Christen Larsen Vestermoe:  He was born August 15, 1812 under the farm Moe in Gjerpen, and was baptised August 23rd.His parents were Lars Christensen under Moe and Marthe Halvorsdatter. Lars Christensen was dead before 1835. Christen married Ingeborg Hansdatter on August 25, 1836. She was the daughter of Hans Madsen Kutterø under Foss and Thone Gundersdatter.She was born February 2, 1816 in the parish of Holla (or Holden, as it was called then).They had 8 children, whereof 4 were born in Gjerpen.	Lars                       b. Oct 2, 1836 under Moe.	Hans                     b. May 3, 1838 Westermoe under Moe. He was first married to Karen Sortedahl and then to Mrs. Dina Sortedahl. 		               He died September 18, 1906. He was a benefactor of St. Olaf College.	Maren Thurine    b. June 19, 1840 Westermoe under Moe. She died before 1847.	Niels                      b. May 10, 1842 under Moe. He died before 1847.	Maren Thurine    b. Dec 7, 1846.  She died Sept 24, 1866.	Niels                      b. 1845.	Anne                     b. 1854.	Martin  Christen    b. 1856.After the family had emigrated to Sugar Creek, they moved in 1856 to Holden township in Goodhue county, Minnesota.In 1912 there was a Lutheran priest in New York by the name of  C. M. Westermoe.