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- Birth Record: Sortland Ministerialbok:
Birthdate: 14 May 1891, in Vik
Baptism date: 2 Aug 1891
Name: Artur Korn
Father: Anders Martin Berg Kolbensen, born 1863
Mother: Karen Margrete Hansen, born 1862
Witnesses: Hans Peder Hansen, Vik; Jakonias Torsen, Vik; Hansina Nilsen, Vik; and Ove Torsen, Vik.
1900 Norway Census spells name as Artur Andersen.
Confirmation Record: South Dakota, Garretson, Norway Lutheran Congregation
24 Sep 1905
Arthur Korn Anderson, age 14
Note, written in Norwegian, born 2d Aug 1891 in Sortland Prestegfåld, Norway
Immigration Record for First Four Children Arriving in Canada:
Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Arrival Date: 19 Mar 1905, Ship Name: Tunisian, Port of Departure: Liverpool, England:
Arthur K. Anderson, 14, male, laborer,
Kalmar Anderson, 16, male, laborer,
Helga Anderson, 17, female, servant,
Inga Anderson, 11, female, child,
All are able to read and write;
All are single;
All born in Norway;
All are heading to Dell Rapids, S.Dak. as their ultimate destination.
Arthur Vik's Declaration of Intention filed in Minnehaha County on Dec. 21, 1917 to become an American citizen reads as follows: "I, Arthur Korn Vik, aged 26 years, occupation farmer, do declare on oath that my personal description is: Color white, complexion light, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 145 pounds, color of hair sandy, color of eyes blue, other visible distinctive marks blind on left eye. I was born in Sortland, Norway on the 14 day of May, annon Domini 1891; I now reside aat Dell Rapids, South Dakota. I emigrated to the United States of America from St. Mary, Canada on the Canadian Pacific railroad; my last foreign residence was Sortland, Norway; I am not married. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to Haakon VII, King of Norway, of whom I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of Sault Ste. Marie, in the State of Michigan, on or about the 22 day of March, anno Domini 1905; I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; So Help Me God. (Signed) Arthur Korn Vik. Subscribed and sworn to before me in the office of the Clerk of said Court this 21 day of Dec., anno Domini 1917, E. J. Anderson, Clerk of Circuit Court, by (signature illegible) Deputy Clerk.
WW1 Draft Registration Card:
Arthur Korn Vik
Age: 26
Residence: RR-1, Dell Rapids, SD
Date of Birth: May 14, 1891
Alien
Birthplace: Jennestad, Norway
Occupation: Farming
Where: Logan Township
Dependents: Mother
Single
Date: June 5, 1917
WWII Registration Card (Military)
Serial No. 5347
Name: Arthur Korn Vik
Place of Residence: 7350 Jones Ave. N.W., Seattle, King, Washington
Mailing Address
Post Office Box 801, Astoria, Oregon
Age: 50
Place of Birth, Sortland, Norway
Date of Birth: May 14, 1891
Name and Address of Person who will always know your address:
Kalmar N. E. Vik, 7350 Jones Ave N.W., Seattle, WA
Employer’s Name and Address: Harry Samuelson, Taylor Ave. Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon
Height: 5 ft, 7 in.
Weight: 155 Lbs.
Physical characteristics: Left eye blind
1920 Census: South Dakota: Minnehaha: Logan Township:
Arthur Vik, head, 28, single, came to the U.S. in 1905;
Martin Johnson, brother-in-law, 39, born in the U.S.;
Helga Johnson, sister, 31, a naturalized citizen, came to the U.S. in 1905;
Kelfred Johnson, niece, 10;
Eveline Johnson, niece, 8;
Kalmar E. Vik, brother, 30, came to the U.S. in 1905, a naturalized citizen in 1919; Rachel Vik, sister, 18, came to the U.S. in 1904, alien;
Harold D. Nelson, cousin, 36, came to the U.S. in 1904, a naturalized citizen in 1918.
[NOTE: Arthur's mother, Karen, was visiting Norway at the time of the 1920 census]
According to the 1900 Norwegian census, first name was spelled "Artur".
As of 1931, Arthur, Kalmar, and Karen are listed in the Seattle City Directory as living at 7350 Jones Ave.
As of 1981, lived at 2501 NW 65th St., Seattle, WA 98117-5835.
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1891 - 1986 (95 years)
