Individual Notes

Note for:   Otto Haaversen Westhassel,   1879 - 1922         Index

Occupation:   
     Place:   Ship's Captain

Event:   
     Type:   Farm Name
     Place:   Vesthassel, Bruksnr. 20

Individual Note:   He and his ship were lost at sea.

Individual Notes

Note for:   Thordis Westhassel,   29 JUN 1908 - 5 NOV 1993         Index

Individual Note:   No children. Married quite late. Hans had children from previous marriage.

Worked as a translater for US govt in WWII.

Worked as cook/companion for Sonia Henny.

Tutor for child stars at movie studio, including boy actor from Lassie series.

Vegetarian.

Individual Notes

Note for:   Edvard Julius Westhassel,   12 JUN 1913 - 13 NOV 2003         Index

Individual Note:   Otto Olsson was at Julius' 90th birthday, in PA, USA.

He arrived US abt 1937. Worked carpenter, then entered army. Later opened his own carpet business in Bethlehem, PA.

While he was visiting his wife in the hospital, he discovered that he had won 1/2 million dollars in the lottery. (He had used his ex-wife's birthdate, along with others, which peeved his wife.)

Individual Notes

Note for:   Eilert Westhassel,   1 AUG 1916 - 26 JUN 2000         Index

Occupation:   
     Place:   Sailor

Individual Note:   Served in Norwegian Maritime Service during WWII. Boat sank by torpedo, twice His commanding officer made him through a gun away, after boat sunk and U-boat surfaced.

Met Camilla when in port in Alabama.

Individual Notes

Note for:   Aryain Vestgård,    -          Index

Occupation:   
     Place:   Local Sheriff


Individual Notes

Note for:   Hans Burkhardt,   20 DEC 1904 - 22 APR 1994         Index

Residence:   
     Date:   1994
     Place:   Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. 90046


Individual Notes

Note for:   Kenneth "Kip" Westhassel,    -          Index

Occupation:   
     Place:   Dean of Men, Boston University


Individual Notes

Note for:   Marilyn Westhassel,    -          Index

Occupation:   
     Place:   Banking


Individual Notes

Note for:   Einar Olsen,    -          Index

Occupation:   
     Place:   Bus mechanic

Individual Note:   Einar bought a small bus on retirement. David and Otto Olsson toured on it during 1986 trip.

Individual Notes

Note for:   Julius Brekne,   30 SEP 1913 - 11 DEC 1994         Index

Occupation:   
     Place:   Chief engineer on a ship, probably ocean freighter.

Event:   
     Type:   Other facts
     Place:   Alcoholic


Individual Notes

Note for:   Markus Sørensen,   1775 - 1856         Index

Occupation:   
     Date:   1801
     Place:   "Enroulle"

Event:   
     Type:   Farm Name
     Place:   Rebekka Vågsvolls Gard, Austhassel