Norwegian living relatives

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Topic author: Charlotte Knutsen
Subject: Norwegian living relatives
Posted on: 24/01/2010 18:37:33
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I have several relatives living in Norway that I am trying to locate. My grandpa's Norwegian name was Leif Aamund Kvinge, he was given the last name "knutsen" at Ellis Island. My grandmother's maiden name was Ingaborg Anna Anderson. One of my relatives was Anders Svor, a wood carver from Styn, Norway. There is a museum in Stryn named after him. One very distant relative had the name of Peder Satre. I don't want to make my first posting too long, so any advice would be appreciated if any of those names are familiar to anyone.

Charlotte Knutsen

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Reply author: Kåarto
Replied on: 24/01/2010 19:05:05
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Finding living relatives is not easy.
Bringing up information here can be a good start.

Some add. information, could be someone look into this topic.

Anders Svor 1864-1929 born on Svor in Hornindal was a sculptor with exhibitions in Europe and USA.

Could be your granfathers name in Norway was Leif Aamund Knutsen Kvinge.

Peder Satre could bee Peder Sætre in Norway.

Kåre

Reply author: AntonH
Replied on: 24/01/2010 19:34:10
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Perhaps you could write to the museum and see if they have any information on the Svor family.

Click on the link and you will find an address.

1881 Kart

Reply author: Kåarto
Replied on: 24/01/2010 19:47:03
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I assume your grandfatter or his parents was from Kvinge in Masfjorden north of Bergen, same County, Hordaland.

Kåre

Reply author: Kåarto
Replied on: 24/01/2010 21:44:22
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He came threw Ellis Island 1903.
Pleace don´t be confused, but I have a question for you since your granpa seems to be nonexisting in the 1900 census for Norway.

Did your Granpa have a namesake in USA.
Leif Osmund (Knutsen) Kvinge born June 16. 1891 in Ruthon, Pipestone, Minn, to Knud and Kari Kvinge.

Kåre

Reply author: Charlotte Knutsen
Replied on: 25/01/2010 03:16:35
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I was once told by my father, Herb Knutsen that his father, Aamund Knutsen Kvinge came through Ellis Island in 1903. This possibly could be incorrect information. My Grandfather Leif Aamund Knutse Kvinge was born in Norway in 1886 and died in 1955 in Everett, Wa.

My Grandpa Leif's parents were named Ludvig Knudson and Martha Hanson. I found our family tree today and the last name Kvinge goes way back for us.

I didn't realize this search would be so difficult but I won't give up.

One living relative that I know of is named Synnove Lathe, I'm not sure where in Norway she lives or how to get ahold of her.

Reply author: AntonH
Replied on: 25/01/2010 03:30:22
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Using the link to the search engine above you can look for people in Norway. There is no Synnove Lathe listed but there is a Synnøve Lothe listed. If this person looks to be the person you think is a relative you can look up her address using 1881 Kart and clik on Søk to get an address to send her a letter. You can also look up people in the Norwegian version of white pages. Click on the link below, type her name in the big white box, do not worry about the Norwegian ø just type o and the system will take care of that, click search and scroll down to the names.

White Pages

Reply author: eibache
Replied on: 26/01/2010 10:26:35
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I found our family tree today and the last name Kvinge goes way back for us.

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Reply author: eibache
Replied on: 26/01/2010 14:22:39
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For your info:
The white pages shows 35 persons with the last name Kvinge in 5981 Masfjordnes, the oldest one born in 1918, the youngest one born 1989.

Reply author: peder
Replied on: 28/01/2010 22:40:57
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some links and perhaps info pertaining to your family?

Kvinge Knut L. A273 Apr 12, 1890 Pipestone, Pipestone County, MN
http://www.pipestoneminnesota.com/museum/malemar.htm#K
http://www.pipestoneminnesota.com/museum/
Johnson Carrie A273 Apr 12, 1890 Pipestone, Pipestone County, MN

http://www.pipestoneminnesota.com/museum/cemete~1.htm
http://www.mncounty.com/CountyInfo.aspx
http://www.mnhs.org/genealogy/
http://people.mnhs.org/census/search.cfm




Surname
GivenName
Age
Sex
Race
Birthplace
State
County
Location
Year


KNUDSON
LEIF O
28
M
W
MN
MN
REDWOOD
DELHI
1920

single

Reply author: jwiborg
Replied on: 29/01/2010 01:07:09
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Census-1900 for Delhi & Honer Townships, Redwood, Minnesota:
Ludvig Knuteson, b Dec 1862, imm 1888
Martha Knuteson, b Mar 1864, imm 1888. Mother of 2 children, Number living children: 2
Leif Knuteson, b Oct 1886, imm 1888
Anton Knuteson, b Jun 1888 in Minnesota

