Ludvig Waldemar Pettersen (1867 - 1948)

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Biography

Ludvig Waldemar Pettersen was born 6 Apr 1867 at Oslo, Oslo kommune, Oslo fylke, Norway. He died 1948 (aged 80–81) and lies buried at Mound Cemetery, Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA.^[1]

Ludvig's son, Henrÿ Christoffer Pettersen was born 1887 in Oslo. His parents, then unmarried, were Ludvig Waldemar Pettersen and Bastine Ovidia Wiborg.^[2]

In the 1891 Norway census taken 1 January 1891 we find Bastine Ovidia Weborg (born 1866), who is living with her mother and son^[3]:

1. Mari Hansen - Female - 62
2. Bastine Ovidia Weborg - Female - daughter - 25
3. Henry Christofer Petersen - male - daughter's son - 4

Ovidia Wiborg (age 24 so born about 1866) departed from Oslo, Norway bound for Mayville, Trail County, North Dakota on 11 June 1891 on the Norge line. Her son traveled with her.^[4]

Ludvig W Petterson (born 6 Apr 1867 at Kristiania, Norge) and Ovidia Nelson married 19 Jul 1891 at Bruflat Lutheran church, Portland, North Dakota.^[5] Children from this union included:

1. Henrÿ Christoffer Pettersen was born 1887 in Oslo. He parents, then unmarried, were Ludvig Waldemar Pettersen (1887–1957) and Bastine Ovidia Wiborg (1867 - ?) ^[6][7]
2. Oscar Victor Petterson - July 1892 - born in North Dakota to Ludvig W Petterson and Ovidie Bastine Petterson.^[8]
3. Alf Marius Peterson (1894–1951) Alf Marius Peterson was born 26 Jul 1894 at Mayville, Trail County, North Dakota, USA and died 27 Dec 1951 (aged 57) at San Mateo County, California, USA.^[9] Alf Marius Valdemar Pettersen's parents were Ludvig Valdemar Pettersen and Bastine Ovidia Pettersen.^[10]
4. Gudrun Cora Petterson Boman (1897–1982) - Gudrund Cora Pederson was born on 20 April 1897 at Mayville, North Dakota to Ludvik Valdemar Pederson and Bastine Pederson.^[11]

In the 1900 US Census for Mayville, North Dakota we find ^[12]

1. L W Petterson - 43 years - April 1867 - Head - born in Norway - married 9 years
2. Ovidia Petterson - 43 years - Dec 1866 - Wife - born in Norway - married 9 years
3. Henry Petterson - 13 years - Feb 1887 - - born in Norway
4. Victor Petterson - 7 years - July 1892 - Son - born in North Dakota
5. Alf Petterson - 5 years - July 1894 - Son - born in North Dakota
6. Cora Petterson - 3 years - April 1897 - Daughter - born in North Dakota

In the 1910 US Census for Benville, Beltrami, Minnesota, USA we find the following family^[13]:

1. L W Petterson - 43 - Head
2. Ovidia Petterson - 43 - Wife
3. Victor Petterson - 17 - Son
4. Alf Petterson - 15 - Son
5. Cora Petterson - 13 - Daughter

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #12198336
2. ↑ "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6834-4VT4 : 4 August 2021), Ludvig Walde in entry for Henry Kristoffer, 1887.
3. ↑ "Norges folketelling, 1891", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DJGD-Y8N2 : 23 March 2021), Bartine Ovidia Weborg, 1891.
4. ↑ Oslo politidistrikt SAO/A-10085 E: FORVALTNING OG FREMMEDKONTROLL Ee: REISEKONTROLL Eef: Emigrantprotokoller ARKIVREFERANSE: SAO/A-10085/E/Ee/Eef KILDEID: 100096 Del Skriv ut Emigranter over Oslo 1867-1930
5. ↑ U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969
6. ↑ SAO, Rikshospitalet prestekontor Kirkebøker, SAO/A-10309b/F/L0007Ministerialbok nr. 7, 1885-1890, s. 30 Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060830080568
7. ↑ "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6834-4VT4 : 4 August 2021), Ludvig Walde in entry for Henry Kristoffer, 1887.
8. ↑ U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 for Ludvig W Petterson Congregational Records North Dakota Portland Bruflat Lutheran
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #117940294
10. ↑ 1894 U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 for Ludvig Valdemar Congregational Records North Dakota Mayville Mayville Lutheran
11. ↑ 1897 U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 for Ludvik Valdemar Pederson Congregational Records North Dakota Mayville Mayville Lutheran
12. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census for L M Petterson North Dakota Traill Mayville District 0188
13. ↑ 1910 US Census for Benville, Beltrami, Minnesota, USA