Harold William Hegemen

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gj17123
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Harold William Hegemen

Legg inn av gj17123 » 14 okt 2012 07:32:03

Jeg fikk en henvendelse fra en amerikaner som leter etter sin norske familie:

I know very little about my family. I know that my father was Norweign, born in New York and returned to Norway as an infant. He then returned to the US with family when he was about 12 years old. That was about 1933. His name was Harold William (or William Harold) Hegemen (spelling unknown) which got changed to Johnson somewhere. He ended up in California but travelled/lived all over the US as a glass blower. By any chance do you have any family stories that may give me a clue as to who my father is?

Anthony Johnson, San Diego California


Jeg har kikket litt i digitalarkivet, men klarer ikke å komme videre. Tenker at det kan være Hegermann-familien i Agder, men det er vanskelig å få bekreftet når jeg ikke vet foreldrenes navn. Finnes det protokoller for emigrasjon i 1933? Fant bare fram til 1930.

-Magnus

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Re: Harold William Hegemen

Legg inn av gj05515 » 14 okt 2012 13:57:12

What name was he using in 1940? When was his exact date of death? Where did he die? What was his wife's name? Any information wouöld help find a place to start looking.

Brian

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Re: Harold William Hegemen

Legg inn av Tom Kaasen » 14 okt 2012 14:42:58

Ser ikke ut til å være emigrantprotokoller lenger enn til 1930, i alle fall ikke tilgjengelige på nett.

Det ville vært fint med et årstall for dødsfallet til Harold William Johnson.

mvh
Tom Kaasen

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Re: Harold William Hegemen

Legg inn av gj17123 » 15 okt 2012 05:46:35

I will tell you everything I know. My father is listed as Harold William Johnson, age 39, on my birth certificate which is dated May 5, 1956. That would make his birth year 1916 or 1917. I don't know when or where he died, but I saw him alive in 1974. At that time he was living in a small town called Aurora, just outside Chicago, Illinois. My mother told me he served in the Pacific theater in WWII. My mother's name was Mildred King, but she went by Beverly Mildred King. I seem to remember hearing my father was adopted by a Swedish family in his youth, which is where he picked up the name Johnson.


-Magnus

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Re: Harold William Hegemen

Legg inn av gj13076 » 16 okt 2012 02:02:27

Et raskt søk på Ancestry.com viser en Harold Johnsen, født i 1918, bosatt i Richmond, New York. Både i 1930 og 1940. Han er født i New York, mens foreldrene er født i Norge.

Hans far er gått bort, men hans mor er Marthine Johnsen, født rundt 1895. Hun skal ha utvandret til USA i 1913.

I samme hus finner vi også personer med etternavnet Michalsen, blant annet Alava (olava) Michalsen, som er Marthines mor, samt noen brødre.

FT1930: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse. ... en&indiv=1

FT1940: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse. ... &h=4171759

Da har man hvertfall noe å gå etter for å finne disse i Norge. Marthine er naturalisert, så der er det også mulig å få mye informasjon.

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Kari Sandberg
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Re: Harold William Hegemen

Legg inn av Kari Sandberg » 16 okt 2012 08:56:08

Legger inn Census da kun de med abonnement på Ancestry kan komme inn på lenken:


1930 United States Federal Census
about Harold Johnsen
Name:Harold Johnsen
Gender:Male
Birth Year:abt 1918
Birthplace:New York
Race:White
Home in 1930:Richmond, Richmond, New York
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Marital Status:Single
Relation to Head of House:Son
Father's Birthplace:Norway
Mother's Name:Marthius Johnsen
Mother's Birthplace:Norway
Occupation:
Education:
Military Service:
Rent/home value:
Age at first marriage:
Parents' birthplace:
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Neighbors:View others on page
Household Members:NameAge

Marthius Johnsen35
Harold Johnsen12
Edward Johnsen8
Micheal Michaelsen37
Olive Euga60


1940 United States Federal Census
about Alava Michalsen
Name:Alava Michalsen
Age:70
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1870
Gender:Female
Race:White
Birthplace:Norway
Marital Status:Widowed
Relation to Head of House:Mother
Home in 1940:New York, Richmond, New York
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Street:Arden Avenue
House Number:767
Citizenship:Alien
Sheet Number:2B
Neighbors:View others on page
Household Members:NameAge
Marthine Johnsen45
Harold Johnsen22
Edward Johnsen18
Alava Michalsen70
Michael Michalsen47

Men hvor/når kommer Hegemen/Hagemann/Hegermann e.l. inn i bildet ?

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