Finding my Great Grandfather's Norwegian Name

[Anton Hagelee]

Perhaps some information on his wife Sarah will be useful. 

 

Serena Sarah Lee

 in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name:	Serena Sarah Lee
Birth Date:	dec 1853
Birth Place:	LaSalle County (La Salle), Illinois, United States of America
Death Date:	30 maj 1940 (30 May 1940)
Death Place:	Creston, Union County (Union), Iowa, United States of America
Cemetery:	Villisca Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place:	Villisca, Montgomery County (Montgomery), Iowa, United States of America
Has Bio?:	N
Father:	Andrew K. Anderson
Spouse:	Alexander Aleak Lee
Children:	Bertha O Johnson  Alexander Lee  Jennie Sophia Lee  Sadie A Danielson  Oscar Lee  Carl Frederick Lee  Amanda Larson  Albert Elman Lee  Enger Ameilia Lee  Infant Daughter Lee   Miss Sarah Anderson  in the Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 Name: Miss Sarah Anderson Gender: Female Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1873 Marriage Place: Corning, Adams Co., Iowa Spouse: Mr. Alex A. Lee FHL Film Number: 1035097 Reference ID: 2:3JT1KV7

Endret Desember 11, 2019 av Anton Hagelee

[Ann-Mary Engum]

4 minutter siden, Anton Hagelee skrev:

Perhaps some information on his wife Sarah will be useful. 

 

Serena Sarah Lee

 in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name:	Serena Sarah Lee
Birth Date:	dec 1853
Birth Place:	LaSalle County (La Salle), Illinois, United States of America
Death Date:	30 maj 1940 (30 May 1940)
Death Place:	Creston, Union County (Union), Iowa, United States of America
Cemetery:	Villisca Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place:	Villisca, Montgomery County (Montgomery), Iowa, United States of America
Has Bio?:	N
Father:	Andrew K. Anderson
Spouse:	Alexander Aleak Lee
Children:	Bertha O Johnson  Alexander Lee  Jennie Sophia Lee  Sadie A Danielson  Oscar Lee  Carl Frederick Lee  Amanda Larson  Albert Elman Lee  Enger Ameilia Lee  Infant Daughter Lee

 

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• Name: Serena Sarah Anderson
• Sex: F
• Birth: DEC 1853 in LaSalle County, Illinois
• Death: 30 MAY 1940 in ;buried Villisca Cemetery, Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa
• Person Id: I09904
• Tree Id: 243902
  
• Search for Serena Sarah Anderson in Newspapers
  479144 Possible Record Matches on Ancestry
  
  Parents
  Father:
  
• Anders Knutson\Andrew K. Anderson: Birth: 1813 in Bergland Farm #21, Ardal Parish, Norway. Death: 1911 in ;buried Washougal Cem, Washougal, Clark county,Wash
• Mother:
  
• Asa Olsdtr\Elsa Olsen: Birth: 25 JAN 1821 in Norway. Death: ABT 1855 in LaSalle County, Illinois

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Alexander Aleak Lee on ABT 1874 at __.
•  Alexander Aleak Lee: Birth: 29 SEP 1850 in Haugesund, Norway. Death: 1920 in ;buried Villisca Cemetery, Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa

Children:

1. Bertha Ocelia Lee: Birth: 15 DEC 1874 in near Strand, Adams County, Iowa. Death: 11 JUL 1901 in Creston, Union County, Iowa ;buried Cemetery, Strand, Iowa

2. Allie Lee: Birth: 1877 in Adams County, Iowa. Death: in _

3. Sarah Ann Sadie Lee: Birth: 27 JAN 1879 in near Strand, Adams County, Iowa. Death: 22 JAN 1972 in age 93 Villisca;buried Strand Cemetery, Strand, Iowa

4. Enger Lee: Birth: 22 JAN 1881 in Strand, Adams county, Ia.. Death: 1881 in infancy

5. Amanda Lee: Birth: 4 APR 1883 in near Strand, Adams County, Iowa. Death: 27 SEP 1969 in ;buried cem Villisca, Montgomery county, Ia.

6. Alexander Aleak Lee: Birth: 3 JUN 1885 in near Strand, Adams County, Iowa. Death: 4 DEC 1958 in ;buried Hilltop Cemetery, Thermopolis, Wy.

7. Mary Elizabeth Lee: Birth: 4 OCT 1888 in Strand, Adams county, Ia.. Death: 25 JAN 1979 in .;buried Glen Haven Memorial Park, San Fesrnando, Calif.

8. Carl Lee: Birth: 2 MAR 1890 in Grant, Montgomery county, Ia. ( never married). Death: 5 APR 1941 in ;buried Cem. Villisca , Montgomerty coutny, Ia.

