http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/28627042/ Complete family tree at this family tree link
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansacem/ Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project
This is an ongoing project to detail the entire history of the family tree - this info will be eventually published as a book once more details are filled out
I appreciate any help, comments, suggestions, additions or corrections at hoknes@hotmail.com
I have divided the HOKNES History into 4 main sections so scroll down for each section
NORWAY / ANDREW HOKNES / USA / BIRCH HILLS CANADA
HOKNES and HIMO farms in NORWAY
Høknes is a farm name. Most Norwegian surnames were established about 1850-1923. People from rural areas usually took in use their farm name (address) as a family surname.
Himo is also a farm name found in the Overhalla area
I find 3 Høknes emigrants from Norway. 1896 Andreas Høknes (26) from
Overhalla, Namsos:
http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&am...
He has his name from the farm Høknes (Hauknes) Map:
http://kart.gulesider.no/m/aEYA2
Emigrant 1902, John Marius Martinsen Høknes (22)
http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&am...
He was from Høknes farm in Verdal parish.
1900 census:
http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebCens.exe?slag=visbase&am...
His brother Anton emigrated 1903.
Høknes there was probably a subfarm under Stiklestad. Map:
http://kart.gulesider.no/m/aEM0q
In 1910 census the two brothers were back home:
http://da.digitalarkivet.no/ft/person/pf01036865002554/
This is from the BIRCH HILLS History Book at this website:
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=802663
It covers the Hoknes family in Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Online study material to learn about Norwegian naming practices
and patterns.
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/na12.html
http://www.nndata.no/home/jborgos/names.htm
http://www.norwayheritage.com/norwegian-names.htm
http://www.nndata.no/home/jborgos/farms.htm
Persons here MIGHT be able to help you get started on your research
if given enough additional information.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wgnorway/good-queries.htm
flolid@msn.com Norway genealogy search
The naming customs of Norway are a challenge.
1. Children were given a first name, from a limited number of names, some
biblical, some old Norse names, some nature names like Bjørn (Bear). The oldest
son was usually named after the paternal grandfather, the second son after the
maternal grandfather. Some families also named the daughters for the
grandmothers too. So names repeated generations.
Middle names were not common, but in some areas and in some families, they were
used. Some special middle names, like Kahr in your case, were maybe prestigious
to certain families, or in honor of the local parish minister, or someone
important from the area, so I have seen in the records where several children
have that special name too.
2. Patronym: The child's second name was the father's first name plus the
ending of -son or -sen (depending on the region of Norway) I've also seen it
spelled -søn. If it's a girl, the name is the father's plus -datter (daughter).
Eliasen.
3. Farm names: Most farm names are nature based, or descriptive. Sometimes they
have endings that show what type of farm it is. Høk is probably Hawk, and a nes
or næs is a mountain summer pasture. The main farm was usually surrounded by
some grassy area, where the trees had been cut down, and then the grassy area
was used for growing and harvesting hay. So in the summer, the sheep, cows and
goats usually were sent to higher in the hillsides and mountains to graze, so
that the hay was easier to harvest and store close to the house.
When people lived on a farm, they would be using that farm name as a sort of
last name and address all rolled into one.
If they moved to a new farm, then they would often take the new farm name as
their last name/address. It seems confusing, but the parish records were very
complete, and people's movements were documented at the parish level, and this
was also the government information too.
So both names that you have asked about are farm names. When they emigrated to
America, they had to choose a permanent surname according to American custom,
and if they went to an area with a lot of Norwegians, I've seen more use of the
farm names, so their neighbors would know where they were from. If they went to
a city, where there weren't many other Norwegians as their neighbors, more of
them then used the patronym, like Johnson, Olson, etc.
