This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: swn610 Surnames: Noland, Wesselhoft Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3504/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for descendants of Christian "Chris" Frederick WESSELHOFT (1891-1962) who lived primarily in the Oakdale area of Stanislaus County, but died in Alameda County. His second wife, May Noland (1889-1936), was my grandmother. They were only married a short time (1933-1936) before May passed away. I am specifically looking for any old photos that may contain May (Noland) Wesselhoft, as very few photos were ever taken of her. Thanks! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mt_view2002 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3500.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Judy You might want to check with this school, in Berkeley, CA. American Baptist Seminary of the West (ABSW) http://www.absw.edu/ George Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mt_view2002 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3501.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: To add to the confuse on his date of birth, found in the 1992 International Motion Picture Almanac, states that he was born in Oakland, but on April 16, 1923. I am also guessing that you read this obit, from the New York Time (April 14, 2007) April 14, 2007 Barry Nelson, Broadway and Film Actor, Dies at 86 By STUART LAVIETES Barry Nelson, an actor who had a long career in film and television, starred in some of the more durable Broadway comedies of the 1950s and '60s, and achieved a permanent place in the minds of trivia buffs as the first actor to portray James Bond, died last Saturday, his wife said yesterday. He was 86. The cause was not immediately known. His wife, Nansi Nelson, said he died while traveling in Bucks County, Pa., The Associated Press reported. Mr. Nelson became familiar to many moviegoers in his middle years, appearing in films like "Airport" and "The Shining." But it was onstage more than half a century ago that he made perhaps a more enduring mark. Though not a matinee idol, he was blond and handsome and excelled in light romantic comedies, often playing the somewhat overmatched partner of an irrepressible leading lady. He was a likable young architect who picked up a chirpy Barbara Bel Geddes in one of the most popular Broadway shows of the early 1950s, "The Moon Is Blue." He and Ms. Bel Geddes teamed again from 1961 through 1964, this time as a divorcing couple in Jean Kerr's "Mary, Mary." Soon after that show closed, he embarked on another long run opposite Lauren Bacall in "Cactus Flower." Mr. Nelson maintained his popularity in the 1970s, even as Broadway comedies began to take a darker view of relationships and marriage. He starred with Deborah Kerr in Edward Albee's "Seascape" and played a leading role in Alan Ayckbourn's trilogy, "The Norman Conquests." He continued to perform in pure entertainments as well, earning a Tony nomination in 1978 for best actor in a musical for his role in the Liza Minnelli showcase "The Act." Born Robert Haakon Nielsen in San Francisco on April 16, 1920, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1941. Spotted by a talent scout, he was soon signed to an MGM contract and appeared in studio films like "Shadow of the Thin Man" (1941) and "Johnny Eager" and "Dr. Kildare's Victory," both in 1942. He landed a lead role the same year in "A Yank on the Burma Road," playing a cabdriver who winds up leading a convoy of trucks for the Chinese government. Joining the Army and assigned to an entertainment unit, he made his Broadway debut in 1943, billed as Pvt. Barry Nelson, in Moss Hart's wartime morale builder, "Winged Victory." He also appeared in the 1944 film version of the play. Mr. Nelson starred in a number of television series in the 1950s, including a cold war spy adventure, "The Hunter"; a domestic comedy, "My Favorite Husband"; and a Canadian fur-trapping saga, "Hudson's Bay." But it was in an unremarkable one-hour television production in 1954 that he left a lasting mark, or asterisk. That was when he played Jimmy Bond, an Americanized version of Ian Fleming's ladykilling international spy, in an adaptation of "Casino Royale" for the CBS anthology series "Climax!" Sean Connery's Bond followed Mr. Nelson's eight years later, in "Dr. No." In 1964 he starred in one of the most memorable episodes of "The Twilight Zone," "Stopover in a Quiet Town," in which a stranded couple wake up in a typical small town to find that it is completely deserted and deathly quiet except for the sound of a child's laughter. He appeared in another creepy classic, Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film, "The Shining," playing the manager of the haunted and virtually empty hotel. Mr. Nelson's movie credits also include the 1963 adaptation of "Mary, Mary," with Debbie Reynolds in the Barbara Bel Geddes role, and the 1970 disaster film "Airport," in which he played an airline captain. He was a familiar face to television viewers throughout the 1970s and 1980s, appearing in cameo roles on many popular shows, including "Cannon," "Taxi," "Dallas" and "The Love Boat." Mr. Nelson's first marriage, to the actress Teresa Celli, ended in divorce in 1951. He and his wife, Nansi, were married in 1992. He had no children from either marriage. George Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Andy111002 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3500.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: George, I cannot thank you enough. Judy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mt_view2002 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3500.