Frank Olsen f. 1888 i Mosjøen - emigrert ut fra Narvik 1907

[Bodil Gunn Haugli]

Dette tror jeg er en "nøtt". Jeg etterlyser min grandonkels liv i Amerika.
Ved folketellingen i 1910 er han reist til Amerika. Se link:
http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/ft ... 6896002560

Han ankom Quebec med reisemål Sacred Heart 15 juni 1907 med skipet "Victorian". Se link for de som er medlem i Ancestry.com:
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse. ... &h=2969312

Det ser ut til at det er en onkel med navn L. Johansen som har betalt for reisen. Ut over dette har vi kun et foto av ham i marineuniform tatt ca 1916 (1917?) i USA. Jeg har funnet en del linker i USA som kan tyde på at han muligens var på et skip med navn "Sheridan", men fantes det et slikt marinefartøy i USA under første verdenskrig - vet at det var et under 2 WW. Vi tror ikke han var gift der borte. Han kom iallefall tilbake på 1920-tallet, giftet seg og fikk barn, og deretter er hans liv kjent. Men hans etterkommere kan ikke gi noe mere (hittil) opplysninger om tiden i USA enn fotografiet av ham i uniform. Finnes det kanskje noen nettsteder hvor man kan søke på innrullerte utenlandske menn i marinen fra 1917 i Amerika? Han bør vel muligens finnes på noen folketellinger i løpet av de kanskje 15 årene han var i USA?
Håper på svar eller tips.

Vennlig hilsen
Bodil Haugli

[gj05515]

Here is the World War One draft registration for:

Frank Ninian Olson
Born 30 Mar 1888 in Narvik, Norway
Living in Sacred Heart, Renville county, Minnesota in 1917

[gj05515]

Roster of the Men and Women who served in the Army or Naval Service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 Volume 3 Larkee to Rice


Name: Frank Ninian Olson
Army #: 1,249,424
Registrant: yes, not given
Birth Place: place not given
Birth Date: - - 1888
Parent's Origin: of (nationality of parents not given)
Occupation: not given
Comment: enlisted in the Navy at Minneapolis, Minn., on April 19, 1918; served at Navy Rifle Range, Camp Logan, Ill., to May 8, 1918; Navy Rifle Range, Glenburnie, Md., to Nov. 11, 1918. Grade: Seaman 2nd Class, 206 days. Released from active duty at Glenburnie, Md., on Jan. 25, 1919, as a Seaman 2nd Class.

[gj05515]

Passport application:

The picture on the left is NOT Frank Olson, his picture is on the following page.

[gj05515]

The left side shows the second page of his passport application, with his photo.

[Bodil Gunn Haugli]

Thank you Brian - just the kind of informations I wanted. This is so great! I have no infomations that he was married during his years i USA - or had any children over there. But I doubt it - his children in Norway should know if that was a fact.

[gj05515]

Birth #19 confirms the exact date of birth (30 Mar 1888) and the middle name "Ninian".

His mother is listed as Anne Johansdsatter, so that the uncle in America (Laurentz ? Johansen) his mother's brother is.

Kildeinformasjon: Nordland fylke, Mosjøen Ladested i Vefsn, Ministerialbok nr. 820A17 (1880-1903), Fødte og døpte 1888, side 26.
Permanent sidelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?i ... x_side=-30

[Bodil Gunn Haugli]

The man who identified him as Frank Olsen was his brother Martin Olausen. Funny he did not tell his father and mothers name.

[Bodil Gunn Haugli]

Yes Brian - we think the man was his mothers brother - where did you find the name Laurent? His mothers parents were not married, and we are now trying to find out how many siblings she had. I a.m surprised over how many informations it is possible to find

[gj05515]

Hi Bodil,

If you look at the passenger list (#17), it looks like "Laurenz" or "Laurents" was added to the letter "L".

[Bodil Gunn Haugli]

Yes, I can see that now - you have very good eyes. Supert