Census-1910 for Snohomish, Washington:
Ludwig L Knutsen, b 1863, imm 1886
Martha Knutsen, b 1865, imm 1886
Lallie Knutsen, b 1881 Minnesota
Laif Knutsen, b 1886 Norway, imm 1886
Siguard Knutsen, b 1895 Minnesota
Morris Knutsen, b 1906 Minnesota

Census-1920 for Everett, Snohomish, Washington:
Leif A Knutsen, b 1887, imm 1887

Census-1930 for Everett, Snohomish, Washington:
Leif A Knutsen, b 1887
Ingeborg A Knutsen, b 1896
Leif A Knutsen, b 1924
Ida M Knutsen, b 1925
Iris A Knutsen, b 1926
Ruth I Knutsen, b 1928
Elmer G Knutsen, b 1929

Name: Martha Knudson
Death date: 20 Jul 1945
Death place: Monroe, Snohomish, Washington
Gender: Female
Age at death: 81 years 4 months 8 days
Estimated birth year: 1864
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Ludwig Knudson
Father's name: Samuel Hanson
Father's birthplace:
Mother's name: Martha Hansen
Mother's birthplace:
Film number: 2032465
Digital GS number: 4222975
Image number: 746
Reference number: 249
Collection: Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960

The family left Bergen on Sept. 16, 1887:
23164 Bergen 1716 1887 Sept. 16 Ludvig Larsen Kvinge m gift 1859 28 Masfjorden Bergen Arbeidsmand Inman Linien
23165 Bergen 1717 1887 Sept. 16 Marthe Samuelsdat f gift 1863 24 Bergen Bergen Kone til N 1716 Inman Linien
23166 Bergen 1718 1887 Sept. 16 Leif Aasmund Larsen m ugift 1876 11/1 Bergen Bergen Barn til N 1716 Inman Linien

They arrived New York on October 3rd, 1887 on the S/S Devonia from the Anchor Line, dep Glasgow on Sep 23rd.
Ludwig Larson, b 1859
Martha Larson, b 1863
(Baby boy Leif Aasmund is not indexed at ancestry.com. He was prob. about 1 yr old at emigration)

Farmer's wife Martha Nilsine Samuelsen Kvinge (Leif Aamund's mother) is born in Askøy, Bergen, and she was home in Norway in 1904, together with two children Lilly Margrethe (14) and Sigurd (10). They went back to America on August 9th, 1904.

Jan Peter

Reply author: eibache
Replied on: 29/01/2010 13:27:54
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My Grandpa Leif's parents were named Ludvig Knudson and Martha Hanson

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Reply author: peder
Replied on: 29/01/2010 14:20:57
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Everett Washington Herald or Stillguamisgh Historical Soc who has the Clara Matthias collection of obits in that time frame. Their address is Sillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society 135 N. Olympic Ave Arlington,Wa 98223 phone 360 435 4838

resource for finding the obit

Reply author: eibache
Replied on: 29/01/2010 15:27:08
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Lars Knudsen and Aasa Larsdatter were married Oct 30 1859, see #50 Lars was then 23 years old and his father was Knud Johnsen, Anvik.
Aasa (Anna) was 20 years old and her father was Lars Olsen, Nordre Qvinge.
Lars was born Oct 3 1836, see #76 his parents were Knud Johnsen and Siri Larsdatter, Andvig.
Aasa was born April 15 1839, see #35 her parents were Lars Olsen and Lisabeth Johansdatter, nordre Qvinge.

Reply author: eibache
Replied on: 29/01/2010 15:47:28
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Samuel Martinus Hansen and Nicoline Nielsdatter were married Jan 25 1863, see #1
Samuel was 32 years old and his father was Hans Samuelsen.
Nicoline was also 32 years old and her father was Niels Monsen.
Samuel Martinus was born Febr 22 1831, see #24 his parents were Hans Samuelsen and Nicoline Olsdatter, Sølen.
Nicoline Nielsdatter was born July 5 1830, see 101 her parents were Niels Monsen and Helga Nielsdatter, Næsse.

Reply author: jwiborg
Replied on: 29/01/2010 22:04:20
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Ragnhilde Larsen
Birth: 03 JUL 1859
Christening: 17 JUL 1859, Masfjorden, Hordaland
Parents: Lars Knudsen & Aasa Larsdr

Ludvig Larsen
Birth: 21 DEC 1862
Christening: 28 DEC 1862, Masfjorden, Hordaland
Parents: Lars Knudsen & Aasa Larsdr

Siri Larsdr
Birth: 11 OCT 1865
Christening: 22 OCT 1865, Masfjorden, Hordaland
Parents: Lars Knudsen & Aasa Larsdr

Knud Larsen
Birth: 06 FEB 1869
Christening: 21 MAR 1869, Masfjorden, Hordaland
Parents: Lars Knudsen & Aasa Larsdr