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Andy >From the 1921 Oakland City Directory, he was the pastor at the First Danish Norwegian Baptist, located at 25th near 14th, in Oakland. George Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: collding Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3503/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mattie Rogers b.1890(husband Leland)and son Brucee b.1918 and her sister Emily Derby (Husband Al)son Ken b.1911 and son by previous marriaqge, George Miller b. 1905 `lived next door to eachother in Oakland (1920 census.) In the 1930 census Mattie was still in Oakland with her son George Miller and grandson Don Miller (b.1928) and nephew Bruce Rogers. In 1930 census Mattie Derby was back with her mother Kate Rose in Tuscarora, NV. They are my family, I am l;ooking for any information or decendents Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: collding Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3502/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mattie Rogers b.1890(husband Leland)and son Brucee b.1918 and her sister Emily Derby (Husband Al)son Ken b.1911 and son by previous marriaqge, George Miller b. 1905 `lived next door to eachother in Oakland (1920 census.) In the 1930 census Mattie was still in Oakland with her son George Miller and grandson Don Miller (b.1928) and nephew Bruce Rogers. In 1930 census Mattie Derby was back with her mother Kate Rose in Tuscarora, NV. They are my family, I am l;ooking for any information or decendents Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dagtho Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3501.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much for all your information! You have been most kind. Dag T. Hoelseth Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: metaphor Surnames: Nielsen, Christopherson, Haakon Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3501.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The birth index may have mistakes, but I would depend on the data until an actual document gave me reason not to. I found the family in both 1920 and 1930, when they lived in Brooklyn, Alameda County, CA. Both parents were born circa 1893 in Norway and immigrated c1913. In 1920, Robert is listed as Haakon; his father's name looks like LEIF*** or LIEF*** and his mother's name is Betsy. (The father is indexed as "Leiffue Nelson" at ancestry.com.) In 1930 Robert is listed as Robert, his father is listed as Ted, and his mother is listed as Betsy. The CA Death Index entry below is probably for Robert NIELSEN's mother. (Notice her mother's maiden name--this may be a misreading of a handwritten record, and her mother's maiden name may be HAAKON.) California Death Index, 1940-1997 Name: Betsy C Nielsen Social Security #: 551266912 Sex: FEMALE Birth Date: 2 Feb 1892 Birthplace: Other Country Death Date: 2 Feb 1982 Death Place: Alameda Mother's Maiden Name: Holan Father's Surname: Christopherson For information about ordering a birth certificate for Robert &/or a death certificate for Betsy, visit: http://www.vitalrec.com/cacounties1.html#Alameda Good luck with your research Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Andy111002 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3500.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I am trying to find what church. So I can find out of the family. I have the census. Thanks Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dagtho Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3501.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you very much! A very good start! It seems he was born in 1917 and not 1920, then. Most obituaries say he was born in San Francisco, which is not in Alameda county... Is it possible that the California birth register contain (possible) birthplace mistakes? How would I find a birth certificate for him in San Francisco (or Oakland)? What about the 1930 census, would that give any clue concerning the names of the parents? It is interesting to note differences in name order - Haakon Robert Nielsen or Robert Haakon Nielsen... Dag T. Hoelseth Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nanablue Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3500.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: specifically what info do you want..I DONT WANT TO POST INFO IF YOU ALREADY HAVE IT SUCH AS CENSUS, ETC. I AM NOT RELATED OR RESEARCHING IN 1910 THEY ARE IN SEATTLE, KING, WA. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: metaphor Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3501.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dag wrote, "Robert Haakon Nielsen ... born in San Francisco on 16 April 1920 (although some sources say 1917), but the family later moved to Oakland ..." This birth record looks like an excellent match for your research subject: California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Name: Haakon R Nielsen Birth Date: 16 Apr 1917 Gender: Male Mother's Maiden Name: Christof Birth County: Alameda This looks like his WWII draft information: Name: Robert H Nielsen Birth Year: 1917 Race: White, citizen (White) State: California County or City: Los Angeles Enlistment Date: 13 Sep 1943 Enlistment State: California Enlistment City: Los Angeles Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of college Civil Occupation: Actor (Motion picture actor. ) or Director, Motion Picture (Motion picture director.) or Entertainer Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 08 Weight: 600 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dagtho Surnames: Nelson Nielsen Classification: birth Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3501/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Robert Haakon Nielsen, who called himself Barry Nelson, and who was the first actor to portray James Bond, died recently. He was born in San Francisco on 16 April 1920 (although some sources say 1917), but the family later moved to Oakland, hence my choice of message board. The numerous obituaries I have read say that Nelson was of Scandinavian descent, as his name also suggests. Haakon is usually a Norwegian name, so more specifically I gather that he was of Norwegian ancestry. None of the obituaries I have read mention the names of his parents, which would help me to track down his possible Norwegian roots. Is anyone able to help me on this? Thanks in advance. Dag T. Hoelseth Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CadiListMom Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3498.