Tjugum, Andrew

Tjugum, Andrew

• 1984-06-25 (Creation)

3 file folders
1 photograph
1 sound cassette

This interview was conducted with Andrew (Anders) Tjugum on June 25, 1984 in Andebu, Norway. It contains information on family background, emigration, settling in, homesteading, marriage, return to Norway, and contact with America but has not been fully translated. Also available are papers entitled 'Slekten 'Losna' Gjennom 700 AaR' and 'Tjugum' and a black and white photograph of Andrew at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in Norwegian.

Folder Contents

Box 12, File 5 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 12, File 5A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form

Box 12, File 5B Photographs and Personal Papers
One photograph
“Slekten ‘Losna’ Gjennom 700År.”

Interviewed by Janet Rasmussen
Transcribed by Mary Sue Gee, Julie Peterson and Becky Husby
Encoded by Kerstin Ringdahl & Amity Smetzler
Recording Quality: Okay

Biographical Note

Andrew (Anders) Tjugum was born on October 17, 1904 in Skoger, Drammen, Norway, which is in the southern part of the country. His parents were Mons Tjugum and Andrine Gjerde, and there were nine children in the family: Anna, Hans, Anders, Magnus, Synnøve, Marie, Arne, Kari, and Sigurd.

After confirmation, Andrew began working for neighboring farms, and in 1926, he decided to immigrate to Montana, where an old neighbor had a homestead. After earning enough money, Andrew eventually bought his own 320-acre homestead near Scobey, Montana, which is in the northeast.

In 1956, Andrew made a return trip to Norway and was married to Ruth Magnusson there in 1958. Ruth and Andrew continued to live on the farm in Montana until 1960 and then moved back to Norway permanently. They had no children, and Andrew continued to remain in contact with his friends back in America.

Lineage

Full Name: Andrew (Anders) Monsen Tjugum
Father: Mons Tjugum
Mother: Andrine Gjerde
Paternal Grandfather: Hans Monsen Tjugum
Paternal Grandmother: Mette Menes
Maternal Grandfather: Anders Ese Gjerde
Maternal Grandmother: Synnøve Ulvestad
Brothers and Sisters: Anna Tjugum, Hans Tjugum, Magnus Tjugum, Synnøve Tjugum, Marie Tjugum, Arne Tjugum, Kari Tjugum, Sigurd Tjugum
Spouse: Ruth Magnusson