Yes, Cliff, that sure looks like our man!  Mange takk! I will have to take this up again later today after I get back from work. Greg From: Cliff Lien <cjl@interbaun.com> To: Gregory Holter <waxlerfarms@frontier.com>; norway@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 5:44 AM Subject: Re: [NOR] Anyone with the Polk County Minnesota Cemetery Books that could do a lookup for me? Hi Greg, I think this must be him leaving Trondheim in 1881. How come I can't find Haltdalen, Holtaalen in the 1865 census? http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/en-gb/gen/vis/8/pe00000000066619 Cliff Lien Alberta, Canada cjl@interbaun.com -----Original Message----- From: Gregory Holter via Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 7:43 PM To: Bev Anderson ; norway@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NOR] Anyone with the Polk County Minnesota Cemetery Books that could do a lookup for me? Hi Bev, I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier, but just before your message came I found him on Find-A-Grave. John L. Fosmo (John Larsen Fosmoe) is buried in South Bethany Cemetery north of East Grand Forks.  He was born in 1859 and died in 1901.  (The birth date and death date both match the information I have.)  He shares a stone with a daughter Lovise who died in 1902.  Also, in the same cemetery, there is a Lesbet Fosmoe buried who died in 1888.  This is almost certainly John's first wife, who he married in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1886. John is listed as John Larson in the 1900 census in Northland Township, Polk County, together with his second wife Maria (also sometimes spelled Mary) and children.  I can verify this is him because of his sons Pete and Ole and their birth months and years.  Also, Lovise is included in that census as Louisa. Now my next problem will be how to track John back to Norway.  According to the census, he immigrated in 1881, but I really have no idea from which part of Norway.  Also, confounding this search, there is another John Fosmo(e) in Minnesota born about the same time, in Otter Tail County as I recall.  So far, I have not found the correct John in either the 1865 or 1875 census in Norway. If you have any clues where I might find additional information about John Larsen Fosmoe, I would greatly appreciate it.  We will be back in that area in the middle of June so I can visit in Polk County if I believe I can find further information there.  (We will be attending my high school class reunion in Hatton, North Dakota and will be staying in the Fargo area for about a week.) Thanks for any hints you may have to aid my search. Greg

When Ole began going to the Senior Citizen's Club occasionally, he struck up a conversation with another man named Gusta. One day, Gusta said, "I bet yew can't guess how old I am." "Bet I can," said Ole. "How much do yew vant to bet?" "I'll bet yewu five bucks," replied Gusta. "Ok," said Ole, "drop your pants and I'll tell yew your age." Gusta objected, but finally dropped his drawers. Said Ole, "Yew are 85." Gusta responded, "Dat's amazing. How could yew tell?" "Yew told me yesterday," answered Ole. Sent from my iPad John Ferman Minneapolis, MN

Hello, Violet - I'm assuming that the names and numbers you sent are samples and not from the tree itself. With that in mind, it may be the programme's identification numbers and unique to that particular software. But, another possibility is - if you're lucky!!!! - ahnentafel numbers. These are numbers which tries to mathematically identify the relationships on your tree, generally going from your starting place in a direct line to your ending place. So, if you started with yourself, you might be assigned the #1. You then double that number for the next generation and add 1 for a spouse. Your father would be #2 and your mother #3. Your grandfather on your father's side would be #4 (grandmother = #5), on your mother's side #6 (grandmother = #7). Paternal great grandfather would be #8, maternal great grandfather #12 and so on. The numbers can get very large very quickly. The nice thing about the ahnentafel is that it gives a quick and clear line to to direct ancestors. Of course, the "bad" thing is that brothers and sisters are avoided. It is a very nice and helpful feature when working on direct lines. (Scary as all get out, tho!!!!!) Earl On 30/04/2015 8:16 AM, VIOLET MARTIN via wrote: > A few years ago I received a family tree from Norway. > There were numbers behind the family names; > Example: John Doe ( 139439) > Mary Smith ( 38164) > > There was an explanation for the numbers. > Somewhere I lost it. Could someone > explain to me what the purpose of the numbers > were and how to use them. > Thank You > > Sincerely, Vi Martin > Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Violet, If this tree was on a genealogy software package when it was created, they may be the numbers the software assigned to the individual for tracking purposes. Just a guess. On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 10:16 AM, VIOLET MARTIN via <norway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > A few years ago I received a family tree from Norway. > There were numbers behind the family names; > Example: John Doe ( 139439) > Mary Smith ( 38164) > > There was an explanation for the numbers. > Somewhere I lost it. Could someone > explain to me what the purpose of the numbers > were and how to use them. > Thank You > > Sincerely, Vi Martin > Norwaylist Archiveshttp:// > archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- *John K Peterson*Summer Residence Deer Run Estates Lake Delton, Wisconsin

