Arnfinn Sæter
Father: Bastian Sæter
Mother: Rannei (Olsdtr Sylte) Sæter
Biography Notes...
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997
From: "Lene Sæter" smarie@ah.telia.no
Hei Dan!
Well my father have wrote this letter which I will try to translate and give you now. When I got the letter I thought OH, how am I going to do this, because I found it hard to put much of it into english. But anyway I have tried. He has written about Syltefarm. First I just want to explain to you that Sylte farm is called Sylstua and Stuevoll. Both names are used on this farm. This is what my father wrote:::
Sylstua was the old name of this home, before it was made as a self-own farm. And this old name is still the usual name. It was a lady they called "Fargar-Marja", as first lived in Sylstua. About 1850, Maria was doing the coloring of yarn in the small sitting room in her home. There was a fireplace in the room as could tell what she was doing as home work. The pot as she used, has been most home up to recently. Maria Olsdotter was born in 1783 and she should been from the area Oslo. Her fathers name was Ola Ingebrigtson and that is all we know about her decent.
Maria was a widow, but when she was 67 she got married again with widower Jo Olson from Nergarden (Nerfarm) on Bøvra. This happened in 1850. He was later called "Fargar-Jo". Maria Olsdotter died on Øye in 1871, she become 88 years old. Ola Jonson Sylte was Jo Olson son of his first marriage with Anne Nilsdotter Moen. He was born in 1833 and mostly he was raised in this home. He was married in 1866 with Rannei Olsdotter Glærum from Glærumstrøa. She was born in 1833. In 1875 was they owner of this home. Their children was:
1.Anne, born 1867, emigrated to America, married to Hallvard Osterkil from Stjørdal.
2.Brit, born 1868, died young
3.Ola, born 1870, married to Maria Langholmen from Tustna
4.Jo, born 1870, emigrated to America, married to Rannei Fredriksdotter Steinberg
5.Per, born 1876, married in 1899 to Maria Johansdotter Honnstad
6.Brit, born 1876, died unmarried
-Ola jonson died 1899 and Rannei Olsdotter in 1920
Ola Olson bought in 1925 more land, so the land is now 30 measure. Most of this land was later grown of the son Ola, and his wife Maria. Ola and Maria got 8 children. Ola and Maria are the parents of my mother Rannei Olsdotter.
Stuevoll (Sylstua) is on the north side of the river Surna. It is nice flat land. Ola and Berta with their son Oddvar lived there. Ola had a heart attach in the last few years he was living, and he was renting the land to their neighbors. The neighbor where growing corn there. The son Oddvar was handicap and couldn't work on the farm himself. Ola died many years ago, and Berta and Oddvar is also dead now. They are all buried in Øye cemetery in Surnadal. Stuevoll )Sylstua) is now sold to a family, and the land to the neighbor farm. The old house in Stuevoll is gone for a long time ago, but Ola built new houses just beside.
My mother Rannei Olsdotter Sæter moved out from Sylstua, and had her home on the other side of the river. (On Sætergarden) Rannei and Bastian Sæter built their own house there in 1940. The house name is Bakkan.
Mum and dad are gone now, but we spend most of our vacations there. If some of you ever comes to Norway you are welcome to stay with us in Surnadal or in Asker where we live.
I remember that in the beginning of the 1970, my mother had visitors from America. What I remember is that his name was Ola and he spoke perfectly norwegian. He was married to a women from Denmark.
Best wishes from
Arnfinn!!!
Well this is what my father wrote! Did you understand anything of it. If me english is too confusing here, DON'T hesitate to tell me. If there is something you don't understand I will let somebody else translate it into english for me. Because I thought it was hard to put it into english so I guess there are lot of sentences that maybe do not make any sense. Then you must tell me. By the way we don't know Haldis kristiansen Haugen.
Well this is getting long. So I guess I better stop now. So till next time you and your family must Take Care. Then I will write you more later.
Bye!!!
Love from Lene!!!
