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AntonH
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Posted - 27/03/2014 :  01:37:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here is a census record for Peter J Dahl.

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Peter Dahl
Age: 47
Birth Date: Jun 1852
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1900: Hidewood, Deuel, South Dakota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1872
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Gusta Dahl
Marriage Year: 1881
Years Married: 19
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Occupation:
Household Members:
Name Age
Peter Dahl 47
Gusta Dahl 40
James Dahl 18
Ida Dahl 15
Tilda Dahl 10
Peter Dahl 6
Pearl Dahl 4
Helmer Dahl 2
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AntonH
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Posted - 27/03/2014 :  01:40:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Probably Peter J Dahl and his daughter returning from a trip to Norway.

http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=16&filnamn=EMIBERG&gardpostnr=70425&merk=70425#ovre
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AntonH
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Posted - 27/03/2014 :  02:16:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
There is a Family Tree on Ancestry.com for this family. Father, mother and ten children including Helge, John and Peter. At least four other chidren lived and died in America.

Father is
Jens Johannesson Svoldal
Birth 1818 in Ænes, Hordaland, Norway
Death 1913 in Ænes, Hordaland, Norway

Ingeborg Anne Johannesdatter
Birth 27 Jan 1815 in Ænes, Hordaland, Norway
Death 20 Sep 1902 in Vetle Svoldal, Norway

Helge Dahl
Birth 13 Sep 1866 in Ænes, Hordaland, Norway
Death 21 Mar 1951 in Perigord, , Saskatchewan, Canada

John J Dahl
Birth 15 Feb 1849 in Ænes, Hordaland, Norway
Death 25 Aug 1945 in Gruver, Hansford, Texas, United States

Peter Johannes Dahl
Birth 24 Jun 1852 in Ænes, Hordaland, Norway
Death 27 Jun 1935 in Clear Lake, Deuel, South Dakota, United States


Edited by - AntonH on 27/03/2014 02:22:20
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AntonH
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Posted - 27/03/2014 :  02:35:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Probably the family in the 1865 Census. I notice that Ingeborg's birth year is quite different from the date in the Family Tree.

NHDC 1865

Edited by - AntonH on 27/03/2014 02:37:17
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JaneC
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Posted - 27/03/2014 :  02:46:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
A family tree online
Jens (Jim) Johanneson Svoldal and Ingeborg Jonsdatter
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/m/Richard-A-Campbell-1/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1146.html

1869 Emigration
Johannes Jensen Svoldal, age 21
residence Qvindherred
Passenger on: bark Erling Skjalgason 1869, from Bergen May 12 to Quebec June 23
Source: NAC C-4524 list 53
http://www.norwayheritage.com/udvandret.asp?type=passengerlist&ps=56438&jo=554

1865 census posted by lyndal40
Municipality: Kvinnherad
Name of domicile: Svoldal lille

Edited by - JaneC on 27/03/2014 02:59:04
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jensen90
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Posted - 11/04/2014 :  02:01:51  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks for great help everyone
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