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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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 Posted - 19/01/2017 : 18:02:47
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Early record in the 1870 Census
Anna Rear
in the 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Anna Rear
Age in 1870: 26
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1870: Adams, Green, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Post Office: Albany
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Gallie Rear 25
Anna Rear 26
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 19/01/2017 : 18:06:29
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Wondering why the county history book refers to Anne's father as Nels. From what we know at this point he was Arne Nilsen, Aavok.
A biography of Andrew Avok - could be brother to Anne Ovok. The list of siblings for Andrew includes two brothers named Nels and a sister Anne. Same parent names. Our Anne's mother was Kari Nilsdatter. According to this bio, Andrew's mother Carrie emigrated to Dane county, Wisconsin, after her husband died.
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FAG Kari N Aavok
http://forums.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Aavok&GSiman=1&GRid=101220091&
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 19/01/2017 : 18:55:44
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Originally posted by Rhondamark
Hi looking for some name with n. Ovok. I know there is Anne o ok who born 1841 but thus one starts with N. I have trunk here as initial on it.
What the poster is looking for is N. The Anne o ok b 1841 is a tentative connection the OP was sharing. The history of the trunk which only the O.P. can provide, is needed now to know to which N on Aavok the trunk might belong. |
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 19/01/2017 : 19:00:57
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Yes, and since N Ovok is not enough, "Anne Ovok born 1841" led us to this particular extended family, to seek "N."
Pokng at this found a probable brother Nels (we haven't checked yet if he's a brother but he seems to be) who emigrated, and another possible Nels brother, etc. The trunk might say A.N. Ovok, or A. Ovok, or N. Ovok could be correct. It's definitely down to the trunk owner to tell more details about her family tree and how she came by the trunk.
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 19/01/2017 : 23:44:00
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N on the trunk can be Niels Arnesen Ovok b. on farm Ovok Dec 28.1824 in Nord-Aurdal d. 1893 in Wisc.
N. o(v)ok
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Edited by - Kåarto on 19/01/2017 23:45:24 |
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Rhondamark
New on board
USA
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Posted - 19/01/2017 : 23:51:50
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| Hi thanks for FYI. Ll fo dome digging. Selema Spaanem is my grandmother. That is where the trunk came from her home. Found it after she passed away. Wish I can rake a photo fo u to see the initial and name it |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
7790 Posts |
Posted - 20/01/2017 : 00:19:48
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This Selma Spaanem in Dane county, Wisconsin in 1940?
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7J5-8BF
Her obit says she was an Aslakson by birth:
Selma Marie Spaanem, 91
of Fitchburg
OBITUARIES
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) — Monday, January 5, 2004
MOUNT HOREB - Selma Marie Spaanem, age 91, passed away on Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at Don and Marilyn Anderson HospiceCare Center in Fitchburg. She was born June 10, 1912, in Perry Township, Wis., to Alfred and Anna (Aarhus) Aslakson. She attended Spring Valley Grade School and graduated from Mount Horeb High School. She was married to George L. Spaanem on Dec. 24, 1932, at Perry Lutheran Church, where she was a member. He died Aug. 11, 1988. They farmed in Primrose Township, Wis. She was a charter member of the Madison Area Chapter of the Embroiderers Guild of America. She was well known in the area for her hardanger embroidery, tatting and other types of needle work. She has given lessons in her home and has taught hardanger embroidery and tatting at needlework shops. For 10 years she taught knitting to 4-H groups and others in the Mount Horeb area. She has enjoyed traveling to Norway and visited many other countries. She enjoyed keeping up with the politics on television. Thanks to friends and relatives for their support. Special thanks to nieces, Linda Wulk and Marilyn Magnin for visits and trips, especially to Branson and all the fun needlework projects. She is survived by her daughter, Louann (friend, Gary Zmania) Zibell of Milwaukee; her son, Arlen (Elaine) Spaanem of Madison; her grandchildren, Lynnda (Doug) Milsap, Steven (Debbie) Zibell, Gary (Laura) Zibell, Rhonda (Mark) Thompson and Kevin and Douglas Spaanem; her great-grandchildren, Alex Milsap, Katie, Rob, Roly and Lisa Zibell; and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sisters, Marie Aslakson and Helen Phillips; a brother, Andrew Aslakson; brother-in-law, Alvin Phillips; sister-in-law, Mardella Aslakson; son-in-law, Rolland Zibell; and great-grandson, Andrew Milsap. A gathering of family and friends will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004, at the ELLESTAD FUNERAL HOME, 500 N. Eighth St., Mount Horeb. Special thanks to Mount Horeb Clinic, Mount Horeb EMS, Meriter Hospital Staff and all the Hospice Care Givers. Mom, grandma, great grandma, we will surely miss you.
Perry Lutheran was where Anne Nielsdatter and her mother Marit had funerals.
Here is Alfred Aslakson's FAG. He is listed as son of Marit Aslakson who was a daughter of Niels / Nels b 1823 and Marit:
http://forums.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113975748
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
7790 Posts |
Posted - 20/01/2017 : 00:47:42
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Trunk most likely belonged to your ancestor Niels Arnesen Aavok # 3 left page under 1824 (the year he was baptized):
SAH, Nord-Aurdal prestekontor, Parish register (official) no. 2, 1816-1828, p. 79
Quick link: https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/kb20070603930682
Niels would have been your great great grandfather. His parents are Arne Nielsen and Kari Nilsdatter, so he was a brother of the Anne that you mentioned in your first post. |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 20/01/2017 : 18:25:11
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I've come across a letter from America, dated December 12th, 1880, where Nils Aavok is mentioned. I believe it must be the same Niels as the owner of the trunk. The letter is mentioned in a farm history book from Nittedal. I've translated it from Norwegian. Bjørnestølen mentioned in the letter is a mountain cabin 1 hr west of Aavok farm in Aurdal.
Dear Brother and Sister!
I will now take some time to send you a few words, so that you can learn how I live. I arrived here on June 1st, and the journey went well. I came to Nils Aavok, and stayed there for 8 days and then I rented a place at Andreas Skogen and worked for him for 5 months. I then took some railroadworks for some days, but it's now so cold that I've quit. I will attend School during winter, and I will stay at Andreas' house and work Morning and Afternoon for food. I've made good money during the summer, but I've also spent a lot, since I was unfortunate enough to lose all my clothes during the journey. It was very hot here during the summer, and you can imagine I sweat a lot, but I was healthy the whole time.
Here they use machines for everything, so the work is fast and quite easy. I travelled around with a threshing machine this Autumn, and you can imagine it was fast, run with 10 horses. The horses here are very big, and you can barely put on the bridle, and almost all are riot, so you'll have to learn to run them. Likewise, the livestock are very huge, and they have lots of pigs and chickens. The land here is very fertile and incredibly vast plains and lots of forest.
It's been nice weather here all the time, but in Minnesota they've had a strong storm, so they couldn't leave their houses for 3 days, and people and cattles froze to death in numbers. Here are many acquaintances, and Nils Aavok is a very rich man, he has 40 cattles, and he didn't know the number of pigs and chickens he got. I shall greet from his wife, if you remember they were at the Bjørnestølen, she thrives very well here. I've enjoyed myself since I arrived, but it's not good for the health to stay here, so I will travel back again when I've been here some time. I would appreciate a letter in return. Live well, and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Your Brother Nils Sophunlund
My address is
Nils Sophunlund
Mt. Vernom P.O. Viskonsien
Dane C. O., Nort. Amerika
Say hi to all acquaintances in Nittedalen and to Brother Tore and Anne. |
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