Dear Brenda, Gwen, Harold and other Listers! Thank you very much for your latest comments on this topic, and in particular was I happy to receive Chris Hill's obituary! Unfortunately, Chris' obituary has no mention of brothers or sisters, so he was probably the last sibling to die...! As far as the fire in Cook Co.., IL is concerned, I believe that was in 1871, when a number of vital records shall have been destroyed. After that time I believe that most everything has been kept, although many of the records we look for just cannot be found! Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Mar 7, 2015, at 7:15 PM, Harold Christensen via wrote: > Hi! > This e-mail was sent to you by request from Harold Christensen > Please click on the following link to read the item: > > http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VFdILzE5NDYvMDYvMDcjQXIwMDUwMw%3D%3D&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom > Comment: This obituary along with other news items from Mondovi are from the Winona Republican Herald newspaper > > For AOL users: <a href="http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VFdILzE5NDYvMDYvMDcjQXIwMDUwMw%3D%3D&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom">http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VFdILzE5NDYvMDYvMDcjQXIwMDUwMw%3D%3D&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom</a> >

Dear Mark and other Listers! Mark, I have found something very interesting in the WW1 draft record system which makes me wonder whether that divorce "debate" from Portland, OR could be a year or more off? Emery Elsworth Webber's WW1 draft record from 1918 shows him as being unmarried and a ship yard worker, and his closest relative was his mother Ella Webber! Why would he be accused by Mathilda for NOT beig a ship yard worker, when he already was one? Then I found this in the WW1 draft records: John William ANDERSON, born Aug. 4, 1877, a truck driver residing on 492 1/2 E. Burnside in Portland, OR with nearest relative MATILDA ANDERSON, same address. The card is signed Sep. 12, 1918 and has an extra notation with a new address: 2957 Charles street, Seattle, WA! John's age is a perfect "match" with Mathilda's 4th husband, and they did move to Seattle, WA, so I believe this is the one we want! But then, Emery and Mathilda's divorce must have occurred BEFORE Sep of 1918. Next question: Can John and Mathilda's marriage be found in Oregon? Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Mar 7, 2015, at 1:20 PM, Lars E. Oyane via wrote: > Dear Mark, Barbara, Greg and other listers! > > "What a wonderful world - and list..." Thanks a million, Mark, for having discovered the "secret" behind Mathilda's 3rd marriage! It is just amazing what these newspaper columns may include of information, as long as it's possible to search for names in them! Thanks also to Barbara and Greg for further comments! If it wasn't for Ellsworth being of German background, I would have thought they were Ole and Lena arguing in that divorce procedure from Portland...!! > > Looking around a little bit, I see that Emery Elsworth Webber on his WW1 draft says he was born Oct. 4, 1875, and he was then indeed working in the ship yards!!! The 1880 census for Rice Co., MN gives his father's name as Conrad Weber, and the family obviously got around! In 1900 they were in Grand Forks, ND, but the children born between 1887 and 1896 were born in Washington! Then by 1910 Conrad had died, and his wife had moved to Portland OR! > > Now that the "Ellsworth" part of this problem has been solved, I hope it may also be possible to find Mathilda's 4th marriage to John W. Anderson? They must have been married in the fall of 1919, between Portland, OR and Seattle, WA? > > Thanks again, Mark for once more making my day! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Mar 7, 2015, at 10:54 AM, Mark Erickson via wrote: > >> The Oregon Daily Journal (Portland, Oregon) · Sun, Apr 6, 1919 · Page 10 >> DIVORCE COURT A BUSY PLACE >> E. Ellsworth Webber, a chimney sweep, alleges in a complaint for divorce >> that his wife, Matilda, nagged him continually to change his vocation >> and seek more lucrative employment in the shipyards >

