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1psuviking
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 Posted - 26/01/2012 : 01:23:46
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My grandmothers family was from the Fauske, Norway area. I have found out that her parents were Gurine Hansen Wikberg and Karl August Vilhelm Wikberg / Vikberg. He might have changed his name to Vikberg to elude Swedish authorites? He had a wife or woman in Sweden where they had 2 kids in 1892 and 1893. Check out the info I found below. Their last child was my grandmother Gerda Linea who I never did meet. :(
Children:
1. 1. Johan August Wikberg f. 1892, ektefødt Johan August Wikberg b. 1892, embodies
2. 2. Bror Helmer Wikberg f. 1893, ektefødt Brother Helmer Wikberg b. 1893, embodies
3. 3. Elise Karlsdatter Nilsplass f. 1898 (Marit Eriksdatter Nilsplass, Lesja, Oppland) Elise Karlsdatter Nils Space b. 1898 (Marit Eriksdatter Nils spot, Lesja, England)
4. 4. Elvira Mary Josefine Wikberg f. 1900 (Gurine Hansen Eide, Rindal, Møre og Roms.) Elvira Mary Josephine Wikberg b. 1900 (Gurine Hansen Eide, Rindal, More og Romsdal.)
5. 5. Agnes Wikberg f. 1902 (Gurine Hansen Eide) Wikberg Agnes b. 1902 (Gurine Hansen Eide)
6. 6. Dagny Evenia Wikberg f. 1903 (Gurine Hansen Eide) Dagny Evenia Wikberg b. 1903 (Gurine Hansen Eide)
7. 7. Aliks Wilhelm Wikberg f. 1905 (Gurine Hansen Eide) Alike Wilhelm Wikberg b. 1905 (Gurine Hansen Eide)
8. 8. Rudolf Ferdinand Wikberg f. 1908 (Gurine Hansen Eide) Rudolf Ferdinand Wikberg b. 1908 (Gurine Hansen Eide)
9. 9. Gerda Linea Evlalia Wikberg f. 1910 (Gurine Hansen Eide) Gerda Linea Evlalia Wikberg b. 1910 (Gurine Hansen Eide)
Anyone have any connections or are you a relative???
Look me up!!!
Nils Kristian Johannessen
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jwiborg
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Posted - 26/01/2012 : 16:46:09
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Gurine with her 6 youngest children in Census-1910.
Place of residence: Røvik poorhouse, Fauske.
She is listed as unmarried,and she and her kids are all listed as paupers.
Rudolf Wikberg (16-jan-1908 - 29-jan-1984), Fjære, Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway
Possible wife?
Louise Wikberg (18-mar-1910 - 25-apr-1998), Fjære, Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway
Your grandmother?
Gerda Linnea Hansen, (04 Apr 1910 - 18 May 1992), Horten, Vestfold, Norway
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Edited by - jwiborg on 26/01/2012 17:27:01 |
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hasto
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Kåarto
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Posted - 26/01/2012 : 21:21:32
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Hi.
An unknown Norwegian g.grandson to Karl August Wilhelm Wikberg from Sunndalsøra had a long dicussion in Norwegian on this forum reg. Karl August Wilhelm Wikberg born in Sweden who came to Norway because he had left his family in Sweden.
Both lesja and Sulitjelma at Fauske are mentioned.
This family was poor.
In Norway he used both Karl Wikberg/Vikberg and Karl August Wilhelm Wikberg, but was baptized August Wilhelm Wikberg in Sweden.
He returnd to Norway March 1910, in 1921 he was in Jemtland in Sweden where he died 1951 in Vesternorrlands len.
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eibache
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1psuviking
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Posted - 10/02/2012 : 16:13:44
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Originally posted by jwiborg
Gurine with her 6 youngest children in Census-1910.
Place of residence: Røvik poorhouse, Fauske.
She is listed as unmarried,and she and her kids are all listed as paupers.
Rudolf Wikberg (16-jan-1908 - 29-jan-1984), Fjære, Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway
Possible wife?
Louise Wikberg (18-mar-1910 - 25-apr-1998), Fjære, Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway
Your grandmother?
Gerda Linnea Hansen, (04 Apr 1910 - 18 May 1992), Horten, Vestfold, Norway
Jan Peter
Jan Peter
Tusen takk!! Yest Gerda Linea was my grandmother and she did live in Horten. That I did know.. but my father never knew or has ever talked about Gerda Lineas brothers or sisters? I am starting to put the family history together, but it is all still very confusing. The reason I got back into this is because I am trying to get on a TV SHOW there in Norway that includes Norwegian-Americans and the winner gets to know and meet all of his Norwegian family. I have dreamed of such a scenario since I was a little boy. I am now 43 and not getting any younger, so finding family and re-connecting to a heritage and culture I really don't know is one of the most important aspects I guess you can say in my life right now. Nobody should forget where they came from, or where their family came from.
Alt for Norge!!!
Tusen takk for your support!!
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1psuviking
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Posted - 10/02/2012 : 16:20:37
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Originally posted by Kåarto
Hi.
An unknown Norwegian g.grandson to Karl August Wilhelm Wikberg from Sunndalsøra had a long dicussion in Norwegian on this forum reg. Karl August Wilhelm Wikberg born in Sweden who came to Norway because he had left his family in Sweden.
Both lesja and Sulitjelma at Fauske are mentioned.
This family was poor.
In Norway he used both Karl Wikberg/Vikberg and Karl August Wilhelm Wikberg, but was baptized August Wilhelm Wikberg in Sweden.
He returnd to Norway March 1910, in 1921 he was in Jemtland in Sweden where he died 1951 in Vesternorrlands len.
Kåre
Tusen takk!!!
I did make contact with a 2nd Cousin from Sunndulsora and she is also very interested in the history of her family as well. We connected because I did a GOOGLE search on my great grandfathers name. (August Wilhelm Wikberg). She posted how she was looking to find out the details and truth of her family history. We have different great grandmothers, but we share the same great grandfather!! I felt a lot like Leif Ericcson or something discovering something new! It brings me great joy that she helped me find my grandfathers family that lives in the Haugesund area or region. But we have never met, just now sharing some letters and emails. They thought that Kristian Johannessen might have had another child that was living in the United States! Well they were right! My father who is now 80 yrs. old, Finn Gunnar Johannessen lives in Calabash, North Carolina. He talked with a half sister he never knew until just last week. She is almost 80 herself! So can you imagine 2 people at that age talking or discovering each other at that age? One of the greatest gifts I could have ever given to my father. Someone who came to this country and gave up his Norwegian citizenship to become a U.S. citizen. Hopefully we will go there one day together so he can show me around his hometown of Tonsberg. Grab life before it passes you by!
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Kåarto
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Posted - 11/02/2012 : 00:11:13
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Hei Nils.
You are right. Leif Ericson also found what he was looking for
You have done a great job yourself in a couple of weeks.
Touching to read about your father talking to his sister for the first time.
Genealogy is exiting.
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
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