Don’t know if this is your Edward, but he would have been around twenty years old at the time of this marriage. Being an employee of the railroad would also explain him moving around. North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune; March 15, 1921; page 3 Mr. and Mrs. L. 0. Klngdon last week announced tho date of tho marriage of thier daughter Miss Jeanette Sollars to Edward Olson on April 16. Miss Sollars ls a very popular young lady of this city and was recently employed In tho Dedmore Camera Shop. Mr. Olson Is an employee of the Union Pacific. http://tinyurl.com/krjko3t North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune; March 25, 1921; page 4 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Olson returned Wednesday from their wedding trip to the eastern part of the state and are at home at the Blrdwood ranch. http://tinyurl.com/mdp4ktt

Vi, Without seeing the actual tree, it would be hard to be sure how the numbers are functioning. But here is my understanding of how a pedigree chart works. Usually in creating a "pedigree chart," a male would begin with himself as number 1, his mother on a line below and to his right as number 2, his father on a line above and to his right as number 3. The direct male line of father/grandfather/g grandfather/ etc continues up and to the right with odd numbers, the direct female line below and to the right with even numbers. So if you've actually got a family tree with numbers that large, you have lots and lots of people in the tree. The purpose of the numbers is that you normally can get only 5 or so generations on one sheet of paper. So these numbers are unique identifiers of people even when, as happened in the old days of patronymics in Norway, names often switched every generation. Also, you could have numerous sheets of pedigrees and identify a person by his or her number on a particular page number. Not so necessary to do that now with our data in genealogy programs. Most of them use their own identification numbers, some having to do with the order in which you entered the people. The fact that John Doe ended in an odd number and Mary Smith in an even number made me guess that your tree is an example of a pedigree chart. Other listers may be able to give you more detailed explanations, and it would help to have a sizable segment of your tree. Doris On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 8:16 AM, VIOLET MARTIN via <norway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > A few years ago I received a family tree from Norway. > There were numbers behind the family names; > Example: John Doe ( 139439) > Mary Smith ( 38164) > > There was an explanation for the numbers. > Somewhere I lost it. Could someone > explain to me what the purpose of the numbers > were and how to use them. > Thank You > > Sincerely, Vi Martin > Norwaylist Archiveshttp:// > archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Dear Virginia! There may be multiple reasons why certain years show extreme numbers of emigrants, but I would say in general, knowing fairly well the emigration "structure" of the "inner parts" of Western Norway (including Hardanger and Voss in Hordaland and the Eastern part of the Sognefjord area), the emigration movement was at its strongest in the years between 1853 and 1869, just interrupted by the Civil War period from 1863 thru 1865. Thus, if you look at any parish in this area for this time period, you will find a number of cases with 200 emigrants or more per year! From Luster parish in Luster County we find 256 emigrants in 1861 and 247 in 1862; thus over 500 people or almost 10% of the parish's population left Norway in those two years alone!! How about that? Approximately 6500 people emigrated from Luster Co., Norway between 1837 and 1930, and I have spent almost 40 years trying to find their whereabouts in America, tracing the families down to include the first generation born in America, with a success rate of about 95%... I must admit, I am fairly satisfied with this result, but I am always struggling to find those "last lost ones", which is why I so much appreciate the wonderful help I get from many of the NORWAY listers! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Apr 29, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Virginia Lindsey via wrote: > In working with a local Sons of Norway member on his genealogy, I found an > unusually high number of people emigrating from Voss, Hordaland to Amerika > in April of 1857-257 of them! Can anyone tell me what was going on to have > this large a group leaving at the same time? This is puzzling to me. > > Thank you for your help. > > Virginia Lindsey

