Gunvald Oliver GUNDERSEN

1898 -

• Name	Gunvald Oliver GUNDERSEN
  	Gunvald's given name and his surname are consistently misspelled on censuses and documents. I have, therefore, chosen to use the spellings as per his signature on his 1919 naturalization application.
  Birth	29 May 1898	Valle Sogn, Norway   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	25 Feb 1918	New York City, NY   [2]
  	Gunvald arrived in New York harbor aboard the S/S Bergensfjord on 25 February 1918. The ship had departed Christiania, Norway about two and a half weeks earlier.
  Naturalization	31 May 1919	Charleston, SC   [2]
  	On 31 May 1919, Gunvald signed his Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United Sates. His declaration was processed through the U.S. District Court at Charleston, South Carolina as Gunvald was a resident of Sullivan's Island at the time.
  Occupation	1930	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	According to the 1930 census, Gunvald was employed as a painter at the Buoy Yard (US Coast Guard Boat Depot & Buoy Yard) at Portsmouth, Virginia.
  COMM	Apr 1940  [4]
  	AD
  	The 1940 census notes May as "head of household" and as "married". Gunvald is not part of the household, and has not been located in any 1940 census enumeration.
  Person ID	I61308	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Hettie May LARSEN,   b. c. 1904, Portsmouth City, VA
  Marriage	27 Aug 1921	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth, Virginia on 27 August 1921.
  Children	1. George GUNDERSEN   2. Norman GUNDERSEN   3. Herbert GUNDERSEN   4. Mildred GUNDERSEN   5. Fred GUNDERSEN   6. Alfred GUNDERSEN
  Family ID	F6605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: April 1930, Portsmouth City, VA [5292]

  
  

• Sources

  [S3760] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785 - 1940. FHL film no. 2048495, Ref. ID 1921, p. 20, line 430: Gunderson - Larsen entry. [S5298] Gunvald Oliver Gundersen, petition for U.S. naturalization (1919). . [S5292] 1930 US Census / Gunderson, Gunwald. [S5293] 1940 US Census / Gundersen, May.