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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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 Posted - 07/05/2012 : 23:59:24
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Maybe the famous artist was Johan's son. Here is a passport application for a John W Blomsheld. He lists his birth place as Bay City Michigan, his father is John H Blomshield and his occupation is Artist. and his domicile is New York, New York.
U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
Name: John W Blomshield
Birth Date: 31 May 1895
Birth Place: Bay City, Michigan
Age: 24
Residence: New York, New York
Passport Issue Date: 16 Jan 1920
Father Name: John H Blomshield
Father's Birth Location: Norway
Father's Residence: Bay City, Michigan
Passport Includes a Photo: Yes
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 08/05/2012 : 00:11:19
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Here is the draft registration for John Wesley Blomfield. His birth year and middle name would make him the son Wesley in the 1900 US Census.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: John Wesley Blomshield
City: Bay City
County: Bay
State: Michigan
Birthplace: Michigan;United States of America
Birth Date: 31 May 1895
Race: Caucasian (White) |
Edited by - AntonH on 08/05/2012 00:17:35 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2012 : 00:15:20
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In this passport application he is planning on going to Paris, France to study painting. His father is listed as John Mansen Blomshield, but looking at the original document I would say the name is John Hansen Blomshield.
U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
Name: John W Blomshield
Birth Date: 31 May 1895
Birth Place: Bay City, Michigan
Age: 26
Residence: C/o Morgan Harjes Paris,
Passport Issue Date: 4 Feb 1922
Father Name: John Mansen Blomshield
Father's Birth Location: Norway
Father's Residence: Deceased |
Edited by - AntonH on 08/05/2012 00:16:33 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 08/05/2012 : 00:22:31
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When John Wesley Blomshield registered for WWII Draft he was living at 1 67th Street, New York, New York. Nice address, upper west side of Manhatten, next to Central Park.
U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: John Blomshield
Birth Date: 31 May 1895
Birth Place: Bay City, Michigan
Residence: New York, New York
Race: White |
Edited by - AntonH on 08/05/2012 00:24:07 |
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Nils Eirik Jevne
Starting member
Norway
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Posted - 08/05/2012 : 00:51:15
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I am sitting here only with my iPad, now documents and a bad memory. Olaus Hansen was born at Skjellerudsveen in Faaberg. Johannes, his brother, was 10 years in 1855, and it does not add up with the 1900 Census. I guess Johannes changed his name to John in the USA. But why take the name Bloomshield? The rest adds up. Marie used the name Blomshield, and my mother's writing about the artist and New York is right.
And he should have been rich, which is also right. There was a kind of nobel family - lord -in out family, called Hummer (lobster), and Olaus used Hummet as his family name for some time. But why did Johannes use Bloomshield? What does that mean? Is it possible to find any family after John Wesley. This is getting very interesting, and you are doing a great job. |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 08/05/2012 : 01:20:55
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Johannes, his brother, was 10 years in 1855,
According to the 1865 Census posted by Jackie, Johannes was 10 years old in 1865. That would make his birth year about 1855. John H Blomshield in the 1900 US Census has a birth year about 1857. I would say that is quite close. |
Edited by - AntonH on 08/05/2012 01:21:32 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2012 : 01:28:06
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This is probably Carl from the 1900 US Census.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Carl Spurgeon Blomshield
City: Bay City
County: Bay
State: Michigan
Birthplace: Michigan
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1893
Race: Caucasian (White) |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2012 : 01:30:22
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Birth date is correct so this is probably Carl. Died in Texas in 1963.
Social Security Death Index
Name: Carl Blomshield
SSN: 452-10-5140
Last Residence: Texas
Born: 16 Sep 1893
Died: Jan 1963
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951) |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2012 : 01:52:01
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| On Ancestry.com there is a Family Tree for Carl Spurgeon Blomshield. It shows a wife, Mary Ellen Welch, 1897-1974. And two children, Harry Wesley Blomshield, 1920-1987, and John Bryant Blomshield, 1920-1981. Harry Wesley married and had one son Harry Wesley Blomfield Jr. 1948-2000, lived in and died in Texas. Nothing further about John Bryant in this Family Tree. |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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9301 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2012 : 02:10:24
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Nils, there is a large amount of information on the Internet about the descendants of John H Blomshield. For example if you go to the web site Find-a-Grave and enter in Blomshield you will be given seven names, all from Texas. I think all of them are either descendants of John H or married to descendants of John H Blomshield.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 08/05/2012 : 03:13:14
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Originally posted by lyndal40
Here is a query by a Scott Thomas. Certainly seems as if he is searching for the origins of John Hansen Blomshield.
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/1017/mb.ashx
I've looked at the two references the 1865 census and the leaving from Ringsaker record. The information on Johannes Hanson is not a good match to the fellow in Michigan calling himself Bloomshield:
This is the 1900 census listing:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M91V-YHG
John Bloomshield's date of immigration is not 1866 but is 1882. And other records don't match either:
Here is John Bloomshield's marriage record. His parents names are given as Hans Bloomshield and Lena Huff.
The original post gives this information:
John Luther Hanson Blomshield
Scott Thomas (View posts) Posted: 29 Jan 2003 2:43PM
Classification: Query
Surnames: Hanson, Hansen, Blomshield, Blomskjold
Looking for information or points of contact for research on John Luther Hanson Blomshield, born near Lillehammer, in the province of Hamar, Dec 20, 1856. Attended public schools, the enrolled in the Military Academy of Norway at Frederickshald, graduated in 1878, civil engineer. Emigrated to Bay City, Michigan, USA, around 1880-1882. Earliest signature by John H. BLOMSKJOLD. Not certain about the name Blomshield, should research on Hanson, with a later change. Blomshield appears in 1900 US census.
In that era how many Norwegian- Americans attended schools in Norway?
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 08/05/2012 : 03:28:14
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Here is John Bloomshield's marriage record. His parents names are given as Hans Bloomshield and Lena Huff.
Those are I would think the same people as in your post of the 1865 Census.
They were Hans Olsen and Lena Andersdatter |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 08/05/2012 : 03:30:40
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Indeed and very interesting # 3 Johannes b. 20 Dec 1856 Fåberg:
Source information: Oppland county, Fåberg, Parish register (official) nr. 6A (1855-1867), Birth and baptism records 1857, page 30.
Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8935&idx_id=8935&uid=ny&idx_side=-34
Parents' names difficult to read but appear to be Hans Olsen and Lena maybe Christiansdtr. Someone else please take a look at the names, also the farm name seems to contain a ____ttsrud combo.
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 08/05/2012 : 03:34:46
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Hans Olsen Hovsveen and Lena Andersdatter Sjellerudsveen were married Sept 2 1837 and had the following children.
Isadon Hansen Skjellerudsveen Aug 20, 1839
Ole Hansen Skjellerudsveen Sep 25, 1845
Olaus Hansen Skjellerudsveen Aug 19, 1849
Agnethe Hansdtr. Skjellerudsveen Jun 15, 1853
Johannes Hansen Skjellerudsveen Dec 20, 1856
Found here http://home.sf-nett.no/olathors/Skjellerudsveen_Familierapport.pdf
Actually this also gives us the names of Olaus's siblings.
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Marie Aasen Blomshield Sherman
