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vmartin
New on board
USA
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 Posted - 17/12/2005 : 23:38:37
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| I am looking for my grandmother Anna Berg born 2-7-1874 in Hellaland Norway near Bergen. Her father's name was Wilheim as was her brother. She had a sister named Ingabor. She came to the U.S. in 1895 at the age of 21. She stayed at an aunts house in Gettysburg, S.D. her name was Englebretson. |
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skbristol
Junior member
USA
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Posted - 18/12/2005 : 22:56:07
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I'm pretty sure I found your grandmother, though her father's name was not Wilheim as you mentioned. But all other details match.
There are quite a few databases for Helleland on the Digitalarkivet -- http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/ -- where I found the following information. I'll warn, though, that the "English" link doesn't work for everything and often reverts to Norwegian, so it's best to learn a few words (name, farm, year, etc.) so you can search in Norwegian. Here's what I found:
Døypte i Helleland prestegjeld 1863-1886
(Baptized in Helleland parish 1863-1886)
Anna, born Feb 7, 1874, baptized 2/15/1874
Father: Owner of the farm Tollef Johannesen, farm Berge
Mother: Anna Viljensd.
Godparents:
Peder Elias Ringkjøb, farm Ekersund, male
Omund K. Slettebø, male
Stine Tønnesd., farm Damsgaard, female
Birte N. Hovland, female
Jørgine M. Berge, female
Other children of Tollef and Anna found in the same database:
Guri, daughter, born May 2 1872
Berte, daughter, born April 14 1876
Ingeborg, daughter, born Dec. 24 1877
Vilhelm, son, born June 12 1879
Johannes, son, born Jan 24 1882
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skbristol
Junior member
USA
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Posted - 19/12/2005 : 00:07:07
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The following is from the 1865 census:
Berge farm, Helleland, Rogaland, Norway
Johannes Lars., farm owner, married, 54, born Hellelands Prgj.
Ane Torkildsd., his wife, married, 49, born Hellelands Prgj.
Alette Johannesd., their daughter, single, 21, born Hellelands Prgj.
Tollef Johannes., their son, single, 17, born Hellelands Prgj.
Anders Johannes., their son, single, 14, born Hellelands Prgj.
Bertinius Johannes., their son, single, 12, born Hellelands Prgj.
The farm lists 1 horse, 8 cattle, 21 sheep, 1/4 barley, 3 3/4 oats, 2 potatoes.
This is from the 1900 census, also at Berge:
• Tollef Johannesen, Berge, farm owner and railroad worker, born 1848, birthplace Berge
• Ane Viljensdtr., farmer's wife, born 1859, birthplace Birkrem Sta
• Vilhelm Tollefsen, son, married, field hand, born 1879, birthplace Berge
• Johannes Tollefsen, son, single, field hand, born 1882, birthplace Berge
• Tora Tronsdtr., son's wife, field hand, born 1877, birthplace Sirdal LM
• Theodor Wilhelmsen, son's son, single, 14/03/1899, birthplace Berge
• Olaus Skarås, relationship EL (?), widowed, blacksmith for railroad construction, born 1848, birthplace Trondhjem |
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