My Mother's Ancestry:
German and Norwegian
LaVerne STEINDORF b. WA
Mildred SOBERG b. 1903 ND
and 
Frank STEINDORF  b. 1902 WA
John SOBERG  b. 1874 MN

Karen MORTENSON b. 1874 ND
Franz STEINDORFF b. 1865 Hinter-Pommern, Germany

Ida MAISKI b. 1870 Germany

 
Christoffer SOBERG
and
Johanna
Paul MORTENSON 
b. 1839 Trysil, Norway
and 
Maren Eriksdotter LIE
  b. 1848 Li, Norway
Herman STEINDORFF
b. 1822 Klockow, Mecklenburg Strelitz, Germany
and Wilhelmina BOGAMAN
Lewis MAISKI 
and 
Charlotte HOFFE
Paul MORTENSON is considered the pioneer of Trysilbygda, an area east of Argusville, ND.

 
 
Peder STORHOF and Kirsti LJOMO
Morten PAULSON 
and Kari LARSDOTTER
Erik Petterson LIE
b. 1816 Gronnes Plassen near Trysil Norway
and 
Maren ORBEKKEDALEN
b. 1824 Elverum, Norway
 Ernst STEINDORFF
b. 1786 Wagemuhl, Pommern, Germany
and
Caroline NEVIAN Meyer
b. France?

 
 
Petter GRONNESET 
(aka Peter Pladsen)
and 
Lisa Eriksdotter LANGFLOEN
Knut Olsson ORBEKKEDALEN
and Maren KNUTSDOTTER

Information on Norwegian ancestors obtained from: LIE Descendants by Ingmar A. Lee, Jr., Minneapolis 1968.
Information on German ancestors obtained from cousin Dawn, cousin Oliver, and The STEINDORF FAMILY: 1853-1953 by Louise Maier, 1853