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ann quimby
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Norway
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 Posted - 25/01/2003 : 00:54:39
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I AM LOOKING FOR FAMILY OF MY GRANDFATHER WHO WAS BORN IN CROGGIN FEB 20-1884.HE WAS THE SON OF JOHN FERGUSON AND HAD A SISTER NAMED OLGA
MY GRANDFATHER NAME WAS IN THE USA JOHN MARTIN FERGUSON AND HE LEFT NORWAY AT A VERY YOUNG TO COME TO AMERICA AS A STOWAY AND NEVER RETURNEDTO NORWAY. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME GET SOMETHING TO START WITH |
Edited by - ann quimby on 08/11/2003 21:50:00 |
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Brining
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 25/01/2003 : 02:30:03
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Hi Ann Are you sure he was born in Norway? I didn't find any Ferguson's in the 1900 census on the Digitalarkivet. As to Croggin, if it was written in America it is probably a "sounds like" spelling so it could be spelled very differently in Norway.
This site has a list of a lot of places in Norway. Some possibilities are Kroken, Krokane, Krognes.
http://www.calle.com/world/norway/index.html
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ann quimby
Starting member
Norway
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Posted - 02/02/2003 : 14:21:06
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I KNOW HE WAS FROM NORWAY. MY MOTHER SAID THAT THE NAME IN NORWAY WAS JOHN MARTIN TURKERSON-DONT KNOW CORRECT SPELLING AND I KNOW BIRTH DATE OF FEB.20, 1884 IS CORRECT AND HIS SISTER WAs OLGA .HE NEVER TOLD HIS FAMILY ANY MORE ABOUT HIS COUNTRY.
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Brining
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 03/02/2003 : 01:06:30
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Turkerson could be Torkelson, Torgleson, Torkilson, or other variation. I didn't find anything that matched though. Ulga would be Olga in Norway. For Croggin the best guess is Kroken in Drangevald Telemark.
If you haven't already you should try and get as much info in the US as you can, naturalization papers, marriage license, death certificate, all could give some clues. Find him on the US census which could give you the year he immigrated. There is always the possibility he didn't stow away and could be on a ship list or if it is before 1900 you would know not to look on the 1900 census in Norway.
If you wanted to take a shot at Kroken being correct you could rent the microfilm for Kirkebøker (parish registers) døpte (baptism registers)through the LDS for Drangedal prestegjeld, Telemark, Norway
http://www.familysearch.org and try and find him. It is in Norwegian so reading about it at this site should help. Also, in Norway the dates are listed day/month/year. (gets confusing sometimes)
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/index.html
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ann quimby
Starting member
Norway
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Posted - 08/11/2003 : 22:01:02
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| I NEED TO UPDATE MY INFO AND MAYBE GET MORE HELP FROM ANYONE OUT THERE.ON MY GRANDPARENTS MARRIAGE RECORD IT GAVE THIS : GRANDFATHER JOHN FERGERSON -HIS PARENTS FATHER CHARES FERGERSON, A MILLWRIGHT IN KRAGERO AND BORN IN KRAGERO, MOTHERS NAME HANNAH GUNDERSON BORN IN KRAGERO. ANY INFO WILL BE OF GREAT HELP! |
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FIND FAMILY IN NORWAY
