)
Ole Anderson (Skaare), 94, (1841-1935)
Ove Anderson, 62, (1832-1894)
Jacob Aske (Erickson), 68, (1813-1881)
Ole Axelson
Ove Barke, 93, (1821-1914)
Holger Birkeland, 86, (1835-1922)
Ingvald O. Birkeland, 45, (1848-1893)
Tollef O. Birkeland, 69, (1834-1904)
Hans Jacobson Boland
Jacob Brattesto, 70, (1829-1899)
Martha Britson and son
Brit J. Britson, 76, (1855-1932)
Lars Britson (moved away)
Sam Britson, 78, (1852-1930)
Tjeran Chelsvig, 80, (1834-1914)
Torger Olson Cherland (or Kjerland), 88, (1830-1918)
Tjeran Christian, 68, (1845-1913)
Andrew Cole (Kolnes), 66, (1833-1899)
Peder H. Cole
Hans Dalstolen
John Danielson, 81, (1835-1916)
Thomas Enes, 64, (1835-1899)
Hans Erickson (moved to Kansas)
Martin Erickson, 84, (1852-1937)
Mikkel Erickson (Aske), 73, (1837-1910)
Erik Evans, 70, (1837-1904)
Ole Flogstad (Langland), 67, (1837-1904)
Hans Gjertson
John Gittelson (Presthus), 78, (1831-1909)
Lars Hegland, 83, (1831-1915)
Mikkel Hegland, 97, (1845-1942)
Ole Hegland, 83, (1842-1925)
Ole O. Hegland, 78, (1833-1917)
Ole T. Hegland, (Dahl), 90, (1803-1893)
S. O. Hegland, 80, (1841-1921)
Johan P. Helland, 84, (1842-1926)
Abel Helvig, 81, (1814-1895)
Iver I. Helvig
Iver I. Helvig (moved to Palo Alto Co.)
Knud Helvig, 76, (1828-1904)
Andres O. Hereim, 80, (1838-1919)
Johannes Hougland
Claus Jacobson, 71, (1827-1898)
Jacob C. Jacobson, 71, (1855-1926)
Johannes Jacobson (Aabe), 62, (1824-1886)
Ole J. Jacobson, 89, (1850-1939)
Elias Johnson (Sandvig), 67, (1834-1901)
Ole Johnson (Rabben)
Sven Johnson, 74, (1828-1902)
Thore Johnson (Roalstad), 73, (1832-1905)
John Kittelson, 66, (1927-1893)
Nils Olson Kjelflot
Gunder Larson
Lars Larson (Bakka), 84, (1834-1919)
Ole Larson (2)
Rasmus Larson (Hia), 77, (1808-1885)
Torkel Larson
Askel Lein, 75, (1826-1902)
Lars J. Mathre
Jacon Nelson Meling
Mikal K. Mikalson
Abel Olson, 71, (1829-1900)
Christen Olson, 72, (1845-1917)
Lars Ness
Nels Norem, 92, (1840-1932)
Johannes Olson (Overhus) "John", 76, (1834-1910)
Nils Olson
Halvor S. Opstvedt
Sjur Opstvedt, 49, (1842-1891)
Nels Osmundson, 91, (1827-1918)
Lars J. Osnes
Knud Pederson, 72, (1844-1916)
Sjur Nelson Rame, 67, (1840-1907)
Ole Rasmusson (Hia), 68, (1847-1915)
Ole Rasmusson (Tysdal), 77, (1831-1909)
Rasmus Rasmusson (Hia), 81, (1845-1926)
Peder C. Rierson, 91, (1826-1917)
Kornelius Risa (Anderson), 69, (1833-1902)
Ole Ritland, 84, (1809-1893)
Jens Ritland, 78, (1838-1917)
Ole S. Roe, 71, (1826-1897)
Sampson Rorvig, 86, (1821-1907)
Askel Sampson, 84, (1845-1929)
Iver Sampson, 87, (1843-1930)
Andreas Samsonson
Ole Samsonson
Peder Seglem, 70, (1839-1908)
Birger Sevde, 82, (1851-1932)
Haldor Sevde, 57, (1836-1893)
Johannes Sevde
Berent Simonson
Ole Tollefson Skogen, 66, (1827-1893)
Erik Soken, 69, (1826-1895)
Halvor H. Teig
Ole K. Teig, 77, (1850-1928)
Oscar (Aslak) Thompson, 88, (1835-1923)
Paul Thompson, 88, (1829-1917)
Rasmus Thompson (Rabben), 54 (1849-1903)
Lars Tollefson, 73, (1823-1896)
S. Tollefson
Christen Torkelson (Sande)
Hans Twedt, 77, (1825-1901)
Knud Twedt
John Twedt, 80, (1845-1925)
John J. Twedt, 88, (1811-1899)
Ole Wierson (Berje), 76, (1828-1904)
Knud Woster, 82, (1844-1926)