Norwegian Emigrant Database

Passenger Information

Name: Ouver Aslaksen Kirkegraven

Age: 54

Gender: m

Remarks: Steerage

Additional: from Kviteseid.

Ship: Brig Alert

Year: 1851

Captain: Olsen

Departure: Kragerø - May 24

Arrival: New York - July 15

Source: Roll # 101, arr. no. 944 — Transcribed by Børge Solem - 2000

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Additional information

Anne Overson Thompson (21.03.2015)

This is the family known as "Kyrkjebo" (and similar spellings) who, once immigrated, became Oberson (from Auverson) in earliest land contracts and U.S. census of family in Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA in 1860s; and also, later, Overson (Gunda, Thurman, Samuel in Yellow Medicine County in late 1800s and early 1900s).

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