9. Jennie Sophia Lee: Birth: 16 JAN 1892 in Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa (lives in Newton, Iowa). Death: 23 FEB 1987 in age of 95;buried Cemetery Villisca, Iowa

10. Oscar L. Lee: Birth: 11 JUL 1895 in Grant, Montgomery county, Ia. ( never married). Death: 1960 in _

11. Albert Elman Lee: Birth: 4 OCT 1901 in Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa. Death: 22 MAY 1995 in ;buried Cem. Villisca, Iowa

Notes

a.	Note:   NI09904 Note:   Serena used the name of Sarah. Seena's grandmother, Siri Anderson also us ed the neame Sarah afte she came to America.

 

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[Leif Erik Otterå]

2 timer siden, Per H Skaug skrev:

It looks like John Christian Christophersen remained in Norway, because he married in Sveio on the 26th of March, 1876 https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/7066/36966/12 Maybe he changed his mind, and did not emigrate after all (or returned, for that matter)?

 

In other words, it is unlikely that it is worth looking for him in the US to help us dentify Aslak (unless he emigrated later).

 

You are right about John Christian. But there is another "neighbor" in the passenger list: Anders Haldorsen Tjernagel (number 206). He is the same age as Aslak, and Tjernagel is very close to Nunslimyr in Sveio. They are listed side by side, so probably they travelled together?

[Grethe Flood]

http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_list.asp?jo=739&ps=39105

 

Passenger list 1870 - bark Hebe

Captain Departure Arrival Source   B. Hansen Stavanger May 17 Quebec June 30 NAC C-4525 list 62

[Anton Hagelee]

Good find Ann-Mary. There is also a tree on Ancestry.com for this family. Same father for Sarah and same birth location but different birth date. 

 

Andrew Knutson Anderson birth 19 Sept 1820, place Bergland farm #31  Ardal paris Norway. 

 

Worth exploring with my usual disclaimer. Ancestry.com trees are very unreliable. 

Endret Desember 11, 2019 av Anton Hagelee

[Leif Erik Otterå]

8 minutter siden, Ann-Mary Engum skrev:

Parents
Father:

• Anders Knutson\Andrew K. Anderson: Birth: 1813 in Bergland Farm #21, Ardal Parish, Norway. Death: 1911 in ;buried Washougal Cem, Washougal, Clark county,Wash

 

But this man, Andrew K. Anderson, can very likely be the same Andrew Anderson from Hjelmeland I mentioned in post # 26, one of the first norwegian settlers in Adams County.

Bergeland and Årdal are places in Hjelmeland, near Stavanger

[Anton Hagelee]

According to the Tree on Ancestry.com Andrew Knutsen Yttrevoll was married twice, first in Norway to a Åsa Olsdatter in 1842, Likely this marriage #12 in Hjelmeland, Rogaland. 

 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20051209010320

 

The baptism record for Anders #14

 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070619630254

Endret Desember 11, 2019 av Anton Hagelee

[Anton Hagelee]

Leif is likely correct as the family is found in the 1860 and later US Census Records 

 

Andrew R Anderson

 in the 1860 United States Federal Census

Name:	Andrew R Anderson
Age:	40
Birth Year:	abt 1820
Gender:	Male
Birth Place:	Norway
Home in 1860:	Cue, Benton, Iowa
Post Office:	Lynnwood
Dwelling Number:	1376
Family Number:	1256
Occupation:	Farmer
Real Estate Value:	2400
Personal Estate Value:	520
Household Members:	Name Age Andrew R Anderson 40 Ann Anderson 22 Cautte Anderson 17 Olice Anderson 12 Andrew Anderson 9 Serena Anderson 5 Inger Anderson 4 Mary Anderson 6/12

[Anton Hagelee]

This is likely the arrival of Aslak Aslakson Nunlie in 1870.

 

Aslak Aslaksen Nunslie

 in the Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935

 

Name:	Aslak Aslaksen Nunslie
Gender:	Male
Arrival Age:	19
Birth Year:	abt 1851
Departure Port:	Stavanger, Norway
Arrival Date:	29 Jun 1870
Arrival Port:	Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Vessel:	Hebe

 

 

 

Not such a big stretch to Alexander Lee,  My grandfather went from Høgeli to Hagelee

Endret Desember 11, 2019 av Anton Hagelee

[Grethe Flood]

Slettet. 

Endret Desember 12, 2019 av Grethe Flood

[Anton Hagelee]

Other arrival dates 

 

1900 US Census for Aleak Lee

Imigration year 1870

 

1910 US Census for Alek See (Lee)

Imigration year 1870

 

1920 US Census for Alex Lee 

Imigration year 1870

 

[Egil Johannessen]

4 timer siden, Anton Hagelee skrev:

This is likely the arrival of Aslak Aslakson Nunlie in 1870.

