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MikeThompson
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 Posted - 20/07/2018 : 16:03:48
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Hello!
Recently I started doing some digging on Ancestry.com to find out as much as possible about my Norwegian ancestors that emigrated to Wisconsin in the late-1800s. I want to visit Norway someday soon & I think it would be amazing to visit any locations where my ancestors may have lived, worked, gone to church, etc. I’d love to know anything about their emigration route as well, if possible.
I believe I’ve struck a bit of gold already...my great grandfather’s brother Henry, on his WWII draft registration card (that he filled out at age 63), listed his birthplace as “Modem County, Norway”.
I’m assuming this is probably Modum in Buskerud county?
I’ve started doing some digging on the Arkivverket site with all of the info I have, but it’s been a bit daunting & I haven’t come up with anything so far. I’m wondering if anyone might be able to point me in the right direction?
This is all of the info I have from Ancestry.com. I'm not sure how accurate the exact dates are. It’s mostly from censuses in Washburn & Bayfield, Wisconsin, 1900 - 1940:
Father: Thomas Thompson b. Apr 1855
Mother: Thora Thompson b. Jan 1854
Son: Tom Thompson b. Dec 8, 1876 (my great grandfather)
Son: Henry Haldor Thompson b. Nov 30, 1878
Son: Hans Jacob Thompson b. June 16, 1881
Daughter: Hilda Thompson b. May 1884
Son: Thomas Thompson b. 1887
The immigration date on the 1900 Washburn census is 1889 for the father, Thomas Sr., and 1892 for the mother, Thora, & the children. So he may have come over first & then the wife & kids a few years later?
Also, my father is pretty sure he was told at some point that our surname was originally Torgesen, but he is unsure of the spelling. And also that my great grandfather, Tom (the oldest child) may have originally been named Thorval.
That’s all I know as of right now. Any help on where, if anywhere, I can go from here would be greatly appreciated!! |
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3020 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2018 : 17:24:19
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A strong possibility here. The mother, Tora Halvorsdatter, is listed as married but her husband is absent.
1891 census
Skuterudfladen in Modum, Buskerud
Tora Halvorsdatter born about 1854
Torvald Torgersen 1876
Halvor Torgersen 1878
Hans Jakob Torgersen 1881
Helga Torgersdatter 1884
Torkel Torgersen 1887
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Bingo - Torvald's birth, 08 December 1876 in Modum, Buskerud:
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Edited by - JaneC on 20/07/2018 22:01:19 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9216 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2018 : 17:40:22
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Nice find Jane
Also need to look at the original record.
Torvald Torgersen
in the Norway, Select Baptisms, 1634-1927
Name: Torvald Torgersen
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8 des 1876 (8 Dec 1876)
Baptism Date: 27 mai 1877 (27 May 1877)
Baptism Place: Buskerud, Norway
Father: Torger Torgersen
Mother: Thora Halvorsdatter
FHL Film Number: 1282534
Reference ID: p208 cn12
Name: Halvor Torgersen
Gender: Male
Birth Date: nov 1878
Baptism Date: 15 jun 1879
Baptism Place: Buskerud, Norway
Father's Age: 1855
Mother's Age: 1854
Father: Torger Torgersen
Mother: Thora Halvorsdatter
FHL Film Number: 1282534
Reference ID: p213 cn13
#15
Name: Hans Jacob Torgersen
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 jun 1881
Baptism Date: 11 sep 1881
Baptism Place: Modum, Buskerud, Norway
Father's Age: 1855
Mother's Age: 1854
Father: Torger Torgersen
Mother: Thora Halvorsdatter
FHL Film Number: 1282533
Reference ID: bk11 p27 cn60
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Name: Helga Torgersen
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 12 mai 1884 (12 May 1884)
Baptism Date: 14 sep 1884
Baptism Place: Modum, Buskerud, Norway
Father's Age: 1855
Mother's Age: 1854
Father: Torger Torgersen
Mother: Thora Halvorsdatter
FHL Film Number: 1282533
Reference ID: bk11 p49 cn53
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Name: Torkild Torgersen
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 mar 1887
Baptism Date: 26 jun 1887
Baptism Place: Modum, Buskerud, Norway
Father's Age: 1855
Mother's Age: 1854
Father: Torger Torgersen
Mother: Thora Halvorsdatter
FHL Film Number: 1282533
Reference ID: BK11 P70 CN46
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Edited by - AntonH on 20/07/2018 18:28:24 |
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MikeThompson
New on board
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Posted - 20/07/2018 : 17:45:46
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| Ahhhh!! You are amazing!!! Thank you so much Jane! It looks like they worked in the cobalt mines. |
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3020 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2018 : 17:49:39
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Yay!
