Save Print Share John Jorgenson in the 1930 United States Federal Census View 1930 United States Federal Census View blank form Add alternate information Report issue Name: John Jorgenson Birth Year: abt 1881 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Wisconsin Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Seattle, King, Washington, USA Map of Home: View Map Street address: Lucile St Block: 6926 House Number: 606 Dwelling Number: 252 Family Number: 265 Home Owned or Rented: Owned Home Value: 2000.00 Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: No Age at First Marriage: 33 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's Birthplace: Norway Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Ship Shearer Industry: Packing House Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Household Members: Name Age John Jorgenson 49 Anna Jorgenson 35 Alfred Jorgenson 15 Margaret L Jorgenson 4 Carl Jorgenson 48 Neighbors: View others on page Save Cancel Source Citation Subject: [NOR] 2nd attempt: What happened to this Jorgenson family? - where are they in 1900 and 1910?? - a huge challenge! Dear Listers! I have finally succeeded in getting in contact with descendants of John Jorgenson (1878-1966), the sheep shearer who died in Seattle, WA, but once again too late! Those who knew what happened, have passed away, and their children have no idea…! So I try again. There just HAS TO BE information about this family out there somewhere: Johannes Jorgenson Jordanger aka JOHN JORGENSON, born in Hafslo, Norway Aug. 5, 1827 emigrated in 1860 and married in Dunn Co., WI May 29, 1876 to CAROLINE (Jensdotter) Nelson, born in Maalselv, Norway Apr. 11, 1852, emigrated about 1864. John and Caroline farmed in Wheaton township, Chippewa Co., WI, but didn’t manage to pay their taxes and finally lost their farm in 1893 or 1894. Five children are known: * Betsy Marie Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI spring of 1877 - was confirmed in 1893 - later unknown * Johan Peder aka John J. Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Oct. 20, 1878 - is «our» sheep shearer who died in Seattle, WA Nov. 28, 1866. He shows up the first time being «of Lewiston, ID» when he married in Yakima Co., WA Apr. 2, 1913 to Anna M. Schmitz - then moved to Seattle, WA and always lived there. * Carl Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI June 25, 1880, was also a sheep shearer and died single in Seattle, WA Nov. 18, 1962. His funeral card says he had lived in WA for 50 years! * Nels H. Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Dec. 27, 1882 - completely unknown * Christine Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Sep. 4, 1884 - completely unknown The big question is: ** Where were these people in the 1900 and 1910 censuses? I must mention the 1910 census shows one John Erickson, a single sheep shearer, aged 21, born in Wisconsin to Norwegian parents, living at Rawlins City, Carbon Co., WY. Everything «matches» «our» John, except for his last name! Could he have used a «false» name or was possibly Erickson the last name of a possible 2nd husband of his mother's. There was a 25 year age difference between the parents, so it wouldn’t be unlikely the mother was widowed and remarried…!? I shouldn’t also mention, according to a son of Margaret Jorgenson (1925-2003)’s, John J. Jorgensen’s adopted daughter, his mother had talked about spending time on the farm with her grandparents near Seattle, WA as a child, which could refer to Caroline and a 2nd husband…!? I would be the happiest man in the world if this family could be found in the 1900/1910 censuses and thank you very much in advance for any suggestions! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane _______________________________________________ Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=norway RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~norway/guidelines.htm _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/norway Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Save Print Share Mary Jorgenson in the 1920 United States Federal Census View 1920 United States Federal Census View blank form Add alternate information Report issue Name: Mary Jorgenson [Mary Jorgensen] Age: 43 Birth Year: abt 1877 Birthplace: Wisconsin Home in 1920: Parkland, Douglas, Wisconsin Street: Lakeside Road Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Inmate Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: USA Mother's Birthplace: USA Able to Speak English: Yes Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Subject: [NOR] 2nd attempt: What happened to this Jorgenson family? - where are they in 1900 and 1910?? - a huge challenge! Dear Listers! I have finally succeeded in getting in