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ChristianBjorgen
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Norway
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 Posted - 13/08/2012 : 23:12:13
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In 1894, three brothers from Norway emigrated to the US from the farm Bjørgjo on Halsnøy. The brothers were named Bernt Johan (John Johnson, 14. feb 1870 - 22. apr 1945), Sjur (Severt Johnson, 11. mar 1872 - 26. may 1950) and Jon (John O. Johnson, 07. apr 1875 - 20. may 1968), and all moved to Minnesota, where they married and had children.
Now, I am currently working on a large family tree for my family, and this branch of the family remains empty, as I have been unable to find more information than the names and dates of birth of their children. So I am now wondering, does anyone here have knowledge of this family?
The three brothers were first cousins of my great-grandfather, Lars Bjørgen (1890-1968).
In advance, thanks for all your help!
kind regards,
Christian |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 14/08/2012 : 01:59:40
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Christian,
Of course I don't know your family but if you want to try to update the family there are several databases of Minnesota births and marriages.
Minnesota Births 1908-1935
www.mnhs.org
(Valuable because mother's maiden name is given!)
Minnesota Births 1935-2001
www.familysearch.org
(Valuable because both parents names are given!)
Minnesota Official Marriages:
www.mncounty.com
Happy hunting!
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peder
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peder
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 14/08/2012 : 15:51:20
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I believe you have this information? Posting it here might help to make the connection with descendants that you seek.
IMMIGRATION
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Syvert Johnson Name: Syvert Johnson
Arrival Date: 20 Jul 1914
Birth Year: abt 1869
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bergen
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Kristianiafjord
Vært i Norge på besøk. Alder er 42 på image. Bosted er Odin, Minn
1900
Cedar, Martin, Minnesota
Syver Johnson, 28, born March 1872 in Norway, immigrated 1892, married 1896
Ella M Johnson 20, born Oct 1879 in Minnesota, has had 2 children, 2 are living
Henry Johnson 3, born Nov 1896 in Minnesota
Gina Johnson 1 Dec 1898 in Minnesota
1920
Odin, Watonwan, Minnesota
S O Johnson 47, born about 1876 in Norway, immigrated 1880
Maria Johnson 40
Henry Johnson 23 [17]
Gina Johnson 21
Albert Johnson 16 [= Albert Oscar b 27 Feb 1903 mother maiden name Langeland]
Elmer Johnson 13 [= Elmer J. b 30 Mar 1906 mother maiden name Langeland]
Lizzie Johnson 12 [Pearl Lisa b 19 Dec 1907 mother maiden name Langeland]
Elvin Johnson 9 [MN death record: born 08 Mar 1910 mother maiden name Langeland]
Minnie Johnson 7 [=Minnie Sophia b 05 Jul 1912 mother maiden name Langeland]
Ella Johnson 3 7/12 [MN Birth Record 14 May 1916 mother maiden name Langeland]
Opal Johnson 5 months [=Opal Victoria b 12 Aug 1919 mother maiden name Langeland]
Lars Thompson 82
1930
Odin, Watonwan, Minnesota
Severt O Johnson, 58, born about 1872
Elli N Johnson 50
John E Johnson 24
Elvin Johnson 20
Minnie S Johnson 17
Ella M Johnson 13
Opal V Johnson 10
DEATH RECORD
Opal Carlson
Date of Birth: 12 Aug 1919
Place of Birth: MINNESOTA
Mother Maiden Name: LANGELAND
certid# 1982-MN-028763
Date of Death: 13 Nov 1982
County of Death: OLMSTED
DEATH RECORD
