Sigurd Emil Torkelsen^[1]

1898 - 1974  (75 years)

• Name	Sigurd Emil Torkelsen  [2]
  Born	22 Aug 1898	Norway   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Sep 1918	Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA   [4]
  	667 Hicks
  Residence	Feb 1942	Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA   [5]
  	960 57 Street
  Census	1950	Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA   [6]
  	960 57th Street
  Residence	Nov 1971	Shokan, Ulster County, New York, USA   [1]
  	Ridge Road
  Occupation	Deck hand  [4, 6]
  Research Notes	World War II Draft Card gives birthplace as “Farsen” Norway. The 1950 census list another household on the 2nd floor at the same address with a head-of-household named Selmer Torkelsen, age 61. This age is too close to be Sigurd’s father, but it’s possible he is a brother.  [5, 6]
  Died	13 Apr 1974  [3, 7]
  Buried	16 Apr 1974	Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I12935	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2022

  
  

  Family 1	Gunda Gundersen
  Children	+ 1. Stanley George Torkelsen           b. 9 Oct 1928, Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, USA           d. 23 Jun 1970  (Age 41 years) + 2. Gunda Marie Torkelsen           b. 1 Dec 1930, Floral Park, Nassau County, New York, USA           d. 31 Jul 2006  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F8789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margrethe Helene Rasmussen           b. 28 Jun 1907, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, USA           d. 11 Jun 1997, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	Abt 1939  [8]
  Children	1. Helene Anne Torkelsen           b. 23 Jun 1944, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA           d. 9 Jun 2011, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA  (Age 66 years) + 2. T.M. Torkelsen
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2022
  Family ID	F8788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Aug 1898 - Norway Residence - Sep 1918 - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Residence - Feb 1942 - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Census - 1950 - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Residence - Nov 1971 - Shokan, Ulster County, New York, USA Buried - 16 Apr 1974 - Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Sigurd was not listed in the same household as his wife Margaret and children Stanley and Gunda in the 1940 census. Survived by two sisters, and two brothers. [7, 8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S4917] Marriage Announcement of Thomas Martin Torkelsen and Patricia Joan Sullivan. [S4921] Obituary of Margaret Torkelsen. [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index. [S4927] WWI Draft Registration Card of Sigurd Emil Torkelsen, Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration). [S6696] WWII Draft Registration Card of Sigurd Torkelsen, Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration). [S7925] 1950 US Census - Household of Sigurd E. Torkelsen. [S4923] Obituary of Sigurd Emil Torkelsen. [S4919] 1940 US Census - Household of Margaret Torkelsen.