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cherylvanata
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 Posted - 05/07/2015 : 02:37:44
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Johan Albert Potter
mentioned in the record of Johan Albert Potter and Margrit Revling Erick
Name: Johan Albert Potter
Spouse's Name: Margrit Revling Erick
Event Date: 05 Jun 1888
Event Place: Waushara, Wisconsin
Father's Name: Anders Anderson
Mother's Name: Lea Maria Thorsdatter
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00805-8 , System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy , GS Film number:
This marriage record between Johan Albert Potter and Margrit Revling Erick for 5 Jun 1888 matches the family information I have. I assumed the "Erick" meant Ericksdatter. Hopefully this strengthens the birth record I found for 1861.
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cherylvanata
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Posted - 05/07/2015 : 02:41:26
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| Isn't it possible that the family took the spelling of her name for the gravestone off the Marriage record. She usually went by Mary or Margaret in the US. I found that marriage record on Family Search.org. It listed his parents (Spelled poorly) but not hers. |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 05/07/2015 : 03:15:57
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So you started the topic because of your doubts about the data and now you are satisfied that you have it right?
If so, then your mission & our mission is complete. |
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jkmarler
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USA
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cherylvanata
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Posted - 05/07/2015 : 04:04:27
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| All the conflicting information did cause the doubt. Your right. Where did this information come from. I am going to stick with what I know to be true. I was afraid I had missed something that should have jumped out at me but I couldn't see it. Thanks. |
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 05/07/2015 : 15:22:11
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Hi, looks like you found an excellent candidate in Norway to be your Margrit/Marit Erik. Revling. Couple points:
The Marit E. Revling emigrating in 1885 could be a neighbor or relative to the other Revlings boarding the Juno. But her contract # is not consecutive with theirs. Someone in that Revling family describes their destination as New York, the port of entry to USA. Others on the ship list destinations of Lisbon, London, and so on. In other words the passengers will disperse after arriving in Hull. On the other hand, Marit's destination is "Audubon," a highly specific place. Her contract # is consecutive with Johannes Olsen also of N. Aurdal, also bound for "Audubon." She and Johannes could be traveling together. Since Marit's mother is an Olsdatter, perhaps Johannes is an uncle, or a cousin who keeps to his father's last name. A possible line of inquiry.
http://gda.arkivverket.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase=1&filnamn=EMIOSLO&gardpostnr=67345&merk=67345#ovre
There's an Audubon in Illinois. It would be unusual to travel west to Minnesota and later go east to Wisconsin. Absolutely possible, but not a typical path. Consider Audubon, Illinois, when seeking a person in the USA to whom she may be traveling.
Marit Revling Potter is buried, as you know, at Holden cemetery in Mt. Morris township, Waushara county, Wisconsin. A Wisconsin Genweb cemetery transcription says the transcriber has an obit for Marit. Have you seen it? We wonder where that full birth date comes from, in the cemetery transcription. Perhaps it comes from the obit. Or maybe the dob comes from the death record.
http://www.wigenweb.org/waushara/hcem/hc.htm
Thus contacting the Find-a-Grave creator or WI Genweb transcriber is likely worthwhile.
Marit's parents might be named on her marriage record. The transcription posted might have accidentally omitted or misentered that database field. A copy of the original can be ordered from the Wisconsin Historical Society. The couple's marriage is transcribed as Johan Albert Potter to Margrit E. Reoling.
Ditto Marit's death record. Her parents, full birth date, and/or birth place might be named. Do you have a copy of the original?
Ancestry.com has recently added Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) archives. Search to see if the Holden-Morris church records can be found. Might be clues to family relationships.
Am I correct Marit had a son Miner E Potter? Is that Erik? If so he may be a namesake of her father. Marit's daughter Sarah might then be a namesake for her mother (which fits with Sigri, sometimes Anglicized to Sarah).
Back to Johannes Olsen. Let's say he's not related to the Marit seemingly travelling with him. She is a young, single woman, not likely to emigrate to America unless she's traveling to a close relative (or friend) already there. Maybe she has Johannes as an escort, a traveling companion - but Audubon might be more his destination than hers. He could be going to Audubon, Minnesota, but she will stop off in Wisconsin (or variation on that idea).
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 05/07/2015 : 15:52:39
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The origin of the Potter name.
Johan (Johannes) Albert Ristvedt (Potter) was born in Wisc. 1858.
His parents Anders Anundsen and Live Marie Toresdatter Sørby and children
Anne Sofie 1846
Lina Marie 1848
Inger Kirstine 1851 and
Timand 1853 em. to Wisc. from Ristved in Sandsvær parish, Buskerud Oct.1854, see right page #37 Anders Anundsen Påterud (Potter) ..... #37-42
#43 is Anders younger brother Ole Anundsen Påterud.
His father Anders Anundsen was born born 1823 on farm Påterud (Potter).
Anders died 1862 in Wisc.
Live Marie Toresdatter Sørby b. 1824 d. 1876 i Wisc.
Johan Albert Potter (Påterud) married Marit Revling (Potter)
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JaneC
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 06/07/2015 : 00:01:54
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quote:
Originally posted by JaneC
Wow - that adds a lot of corrections to the descendant information I've seen online.
Anders Anundsen Paaterud and Live Toresdatter have been mentioned on Norway Heritage, here:
http://www.norwayheritage.com/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6000
This is the same Family.
Live Toresdatter and the Sørby line that "criss-cross" between diff. families is also a very interesting family.
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