Dear Brenda and other Listers! Thank you very much for your latest comment, Brenda! I am fully aware that the most common way to obtain obituaries is contacting the various local libraries or historical societies, which I will consequently do, if the obituaries cannot be obtained in other ways. However, with so many online searchable newspapers I was thinking, MAYBE some of these obituaries can be found in a much easier - and faster - way... Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Mar 7, 2015, at 5:51 PM, Brenda Clement via wrote: > The most common way that I find aUS obit is thru the local library where the > person died or lived most of their life. I find their website and contact > them. > > -----Original Message----- > From: norway-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:norway-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Lars E. Oyane via > Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2015 2:07 PM > To: norway@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NOR] Mary Johnson, born Hafslo, Norway 1865 - lived "near > Chicago" > > Dear Listers! > > To find the whereabouts and destiny of this Mary Johnson is probably one of > the "toughest" tasks that remain in my County History project, but how do we > go about to find her? > > One way is to check for example the 1900 census looking for Mar* born in > Norway 1865 +- 2 years, emigrated 1885 +- 2 years, but this turns up > numerous alternatives which need to be studied... > > Another way might be to find obituaries for all of her older siblings, > hoping that at least ONE of these obituaries lists surviving siblings: > > * Hans J. URNESS, died at Colfax. Whitman Co., WA Jan. 15, 1926 > > * Martha (Mrs. Nels S) KINS (mother of the cowboy Nels Kins), resident of > Mondovi, Buffalo Co., WI, died in Eau Claire, WI Mar. 19, 1904 > > * Nels J. KINS, died near Shell Lake, Washburn Co., WI Nov. 28, 1920 > > * Anna HAUGEN (HOGEN), used to live at Barronett near Shell Lake, Washburn > Co., WI, but retired to Superior, Douglas Co., WI where she died May 13, > 1930 > > * John J. HILL, died at Roseglen, McLean Co., ND June 15, 1923 > > * Chris J. HILL, died in Mondovi, Buffalo Co., WI May 30, 1946 > > Any chance some of these obituaries can be found? > > Thanks again for your wonderful assistance in this matter! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Mar 4, 2015, at 1:24 PM, Lars E. Oyane via wrote: > >> Dear Listers! >> >> I have been working on this problem for years, but have never managed to > come up with any adequate reply! >> >> Maria Johannesdotter Urness aka Hill aka Hogan aka Kins aka Johnson, > daughter of "husmann" Johannes Monsson and wife Maria Hansdotter, livig on > the Haugen place in Kinserdal valley, Urness farm in Hafslo parish, Luster > Co., Norway, was born in Hafslo Aug. 26, 1865, but emigrated in 1885. >> >> Maria had four older brothers and two older sisters who all emigrated to > the US between 1867 and 1882. They went by different last names, Urness, > Kins, Hill and Hogan. They all "started out" in Buffalo Co., WI and lived > there at the time Maria emigrated in 1885. >> >> The ONLY reference to Maria's destiny comes from a biography of one of her > brothers which refers to "sister Mary Johnson lived near Chicago, IL". I > SUPPOSE she must have married someone named JOHNSON, but I am unable to > identify her in any census records in Illinois! >> >> Any suggestions that may solve this problem, would be very much > appreciated! >> >> Very sincerely yours, >> >> Lars E. Oyane >> >> PS: This inquiry is being posted simultaneously on the NORWAY > Rootsweb-list, NORWAY-HERITAGE-list and the Norwegian Digital Archives. > Information of importance which shows up on any of the other lists, will be > reposted here. >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't know if this pertains to Mary Johnson or not but I do know that records were destroyed by fire in Cook County, Illinois years ago. Gwendolyn Butrum On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Brenda Clement via <norway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I have a newspapers.com account and quick lookups for the name, year and > state did not provide obits. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi! This e-mail was sent to you by request from Harold Christensen Please click on the following link to read the item: http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VFdILzE5NDYvMDYvMDcjQXIwMDUwMw%3D%3D&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom Comment: This obituary along with other news items from Mondovi are from the Winona Republican Herald newspaper For AOL users: <a href="http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VFdILzE5NDYvMDYvMDcjQXIwMDUwMw%3D%3D&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom">http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VFdILzE5NDYvMDYvMDcjQXIwMDUwMw%3D%3D&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom</a>

Dear Listers! To find the whereabouts and destiny of this Mary Johnson is probably one of the "toughest" tasks that remain in my County History project, but how do we go about to find her? One way is to check for example the 1900 census looking for Mar* born in Norway 1865 +- 2 years, emigrated 1885 +- 2 years, but this turns up numerous alternatives which need to be studied... Another way might be to find obituaries for all of her older siblings, hoping that at least ONE of these obituaries lists surviving siblings: * Hans J. URNESS, died at Colfax. Whitman Co., WA Jan. 15, 1926 * Martha (Mrs. Nels S) KINS (mother of the cowboy Nels Kins), resident of Mondovi, Buffalo Co., WI, died in Eau Claire, WI Mar. 19, 1904 * Nels J. KINS, died near Shell Lake, Washburn Co., WI Nov. 28, 1920 * Anna HAUGEN (HOGEN), used to live at Barronett near Shell Lake, Washburn Co., WI, but retired to Superior, Douglas Co., WI where she died May 13, 1930 * John J. HILL, died at Roseglen, McLean Co., ND June 15, 1923 * Chris J. HILL, died in Mondovi, Buffalo Co., WI May 30, 1946 Any chance some of these obituaries can be found? Thanks again for your wonderful assistance in this matter! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Mar 4, 2015, at 1:24 PM, Lars E. Oyane via wrote: > Dear Listers! > > I have been working on this problem for years, but have never managed to come up with any adequate reply! > > Maria Johannesdotter Urness aka Hill aka Hogan aka Kins aka Johnson, daughter of "husmann" Johannes Monsson and wife Maria Hansdotter, livig on the Haugen place in Kinserdal valley, Urness farm in Hafslo parish, Luster Co., Norway, was born in Hafslo Aug. 26, 1865, but emigrated in 1885. > > Maria had four older brothers and two older sisters who all emigrated to the US between 1867 and 1882. They went by different last names, Urness, Kins, Hill and Hogan. They all "started out" in Buffalo Co., WI and lived there at the time Maria emigrated in 1885. > > The ONLY reference to Maria's destiny comes from a biography of one of her brothers which refers to "sister Mary Johnson lived near Chicago, IL". I SUPPOSE she must have married someone named JOHNSON, but I am unable to identify her in any census records in Illinois! > > Any suggestions that may solve this problem, would be very much appreciated! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > PS: This inquiry is being posted simultaneously on the NORWAY Rootsweb-list, NORWAY-HERITAGE-list and the Norwegian Digital Archives. Information of importance which shows up on any of the other lists, will be reposted here. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This might be the E. Ellsworth Webber mentioned in the article http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=134638692&ref=acom > Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 09:54:55 -0600 > To: lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no; norway@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NOR] 2nd attempt: Mathilda Ellsworth Anderson (1874-1927) - biography 1913-1920 Portland, OR-Seattle, WA - newspaper assistance? > From: norway@rootsweb.com > > The Oregon Daily Journal (Portland, Oregon) · Sun, Apr 6, 1919 · Page 10 > DIVORCE COURT A BUSY PLACE > E. Ellsworth Webber, a chimney sweep, alleges in a complaint for divorce > that his wife, Matilda, nagged him continually to change his vocation > and seek more lucrative employment in the shipyards > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have a newspapers.com account and quick lookups for the name, year and state did not provide obits.

