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jensen90
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 Posted - 03/04/2015 : 16:03:30
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| Tryimg to find some information on Viggo Valtyrson in Norway,he fought in Narvik was injured and sent to a German workcamp and he was a resistancefighter out of Ålesund too i was told,any information on his family here in Norway would be great,he emigrated to the US after the war i was told where dis he end up? many thanks |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 03/04/2015 : 16:25:18
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Perhaps your man, listed as being born in Borgund, Møre , Norway
Viggo Sofus Valtyrson in the U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)
Name: Viggo Sofus Valtyrson
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1914
Birth Place: Norway
Age at Event: 34
Court District: Alaska
Date of Action: 14 Jul 1948 |
Edited by - AntonH on 03/04/2015 16:26:45 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2015 : 16:28:12
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Other information on this person from Ancestry.com. Part of the information is cut off but seems to refer to a wife Ingrid and the word Kipperviken can be seen?
Viggo Valtyrson in the New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Viggo Valtyrson
Arrival Date: 23 May 1947
Birth Date: abt 1915
Birth Location: Norway
Birth Location Other: anlesun
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scandinavian
Port of Departure: Bergen
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Stavangerfjord |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 03/04/2015 : 17:51:15
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Here are an Ingrid Valtyrson and an Elin Valtyrson going to Nome Alaska in 1951:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-33883-16214-37?cc=1923888
An Elin Valtyrson signed an Erling Valtyrson's guest book from Goorgle:
Guestbook - ERLING VALTYRSON · Printmaker
www.valtyrson.com/guestbook
Feb 8, 2010 - Elin Valtyrson - January 13, 2013. Hello Erling! I'm your first cousin from America. I've been following your work for a long time….since I saw ... |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
7790 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2015 : 18:08:35
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From genealogybank.com Social Security Death Index:
Name: Viggo Waltersen
State of Issue: Alaska
Date of Birth: Wednesday April 01, 1914
Date of Death: September 1968
Est. Age at Death: 54 years, 5 months
Both Viggo and Ingrid are buried in the same cemetery per findagrave.com:
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jensen90
Senior member
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Posted - 03/04/2015 : 18:48:52
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| That is fantastic,thank you guys so much for that information |
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RonCadman
New on board
USA
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Posted - 31/07/2015 : 00:36:17
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Hi!
Viggo Valtyrson was my grandfather.
His daughter, Elin Oddrun is my mother.
I would love to find out more about my grandfather. I didn't get to know him, he passed away when I was young.
My grandmother used to tell us stories about living on the farm when she was young, and living in Alesund during the war.
My mom could probably put you in touch with relatives in Norway (there are lots of them)!
Let me know if I can help.
Ron
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3020 Posts |
Posted - 31/07/2015 : 18:22:51
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Hope you can connect with jensen90, who may have stories of your grandfather in Norway. Click on his username to send an email directly to him.
Birth of Viggo Sofus 01 April 1914:
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070308650085.jpg
Source: Møre og Romsdal fylke, Borgund i Borgund, Klokkerbok nr. 528C13 (1898-1918), Fødte og døpte 1914, side 189.
Birth record above says Viggo's parents were Stefan Valtyrson b 1873 and Klara b 1884, residing at Fiskerstrand?
An Ancestry.com family tree says Stefan was born in Iceland about 1880 - no other information - and "Klara Hole" was born about 1890 in Norway - no other information; Viggo is the only child noted on the tree.
Information posted on Find-a-Grave:
Viggo Sofus Waltersen
born 01 April 1914
died September 1968 Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
AND
Ingrid S Waltersen
born 1913
died 2006
Both buried Greenacres Memorial Park in Ferndale, Whatcom, Washington
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=123951555
Social Security Death Record
Ingrid Alette Valtyrson
alternate names: [Ingrid Alette Waltersen] [Ingrid Alette Dalseth]
Born 04 Dec 1913 at Nordfjordeid, Norway
Father Name: Ivar Dalseth
Mother Name: Eline Nordnes
Death Date: 4 Mar 2006
Below, a candidate to possibly maybe be Viggo's dad.
From Iceland, Select Baptisms (indexed on Ancestry.com)
Name: Stefan Valtyrsson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 29 sep. 1873
Baptism Date: 15 okt. 1873 (15 Oct 1873)
Baptism Place: Klippstadur, Nordur-Mulasysla, Iceland
Father: Valtyr Valtyrsson
Mother: Helga Rustikusdr
FHL Film Number: 73849
Yes, the above must be Viggo's dad, because Stefan's burial recorded on DIS-Norge gives same birth date of 29 September 1873, see below.
Norway Burials (from DIS-Norge but indexed on Ancestry.com)
Name: Stefan Valtyrson
Death Date: 31 Jul 1951
Burial Date: 6 Aug 1951
Burial Place: Ålesund, "Møre og Romsdal", Norway
Age: 77
Birth Date: 29 Sep 1873
From Family Search website, a sibling for Stefan: Gudrun Bjorg Valtyrsson
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGTL-LLJ
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 31/07/2015 : 19:25:50
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Viggo Valtyrson was injured at Sund on Hemnesøy, Nordland, on May 11th, 1940.
He got shrapnel in his lungs during a fight against 14 Germans who had been dropped on the island by a German airplane a few days earlier.
