The earliest known ancestors of Eilert Carlson are Mattias Carlssen, born 1758, and his wife Ragnild Knutsdatter, born 1757. Ragnild died at age 48 in Djupvik, and Mattias died 1826 in Tranoy.

Mattias Carlssen and Ragnild had 5 children, the eldest Knud. Carl was the second child, born 1789, but in the 1801 census, Carl was living as a foster child with the sognpræst (parish priest) Tobias Brodtkorb in Tranoy and was then 12 years old.

Carl was the father of Eilert Carlson, born 1812 in Tranoy.

Eilert's mother was Karen Marie, daughter of Edias Pedersen, born 1745, and Dorthea  Reinholdtsdatter, born 1757 to Reinholdt Knudsen and Benedicta Ericksdatter. Karen Marie was born 1781, and was unmarried at the time of Eilert's birth. Both Carl and Karen married other spouses and had children.

Edias died 1804, and Dorothea remarried Mattias Carlssen, Eilert's grandfather. Dorthea died 1836 in Djupvik.

Eilert married Ronnog Olsdatter 23 September 1840 in Maalselv.

Their first child Anne Karin Eilertsdatter was born 7 Nov 1841 in Lenvik, Troms, Norway. She Married Ole Mortenson 23 Jun 1860 in Djupvik. Ole was born 29 Feb 1838 in Osterdalen, Hedmark, Norway, the child of Morten and Marit (Knudsdatter) Olsen.

Their second child was Lars, born 14 Dec 1843, and then Carl, born 11 Aug 1846. 

Information from a descendant of Paul Olsson, brother of Ronnog:

"She told that Eilert Carlsen and Paul Olsson were passing Djupvik on their way to Alta where they worked with slate, and saw that there was some land for sale. They bought it in 1848 and moved there with their families. Ronnog changed her name to Randi because they couldn't pronounce it the way she was used to."

The house in the center of the picture was shared by Eilert Carlson and Paul Olson.  Part of the house was rented out to the electric company. Eilert eventually removed to his farm. The old house is, as of 2010, in possession of the family.

Eilert's farm shown with the white bales, ran from the fjord to the top of the fjell (mountain). On our trip to Norway in 2003, we picnicked on the farm where Eilert's house sat.

The first child born to Eilert and Ronnog was Anne Karin Eilertsdatter, 7 Nov 1841 in Lenvik, Troms, Norway. She Married Ole Mortenson 23 Jun 1860 in Djupvik. Ole was born 29 Feb. 1838 in Osterdalen, Hedmark, Norway, the child of Morten and Marit (Knudsdatter) Olsen. When her father died in 1870, Anne and Ole sold their portion of the farm in Norway and came to America, settling on Eilert's homestead. In 1880 Ole bought the farm from Eilert's heirs, Anne's siblings. Both Anne and Ole are buried in the Ellertson Mortenson Cemetery, along with three of their children.

Their second child, Lars Olai Ellertson was born 14 Dec 1843. He remained a bachelor all his life. He became a wealthy man, owning a home in Starbuck as well as his farm. He died 12 July, 1912, and is buried next to his father at the Cemetery. Carl Ellertson was born 11 Aug 1846 in Lenvik, Troms, Norway. He married Jan 1874, Anne Grethe Isakson, born 24 Dec 1859 in Norway. Carl and Anne are buried in the Cemetery along with their daughter, Thea. Edward Ellertson was the first of the children to be born in Djupvik, 1 Sep 1848. He married 14 Jun 1873, Pauline Larson, born 1 Jan 1854 in Hurdalen, Norway. Edward and Pauline were married in LaCrosse, Wisconsin where the first 5 children were born. They came to Pope County after 1880. Edward, Pauline, a son and a grandson are buried in the Cemetery. The photo shows Edward in his Civil War uniform. He served in Co. F, 1st Wisconsin Regiment.     Regina Marie Eilertsdatter was born 27 Sep 1850 in Djupvik. She was 14 years old when she came to America. She is described as being very small in stature; mild, friendly, religious, and very good looking. She married at St. Cloud 8 Jul 1868, Christian H Johnson who was born 18 Nov 1836 in Telemark, Norway to Ola Jonsson and Gro Kristiansdatter. Regina Marie and Christian Johnson are buried in Belgrade, MN at the M/E Cemetery on land donated by Christian.     Dorothea Eilertsdatter was born in Djupvik, Norway 25 Aug 1843. Emigrated to America when she was 11 years old. She went to Morris, MN about 1871 to earn her own way as a waitress. She caught the attention of Andrew C. Satter, and they were married 23 May 1872 in Crow Lake, MN at the home of her sister Regina Marie Johnson because they had a minister there. Andrew and Dorothea are buried in Summit Cemetery in Morris, MN. Martha Eilertsdatter was born 19 Dec 1860 in Djupvik, Norway. Her mother died when Martha was six months old, and she came to America with her family in 1864. It is unknown where or when Martha was married. She was married to Emil Olof Lind of Stockholm, Sweden. He was born 5 Nov 1862, and was a publisher in Sweden. Their 4 children were also born there. Martha died 22 May 1915 and is buried with her husband in Stockholm.   There are no pictures available of Martha. Her 2 children above are Rakel and Rudolph. The 2 children to the left are Ruby and Rina. These photos were taken in 1911.