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NancSanchez
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 00:05:38
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I'm looking for any information regarding a Peter Everson and his son Oliver Everson. Peter was born in Norway in 1840 and he was married to a women with the surname Robeck. They had a son named Oliver Everson DOB: 1860. Oliver arrived in the united states in 1886. I was told that he moved to England to be a sea captain. He then moved to the USA and was also a sea captain. I was also told that he worked for the Robert Dollar lines. I can't really find too much information about either of them because my family didn't keep any records.
Oliver was my great grandfather who married my great grandmother Amanda Johnson in the USA. He passed away in 1924. This is all the information that I have. His surname could have been spelled different in Norwegian for all I know. There is some information on Ancestry.com about him but not much.
Thanks,
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jwiborg
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Norway
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 00:20:31
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Born about 05 Oct 1860 Census-1900 says Oliver Severn is born Nov 1869.
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Edited by - jwiborg on 11/09/2013 00:54:49 |
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NancSanchez
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 01:23:36
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Hi, Thank you for the information. Can you please tell me who Jan Peter is? |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
    
USA
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 01:29:21
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From Seatlle Daily Times, Sat 7 Dec 1901, pg 33: "Hilda Olive Amanda, the young daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Everson was buried Thanksgiving Day."
If the Oliver Everson who died in Washington in 1924 is yours you can request an free obituary lookup at the Washington State Library Ask-a-Librarian site. Takes about 6-8 weeks but they will send a PDF if an obit is found.
Follow the directions here: http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/ask_form.aspx?o=R |
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
    
USA
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 01:34:37
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quote: Originally posted by NancSanchez
Hi, Thank you for the information. Can you please tell me who Jan Peter is?
Jan Peter is username jwiborg - the researcher who made that post. :D
Yes the Oliver S. Eversen who died in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington on 02 June 1924 is Nancy's Oliver per past threads on Ancestry message boards.
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Edited by - JaneC on 11/09/2013 03:34:35 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
    
USA
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 02:01:08
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If this is the same person the 1920 US Census has some conflicting data for birth year.
1910 United States Federal Census Name: Oliver S Everson Age in 1910: 50 Birth Year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Norway Home in 1910: Seattle Ward 3, King, Washington Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1894 Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Emma Everson Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's Birthplace: Norway Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Oliver S Everson 50 Emma Everson 40 Ruth Everson 9 Ivan Everson 7 Norman Everson 5 |
Edited by - AntonH on 11/09/2013 02:04:40 |
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AntonH
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 02:14:36
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Querist lists this person living in Seattle in 1903 as the father Peter A Everson.
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Name: Peter A Everson Residence Year: 1903 Street Address: 1927 7th av W Residence Place: Seattle, Washington Occupation: Miner Publication Title: Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1903
However he is found living in Chicago Illinois in 1880 and 1910.
1880 United States Federal Census Name: Peter Everson Age: 40 Birth Year: abt 1840 Birthplace: Norway Home in 1880: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Maggie Everson Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's Birthplace: Norway Neighbors: Occupation: Laborer Household Members: Name Age Peter Everson 40 Maggie Everson 45 Paul Everson 7
1910 United States Federal Census Name: Peter Everson [Peter Eversen] Age in 1910: 70 Birth Year: abt 1840 Birthplace: Norway Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 17, Cook, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1870 Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's Birthplace: Norway Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Peter Everson 70 Joe Reed 28 |
Edited by - AntonH on 11/09/2013 02:15:35 |
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jkmarler
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USA
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
    
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 17:05:11
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Here is his arrival
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Name: Oliwer Everson Arrival Date: 10 Jun 1893 Birth Date: abt 1861 Age: 32 Gender: Male Ethnicity/ Nationality: American Place of Origin: United States of America Port of Departure: Hamburg Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Suevia |
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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 17:21:14
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In the 1880 Census for Peter Eversen, there is a son Paul listed. I wonder if you have ever tried to trace Paul. When you click on Paul in the Ancestry.com, it leads you to some information on a Paul Martin Iverson. Leading me to wonder if Peter's name could have been rendered as Iverson instead of the Eversen he used.
Here is Paul M Iversen in 1900
1900 United States Federal Census Name: Paul M Iverson Age: 27 Birth Date: Dec 1872 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1900: Chicago Ward 16, Cook, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sena C Iverson Marriage Year: 1896 Years Married: 4 Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's Birthplace: Norway Occupation: Household Members: Name Age Paul M Iverson 27 Sena C Iverson 26 Paul E Iverson 2 Lambert Iverson 10/12 |
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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 17:34:45
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Paul Martin Iverson was married in Oct 7,1896 In Illinois to Sena Peterson
In the 1910 US Census he was a widower and living in Lake Hanska, Brown, Minnestoa
In his WWI Draft Card he is living in Brown County Minnesota. His birth date is listed as Dec 19, 1872
He died in Sept 19, 1927 in Cook County Illinois..
All can be found on Ancestry.com |
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NancSanchez
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 17:34:45
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Wow thank you all for all of this information. I saw some of the information on ancestry about Peter, but I was not sure if this was the same person. Someone added Paul Everson to my family tree as him being Peter's son and I could not verify if that was correct or not. I have posted so many questions on ancestry regarding the Everson family. How do I go about finding where in Norway did Peter and Oliver come from, and what was my great great grandmother's name? All that is listed in ancestry is her last name as being Robeck.
Thanks,
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AntonH
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 17:37:41
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Well right now we are just throwing things on the wall to see if one of them will lead us to the area in Norway where Peter and Paul orginated from. Thus the question about the last name perhaps being Iverson and thus the father being named Iver and not Ever. Nothing magic now just grinding the data sources to see if a clue to thier orgin pops up.
What evidence do you have that connects the Peter Everson from Chicago to Oliver Everson of Seatlle. I know that there is one record in Ancestry. com that a Peter Everson lived in Seatlle, but is there other evidence as well. |
Edited by - AntonH on 11/09/2013 17:43:44 |
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NancSanchez
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 17:46:41
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I wish my family kept records. What happened is that my grandfather Iver passed away in the 1940's and my grandmother Pearl remarried and went on with her life. The same as my mother and her siblings. I finally got in touch with my 2nd cousin Gloria who is my grandfather Iver's niece. Unfortunately she doesn't have much information either other than her grandfather Oliver being a sea captain on the west coast which I already knew that information.
Thanks for all your help.
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jkmarler
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 17:47:47
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Robeck could be a farm name adapted for use as a surname. Various spellings: Røbæk is the most common seen with other sorts of variations. Her first name would be useful. |
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jkmarler
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USA
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Posted - 11/09/2013 : 17:50:29
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There was an unclaimed letter for Oliver Everson in San Francisco PO, list published on 1 Apr 1889 in the Daily Alta California paper.
Typically, in Norway, if your father's first name was Peter /Peder you would be Pederson / Peterson if male or Pedersdatter / Petersdatter if female.
Interesting that one of his sons was name Ivar. In my district Iver is often pronounced as Evar rather than the usual in US as eye-ver, which confusion might lead the name to be rendered as Ever. |
Edited by - jkmarler on 11/09/2013 17:53:53 |
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