CURRENT 2011 INFO
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9 Himo still live in Norway with phone # - this could be the original Hoknes name
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1. Himo AS
- 56 30 83 66 Jordmorsvingen 4 5200 Os Veibeskrivelse
- 996 93 576 Stangåsveien 6 1415 Oppegård Veibeskrivelse
- 906 05 381 Valhallveien 17 1454 Fagerstrand Veibeskrivelse
6. Himo Bjørg- Skei 7863 Overhalla Veibeskrivelse
- 66 99 17 68 Stangåsveien 6 1415 Oppegård Veibeskrivelse
MAP SHOWING CLOSE DISTANCE OF NAMSOS AND HOKNES, NORWAY
ANDREW HOKNES
Andrew Elias Hoknes born in Namsos (Nord Trondelag)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namsos
This person confirmed in Namsos matches the Andrew Elias Hoknes that
is written about in the Canadian book, born Jan. 17, 1868.
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbas...
Prot. ref. Page Serial no. Year Date Local parish/Church
718 Namsos MINI 768A07 231 6 1883 06.05. 1883 Vedmundvig
Role Position Given name Last name Sex Birth place Date of birth
Year of birth Baptised
2152 Konfirmant Andreas Petrus Eliassen M Høknæs 17.01. 1868 09.04.
1868
2153 Far Ungk. Elias Kahrs Ingebrigtsen
2154 Mor Pige Nikoline Rebekka Svends. Ramsvik
The record shows that confirmant Andreas Petrus Eliassen, male,
birthplace Høknæs farm, born Jan. 17, 1868, baptised April 9, 1868.
His father was bachelor Elias Kahrs Ingebrigtsen,
Andreas' mother was single girl Nikoline Rebekka Svendsdatter from
Ramsvik (farm).
The confirmation occurred on May 6, 1883 at Vemundig local church in
Namsos main parish.
His parents were single when he was born, not married.
Here is a wikipedia entry about Namsos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namsos
This birth is indexed at familysearch.org here:
https://familysearch.org/search/records#count=20&query=%...~
Andreas Petrus Elias Kahrsen
Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927
birth: 17 Jan 1868
residence: 1868 —Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
parents: Elias Kahrs Ingebrigtsen, Nicoline Rebekka Svendsdatter
record title: Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927
name: Andreas Petrus Elias Kahrsen
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 09 Apr 1868
baptism/christening place: Namsos, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
birth date: 17 Jan 1868
father's name: Elias Kahrs Ingebrigtsen
mother's name: Nicoline Rebekka Svendsdatter
indexing project (batch) number: C42682-1
system origin: Norway-EASy
source film number: 307058
Here is his emigration from Trondheim Norway,
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbas...
82153 1894 162 7 1434 1 19.09.1894 19.09.1894 Andreas Høknæs ug Arb
m 26 Overhalden Iron River, Wisc. Allan Juno Bill. bet. i Amerika
Tilladelse
Leaving Sept. 19, 1894, Andreas Høknæs, unmarried worker, male, age
26, residence Overhalden, Norway, going to Iron River Wisconsin, on
the Allen shipping line, the ship Juno. His ticket was paid for in
America, so someone sponsored him.
Here is the actual scan of the church book in Namsos which shows the
baptism of Andreas Petrus, son of Elias Kahrs Ingebrigtsen from
Høkæs farm, and the mother Nikoline Rebekka Svendsdatter Ramsvik (or
Ramsvig)
He is the 2nd child on the left side of the page, and the other
columns are his parents, his baptismal sponsors, etc.
source information: Nord-Trøndelag fylke, Namsos, Ministerialbok nr.
768A05 (1865-1874), Fødte og døpte 1868, side 37.
Permanent webpage link:
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=2513&i...
On the above link, you can use the drop down menu at the top to
increase the text size to 150%. it defaults at 40%, so use the drop
down menu to make it bigger.
Permanent jpg photo scan link (easy to save):
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20050503030227....
Here is probably the father of Andreas Høknæs on the 1865 census,
working as a hired hand at the Høknæs farm. Born 1845. I do notice
that the wife of the farm also has the father's name of Ingebrikt
(in this record) and may be Elias's older sister?
http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/ftliste_e.aspx?ft=1865&...
