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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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 Posted - 15/10/2013 : 05:55:43
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Originally posted by cbatt
If I could get a copy of there marriage license would his age be on it?
It's possible. The Chippewa County courthouse might have. If you live near LDS Family History Center, also check the catalog at www.familysearch.org, might be available on microfilm. |
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cbatt
Junior member
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Posted - 15/10/2013 : 05:58:56
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| I don't live anywhere close to LDS centre. I live in Northern Alberta Canada! At least 5 hours away from one. |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 15/10/2013 : 06:10:36
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Originally posted by cbatt
I need to find something with his age on it. Any ideas?
Newspaper articles about his death might contain it in the county where he lived when he died and/ or the county he grew up in.
If Nicholas died and had an estate and if there was a probate of his estate Thomas' children might be named as legatees.
On a slow newsweek, an obituary for Nicholas might list surviving grandchildren.
Need to figure if Thomas was born in Dane county or if brought to Dunn county as a baby, baptismal record in some Lutheran church might have his birth information. Lutheran confirmation record (at about age 15) might also contain baptismal and birth info. Which lutheran church was in Bloomer Prairie Township in 1870? But if Methodist or Baptist maybe not.
Track down descendants from Nicholas' second family to see what they might know. Maybe they have records like letters and such? Also uncle Jacob's descendants, ditto.
Sexton's records of Nye Scandinavia cemetery where he was reinterred might have notations about his biographical info. |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
7790 Posts |
Posted - 15/10/2013 : 06:24:03
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Originally posted by cbatt
I don't live anywhere close to LDS centre. I live in Northern Alberta Canada! At least 5 hours away from one.
Near Innisfail or Red Deer?
So you have to go via ground mail. The courthouse for land records, marriage records and probate records. Chippewa county for events there, Barron county for events there. There will be fees. You might consider hiring the local genealogical society in Chippewa to do the spadework and get the documents, Write them to see what they offer and what they charge.
ELCA Evangelical Lutheran Church of America pastoral acts databases are available at Archives.com. ELCA is the survivor of many Norwegian Lutheran synods in US. One week free trial might help otherwise small monthly fee for longer use. You also get limited access to Newspaperarchive with monthly subscription. |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 15/10/2013 : 06:41:54
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For future reference....
Children of Torfind Olsen and Oddi* Sveinsdatter found at Norway Baptism database at www.familysearch.org
Svend Torfindsen b. 13 Apr 1807 bapt 26 Apr 1807 in Eidfjord
Magdeli Torfindsdatter b. 10 Mar 1809 bapt 10 mar 1809 Eidfjord
Britta Torfindsdatter b. 9 Apr 1811 bapt 14 Apr 1811 Eidfjord
Ole Torfindsen b. 12 Mar 1813 bapt 4 Apr 1813 Eidfjord
Torfind Torfindsen b. 26 Oct 1815 bapt __ Oct 1815 Ulvik
Torfind Torfindsen b. 17 Jan 1817 bapt 8 Mar 1817 Eidfjord
Thomas Torfindsen b. 4 Dec 1818 bapt 13 Dec 1818 Eidfjord
Tosten Torfindsen b. 24 Oct 1820 bapt 5 Nov 1820 Granvin
Nicholaus Torfindsen b. 4 July 1823 bapt 5 July 1823 Ulvik
Jacob Torfindsen b. 8 Aug 1825 bapt 11 Aug 1825 Ulvik
There may another son named Niels Torfindsen. Saw the name in the out migrating records of Ulvik when searching for Nicholaus and Jacob. Niels was moving to Bergen.
*Her name is transcribed many ways Addi, Eddi, Oddi, etc.
When you are reasonably certain that Nicholas’ Thoms is yours you will want to look into the original handwritten records which are mounted online at the Norwegian Digitalarkivet and are free to any person to use.
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jkmarler
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cbatt
Junior member
Canada
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Posted - 15/10/2013 : 14:49:21
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
7790 Posts |
Posted - 15/10/2013 : 15:26:02
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Here are 3 very interesting men in Eagle point, Chippewa county, Wisconsin in the transcribed database for the 1860 US Federal census of Norwegians in US.
Nicholas Holt age 31
Thomas Thompson age 25
Jacob Torfinson 30
and a bit further down the page
Torfin Suwindson 30
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=4&filnamn=ft21001860&gardpostnr=20853&personpostnr=20853#nedre
This Thomas is one found aged 25 person listed earlier in the statistical study of 1860 post as born 1835 Norway living in Wisconsin. Considering the proximity to Nicholas (o by the way both Nicholas and Jacob are listed as residents of a farm named Hotle when they left) and Jacob. I wonder if this Thomas might be a very much younger brother or half brother or nephew to Nicholas & Jacob.
Here is a birth /baptism of a Torfind Svendson b. 1835 in Ulvik, #25. His father is Svend Torfindsen on Holte:
Source information: Hordaland county, Ulvik, Parish register (official) nr. A 11 (1793-1838), Birth and baptism records 1835, page 165.
Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=11748&idx_id=11748&uid=ny&idx_side=-168
Re Jacob Thompson Nordmændene i Amerika says this pg 958:
"Thompson, Jacob udv. fra Hardanger 1850; Pioneer Gaardbr ved Bloomer, Wisc. Sønnen, K.E. Thompson, kjøbmand i Barron, Wisc.; County-Kasserer 1906-1910." |
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jkmarler
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 15/10/2013 : 19:28:26
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Maybe the original birth records could shed some lights on the fathers name/age?
1. George Albert Thompson ( 1877 - ) Born in Bloomer, Chippewa, Wis?
2. Richard N. Thompson (14 Sep 1879 - 1952) Born near Ridgeland, Dunn, Wis.
3. Andrew Archie Ward (Thompson) (29 Dec 1883 - 04 Feb 1965) Born at Barron County, Wis.
4. John P. (Jack) Thompson (21 Dec 1884 - 01 May 1966) Born at Barron County, Wis.
5. Ella May Granger Inscho (18 Nov 1886 - 19 Jan 1980) Born at Barron County, Wis.
6. Effie Granger Smith (11 Aug 1888 - 08 Nov 1976) Born at Barron County, Wis.
7, Samuel Granger ( Nov 1893 - )
8. Archie Granger ( Feb 1896 - )
As previously mentioned, which child died before 1900? All these 8 are living by census-1900, which says that Mary Ann have given birth to 8, 7 living.
A good source for Barron county records: http://wigenweb.org/barron/
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cbatt
Junior member
Canada
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Posted - 15/10/2013 : 20:05:19
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These are the only children I know of, unless the one she gave up for adoption she classed as deceased. Where did you see that 1 child died?
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
7790 Posts |
Posted - 15/10/2013 : 20:14:44
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| In the 1900 US federal census women are asked "How many children have you born?" and "How many are living?" |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 15/10/2013 : 20:44:27
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cbatt
Junior member
Canada
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Posted - 15/10/2013 : 21:30:15
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| All 8 were still living when they moved to Estevan. Six of the children moved to Canada. Archie Ward came with them and then went to Arizona, Richard and Effie stayed in Wisconsin. |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 15/10/2013 : 22:00:22
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Originally posted by cbatt
All 8 were still living when they moved to Estevan. Six of the children moved to Canada. Archie Ward came with them and then went to Arizona, Richard and Effie stayed in Wisconsin.
Mary Ann have only 7 children living by 1900, so one of these 8 should be Austin Granger's child before marriage? |
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Looking for information on Thomas Thompson
