Hans Anderson from Fredrickvered, Norway, and Sarah Olson found their way across the United States to marry in 1867 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, then made their way to South Dakota. Some of their children found their way back to Wisconsin for work and to start new lives. The Anderson descendants spread across the United States, with our family line moving with the Knapp family to Washington State.
According to the Federal Naturalization Act of 1802, three years of residency were required before someone could file for a Declaration of Intent to become a citizen of the United States. The Federal Naturalization Act of 1824 reduced the time between filing a Declaration of Intent and Naturalization from three to two years.
But […]
In my research, I found a copy of a July 1972 article in the Milwaukee Journal called “They Wanted to Get here in the Worst Way - and Did” by Brian Dunning. I thought it might help me understand what it was like for my ancestors who arrived in the 1800s to the United States.
Things […]
Ancestry.com has released the book “History of Door County, Wisconsin - the county beautiful” by Hjalmar Rued Holand for their registered members. Published in 1917, the book includes biographies of local popular and influential citizens, the history of Door County, Wisconsin, its development, and the natural wonders of the area.
There is an online FTP index […]
The following obituary is for Chester Anderson (1898-1971), born of John Christian and Helena (Blickfeldt) Anderson in Lessor, Wisconsin. His grandparents were Hans and Sarah/Sigrid Anderson of Norway and Frantz Heindrick and Mary (McMahon) Blickfeldt. Brothers and sisters were Floyd, Ruth Sophia, John H., Rudolph, Marvin, Raymond, Ruth M., Eileen, Richard, Roy, and Lillian. The […]
We started our Anderson family research in the Wisconsin county of Shawano. The county roads are alphabetized so we were delighted to find we were on County Road X as we left Outagamie County and entered Shawano County, searching for the town of Lessor and our family roots.
Part of the fun of tracing your family […]
My mother and I are in Shawano County, Wisconsin. I’ve been thoroughly corrected on its pronunciation. It’s “Shah-no”, without the “W”.
We flew here a couple days ago to begin serious gap filling in our family history research after learning of some new information about our family tree. Here in Shawano County, we’re digging into the […]
I should be heading back home to my husband and cats, but instead, I’m leaving in a week for a drop-out-of-the-sky-decision to spend 10 days in Wisconsin researching my mother’s side of the family tree.
This was just decided yesterday, so I’m overwhelmed with the fact that I have to prepare to do a lot of […]
The past two weeks has found me searching for Grandfather Anderson. All of them. Well, some I’ve found, but a lot I haven’t.
Let me tell you about two of the Grandfather Andersons we’re looking for.
Hans Anderson from Norway
Our original Hans Anderson arrived from Fredriksvern, Norway, to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1851. He was one of six […]
Hammrick Software’s free online tool, U.S. Surname Distribution is an interesting way to examine the spread of your family names across the United States.
Simply type in the last name and choose a census year from among 1850, 1880, and 1920 US Census statistics and 1990’s phone books.
The results are interesting, if not totally accurate […]
Do you know these people? Do you recognize them? These are some lost family and friends we are trying to identify, so check out our Do You Know These People lost and found section to help us identify these people.
