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ellen
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  13:04:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Arthur Solvang born in Norway 19.12 1920 and came to usa about 1940. he died in Brooklyn in 1961.
He married Paula Smith and they got two children. One was called Arthur David Solvang.
That is all i know and will be very pleased if someone should have more to tell me.

Ellen Tangen

AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  16:22:11  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
So is this the person you are looking for? I see you are from Norway. Do you know his Norwegian history? Are you looking for more information on his Norwegian life or on his life in America?

Arthur Solvang
in the U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Name Arthur Solvang
Gender Male
Birth Date 1920
Death Date 1961
Cemetery The Evergreens Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States of America
Has Bio? Y

FAG
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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  16:26:51  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Arthur Solvang
in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name Arthur Solvang
Race White
Age 22
[22]
Birth Date 20 Dec 1920
Birth Place Bergen, Norway
Registration Date 17 Jun 1943
Registration Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Employer None
Height 5 7
Weight 140
Complexion Light
Hair Color Blonde
Eye Color Blue
Household Members (Name)
Arthur Solvang

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/records/193705154

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Edited by - AntonH on 31/12/2025 16:44:14
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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  16:33:16  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
A Family Tree on Ancestry.com identifies his as

Arthur Torkelsen Solvang
BIRTH 20 DEC 1920 • Bergen, Norway
DEATH 28 AUG 1961 • Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, USA

but does not give any parents for him.

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/173984301/person/212592825581/facts?_phsrc=jIi3&_phstart=successSource
Edited by - AntonH on 31/12/2025 16:33:41
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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  16:36:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
He apparently had two children, one who is listed as Private and this one.

Arthur David / Dave Smith Solvang of Brooklyn
BIRTH 12 AUG 1955 • Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, USA
DEATH 1 FEB 2024 • Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, USA

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/173984301/person/212592825517/facts
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AntonH
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  16:39:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here is a link to his Naturalization Document. It is on Family Search so free with a registration.

Arthur Solvang
Migration • New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991
Name Arthur Solvang
Event Type Naturalization
Event Date 15 Jan 1952
Event Place Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Event Place (Original) Brooklyn, New York
Certificate Number 483663
Affiliate Publication Number 576072
Affiliate Publication Title Petitions for Naturalization, 1865-1991; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:62WR-2JVM?lang=en

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMJ-29MZ-Y?view=index&cc=2060123&lang=en&groupId=
Edited by - AntonH on 31/12/2025 16:41:22
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AntonH
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  16:48:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Apparently arrived in 1948? Lists him as being born in Sandviken, Norway, which might pin down his birth place. Last name is listed as Torkelsen in several places. Also was a seaman and is found as a crewman on several ships.

Arthur Solvang
in the U.S., WWII Alien Registration, 1940-1955
Name Arthur Solvang
Birth Date 20 Dec 1920
Birth Place Strandvik, Norway
Arrival Date 1 Apr 1948
Arrival Place Rouses
Document ID Number S078b00493
Alien Registration Number A9526231
Visa I325288
Others Listed (Name) Document ID Number
Arthur Solvang S078b00493

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/63303/records/7494898?tid=173984301&pid=212592825581&queryId=ef5d7008-391f-4112-a3ea-35909bbdfa0a&_phsrc=jIi4&_phstart=successSource
Edited by - AntonH on 31/12/2025 16:49:18
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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  16:51:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Arthur Solvang
in the New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
Name Arthur Solvang
Gender Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality Scandinavian
Age 19
Birth Date abt 1921
Departure Port Santos, Brazil
Arrival Date 24 Oct 1940
Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
Ship Name Ogna

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7488/records/1006171209?tid=173984301&pid=212592825581&queryId=745d95f6-314c-4fb4-82af-ec2400ed9d2f&_phsrc=jIi5&_phstart=successSource
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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  16:54:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Probably the same man but under the name Torkelsen.

Arthur Torkelsen
in the New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
Name Arthur Torkelsen
Gender Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality Scandinavian
Age 22
Birth Date abt 1920
Departure Port Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santos, Brazil
Arrival Date 31 Jul 1942
Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
Ship Name Trafalgar

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7488/records/1007405307?tid=173984301&pid=212592825581&queryId=74a0802b-1f53-4ee9-98b5-d398ff38e1a5&_phsrc=jIi7&_phstart=successSource
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ToreL
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Norway
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  20:18:00  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here he is in a register of Norwegian sailors during WWII:

https://www.krigsseilerregisteret.no/sjofolk/601397

Birth place Baldersheiim is close to Strandvik, given in the U.S., WWII Alien Registration. Father's name Thorleif is wrong, at least according to Soga om Fusa, Hålandsdal og Standvik, which lists Torkel Olai Amandus Samuelson Solvang as his father.
Edited by - ToreL on 01/01/2026 18:31:20
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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  21:23:47  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
From Ancestry.com Family Tree

Burial
1 Sep 1961 • Mount of Olives, lot 7194; The Evergreens Cemetery Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
"The deed in the cemetery's office says the plot was purchased by Paula Solvang. From family lore we know this was Arthur's wife, her maiden name is Smith, and that she later remarried and moved to Portugal, where we assume she is buried. –Eli Kaufman
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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  21:29:51  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Some information about the son.

Arthur Solvang
in the New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965Name Arthur Solvang
Birth Date 12 Aug 1955
Birth Place Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Certificate Number 34636

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61457/records/8343042?tid=173984301&pid=212592825517&queryId=c84bf45f-448f-405d-8b73-ff32344be676&_phsrc=Tzs7&_phstart=successSource
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AntonH
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  21:33:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Arthur D Solvang
in the New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018
Name Arthur D Solvang
Gender Male
Marriage License Date 1982
Marriage License Place Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
Muriel A Reilly
License Number 7886

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61406/records/3326735
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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  21:35:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Arthur D Solvang
in the U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
Name Arthur D Solvang
[Arthur Solvang]
Birth Date 12 Aug 1955
Residence Date 1984
Address 23 Bay Ridge Av
Residence Brooklyn, NY
Postal Code 11220
Second Residence Date 1993
Second Address 73 Bay Ridge Ave
Second Residence Brooklyn, NY
Second Postal Code 11220-5003

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1788/records/301232038
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AntonH
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  21:49:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Probably the second marriage of Paula Smith, shortly after her first husband Arthur Solvang died.

Paula Solvang
in the New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018
Name Paula Solvang
Gender Female
Marriage License Date 1968
Marriage License Place Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
Manuiel Pinheiro
License Number 12747

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61406/records/902549533
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AntonH
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Posted - 31/12/2025 :  21:57:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Marriage license from New York but married in New Jersey 16 years later. I do not know what that means.

Paula Smith
in the New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016
Name Paula Smith
Maiden Name Smith
Gender Female
Marriage Date Aug 1984
Marriage Place Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Spouse
Manuel J Pinheiro
Certificate Number 90513

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61253/records/1084255788
Edited by - AntonH on 31/12/2025 21:58:51
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