Hi List, I am searching for Lester James Thorsen b. 5 May1899 d. 15 Apr 1989 m. Irma Alice Darnell b. 3 May 1912 in Knoxville, Marion, IA. That is all I have on this couple, am wondering if anyone has more information. Did they have children? Who is Lester's parents and siblings? Thanks for any help! Marsha

1900 Clinton twp, Pocahontas co. has h/h of Thomas 25 & Ida 23, both Il. Thorsen. Kidz born Ia, Mamie 4, Lester 1/12. E.D 163 NARA film pg 220A. Dick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! Irish proverb ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 8:52 PM Subject: [IOWA] Searching for Lester James Thorsen's Parents and sibblings > Hi List, > I am searching for Lester James Thorsen b. 5 May1899 d. 15 Apr 1989 m. Irma > Alice Darnell b. 3 May 1912 in Knoxville, Marion, IA. That is all I have on > this couple, am wondering if anyone has more information. Did they have > children? Who is Lester's parents and siblings? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 1668 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!

You should be aware that the Lester Thorsen in Pocahontas County appears as Lester Bertram Thorsen, born 11 April 1900, in both the World War I Registration (where Thomas O. is identified as his father) and in SSDI (d 2 May 1997 in Ft. Dodge, Webster Co, IA). He is still living, as a single man, with his parents in the 1930 census. Then there is a Lester J. Thorsen in the 1930 Chicago, Cook County, IA census married to Florence H., age 39, born IL, father born WI, mother b PA. Living with them is his stepson Douglas Block, age 20, born IL, father born KS, mother born IL. Lester J. married Florence when he was 28 and she was 34. He appears to be the same Lester J. Thorsen who was born on 5 May 1899 and died on 15 April 1939 (in Seminole, Florida) in the SSDI. I didn't find a Florence in the SSDI, but did find an Irma D. [not A.] Thorsen, born 3 May 1912 and died 12 March 2003 in Seminole, Florida. It looks to me as if there are two men with the same first and last names, but with different middle names, born within a year of each other, one of whom is associated with Iowa (Lester Bertram Thorsen), the other (Lester J. Thorsen) with Illinois and Florida. Best wishes, Greta Thompson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Tague" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 7:06 AM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Searching for Lester James Thorsen's Parents and sibblings > 1900 Clinton twp, Pocahontas co. has h/h of Thomas 25 & Ida 23, both Il. > Thorsen. Kidz born Ia, Mamie 4, Lester 1/12. E.D 163 NARA film pg 220A. > Dick > May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! Irish proverb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 8:52 PM > Subject: [IOWA] Searching for Lester James Thorsen's Parents and sibblings > > >> Hi List, >> I am searching for Lester James Thorsen b. 5 May1899 d. 15 Apr 1989 m. > Irma >> Alice Darnell b. 3 May 1912 in Knoxville, Marion, IA. That is all I >> have > on >> this couple, am wondering if anyone has more information. Did they have >> children? Who is Lester's parents and siblings?

Illinois on-line index has a union of Thomas O. Thorsen to Ida M. Uhr, 3/6/1895 Kankakeee co. May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! Irish proverb ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 8:52 PM Subject: [IOWA] Searching for Lester James Thorsen's Parents and sibblings > Hi List, > I am searching for Lester James Thorsen b. 5 May1899 d. 15 Apr 1989 m. Irma > Alice Darnell b. 3 May 1912 in Knoxville, Marion, IA. That is all I have on > this couple, am wondering if anyone has more information. Did they have > children? Who is Lester's parents and siblings? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 1668 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!