Karen Marie (Akre) Vig (1910 - 2001)

Born 29 Mar 1910 in Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway

Ancestors

Wife of Thelmer Vig — married 24 Jun 1937 in Veblen, Marshall, South Dakota, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Jun 2001 at age 91 in Veblen, Marshall, South Dakota, USA

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Biography

Karen Marie Akre was born in Norway and came to America with her mother, arriving February 28, 1913.^[1] She married Thelmer Vig on June 24, 1937 at Veblen, Marshall, South Dakota.^[2] She died on June 28, 2001 at Veblen, Marshall, South Dakota, USA^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S373 List of United States Citizens, S.S. Mauretania, sailing from Liverpool 22 Feb 1913, Arriving at Port of New York 28 February 1913. 22) Akre Kornelia T, age 23, Housewife, read, write, Norway, Scandinavian, Akrehavn, Father Tones T. Akre, Akrehavn, Destination, S.D. Veblen 23) Akre, Marie, age 6, child, Norway, Scandinavian, Akrehavn
2. ↑ Source: #S50 192336 Marshall 1823 PO Veblen, So. Dak., County: Marshall, Date of Marriage: June 24th 1937. Thelmer Vig, Clare City, S.D., Roberts, Age 26, Norwegian, Bachelor. Marie Akre, Veblen, S.D. Marshall, Age 27, Norwegian, Maiden, Clergyman: Rev. P.M. Bratlie.
3. ↑ Source: #S17 503-36-6924
4. ↑ Source: #S15 p. 61

• Source: S15 Akre Family Tree: Ole Pedersen Akre, Gina Jensen Akre, Peder P. Akre, Kornelia T. Akre, edited by Myrtle J. Wilder (Privately printed, 1986)
• Source: S373 New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Subject: Passenger List, Url: Ancestry.com
• Source: S50 South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949, South Dakota Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics (Pierre, South Dakota)
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1S9-W4M : accessed 5 June 2016), Marie K Vig in household of Thelmer B Vig, Norway Township, Roberts, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 55-25, sheet 1B, family 13, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3866.
• Source: S17 Social Security Death Index
• Find A Grave Memorial# 136026852