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ksuhistory
Starting member
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 Posted - 24/02/2006 : 04:54:02
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hi, I'm looking for any info on my GG Grandfather Gunder Erickson b. abt 1813, wife Isabel and son Erick b 1848. Their next son Ole born in 1850 in Whitewater Wisconsin. I do not
find them in the 1850 census, but find them in the 1860 census.
According to his death cert, his fathers name was Erick and his mothers name was Carrie. According to family lore, he came from Oslo, but I have no proof- then again, family lore said his name was Oscar- so who knows
Any help would be appriciated-
Thanks
Shelly |
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hasto
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Norway
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Posted - 24/02/2006 : 07:49:23
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I have found some names on Familysearch that may be right. They have to be checked up. The family is from Telemark.
Isabel was not a common Norwegian name, so that is probably a change from a more typical Noregian name, I guess she was Ingeborg Olsdatter, listed as Mary
Their son Erik, born 1848 in Norway in Solum parish
Their marriage in 1845 in Holla (Holden) parish
Gunder Eriksen, born 1813
Ingeborg Olsdatter, born 1822 |
Harald S Storaker
4586 Korshamn, Norge |
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ksuhistory
Starting member
USA
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Posted - 24/02/2006 : 15:18:58
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Harald,
I think you've found them- what a blessing. Now the task is to find out more about the family in Norway- who were they, family members?, what did they do? did anyone else come over to USA?- Where should I look for more info to help me?
thanks so much
Shelly |
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 24/02/2006 : 19:14:08
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You'll want to concentrate your research in Solum area of Telemark, Norway. LDS Family History Library catalog indicates that they have the parish church records for Solum as early as 1701 copied to microfilm which you'll be able to order and use at one of their Family History Centers. There also appears to be a published history/genealogy work about Solum - "Solum Bygds Historie", 2 volumes by Toralf Gjone.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/articles.html
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/sab/howto.html
An LDS microfiche set of emigrants from Telemark records that Gunder Eriksen (b. 1813 17/7), Ingeborg Olsdtr. (b. 1827 29/4) and son Erik (1848 31/3) left Norway in 1849.
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 24/02/2006 : 19:30:54
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hasto
Senior member
Norway
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Posted - 24/02/2006 : 19:45:46
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The Norwegian/American 1850 census has his Norwegian name as Gunder Eriksen Hanes. That means that he lived on Hanes farm in Solum when he emigrated in 1849. Hanes farm is 5 km west of Skien town Map
Gunder Eriksen had a brother Tor, born 1811. This church book ends 1814, and I don't think Familysearch has the next church book online. So I have no idea if there were more siblings.
Their parents married 1810
I wondered why they named the eldest son Tor, and found he was named to honour Ingeborg Karine's first husbond Tor Abrahamsen . Gunder and Tor probably had a half-sister born 1806. The mother's name is wrong, - perhaps mixed with the daughter's name?
There is a genealogy site with the names of lots of ancestors for you: Solumslekt
Here you find information about
Ingeborg Karine Larsdatter
It shows that she married to the widower Tor Abrahamsen on Hanes farm. He probebly died shortly after. So in 1810 Erik Gundersen married the widow and settled on Hanes farm.
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ksuhistory
Starting member
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Posted - 24/02/2006 : 20:05:52
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You all are a wealth of info with links to help me. I just wish my
mother who was Barbara Erickson was still alive to enjoy all of this- she loved her Norwegian roots- every year my brother and I put a Norwegian flag on her grave.  She was the last of her siblings, her only brother Harold "Pete" Erickson had 4 sons
2 of them have male children so the name Erickson from that family still lives on- I'll work on them to continue the line
LOL
once again thanks for everything and if I can be of anying help
in the Northern Illinois/Souther Wisconsin area just let me know and I'll see what I can do
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hasto
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 24/02/2006 : 20:15:43
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Originally posted by Jo Anne Sadler
Does it say the month or day they left in 1849?
It does not list port or any more specific date. It does list the 3 member family as being from Solum. |
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