Person:Hans Eilefsson Folkestad (1)

He was unmarried, and likely died in an epidemic, as two of his sisters died at about the same time^[2].

1. ↑ Henneseid, Stian, and Gregar Nordbø. Bø-soga II : Telemark, gards og ættesoga. (Bø: Bø Kommune, 1982-1986)
   4:293, Folkestad.

   'Hans, Åsne og Ingerid [children of Eilef Olavsson and Anne] døydde alle i 1603 ugifte.'
   
   translation: Hans, Åsne and Ingerid [children of Eilef Olavsson and Anne] all died in 1603 unmarried.

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Henneseid, Stian, and Gregar Nordbø. Bø-soga II : Telemark, gards og ættesoga. (Bø: Bø Kommune, 1982-1986)
   4:277, Folkestad.

   Eilef og Anna 'hadde sonen Hans og 4 døtrer, men av dei døydde Hans og døtrene Åsne og Ingerid alle i 1603, truleg i ein epedemi, og alle var ugifte. Men Hans hadde teke over garden før, ... Han er også nemnt som lagrettesmann og oppmann i ein 12-mannsrett på Midtbøen i Seljord i 1601.
   'Den 1. febr. 1603 var det skifte etter syskena som var døde, ...'
   
   translation: Eilef og Anna had a son Hans and 4 daughters, but of these, Hans and daughters Åsne and Ingerid all died in 1603, probably in an epidemic, and all were unmarried. But Hans had already taken over the farm. He is also mentioned as a member of the court and [mediator?] in a 12-man court at Midtbøen in Seljord in 1601.
   1 Feb 1603 was the probate for the siblings who had died.

3. ↑ Birth year estimated based on approx. birth year of his father, estimated birth years of his sisters Åse and Guri and the fact that he apparently played a significant role in a court in 1601.