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Wally
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 Posted - 14/05/2004 : 03:08:19
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Hopkins,
I have come accross a web page listing the names of cemeteries in Winnebego County, Iowa. I found one for Amund, Iowa, located on R60 between Vinje and Rake On the map Amund is about a mile south of Fairbault, Minnesota.
As for the LDS, I have restricted access to them in my state. |
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Wally
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Posted - 14/05/2004 : 03:17:05
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Hopkins,
Before I forget myself, I must say that the Norweigen language at that time was constantly changing itself. Instead of having surnames the son usually adopted the name of his father. Thus I would guess his father first name was Iver. His name was then changed to Iverson, or the son of Iver. If a daughter was born, the name datter was tacked on to her name, so she became Iverdatter.
I came accross this conclusion, when I was researching my grandmother Mathilde/Mathailda Severson.
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Wally
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Posted - 15/05/2004 : 22:52:27
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Hopkins,
Before I went over this, I looked at the material I have from a contact in Lake Mills, both paper and internet generated.
I have known all my life that he worked in a creamry, but I also see he is a tenant farmmer in Center township. I have a list of material sold at the estate sale, and it backs that up.
However, now one mystery arises: if he lived in a house northeast of Amund, he would have to go quite far to farm. Also, it begs to answer now where he is burried. |
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Brining
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Posted - 16/05/2004 : 06:53:46
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Originally posted by Wally
Hopkins,
Before I forget myself, I must say that the Norweigen language at that time was constantly changing itself. Instead of having surnames the son usually adopted the name of his father. Thus I would guess his father first name was Iver. His name was then changed to Iverson, or the son of Iver. If a daughter was born, the name datter was tacked on to her name, so she became Iverdatter.
I came accross this conclusion, when I was researching my grandmother Mathilde/Mathailda Severson.
Wally
Hi Wally Since Edward was born in Wisconsin it is unlikely that he would have followed the Norwegian naming practice of using his father's name. After emigrating to the US the fathers surname was usually used. There are always exceptions but that is mainly when the children were born in Norway and emigrated with their parents.
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Wally
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Posted - 17/05/2004 : 21:19:40
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Hi, I am trying to find out the names of the parents of this Edward Iverson, both who were born in Norway. I would like to trace them to America.
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Wally
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Posted - 01/06/2004 : 04:45:14
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Hi,
I would also like to know at least where this Edward Iverson of Winnebago county is burried.
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Brining
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Posted - 01/06/2004 : 07:07:21
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Your best bet would be to contact the Winnebago county Genealogy Society and see if they have any information. Click Here
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Wally
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Posted - 02/06/2004 : 03:50:23
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Brining,
Today I did just that. However, the lady in charge of genealogy for that area and with whom I have received a good deal of my information suggested I try Albert Lea, Minnesota.
For whatever reason, a number of my Norweigen ancestors have debarked there on way to Lake Mills, Iowa.
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Wally
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Posted - 15/06/2004 : 02:35:45
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Hi, I tried contacting Albert Lea Minnesota, but I have had no response. I am still waiting, but I would really appreciate any sleuths who can help me find where he is burried.
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Brining
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Posted - 15/06/2004 : 19:44:12
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Wally Try joining the Norway-L mailing list. Lots of helpful people with resources in US and Norway.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html
If you join the list and post a query it would help to refer to your posting here, that way they don't have to do "double the work"
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Wally
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Posted - 08/07/2004 : 01:16:34
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Carla,
I joined the site above, and at first got a few useful leads. Now my inbox is usually full of Norweigen questions I know nothing about.
However, one of the persons I contacted suggested I try Fillmore County, Minnesota as both of his parents died there. I sent an e-mail to a contact, but as of yet haven't received a reply.
I also sent a letter and a check for $10 to Des Moines asking for a death certificate. However, today I got a letter with my check saying I could not see the certificate as I was not a blood relative. That doesn't matter that the my family and the Iversons have always been like blood.
I also know at the the time of her father's death Nellie Hellen Iverson was living in Emmons, Minnesota. I sent an e-mail to that county, but as of yet have to receive a reply.
Carla, do you have any other ideas where I can follow up?
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Hopkins
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Posted - 08/07/2004 : 14:51:33
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The LDS library catalog indicates that vital records for the counties you've mentioned (Winnebago, Worth and Fillmore) are ALL on microfilm. Have you ordered those films yet?
If he died in a hospital - the closest Iowa hospital I can think of during that time period would be in Cerro Gordo County (Mason City) so you might check for their death records too if the others don't pan out.
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Wally
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Posted - 08/07/2004 : 21:45:20
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Hopkins,
Using the LDS site on my computor, I came accross the man who I think is my Edward Iverson. He was born on 1858 in Wisconsin. Using census from my own blood line, I can see that is a ball park figure.
As I said before my grandmother was his second wife. Using the same LDS site I see he was married to an Alette Julie Bergersen or Alletta Bergeson on June 30, 1887.
Her father was Berger Pedersen, and her mother was Amalie Christiansdr/Christiandatter.
They were married in Freeborn, Minnesota. |
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Wally
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Posted - 12/07/2004 : 20:15:13
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Hopkins,
Using some material a contact from Winnebago County, Iowa, I came accross an interesting piece,e.g. his body was taken to the cemetery by a new hearse owned by a man man named Skuttle. Looking accross some written information she gave me, I saw on the probate record that some money was paid out to an undertaker by the name of M O Skuttle. Quite by accident, I came accross him, and learned that he died in 1928 and was burried in St. Ansgar, Iowa. While I know he didn't operated from the base of Winnebago County, I am seeking to learn if he operated from the base of Worth County.
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Wally
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Posted - 15/07/2004 : 19:41:12
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Hopkins,
On my grandmother's probate I came accross a Dr. O A Hausen. Is there any record of such a doctor practing in Winnebago County, Iowa, in 1901?
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