Census year: 1865
Municipality: Vemundvik
Municipality number: 1745
Name of domicile: Høknæs
Number of persons in this domicile: 15
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name Family status Marital status Occupation Birth year Place of
birth Ethnicity
Brede Andreasen Husfader g Gaardbruger og Selveier 1824 Namsos Prgj.
Anna Ingebriktsdatter hans Kone g 1832 Namsos Prgj
Andreas Bredesen deres Søn ug 1858 Namsos Prgj.
Eilling Bredesen deres Søn ug 1862 Namsos Prgj.
Elen Pareliusdatter hendes Datter ug 1855 Namsos Prgj.
Johanne Bredesdatter deres Datter ug 1860 Namsos Prgj.
Peder Pedersen ug Tjenestekarl 1840 Sælbo Prgj.
Elias Ingebriktsen ug Tjenestekarl 1845 Overhalvdens Prgj.
Erik Larsen ug Tjenestekarl 1801 Namsos Prgj.
Kristine Iversdatter ug Tjenestepige 1847 Namsos Prgj.
Margrethe Jørgensdatter ug Tjenestepige 1847 Namsos Prgj.
Pauline Pedersdatter ug Lærerinde 1834 Verdalens Prgj.
Karen Mortensdatter ug Lægdslem 1786 Ørlandet
Johanne Eillingsdatter e Føderaadskone 1801 Overhalvdens Prgj.
Karl Valstrøm Logerende ug Kobberslager 1818 Sverige
HOKNES AND HIMO IN USA
FAMILY TREE HELP - HOKNES and HIMO and KNUTSON 1880's
Looking for info on my relatives that lived in USA between 1881
and 1920.
They were at least 8 different places between 1881 and 1905 in the
USA.
The father of the family first comes to USA in 1881 arriving in
Minneapolis City, Minnesota
Months later his Wife Nikoline and 3 children come in July 21 1881
and arrive in Baldwin, Wisconsin
I confirmed St Croix, Wisconsin at least 1910 to 1920 is where the
parents from Norway stayed on even though their kids moved on to
Canada in 1905.
Name: Nicoline Himo
Residence: , St Croix, Wisconsin
Estimated Birth Year: 1847
Age: 73 in 1920 census
Leaving Sept. 19, 1894, Andreas Høknæs, unmarried worker, male, age
26, residence Overhalden, Norway, going to Iron River Wisconsin, on
the Allen shipping line, the ship Juno. His ticket was paid for in
America, so someone sponsored him.
Andrew married Clara Emilia Knutson born 1885 in Mayville, North
Dakota. Not sure if he met her in ND or lived there. Perhaps she was
wisiting Wisconsin !?!?
He applied for homestead in Canada in 1902. So presumably he married
approx 1901 and had 2 boys in the USA named Melford and Alfred who
would grow up in Canada
However records also show that Andrew Hoknes had land in 2 places in
Minnesota between 1901 and 1904.
1901 Crookston, Minnesota, USA Minnesota Naturalization Records
Index
1904 18 Oct Age: 35 Address Duluth, Minnesota 160 acres
Olaf Gundersen : Born 1867, in Wisconsin
Died June 30, 1935 ( not sure where)
The gunderson/gundersen daughter Sophie would marry into the Hoknes
family in Canada.
MAYVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
GONVICK MINNESOTA
CROOKSTON, MINNESOTA
DULUTH, MINNESOTA
BALDWIN, WISCONSIN
IRON RIVER, WISCONSIN
ST. CROIX, WISCONSIN
Nicoline Himo in St. Croix county wisconsin in 1920 on the
census:
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Nicoline Himo
Birth: abt 1847 - location
Arrival: year
Residence: 1920 - city, St. Croix, Wisconsin
1920 CENSUS - WISCONSIN
Name: Nicoline Himo
Residence: , St Croix, Wisconsin
Estimated Birth Year: 1847
Age: 73
Birthplace: Norway
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Film Number: 1822015
Digital Folder Number: 4390901
Image Number: 00578
Sheet Number: 3
so Ingebrigt Himo died somewhere between 1910 and 1920. I wonder if
there is an obituary for him in any old Baldwin, St. Croix county,
Wisconsin newspaper? That may say where his kids are, (the 1/2
siblings to Andreas (Andrew) Hoknes.)
