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Pat Nitz
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 Posted - 24/02/2009 : 19:39:17
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| I am looking for emigration information for the two people named above. They were both born in Norway and emigrated to America sometime after 1883 and before 1890. Two of their children, Hans & Alf, were born in Norway. Their great grandson would like to know exactly where they emigrated from in Norway. |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 24/02/2009 : 20:00:03
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Some birth years might help...
Census-1900 for Roberts, South Dakota shows:
Andrew Week, born 1850, imm 1884
Maren Week, born 1856, imm 1885
Hans Week, born 1880, imm 1885
Alf Week, born 1883, imm 1885
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Pat Nitz
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Posted - 24/02/2009 : 20:11:49
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| Thanks for your prompt reply. I did have the 1900 census from Roberts County. We know that Andrew & Maren first came to Meeker County in Minnesota before moving to Roberts County, SD. After coming to America, they had 3 more children, Christian, born January 1890, and Levis & Selma, twins, born on June 13, 1893. These children were born in Meeker County, Minnesota. Their great grandson is trying to find where they came from in Norway so I'm trying to find some naturalization or emigration records. |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 25/02/2009 : 00:13:40
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Hi,
have you located these people in later US-censuses?
Andrew would be Anders or Andreas in Norway. He is born around 1850, and probably on a farm called Vik. Maren, Hans & Alf would probably be named the same over here.
It would be nice to find his patronymic. Do you know if Andrew Week is listed anywhere with a middle initial?
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 25/02/2009 : 01:25:40
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Hi
If nothing else develops you might try Hans or Alf as the patronymic for either parent...
There are two Week entries in Nordmaendene:
Hans T. Week came from Vik, Stange, Hedemarken in 1869
was a Methodist minister and had a "call" at Sheyboygan Wisc. in 1908
Halvor T. Week came from Nordre Aurdal, Valders in 1855 to Bear Creek, Mower Co, Minnesota, later lived at Spring Valley, Minnesota; had a son named Jon who was a Sergeant in the Civil War.
Both the boys were prime time to be registered in US for service in WWI, if living at that time. There are three different standard forms and each ask slightly different questions but they usually ask date of birth and place of birth. If they were alive to be asked, were filling out the correct form, answered truthfully as they might list a place in Norway... WWI registration card database is on ancestry.com
Also there is this database mentioning Hans A. Week and Christian A. Week, not a lot of detail but fairly recently updated so still active...
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=marshallcounty&recno=44179
Minnesota naturalizations available here include at least 2 entries for Andrew Week both in Traverse County which is near northeast South Dakota.
http://www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org/aboutus/
There are some small details in the 1900 census which could be helpful. Each person's birthdate is recorded as a month and a year, that could help in the Norwegian records search and there are also questions asked as to the person's citizenship status whether or not the person is Al (alien), Pa(papers filed) Na(naturalized citizen).
Hilsen,
Jackie M. |
Edited by - jkmarler on 25/02/2009 02:04:46 |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 25/02/2009 : 10:08:14
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Alf Week, born 04 SEP 1881
Residence: Roberts, SD
1930 United States Federal Census for Roberts, SD shows this married couple:
Alf Week, born 1877 in Norway
Delia G Week, born 1876
South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949
Alf Week (54), Sisseton, Roberts, SD
Laura Ethel Robertson (37), Veblen, Roberts, SD
Marriage: 02 APR 1934, Day county, SD
South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949
Hans A Week, Sisseton, Roberts, SD
Leve Stianson, Luffman, Marshall, SD
Marriage 22 MAR 1910, Roberts, SD
Census-1920 for Roberts, South Dakota
Marn Week, b 1857
Alfred Week, b 1883
Christ Week, b 1886
Lewis Week, b 1894
South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955
Maren Week, 03 JUL 1945, Roberts, SD
Jan Peter |
Edited by - jwiborg on 25/02/2009 13:40:48 |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 01/03/2009 : 03:46:58
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Fyi, Leve Stianson from Luffman, Marshall, SD is Liv Stiansen, born 21 JUL 1888 in Drangedal, Telemark by parents Peder Stiansen Vaje born 30 SEP 1860 & Mari Andrea Jørgensdatter Birkholt born 16 JAN 1855. The family emigrated from Oslo on June 23rd, 1893.
Often people from one area of Norway emigrated to the same area in the US.
So could the Week family come from Telemark ?
There is a Wiik farm in the 1865-census for Drangedal, but noone which looks like Andrew born around 1850 lives there...
