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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
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 Posted - 24/01/2008 : 20:39:37
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James Hoveland (56) (b.1865), arrived at Ellis Island on Mar 01, 1921, sailing on the "Stavangerfjord" from Kristiania (Oslo, Norway) on Feb 18th, 1921.
U.S. Passport no. 23158, issued at State Department at Washington D.C, April 27th, 1920.
Address in the US: Eagle Grove, Ia
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shoveland
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Posted - 24/01/2008 : 20:41:34
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Also, my mother has been working on this a little (more on her side of the fam) and found this...not sure if it is accurate but apparently it is the ship James Hoveland sailed into the US on |
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shoveland
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Posted - 24/01/2008 : 20:47:33
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| James shows up on the 1900 and 1910 census...so i am not sure about arriving in the 1920's...is it possible there were 2 James Hovelands in wright county? |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 24/01/2008 : 20:55:39
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Arriving in 1921 just mean that he has been home for a visit... he states that his address in the US is Eagle Grove, Ia
The picture you have is of SS Stavangerfjord, the ship he arrived with, on Mar 01, 1921.
Jan Peter
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shoveland
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Posted - 24/01/2008 : 20:59:15
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| Oh, I am sorry. Thank you for the clarification. |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 24/01/2008 : 21:00:02
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How accurate are WHICH records? Many different resources have been mentioned earlier in this thread - which are you asking about?
How does WHAT work with "Osmund Sørstokke i Augvaldsnæs "? You mean the naming practice?
The man's name was Osmund - he would be from the Sørstokke farm in Augvaldsnæs. That's a spelling variation for an area close to Skudenes and I recognize the name of the farm from previous research in the area. (It is one of the farms listed on the 'Karmoy' website under County Books.)
There are a number of excellent online sites for learning about Norwegian naming practices and patterns.
You can start with:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/articles.html
http://www.norwayheritage.com/norwegian-names.htm
http://www.uib.no/hi/nameprac.htm
http://www.nndata.no/home/jborgos/names.htm
Standardized spelling is a modern invention - don't expect consistent spelling in old records, anywhere.
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 24/01/2008 : 21:13:24
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Two things you should check to verify the origin of James Jacob Hoveland:
1) His marriage record from Nevada, Story, Iowa on 07 MAR 1891. His parents are obviously transcribed incorrectly.
2) His U.S. Passport no. 23158, issued at State Department at Washington D.C, April 27th, 1920.
Maybe it reveal info about d.o.b, parents etc...?
So far, it doesn't look like we have pin-pointed his origin.
The Ellis Island records indicate that he is born ab 1865...
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shoveland
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Posted - 24/01/2008 : 21:26:33
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| ok! I can easily stop bu the Nevada Courthouse (abt 30 min away) but how do I go about obtaining records from the state department? |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 24/01/2008 : 21:55:06
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| If James Hoveland went back to Eagle Grove and might be there for the 1925 Iowa State census - you definitely need to study those census pages. That census collected names of parents and the mother's maiden name in addition to other information which will aid in your search. |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 25/01/2008 : 00:08:01
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Only naturalizations after a certain point in 1906 are held by the US State Department.
Double check those US census enumerations for at least a decent estimate of when someone completed their naturalization process.
There's advice about researching US Naturalizations under the topic "Immigration & Naturalization" at the following website:
http://www.cyndislist.com/ |
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CiCiRN
Starting member
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Posted - 25/01/2008 : 04:41:24
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I found James's application for his passport, on April 1920 listing his b-day as 5 may 1863, born in Hoveland, Norway, father listed as John Hoveland--Deceased,
Sailing aboard the Stavengerfjord in New York and planning to return w/in 6 months.In 1920 census he is listed as a Widower. I do know he did return at some point to marry in Norway, perhaps he didn't come back?? |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 25/01/2008 : 13:16:11
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| Perhaps his 1920/1921 trip was noted in an Eagle Grove area newspaper? Small town newspapers can sometimes be quite "chatty". Wouldn't it be nice if they'd noted WHERE in Norway he was going to visit. |
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Lester Hanson
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 25/01/2008 : 19:14:51
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Originally posted by Lester Hanson
Take a look at this possibility. Top entry is Jens Elias. Jens could easily become James. Fathers name is Jacob. Farm name is Hövland, I think. Birthday is close.
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=4007&idx_id=4007&uid=ny&idx_side=-49
Les
I don't think this is the right one. The farmname is Høiland. different spelling and pronouncing than Hovland/Hoveland.
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 25/01/2008 : 21:33:33
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I'm of the opinion that far more research in the US probably needs to be done before "James" origins in Norway can be determined.
There are many Wright Co. resources available to the American researcher, such as those mentioned on the "Iowagenealogy" website given above and also those available through the LDS Family History Library system. |
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