1910 census - WISCONSIN
Name: Nekoline Himo
Birthplace: Norway
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Baldwin, St Croix, Wisconsin
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1898 (mistake, or did they go back and then come
over again?)
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Family Number: 269
Page Number: 14
Household Gender Age
Spouse Ingibrot Himo M 61y
Nekoline Himo F 63y
(Terry's questions: Since
Andrew/Andreas does not show up on the immigration list to USA in
1881, do you think its possibly cause he is adopted and still using
a different last name ?? Could the 1.5 year old Elias on the
immigration ship possibly be Andrew who is supposed to be 12 at this
time? Somehow he must arrive in USA from Norway but does not show up
on either list. I also wondered if he might have come ahead with
just his father)
Minnesota Birth Index, searchable, and you can order online:
http://people.mnhs.org/bci/search.cfm
Minnesota death index, searchable by county, and order:
http://people.mnhs.org/dci/
familysearch.org can have census records for
1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and maybe 1895.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnclearw/
Clearwater county historical society email:
cchshist@gvtel.com
CLEARWATER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P.O. Box 241
Bagley, MN 56621
Director: Tamara Anderson-Edevold
Phone: 218-785-2000
Museum: T.H.#2, Shevlin, MN
SUMMER: Tuesday-Friday 10-4pm & Saturdays 10-3pm.
There may also be records available here;
http://mndiscoverycenter.com/research-center/genealogy
Gonvick is in Clearwater County. If you "google" Clearwater genealogy you will
find a historical society and also a Genweb site.
INFO GATHERED BY AMBER HOKNES godess4ever@msn.com
Inga Lerma Kyllingstad : born 1880 in Time, Norway
Died
: December 25, 1954 in Prince Albert
Olaf
Gundersen : Born 1867, in Wisconsin
Died
June 30, 1935 ( not sure where)
Olaf
was first married to Julia Dangsult who was from Norway- they
had 6 daughters.
Marie,Annie,Josephine,Inga, Gulavana,and Ida.
His
wife passed away, and he moved to P.A in early 1900's and later met
Inga Lerma Kyllingstad.
Inga
Lerma Kyllingstad left Norway when she was about 20, and went to the
states where she met Severt Clauson. They Married in P.A.
They had one son, Clarence and a daughter that passed away when a
baby. Severt became ill, died of typhoid fever.
Inga
later met Olaf.
Olaf
died from heart problems and Inga moved to hudson bay with two of
her boys. Inga later met Oscar Wick from Winton and moved to
P.A.
Inga
passed away from a heart attack.
I do know that Andrew's father's name had "Himo" in it, however i
couldnt figure out if it was a first name or middle name. I dont
remember who or where i heard, but i recall it was the middle name.
Thats all i could find on his parents.
I do have more info on Sophia's parents , Inga and Olaf. But thats
as far back as i got.
Andrew Elias Hoknes
born - Jan 17, 1868 in Namos Norway
died - April 14, 1929 in Birch hills.
Andrew was in the army, immigrated to Iron river, and later to sask.
Clara was from north dakota, born may 28, 1885 - died : feb 20,1933
in birch hills.
HOKNES in CANADA
1916 census - SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
Name: Andrew Hoknes
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 46
Est. Birth Year: 1870
Birthplace: Norway
Year of immigration: 1905
Home in 1916: 17, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Address: 46, 24, 2, Birch Hills
Racial or Tribal Origin: Norwegian
Relation to Head of Household: Self
Spouse's Name: Clara Hoknes
Sub District Desc.: Townships 45, 46 and 47, ranges 24 and 25, W. 2.
M., including river lots and the Village of Birch Hill
Household Members:
Name Age
Andrew Hoknes 46
Clara Hoknes 31
Melford Hoknes 13
Alfred Hoknes 12
Mildred Hoknes 8
Carl Hoknes 7
Sigurd Hoknes 3
