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BjørnAasheim
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 Posted - 01/02/2014 : 19:02:28
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Need your kind help out there: to trace what happened to the uncle of my mother, after he left from Nord-Aurdal, Oppland county in Norway, to seek a new, better and more prosperous life in United States of America.
The name of the uncle of my mother was: Syver Nilsen, born 02. May 1883 in Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway.
Syver and his sisters an brother lived their early years at small farm in the hillside called Fodnes, outside a small town named Fagernes in Oppland, Norway.
His father’s name was: Nils Nilsen, b. 15.06. 1846 at Gol, Buskerud, Norway.
His mothers name: Maria Olsdatter, b. 15.12.1847 Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway:
Syver Nilsen had 2 sisters (Dorthea and Sigrid) and 1 brother (Nils)
My mother Margit Nilsen was born 1921 at Fodnes, Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway and is now deceased. She married Gunnar Taraldsen (b. 1904) in 1946 (the family name Taraldsen was later changed to read Aasheim).
I found the name of her uncle Syver Nilsen in Ancestry.com:
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England.
Ship name : “Cedric”.
Port of arrival: New York, N.Y.
Arrived N.Y. 30.10.1903
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7488/NYT715_408-0548/4039963895?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fti%3d0%26indiv%3dtry%26db%3dnypl%26h%3d4039963895&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
What happened to Syver, after arriving in New York?
Where did Syver Nilsen settle after he arrived in New York?
Where is he buried?
Did he marry, did he raise a family?
I very much appreciate any help, thank you so much!
Best regards,
Bjorn Aasheim
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peder
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peder
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JaneC
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Posted - 01/02/2014 : 21:44:14
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Originally posted by peder
First Name: Syve
Last Name: Nilsen
Ethnicity: Norway, Norwegian
Last Place of Residence: Lam
Date of Arrival: Oct 30, 1903
Age at Arrival: 20y Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Cedric
Port of Departure: Liverpool
Manifest Line Number: 0020
Ellis island
Traveling to North Dakota, to Uncle Syver Syversen, Adler, Nelson, North Dakota |
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BjørnAasheim
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Posted - 02/02/2014 : 12:39:09
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Thank you so much!
Any assistance helping trace what story in life Syver Nilsen experienced after he arrived in Adler, Nelson, North Dakota will be highly appreciated?
The farm he left from Norway is old now, but still there, within the family.
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jkmarler
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Posted - 02/02/2014 : 12:58:03
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peder
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BjørnAasheim
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Posted - 02/02/2014 : 15:20:32
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Originally posted by jkmarler
What do you know about the uncle Syver Syverson, Syver Nilsen traveled to in North Dakota?
Syver Syversen must have been an early settler in Alder.
Because, from Wikipedia I can read that Alder was originally settled around 1882.
A post office was established in May 1882.
Adler soon grew to a small town of around 30 –
residents continued growth since the site was located along the planned route for the Great Northern Railway (U.S).
Adler's post office closed in 1905.
The township, however, continued to attract settlers in the early 1900s, growing from 77 residents in 1890 to a peak population of 305 in 1910.
Regretfully I do not know much about Syver Syversen either.
However, as far as I can read from Norwegian records, he might have been the brother of Nils Nilsen, b. 15.06. 1846 at Gol, Buskerud, Norway, or the brother of Nils Nilsen´s wife Maria Olsdatter, b. 15.12.1847 Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway.
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peder
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Posted - 02/02/2014 : 15:25:42
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from heritage quest
Surname
GivenName
Age
Sex
Race
Birthplace
State
County
Location
Year
NELSON
SIVER
26
M
W
NORW
ND
BARNES
MANSFIELD TWP
1910
birth a ge abt 1884
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jkmarler
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Posted - 02/02/2014 : 15:28:42
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Originally posted by peder
Syver in 1910
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLGZ-JGJ
Doubtful, the Sever here is 23 in 1910 he would have been only a teenager in 1903 when Syver Nilsen came. Not that it's impossible that a teenager could be the uncle of a 20 year old but just seems unlikely to be named the destination when there is Sever Severson's father Paul around in 1903... |
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peder
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BjørnAasheim
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jkmarler
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Posted - 02/02/2014 : 16:00:25
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Originally posted by BjørnAasheim
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Originally posted by jkmarler
What do you know about the uncle Syver Syverson, Syver Nilsen traveled to in North Dakota?
Regretfully I do not know much about Syver Syversen either.
However, as far as I can read from Norwegian records, he might have been the brother of Nils Nilsen, b. 15.06. 1846 at Gol, Buskerud, Norway, or the brother of Nils Nilsen´s wife Maria Olsdatter, b. 15.12.1847 Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway.
Do you know the farm or farms the family was on in Gol? |
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jkmarler
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Posted - 02/02/2014 : 16:03:11
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Originally posted by BjørnAasheim
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Originally posted by peder
Birth age would be 1883 Syver arrived NY oct 30 1903 its possible this could be him??/
147607
Oslo 13996 1903 Okt. 16 Syver Nilsen Veiavold m u Arbeider 20 Lom N.dakota 6558 Norge Prp Montebe
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=21&filnamn=EMIOSLO&gardpostnr=147607&merk=147607#ovre
Sorry, but do not think this is the same Syver Nilsen, because the manifest/alien passenger list of "Cedric" that he sailed with from Liverpool - sailed 21. 0ct 1903 and arrived in N.Y. Oct 30.1903.
The link Peder posted is for the police list at Oslo. Syver would have been on a "feeder" ship to England, then left on a much larger transAtlantic vessel after. Timewise the Syver Peder found does work. |
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BjørnAasheim
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Posted - 02/02/2014 : 16:17:54
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Originally posted by jkmarler
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Originally posted by BjørnAasheim
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Originally posted by jkmarler
What do you know about the uncle Syver Syverson, Syver Nilsen traveled to in North Dakota?
Regretfully I do not know much about Syver Syversen either.
However, as far as I can read from Norwegian records, he might have been the brother of Nils Nilsen, b. 15.06. 1846 at Gol, Buskerud, Norway, or the brother of Nils Nilsen´s wife Maria Olsdatter, b. 15.12.1847 Nord-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway.
Do you know the farm or farms the family was on in Gol?
The father of Maria Olsdatter might be Ole O. Høiland (I have not been able to trace when he was borned) - the name of Maria`s mother I have not been able to trace.
The father of Nils Nilsen is probably Nils Olsen and the mothers name might have been Sigrid Nilsdatter: I am on very thin ice here, and do not know dates they were born, christened or married, sorry.
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