contact with descendants of John Jorgenson (1878-1966), the sheep shearer who died in Seattle, WA, but once again too late! Those who knew what happened, have passed away, and their children have no idea…! So I try again. There just HAS TO BE information about this family out there somewhere: Johannes Jorgenson Jordanger aka JOHN JORGENSON, born in Hafslo, Norway Aug. 5, 1827 emigrated in 1860 and married in Dunn Co., WI May 29, 1876 to CAROLINE (Jensdotter) Nelson, born in Maalselv, Norway Apr. 11, 1852, emigrated about 1864. John and Caroline farmed in Wheaton township, Chippewa Co., WI, but didn’t manage to pay their taxes and finally lost their farm in 1893 or 1894. Five children are known: * Betsy Marie Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI spring of 1877 - was confirmed in 1893 - later unknown * Johan Peder aka John J. Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Oct. 20, 1878 - is «our» sheep shearer who died in Seattle, WA Nov. 28, 1866. He shows up the first time being «of Lewiston, ID» when he married in Yakima Co., WA Apr. 2, 1913 to Anna M. Schmitz - then moved to Seattle, WA and always lived there. * Carl Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI June 25, 1880, was also a sheep shearer and died single in Seattle, WA Nov. 18, 1962. His funeral card says he had lived in WA for 50 years! * Nels H. Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Dec. 27, 1882 - completely unknown * Christine Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Sep. 4, 1884 - completely unknown The big question is: ** Where were these people in the 1900 and 1910 censuses? I must mention the 1910 census shows one John Erickson, a single sheep shearer, aged 21, born in Wisconsin to Norwegian parents, living at Rawlins City, Carbon Co., WY. Everything «matches» «our» John, except for his last name! Could he have used a «false» name or was possibly Erickson the last name of a possible 2nd husband of his mother's. There was a 25 year age difference between the parents, so it wouldn’t be unlikely the mother was widowed and remarried…!? I shouldn’t also mention, according to a son of Margaret Jorgenson (1925-2003)’s, John J. Jorgensen’s adopted daughter, his mother had talked about spending time on the farm with her grandparents near Seattle, WA as a child, which could refer to Caroline and a 2nd husband…!? I would be the happiest man in the world if this family could be found in the 1900/1910 censuses and thank you very much in advance for any suggestions! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane _______________________________________________ Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=norway RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~norway/guidelines.htm _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/norway Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

This is the current address. My grandmother was there and had the best of care. It is the only Norwegian community in Brooklyn ! Nancy Amols formerly of Brooklyn On Mon, Aug 6, 2018, 7:03 AM Lars E. Oyane <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no> wrote: > Dear Jostein, Norman, Don, Earl and other Listers! > > Thank you very much for your messages in regard to the Scandinavian > Oldpeople’s Home in Brooklyn, NY > > As I look a little closer at the 1905 census entry, it says «Scandinavian > Old Home of Brooklyn», and the address is given as 1245 67th Street. I > doubt there can be more than one such home within the same block, so I am > convinced you Jostein have provided me with the correct address! > > I have this morning already sent them a message inquiring about «my» Anna, > so I guess we just have to wait for them to answer… > > Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > > On Aug 5, 2018, at 11:35 PM, Earl Sande <earlsande@telus.net> wrote: > > > > My Norwegian-American aunt retired to "1270 67 Street, Brooklyn, New > York 11219-5921" [Norwegian Christian Home]. I think you might be looking > for this one. > > Earl > > > ~~~~~ > > > On 8/5/2018 6:40 PM, Don Angevine wrote: > >> Interesting Norman, the place that Joe Jostein offered below is at: > >> 1250 67th Street > >> Brooklyn, NY 11219 > >> Don in Maine USA > >> > ~~~~~ > > >> From: "Norman" <norman.johnsen@comcast.net> > >> Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 9:24 PM > >> To: norway@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: [NOR] Re: Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? > >> Lars; This will not add much to advance your search, however - > >> > >> In the 1960's I visited my grandmother and another relative at this home > >> on 67th street in Brooklyn. > >> > >> They were more comfortable where their native language was spoken than > >> some