Born in Norheim, Grindheim, Etne, Norway
Ancestors 
Brother of
Johannes (Gunnarsen) Norheim, Margareta (Gunnarsdotter) Norheim, Gunnar (Gunnarsen) Norheim, Torbjørn Gunnarsen Norheim and Lisbet (Gunnarsdatter) Norheim [half]
Husband of
Siri (Kristensdotter) Gjerde
— married
about 1781 in Etne, Hordaland, Norway
Husband of
Maria (Michelsdatter) Michelsdr
— married
9 Jul 1797 in Etne, Hordaland, Norway
Husband of
Guro (Olsdotter) Norheim
— married
after 1805 in Etne, Hordaland, Norway
Father of
Anna Usmundsdatter
Died
at about age 69
in Norheim, Grindheim, Etne, Norway
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Biography
Name: ØSMUND GUNNARSEN /NORHEIM/[1]
Åsmund was born in 1746 on farm Norheim, Grindheim, Etne, Hordaland, Norway. He was a son of Gunnar Åsmundsson Norheim and Anna Johannesdatter Norheim.
He married 3 times.
- Siri Christensdotter Gjerde Norheim (1756-1794)
- Maria Mikkjelsdotter (1744-1805)[2]
- Guro Olsdotter Norheim (1756-1837)
In the 1801 census Usmund (age 55) was a husbonde in Hordaland.[3]
| Name | Age | Relation | Status | Sex |
| Usmund Gundersen | 55 | Husbonde | M | |
| Maria Michelsdatter | 56 | Hans hustru | ||
| Anna Usmundsdatter | 14 | Deres datter (daughter) | ||
| Gunder Gundersen | 34 | Tieneste folk | M | |
| Halvar Pedersen | 32 | Tieneste folk | M | |
| Tollev Alvalsen | 19 | Tieneste folk | M | |
| Marita Johannesdatter | 30 | Tieneste folk | ||
| Anna Erichsdatter | 15 | Tieneste folk | ||
| Alis Olsdatter | 70 | Mandens stedmoder |
He died in 1815.
Research notes
The most common spellings of his name are Osmund and Åsmund. Usmund, as appears in the 1801 census, is not a common spelling.
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S105 Page: Ancestry Family Tree
- ↑ Second Marriage: Norway, Select Marriages, 1660-1926: Ancestry.com. Norway, Select Marriages, 1660-1926 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Ancestry Record 60095 #1821063
Name: Usmund Gundersen Gender: Male Marriage Date: 09 Jul 1797 Marriage Place: , Etne, Hordaland, Norway Spouse: Maria Michelsdr - ↑
1801 Census:
"1801 Norway Census"
Riksarkivet: The National Archives of Norway; Norge; 1801 Norge Folketelling
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61749 #507085 (accessed 21 November 2022)
Usmund Gundersen (55) husbonde in household of Usmund Gundersen (55) in Hordaland.
- Etnesoga II page 365 Norheim (7a), page 366 Norheim (8), Etnesoga V page 7 Norheim (4a), (5).
- 1801 census for Norem, Etne (Usmund Gundersen)
- Geni profile
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Osmund by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Osmund:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Osmund by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Osmund:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Connie Graham 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T008538 [compare], yourDNAportal CONb553ef99, Ancestry member Constance_D_Graham
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T008538 [compare], yourDNAportal CONb553ef99, FTDNA kit #168247
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Kathie (Ritland) Montoya :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Amanda Smith :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T529485 [compare], FTDNA kit #771239
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Gunnarsson-213 and Gunnarsen-53 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplivate
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