Born in Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norge
Son of Per Atleson Vindedal Bjørkum
and Anna Tolleivsd Ty
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Marie Olsdotter (Helland) Bjorkum
— married
23 Jun 1842 in Laerdal,Sogn Og Fjordane,Norway
Descendants 
Father of
Peter Nilsen Peterson, Ole Nilson Peterson, Albe Peterson, Atley Peterson, Ann Peterson, Nils O (Bjorkam) Peterson, Olive Peterson, Tollef Peterson, Canute Peterson, Betsey (Peterson) Himley and Celina Peterson
Died
at age 84
in Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Apr 2017
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Biography
Nils was born in 1819. He passed away in 1902. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Isaac Schepp.
- "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWZ4-8ZP : 12 December 2014), Niels Pedersen and Maria Olsdr, 23 Jun 1842; citing Laerdal,Sogn Og Fjordane,Norway; FHL microfilm 126,470.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9Q-2KC : 30 December 2015), Nelson Peterson, 1860.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74088741/neils-p-bjorkum: accessed 17 January 2024), memorial page for Neils P. Bjorkum (11 Jan 1819–28 Aug 1903), Find A Grave: Memorial #74088741, citing Tell Cemetery, Towerville, Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Mr. B. Coberley (contributor 47452863).
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