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- Birth Record: Church Book: Sortland 1885-1894:
Birth Date: 28 May 1889
Baptism Date: 25 Aug 1889
Name: Kalmar Eklund
Parents: Gardbr. Anders Martin Berg, born in 1863, og hustr. Karen Margrethe Hanssen, born in 1862
Birthplace: Vig
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.
Alberta, Canada, Homestead Records, 1870-1930:
Kalmar Ecklund Vik
Male
Application Date: 15 Jun 1907
Homestead Place: Alberta, Canada
Residence Year: 1907
Residence Place: Trochu, Alberta, Canada
File Number: 1180404
Coordinates: NW
Section: 34
Township: 33
Range: 22
Meridian: 4
(Note: property also listed with Father, Andrew Vik.)
Obituary of Kalmar Vik headlined "Kalmar Vik, Retired; Merchant Mariner, Dies"--Kalmar Vik, 70, of 8611 -- 21st Ave. N.W., died Monday morning at his home. Mr. Vik was born in Norway and came to this country in 1905. He first settled in Sioux Falls, S.D. After his discharge from the U.S. Army Corps following WWI, he joined the U.S. Navy. He came to Seattle in 1926 following six years of naval service and worked aboard a number of merchant marine ships. He served as a lieutenant aboard a merchant marine ship during WWII. He retired in 1954. Mr. Vik was a member of Occidental Lodge 72, F&AM; Scottish Rite bodies; Nile Temple of the Shrine and Ballard Cochran Post, VFW. Survivors-- Brother, Arthur Vik and three sisters, Mrs. Martin Johnson, Mrs. Rae Johnson, and Mrs. Oscar Lattin, all of Seattle. Services-- Friday, One p.m. Wiggen & Sons; burial, Pacific Lutheran Cemetery.
Age at death--70 years, 10 months, and 4 days
Kalmer Vik's Declaration of Intention to become a U.S. citizen, filed in Minnehaha County on January 12, 1915, reads as follows: "I, Kalmer Eklund Vik, aged 25 years, occupation farmer, do declare on oath that my personal description is: Color white, complexion light, height 5 feet 6 inches, weight 135 pounds, color of hair light, color of eyes blue, other visible distinctive marks (none). I was born in Sortland, Westerålen, Norway, on the 28th day of May, anno Domini 1889; I now reside at Colton, Minnehaha County, S.D. I emigrated to the United States of Ameria from Calgary, Canada, on the Canadian Pacific Railway; my last foreign residence was Calgary. It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to George V, King of Great Britain and Ireland, of whom I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of Portal, in the State of North Dakota, on or about the 25th day of March, anno Domini 1913; 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) Kalmar Eklund Vik. Subscribed and sworn to before me in the office of the clerk of courts this 12th day of January, anno Domini 1915, E. J. Anderson, Clerk of the Circuit Court. By (signature illegible) deputy Clerk.
The 1920 Census for Logan Township, Minnehaha County, indicates that Kalmar (age 30) was living with Arthur Vik, his brother, and that he had come to the U.S. in 1905 and was had become a naturalized citizen in 1919.
1930 U.S. Federal Census: Washington, King, Seattle, District 12: 7350 Jones Ave.
Vik, Kalmar E., head, owns, $3,000, 40, single, born in Norway, mother and father born in Norway, came to the U.S. in 1905, naturalized citizen, fisherman, fishing boat;
Arthur K., brother, 39, single, born in Norway, mother and father born in Norway, came to the U.S. in 1905, naturalized citizen, fisherman, fishing boat;
Karen M., mother, 68, widowed, age 25 at time of first marriage, born in Norway, mother and father born in Norway, came to the U.S. in 1904, alien;
Johnson, Martin J., brother-in-law, 49, married at age 27, born in South Dakota, father and mother born in Norway, farmer, own farm;
Helga D., sister, 42, married at age 19, born in Norway, mother and father born in Norway, came to the U.S. in 1905; naturalized citizen;
Kelfred O., niece, 20, single, born in South Dakota, father born in South Dakota, mother born in Norway;
Evelyn M., niece, 18, single, born in South Dakota, father born in South Dakota, mother born in Norway.
Kalmar Eklund Vik
U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939:
Name: Kalmar Eklund Vik
Departure Date: 16 Feb 1918
Departure Place: New York, New York
Address: RFD #1 Box 44
Residence Place: Dell Rapids, South Dakota
Next of Kin: Martin M Johnson
Relationship: Brother-in-law
Ship: 508
Military Unit: Assc
Rank: Private First Class
Notes: 155th Aero Service Squadron
Search Photos: No image available
World War I Draft Registration Card:
Name: Kalmar Ekland Vik
RR-1 Dell Rapids, SD
Date of Birth: 28 May 1889
Birthplace: Jennistad, Norway
Citizen of Great Britain
By whom employed: Arthur Vik
Where employed: Logan Twp.
No dependents
Single, Caucasian
What service have you had: Private, Infantry, 2 years, State College, South Dakota
No claims for exemption from Draft
Date: June 5 1917
World War II Draft Registration Card 1942
Name: Kalmar Eklund Vik
Residence: 7350 Jones Ave. N.W. Seattle, King Wash.
Age: 52
Place of Birth: Sortland, Norway
Date of Birth: May 28, 1889
Name and Address of Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Arthur Vik 7350 Jones Ave., N.W. Seattle, WA
Employer’s Name and Address: U. S. Army Engineers
Place of Employment: Lineman at Locks, Govn’t Locks, Ballard, King Co. Washington
Height: 5’ 4 1/2”, Weight: 130
Scar on third finger end, left hand
Registration Date: April 25, 1942
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1889 - 1960 (70 years)
