I have a Carl Holte in my family tree with a wife by the name of Kari and I believe her last name was Lindstrom, or something like that. I was told there were several Carl Holtes, son, father and grandson and that the family name had changed from Pederson, as the Norwegian custom was to assume the name of the land. They settled in the Blair-Whitehall area of Wisconsin and one of their descendants was Clarence Holte, my grandfather. If any of this info coincides with yours, would love to hear from you.