Brief Life History of Karsten Pauli Mørk
When Karsten Pauli Mørk Rivertsen was born on 24 March 1880, in Dønna, Nordland, Norway, his father, Rivert Reinertsen, was 39 and his mother, Maria Nicoline Mathisdatter, was 27. He married Johanna Olsen on 9 September 1901, in Herøy kirke, Alstahaug, Nordland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Staples, Todd, Minnesota, United States in 1910 and Aldrich, Wadena, Minnesota, United States in 1930. He died on 27 May 1957, at the age of 77, and was buried in Verndale, Wadena, Minnesota, United States.
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- Karsten Rivertsen in household of Rivert Reinertsen, "Norway Census, 1900"
- Karsten Perle Mork Vogen, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Karsten Vogen, "Find A Grave Index"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1884 · Iron Mining starts in Minnesota
After discovering iron ore in the Vermilion Range in North-East of Minnesota, iron mining companies began to come to the area and caused an economic boom to the area of Duluth and to the state as a whole.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Sigvard, Bodil, Erik, Nanna, Per, Selmer, Sig, Tor.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Sivert . Compare Severtson , Sivertson , and Syvertsen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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