Arthur Edward THOMPSON

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; ED 176, pg 18A
• Census: 1910, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; ED 203, pg 10B
• Census: 1920, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; ED 194, pg 13B
• Census: 1920, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; ED 206, pg 33A

Notes:

I don't know where I got his death date but FindaGrave lists his burial date as 12 Feb 1926.

Census:
Ward 6, 911 West 7th Street
Edward T Thompson Head M 35 Jun 1864 Illinois m. 10 yrs.
Isabelle Thompson Wife F 32 Apr 1868 Minnesota 2/2 children
Harry M Thompson Son M 8 Oct 1891 Iowa
Arthur E Thompson Son M 7 Feb 1893 Iowa
Harry Brockman Servant M 20 Aug 1879 Iowa
Edwin and Harry are druggists.

Census:
Ward 6, 1620 Rebecca Street
Edwin T Thompson Head M 45 Illinois m. 20 yrs.
Isabell Thompson Wife F 42 Minnesota 2/2 children
Auther Thompson Son M 17 Iowa
Edwin orks in a drug store.

Census:
Precinct 1
Edwin is listed alone but married on Rebecca Street. This whole page has been X'd out and there is no date.

Census:
Precinct 4
Edwin is listed alone but married on Rebecca Street. He is the only listing on this page and there is no date.

Edwin married Isabella ERIKSEN on 10 Oct 1890 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA. Isabella (daughter of Elev ERIKSEN and Mari BOTOLVSDATTER) was born on 13 Apr 1868 in , , Minnesota, USA; died on 21 Nov 1927 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; was buried on 23 Nov 1927 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Ingar Eriksen

Other Events:

• Name: Eilef Eriksen
• Immigration: 1861
• Census: 7 Jul 1870, Snoqualmie, King, Washington, USA; pg 30, f/d 238/313
• Census: 1880, , Woodbury, Iowa, USA; ED 239, pg 8 (332D)
• Census: 1885, , Woodbury, Iowa, USA; pg 14 (526)
• Census: 1895, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; pg 946, fam #35
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; ED 175, pg 114

Notes:

I have no idea where all these children were for the 1870 Census. It's possible that we have mixed two families or that Elev had more than one wife. Almost every record that gives a surname for Mari, gives a different one. I can only be sure of the 1880 census that includes Erik. It wouldn't make sense for them to have one child, jump to 6 children and then back to one. The 1880 adds in Bottle Iversen in the next household. Is this Mari's father? If so, it ties the two families together.
If there are two families, Elev, Mary Botolvsdatter/Iverson and Anna are the first family with Elev, Mari Berg/Berkan and the rest of the children as the second family. Unfortunately, this is what happens when you don't record sources and/or accept help from other researchers who don't supply sources.

I believe the proper way to display the places in Norway would be similar to Sterb, Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Aurland is a kommune, a municipality, similar to a township. Sogn og Fjordane is a fylke and is similar to a county. Sterb would be a village or maybe a farm. The places marked with an asterisk * do not exist in my database of places spelled as they are in my locations. Some of them may be in a different kommune or fylke.

The historical Norwegian naming pattern is pretty straight-forward. The child has a given name and surname that is made up of his/her father's name with the suffix sen (for boys) or datter/dtr (for girls). Therefore, our Elev (or Eilef) is the son of Erik (the son of Eilef) and our Mari is the daughter of Botolv (the son of Ivar). When these families came to America, they had to settle on one surname for the entire family. In some cases, siblings used different surnames. Too, their names were "Americanized" sen became son - Erickson - and datters became the sons of their grandfathers - Mari Iverson. [For my Norwegian friends: I know very little of your customs so I have made this as simple as possible for the folks who know nothing.]

Immigration:
From Norway

Census:
Squak and Snoqualmie
E Erickson M 40 Norway
Mary Erickson F 33 Norway
Anne Erickson F 20 Norway
Elev is a corn laborer.

Census:
Lakeport Township
Eleve Erickson Self M 51 Norway
Mary Erickson Wife F 49 Norway
Erick Erickson Son M 22 Norway
Unnie Erickson Dau F 16 Norway
Bottle Erickson Son M 15 Norway
Isabell Erickson Dau F 12 Minnesota
Marria Erickson Dau F 7 Minnesota
Ella Erickson Dau F 6 Iowa

The next household is
Bottle Irveson Other M 86 Norway
Is this Mari's father?

Census:
West Fork Township
Elev Erickson M 56 Norway
Mary Erickson F 54 Norway
Anna Erickson F 33 Norway

Census:
Ward 8
Elev Erickson M 66 Norway laborer Lutheran
Mary Erickson F 64 Norway Lutheran
Jennie Erickson F 32 Minnesota Lutheran

Census:
5th Ward, 2910 Seech Street
Dorum, Aaron head W M Apr 1855 45 M 13 Nor Nor Nor 1871 RR laborer Owns
Nellie wife W F May 1861 40 M 13 Nor Nor Nor 1861 2/1
Ivor M son W M May 1894 6 S IA Nor Nor
Erickson, Elev FiL W M Aug 1828 71 M 49 Nor Nor Nor 1861
Mary MiL W F Mar 1831 69 M 49 Nor Nor Nor 1861 1/1

Elev married Mari BOTOLVSDATTER on 5 Jun 1851 in *Sterb, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway. Mari (daughter of Botolv IVARSEN and Ragnhild OLSDATTER) was born on 8 Mar 1831 in *Sterb, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway; was christened on 3 Apr 1831 in , Aurland kommune, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died on 2 May 1902 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; was buried on 3 May 1902 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Mary Iversen
• Immigration: 1861

Notes:

Immigration:
From Norway

Erik married Kari KNUTSDATTER on 8 Sep 1827 in *Sterbo, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway. Kari (daughter of Knut JONSEN and Mette MIKKELSDATTER) was born in 1796 in *Teigen, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway; died in 1867 in *Teigen, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Botolv married Ragnhild OLSDATTER in 1826 in Berdle, Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Ragnhild (daughter of Ole ANFINSEN and Ane ALFSDATTER) was born in 1788 in *Veum, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway; died in Deceased in , , , Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Berdie, Aurland