The most common way that I find aUS obit is thru the local library where the person died or lived most of their life. I find their website and contact them. -----Original Message----- From: norway-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:norway-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lars E. Oyane via Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2015 2:07 PM To: norway@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NOR] Mary Johnson, born Hafslo, Norway 1865 - lived "near Chicago" Dear Listers! To find the whereabouts and destiny of this Mary Johnson is probably one of the "toughest" tasks that remain in my County History project, but how do we go about to find her? One way is to check for example the 1900 census looking for Mar* born in Norway 1865 +- 2 years, emigrated 1885 +- 2 years, but this turns up numerous alternatives which need to be studied... Another way might be to find obituaries for all of her older siblings, hoping that at least ONE of these obituaries lists surviving siblings: * Hans J. URNESS, died at Colfax. Whitman Co., WA Jan. 15, 1926 * Martha (Mrs. Nels S) KINS (mother of the cowboy Nels Kins), resident of Mondovi, Buffalo Co., WI, died in Eau Claire, WI Mar. 19, 1904 * Nels J. KINS, died near Shell Lake, Washburn Co., WI Nov. 28, 1920 * Anna HAUGEN (HOGEN), used to live at Barronett near Shell Lake, Washburn Co., WI, but retired to Superior, Douglas Co., WI where she died May 13, 1930 * John J. HILL, died at Roseglen, McLean Co., ND June 15, 1923 * Chris J. HILL, died in Mondovi, Buffalo Co., WI May 30, 1946 Any chance some of these obituaries can be found? Thanks again for your wonderful assistance in this matter! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Mar 4, 2015, at 1:24 PM, Lars E. Oyane via wrote: > Dear Listers! > > I have been working on this problem for years, but have never managed to come up with any adequate reply! > > Maria Johannesdotter Urness aka Hill aka Hogan aka Kins aka Johnson, daughter of "husmann" Johannes Monsson and wife Maria Hansdotter, livig on the Haugen place in Kinserdal valley, Urness farm in Hafslo parish, Luster Co., Norway, was born in Hafslo Aug. 26, 1865, but emigrated in 1885. > > Maria had four older brothers and two older sisters who all emigrated to the US between 1867 and 1882. They went by different last names, Urness, Kins, Hill and Hogan. They all "started out" in Buffalo Co., WI and lived there at the time Maria emigrated in 1885. > > The ONLY reference to Maria's destiny comes from a biography of one of her brothers which refers to "sister Mary Johnson lived near Chicago, IL". I SUPPOSE she must have married someone named JOHNSON, but I am unable to identify her in any census records in Illinois! > > Any suggestions that may solve this problem, would be very much appreciated! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > PS: This inquiry is being posted simultaneously on the NORWAY Rootsweb-list, NORWAY-HERITAGE-list and the Norwegian Digital Archives. Information of importance which shows up on any of the other lists, will be reposted here. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

:} On 3/7/2015 1:20 PM, Lars E. Oyane via wrote: > Dear Mark, Barbara, Greg and other listers! > > "What a wonderful world - and list..." Thanks a million, Mark, for having discovered the "secret" behind Mathilda's 3rd marriage! It is just amazing what these newspaper columns may include of information, as long as it's possible to search for names in them! Thanks also to Barbara and Greg for further comments! If it wasn't for Ellsworth being of German background, I would have thought they were Ole and Lena arguing in that divorce procedure from Portland...!! > > Looking around a little bit, I see that Emery Elsworth Webber on his WW1 draft says he was born Oct. 4, 1875, and he was then indeed working in the ship yards!!! The 1880 census for Rice Co., MN gives his father's name as Conrad Weber, and the family obviously got around! In 1900 they were in Grand Forks, ND, but the children born between 1887 and 1896 were born in Washington! Then by 1910 Conrad had died, and his wife had moved to Portland OR! > > Now that the "Ellsworth" part of this problem has been solved, I hope it may also be possible to find Mathilda's 4th marriage to John W. Anderson? They must have been married in the fall of 1919, between Portland, OR and Seattle, WA? > > Thanks again, Mark for once more making my day! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Mar 7, 2015, at 10:54 AM, Mark Erickson via wrote: > >> The Oregon Daily Journal (Portland, Oregon) · Sun, Apr 6, 1919 · Page 10 >> DIVORCE COURT A BUSY PLACE >> E. Ellsworth Webber, a chimney sweep, alleges in a complaint for divorce >> that his wife, Matilda, nagged him continually to change his vocation >> and seek more lucrative employment in the shipyards > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I’m aware that I can’t send pictures to this address, so I included the link. Hopefully that will work. I get an update monthly from the Norweigan Embassy. The headline said Seattle, but as I read further, I noticed he’s going to Tacoma, to PLU, Pacific Lutheran, to get an honorary doctorate. I was there 15 years ago when my niece graduated and it was announced that she had won a Fulbright to study at the U of Oslo.............. She had a minor in Norwegian and had already spent a semester in Oslo during her Junior year. I was lucky enough to be able to take my mother to visit her while she was in Oslo, and we spent two weeks exploring the country. I’m going to send the picture to the pixandscan site. Steve Last updated: 2/20/2015 // It has been confirmed that His Majesty King Harald V of Norway will visit Washington State and Alaska, May 21-27, 2015. His Majesty King Harald will start his visit with a stop in Seattle. It has been 20 years since his last visit to this part of the United States. The King will receive an honorary doctorate from Pacific Lutheran University, at its 125th anniversary commencement ceremony. He will also meet with local government officials, politicians, Norwegian businesses and representatives of the Norwegian American community. The program in Alaska will cover issues regarding the Arctic, trade and the ties between Norway and the United States. We will share additional details as they become available. http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Embassy/Its-Official-HM-King-Harald-Coming-to-the-US-in-May-2015/#.VPtNmPzF9rk --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Dear Mark, Barbara, Greg and other listers! "What a wonderful world - and list..." Thanks a million, Mark, for having discovered the "secret" behind Mathilda's 3rd marriage! It is just amazing what these newspaper columns may include of information, as long as it's possible to search for names in them! Thanks also to Barbara and Greg for further comments! If it wasn't for Ellsworth being of German background, I would have thought they were Ole and Lena arguing in that divorce procedure from Portland...!! Looking around a little bit, I see that Emery Elsworth Webber on his WW1 draft says he was born Oct. 4, 1875, and he was then indeed working in the ship yards!!! The 1880 census for Rice Co., MN gives his father's name as Conrad Weber, and the family obviously got around! In 1900 they were in Grand Forks, ND, but the children born between 1887 and 1896 were born in Washington! Then by 1910 Conrad had died, and his wife had moved to Portland OR! Now that the "Ellsworth" part of this problem has been solved, I hope it may also be possible to find Mathilda's 4th marriage to John W. Anderson? They must have been married in the fall of 1919, between Portland, OR and Seattle, WA? Thanks again, Mark for once more making my day! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Mar 7, 2015, at 10:54 AM, Mark Erickson via wrote: > The Oregon Daily Journal (Portland, Oregon) · Sun, Apr 6, 1919 · Page 10 > DIVORCE COURT A BUSY PLACE > E. Ellsworth Webber, a chimney sweep, alleges in a complaint for divorce > that his wife, Matilda, nagged him continually to change his vocation > and seek more lucrative employment in the shipyards

Oh my,:} This struck my funny bone - if the guy loved being a chimney sweep but to stop the nagging had quit that and gone to the ship yard, he would have been nagging her all the time about her making him go to that place every day.:} A no-win situation.:} All the best Barbara in MA On 3/7/2015 10:54 AM, Mark Erickson via wrote: > The Oregon Daily Journal (Portland, Oregon) · Sun, Apr 6, 1919 · Page 10 > DIVORCE COURT A BUSY PLACE > E. Ellsworth Webber, a chimney sweep, alleges in a complaint for divorce > that his wife, Matilda, nagged him continually to change his vocation > and seek more lucrative employment in the shipyards > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Bev, Barbara and all, I agree with you both, Lars asks for assistance from those more familiar with some aspects of his research. Especially from those living in countries where the families he is researching settled. I live in Australia and though archives, libraries and government agencies worldwide are usually the custodians of historical documents, free access to the information they hold differs greatly. It is always refreshing to read how the "A" team on this list tackle the brick walls faced by Lars and many of us from time to time. Requesting information from such a variety of sources