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SteffaneThompson
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 Posted - 07/10/2011 : 11:23:50
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| I am trying to find information about my great grandmothers family. Her name was Anna Sjursdotter Kilen. I have seen her last name spelled many ways. She was born in 1870 in Sogn Og Fjordane Norway. Her marriage certificate to Fred Anderson in 1898 lists parents as Sever (Sjur) Olesen and Kristi Draegni (also listed as Dregni, Drightne). She emmigrated to Wisconsin in the 1890's, from what I understand, she came alone. She married Fred Anderson and they lived in Dane County Wisconsin. Would love to find out anything I can about what farms her family lived on in Norway, and anything I can about her family in Norway. Family Search lists her fathers name as Sjur Olesen Ottum. |
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 07/10/2011 : 12:30:11
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Your Anna was born out of wedloc March 8. 1870.
Parents; Sjur Olsen Ottum and Kirsti Christensdatter Dregni, see #37
Anna was from Luster
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 07/10/2011 : 12:46:38
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Anna´s parents married April 20. 1870, see top page #3
Fathers; Ole Larsen and Christen Olsen.
Anna´s mother Kirsti Christensdatter worked on farm Fortun when she married Sjur Olsen
Anna´s parents with two daughters as cottagers on farm Botn in 1900
Seem like they had lived on farm Kilen before they settled down on Botn.
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Edited by - Kċarto on 08/10/2011 00:25:08 |
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 07/10/2011 : 13:16:14
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Anna Sjursdatter used her fathers farmname Ottum when she emigrated.
Anna Sjursdatter Ottum em. April 21. 1893, see here
Kċre |
Edited by - Kċarto on 07/10/2011 13:16:54 |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 07/10/2011 : 17:28:37
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Anna lived on farm Fortun when she married Sjur Olsen
- she married her father!?
Of cours it was Kirsti Christensdatter, Drĉgni (i.e. her mother) that married Sjur Olsen. Kirsti Christensdatter was born Nov 10 1846 on Fortun, see #128, her parents were Christen Olsen and Anne Johannesdatter, Fortun.
Sjur Olsen was born June 13 1842, see #69, his parents were Ole Larsen, Ottum and Brithe Hermundsdatter.
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Edited by - eibache on 07/10/2011 18:03:35 |
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 07/10/2011 : 17:43:33
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Sjur Olsen Kilen, widower on farm Botten in 1910.
Tĝger Hansen Vigdal, farmhand and son in law married to his daughter Sofie Sjursdatter b. Sept. 15.1884 on Kilen
They had 3 daughters and a son.
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Edited by - Kċarto on 07/10/2011 18:19:51 |
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eibache
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Norway
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Posted - 07/10/2011 : 21:08:27
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Sjur Olsens parents, Ole Larsen, Ottum and Brithe Hermundsdatter, Flaaten, was married June 29 1830, see #13.
Brithe (Britta) Hermundsdatter, Flaaten was baptized Oct 11 1807, see 7th record in far left column.
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SteffaneThompson
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Posted - 07/10/2011 : 22:00:38
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Wow! I can't thank you enough for all of your help. The surnames have been puzzling me for months now. Thank you so much for your help...now I have more names and locations to research. Have a great day  |
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 07/10/2011 : 23:45:10
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Hi.
You are welcome.
Not easy to find relaties in Norway, perhaps if someone looks into this.
Sofia Sjursdatter Kilen died August 4. 1960 and Tĝger Hansen Kilen died June 17. 1972, buried in the cemetery at Dale stone church form 1200.
See the headstone Here
Kċre
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Edited by - Kċarto on 08/10/2011 09:58:59 |
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 07/10/2011 : 23:54:41
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Luster with Lusterfjord is the inner branch of the huge Sognefjord
Another spelling for Ottum is Ottom.
Enter this page, click on Luster-Alfabetisk-Kategori-Gardar and Ottom appears in the left column.
Good luck.
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Edited by - Kċarto on 09/10/2011 23:44:13 |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 08/10/2011 : 09:03:07
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The part of Sognefjord where you can see the situation of Ottum (Ottom), Drĉgni (Dregni) and Kilen is on this map.
You can zoom to your liking and also find other farms.
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 08/10/2011 : 18:39:03
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Kirsti Kristensdatter, Cottagers wife, died on Kilen Feb. 5. 1908, (date of birth is incorrect) see here
Kċre |
Edited by - Kċarto on 08/10/2011 19:41:12 |
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 08/10/2011 : 20:42:50
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Sjur Olsen Kilens daughter Sofia was born on Kilen 1884.
Another person connected to Kilen is Christian Tĝgersen b. 1888, parents Tĝger and Kari Kilen.
He em. to Iowa 1909.
If he is a relative I do not know, but his ancestor has lots of info and photos at the bottom of this Kilen story
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SteffaneThompson
New on board
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Posted - 10/10/2011 : 11:38:41
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| Thank you so much for all of the information. I really appreciate all of your time. Do you have any suggestions on how I would go about finding any living relatives in Norway? |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 10/10/2011 : 15:58:37
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Hi,
1.) Best source for finding current connections would be most recently published bygdebĝker for your area.
Here is the web page of the Arne Brekke Bygdebok Collection in the Special Collections area of the Chester Fritz Library at University of North Dakota, Grand Forks for Luster:
http://bygdebok.library.und.edu/place/204
This library does not lend but you can visit to read.
Once you have names or if you don't then:
2.)The 1950 Tax List will also contain names of the then current tax payer.
http://www.dokpro.uio.no/cgi-bin/stad/matr50
After you have names:
3.) www.1881.no for current address and phone numbers
4.) Norwegian income tax lists for 2006-2009 for any lingering questions of who the named people are( this record gives birth year for individuals besides addresses and incomes )
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5.) Find the local newspaper and send a letter of inquiry
Who knows though, you might luck into someone just by posting here...
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Edited by - jkmarler on 10/10/2011 16:03:42 |
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
5861 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2011 : 18:29:18
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Jackie is right, the Bygdebok is a great source.
It´s in Luster, Dale 1 (Band 2) published 1986 where Ottum and Kilen are mentioned.
There are 8 persons wiht lastname Kilen living in Luster and 10 in the nearby area today.
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Edited by - Kċarto on 10/10/2011 19:03:38 |
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Anderson/Olesen/Ottum/Draegni/Kilen
