Just how many of us are there? Keep in mind that these numbers only reflect the Individuals whom we have recorded in our family files. We know there are more out there and we will update these numbers as they are discovered.
It's hard to explain the generations. They can't be defined by time period, so here's the best I can do: Simon Bastesen Stokke was generation 1. His children, in the photo section, are generation 2. In the biographies the children of generation 2 are listed and those children are generation 3. These lists include my grandfather, whose children (including my mother) would be generation 4, making me a member of generation 5. My children are part of generation 6 and my grandchildren are in generation 7. I don't know if that helps you to locate your spot, but if not feel free to e-mail me and we will figure it out.
| Generation | Direct Descendants | Spouses | Living Direct | Living Spouses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 90 | 64 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 227 | 163 | 73 | 86 |
| 5 | 443 | 336 | 350 | 295 |
| 6 | 732 | 343 | 715 | 339 |
| 7 | 668 | 63 | 659 | 62 |
| 8 | 79 | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| Total | 2252 | 984 | 1875 | 790 |
The counts below reflect all those individuals whose whereabouts are known. If living, the current location is noted; if deceased, the location of their death is used.
Note that of the 3147 recorded relatives we only have locations shown for 3044. So far we have 3 countries and 38 states represented. Let us know where you are!
| British Columbia 12 | Connecticut 5 | Maryland 2 | Oklahoma 6 |
| Saskatchewan 3 | Florida 13 | Minnesota 923 | Oregon 17 |
| Other Canada 3 | Georgia 5 | Montana 67 | South Dakota 73 |
| Germany 0 | Iowa 25 | North Carolina 2 | Tennessee 18 |
| Norway 950 | Idaho 16 | North Dakota 176 | Texas 39 |
| Alabama 13 | Illinois 37 | Nebraska 4 | Utah 1 |
| Alaska 6 | Indiana 1 | New Hampshire 2 | Virginia 7 |
| Arkansas 3 | Kansas 1 | New Jersey 13 | Washington 121 |
| Arizona 28 | Kentucky 9 | New Mexico 5 | Wisconsin 212 |
| California 124 | Louisiana 5 | New York 69 | Wyoming 8 |
| Colorado 17 | Massachusetts 1 | Ohio 2 | XXXXX |