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Janice Wintermeyer
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USA
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Posted - 16/03/2010 :  09:01:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I am looking for a lost great uncle. Martinus Bjerke. Father's name was Ole Bjerke, Mother's name Gunhild. Siblings were Olaf, Richard, Pernille, Grace, Anna, Martha 1 and Martha 2 to name a few. They came to the USA and stayed. Martinus went back. I know he was married twice and died around 1955. If anyone has any information, it would be greatly appreciated.

Janice J Wintermeyer

AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 16/03/2010 :  14:36:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This might be the family on the intial trip from Norway to the US.The family is
Gunhild age 47
Pernile age 18
Martinus age 17
Oline age 11
Gina? age 10
Peter age 8

From Ancestry.com
Name: Martinus Bjerke
Arrival Date: 17 Aug 1888
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Christiania, Norway and Christiansand, Norway and Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination: United States of America
Place of Origin: Norway
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Norwegian
Ship Name: Thingvalla
Search Ship Database: View the Thingvalla in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York

If it is the right famly, you have an approximate birth year for Martinus. What other things do you know about the family in Norway. Do you know the region they immigrated from.
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peder
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Posted - 16/03/2010 :  14:41:27  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
this may be the emigration record??

74265 Oslo 3557 1888 Aug. 02 Gunhild Bjerke f G 47 Rendalen Clark Dt. 3559 Norsk Spd: Thingvalla
74266 Oslo 3558 1888 Aug. 02 Pernille Bjerke f u P. 18 Rendalen Clark Dt. 3560 Norsk Spd: Thingvalla
74267 Oslo 3559 1888 Aug. 02 Martinius (olsen) Bjerke m u Arb. 17 Rendalen Clark Dt. 3561 Norsk Spd: Thingvalla
74268 Oslo 3560 1888 Aug. 02 Oline Bjerke f u B. 11 1/2åR Rendalen Clark Dt. 3562 Norsk Spd: Thingvalla
74269 Oslo 3561 1888 Aug. 02 Gina Bjerke f u B. 10 Rendalen Clark Dt. 3563 Norsk Spd: Thingvalla
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peder
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Posted - 16/03/2010 :  15:21:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote

http://www.disnorge.no/gravminner/vis.php?id=0432&mode=gp
Id Fname Lname B.date B.year D.date D.year Bu.date Bu.year S Sq. R. G.num. Obi Ph. Cemetery Municipality Parish Correction
2296924 Martinus Bjerke 0712 1871 1810 1955 2610 1955 m P 2 29 Ytre Rendal Rendalen Ytre Rendal



• Census year: 1900
• Municipality: Ytre Rendal
• Municipality number: 0432
• Name of domicile: Sagboden
Number of persons in this domicile: 8
________________________________________
Name Family status Marital status Occupation Birth year Place of birth Ethnicity
Martinus Bjerke hf g Husm. uden jord arbeider ved skogdrift 1871 Aamot Hed
Ingeborg Sivertsd hm g Husmandskone 1860 Ytre Rendal
Olaf Martinussen s ug Søn 1891 Ytre Rendal
Mina Martinusdatter d ug Datter 1893 Ytre Rendal
Gudrun Martinusdatter d ug Datter 1895 Ytre Rendal
Melcior Martinussen s ug Søn 1898 Ytre Rendal
Ida Martinusdatter d ug Datter 11.04.1900 Ytre Rendal
Marit Jonsdatter fl ug Nyder fattigunderstøttelse 1826 Ytre Rendal


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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 16/03/2010 :  16:11:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here is the same information on a Martinus Bjerke born in 1871 from the NHDC for 1900

NHDC
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eibache
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Norway
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Posted - 16/03/2010 :  16:36:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Martinus first son Olaf was born June 11 1891, see #18.
He was married to Ingeborg Syversdatter March 30 1891, see #3.

Einar

Edited by - eibache on 16/03/2010 17:57:31
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