Pearl Lisa Kolden
Date of Birth: 19 Dec 1907
Place of Birth: MINNESOTA
Mother Maiden Name: LANGELAND
certid# 1999-MN-003920
Date of Death: 30 Jan 1999
County of Death: JACKSON
IMMIGRATION
Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945
about John Olsen Bjorgen Name: John Olsen Bjorgen
Arrival Date: 18 Apr 1894
Age: 19 Years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: British Princess
Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Friend's Name: Johan Olsen
Last Residence: Skanevig
Microfilm Roll Number: T840_20
Martin County, Minnesota, Marriages
Book D, Page 100
18 November 1896 John Johnson marries Ella Paulson
1900
Odin, Watonwan, Minnesota
John O Bjorgen, 25, b Apr 1875 in Norway, immigrated 1894, married 1897
Ella Bjorgen 26
Gertie Bjorgen 3
Ole Bjorgen 1
1910
Jo Daviess, Faribault, Minnesota
John Johnson, 35, born about 1875 in Norway, immigrated 1884 [ corrected to 1894]
Ella C Johnson 36
Gertrude A Johnson 13
Martin O Johnson 11
Alma S Johnson 8
Earl Johnson 6
Clara Johnson 4
Helen Johnson 2
August W Hanke 31
Richard A Alderson 27
John A Thompson 39
Ignac Gowotka 20
Emtrick G Oppedahl 25
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: John Johnson
County: Faribault
State: Minnesota
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1875
Race: White
FHL Roll Number: 1675465
Draft Board: 0
1920
Jo Daviess, Faribault, Minnesota
John Johnson, 47, born about 1873 in Norway, rent home, immigrated 1897
Ella Johnson 43
Elma Johnson 18 [= Alma Lily born 13 Oct 1901 mother maiden name Paulson]
Earl Johnson 16 [MN birth record 13 Jul 1903 mother maiden name Paulson
Clara Johnson 14 [MN birth record 25 Aug 1905 mother maiden name Paulson]
Helen Johnson 11
Melvin Johnson 8 [= Melvin Oscar b 23 May 1911 mother maiden name Paulson]
DEATH RECORD
John Johnson
Date of Birth: 07 Apr 1875
Place of Birth: OUT OF STATE
Mother Maiden Name: NOT KNOWN
certid# 1968-MN-011690
Date of Death: 20 May 1968
County of Death: FARIBAULT
1900
Galena, Martin, Minnesota
John O Johnson, 30, born Feb 1870 in Norway, immigrated 1889, married 1897
Olivia Johnson 20, born Mar 1880 in Norway, immigrated 1880, 3 children, 2 are living
Grace Johnson 3 born May 1897 in Minnesota
Anne Petrine Johnson 6/12 born Oct 1899 in Minnesota
Willie Moe 14
1910
Kimball, Jackson, Minnesota
John Johnson 40
Olive Johnson 30
Grace Johnson 12
Anna Johnson 10
Olga Johnson 8
Alice Johnson 7
Oscar Johnson 5
Martha Johnson 2
1920
Kimball, Jackson, Minnesota
John O Johnson 49
Olive Johnson 39
Olgia Johnson 18
Alice Johnson 16
Oscar Johnson 14 [Oscar M b 23 Dec 1905 mother maiden name Paulson]
Martha Johnson 11
Martin Johnson 8
Evlin J Johnson 3 10/12 [ Evelyn Julian 09 Mar 1916 mother maiden name Paulson]
1930
Odin, Watonwan, Minnesota
John O Johnson, 60, born about 1870 in Norway, immigrated 1889
Olive Johnson 50
Oscar Johnson 24
Evelyn J Johnson 14
Stanley W Johnson 8 [Stanley William b 20 Jun 1921 mother maiden name Paulson]
Delvayve Johnson 6
1940
Odin, Watonwan, Minnesota
Residence in 1935: Rural Martin County, Minnesota
John O. Johnson, 70, born about 1870 in Norway, widowed, naturalized citizen
Stanley Johnson, 18, born about 1922 in Minnesota
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 20/08/2012 : 14:45:35
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More about Syver’s children:
1. Henry Johnson b Nov 1896 [per 1900 census]
2. Gena Olava/Olive Johnson b 25 Dec 1898 (married Henry Christofferson 20 Aug 1924 in Watonwan County, Minnesota); died 19 Jan 1995 in Anoka County, Minnesota. Children Robert, Marlin, Eleanor, Sylvia and Norma as of 1940 census in Minneapolis.
