John Michael Furl was born in 1945 in Midland, Texas. He married Sharon Lee Moe in 1971.

The pivotal couple in the book are Statius Störkerse (1830-1893) and Anne Töllevsdatter Öksnes (1835-1918). They were born in Kvam, Nord Tröndelag, Norway. They had four children, who all immigrated to America. They settled in areas of Minnesota, North Dakota and Washington State. Descendants live throughout the United States.

Also includes ancestors of Aase and Olav Steinulvson in Norway. Includes royal lines.

Peter Antonius Benjamin (1858?-1930) was the son of Lars Benjamin Heggelund and karen Oline Pedersdatter. He immigrated in 1868 from Norway to America, later married Oline Elizabeth Johnson (1864-1940), the daughter of Gabriel and Caroline Johnson. Descendants and relatives lived in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, New York and elsewhere.