his father: Bjørn Olavssen Krabol (b1485 d. 1552 Kråbol, Nedre, Gausdal)
his mother: unknown

This family was laid out in the research of G. F. Gunnersen in 1924 with the help of a Norway archivist E. A. Thomle.
This translation is out of the Norwegian using Google translate and my own inferences. 

Ole Madssen Stene (b. abt 1560) "He had 3 sons:  Mads Olsen Stene, Stener Olsen Vaalen, and  Jakob Olsen Stene. From these sons came the families of Vaalen, and Jacob Olsen (Stene) continued the genealogy of Stene. His son Nils Jakobsen Stene was married to Kirsten Harkildsdatter Reistad, and when they had children, they took as their own Axle Svendsen Waalen, son of his marrying Svend Stenersen and his wife genealogy of Ronnag Andersdatter Reistad. These two young were married and the Testament of 12th January 1703 they turned the old farm over to them. Descended from them the present lineage continues of the distinguished Stene...."
                                                                                                Gunnersen. Slegten Stenersen Fra Vaalen I Gausdal,  p.3

Kråbøl farm, modern barn
photo Elroy Christenson 2016

The photo here has some similarity to other photos I've seen of the Oppland region, however, it is in Washington State, USA.  The similarity also made emigration to Washington an easy transition.   

Washington State, Skate Creek. 2015
photo by Elroy Christenson 2010 

Source:
        Christenson, Elroy - photo of Skate Creek, WA
        Bittman, Tom. Bittman and Davis Family Tree.  rootsweb.ancestry.com  
        Gunnersen,G. F.  Slegten Stenersen Fra Vaalen I Gausdal, Samt Andre Slegtgrene Fra Vaalen.  Kommission Hos
               Cammmeyers Boghandel, Kristiania, Norway 1924    - digitized copy from the Nasjonalbiblioteket  - www.nb.no/nbsok
        Kråbøl, Hans. Slegter og Gaarder i Gausdal, 1820-1824 Publisher: Gudbrandsdal Historielag, G. F. Gunnersen, Lillehammer 1922

Note: An inventory that m.a. contains genealogies to owners of farms in Gausdal Municipality. Written down approximately 1820-1824. This book can almost be compared with a bygdebok for Gausdal. It was written by ship captain Hans Kraabøl in early 1800s, but was not published until 1922. The book covers usually 3-5 generations until about 1824. / Families on farms in Gausdal before 1824. Anne Hildrum, Fossum Berget 50, 0983 Oslo,

        Norway National Archives.
        Records of LDS, International Genealogical Records, 1999-   familysearch.org
        Ringebuslekter by Tore Onshus  . http://onshus.no/getperson.php?personID=I17699&tree=tre

Brief History of Oppland || Elroy's Family Index || Ancestor Chart #1498

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