other facility for elders. > >> > >> Norman Johnsen > >> > >> Tucson > >> > ~~~~~ > > >> ------ Original Message ------ > >> From: "Joe Aasland" <jaasland@telus.net> > >> To: norway@rootsweb.com > >> Sent: 8/5/2018 4:25:20 PM > >> Subject: [NOR] Re: Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? > >> > >>> Hei Lars, > >>> > >>> Might this place be the home you are looking for? Perhaps they can give > >>> you some guidance at least. > >>> > >>> http://www.nchhc.org/ > >>> > >>> Jostein > >>> > ~~~~~~~ > >>> > >>> From: "Lars E. Oyane" <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no> > >>> To: norway@rootsweb.com > >>> Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 5:12:30 PM > >>> Subject: [NOR] Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? > >>> > >>> Dear Listers! > >>> > >>> I am trying quite hard to locate one Anna (Catherine) KNUDSEN, born in > >>> Kristiansand, Norway Apr. 14, 1835. She emigrated as a widow in 1884 to > >>> New York City, NY, and I find her living alone in Brooklyn, Kings Co., > >>> NY in 1900. > >>> > >>> Then I find a lady looking very much like her who in 1905 was an > >>> «inmate» of the Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY! > >>> > >>> Do we have any listers who are familiar with this Home in Brooklyn, NY > >>> and whether there may be records from this Home anywhere around? > >>> > >>> Anna was married to a sailor from Luster County named Syvert Olson > >>> (born Dec. 5, 1837), who deserted the ship he sailed on in Liverpool, > >>> England in 1867. They had a son, Syvert Andreas Syvertsen (Olsen), born > >>> in Kristiansand Oct. 11, 1862, who was also a sailor, but due to > >>> repeated desertions, the last one at Ship Harbour (in Canada?) in 1884, > >>> his sailor permit was confiscated, and he was never heard from again., > >>> at least not in Norway! > >>> > >>> Why do I always run across such «complicated» families? > >>> > >>> My thought was, if I can find out what became of his mother, maybe the > >>> son would reappear...? > >>> > >>> Thanks a million in advance for any suggestions! > >>> > >>> Very sincerely yours, > >>> > >>> Lars E. Oyane > >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe and Archives > https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/norway > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

Dear Jostein, Norman, Don, Earl and other Listers! Thank you very much for your messages in regard to the Scandinavian Oldpeople’s Home in Brooklyn, NY As I look a little closer at the 1905 census entry, it says «Scandinavian Old Home of Brooklyn», and the address is given as 1245 67th Street. I doubt there can be more than one such home within the same block, so I am convinced you Jostein have provided me with the correct address! I have this morning already sent them a message inquiring about «my» Anna, so I guess we just have to wait for them to answer… Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~ > On Aug 5, 2018, at 11:35 PM, Earl Sande <earlsande@telus.net> wrote: > > My Norwegian-American aunt retired to "1270 67 Street, Brooklyn, New York 11219-5921" [Norwegian Christian Home]. I think you might be looking for this one. > Earl > ~~~~~ > On 8/5/2018 6:40 PM, Don Angevine wrote: >> Interesting Norman, the place that Joe Jostein offered below is at: >> 1250 67th Street >> Brooklyn, NY 11219 >> Don in Maine USA >> ~~~~~ >> From: "Norman" <norman.johnsen@comcast.net> >> Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 9:24 PM >> To: norway@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [NOR] Re: Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? >> Lars; This will not add much to advance your search, however - >> >> In the 1960's I visited my grandmother and another relative at this home >> on 67th street in Brooklyn. >> >> They were more comfortable where their native language was spoken than >> some other facility for elders. >> >> Norman Johnsen >> >> Tucson >> ~~~~~ >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Joe Aasland" <jaasland@telus.net> >> To: norway@rootsweb.com >> Sent: 8/5/2018 4:25:20 PM >> Subject: [NOR] Re: Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? >> >>> Hei Lars, >>> >>> Might this place be the home you are looking for? Perhaps they can give >>> you some guidance at least. >>> >>> http://www.nchhc.org/ >>> >>> Jostein >>> ~~~~~~~ >>> >>> From: "Lars E. Oyane" <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no> >>> To: norway@rootsweb.com >>> Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 5:12:30 PM >>> Subject: [NOR] Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? >>> >>> Dear Listers! >>> >>> I am trying quite hard to locate one Anna (Catherine) KNUDSEN, born in >>> Kristiansand, Norway Apr. 14, 1835. She