George (Jorgen) Magnus (Magnusen) Linnevold

When the Linnevold family emigrated to the United States from Norway they began using Anderson as their surname. After the Civil War they resumed using the Linnevold surname.

Birth record: Kildeinformasjon: Buskerud fylke, Strømsø, Ministerialbok nr. I 12 (1830-1847), Fødte og døpte 1836, side 49. Permanent sidelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8471&idx_id=8471&... Permanent bildelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20061219650231.jpg

Transcribed birth record: http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/en-gb/kb/dp/person/pd000000029...

Transcribed confirmation record: http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/kb/kf/person/pk00000000899619

United States Union Civil War Veteran: http://vesterheim.org/CivilWar/db/a/and/000340.html

ANDERSON, George

   IA 38th Inf Co E. Residence: Frankville Township, seven miles southeast of Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Was living there in 1853. Born 5 Jan 1836 at Lier, Drammen, Norway, a son of Magnus Linnevold. Civil War: Age 26. Enlisted 15 Aug 1862 as Corporal. Mustered 4 Nov 1862. Transferred to Iowa 34th & 38th Infantry Consolidated Co K on 1 Jan 1865. Promoted to Sergeant. Mustered out 15 Aug 1865, Houston, Texas. Post war: After the war, took name "Linnevold, Jorgen". Died 1925. Buried in Washington Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery, near Decorah, Iowa. Stone reads “George M. Linnevold, Jan 5, 1836 – Mar 1, 1925, IA 38th Inf Co E, 1861-1865”. Sources: (ISW-V p407,846) (Ulvestad p260) (DGA) (Willard Linnevold, Decorah, Iowa) (KJR) (Wisconsin Cemetery Records) (Hedberg) (VGC Decorah Posten 11 Jan 1916) (Family records held by Luci Baker, Seattle, Washington) “Linnevold, George M.”

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