Severin Larsen
Birth: 10 OCT 1871
Christening: 15 OCT 1871, Masfjorden, Hordaland
Parents: Lars Knudsen & Aasa Larsdr

Confirmation 30 Sep 1883:
Name: Knut
Farm: Nordre Kvinge
Born: 06 Feb 1869
Father: Lars Knutsen
Mother: Aasa Larsdtr

Confirmation 11 Oct 1874:
Name: Ragnhild Larsdtr
Farm: Nordre Kvinge
Father: Lars Knudsen
Mother: Aasa Larsdtr

Confirmation 07 Oct 1877:
Name: Ludvik
Farm: Nordre Kvinge
Born: 21 Dec 1862
Father: Lars Knutsen
Mother: Aasa Larsdtr
Very good religious knowledge, especially good diligence

Jan Peter

Reply author: jwiborg
Replied on: 29/01/2010 22:52:17
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Emigration from Bergen on June 15th, 1883:
Lars Knutsen Kvinge b 1835
Aase Larsdatr Kvinge b 1839
Ragnhild Larsdatr Kvinge b 1860
Knut Larssen Kvinge b 1860
Severin Larssen Kvinge b 1873

Siri b. 1865 is not listed in the confirmation records, and not listed with the family at the emigration, so she could have died young.

Anyway; this means that Leif Aamund's family on his fathers side from Kvinge all emigrated to America, so any relatives in Norway are very distant.
I think your best option to find any relatives in Norway would be through Ingaborg Anna Anderson.


Jan Peter

Reply author: Charlotte Knutsen
Replied on: 04/02/2010 03:18:58
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I just got back on this site after about a week and oh my lord, you people have found a whole bunch of information on my family. I don't even know where to start, this information is like looking at my family tree. I just found out that Anders Svor was a relative of my Grandma Ingaborgh Anna Anderson who's grandparents were Anders and Brite Svord from Hornsdal today and I thought that was amazing. I get on this site and see all this. I don't know how to thank you all! Charlotte Knutsen

Reply author: jwiborg
Replied on: 04/02/2010 23:51:55
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Here is wood carver Anders Svor in census-1865, listed as Anders Rasmussen (1 yr)
His parents are farmer Rasmus Arnesen Svor (1835–1914) and Ragnhild Olsdatter Seljeset (1834–1902).

Anders and Brite Svord from Hornindal which you refer to are probably living on the same farm, listed as
Anders Olsen (51) and Brithe Knudsdatter (58). Anders is a schoolteacher and he is Rasmus Arnesens' stepfather.

Arne Rasmussen & Brite Knudsdr had the following children:
Rasmus Arnesen born 02 Jan 1831, chr 02 Jan 1831, Eid, Sogn Og Fjordane
Lucreta Ragnilde Arnesdatter born 28 Jan 1832, chr 12 Feb 1832, Eid, Sogn Og Fjordane
Rasmus Christofer Arnesen born 05 Mar 1835, chr 08 Mar 1835, Eid, Sogn Og Fjordane
Knud Iver Arnesen - born 19 Jan 1838, chr 19 Jan 1838, Eid, Sogn Og Fjordane
Christoffer Hans Arnesen born 17 Apr 1840, chr 17 Apr 1840, Eid, Sogn Og Fjordane
Ingeborg Laurentze Arnesdatter born 12 Mar 1843, chr 18 Mar 1843, Eid, Sogn Og Fjordane

Arne Rasmussen must have died 1842-1845, and Brite married Anders Olsen.

Anders Olsen & Brite Knudsdr had the following children:
Anne Oline Andersen, born 26 NOV 1845, chr 30 NOV 1845, Eid, Sogn Og Fjordane
Ole Andreas Andersen, born 25 APR 1849, chr 25 APR 1849, Eid, Sogn Og Fjordane
Synneve Ingeborg Andersen, born 19 MAR 1853, chr 28 MAR 1853, Eid, Sogn Og Fjordane

Your Grandma Ingaborgh Anna Anderson is in census-1900 listed as Ingeborg Anna Olsdatter. She is the daughter of Ole Andreas Andersen, born 25 APR 1849 and Oline Eriksdatter b 1858.

Thus; Brithe Knudsdr Svor is the mother of Rasmus Christofer Arnesen (b 05 Mar 1835), who is the father of wood carver Anders Svor (b. 14 Dec 1864).
Brithe Knudsdr is also the mother of Ole Andreas Andersen (b. 25 APR 1849), who is the father of your grandma Ingaborg Anna Anderson (b. 1896).

=> Anders Svor and Ingaborg Anna Anderson are first cousins.

Ingaborg Anna's parents must at some time have emigrated to America, because her two brothers Anders b 1885 and Egil b 1887 are listed as born in America. The family must have returned to Norway between 1887-1893, when her brother Ingvald are born.

