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hannedyveke
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Norway
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 Posted - 15/05/2002 : 13:28:56
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A half-sister of my grandfather mowed to America in 1867, and I can`t find her on any lists.
Her name was: Berit Maria Johansdatter, born in 1843. She was married to Per Nilsen Kulstad. He went in 1866.
They had a daugther, Marie Lovise, born in 1863.
In 1896 they lived in Lincoln city, South Dakota.
Is there any place there I can searsh for them? Census, records??
They came from Vefsn/Vefsen, Northern-Norway
She was born on a farm called Greva/Grøva and he on the farm Kulstad.
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Posted - 20/05/2002 : 20:34:52
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Have you checked the Martin Ulvestad books? I think you can get them from you local library.
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hannedyveke
Starting member
Norway
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Posted - 22/05/2002 : 00:58:54
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I borrowed the big book today, but I did`nt find anything. It was listed by city and that was a problem. They were not listed in the city they lived in in 1896. But, i got an e-mail from a girl who said there were no Lincoln City in South Dakota!?! Totaly I am looking for 9-10 people who went to America. I have found two, in the register for dead people in Calefornia, but they have no kids... It is so typical, they with family I can`t find..... Any tip????
And I can`t find them on a shipinglist either... I know I have second cousins "over there", but I can`t find any information. My grandfather went over and lived there in 1910-1914, and I know that he became an uncle, but where?? He went to Nelson BC, his two brothers died in Calefornia in 1973 and 1979, his halvsister lived in South Dakota and his halfbrother in Sioux City in 1896. Why could`nt they all mowe to a small island somewhere easy to find???
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Toelita
Starting member
USA
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Posted - 24/05/2002 : 02:35:34
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Have you tried the Digitalarkivet 1880 census for Norwegians in Iowa and in Dakota territory? Sioux city is in Iowa. Not sure if there was a Lincoln city in the Dakotas but it doesn't hurt to look. Will try to check if there is and what county it might be in.
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hannedyveke
Starting member
Norway
21 Posts |
Posted - 24/05/2002 : 12:10:55
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I have been there....
You know, some changes their names, Andreas in Norway is maybe Andrew and so on. The birthplace is not on that list and I can`t take one with a name I think is right... It is really a puzzle...
Edited by - hannedyveke on 29/05/2002 23:50:31 |
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Stephanie Benoit
Junior member
USA
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Posted - 29/05/2002 : 05:06:50
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But, i got an e-mail from a girl who said there were no Lincoln City in South Dakota!?!
There was a Lincoln village in Clay County, South Dakota but it wasn't much more than stage stop, store and blacksmith shop and ceased to exist 1900. However, in 1880 and 1900 there, I know who most of the norwegians were and I don't know of any that could possibly be yours.
My 1880 LDS cds for Lincoln County, SD show a town of Lincoln which doesn't seem to be on any maps currently. There was no Kulstad in the area according to the Cds. Spellings are terrible on most of the typed indexes and some of the spellings by the census takers weren't too good either. Between the typist and the enumerator, it is hard to find people. I did do a search for Per, Peter, Nilsen, Nilson, Nelson Kulstad, Kolstad and I didn't turn up anything. I also looked at all of the Norwegians living in this Lincoln in 1880. Nothing!
On my 1900 index, I don't see a Per/Peter Kulstad but there are quite a few Kulstads. You apparently saw the 40 Kulstads on the SSDI.
You might post on the Lincoln County genweb board or just the South Dakota board. There may be more Lincolns that are obsolete now too.
Good Luck!
Stephanie
California
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Toelita
Starting member
USA
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Posted - 30/05/2002 : 04:57:05
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This person has a family tree full of Kulstads and an Anna Maria Johannesdatter. I posted a request for any info and he is checking with his cousin's email. Since your email didn't work for me I said to send me the info and I would post it. If you can email him yourself you may find out more quickly. I was looking for some of my Rasmussen relatives and ran across this as it isn't so common a name.
cfranco6@cox.net
Good hunting!
Elaine in Washington
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hannedyveke
Starting member
Norway
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Posted - 30/05/2002 : 11:17:11
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Hi Elaine!
Thank you so much!! It was a lot of people who went over from the farm Kulstad so this is really good news.
I`ll mail him right away!!
Thank you again :-))
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