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: >From Obituary Daily Times: http://obits.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi KLAWITTER, Roland N; 84; NE>Hayward CA; The Daily Review (CA); 1999-5-27; sadie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Thanks Mary, This was a welcome surprise to receive all the information, I really appreciated this, thanks again Jenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Thiele Fobian" <metaphor4@sbcglobal.net> To: <caalamed@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 4:49 AM Subject: [CAALAMED] Earl C. HENSLEY > Jenny wrote, "I am wondering if someone can tell me how I could go abt > finding info for a relative who worked as a switchman for the railroad as > shown on the census > for 1930. the person I am looking for is Earl C Hensley born abt 1898, > shown at 3223 23rd av on the 1921 Oakland street directory. thanks Jenny" > > > Jenny, > > An Earl Chester HENSLEY registered for the WWI draft in Oakland Alameda > CA. His draft card says he was born Jan 31 1894 in Bloomington IN, and at > time of registration was working for S.P. Freight Brokers in Ashland, CA. > > Though the draft card indicates that Earl claims exemption based on a > physical disability, the registrar indicates that there is no disability. > > A 1917 Oakland Tribune news item says that Earl Chester HENSLEY has been > called for service by the local draft board. > > An Earl C. HENSLEY listed with birth date Jan 31 1896 died in Lake > County, CA, on 1 Jul 1973: > > California Death Index, 1940-1997 > about Earl C Hensley Name: Earl C Hensley Social > Security #: 200144300 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 31 Jan 1896 > Birthplace: Indiana Death Date: 1 Jul 1973 Death Place: Lake > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Mary Thiele Fobian > Genealogical & Historical Research > Pacific Grove, California > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAALAMED-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mt_view2002 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3488.4.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jan I found two articles on their wedding, will e-mail later. Also found a number of articles and some photos of J. W. and his second wife. Plus a article that I do not want to post on this site. So would you e-mail me at mt_view2002@yahoo.com George Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Jenny wrote, "I am wondering if someone can tell me how I could go abt finding info for a relative who worked as a switchman for the railroad as shown on the census for 1930. the person I am looking for is Earl C Hensley born abt 1898, shown at 3223 23rd av on the 1921 Oakland street directory. thanks Jenny" Jenny, An Earl Chester HENSLEY registered for the WWI draft in Oakland Alameda CA. His draft card says he was born Jan 31 1894 in Bloomington IN, and at time of registration was working for S.P. Freight Brokers in Ashland, CA. Though the draft card indicates that Earl claims exemption based on a physical disability, the registrar indicates that there is no disability. A 1917 Oakland Tribune news item says that Earl Chester HENSLEY has been called for service by the local draft board. An Earl C. HENSLEY listed with birth date Jan 31 1896 died in Lake County, CA, on 1 Jul 1973: California Death Index, 1940-1997 about Earl C Hensley Name: Earl C Hensley Social Security #: 200144300 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 31 Jan 1896 Birthplace: Indiana Death Date: 1 Jul 1973 Death Place: Lake --------------------------------- Mary Thiele Fobian Genealogical & Historical Research Pacific Grove, California

I would be interested in this information. I have William John MacLeod (1892-1974) who was a railway brakman in the 1910 and 1920 census. Steve McLeod -----Original Message----- From: caalamed-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:caalamed-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jenny Anson Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 10:30 PM To: caalamed-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAALAMED] railway information Hello list I am wondering if someone can tell me how I could go abt finding info for a relative who worked as a switchman for the railroad as shown on the census for 1930. the person I am looking for is Earl C Hensley born abt 1898, shown at 3223 23rd av on the 1921 Oakland street directory. thanks Jenny ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAALAMED-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: janporterahola Surnames: Klawitter Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3498/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Seeking obit copy for Roland KLAWITTER b. 9-21-1914 d. 5-25-1999 in Hayward, Alameda County. Thank you Jan Porter Ahola jlahola@jamadots.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.