Bjorge - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Oscar Bjorge

johnson098 — 2007-02-15 08:19:39Z

Karen,

I've moved this thread from the Svor board, since it's really Bjorge based ... here's a link to the original thread:

http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.svor/1.1.2/mb.ash

I did a bit of searching and found a bit of info ...

According to the 1900 census (in Duluth) Oscar is the son of Hans Bjorge, born Oct 1856 in Norway and Jennie born June 1859 in Norway ... they were married 19 years at that point ... Jennie had 6 children, 6 living. Hans immigrated in 1869, Jennie in 1870.

Not sure if it's the same Hans, but I did find a Hans Bjorge age 22 (2 years younger, but I've had ancestors change ages many times) in the 1880 census. He's listed as brother and his occupation is "teaching school". This I find interesting because my Knut Bjorge was staying at the Bjorge farm while he was attending a seminary in Hamar to be a teacher (which apparently he was at some point in MN). Hans may have been too young to have attended that school ... just a thought. He should have been between 11 and 13 when he immigrated ... maybe with his brother??? I think it could be his mother also listed in 1880, so maybe the whole family came over.

I haven't found him in 1870, yet. He's seems to be born between 1856-1859 (according to census records). I don't know Jennie's maiden name, so I haven't found her, yet. I do see here listed as Jennette S. in later census.

Stephanie

Family

john101053 — 2006-03-28 03:00:00Z

Anyone having any information on my grandparents Elmo and A. Marie Bjorge (Nepsund) please email me at john101053@aol.com. They lived in Cathlamet Washington and some time after my Grandfather passed away my Grandmother moved to Seattle then later to Longview.

Robert J Bjorge obituary

puppup — 2004-01-02 15:47:12Z

Source: Billings Gazette, Billings, MT Dec. 2, 2003
Deceased: Bjorge, Robert J
Age: 84
Birth date: June 24, 1919
Birth place: near Lanark, MT
Death date: Nov. 26, 2003
Place of death: Culbertson, MT

For a copy of full obit send email to:
dactackm@jlink.net
No relation to the deceased

Re: Knut Bjorge

2001-11-18 22:26:25Z

Knut,
Our family name is Bjorge with the slash thru the "o." I'm 54, my grandparents were Bjorge and my dad (recently deceased)changed the name after wwII. We are all norwegian.

I will look for this site again, but I set my Google search engine language to Norwegian and came on an awesome quantity of Bjorge's. You could quickly click your way back to the 1400's.

Knut Bjorge

johnson098 — 2001-06-24 16:17:18Z

I have a Knut Bjorge... although it's not the same one. He kept the name Bjorge, married a Kirsten Thorson. Do you know any more about the name Bjorge? My primary research has been on a Swedish branch of my family, but I have done some searching on the internet for Norway. I don't find Bjorge very often. I've used the Norwegian Bjørge also in the searches and come up with almost nothing.

My Knut was born Sept. 2, 1856 in Prestegjeld, Bergen Stift, Norway. Immigrated April 30, 1883 to Benson, MN then to Lake Johanna, Pope Co., MN. Knut's father was Klemmet Klemmetssen.

I have more on the family, if anyone is interested. I would like to know more about the name Bjorge.

Bjorge/Johnson

majfam — 2001-06-23 02:59:01Z

I am looking for decendants of Johannes and Mary Bjorge they came from Norway in 1844 and settled in Westby Wis then moved to Fillmore Co. MN. They had 7 children: Bernt,Elizabeth,Jerham,Gergette,Ole,Knute and Johanne Bjorge. We know for sure that Knute took the last name of Johnson as it was easier to spell and say,we think Ole did the same.Any one have any info on these people? Also Knute married Ellsie Helleckson of Fillmore Co. MN and they had 5 children also looking for them: Amanda,Josie,Caroline-married a Roe,Olga married a Lindquist and Milton married a Hatelstad. Thank-you for any info..