Navorska tree » Rev. Wilhelm Nelson Sjövangen (1874-1957)

Personal data Rev. Wilhelm Nelson Sjövangen 

  • Alternative name: Wilhelm N. Sjovangen
  • He was born on April 21, 1874 in Kvinnherad kommune, Hordaland fylke, Norge.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Marlys Seibert; Carol Kastel Broderson, Lisa Christine Seymour Walker, et al.; Rex Mendicorum
  • He died on May 31, 1957 in Salem, Marion Co., OR (hosp.), he was 83 years old.
  • He is buried after May 31, 1957 in W. Salem, Polk Co., OR (Restlawn Memory Gardens).
  • A child of Nils Sjuersen (Sjurson) Sjøvangen and Volborg (Valburg) Romsa
  • This information was last updated on March 14, 2024.

Household of Rev. Wilhelm Nelson Sjövangen


Notes about Rev. Wilhelm Nelson Sjövangen

Wilhelm Nelson Sjovangen / Sjövangen

Sources: Author: Seibert, Marlys Engelby; Title: Basic Family History, (Publication site: Ankeny IA, Publisher: MYEJS, Publication date: May MCMLXXXV)

"Nils Sjurson Sjövangen b. 1832 in Sjovangen, Norway d. Aug. 1904
m.
Valborg Romsa b. 1838 Bömlo Norway [Bömlo [Bømlo ?], Vestland, Norway]

7 Children:

[1] Severine Nilsen 1863-1954
...
[4] Wilhelm Sjövangen 1874-1957
..."

Author: Mendicorum, Rex; Title: "Rev Wilhelm N Sjovangen," (Publication site: W. Salem, OR, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: vi Mar MMXIV)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125970154/wilhelm-n-sjovangen

"Photo [Man] added by Rex Mendicorum
Picture of [grave marker shared with Elsie Sjovangen] Added by Patty C
Picture of [obituary for Wilhelm] Added by LjBJ

Rev Wilhelm N Sjovangen Birth 21 Apr 1874 Kvinnherad kommune, Hordaland fylke, Norway Death 31 May 1957 (aged 83) Marion County, Oregon, USA Burial Restlawn Memory Gardens West Salem, Polk County, Oregon, USA Plot Garden of Sunset Memorial ID 125970154

Spouse
[photo-grave marker shared with Wilhelm N. Sjovangen] Elsie Henderson Sjovangen 1884-1974 (m. 1909)

Created by: Patty C Added: Mar 6, 2014 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 125970154"

Text of obituary for Wilhelm N. Sjovangen, provenance unknown (possibly a Salem OR newspaper)

"Death Strikes Former Pastor

Funeral services will be held at Howell-Edwards Chapel Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock for The Rev. Wilhelm N. Sjovangen, 83, who died in a Salem hospital Friday. Interment will be in Restlawn Memory Gardens.

Sjovangen, who at one time was an interm minister at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Silverton, was a late resident of 1000 North Capitol St.

Born April 21, 1874, in Norway, Sjovangen came to the United States when 21 years of age and settled in Illinois. He worked for several years on farms in Iowa before beginning his studies at St. Olaf's College in Northfield, Minn. Later he attended the Lutheran seminary in St. Paul, Minn., and was ordained as a minister in 1910.

From 1910 until 1914 Sjovangen was a minister at a Lutheran Church in Marmon, N.D., and later he served at a church in DeSmet, S.D. The Rev. Sjovangen retired in 1917 and came to Oregon to reside in 1919. He had made his home in Salem since 1937 and occasionally had delived a sermon at the Central Lutheran Church where he was a member.

Surviving are his widow, the former Elsie Henderson in whom he was married in 1909 in Northfield, Minn.; a daugher, Miss Valborg Sjoyangen, Salem; sons, Harold Sjovangen, Portland, Ralph Sjovangen, Sonoma, Calif., and James Sjovangen, San Francisco; and a sister, Mrs. Carrie Bjelland in Iowa."

Author: Broderson, Carol Kastel; Walker, Lisa Christine Seymour; et al.; Title: "Wilhelm Nelson Sjovangen," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: vii Jan MMXXIV)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRFQ-1N3

"... Wilhelm Nelson Sjovangen Reason: United States World War I Draft Registration Cards Last Changed: May 7, 2018 Lisa Christine Seymour Walker Sex Male Last Changed: February 6, 2017 Chaleh

Birth 21 April 1874 Norway Reason: See Wilhelm Nelsen Sjovangen in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Source. Last Changed: February 6, 2017 Chaleh

Death 31 May 1957 Marion, Oregon, ... Reason: See Wilhelm N Sjovangen in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current source. Last Changed: February 6, 2017 Chaleh

Burial West Salem, Polk, Oregon, ... Reason: Restlawn Memory Gardens, Plot: Garden of Sunset. See Wilhelm N Sjovangen in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Last Changed: February 6, 2017 Chaleh

Immigration 1895
Immigration 1897
Military Draft Registration 1917-1918 Renville County, North Dakota, ...
Residence 1920 North Silverton, Marion, Oregon, ...
Residence 1930 North Silverton, Marion, Oregon, ...
...
Residence 1940 East Salem Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, ...

Spouses & Children

Wilhelm Nelson Sjovangen Male 1874-1957
Elsie Henderson Female 1884-1974

Marriage 4 August 1909 Rice, Minnesota, ...

Children (4)

[1] Valborg G Sjovangen Female 1912-2006
[2] Harold Henderson Sjovangen Male 1915-Deceased
[3] Ralph L Sjovangen Male 1916-1971
[4] James Stanley Sjovangen Male 1918-2005"
<>

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Rev. Wilhelm Nelson Sjövangen?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Rev. Wilhelm Nelson Sjövangen

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Wilhelm Nelson Sjövangen

Wilhelm Nelson Sjövangen
1874-1957


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


Visualize another relationship

Sources

  1. (Not public)

Historical events

Birthday April 21, 1874

  • The temperature on April 21, 1874 was about 22.4 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
    • May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
    • May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
    • May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
    • October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.
    • December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.

Day of death May 31, 1957

  • The temperature on May 31, 1957 was between 5.8 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Lèse majesté in Thailand was strengthened to include "insult" and changed to a crime against national security, after Thai criminal code of 1956 went into effect.
    • January 9 » British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
    • February 18 » Walter James Bolton becomes the last person legally executed in New Zealand.
    • March 9 » The 8.6 Mw  Andreanof Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands, causing over $5 million in damage from ground movement and a destructive tsunami.
    • July 25 » The Tunisian King Muhammad VIII al-Amin is replaced by President Habib Bourguiba.
    • July 26 » Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Sjövangen


The Navorska tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
David Allen Navorska, "Navorska tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/navorska-tree/I47431.php : accessed May 5, 2025), "Rev. Wilhelm Nelson Sjövangen (1874-1957)".