Dear Vi! I would say, without seeing the tree and trying to read out of it how it has been constructed, it is just about impossible to explain the numbers that show in it! Maybe you could try to post part of the tree? Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Apr 30, 2015, at 10:16 AM, VIOLET MARTIN via wrote: > A few years ago I received a family tree from Norway. > There were numbers behind the family names; > Example: John Doe ( 139439) > Mary Smith ( 38164) > > There was an explanation for the numbers. > Somewhere I lost it. Could someone > explain to me what the purpose of the numbers > were and how to use them. > Thank You > > Sincerely, Vi Martin

A few years ago I received a family tree from Norway. There were numbers behind the family names; Example: John Doe ( 139439) Mary Smith ( 38164) There was an explanation for the numbers. Somewhere I lost it. Could someone explain to me what the purpose of the numbers were and how to use them. Thank You Sincerely, Vi Martin

Hi Erik, I you can guess at the years he may graduated from High School and the location where he may have been at that time, you could find him the their Year Book and might get some leads from that. Often they put in what his goals were or what he was going to do after graduation - might mention a school of higher learning or join the military - any number of things. He would probably have been about 17 or 18 years of age upon graduation. Good luck Take care Barbara in MA On 4/30/2015 8:56 AM, Erik Hov via wrote: > Hello. > > I am trying to find out Edward`s birth date and where he possibly died or if > he had family ,but have trouble!!. > I have previously ,back in 2004 I think ,asked about Edward`s parents > descendants ,but never found out more about Edward. > > Edward was the 10th and youngest child of Martin Olson ,born in Norway 22 > Oct 1856 died 8 Apr 1941 and Olive Torkelson ,born 2 Jun 1856 died 17 Feb > 1944. They lived in Monona County ,IA before 1896. Before 1896 Martin and > Olive had moved to Nebraska ,and In 1900 they were living in Hunter ,Wayne > County ,Nebraska. Edward wasn` born yet in 1900. > Martin and Olive divorced before 1910 ,and Martin lived for the rest of his > life in Soldier ,Monona County ,Iowa. > In 1910 Olive lived in Emerson ,Dixon County ,Nebraska with her daughter > Edith 1896-1956 ,son Edward ,and grandson Henry Bosteder 1903-1948. Olive > was still living in Emerson ,NE in 1920 ,but moved in abt 1928 to Cheyenne > ,Wyoming where she lived 1930 and 1940. > I know what I need on all Olive`s children except for Edward ,and now hope > someone can help me find him or direct me to where to maybe find more about > him. > What I know about Edward is unfortunately nearly nothing!!: > He was born in Nebraska about 1901 (Wayne County?) ,and was still living in > 1910 with his mother ,sister and his sister Bertha`s son Henry Bosteder. > https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML43-SYQ > I have no idea of Edward`s exact birth date ,where in Nebraska he was born > ,or if Edward had any middle name ,so it is not much to go on. > I have tried to find him after 1910 ,but haven`t had any luck ,so don`t know > if he was alive in 1920,1930 or 1940. > Only thing I know is that he is not mentioned in his mother`s obituary from > 1944 ,so he probably was dead by then. > Another odd thing in Olive`s obituary is that she is listed to have 31 > grandchildren ,but however I count her grandchildren ,I can only come up > with 24!!. It is either wrong counting of grandchildren in the obituary ,or > it means that Edward had 7 children. NOT an easy one. > > What I wonder is where can I find church records for Emerson ,Nebraska???. > It looks to me that Emerson is located in three counties ,Dixon ,Dakota and > Thurston Counties. His mother Olive lived in Emerson ,NE 1920 ,and If Edward > lived after 1910 too ,I bet he had his confirmation in Emerson ,and that > should give his birth date and birth place too. But where to find the > records if they exist??? > > Thanks , > Erik > > Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Greg, I think this must be him leaving Trondheim in 1881. How come I can't find Haltdalen, Holtaalen in the 1865 census? http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/en-gb/gen/vis/8/pe00000000066619 Cliff Lien Alberta, Canada cjl@interbaun.com -----Original Message----- From: Gregory Holter via Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 7:43 PM To: Bev Anderson ; norway@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NOR] Anyone with the Polk County Minnesota Cemetery Books that could do a lookup for me? Hi Bev, I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier, but just before your message came I found him on Find-A-Grave. John L. Fosmo (John Larsen Fosmoe) is buried in South Bethany Cemetery north of East Grand Forks. He was born in 1859 and died in 1901. (The birth date and death date both match the information I have.) He shares a stone with a daughter Lovise who died in 1902. Also, in the same cemetery, there is a Lesbet Fosmoe buried who died in 1888. This is almost certainly John's first wife, who he married in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1886. John is listed as John Larson in the 1900 census in Northland Township, Polk County, together with his second wife Maria (also sometimes spelled Mary) and children. I can verify this is him because of his sons Pete and Ole and their birth months and years. Also, Lovise is included in that census as Louisa. Now my next problem will be how to track John back to Norway. According to the census, he immigrated in 1881, but I really have no idea from which part of Norway. Also, confounding this search, there is another John Fosmo(e) in Minnesota born about the same time, in Otter Tail County as I recall. So far, I have not found the correct John in either the 1865 or 1875 census in Norway. If you have any clues where I might find additional information about John Larsen Fosmoe, I would greatly appreciate it. We will be back in that area in the middle of June so I can visit in Polk County if I believe I can find further information there. (We will be attending my high school class reunion in Hatton, North Dakota and will be staying in the Fargo area for about a week.) Thanks for any hints you may have to aid my search. Greg From: Bev Anderson <bevgand@yahoo.com> To: Gregory Holter <waxlerfarms@frontier.com>; "norway@rootsweb.com" <norway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [NOR] Anyone with the Polk County Minnesota Cemetery Books that could do a lookup for me? Greg - Who are you looking for, which township, which cemeteries? I was born and raised in the eastern half of Polk County, might even know the name of the family. Find-A-Grave web site may have what you're looking for in some cases. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnpolk/ https://archive.org/details/polkcountyminnes00went http://usgwarchives.net/mn/polk/polk.html Let me know if I can be of any assistance. Beste,Bev Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Bev, I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier, but just before your message came I found him on Find-A-Grave. John L. Fosmo (John Larsen Fosmoe) is buried in South Bethany Cemetery north of East Grand Forks.  He was born in 1859 and died in 1901.  (The birth date and death date both match the information I have.)  He shares a stone with a daughter Lovise who died in 1902.  Also, in the same cemetery, there is a Lesbet Fosmoe buried who died in 1888.  This is almost certainly John's first wife, who he married in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1886. John is listed as John Larson in the 1900 census in Northland Township, Polk County, together with his second wife Maria (also sometimes spelled Mary) and children.  I can verify this is him because of his sons Pete and Ole and their birth months and years.  Also, Lovise is included in that census as Louisa. Now my next problem will be how to track John back to Norway.  According to the census, he immigrated in 1881, but I really have no idea from which part of Norway.  Also, confounding this search, there is another John Fosmo(e) in Minnesota born about the same time, in Otter Tail County as I recall.  So far, I have not found the correct John in either the 1865 or 1875 census in Norway. If you have any clues where I might find additional information about John Larsen Fosmoe, I would greatly appreciate it.  We will be back in that area in the middle of June so I can visit in Polk County if I believe I can find further information there.  (We will be attending my high school class reunion in Hatton, North Dakota and will be staying in the Fargo area for about a week.) Thanks for any hints you may have to aid my search. Greg  From: Bev Anderson <bevgand@yahoo.com> To: Gregory Holter <waxlerfarms@frontier.com>; "norway@rootsweb.com" <norway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [NOR] Anyone with the Polk County Minnesota Cemetery Books that could do a lookup for me? Greg - Who are you looking for, which township, which cemeteries? I was born and raised in the eastern half of Polk County, might even know the name of the family. Find-A-Grave web site may have what you're looking for in some cases. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnpolk/ https://archive.org/details/polkcountyminnes00went http://usgwarchives.net/mn/polk/polk.html Let me know if I can be of any assistance. Beste,Bev

Greg - Who are you looking for, which township, which cemeteries? I was born and raised in the eastern half of Polk County, might even know the name of the family. Find-A-Grave web site may have what you're looking for in some cases. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnpolk/ https://archive.org/details/polkcountyminnes00went http://usgwarchives.net/mn/polk/polk.html Let me know if I can be of any assistance. Beste,Bev From: Gregory Holter via <norway@rootsweb.com> To: Norway List <norway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 7:16 PM Subject: [NOR] Anyone with the Polk County Minnesota Cemetery Books that could do a lookup for me? Gary Melbo is listed on the Norway List webpage as having those books and volunteering for lookups, but the email address there doesn't work. I am trying to help a friend trace his ancestry. Thanks, Greg Holter

Gary Melbo is listed on the Norway List webpage as having those books and volunteering for lookups, but the email address there doesn't work. I am trying to help a friend trace his ancestry. Thanks, Greg Holter

If you have any idea of Richard A. Moore’s mother’s maiden name, maybe you can locate the right one in the MN death index? mnhs.org/dci <http://mnhs.org/dci> Kathy > On Apr 29, 2015, at 4:02 AM, Lars E. Oyane via <norway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Dear Listers! > > Cliff has sent me, off-list, Cheryl Kaufman's obituary from Tacoma 1994, and it appears she had no children, but survivors included: > > husband Allen W(ayne) Kaufman (born Nov. 4, 1930, died in Tacoma, WA Oct. 16, 2002) > > sister Candace Pease (who died at Gresham, WA Dec. 12, 2010 - no obituary available) > > brother(!) Richard A. Moore in Minnesota (maybe a half-brother?) > > nephew Jade Dunlap (Jade Everett Dunlap, aged 40, res. Tacoma, WA - unlisted phone!) > > nephew Jeremie Pease (Jeremie Pease, aged 36, res. Tacoma, WA - unlisted phone!) > > My DESPERATE problem is to locate a now-living family member who can possibly provide further details about Neil and Ione Moore. Can someone please help me? > > Thanks a million! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Apr 25, 2015, at 9:15 AM, Lars E. Oyane via wrote: > >> Dear Listers! >> >> Every once in a while you run into families that are just HOPELESS to find, and here is one of them: >> >> Neil A. MOORE, presumably from Wisconsin(?) >> married at Wabasha, MN July 26, 1946 to >> Ione Clarice WALKER from Eau Claire, WI, born Eau Claire, WI Sep. 11, 1928 >> >> According to Ione's closest relative, an 83 year old adopted sister with a rather "slippery" memory, Neil was a salesman, and the couple "ended up" in Eau Claire, WI where Neil died "fairly young" (no obituary has been found in Eau Claire, WI!). >> >> As a widow Ione Moore moved "west". In 1976 she was in AZ, but soon thereafter she settled at Eatonville, Pierce Co., WA where she died Apr. 3, 1993. Her obituary has been found, but contains few facts about her life! >> >> There were two children: >> >> * Cheryl D. KAUFMAN, born Feb. 1, 1952, no soc.sec. has been found, died in Tacoma, WA Mar. 22, 1994 (obituaries Tacoma: 24 MAR 1994 A-14 and 29 MAR 1994 B-4 - have not been researched!) >> >> * Candace Lou PEASE, born Apr. 28, 1955, soc.sec. issued WA 1971, died at Graham, WA Dec. 12, 2010 >> >> There are supposed to be two grandchildren around, whom I have not been able to identify! >> >> My problem is to find some more specific information about Neil A. Moore, and I was hoping there might be newspaper notices commenting on him, for example on that Wabasha, MN 1946 marriage event? >> >> Maybe also an obituary can be found for Cheryl in Tacoma, WA? (strange there doesn't seem to be one for Candace...?) >> >> Thanks a million for your great assistance in this matter! >> >> Very sincerely yours, >> >> Lars E. Oyane >> >> >> >> >> Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway >> >> RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB >> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html >> >> guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Listers, This problem has "bugged" me for years. Is it now possible to finally find the answer: Anton Gunnerius Christensen born July 31, 1869 at Nordkapp, Norway died Dec. 17, 1929 in Pierce Co., ND He married at Nordkapp, Norway Oct. 7, 1906 to: Inga Nikoline Carstenson/Hanson born May 23, 1884 in Vardo, Norway died ................ 1967(?) WA? The couple emigrated in 1907 and mostly resided at Pleasant Lake and later at Knox in Benson Co., ND. The last I see of Inga Christenson is in the 1940 census when she was a housekeeper still residing at Knox, Benson Co., ND About 20 years ago I talked to their then only surviving daughter, Dagny Alphson in Grand Forks, ND, and she told me: "mother moved to Bremerton, WA where she died at the age of 86" Dagny has since passed away, and on the find-a-grave site I read the following: ~~~~~ Dagny Helene Christenson Alphson Birth: Apr. 8, 1912 Pleasant Lake Benson County North Dakota, USA Death: Aug. 28, 2001 Grand Forks Grand Forks County North Dakota, USA Daughter of Anton Christenson and Inga Nickoline (Hansen) Christenson (1883 to 1967) who emigrated from Norway. Had 5 step-children from John A. Alphson's first marriage to Auslaug Anna "Annie" Sannes (1888 to 1934). Howard Alphson Grace Alphson Robert "Bob" Alphson Margie Alphson John Alphson, Jr. Had 1 child: Judith Alphson in 1943 ~~~~~ In this paragraph it says about her mother Inga Christenson, that she was born in 1883 (which is one year off), while she died in 1967. HOWEVER, I have NEVER managed to find any death record for Inga, neither in WA nor in ND or anywhere else for that matter! Am I going blind? And yet Dagny was so definite about Bremerton, WA!? Maybe Dagny's daughter Judith can be traced, for example thru Dagny's obituary, and she might know something? Any suggestions that might lead to tracing the death date (and place) of Inga Christenson/Christensen will be more than welcome! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane

In working with a local Sons of Norway member on his genealogy, I found an unusually high number of people emigrating from Voss, Hordaland to Amerika in April of 1857-257 of them! Can anyone tell me what was going on to have this large a group leaving at the same time? This is puzzling to me. Thank you for your help. Virginia Lindsey

Dear Listers! Just as I posted this message, the following information reached me off-list: ~~~~~ Henry Berthel Walaker New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949 birth: 22 March 1919 New York City death: 27 April 1920 Bronx, New York, New York, United States burial: 29 April 1920 New York residence: Bronx, New York, New York father: Andres Jansen mother: Valbary Jacobsen ~~~~~ This solves my main question about Henrik Walaker, but can someone tell me when the parents and their daughter returned to Norway? Thanks again for your great assistance! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Apr 29, 2015, at 10:51 AM, Lars E. Oyane via wrote: > Dear Listers! > > For quite some time problem has "tickled" me; I don't seem to get anywhere on this: > > Andreas Jensson Walaker aka Andrew Walaker (1869-1953), originally from Luster Co., Norway, emigrated from Aalesund in 1906 and was married in Brooklyn, NY July 9, 1914 to Walborg Jakobsen (1878-1958), who emigrated from Larvik in 1909. > > Andrew was a construction worker in New York City, NY until the couple returned to Norway about 1920 They went to live in Hedrum Co., Vestfold, near hear home town of Larvik. > > Two children were born to them in New York City, NY: > > * Anna Sigrid Walaker, born Aug. 1, 1916 > > * Henrik Walaker, born ?? (either fall of 1914/spring 1915 or fall of 1917-1919). He died shortly after birth! > > Here Andrew shows in the 1917 New York City directory: > > Name: Andrew J Walaker > Residence Year: 1917 > Street Address: 3787 3d Av > Residence Place: New York, New York, USA > Occupation: Carpenter > Publication Title: New York, New York, City Directory, 1917 > > Is it at all possible to find exact dates for little Henrik? > > Also: Is it possible to find the exact date of the family returning to Norway? > > Thanks a million in advance for your great assistance in this matter! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > > > > Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Listers! For quite some time problem has "tickled" me; I don't seem to get anywhere on this: Andreas Jensson Walaker aka Andrew Walaker (1869-1953), originally from Luster Co., Norway, emigrated from Aalesund in 1906 and was married in Brooklyn, NY July 9, 1914 to Walborg Jakobsen (1878-1958), who emigrated from Larvik in 1909. Andrew was a construction worker in New York City, NY until the couple returned to Norway about 1920 They went to live in Hedrum Co., Vestfold, near hear home town of Larvik. Two children were born to them in New York City, NY: * Anna Sigrid Walaker, born Aug. 1, 1916 * Henrik Walaker, born ?? (either fall of 1914/spring 1915 or fall of 1917-1919). He died shortly after birth! Here Andrew shows in the 1917 New York City directory: Name: Andrew J Walaker Residence Year: 1917 Street Address: 3787 3d Av Residence Place: New York, New York, USA Occupation: Carpenter Publication Title: New York, New York, City Directory, 1917 Is it at all possible to find exact dates for little Henrik? Also: Is it possible to find the exact date of the family returning to Norway? Thanks a million in advance for your great assistance in this matter! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane

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