Hi,
Does anyone have any hints for this gentleman? I have posted him, however,
I am not sure that is just what he is looking for. Seems like he may have
hit a brick wall.
Thanks Cilla
-----Original Message-----
From: Arne H Trelvik [SMTP:atrelvik@one.net]
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 8:46 AM
To: cilla(a)execpc.com
Subject: Peder Myre [Johansen] - Helgeland to America [maybe to Menasha,
Winnebago Wisc???]
This is a "longshot" effort to find out what became of a Peder Myre
Johansen
who emigrated from Aunet, Somna, Nordland, Norway in 1880.
The family of his great great grand daughter in Norway would like to learn
what became of him and if he had any family in the USA.
Unfortunately, I don't have any clues on what name he took in the USA or
where he was heading to.
Family in the 1865 census is at
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/wc/webcens.exe?slag=n&filename=arki
vver
ket/ft1865/f61814&variabel=16&postnr=1664&fulle=true&spraak=
Family in the 1875 census is at
http://draug.rhd.isv.uit.no/ftsoek/ftsoek.asp?kommando=bosted&ftaar=1875
&spr
aak=norsk_bokmal&kommnr=1814&kretsnr=004&bostnr=0006&leilnr=00
A "POSSIBLE" match in the Trondheim Emigrant List is at
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/wc/webcens.exe?slag=n&filename=arki
vver
ket/EMITROND&variabel=5&postnr=22325&fulle=true&spraak=
The emigrant list shows a 21 year old Peder Johansen leaving for Menasha,
Wisc in 1880
Peder is listed in the Soma bygdebok as shown below.
If you would have any information on Peder Myre or suggestions on tracking
him
down, his Norwegian family would be very grateful.
Thanks,
Arne Trelvik
Lebanon, Ohio
The following information is from Somna Slekt I-IV, (Vik i Helgeland,
1997), Tor Mathisen, Editor. Aunet bruk 1:19, page 241.
Peder Myre f. 1859. Til Amerika 1880. der i 1908. Han hadde ei dtr. Emma
Klaudine f. 1878 d. 1948 g. Ole Kristian Angell Olsen [fra Reinfjord store
bruk 4]. Bosted Royrmarka bruk 5 og (Husoya under Buroya) Torget ytre Bro.
Mor var Anne Mortensdtr. Stein-Viksjoen f. ca. 1853. Emma vokste opp hos
farfaren.
Peder Myre is listed as the first born son of Johan Pedersen from Baustad
ytre bruk 2, f. 1829 d. 1892 g. 1858 Oline Katrine Jensdtr. from Skalvika
bruk 2 f. 1828 d. 1908. Johan is listed as the bruker for Aunet bruk 1
from
1859 to 1892. Johan and Oline had 5 children.