Abel’s parents were Håkon Hanson Gilje (1843-1928) and Brita Olsdotter Thormodsæter (1843-1919). Read More Here:

Bernice Arlene Haakinson, the youngest child of Abel and Synneva Haakinson, was born on a farm near Radcliffe on May 10, 1918. Agnes...

Selma Alida Haakinson Thoreson, second daughter and third child of Abel and Synneva Haakinson, was born on a farm near Radcliffe, Iowa,...

Agnes Hazel Haakinson Kendall, the second child of Abel and Synneva Haakinson, was born on a farm near Radcliffe, Iowa, on August 29,...

Henry (Hank) Benhart Haakinson, the oldest child and only son of Abel and Synneva Haakinson, was born on a farm near Randall, Iowa, on...

Recently my cousin, Jakob Thormodsater, surprised me by sending a picture of my Grandfather Abel Haakinson's house where he grew up on...

Abel Haakinson (Thormodsæter) was born on October 1, 1874, on Bømlo Island, near the town of Finnas, Norway. He was the third child of...