Re: Martin Anderson/Gurina Olson from Norway 1900
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In reply to:
Martin Anderson/Gurina Olson from Norway 1900
Jacque Davis 9/09/06
Passenger manifest of the ship Lucania shows it departed Liverpool 30 May 1903 and arrived at the Port of New York on 8 Jun 1903, carrying
MARTIN ANDERSON, age 29, farmer, Country of Nationality Norway, last residence Stavanger, Norway. He had been in US before, at Shabbona IL (possibly in 1898).
Gurine, 28, wife
Ansgar, 2 1/2, child
Oskar, infant
Their destination was Shabbona IL, friend M. L. Ronlid.
They had $100 with them.
1910 census of Big Rock, Kane Co IL:
MARTIN ANDERSON, 35 NOR NOR NOR, RR Section Foreman
Gurine, wife, 34 NOR NOR NOR
Anska, son, 9 NOR NOR NOR
Otto, son, 7 NOR NOR NOR
Agnes, dau, 5 IL NOR NOR
Margaret, dau, 4 IL NOR NOR
Mildred, dau, 1 9/12 IL NOR NOR
1920 census of Big Rock shows family minus Ansgar and adds son Ralph, then aged 3 11/12, b IL.
1930 Big Rock shows Martin, Gurine and Ralph (14).
Martin and Gurine were married around 1899.
Martin and Gurine's death records may show where they were born and give their parents' names.Their children's marriage license applications may also show Martin and Gurine's birthplaces.Newspaper obits may contain some good information.