Nelle Bertine Eriksdatter Vik1

F, b. 30 October 1872, d. 25 September 1949
Nelle Anderson f. Vik (1872-1949)
Father*Erik Sjursen Vik1 (24 Nov 1836-3 Jan 1922)
Mother*Brita Iversdatter Bø1 (20 Jan 1834-9 Jan 1910)
RelationshipGreat-grandaunt of Barbara Joyce Zanzig
ChartsErik Sjursen and Brithe Iversdatter's Descendants
     Nelle Bertine Eriksdatter Vik was born on 30 October 1872 at Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane, NorwayB,G, the birth order of Nelle and her twin is not known.1,2 She was the daughter of Erik Sjursen Vik and Brita Iversdatter Bø.1

     Nelle Bertine Eriksdatter Vik married Andrew Anderson, son of Anthon Klausson Dispen and Brithe Larsdatter Lindvig, on 26 May 1898 at Johanneskirken, Bergen, Bergen, NorwayB,G, at age 25.3,4,5,6,7
     Nelle Bertine Eriksdatter Vik died on 25 September 1949 at Clarkfield Village, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USAB,G, at age 76 after being hit by a car.1,8 She was buried at Clarkfield Cemetery, Clarkfield, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USAB,G.9
     She was a midwife. The photo shows Oline, her sister Nelle, Alma and Bertha Henden and Bertine Waldrof in 1905.

"Nelle, 6th of the 7 Sisters, married Andrew Anderson [sic], came to America in the 1890's and he was a shoemaker in Clarkfield until his retirement. They had no children. One adopted daughter, Bertine (Mrs. Lefty Becker) living in Mpls. Nelle was the twin." -- History of my mother's side of the family, Ragnvald Vick (1965.)10

"Nelle was a tiny woman, who acted as a midwife in Clarkfield, MN. Nellemoste and Skomaker were married in Norway but took the ship for America right away because Nelle's father, Erik Grønevik, did not like Skomaker as a son-in-law. (Letter dated 1980 from Mrs. Arden Jurgenson.) She and her husband raised a baby, Bertine, to adulthood. In 1950, Nelle was killed by a car in the street in front of her house." -- Grønevik, Alma Henden Stewart (1987.)11

Locations

Census1891Stryn, Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane, NorwayB,G,12
Immigration26 May 1898USAB,G, from Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway13
Census5 June 1900Clarkfield Village, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USAB,G,14
Census15 April 1910Clarkfield Village, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USAB,G,6
Census21 January 1920Clarkfield, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USAB,G,15
Census2 April 1930Clarkfield Village, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USAB,G,5
Census23 April 1940Clarkfield Village, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USAB,G,16
Last Edited10 Sep 2020

Citations

  1. [S387] Alma Stewart and Betty Stewart, Family File, Henden, online n.p. (Eugene, Oregon), 1999.
  2. [S377] "Norway, Sogn og Fjordane, Baptisms in Stryn 1844-1877" , index, Digitalarkivet, Digitalarkivet, URL https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/: 2001, citing Rune Bergesen and Svend Stensen.
  3. [S1037] "Norway, Sogn og Fjordane, Nedstryn in Stryn, Parish register (official) nr. B 1 (1878-1907)", Database and images, Digitalarkivet, Digitalarkivet, URL https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/source/4550: 2006, Anders Antonsen and Nelle Bertine Eriksdtr, no. 0, Marriage records 1897-1899, page 117, viewed 27 May 2014. Also recorded at Johanneskirken, Bergen; see separate citation, citing Norway Statsarkivet i Bergen.
  4. [S1459] "Norway, Bergen county, Johannes, Parish register (official) nr. D 1 (1885-1912)", index and images, marriages only, Digitalarkivet, Digitalarkivet, URL https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/source/308: 2005, Anders Antonsen Dispen and Nelle Bertine Eriksdtr Vik, no. 31, viewed 27 May 2014, citing Statsarkivet i Bergen.
  5. [S684] 1930 United States Federal Census (MN, Yellow Medicine), Yellow Medicine Co., Minnesota, population schedule, Heritage Quest, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/), Andrew Anderson; citing Roll T626_1135, FHL film no. 2340870.
  6. [S628] 1910 US Census MN, Yellow Medicine, Yellow Medicine Co., Minnesota, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com), Andrew Anderson household, Clarkfield Village, ED 184, sheet 1A (image 1/13), dwelling 5, family 5; citing Roll T624_729.
  7. [S1868] "Norway, Johanneskirken Sokneprestembete (Church book from Johannes parish) 1885-1912 (1301M6)", index and images, Digitalarkivet, Digitalarkivet, URL https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/source/308: 2017, Anders Antonsen Dispen-Nille Bertine Eriksd Vik, SAB, Johanneskirken Sokneprestembete, H/Haa/L0012: Parish register (official) no. D 1, 1885-1912, p. 78, no. 31, Quick link: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20050512030241, accessed 10 Sep 2020, citing Statsarkivet i Bergen.
  8. [S489] Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Death Certificates Index, online http://people.mnhs.org/dci, Minnesota Death Certificates Index, Mrs. Nellie Anderson, CertID# 1949-MN-018332.
  9. [S1383] FindAGrave.com, FindAGrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, various dates, Nellie Anderson, Clarkfield Cemetery, Clarkfield, MN, Find-a-grave memorial #39235542 with picture.
  10. [S370] History of my mother's side of the family, 1965, photocopy, about 1965, Collection of Barbara Zanzig, Bothell, King, Washington, USA.
  11. [S369] Grønevik, photocopy, 1987, Collection of Barbara Zanzig, Bothell, King, Washington, USA.
  12. [S1832] "1891 Norway Census", Database and images, Arkivverket, Norway, Ancestry.com, URL https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60603/: 2019, Sogn og Fjordane > Stryn, Erik Sjursen household, tællingskreds/counting district 2, household 27, persons 1-4, Anc. image 463-/3208, accessed 4 Sep 2020, citing Arkivverket, Norge 1891 Norge Folketelling.
  13. [S380] Norwegian National Archives, Norway, Emigrantar over Bergen frå Stryn kommune, online http://arkivverket.no/eng/content/view/full/629, Emigrantar over Bergen frå Stryn kommune) Emigrants: Bergen by Municipality (Stryn) (Norway (Oslo, Norway), 8 Feb 1999, B. Stewart has microfilm copy.
  14. [S627] 1900 US Federal Census, Yellow Medicine Co., Minnesota, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7602), Andrew Anderson; citing NARA microfilm roll T623_798.
  15. [S636] 1920 United States Federal Census (MN, Yellow Medicine), Yellow Medicine Co., Minnesota, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/), Andrew Anderson household, Clarkfield Village, ED 202, page 1B (0347) (4419) (image 2/15), dwelling 15, family 16; citing NARA microfilm roll T625_867.
  16. [S1458] 1940 United States Federal Census, MN, Yellow Medicine 1971, Yellow Medicine Co., Minnesota, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1940usfedcen/), Andrew Anderson; citing NARA microfilm roll T627_1971.