Jan Peter |
Edited by - jwiborg on 01/03/2009 03:59:19 |
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Pat Nitz
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Posted - 03/03/2009 : 17:52:06
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| We know that Andrew (Anders) and his wife settled in Meeker County, Minnesota, for several years before moving to Roberts County, SD. They acquired land when the Sioux Reservation opened up so moved from Minnesota to South Dakota. I cannot find a middle initial for Andrew on any of the census records nor his death record in South Dakota. I've contacted the Norwegian Consulate in Minneapolis but haven't received a reply from them as yet. I'll keep searching. |
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jkmarler
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Posted - 05/03/2009 : 03:41:26
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Hi,
Is there any known relationship between Andrew Week and Hoaken H. Week?
In the 1885 Minnesota State Census for Meeker County at Cedar Mills,
Hoaken H. Week age 30 b. Norway
Augusta J. Week age 32 b. Norway
Alfred Week age 4 b. Norway
John A. Week age 2 b. Minnesota
Ella S. Week age 1 b. Minnesota
Bernhard Michelson age 19 b. Norway
Rather curious that they have the same last name as Andrew and arrived about the same time & lived in the same place.
In the 1895 Meeker County, Cedar Mills census the family is thusly:
HH Week 49 b. Norway
Ingeborg 53 b. Norway
Hans A. 14 b. Norway
Elen(?) S. 11 b. Minnesota
Helga A. 8 (?) b. Minnesota
And from the Minnesota Death online index:
WEEK, HANS ALFRED
Date of Birth: 10 Apr 1881
Place of Birth: OUT OF STATE
Mother Maiden Name: (UNKNOWN)
certid# 1970-MN-023410
Date of Death: 25 Sep 1970
County of Death: MEEKER
Dalbydata.com has Hoken Week 1855-1925 & Ingeborg Week and H. Alfred Week each buried at a church cem named First Lutheran. (It is actually First Lutheran in Cosmos Township, Meeker County, Minnesota)
This may be Hoken's death index entry--it's the only one of the last name Week in 1925:
WEEK, HOAGLAND
Date of Birth: na
Place of Birth: na
Mother Maiden Name: na
certid# 1925-MN-007509
Date of Death: 13 Dec 1925
County of Death: MCLEOD
So it looks like Andrew's family and Hoken's family each had a Hans.
Jackie M.
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Pat Nitz
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Posted - 05/03/2009 : 16:57:19
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| I will talk to the family about the possibility of Andrew and Maren having a connection to this week. As you said, it's rather a coincidence that both families arrived in Meeker County at about the same time. Thanks for the info. Pat Nitz |
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jkmarler
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 05/03/2009 : 18:44:16
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Hmmm... interesting! 
It reads: Maren Gurine Tollefsdr, born 1855 in Jarlsberg. Father Tollef Olsen.
Looks like this one:
Maren Gurine Tollefsdr
Birth: 17 OCT 1855
Christening: 04 NOV 1855, Skoger, Vestfold
Parents: Tollef Olsen & Christiane Torgersdr
Census-1865
Jan Peter |
Edited by - jwiborg on 05/03/2009 18:48:23 |
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Pat Nitz
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Pat Nitz
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Posted - 06/03/2009 : 02:52:08
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| This information looks very promising. I've contacted the Norwegian Consulate in Minneapolis and they have replied that they are looking for the emigration records for this family. Hopefully that information may verify what you've found. I'll also keep checking records. Thanks for all of your help Jackie & Jan Peter. Pat Nitz |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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7790 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2009 : 16:04:14
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Hi Pat,
Here is the birth/baptism for the son Hans of Andrew and Maren. He was born very late in Dec of 1879 and baptized in 1880:
Source information: Buskerud county, Nedre Eiker, Parish register (official) nr. 2 (1878-1885), Birth and baptism records 1880, page 24.
Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=5549&idx_id=5549&uid=ny&idx_side=-27
Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060912080352.jpg
And here is the birth / baptism of Hans Alfred the son of Andrew's brother Hoken and Hoken's wife Petronille Augusta, #23:
Source information: Buskerud county, Nedre Eiker, Parish register (official) nr. 2 (1878-1885), Birth and baptism records 1881, page 44.
Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=5549&idx_id=5549&uid=ny&idx_side=-47
Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060912080372.jpg
Here is the birth / baptism of the son Alf of Andrew and Maren, #59:
Source information: Buskerud county, Nedre Eiker, Parish register (official) nr. 2 (1878-1885), Birth and baptism records 1882, page 65.
Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=5549&idx_id=5549&uid=ny&idx_side=-68
Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060912080393.jpg
Hilsen,
Jackie M. |
Edited by - jkmarler on 06/03/2009 16:28:16 |
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Pat Nitz
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Posted - 06/03/2009 : 16:57:42
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| I appears that this is Mr. Week's family from Norway. He'll be very happy to learn about this. The children's names are the names we already had on file here. Thanks. Pat Nitz |
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