Christian Levorsen Garnaas married Guri Knutsdatter Svenkerud. They had at least two sons, Levor Christianson Garnaas (17?) and Ole Kristiansen Garnaas (1784).

1) Levor Christianson Garnaas was born in Nesbyen, Norway to Christian Levorsen and Guri Garnaas. He married Margit Olsdatter Huseplassen (1784-1868) in 1818. Margit was born to Ole Olsen Huseplassen and Guri Kristoffersdatter Froysok in 1784. They were farmers. They had at least one son Christian Levorson Hallibakken Garnaas (1820). Levor died prior to 1865 and Margit in 1868. Sometimes their name is written Hallibakken so they must have lived there too.

2) Ole Kristiansen Garnaas was born in Nesbyen in 1784 to Christian Levorsen Garnaas and Guri Knutsdatter Svenkerud to Christian Levorsen and Guri Garnaas. He was a farmer. He married Sigrid Syversdatter Rukke Hytta (1783-1878) the 14 July 1825. Sigrid was born to Syver Arneson Rukke and Ingrid Haakonsdatter in 1783 (or 1782) in Rukkedalen, Nes. Guri Olsdatter Hytta (1827-1895) is their only child. However, Sigrid was married before to Knut Aslesen Borgen (1763-1823). They had four girls; Barbro Hytta Borgen (1808), Ingrid Hytta Borgen (1812), Joran Hytta Borgen (1815) and Margit Hytta Borgen (1821). Sigrid and Knut bought the farm Hytta in 1810. From then on, the farm remained in the family. Ole died in 1866 and Sigrid in 1878.

Levor Kristiansen Hytta was born at Tunhovd, Norway the 26 August 1846 to Guri Olesdatter Hytta and Kristian Levorson Hallibakken. In Norway at that time, people took the last name of the family farm if they lived there or if they didn’t they took their father’s first name and added ‘sen’ or ‘dotter’ to it. 

He married Ingrid Knutsdotter Skarpaas in 1874. She was the daughter of Knut Torsteinson Skarpaas Mykoa and Bergit Knutsdotter Kodalen. She was born, a twin, on the 27 January 1851 in a small farm called Solset in Oygardsgrend, about 25 km from Tunhovd.

They had eight children all born at Tunhovd, Norway -

Kristian Hytta was born 4 August 1875 to Levor and Ingrid Hytta. He married Ingeborg Olsdatter Plassen from Tinn in 1923. Levor died 27 March 1948 in Tunhovd, Norway).

Guri Hytta Levorson was born the 29 November 1876 to Levor and Ingrid Hytta. She married Halvor Olsen Haga in 1905. Guri died on the 17 December 1959.

Bergit Hytta Levorson was born the 22 February 1879 to Levor and Ingrid Hytta. She was married twice - first time to Ole Eriksen Bendiksplass in 1897, second time to Hans Dokken. Bergit died on the 7 April 1969.

Knut Hytta Levorson was born the 23 November 1880 to Levor and Ingrid Hytta. He married Amanda Fredrickson in 1912. Knut died on the 31 October 1958.

Margit Hytta Levorson was born the 24 June 1883 to Levor and Ingrid Hytta. She married Einar Rotegaard in 1914. Margit died on the 21 July 1964.

Ole Hytta Levorson was born the 6 May 1885 to Levor and Ingrid Hytta. He married Margit Rotegaard. Ole died on the 10 December 1965.

Torstein Hytta Levorson was born the 9 March 1887 to Levor and Ingrid Hytta. He married Tone Brauti on 22 July 1930. Torstein died 16 September 1985.  Authors Note:  Torstein (known to me as Tom) Levorson was my maternal grandfather.

Levor Hytta Levorson was born 17 October 1890 to Levor and Ingrid Hytta. He married Margit Elle in 1922. Levor died 15 January 1977.

Levor bought Hytta farm in 1875 from his mother. He paid $400 plus a pension for Hytta with the summer farm Myrestollen and the fishing rights in Rodungsoset. Levor was an unusually clever and versatile man with a good understanding and skill for all kinds of work. He was a timber man, carpenter, blacksmith, plasterer and boat builder. He made many rowboats and barges. They were known to be light rowing and good on the water. For that purpose he worked a trout fish hatchery at Hytta.

In the National Census in 1875 we find at Hytta, Levor Kristiansen, 29 years old and Ingrid Knutsdatter Skarpaas, 25 years old, along with their son Kristian. They had a hired boy and nursemaid. Also Levor’s mother Guri and Guri’s daughters Margit and Guri and son Ole and Levor’s grandmother Sigrid Syversdatter (Guri’s mother).