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jkmarler
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USA
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Posted - 03/01/2022 :  21:53:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm asking a favor from someone who might be able to search the Furnes (Hedmark) bygdeboker for information.

A man named Even Lundberg b 1847 d 1929 and the names of each of his children from two marriages is what I seek.

In particular, I'm interested in his daughter Gonner, who came to US in 1909, lived in Becker county Minnesota in 1910, who may be the Gunwor Lundberg who married in 1912 in Minneapolis to James B Palmer; but most certainly married a man named James Sidney Todd in 1917 in Arizona, In the 1910 census her given name is rendered as Gertie Lunberg, in the 1925 Iowa state census she is identified as Gunwor/Gunwar/Gunvor Todd (and her parents id'd as Even Lundberg and Berthe Christianson), in 1910 the passenger list record of her brother Bernt Evenson Lundberg gives her name as Gunwar Lundberg, but in all other records in which she is found her given name is rendered as Bertha. In 1930 census she is living in Milford, Seward county, Nebraska and later years in Denver and possibly buried in Littleton Colorado. During the 1st World War, she & her husband were living in California.

This is part of an adoption search, see this link for details:
https://www.genealogy.com/forum/regional/states/topics/mn/17754/

Her departure from Norway to America:
https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/8/pe00000000598103

Her arrival occurs 9 June 1909 on SS CF Tietgen New York, her destination is transcribed as Kuhlin North Dakota to her brother in law CO Husgs? Don't know of any town named Kuhlin but there is a Kulm in LaMoure county, North Dakota. The one known sister (actually 1/2 sister) & brother in law that are Oline who married Olaf Anderson / Nilsen, is there another sister listed in bygdeboker?

Here she is in 1910 census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2L8-1C8

Her husband's WWi draft reg card:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKM-PDN

Gonner's probable FAG:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177959583/bertha-l-todd

So would appreciate someone to look in the Furnes bygdebok for Even Paulsen Lundberg and his family. Thank you.





ToreL
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Norway
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  00:22:25  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Lundberg is not a typical farm name, and the Even you are looking for may not be referred to as Even Lundberg in the bygdebooks. But Furnes is not a large place, and I believe Even Paulsen may be a good candidate. His mother was named Gunnor, so he would be very likely to pass on that name to a daughter. Here is his baptism. His father Paul was not a farm-owner, which is always a complication when looking through the bygdebooks, but I will have a try tomorrow...
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Myhrecharlie
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  00:47:16  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Even Paulsen 1 Apr. 1847 to 8 Nov.1929 was an older brother of my Grandfather
Lars Paulsen Myhre. Parents Poul Andersen and Gunvaar Evensdatter
Even and second wife Berthe Kristiansdatter in 1891 census

(https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/census/person/pf01037737002108)
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Myhrecharlie
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  01:33:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Even Paulsen first marriage:
(https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/327/pv00000002173471)

Even Paulsen second marriage
(https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/327/pv00000002753226)

Edited by - Myhrecharlie on 04/01/2022 01:34:16
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jkmarler
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USA
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  05:06:03  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ToreL

Lundberg is not a typical farm name, and the Even you are looking for may not be referred to as Even Lundberg in the bygdebooks. But Furnes is not a large place, and I believe Even Paulsen may be a good candidate. His mother was named Gunnor, so he would be very likely to pass on that name to a daughter. Here is his baptism. His father Paul was not a farm-owner, which is always a complication when looking through the bygdebooks, but I will have a try tomorrow...




Okay thanks for that!
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jkmarler
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  05:14:45  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Myhrecharlie

Even Paulsen first marriage:
(https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/327/pv00000002173471)

Even Paulsen second marriage
(https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/327/pv00000002753226)



Even's dodsfallsprotokol doesn't list any survivors #1 in Nov 1929:
SAH, Brumunddal lensmannskontor, H/Ha/L0001: Dødsfallsprotokoller, 0002: Dødsfallsprotokoll, 1913-1931
Quick link: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/sk10211709123115


Gonner is from the 2nd marriage. Oline is from the first marriage. There are numerous online family trees which have Even, but they almost all, miss daughter Gonner / Gunvor/ Gunwar. The two youngest siblings in the 2nd marriage Bernt and Elias each came to US as well. Bernt was wounded during his WWI service and usually was called Benjamin. Elias, inexplicably, adopted the first name Ole. So first names are very malleable in this family, but Lundberg as a surname seems constant over here..

Thanks for response.

Search for Gunwar (or the Furnes variant) Lundberg has been difficult as not many have that name.

Edited by - jkmarler on 04/01/2022 05:24:12
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ToreL
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  11:37:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This was the best I could find in Furnes bygdebook. Even Lundby had a farmhand also named Even, who eventually appears to have bought a subfarm named Knipknap and renamed it to Lundberg. This whole page is direct communication from Even Lundby, written in strong dialect and I am not able to follow it all myself.

