Han kom til USA i 1886, jeg finner han som Sveinung i 1895 på Ancestry, men så finner jeg ikke mer om han. Kan han ha skiftet navn til Sam? Se under her.
Eller dro han til Canada som broren Halvor gjorde??
Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 about Svening Haukam
Name: Svening Haukam
Census Date: 1895
County: Swift
Locality: Edison
Birth Location: Norway
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Race: White
Roll: V290_100
Jeg finner en som heter Sam Haukom, født og emigrert har et avvik på 1 år. Kan dette være han? Jeg har en teori om at Sveinung var vanskelig å uttale på engelsk, så endret han navnet til Sam/Samuel.
1910 United States Federal Census about Sam Houkom
Name: Sam Houkom
Age in 1910: 35
Estimated Birth Year: 1875
Birthplace: Norway
Relation to Head of House: Head
[Self (Head)]
Father's Birth Place: Norway
Mother's Birth Place: Norway
Spouse's Name: Helen Houkom
Home in 1910: Odin, McHenry, North Dakota
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of immigration: 1885
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Household Members:
Name Age
Sam Houkom 35
Helen Houkom 31
Clara Houkom 8
Bernard Houkom 7
Gertrude Houkom 4
Stanton Houkom 1 10/12
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Thelma Houkom 4/12
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North Dakota State Censuses, 1915 and 1925 about Sam Houkom
Name: Sam Houkom
County: Mchenry
Town/City: Odin
Census Year: 1915
Gender: Male
Roll: ndsc_06864
Line: 59
1920 United States Federal Census about Sam Houkom
Name: Sam Houkom
[Sam Honkom]
Home in 1920: Valhalla, Wells, North Dakota
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Norway
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
[Head]
Spouse's Name: Helen Houkom
Father's Birth Place: Norway
Mother's Birth Place: Norway
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Year of immigration: 1886
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Sam Houkom 45
Helen Houkom 41
Clara J Houkom 18
Bernhard G Houkom 16
Gertrude J Houkom 14
Stanton H Houkom 11
Thelma M Houkom 9
Agness B Houkom 8
Kennett A Houkom 3
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1930 United States Federal Census about Sam Houkom
Name: Sam Houkom
Home in 1930: Grandfield, Eddy, North Dakota
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Age: 56
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Norway
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Helen Houkom
Race: White
Occupation:
Education:
Military Service:
Rent/home value:
Age at first marriage:
Parents' birthplace:
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Household Members:
Name Age
Sam Houkom 56
Helen Houkom 51
Stanton Houkom 21
Thelma Houkom 20
Agnes Houkom 18
Kenneth Houkom 13
Vernon Houkom 8
Er det mulig å finne ut av når Helen og Sam giftet seg? Han må ha giftet seg mellom 1895 og 1910, og da sannsynligvis før Clara ble født i 1902. Det begrenser det ned til en periode på 7 år, fra 1895 til 1902.
Jeg har lett og lett, men kanskje friske øyne finner noe som jeg har oversett