John Sjursen WANGSNESS
- Born: 10 Feb 1836, Balestrand, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway
- Died: America
Death Notes:
possibly died in the Civil War
Noted events in his life were:
• Immigration: from Norway, 1844, America. 1 12 Apr 1844
Sjur Sjursen Vangsnæs, 4/5 98
Ingeri Pedersdatter Mundal, 27/12 97
Sjur, 14/5 26
Peder, 29/11/29
Britha, 20/1 33
John, 28/2 36
[page 355, 1844]
• Military: Civil War, 1865, Dane County, WI. SJURSEN, John
Residence: Dane County, Wisconsin. Born 28 Feb 1836 in Norway, son of Sju Sjursen Vangsnæs and Inger Persdatter Mundal. Came to America at age 8 with his parents and siblings, traveling on board the "Albion", from Bergen, Norway, reaching New York 9 Jul 1844. Civil War: There was a story in Norway that "John may have died in the Civil War." Sources: (Naeseth '44-464) "Vangsnæs, John Sjursen"
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