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Mari Sylte Ringstad
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 Posted - 04/03/2017 : 17:42:23
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Hello from Norway!
I am looking after descendants in the USA after Rønnaug Iversdatter Hammer, born in 1805 at the Sylte farm in Kvikne, Norway. She married Tjøstel Hansen Hammer, and moved to Hammer in Lalm, Norway. They got six children. In 1870, August 12´th, Rønnaug left Norway to emigrate to America together with her son Jacob T. Hammer, her daughter in law, Ragnhild, their son Theodore (3 months old), Rønnaug`s daughter Ingeborg, and Ingeborg´s son Hans Christensen (5 or 6 years old). In the emigration book in Norway it says they were going to Mc Gregor. I have found at "Find a Grave" one grave of a man named Jacob Hammer in Washington. Does anyone know#347; anything more? Rønnaug was a cousin of my great great grandfather.
I am so happy if someone knows anything more! Sorry about my bad spelling!
Mari Sylte Ringstad, Brøttum, Norway |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 04/03/2017 : 20:36:04
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This would seem to be his marriage record from Ancestry.com
Jacob Tjostelsen
in the Norway, Select Marriages, 1660-1926
Name: Jacob Tjostelsen
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth Date: 1842
Marriage Date: 11 jun 1870
Marriage Place: Vaagaa,Opland,Norway
Father: Tjostel Hansen
Spouse: Ragnild Hansdr
FHL Film Number: 307269
The Jacob T Hammer of Washington State seems to be a fairly good match. Arrival 1870, Birth year 1842
Jacob T Hammer
in the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Jacob T Hammer
Age: 77
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1920: Woodinville, King, Washington
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1870
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elisabeth Hammer
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Native Tongue: Norwegian
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob T Hammer 77
Elisabeth Hammer 70
Peter A Johnson 41 |
Edited by - AntonH on 06/03/2017 23:19:17 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 04/03/2017 : 21:21:09
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Seems as if they did live in Minnesota a short time. This is a baptism record for a son John born in 1883 in Minnesota. Odin is in Watonwan County in Minnesota. However this birth record does not seem to match any of the Census record. No son named John is listed. A son named Hans J is listed but he was born in 1879.
Ranghild Hammer
in the U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940
Name: Ranghild Hammer
Spouse: Jakob T Hammer
Church Name: St Olaf Lutheran
Church Location: Odin, Minnesota |
Edited by - AntonH on 04/03/2017 21:44:18 |
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AntonH
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AntonH
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Posted - 04/03/2017 : 21:54:39
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In the 1880 US Census there is a Jac T Hammer living in Martin County Minnesota, also in the far south of Minnesota. The census lists Theodore as being born in Minnesota but that could be incorrect.
In fact there are several families with the last name Hammer living in Martin County for the 1880 Census. Some of these families also seem to end up in the state of Washington in the 1900's. The family living next to the Jac T Hammer family is named Lars (Louis) Hammer and I will discuss below.
Jac T. Hammer
in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Jac T. Hammer
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1842
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1880: Cedar, Martin, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Regina Hammer
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Household Members:
Name Age
Jac T. Hammer 38
Regina Hammer 33
Theodore Hammer 10
Regina Hammer 7
Annie Hammer 6
Helen Hammer 5
Ingebor Hammer 3
Hans Hammer 1
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AntonH
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Posted - 04/03/2017 : 22:34:53
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Living in Odin, Watonwan, Minnesota in 1880 is this family also named Hammer.
H.K. Hammer
in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: H.K. Hammer
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1880: Odin, Watonwan, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Maridt Hammer
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Household Members:
Name Age
H.K. Hammer 50
Maridt Hammer 51
Emma Hammer 22
John Hammer 19
Sophie Hammer 16
Charley Hammer 14
Hans C. Hammer 15
It is interesting that there is a son? named Hans C Hammer born in Norway in 1865 whereas all of the children above him are born in Minnesota. So I am thinking that this is likely Hans Christian son of Rønnaug`s daughter Ingeborg,
Also it is likely that H K Hammer is likely
Hans Tjostolvsen
in the Norway, Select Baptisms, 1634-1927
Name: Hans Tjostolvsen
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 jun 1830
Baptism Date: 11 jul 1830
Baptism Place: Vaagaa,Opland,Norway
Father: Tjostel Hansen
Mother: Ronnog Iversdr
FHL Film Number: 125632
And he is the brother of Ingeborg and thus the uncle of Hans Christian.
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AntonH
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Posted - 04/03/2017 : 22:46:04
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This family is living next to Jac T Hammer in Martin County Minnesota in the 1880 Census.