and the replies posted often gives clues to locating more obscure records we may never have thought to use. We can all learn something from every Q & A. Lars keeps the list active, educational and friendly. Sincerely, Elizabeth On 7/03/2015 4:50 AM, Bev Anderson via wrote: > Vi elsker deg også, Lars! > > I will echo Reina and others: Don't go anywhere! > > You have some interesting cases, and it's fun to read some of the info, so I'm learning things just seeing what people come up with because I haven't had any occasion to do research in many of the states or local regions where others have found data, so it's nice to know how much data is out there..., and gather new links to databases to keep in my favorites file in case I need them at some point. > > I've been keeping irregular hours for a while, and what research I've been doing has detoured in other directions, but it's still always fun to catch up with the latest research projects you and others are doing. > > Norway Listers have always been my genealogy network of choice, so I would be quite heartbroken if all research moved over to Facebook (as I've said before, I'm not a member; I just can't give up that much privacy). > > I've long considered Norway Listers as friends..., so in all sincerity, I say: > > Være godt, kjære venner. > > Med vennlig hilsen, > Bev

Hei, Lars. It looks like I stirred up a hornet's nest. "Where have all The Listers / A-Team gone?" That should have been my question. It is obvious to all, the work you have put into your volumes for the Luster community. No disrespect intended. As for the answer to the above question, others have hit on it --- Facebook. I've been there; joined several; and "unjoined" because to 'tone' was missing. As for me, I have had other matters far more important that need taking care of. When the time comes, I'LL BE BACK. (Not that I am going away.......) From the Land of the Rising Sun Respectfully, Clark in Japan On 06-Mar-15 09:22 PM, Lars E. Oyane wrote: > Dear Clark! > > One is attempted to think that noone else has any genealogical problems any more... > > I just wanted to let you know; I have been a lister for MANY years, and I always get such > wonderful assistance from various listers to enlighten me on some of these very "elusive" > emigrants from Luster Co., Norway. I guess you may say that I LOVE the list and the listers. > Without your assistance in many of these questions I would NEVER have been able to present a > bygdebook as complete as it is, and from which I know that many many people will profit in the > years to come! > > And once I am done with my work I intend to keep on helping as many of you as possible to solve > your problems! I know I will never reach up to Viggo Fosse or Daraleen, but I can give it a try... > > I send my best greetings from Germany to the Country of the Rising Sun! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Mar 6, 2015, at 6:37 AM, C&M Pederson via wrote: > >> I have a question: >> Did Lars Oyane "hijack" The Norway List? >> It seems like that's the only chatter on this list any more. >> Have a nice day! >> Clark in Japan >> >

The Oregon Daily Journal (Portland, Oregon) · Sun, Apr 6, 1919 · Page 10 DIVORCE COURT A BUSY PLACE E. Ellsworth Webber, a chimney sweep, alleges in a complaint for divorce that his wife, Matilda, nagged him continually to change his vocation and seek more lucrative employment in the shipyards

The Bothell, Washington, Sons of Norway Lodge will be holding their annual Heritage Day on March 14.  I will be traveling up there to help people with genealogy, and to see old friends and hopefully make some new friends.  If you are there, I hope you will drop by and say hello. More information on the event can be found on the Bothell Sons of Norway website.  It is a fun event. Greg Holter

For my part, I've been pretty busy with other things lately, including some non-Norwegian genealogy. But I will be back soon with some questions -- I'm currently helping a friend with her Norwegian ancestry and there are some areas with which I am not familiar that I will need help.  (I have already gotten some offlist from Jim Wiborg, who has some of the bygdebøker I need -- tusen takk to Jim.)  I am also struggling off and on with a translation and will need some help with that.  It includes quoted language from earlier times. I have also tried to contribute to others (such as Lars) in areas where I have specific knowledge.  But others are often able to answer sooner than I get back to my email. Greg Holter From: C&M Pederson via <norway@rootsweb.com> To: Lars E. Oyane <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no>; norway@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 6, 2015 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [NOR] Recent emails...... Hei, Lars. It looks like I stirred up a hornet's nest. "Where have all The Listers / A-Team gone?" That should have been my question. It is obvious to all, the work you have put into your volumes for the Luster community.  