Elisabeth Pedersdotter (Pederson) Nelson

Elisabeth Berge fra Stranda.

Emigrated to America in April 1885: http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=89...

1890 - Nils purchases 650 acres in common with four other Norwegian men - Ole Ansok Nelson, Lars Berge Pederson, George Overaa Hansen, and Ole Overaa Anderson ($3 for flatlands and $2 for hillsides?). Five men change names to “American” names, thus Nils Uren becomes Nils Olsen, etc. Ellen Iversdatter Fjorstad changes name to Ellen Iverson.

1890-91 - Nils Olsen, Ole Nelson, Lars Pederson, and George Hansen move from Santa Barbara to Conejo, moving all possessions on wagons and build first homes (one or two rooms). Olsen first home was just southeast of corner of Olsen and Moorpark roads and west of a spring.