[#4656] Tockle/Tucker family of Chicago, Illinois (Rev 13J

[Gjest Ralph Dellar]

Seeking to discover real family name, birthplace, parents, month/ship of emigration for my great grandmother, her 2 older brothers, and younger sister. Kristiansund is given as place of origin for all. Date of Birth (DOB), Year of Emigration (YOE) from 1900 US census; Date of Marriage (DOM) from Chicago marriage records. (Americanized spellings shown.) Updated 13Jan2001 to add brother Charles, correct YOE for William and move to the proper forum.* Charles Tucker - DOB Feb 1854; YOE 1870 (US occupation: janitor) * William Sievert Tockle/Tucker - DOB Jan 1851; DOM 14Feb1880; YOE 1876 (US occupation: janitor) * Sophia Marina Tockle - DOB 26Jan1861; DOM 23Feb1882; YOE assumed 1881 * Josephine Amalie Tucker - DOB 27Feb1868; YOE 1881 (US occupation: tailor)Parents may be Siguard Tockle (occupation: cooper), Johanna ???? Any help would be appreciated.

[Gjest Nina Møller Nordby]

Still there? Have you solved the mystery yet?There are a few farms called Tokle in Grytten parish which is in the same county as Kristiansund. Kristiansund might be the port where they left.

[Gjest Ralph Dellar]

Thanks Nina Møller Nordby, 'Still there?' Yes, just have not been monitoring this list much since 2001 when originally posted. 'Have you solved the mystery yet?' No but a Norwegian lister on the Rootsweb Norway-L list has uncovered a 'Josephine Amalie' born to a Carl Tockle (Bodtker=Cooper) through some handwritten church records for Christiansund Nye that his friend found in Oslo, and then uncovered a Charles Tode (Bodtker=Cooper) transcribed in the 1865 census for Christiansund with a daughter Sophia, son Siguard, and son Carl (among others). Unfortunately some birth years are more than a year off. (He suggests that Tode may be a transcription error of Tocle?) Since none of the parent's names match any of those passed down in 'family lore', I am suspicious - but then 'family lore' has no supporting evidence so far (though I am hoping one of my grandmother's sister's grandchildren may have inherited some key documents - I just have not found the offspring yet).My helper suggested I order FHC baptism records films for the children found in the census to discern their 'full' (multiple-first names?), and I have not had time this summer.I can post more detail at a later time, or provide them off-line.