Hans Jorgen Pettersen Laugerud
Born to a farmer at Øvre Laugerud Farm in Sandsvær, Norway, Hans was raised on Laugerud until he purchased Haugen farm under Landsverk in Sandsvær at 20. He married Anne Lindboe and they raised 12 children together before relocating to Visnes, Rogaland by the age of 52. There Hans worked in the copper mines, helping to mine the copper that was used to make the Statue of Liberty. He passed away in Visnes at 79.
