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Debra
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 Posted - 28/09/2003 : 01:59:06
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 I am still not doing very well with the records I have received. Today I got the marriage license and the three census reports and a family sketch from a Buffalo, ND book. The marriage license has no names on it other than theirs and their witnesses. No parents or anyone else's names. The census copies are the ones I could see on line and aren't that great of copies but I can read them. From them I found out that grandmother for sure came over from Norway in 1897 and grandfather came from Sweden in1886, both were nineteen when they came over.
I am hoping the death certificate shows something as far as parents' names etc. Right now I have nothing to go on any further than grandmother and grandfater! And I am having problems just getting that family stuff. So far this is what I know:
 Grandmother Ingeborg Nelson (Inga) was born Sept 18, 1878 in Trondjeon Norway, died April 6, 1965 in Moorehead, MN.
 Inga (Ingeborg Nelson) married John A. Anderson on July 18, 1904 in Fargo, ND (John A. Anderson was born in Sweden on 6/17/1868 and come to the US in 1886 at the age of 19. John died in 11/30/1935 in Moorehead, MN).
 I can't find Naturalization papers for either grandmother or grandfather, mostly likely grandmother did not have any as she got married soon after arriving in the US. On census papers it says NA for naturalization papers for both of them, why is that?
 Known sisters that maybe came over with Ingeborh Nelson would have been Sarah and Mary but there could have been more? Her sister Sarah (?) married I believe Ole Halstad and had two children, Louise and Olea born in Halstad MN.
I am still waiting for Inga's death certificate and hoping some names will be on there as so far I have gotten no names or dates from anything I have gotten. Sorry this is so long but I am hoping someone will have a clue for me about my family roots or where to go from here. Thank you. Debra |
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 28/09/2003 : 03:13:09
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Until women got the vote, they were automatically naturalized with their husband, as well as the children, too. So she was "naturalized" but no records for her. Before 1907, there isn't much information to get anyway unless the Petition for Naturalization survived. Naturalizations records can be located on the County, State or Federal level. Probably at that time, they were done in the County but you never know and you need to check all sources.
As far as the marriage license, did you ask if there was a marriage application available? Getting married is a two step procedure, apply for the license and get married at a later date and these records usually are kept separately. A separate fee would apply for a copy of the application.
Also, where did they get married? In a church? If so, try to obtain a copy of the church register or any other information the church might have. If they were Lutheran, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America located in Chicago has extensive archives, you can even rent microfilms of church records. You can find their website by searching on Google.com.
Remember that census records have a lot of errors in them, and death certificates are based on second hand knowledge. Don't get discouraged, I have been doing this since the 1970's and still haven't found my Swedish ggrandfather, but the search is alot of fun.
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Debra
Junior member
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Posted - 28/09/2003 : 05:21:26
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Thanks, I am trying not to get discouraged but even the things I DO know I am not finding on Ancestry.com. I do know my uncles and aunts, their birth places and where they died but I still can't find them on there for the dates for the tree. I realize most were born at home but weren't there records and I am sure most had some sort of records when they died, but they just disappear! I have found a couple but not many. I did have someone research for me about grandpa's naturalization and he said he couldn't find any paperwork on it. I have no idea where grandpa and grandma got married but have so far had no luck with any church records that I have found on the Internet but will keep looking as now it is getting to be a passion with me!! Please keep letting me know what to do next and I will keep you all up to date on what I find. I may never get to the Norway stuff the way this is going LOL.
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Debra
Junior member
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Posted - 17/10/2003 : 15:34:19
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| Just a note to say I have gotten a little further and want to thank everyone for helping with what I do have. I am now checking all the leads I do have more thoroughly to see if I missed anything. I am also waiting for more information, hoping something will give me a hint as to Grandmother's last name for sure in Norway and more about her relatives over there and the ones who came over to the US. We are also going through more of Mom's stuff to hopefully find out more. I have some query letters out in the family to see if anyone else knows anything although the ones I have gotten back so far, they know nothing about her past in Norway. I will start a new query on here when I find out more information and have something to go on as far as getting somewhere in Norway, thanks for all your help. Debra |
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Looking for grandmother's records
