The Birth of the Knaphus Family in Vats, Norway
 
Knaphus Farmland circa: 1913 Painting by T.S. Knaphus
    

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History of Lar and Liva Knaphus by Marie JamesHistory.html




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“In the early 1860’s, before he was married, Lars Larsen Slottenaa cleared and cultivated the land known as “Knaphus” meaning “button or knoll – house”.  The farmhouse he built was on a little hill and could be seen from long distances away.”

Parents: Lars Larsen Slottenaa Knaphus (1843-1919) Liva Sakariasen Alfseike (1847-1914)

Circa: 1895