Gjertrude was born in 1872. She was the daughter of Lars Olson and Marta Knutsdatter. She passed away in 1890.
Sources
Sabbe Garen: A Family History, by Carol Reishus Lund, Seattle, Washington, 1982, Page 351. This is a rare book Deb Johnson [Lehfeldt-32] has a copy and will scan the page on request.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gjertrude by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gjertrude:
The Patronym as LNAB is the default rule for most Norwegians born before the legal requirements for surnames.
Rather than using the common abbreviations for patronyms found in records (eg. Olsdtr), the full name (Olsdatter) must be entered. This is important, because the system currently doesn't recognize that an "Olsdtr" and an "Olsdatter" may be the same person. Hence using abbreviated names will hide the profile from potential matches. Whether you will use "-datter" or "-dotter" is optional, as "-sen", "-son", and "-sson"
The Patronym as LNAB is the default rule for most Norwegians born before the legal requirements for surnames.
Rather than using the common abbreviations for patronyms found in records (eg. Olsdtr), the full name (Olsdatter) must be entered. This is important, because the system currently doesn't recognize that an "Olsdtr" and an "Olsdatter" may be the same person. Hence using abbreviated names will hide the profile from potential matches. Whether you will use "-datter" or "-dotter" is optional, as "-sen", "-son", and "-sson"