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)