Ole Iver Jonsen Berg
(1832-1914)
Johanna Kristoffersdatter Nannested
(1837-1913)
Paul Sorkness
(1867-)
Josephine Berg
(1871-1901)
Sidney Oliver Sorkness
(1898-1955)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Luella Rosario Johnson

Sidney Oliver Sorkness

  • Born: 31 Jul 1898, North Dakota, United States 4651,4666
  • Marriage (1): Luella Rosario Johnson in 1922 4664,4665
  • Died: 30 Jul 1955, Beltrami Co, Minnesota, United States at age 56 4666

  Research Notes:



See: first notes on Ole Iver Berg's research page, re: manuscript,
"... Pioneers. An Account of Covered Wagon Days"; and emails from Martin Henning, 2018

note: 19 Nov 2023
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1. 1920 US Census Fargo, ND

- listed under father's household; age 21; teacher - state institution

1930 US Census, Jamestown, Stutsman Co, ND

- Sidney O, age 30, married at age 24 <1922>, job ... ? Engineer, building construction
- Luella R (Johnson - from ancestry.com public member tree), age 29 <1901> born in ND
- Millicent G, daughter, age 5 <1925> born in Illinois
- Nancy L, daughter, age 4/12 mos <Dec 1928> in ND

1940 US Census, Jamestown, Stutsman Co, ND

- Sidney O, age 41, born in ND, 4 yrs of College, worked 60 hrs wk of Mar 24; Engineer, General Construction on own account (OA), worked 52 wks in 1939
- Luella R, age 39 born in ND, 4 yrs High School, housework
- Millicent G, age 15, born in IL, 1 yr high school, student
- Nancy L, age 10, born in ND, grade 4, student

** 1 Apr 1935 -- family at Valley City, Barnes Co, ND [ abt 100 kms west of Fargo; abt 40 kms east of Jamestown ]

2. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees

- see daugther, Nancy
- Public Member Tree 'Collins Family Tree owner jendc0312' with last login 'over 1 yr'
access through Sidney Oliver Sorkness
- assume this is Millicent - - married to Gilbert Collins Jr. died in 2003 in Eugene OR [ BUT I can't find anything on genealogybank other than SSDI; 8 Oct 2012 ]

- there are number of other Public Family Trees - but none give information on Sidney Oliver's children nor any information on Josephine Berg 4660

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1910, 15 Apr 1910, Fargo, Cass Co, North Dakota, United States. 4667

2. Residence - 1920, 1 Jan 1920, Fargo, Cass Co, North Dakota, United States. 4668

3. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Jamestown, Stutsman Co, North Dakota, United States. 4669 Address: 410 7th Ave S

4. Residence - 1935, 1 Apr 1935, Valley City, Barnes Co, North Dakota, United States. 4670

5. Residence - 1940, 1 Apr 1940, Jamestown, Stutsman Co, North Dakota, United States. 4670 Address: 224 3rd Ave Southeast


Sidney married Luella Rosario Johnson in 1922 4664.,4665 (Luella Rosario Johnson was born on 3 May 1900 in Park River, Walsh Co, North Dakota, United States 4665 and died on 22 Apr 1988 in Fargo, Cass Co, North Dakota, United States 4665.)




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