Since his second wife is named Berte, I suppose it must be the right man.

We are told that they had lots of children and many of them went to America, but no names.

Edited by - ToreL on 04/01/2022 11:47:33
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ToreL
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  12:21:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The Lundberg name for the subfarm may not have stuck. Here is a double page from Furnes bygdebook with a class photo. Three of the children are referred to with the last name Knipknap. Except for the Gønner/Berte mystery, their names match the three medium aged children in the 1891 census.
Better picture resolution here.

Edited by - ToreL on 04/01/2022 12:55:14
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ToreL
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  12:56:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Gønner's baptism, with Charles' grandfather Lars as one of the witnesses.

Edited by - ToreL on 04/01/2022 12:58:19
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jkmarler
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  13:11:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ToreL

The Lundberg name for the subfarm may not have stuck. Here is a double page from Furnes bygdebook with a class photo. Three of the children are referred to with the last name Knipknap. Except for the Gønner/Berte mystery, their names match the three medium aged children in the 1891 census.
Better picture resolution here.



Wowie Zowie!
Assuming Berte Knipknap = Gunwar Lundberg= Bertha Todd, what an amazing thing to find!

Many thanks for this effort!!
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jkmarler
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  13:25:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ToreL

This was the best I could find in Furnes bygdebook. Even Lundby had a farmhand also named Even, who eventually appears to have bought a subfarm named Knipknap and renamed it to Lundberg. This whole page is direct communication from Even Lundby, written in strong dialect and I am not able to follow it all myself.

Since his second wife is named Berte, I suppose it must be the right man.

We are told that they had lots of children and many of them went to America, but no names.



Many thanks! Dialect being the reason for the name Gonner / Gunaar / Gunwar / Gunvor being the same name?

Does Knipknap sound as fanciful in Norwegian as it does in English? It reminds me of a book I read as a youngster: Snipp, Snapp, Snurr.

So I will have to look for additional children, especially girls for the so-called brother in law named in Gonner's passenger list.

So cool!.
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Myhrecharlie
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  13:58:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
It appears Even Paulsen was having children with both of the women before he
married either of them.
Birth of daughter Oline 19 Nov.1870 mother Lina Gundersdatter number 2 bottom
(https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/3558/2)

Birth and death of triplets 2 May 1872 mother Berthe Kristiansdtr
Agnete, Eline and Berthe. bottom of page
(https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/6001/139)
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ToreL
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  14:04:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
As you know, the idea of a correct spelling is a modern fixation, but yes, I suppose that dialect can further widen the spectrum of available spellings.

And yes, Knipknap doesn't sound like a very respectable name, so no wonder Even changed the farm name as soon as he had the authority to do so.

According to the clipping I posted, Even sold the farm before he died, so these people, cousins meeting at Knipknap/Lundberg in 2003, may be a different family: https://i.postimg.cc/rwyWVkNx/treff.png

Edited by - ToreL on 04/01/2022 14:08:01
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jkmarler
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  14:11:46  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ToreL

This was the best I could find in Furnes bygdebook. Even Lundby had a farmhand also named Even, who eventually appears to have bought a subfarm named Knipknap and renamed it to Lundberg. This whole page is direct communication from Even Lundby, written in strong dialect and I am not able to follow it all myself.

Since his second wife is named Berte, I suppose it must be the right man.

We are told that they had lots of children and many of them went to America, but no names.



This book comes up in the National Library site for Even Lundberg and Knipknap also:
Bestefarboka : beretning fra livet i østlandsbygda Furnes fra omkring 1860 til omkring 1910

The bestefar is Even Lundby and the book by Sven Erik Lundby.
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jkmarler
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  14:18:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Myhrecharlie

It appears Even Paulsen was having children with both of the women before he
married either of them.
Birth of daughter Oline 19 Nov.1870 mother Lina Gundersdatter number 2 bottom
(https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/3558/2)

Birth and death of triplets 2 May 1872 mother Berthe Kristiansdtr
Agnete, Eline and Berthe. bottom of page
(https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/6001/139)



In Norway, you try before you buy....
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jkmarler
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USA
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Posted - 04/01/2022 :  14:25:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ToreL

As you know, the idea of a correct spelling is a modern fixation, but yes, I suppose that dialect can further widen the spectrum of available spellings.

And yes, Knipknap doesn't sound like a very respectable name, so no wonder Even changed the farm name as soon as he had the authority to do so.

According to the clipping I posted, Even sold the farm before he died, so these people, cousins meeting at Knipknap/Lundberg in 2003, may be a different family: https://i.postimg.cc/rwyWVkNx/treff.png



This family:
https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/census/person/pf01073706003103

It seems to work out. Even sells on 29 Nov 1914 to Halvor:
https://www.nb.no/items/d3dad2d8c74dfafeb86df7327e9ee75e?page=0&searchText=%22even%20lundberg%22

Edited by - jkmarler on 04/01/2022 14:28:11
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