 

Aslak Aslaksen Nunslie

 in the Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935

 

Name:	Aslak Aslaksen Nunslie
Gender:	Male
Arrival Age:	19
Birth Year:	abt 1851
Departure Port:	Stavanger, Norway
Arrival Date:	29 Jun 1870
Arrival Port:	Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Vessel:	Hebe

 

See post # 38

 

2 timer siden, Anton Hagelee skrev:

Other arrival dates 

 

1900 US Census for Aleak Lee

Imigration year 1870

 

1910 US Census for Alek See (Lee)

Imigration year 1870

 

1920 US Census for Alex Lee 

Imigration year 1870

 

See post # 17

 

Sitat

 

I see from census 1900 it states he's not naturalized, however 1910 census states he was and the same for 1920 census where it also states he was naturalized 1880.

 

In all of the census' mentioned it states immigration year 1870.

 

 

 

 

Endret Desember 12, 2019 av Egil Johannessen

[Gisle Hersvik]

...om årstalet er 1870, kan han ha surra rundt i Québec/Canada nokre dager før han reise vidare til USA?

...kom til Québec 29.6, vidare til USA 11.7?

...var det vanleg at dette gjekk raskare for seg?

[Leif Erik Otterå]

På 11.12.2019 den 1.04, Darin Lee skrev:

 

[Obituary attached]

 

Darin

Alexander Lee obituary.pdf 658 kB · 20 downloads

 

As I can see, this obituary is the only source that states 1869 as the immigration year. The explanation can be as follows: When Aleak died in 1920 his wife, children or grandchildren probably did not have any written documentation of his immigration. Probably they have been told that Aleak was 19 years old when he came. They knew he was born in 1850, so they have deduced the year 1869. In fact, he was almost 20 years old. It was not unusual to say a certain age a few months before the actual birth date. If we can prove that Aslak and Aleak is the same person, then we have also proved that his immigration year was 1870. The date July 11, we also have no documentation of. Aleak himself can have remembered this date as the time he actually came to the US?

[Bjarne Rosenstrøm]

Aslak Aslaksen Nunslid is mentioned in the newspaper "Norsk Kundgjørelsestidende" on January 29th 1892: https://www.nb.no/search?q="aslak aslaksen nunslid"&mediatype=aviser&sort=dateasc

 

His name is found near the end of the list

 

 

Endret Desember 12, 2019 av Bjarne Rosenstrøm
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[Gisle Hersvik]

Det var litt av ei liste :-)

Samson Aslakson synes å vere ein eldre halvbror av Aslak Aslakson; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWDJ-KNL

- foreldra gifte seg i 1809; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW4Q-VQH

- truleg same Aslak som gifte seg oppatt i 1846 med Alis; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW4Q-ML2

 

SAB, Finnås sokneprestembete, H/Ha/Haa/Haaa/L0004: Ministerialbok nr. A 4, 1804-1830, s. 77
Arkivreferanse SAB/A-99925/H/Ha/Haa/Haaa/L0004
Permanent bilde-ID: kb20070507610574
Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070507610574
Permanent bildelenke: http://urn.digitalarkivet.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070507610574.jpg
 

FaG; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95661004 (og andre kona hans; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95661005/sigrid-aslakson)

Endret Desember 12, 2019 av Gisle Hersvik
FaG

[Per.H.Skaug]

Maybe this is Samson at the census in Forest, Winnebago, Iowa in 1880 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYB-3N2?i=10&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMDL5-4QP

 

Samson Aslakson Rødmyr could be S H Reygmyr, then presumably married to Inger and father of Betsey, married to Isaac Halvorsen. That would be the same states as his younger half-brother Aslak Lee

 

Isaac Halvorsen Self Male 24 Norway

Betsey Halvorsen Wife Female 23 Illinois, United States

Annie Halvorsen Daughter Female 1 Iowa, United States

 

S H Reygmyr Father-in-law Male 64 Norway

Inger Reygmyr Mother-in-law Female 63 Norway

[Egil Johannessen]

36 minutter siden, Per H Skaug skrev:

Betsey, married to Isaac Halvorsen

 

Bertena Malinde Rygmyr Halvorsen  -  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90633925
BIRTH    1857
DEATH    1888 (aged 30–31)
BURIAL    
Oakland Cemetery
Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa, USA
PLOT    OW-145

 

1st wife of Isaac.
Daughter of S.H. Rygmyr & Inger.

[Darin Lee]

Ok just got back to the computer and you all have been busy! (Thank you!!) I'm going to go through all this and try and summarize names that are out and ones that could be and try and answer any other questions presented.  I also have an appointment tomorrow at a FamilySearch.org center here in Missouri to try and find a copy of Aleak and Sarah's marriage license and will post what I find on that as well.

[Darin Lee]

Eliminated?

