Genealogy and Family History of Laurie M. (Lund) Forbes
Laurie Lund is a descendant of the following four grandparents:
Anton Martin Lund - was born in Minnesota. His parents immigrated from Nord Trondelag, Norway in 1884. See document link below for a name index.
Herminna Fredericka Louise Kramp - was born in Minnesota. Her parents immigrated from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany about 1873. Names in this family are: Kramp, Luet(Leut), and Schoening.
Anton and Herminna married in Minnesota in 1917. One of their sons is Laurie's father.
Aldred Eugene Richards - was born in Nebraska. His father was born in Illinois. His paternal grandfather was born in England and immigrated with his wife and children to the United States in 1851. His mother was born in Ontario, Canada and immigrated to the United States with her parents in 1884. (Major names in this family are: Mancur, Marriott, McKittrick, Richards, Talbot, etc.)
Iris Isabelle Dimond - was born in Minnesota. Her family can be traced back to the earlier days of Colonial America before going back to Great Britain. Follow document link below for a name index.
Aldred and Iris married in Oregon in 1923. One of their daughters is Laurie's mother.
The above documents consist of pedigree charts, family group sheets, photographs, census records, and various other original documents. These documents are PDF files using Adobe Acrobat reader. If you do not have this program, it is a free download and can be found at most genealogy research sites.
It should be noted that some of the Norwegian and German family records will be in those respective languages. To aid in reading these I have provided research aids in those languages. Norway Germany (coming soon)
There may also be a need for help with older handwriting styles and calendar dates: