Hi, Actually it was just uploaded this AM. Had problems uploading over the weekend and had a sick kid yesterday. He is back in school this morning :) Thanks for the help Cilla On Monday, February 26, 2001 8:51 AM, Linda Schwartz [SMTP:lschwartz@mindspring.com] wrote: > Cilla, > He has done all the right things in the information he has found > below. According to the bygdebok information, he left for America in 1880 > and was still there in 1908 (someone in the family probably received a > letter from him at that time - Norwegian families often kept those letters > ... even till today). He may be listed in the 1880 and 1900 > census. Possible names he may have taken: Peder/Peter Myre / Peder Myhre / > Peder Johanssen / Peder Johnson. Or a look in the county records could > tell if he married there. Have you passed the information along to your > lookup volunteer with the marriage records? Or suggested to him that he do > that? > > Where did you post his information? I couldn't find it on the Winnebago web > site to respond to it there. > > Linda Schwartz > Norway GenWeb coordinator and webmaster > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wgnorway/ > > At 02:47 PM 2/23/2001 -0600, you wrote: > >Hi, > >Does anyone have any hints for this gentleman? I have posted him, however, > >I am not sure that is just what he is looking for. Seems like he may have > >hit a brick wall. > >Thanks Cilla > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Arne H Trelvik [SMTP:atrelvik@one.net] > >Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 8:46 AM > >To: cilla@execpc.com > >Subject: Peder Myre [Johansen] - Helgeland to America [maybe to > >Menasha, > >Winnebago Wisc???] > > > >This is a "longshot" effort to find out what became of a Peder Myre > >Johansen > >who emigrated from Aunet, Somna, Nordland, Norway in 1880. > > > >The family of his great great grand daughter in Norway would like to learn > >what became of him and if he had any family in the USA. > > > >Unfortunately, I don't have any clues on what name he took in the USA or > >where he was heading to. > > > >Family in the 1865 census is at > >http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/wc/webcens.exe?slag=n&filename=arki > >vver > >ket/ft1865/f61814&variabel=16&postnr=1664&fulle=true&spraak= > > > >Family in the 1875 census is at > >http://draug.rhd.isv.uit.no/ftsoek/ftsoek.asp?kommando=bosted&ftaar=1875 > >&spr > >aak=norsk_bokmal&kommnr=1814&kretsnr=004&bostnr=0006&leilnr=00 > > > >A "POSSIBLE" match in the Trondheim Emigrant List is at > >http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/wc/webcens.exe?slag=n&filename=arki > >vver > >ket/EMITROND&variabel=5&postnr=22325&fulle=true&spraak= > > > >The emigrant list shows a 21 year old Peder Johansen leaving for Menasha, > >Wisc in 1880 > > > > > >Peder is listed in the Soma bygdebok as shown below. > > > >If you would have any information on Peder Myre or suggestions on tracking > >him > >down, his Norwegian family would be very grateful. > > > >Thanks, > >Arne Trelvik > >Lebanon, Ohio > > > > > >The following information is from Somna Slekt I-IV, (Vik i Helgeland, > >1997), Tor Mathisen, Editor. Aunet bruk 1:19, page 241. > > > >Peder Myre f. 1859. Til Amerika 1880. der i 1908. Han hadde ei dtr. Emma > >Klaudine f. 1878 d. 1948 g. Ole Kristian Angell Olsen [fra Reinfjord store > >bruk 4]. Bosted Royrmarka bruk 5 og (Husoya under Buroya) Torget ytre Bro. > >Mor var Anne Mortensdtr. Stein-Viksjoen f. ca. 1853. Emma vokste opp hos > >farfaren. > > > >Peder Myre is listed as the first born son of Johan Pedersen from Baustad > >ytre bruk 2, f. 1829 d. 1892 g. 1858 Oline Katrine Jensdtr. from Skalvika > >bruk 2 f. 1828 d. 1908. Johan is listed as the bruker for Aunet bruk 1 > >from > >1859 to 1892. Johan and Oline had 5 children. > > > > > >==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > >Celebrate Wisconsin! > >Visit the Lafayette County WIGenWeb Project Pages > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~wilafaye/ > > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Kewaunee County WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wikewaun/