Earlier; you mentioned "Synnove Lathe".
In census-1900 where you find Ingeborg Anna; there's a Jakob Jensen Lothe listed, who is the son of Synneve Eriksdatter.
Synneve is prob. a daughter of Erik Larsen Brendefur, and thus a sister of Oline Eriksdatter. Synneve is noted as "Madame teacher Lothe". Her husband (teacher Jens Lothe?) is absent.

=> Jakob Jensen Lothe and Ingaborg Anna Anderson are first cousins.

You'll find a lot of Brendefur in Hornindal which are probably related to this family.

Jan Peter

Reply author: Charlotte Knutsen
Replied on: 05/02/2010 07:37:06
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All of this information is correct, thank you so much, I do believe i will have alot more luck going with my Grandma Ingaborg's relatives instead of my grandpa's.

Reply author: eibache
Replied on: 06/02/2010 06:25:12
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All of this information is correct, thank you so much, I do believe i will have alot more luck going with my Grandma Ingaborg's relatives instead of my grandpa's.

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Reply author: Charlotte Knutsen
Replied on: 08/02/2010 05:49:20
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Grandpa Leif Aaumund Ludvigsen is who I mean.

Reply author: eibache
Replied on: 08/02/2010 09:27:50
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Do you know that Ingaborg Anna Olsdatter grandparents, i.e. Anders Olsen (her grandfathers father) and and Ingeborg Olsdatter (her grandmothers mother) were siblings and that Ragnilde Olsdatter (your mothers grandmother) was their sister?

Reply author: Charlotte Knutsen
Replied on: 13/02/2010 05:56:21
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As I may have mentioned I have located an Anders Svor through google. I told him about my grandma Ingaborgh Ann and he did some research and wrote back to me stating that we are indeed related. Even after sending him two seperate emails, he hasn't responded since. I would think that this info from him would open some doors for me, but I feel I've hit a dead end with him as he hasn't written back. I so appreciate all of your help and I will continue my research with info that has been provided to me on this site.

Charlotte Knutsen

Reply author: analise
Replied on: 06/12/2011 02:13:31
Message:

Hi Charlotte,

I might have a few relatives in commom, and thought I'd pass on my research!

Leif Aamund Knutsen is my great-great uncle. One of his brothers, Morris, married my great grandma (Anna Giesler). I have Leif listed as having 5 children: Leif, Ida, Iris, Ruth and Elmer. These are cousins to my grandma (Anna/Morris's daughter). I vaguely remember photo's of Ruth, Iris and my grandma. Grandma is living, but I couldn't be certain about the cousins.


It sounds like I'm one generation under you (I'm 28).

Here's a link to the family tree I have put together on MyHeritage: http://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-74591591/moats.

*UPDATE* I found a prison/court record for Leif A Knutson with some very interesting information! I can email the files if wanted... just let me know


Let me know if anything helps!
Good luck with your searching!
Analise Moats

analisemichele@yahoo.com

Reply author: Trond Olav
Replied on: 09/01/2012 15:59:16
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I am great-grandson of Ingeborg`s cousin Oline Serine Larsdatter Brendefur.

Ingeborg Anna`s mother Oline Serine Eriksdatter Brendefur was sister of my great-great grandfather Lars Eriksen Brendefur. The siblings were:

1. Brite Laurentse Eriksdatter Brendefur 1850-1924
married to Rasmus Abrahamsen Solheim 1846-1920
They were farmers in Hornindal.

2. Elisa Eriksdatter Brendefur 1853-1934
married to Lars Olsen Flore 1850-1913
They were farmers in Minnesota.

3. Lars Eriksen Brendefur 1855-1946
married to Karoline Marie Hansdatter Åsebøstøl 1863-1932
They were farmers in Eid.

4. Synnøve Eriksdatter Brendefur 1861-1861

5. Synnøve Eriksdatter Brendefur 1862-1951
married to Jens Jakobsen Lothe 1963-1944
Teacher in Volda and Ålesund.

6. Ingeborg Eriksdatter Brendefur 1865-1955
married to Lars Larsen Tomasgaard 1865-1946
They were farmers in Hornindal.

Of Ingeborg Anna`s siblings I know these:

1. Anders Julius Anderson 1885-1904
Born i Minnesota and died in Washington.

2. Egil Bertinus Anderson 1887-1975
Married to his cousin Ingeborg Tomasgaard 1902-1990
He was born in Minnesota, and died in Ålesund.

3. Ingvald Ludvig Anderson 1893-1960
married to Juliana Ringstad 1896-1978
Born in Norway, and died in Washington.

The parents at Brendefur was Erik Larsen Brendefur 1826-1912 and Ingeborg Olsdatter Seljeset 1825-1907.
I have pictures of them. I also have a picture of Erik`s father Lars Eriksen Brendefur 1782-1878.

Best regards Trond Olav Flo
Norway

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