Our great grandfather OLE TORGERSEN?TORGERSON was born April 30, 1856. OLE had several brothers. OLE lived in BUSKERUD, NORWAY.
In 1882 OLE and his brothers came to AMERICA in a cattle boat, I don't know if they worked on the boat for passage or if the ship had rooms to rent for passage. I can't find what port they arrived at.
As they made their way across AMERICA, OLE landed in HAYWARD WISCONSIN. I don't know where the others ended up, although I would like to know.

When they came to immigration OLE was back of his brothers, so when he came through ,the man asked his name. OLE said TORGERSON. The man said he had enough TORGERSONS for the day then asked him where he worked. OLE said the GAARD FARM. The man said that would be OLE"S name now, but he misspelled it, so his name was GORUD, not GAARD.

OLE became a logger and a farmer. he married THEA THORSON in 1878, who also came from NORWAY. They had 12 children, but only 6 survived to adult hood. Our grandfather HAROLD GORUD was OLE"S oldest son. Three of OLE"S great great grandsons have homes on the old homestead today. Only one carries the name GORUD now.

If anyone who reads this and has info about this family from BUSKERUD NORWAY, I would love to hear from you