-Hendik Vilhem Eriksen b. 29 Sep 1850, deserted ship in London in 1872.  (eliminated by Alex Lee's reported immigration ~1870) 

-Alexander Andreasen b. 19 Jul 1850, eliminated by death in Nov 1880.

 

Possibles?

-Aslak Aslaksen Nunslimyr b. 27 Sep 1850, emigrated from Savanger, Norway on 17 May 1870. Half brother is Samson Aslakson? (is this same person as Aslak Asklaksen Nunslid).

 

I hopefully will find Alex and Sarah's marriage licence tomorrow and will also dig some more on a naturalization record and other documents listing birth date and birth place of Haugesund.

 

I also added Sarah Anderson's obituary which notes moving from Benton County in a covered wagon when she was 5.  

SarahLeeObituary.pdf

Endret Desember 12, 2019 av Darin Lee

[Anton Hagelee]

A complicated family. I think that the person known as S H Reygmyr and is married toi Inger is not the same person as Samson Aslakson the half-brother of Aslak Alaksen (Alexander Lee) but they may be related, I think that S. H. Reygmyr is this person in the Iowa Census.

 

Stephen Peterson

 in the Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925

Name:Stephen PetersonAge:69Birth Year:abt 1816Birth Place:NorwayResidence Date:1885Residence Place:Forest, Winnebago, Iowa, USAGender:MaleMarital status:MarriedNeighbors:View others on pageHousehold Members:

Name	Age
Stephen Peterson	69
Inger Peterson	68

 

Following a Tree takes me to this person 

 

Stephen Hansen

 in the Norway, Select Baptisms, 1634-1927

Name:Stephen Hansen

Gender:Male

Baptism Date:30 jun 1816

Baptism Place:Finnås, Hordaland, Norway

Father:Hans Pedersen 

Mother:Kari Stephensdr

FHL Film Number:124502

 

Found on the right hand page 

 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070507610567

 

I would note that his mother Kari Stephensdatter may be a sister of Brithe Stephensdatter the wife of Aslam Ingebrigtsen and mother of Samson Aslamsen,  reported by Gisle Hersvik  in #66.

 

Here is a Kari Stephensdatter and her sister Brithe with their parents Stephen Clemetsen and Kari Torchelsdatter living on Rodmyr in the 1801 Census.

 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/census/person/pf01058371000984

 

 

 

 

Endret Desember 13, 2019 av Anton Hagelee

[Anton Hagelee]

On the same line, Kari Stephensdatter married Hans Pedersen in 1814.

 

Kari Stephensdr

 in the Norway, Select Marriages, 1660-1926

Name:Kari Stephensdr

Gender:Female

Marriage Date:13 nov 1814

Marriage Place:Finnås, Hordaland, Norway

Spouse:Hans Pedersen

FHL Film Number:124502

 

Second record under 13th November on the right hand page 

 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070507610556

 

And Birthe Stephensdatter married Aslak Ingebrightsen in 1809. 

 

Brithe Stephensdr

 in the Norway, Select Marriages, 1660-1926

Name:Brithe Stephensdr 

Gender:Female

Marriage Date:9 jul 1809

Marriage Place:Finnås , Hordaland, Norway

Spouse:Aslak Ingebrigthsen

FHL Film Number:124502

 

Look for the date 9th Juli in the middle of the right hand page 

 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070507610529

Endret Desember 12, 2019 av Anton Hagelee

[Anton Hagelee]

Samson Aslaksen married in 1858 in Wisconsin. 

 

Samson Aslaksen

 in the U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969

Name:Samson Aslaksen

Gender:Male

Record Type:Marriage 

Marriage Date:6 Nov 1858

Marriage Place:Scandinavia, Wisconsin, USA

Father:Aslat Ingebretsen

Mother:Bertha Heffensdaters

Spouse:Sigrid Olsdatter

Church Name:Scandinavia Lutheran Church

Church Location:Scandinavia, Wisconsin

 

Samson's mothers last name is Stephensdatter not Hefffensdatter. 

 

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[Anton Hagelee]

Some further information on Stephen Hansen (Pedersen) 

 

Stephen Hansen married Inger Gurine Baardsdatter in 1844. Number 32

 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070507620446

 

They had at least three daughters in Norway

 

Udna Karine bap Mar  20,1845 #34, died young

 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070507620301

 

Inger Nielsine bap Dec 25, 1849 #173

 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070507620347

 

Gurine Hansine bap Aug 28, 1853 #167

 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070221640034

 

 

 

 

 

Endret Desember 13, 2019 av Anton Hagelee

[Ann-Mary Engum]

19 minutter siden, Anton Hagelee skrev:

Some further information on Stephen Hansen (Pedersen) 

 

Stephen Hansen married Inger Gurine Baardsdatter in 1844. Number 32

 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070507620446

 

 

 

http://slektsforskning.com/Emigrasjon/fornavn3_menn_sveio.asp?nummer=1828