Louis H. Hammer
in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Louis H. Hammer
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1880: Cedar, Martin, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Isabel Hammer
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Nor
Household Members:
Name Age
Louis H. Hammer 26
Isabel Hammer 25
Hans Hammer 3
Mary B. Hammer 1
The Find-A-Grave site lists Lars (Louis) Hammer as the son of H. K. Hammer and Marit Roe. The couple living with children in Odin as shown above.
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=129741716&ref=acom
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 05/03/2017 : 00:40:11
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Here is the family arrival into America. It looks like Rønnaug`s daughter Ingeborg brought more than Hans C with her.
Passengers were
Jakob 28
Ragnhild Hansdatter 22
Rønnaug Iversdatter 68
Ingeborg Kjøstelsen 44
Svend Paulsen 11
Hans " 5
Theodore " Infant
The person who transcribed the ship passengers added the last name of Pauline to all of the children. The original passenger listing does not do but used " marks behind their names.
Jacob Kjostelsen
in the Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
Name: Jacob Kjostelsen
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1842
Date of Arrival: 28 Aug 1870
Vessel: Austrian
Port of Arrival: Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Port of Departure: Dublin, Ireland; Liverpool, England; Londonderry, Ireland
https://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/en-gb/gen/vis/8/pe00000000409689
NHDC 1865
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/kb20070603530566 |
Edited by - AntonH on 09/03/2017 17:02:42 |
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AntonH
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Posted - 05/03/2017 : 01:12:05
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Based on the birth year and the arrival year it is likely that this is the infant Teodor son of Ragnhild. Some other census records give him a later birth year of 1871 or 1873 so it is worth being cautious. However he is located in King County Washington where a lot of other Hammer folk ended up.
Theodore J Hammer
in the 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Theodore J Hammer
Birth Year: abt 1870
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Norway
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Seattle, King, Washington
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: 91 E E Thomas
Block: 3776
House Number in Cities or Towns: 912
Dwelling Number: 5
Family Number: 41
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 22.50
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 27
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Language Spoken: Norwegian
Immigration Year: 1870
Naturalization: Naturalized
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Logger
Industry: In loggin Camp
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Theodore J Hammer 60
Ella L Hammer 51
Gladis M Hammer 27
Jessie D Johnson 47
Based on this death record I would say it is very likely that this is the correct Theodore
Theodore J. Hammer
in the Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960
Name: Theodore J. Hammer
Gender: Male
Age: 83
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Death Date: 11 Mar 1954
Death Place: Seattle, King, Washington
Father: Jacob T. Hammer
FHL Film Number: 2033325
Reference ID: 4310 |
Edited by - AntonH on 05/03/2017 01:16:41 |
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Mari Sylte Ringstad
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Norway
10 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2017 : 03:35:29
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| WOW! I am just amazed! Thank YOU very much for all the information! It s really interesting news! Really interesting that Ingeborg T. Hammer in the list seems to have to sons? I have not heard about Svend before. Both sons, Svend and Hans, has the middlename Paulsen, not Christensen. That confuse me. |
Mari Sylte Ringstad |
Edited by - Mari Sylte Ringstad on 05/03/2017 04:07:18 |
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AntonH
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Mari Sylte Ringstad
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Posted - 06/03/2017 : 13:24:22
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| Thank you so much for new information! I`ll now try to figure out more about Svend Paulsen`s parents, and what happened with Svend in America. |
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AntonH
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Posted - 06/03/2017 : 19:16:10
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Results of my search on Ancestry.com shows the following children for Tjøstel Hansen and Rønnaug Iversdatter.
Ingeborg born 26 Oct, 1826
Hans born 23 June 1830
Marit born 3 July, 1833
Jakob born 5 May, 1842
Gunild born 9 April 1846
Most of the family here in 1865 Norwegian Census.
NHDC 1865 |
Edited by - AntonH on 06/03/2017 19:26:16 |
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jkmarler
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Posted - 06/03/2017 : 20:48:35
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There is an obit for Theodore J. Hammer in the 23 March 1954 Seattle Daily Times. Excerpts are:
",,,A native of Norway , Mr. Hammer went to Minneapolis when an infant. He came to Seattle with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hammer in the late 1870s...."
Survivors are wife Ella, 2 daughters Mrs. Ralph Leber Seattle, Mrs. Norman Myre Silverdale; a brother and 4 sisters not named |
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Mari Sylte Ringstad
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Norway
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Posted - 06/03/2017 : 22:39:43
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Thank you both of you - this is so useful |
Mari Sylte Ringstad |
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Rønnaug Iversdatter Hammer left Norway 1870
