Person:Hans Larsson Gjein (1)

"He was an adventurer, taking to the sea as a young boy and sailing with different nations' ships. He didn't stop for very long at any one place; when he wasn't at sea he was moving around the the U.S.A. and Mexico. He was fishing at the Galapogos islands and lived for a while among the natives; he learned many languages. In his later days he lived in Washington, D.C. He was unmarried. He had a homestead also for a time in Idaho, and he took several trips back to Norway."^[1]

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Hans H. Myhre (original in Norwegian with handwritten corrections by the author, plus translation into English
   page 14.

   'Hans Krog, skrev Hans Larsen; han var en eventyrer; han tok tilsjøs som ung gut og seilte med forskjellige nationers skibe. Han stanset ikke længe paa noget sted; naar han ikke var paa sjøen fartet ham omkring i U. S. A. og Mexico; var paa fiske ved Galapages øerne, levde en stund iblandt de indfødte; han lærte mange sprog. Han blev boende i Washington, D. C., paa sine gamle dager. Han var ugift. Han hadde homestead ogsaa en stund i Idaho; han tok flere turer til Norge.'
   
   translation: Hans Krog, writes his name Hans Larsen. 'He was an adventurer, taking to the sea as a young boy and sailing with different nations' ships. He didn't stop for very long at any one place; when he wasn't at sea he was moving around in the U.S.A. and Mexico. He was fishing at the Galapogos islands and lived for a while among the natives; he learned many languages. In his later days he lived in Washington, D.C. He was unmarried. He had a homestead also for a time in Idaho, and he took several trips back to Norway.'

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Den Norske kirke. Stokke prestegjeld (Vestfold). Kirkebøker
   1862 baptisms (page 60), baptism #29.

   Hans Krogh, født 25 Febr, døpt 13 April, ægte [legitimate], forældre [parents]: Gaardbr [Gaardbruker: farmer] Lars Hansen og htr [hustru: wife] Andrine Hansdtr Gjein

3.   Norge. Rentekammeret. Folketellingen den 31ste desember 1865, Norge. (Norge, 1866)
   Jarlsberg og Larvik (Vestfold), Stokke, Schede og Arendal, Gjein.

   Lars Hansen, 50, Gaardbruger og Selveier [farmer and farm owner]
   Kone [wife]: Andrine Hansdatter, 34
   Hans Søn: Anders Matthias Larsen, 20, Hjælper Faderen med Gaardsbruget [helps his father with the farm]
   Deres Søn: Hans Krog Larsen, 4
   Deres Søn: Christian Hansteen Larsen, 2
   Deres Datter: Elise Andrine Larsdatter, 12
   alle født i Stokke [all born in Stokke]
   and 4 servants, 2 lodgers

   Note that this census was actually taken in 1866.