Company Ellinger which Viggo was a part of, was headed towards the island to "take care of" the Germans.
It was too risky to do perform an operation out in the fields, so Viggo continued the battle with the shrapnel in his lungs.
Several books about the battle have been written. |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 31/07/2015 : 20:37:54
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Steffen Valtyrson and Klara Rasmusdatter, Hole were married Oct 24 1912, see #30.
Steffen was born Sept 29 1873 on Island and his father was Valtyr Valtyrson.
Klara was born Sept 9 1884 at Hole in Synnulven and her father was Rasmus Arnesen. |
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Edited by - eibache on 31/07/2015 20:38:30 |
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3020 Posts |
Posted - 31/07/2015 : 22:36:30
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Very interesting about the battle at Sund on Hemnesøy. A book that mentions it:
Hitler's Pre-emptive War: The Battle for Norway, 1940
Link
Below, marriage of Viggo's paternal grandparents.
Iceland, Select Marriages (from Ancestry.com)
[Iceland = Island]
Marriage Date: July 1874
Marriage Place: Klippstadur, Nordur-Mulasysla, Iceland
Valtyr Valtyrsson
Spouse: Helga Rustikusdr
Family History Library (FHL) Film Number: 73849
Below, two more siblings for Viggo's dad Stefan Valtyrsson.
Iceland, Select Baptisms (from Ancestry.com)
Valtyr Valtyrsson
Spouse: Helga Rustikusdr
Child: Jacob Valdemar Valtyrsson
[an index-only record with no additional information, no date, no place]
Iceland, Select Baptisms again; no additional info
Valtyr Valtyrsson
Spouse: Helga Rustikusdr
Child: Joffina Ingibjorg Valtyrsson
Here is Klara Rasmusdatter in the 1900 Norway census, working as a servant girl at Hole:
Link
Marriage 24 October 1912 of Stefan and Klara, as posted:
Link
I believe Klara's mother was Beate Petrine Klausdatter; she married Rasmus Arnesen 12 July 1880 in Sunnylven. Ancestry lists more "index-only" records with too little info but seemingly Klara had siblings Oline, Karen Marie, and Rakel.
About Valtyrson - in the Iceland records I viewed the name is sometimes spelled Valtýrsson.
This might be the birth of Valtyr Valtyrsson - Valtyr being the father of Viggo's father Stefan:
Name: Valtir Valtyrsson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 06 Aug 1834
Baptism Date: 10 Aug 1834
Baptism Place: Klippstadur, Nordur-Mulasysla, Iceland
Father: Valtir Magnusson
Mother: Sophia Aradr
FHL Film Number: 73849
Valtir born 1834 seems to have siblings Skuli and Magnus. I'm looking at "index-only" records on Ancestry.com - little info is provided.
I think Nordur-Mulasysia would be Norður-Múlasýsla in Icelandic.
Iceland, Select Marriages (from Ancestry.com)
Name: Valtir Magnusson
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 17 Oct 1837
Marriage Place: Klippstadur, Nordur-Mulasysla, Iceland
Spouse: Sophia Arnadr
FHL Film Number: 73849
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
5861 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2015 : 00:00:47
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quote:
Originally posted by RonCadman
Hi!
Viggo Valtyrson was my grandfather.
His daughter, Elin Oddrun is my mother.
I would love to find out more about my grandfather. I didn't get to know him, he passed away when I was young.
My grandmother used to tell us stories about living on the farm when she was young, and living in Alesund during the war.
My mom could probably put you in touch with relatives in Norway (there are lots of them)!
Let me know if I can help.
Ron
Here is some info reg. the fighting against the Germans in Northern Norway 1940.
Company Ellinger (named after Captain Tage Ellinger) and his men are mentioned and the two places Sund and Hemnesøy and other places, but its all written in Norwegian, sorry link
A Translater
Mai 28. 1940 at Narvik, Northern Norway, Hitler lost his first battle in WW2
Do you know if your grandfather recieved the Defence Medal before he em. 1948.
If not, you can send an inquiry to the Norwegian Ministry of Defence link
Still some are forgotten, espesially those who em.
Some recieved the medal this year in connection with the 70-years piece celebration of 1945
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Edited by - Kåarto on 01/08/2015 00:02:33 |
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RonCadman
New on board
USA
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Posted - 01/08/2015 : 17:31:41
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Wow, thank you very much!
This is an amazing amount of information, I've shared this forum with my mom.
We now have a better grasp on where to start searching.
As far as the Defence Medal, we're not sure. From what I understand, he threw away everything he had that was connected to the war.
That is one of the things my mom is interested in learning on her trip to Norway this month.
Everyone here has been more than kind in finding this information!
Tusen Takk! |
Ignore the risk, try the Lutefisk! |
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
5861 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2015 : 23:32:59
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quote:
Originally posted by RonCadman
Tusen Takk!
Vær så god
You are welcome |
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
5861 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2015 : 23:39:59
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Viggo Valtyrson was born in Fiskerstrand, a small village in Sula
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
5861 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2015 : 23:54:22
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Gravestone of Stefan and Klara Valtyrson in "Nedre Gravlund" cemetery in Ålesund link
It happens sometimes the link will not work; CLICK TWICE.
Ålesund
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Edited by - Kåarto on 01/08/2015 23:55:14 |
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Viggo Valtyrson born April 1st 1914