No disrespect intended. As for the answer to the above question, others have hit on it --- Facebook.  I've been there; joined several; and "unjoined" because to 'tone' was missing. As for me, I have had other matters far more important that need taking care of.  When the time comes, I'LL BE BACK.  (Not that I am going away.......) From the Land of the Rising Sun Respectfully, Clark in Japan On 06-Mar-15 09:22 PM, Lars E. Oyane wrote: > Dear Clark! > > One is attempted to think that noone else has any genealogical problems any more... > > I just wanted to let you know; I have been a lister for MANY years, and I always get such > wonderful assistance from various listers to enlighten me on some of these very "elusive" > emigrants from Luster Co., Norway.  I guess you may say that I LOVE the list and the listers. >  Without your assistance in many of these questions I would NEVER have been able to present a > bygdebook as complete as it is, and from which I know that many many people will profit in the > years to come! > > And once I am done with my work I intend to keep on helping as many of you as possible to solve > your problems!  I know I will never reach up to Viggo Fosse or Daraleen, but I can give it a try... > > I send my best greetings from Germany to the Country of the Rising Sun! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Mar 6, 2015, at 6:37 AM, C&M Pederson via wrote: > >> I have a question: >> Did Lars Oyane "hijack" The Norway List? >> It seems like that's the only chatter on this list any more. >> Have a nice day! >> Clark in Japan >> > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Listers, This is one of the last great discoveries which our dear Daraleen provided for me in the fall of 2011, and the topic figured on the NORWAY list about the same time, but the "Brick Wall" remained unsolved. Now, with the new wonderful newspaper databases, maybe this problem can also be solved? Mathilda Christianson was born in Hof, Hedmark Nov. 23, 1874, emigrated in 1887 from Christiania She married 1st time in Grand Forks, ND Nov. 28, 1891 to Christopher J. Bjornthun, born in Hafslo May 26, 1861, emigrated 1879, lived at Grand Forks, ND where he died Mar. 5, 1894. She married 2nd time in Grand Forks, ND Mar. 5, 1903 to Mathias Martinson, born in Vardal Co., Norway Nov. 4, 1864, emigrated in 1884, lived at Grand Forks, ND, but were divorced prior to 1910. Then Mathilda "went west", and on Sep. 29, 1913 at Vancouver, WA ("of Multnomah Co., OR") she married 3rd time to one E. Ellsworth "of Multnomah Co., OR, aged 38, born MN by parents Connord Ellsworth, born Germany, and ..... Beach, born MN" Despite several attempts this E. Ellsworth has not been possible to identify. However, the marriage ended within few years, as the 1920 census shows Mathilda married to her 4th husband, J(ohn) W(illiam) Anderson, a sailmaker, aged 42 (born 1877), emigrated 1887 and boarding on 30 Angeline streeet in Seattle, WA. Mathilda Anderson died in Seattle, WA May 31, 1927 and was buried in a single grave at Forest Lawn cemetery. My main problem is to identify Mathilda's latest two husbands, * E. Ellsworth, and * John W. Anderson and, not to forget, John's marriage to Mathilda. Now I hope that these names will show up in newspaper articles between Portland, OR and Seattle, WA? Every little "bit and piece" would be more than welcome! Thanks a million to all of you wonderful listers who have access to the adequate newspaper databases and who is willing to search for these individuals for me? Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane

Greg, wish I could be there...a trip to the northwest is always welcome. There really aren't many Norwegians in Kentucky. Enjoy the day, Carol from Kentucky (but a Washingtonian at heart) -----Original Message----- From: Gregory Holter via <norway@rootsweb.com> To: Norway List <norway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, Mar 6, 2015 8:37 pm Subject: [NOR] Heritage Day coming up at Bothell Sons of Norway on Saturday, March 14 The Bothell, Washington, Sons of Norway Lodge will be holding their annual Heritage Day on March 14. I will be traveling up there to help people with genealogy, and to see old friends and hopefully make some new friends. If you are there, I hope you will drop by and say hello. More information on the event can be found on the Bothell Sons of Norway website. It is a fun event. Greg Holter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message