Torvald's birth:
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Nice work lyndal40.  |
Edited by - JaneC on 20/07/2018 18:12:06 |
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3020 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2018 : 18:07:40
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Emigration
Departing Oslo 1891-05-08
Thora, Thorvald, Halvor, Hans, Helga, Torkild:
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MikeThompson
New on board
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Posted - 20/07/2018 : 18:52:10
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| Thank you so much Lynda and Jane! This is more info than I ever imagined I would find. |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 20/07/2018 : 19:05:44
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The cobalt mines are today a museum, and "a must do" when visiting the area: https://www.blaa.no/en/
Census-1891 shows the family residing at Skuterudfladen (today Skuterudflata) area, 13km north of the museum. Skuterudflata is today a sparsely populated residential area.
Pictured below is the only barrack left from the houses at Skuterudflata when the miners worked there (Address: Snarumveien 57, 3370 Vikersund). Each of these houses held 12 families, only 1 room each, (6 windows on either side).Their local church was Snarum church, built 1869.
Snarum Church
Original barrack, still existing @ Skuterudflata
12 room/12 family Barrack @ Skuterudflata
Skuterudflata pictured in the 1890s from north, with the Snarum river to the left.
Workers' housing for the workers at the cobalt mine. Your family must have resided in one of the houses on the picture.
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 20/07/2018 : 20:11:34
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Torvald Torgersens parents, Torger Torgersen and Thora Halvorsdatter, were married Dec 26 1875, see #55.
Torger Torgersen was born in Modum April 30 1855 and his father was Torger Trulsen.
Thora Halvorsdatter was born in Flesberg, Numedal Jan 24 1854 and her father was Halvor Tostensen.
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
6495 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2018 : 20:27:31
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Torger Torgersens baptism record is #77.
Parents Torger Trulsen and Helge Olsdatter.
The father was dead in 1865 and Helge was married the 2nd time. |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
6495 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2018 : 20:50:52
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Thora (Thorø) Halvorsdatters baptism record is #12.
Her parents were Halvor Tostensen and Thorø Nirisdatter. |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9216 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2018 : 22:14:10
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Arrival of Thora Torgerson and children to America on the Germanic.
Tara Torgerson
in the New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Tara Torgerson
Arrival date: 22 May 1891
Birth Date: abt 1854
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Norwegian
Place of Origin: Christiania;Norway
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: Duommond
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Germanic
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3020 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2018 : 22:49:22
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Nice finds! I love the visuals.
Since the family ultimately lived in Bayfield county, Wisconsin, we can guess the traveling family's destination is Drummond, Bayfield county (and the destination "Duommond," as on the transcription of the travel record, is a misreading).
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Edited by - JaneC on 21/07/2018 05:01:47 |
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MikeThompson
New on board
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Posted - 21/07/2018 : 03:17:52
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| Wow! Just wow. I'm totally overwhelmed. I can't wait to go through all of this with my Dad. Those images are amazing. I can't thank you guys enough. I made a small donation to the forum as a token of my appreciation. |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9216 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2018 : 03:48:53
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Torger Trulsen married Helge Olsdatter Feb 14, 1845. Father of Torger was Truls Jacobsen and the father of Helge Olsdatter was Ole Ellingsen.
Torger Trulsen
in the Norway, Select Marriages, 1660-1926
Name: Torger Trulsen
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Date: 1822
Marriage Date: 14 feb 1845
Marriage Place: Modum, Buskerud, Norway
Father: Truls Jacobsen
Spouse: Helge Olsdr
FHL Film Number: 278202
Reference ID: 2:1RJQGZP
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
6495 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2018 : 15:02:12
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Halvor Torstensen, Storfossen and Thore Nirisdatter, Garder were married Oct 30 1846, see #17.
Halvor was 21 years old and his father was Torsten Halvorsen.
Thore was 22 years old and her father was Niri Evensen. |
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