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jensen90
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Posted - 07/01/2013 :  19:31:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I an looking for descendants after Magnus Hemnes who lived in Story city,I don't know excactly when he was born,but he emigrated from Skudenes on Karmøy Island in Norway

AntonH
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Posted - 07/01/2013 :  22:48:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Probably the family in the 1940 Census

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Magnus Hemnes
Respondent: Yes
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Norway
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Story City, Story, Iowa
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Story City, Story, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Citizenship: Alien
Sheet Number: 19A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 426
Occupation: Farming
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 10800
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: None
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Magnus Hemnes 60
Frances Hemnes 59
Fred Hemnes 33
Floyd Hemnes 23
Myrtle Peterson 19
Henry Peterson 27
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jwiborg
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Posted - 07/01/2013 :  23:03:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
These people are buried at Roland Cemetery, Story County, Iowa

Hemnes, Charlotte V
Hemnes, Floyd
Hemnes, Frances
Hemnes, Fred
Hemnes, Magnus
Hemnes, Merle
Hemnes (Jondall), Lila E

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jwiborg
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Posted - 07/01/2013 :  23:10:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Lila E. Hemnes
December 5, 1911 - July 28, 2010
Obituary
Lila married Fred Hemnes on February 2, 1961. She was a widow and almost 50 at that time, so there is hardly any children after the couple. She have children from her first marriage.

Jan Peter

Edited by - jwiborg on 07/01/2013 23:18:03
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jensen90
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Posted - 07/01/2013 :  23:12:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That's awesome thanks a lot.
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AntonH
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Posted - 07/01/2013 :  23:13:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
An obit on Merle Hemnes.

]http://www.tributes.com/show/Merle-Hemnes-86845919
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AntonH
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Posted - 07/01/2013 :  23:20:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Probably the arrival of Magnus. He is listed as going to Story, Iowa to his brother Adolf Hemnes.

Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954
Name: Magnus Hemnas
Arrival Date: 23 Mar 1896
Port of Arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ship Name: Numidian
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Age: 16
Birth Date: abt 1880
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Norwegian
Record Type: Manifests
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jwiborg
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Posted - 07/01/2013 :  23:23:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Magnus Hemnes
483-48-9509
Born: September 14, 1879
Dead: February 1, 1969
89 years
50248 Story City, Story County, IA

Fred Hemnes
569-10-4273
Born: September 11, 1906
Dead: April 1, 1985
78 years
50236 Roland, Story County, IA

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AntonH
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Posted - 07/01/2013 :  23:38:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Partial Family Tree for Fred Hemnes. No children listed for his marriage, lots of children from the wife's first marriage.

http://www.martin-house.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I301026&tree=Martin
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jensen90
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Posted - 08/01/2013 :  16:31:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks What about his brother Adolf Hemnes,any information on him in Story?
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jwiborg
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Posted - 08/01/2013 :  16:56:03  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Census-1900
name: Adolf L Hemnas
event place: ED 119 Lafayette Township Story City town, Story, Iowa, United States
birth date: Sep 1877
birthplace: Norway
relationship to head of household: Boarder
father's birthplace: Norway
mother's birthplace: Norway
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Single
immigration year: 1892

Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Ben T Holm M 40 Norway
wife Olive Holm F 35 Iowa
son Joseph Holm M 5 Iowa
son Sherman Holm M 3 Iowa
son Randolph Holm M 1 Iowa
servant Anna Jorgensen F 25 Iowa
boarder Adolf L Hemnas M 23 Norway

Census-1940:
Name: Adolph Hemness
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Norway
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Nurse
Home in 1940: Story City, Story, Iowa
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Street: Broad
Inferred Residence in 1935: Story City, Story, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 8A
Occupation: Nurse
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 800
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:
Michas Henderson 73
Isabell Olson 63
Adolph Hemness 62

His wife was Ellen J Hemnes.
Adolph Hemnes is buried at Fairview Cemetery, Story City, Story, Iowa.

Adolph Leo Hemness
b. Sep. 12, 1877
d. Nov. 5, 1962
Story City Cemetery, Story City, Story County, Iowa, USA

Ellen J. Stevens Hemness
b. 1883
d. Aug. 19, 1928
Palestine Cemetery, Huxley, Story County, Iowa, USA

Jan Peter

Edited by - jwiborg on 08/01/2013 17:04:49
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jkmarler
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Posted - 08/01/2013 :  17:08:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here is Adolf's family in 1910 and his marriage:

Adolf Hemnes 1910
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MG9X-N3G

Adolf Hemnes marriage:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJJ1-5W4

Do you have all the stuff on Adolf's and Magnus' brother Olaf?

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jensen90
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Posted - 08/01/2013 :  17:22:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks,No I don't have that
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Hopkins
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Posted - 08/01/2013 :  21:09:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
http://iastory2.dyndns.org/NorStory/NorCIA/NorForm.mv

More detail about Magnus from the database "Norwegians In Central Iowa Registry" at the website -
Norwegian Heritage in Story County and Central Iowa

http://genloc.com/NorStory/
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jwiborg
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Posted - 08/01/2013 :  22:10:36  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Magnus Hemnes (1879-1969)
Floyd Hemness (1917-1992)
George Hemness (1941-2003)
Russ Hemness

Russ Hemness can be found in Des Moines, Iowa today.

George J. Hemness (1941-2003)
- 1.wife Janice
- 2.wife Peggy Taylor Hemness
- daughter Robin Doster and her husband Tony of Rockwell city
- son Marty Hemness and his wife Toni of Birmingham, Ala
- son Russ Hemness and his wife Heather of Des Moines, Iowa
- 11 grandchildren
- brother Mike Hemness of Tucson, Ariz.

George' parents are Floyd and Charlotte Cole Hemness.

Jan Peter
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jkmarler
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Posted - 08/01/2013 :  22:46:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Olaf Hemnes’ marriage:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJJL-8BC

Olaf Hemnes draft registration card 1917-1918
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZ2K-91D

Birth of one of Olaf Hemnes’ daughters:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XVFK-9D8

Olaf Hemnes’ family 1910:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MG96-1W2

Olaf Hemnes’ in 1930:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMKS-D6L

Olaf Hemnes in 1940:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KM1M-WRR

Marriage of Olaf Hemnes’ daughter Mildred:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJZQ-R9X
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