Gunnulv Kittilsen Såheim was born in Tinnon June
28, 1813. He was the son of Kittil Kittilsen Såheim and Aagot Gunnulfsdtr
Tveito. He was married on February 27, 1839 to Gro Torgiersdtr
Såhaeimsmogen. They came to America on the ship Emilie, arriving
in New York on August 5, 1841. They settled first in Norway Township, Racine
County, WIsconsin. But 1860 the family had relocated to Sumner Township,
Winnisheik County, Iowa. Gunnuf died on September 14, 1877.
Source: Norwegian Immigrants To The United
States, A Biographical Directory, 1825-1850. Volume One 1825-1843. By Gerhard B. Naeseth. p.
108, #17.