3. Albert Oscar Johnson b 27 Feb 1903
4. Elmer J. Johnson b 30 Mar 1906 d. 30 Mar 1981 in Watonwan County, Minnesota d. 15 May 1967 in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
5. Pearl Lizzie Johnson b 19 Dec 1907; (married Otto Kolden); d. 30 Jan 1999 in Jackson County, Minnesota. Children Marian and Eugene per 1940 census.
6. Elvin Johnson b 08 Mar 1910 d. 15 May 1967 in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
7. Minnie Sophia Johnson b 05 Jul 1912 in Odin, Watonwan, Minnesota; (married Clifford C. W. Ekstedt); lived in St. James, Watonwan, Minnesota; died November 14, 2009 in St. James. Children Clifford C. , Marlene, Charles per her obit.
8. Ella Johnson b 14 May 1916 m. Schaffer Zempel
9. Opal Victoria Johnson b 12 Aug 1919 (married William? Carlson); d. 13 Nov 1982 in Olmsted County, Minnesota
10. Minnie’s obit says she also had a brother Martin Johnson
information pulled from 1940 US Census, Minnesota Official Marriage System Online (www.mncounty.com) and Minnesota Historical Society birth and death records (www.mnhs.org) and obituary for Minnie.
Possibly another child for Syver Johnson (he lived in Martin County, Minnesota, in 1900):
1900 BIRTH RECORD
Seliner M. Johnson
Date of Birth: 23 Nov 1900
Mother Maiden Name: Langeland
certid# 1900-13499
County of Birth: Martin
1903 BIRTH RECORD
Albert Johnson
Date of Birth: 27 Feb 1903
Mother Maiden Name: Langland
certid# 1903-30634
County of Birth: Watonwan
1910 BIRTH RECORD
Johnson, Baby [=Elvin]
Date of Birth: 08 Mar 1910
Mother Maiden Name: Langeland
certid# 1910-31199
County of Birth: Watonwan
1919 BIRTH RECORD
Opal Victoria Johnson
Date of Birth: 12 Aug 1919
Mother Maiden Name: Langeland
certid# 1919-35737
County of Birth: Watonwan
1967 DEATH RECORD
Elvin Johnson
Date of Birth: 08 Mar 1910 in Minnesota
Mother Maiden Name: LANGELAND
certid# 1967-MN-011049
Date of Death: 15 May 1967 in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
1981 DEATH RECORD
Elmer J. Johnson
Date of Birth: 30 Mar 1906 in Minnesota
Mother Maiden Name: LANGELAND
certid# 1981-MN-013463
Date of Death: 30 Mar 1981 in Watonwan County, Minnesota
1995 DEATH RECORD
Gena Olava Christofferson
Date of Birth: 25 Dec 1898 in Minnesota
Mother Maiden Name: LANGELAND
certid# 1995-MN-000071
Date of Death: 19 Jan 1995 in Anoka County, Minnesota
2009 OBITUARY
Minnie Sophia Johnson Ekstedt (1912-2009 St. James, Watonwan, Minnesota)
http://mankatofreepress.com/obituaries_archive_url/x546242694/Minnie-Ekstedt/print
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ChristianBjorgen
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Norway
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Posted - 26/08/2012 : 20:57:35
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Thanks for all your info!
As for Severts children, I am 99% certain that "Seliner M." is Martin Johnson, the brother mentioned in Minnies obituary.
Through one of the remaining "old folks" in my family, I learned that four of Severts children once visited Norway a few years after the war; Martin, Henry, Elmer and Gina, aswell as Ginas husband Henry. Appearantly, they were hoping to bring Severt, who at this point was quite ill, but in the end he couldn't handle the trip, and died a few weeks before they visisted (which puts the trip in late 1950). Anyway, they had a picture of them while visiting, and it had written on the back: "Henry, Elmer, Gina and Martin Selmer Johnson visiting Norway, where their father came from". |
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The Johnson Brothers from Norway