emigrated as a widow in 1884 to >>> New York City, NY, and I find her living alone in Brooklyn, Kings Co., >>> NY in 1900. >>> >>> Then I find a lady looking very much like her who in 1905 was an >>> «inmate» of the Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY! >>> >>> Do we have any listers who are familiar with this Home in Brooklyn, NY >>> and whether there may be records from this Home anywhere around? >>> >>> Anna was married to a sailor from Luster County named Syvert Olson >>> (born Dec. 5, 1837), who deserted the ship he sailed on in Liverpool, >>> England in 1867. They had a son, Syvert Andreas Syvertsen (Olsen), born >>> in Kristiansand Oct. 11, 1862, who was also a sailor, but due to >>> repeated desertions, the last one at Ship Harbour (in Canada?) in 1884, >>> his sailor permit was confiscated, and he was never heard from again., >>> at least not in Norway! >>> >>> Why do I always run across such «complicated» families? >>> >>> My thought was, if I can find out what became of his mother, maybe the >>> son would reappear...? >>> >>> Thanks a million in advance for any suggestions! >>> >>> Very sincerely yours, >>> >>> Lars E. Oyane >>>

My Norwegian-American aunt retired to "1270 67 Street, Brooklyn, New York 11219-5921" [Norwegian Christian Home].  I think you might be looking for this one. Earl On 8/5/2018 6:40 PM, Don Angevine wrote: > Interesting Norman, the place that Joe Jostein offered below is at: > > 1250 67th Street > Brooklyn, NY 11219 > > Don in Maine USA > > > > From: "Norman" <norman.johnsen@comcast.net> > Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 9:24 PM > To: norway@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NOR] Re: Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? > Lars; This will not add much to advance your search, however - > > In the 1960's I visited my grandmother and another relative at this home > on 67th street in Brooklyn. > > They were more comfortable where their native language was spoken than > some other facility for elders. > > Norman Johnsen > > Tucson > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Joe Aasland" <jaasland@telus.net> > To: norway@rootsweb.com > Sent: 8/5/2018 4:25:20 PM > Subject: [NOR] Re: Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? > >> Hei Lars, >> >> Might this place be the home you are looking for? Perhaps they can give >> you some guidance at least. >> >> http://www.nchhc.org/ >> >> Jostein >> >> >> >> >> From: "Lars E. Oyane" <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no> >> To: norway@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 5:12:30 PM >> Subject: [NOR] Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? >> >> Dear Listers! >> >> I am trying quite hard to locate one Anna (Catherine) KNUDSEN, born in >> Kristiansand, Norway Apr. 14, 1835. She emigrated as a widow in 1884 to >> New York City, NY, and I find her living alone in Brooklyn, Kings Co., >> NY in 1900. >> >> Then I find a lady looking very much like her who in 1905 was an >> «inmate» of the Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY! >> >> Do we have any listers who are familiar with this Home in Brooklyn, NY >> and whether there may be records from this Home anywhere around? >> >> Anna was married to a sailor from Luster County named Syvert Olson >> (born Dec. 5, 1837), who deserted the ship he sailed on in Liverpool, >> England in 1867. They had a son, Syvert Andreas Syvertsen (Olsen), born >> in Kristiansand Oct. 11, 1862, who was also a sailor, but due to >> repeated desertions, the last one at Ship Harbour (in Canada?) in 1884, >> his sailor permit was confiscated, and he was never heard from again., >> at least not in Norway! >> >> Why do I always run across such «complicated» families? >> >> My thought was, if I can find out what became of his mother, maybe the >> son would reappear...? >> >> Thanks a million in advance for any suggestions! >> >> Very sincerely yours, >> >> Lars E. Oyane >>

This is a long shot but some Jorgenson family members were in Williams County, ND and a lot of t hem were from Hafslo, Norway. You might see if there is any hope, Lars, in North Dakota. Linda On Sun, 5 Aug 2018 19:02:35 -0500, "Lars E. Oyane" wrote: Dear Listers! I have finally succeeded in getting in contact with descendants of John Jorgenson (1878-1966), the sheep shearer who died in Seattle, WA, but once again too late! Those who knew what happened, have passed away, and their children have no idea…! So I try again. There just HAS TO BE information about this family out there somewhere: Johannes Jorgenson Jordanger aka JOHN JORGENSON, born in Hafslo, Norway Aug. 5, 1827 emigrated in 1860 and married in Dunn Co., WI May 29, 1876 to CAROLINE (Jensdotter) Nelson, born in Maalselv, Norway Apr. 11, 1852, emigrated about 1864. John and Caroline farmed in Wheaton township, Chippewa Co., WI, but didn’t manage to pay their taxes and finally lost their farm in 1893 or 1894. Five children are known: * Betsy Marie Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI spring of 1877 - was confirmed in 1893 - later unknown * Johan Peder aka John J. Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Oct. 20, 1878 - is «our» sheep shearer who died in Seattle, WA Nov. 28, 1866. He shows up the first time being «of Lewiston, ID» when he married in Yakima Co., WA Apr. 2, 1913 to Anna M. Schmitz - then moved to Seattle, WA and always lived there. * Carl Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI June 25, 1880, was also a sheep shearer and died single in Seattle, WA Nov. 18, 1962. His funeral card says he had lived in WA for 50 years! * Nels H. Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Dec. 27, 1882 - completely unknown * Christine Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Sep. 4, 1884 - completely unknown The big question is: ** Where were these people in the 1900 and 1910 censuses? I must mention the 1910 census shows one John Erickson, a single sheep shearer, aged 21, born in Wisconsin to Norwegian parents, living at Rawlins City, Carbon Co., WY. Everything «matches» «our» John, except for his last name! Could he have used a «false» name or was possibly Erickson the last name of a possible 2nd husband of his mother's. There was a 25 year age difference between the parents, so it wouldn’t be unlikely the mother was widowed and remarried…!? I shouldn’t also mention, according to a son of Margaret Jorgenson (1925-2003)’s, John J. Jorgensen’s adopted daughter, his mother had talked about spending time on the farm with her grandparents near Seattle, WA as a child, which could refer to Caroline and a 2nd husband…!? I would be the happiest man in the world if this family could be found in the 1900/1910 censuses and thank you very much in advance for any suggestions! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane _______________________________________________ Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=norway RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~norway/guidelines.htm _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/norway Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Interesting Norman, the place that Joe Jostein offered below is at: 1250 67th Street Brooklyn, NY 11219 Don in Maine USA From: "Norman" <norman.johnsen@comcast.net> Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 9:24 PM To: norway@rootsweb.com Subject: [NOR] Re: Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? Lars; This will not add much to advance your search, however - In the 1960's I visited my grandmother and another relative at this home on 67th street in Brooklyn. They were more comfortable where their native language was spoken than some other facility for elders. Norman Johnsen Tucson ------ Original Message ------ From: "Joe Aasland" <jaasland@telus.net> To: norway@rootsweb.com Sent: 8/5/2018 4:25:20 PM Subject: [NOR] Re: Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? > >Hei Lars, > >Might this place be the home you are looking for? Perhaps they can give >you some guidance at least. > >http://www.nchhc.org/ > >Jostein > > > > >From: "Lars E. Oyane" <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no> >To: norway@rootsweb.com >Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 5:12:30 PM >Subject: [NOR] Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? > >Dear Listers! > >I am trying quite hard to locate one Anna (Catherine) KNUDSEN, born in >Kristiansand, Norway Apr. 14, 1835. She emigrated as a widow in 1884 to >New York City, NY, and I find her living alone in Brooklyn, Kings Co., >NY in 1900. > >Then I find a lady looking very much like her who in 1905 was an >«inmate» of the Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY! > >Do we have any listers who are familiar with this Home in Brooklyn, NY >and whether there may be records from this Home anywhere around? > >Anna was married to a sailor from Luster County named Syvert Olson >(born Dec. 5, 1837), who deserted the ship he sailed on in Liverpool, >England in 1867. They had a son, Syvert Andreas Syvertsen (Olsen), born >in Kristiansand Oct. 11, 1862, who was also a sailor, but due to >repeated desertions, the last one at Ship Harbour (in Canada?) in 1884, >his sailor permit was confiscated, and he was never heard from again., >at least not in Norway! > >Why do I always run across such «complicated» families? > >My thought was, if I can find out what became of his mother, maybe the >son would reappear...? > >Thanks a million in advance for any suggestions! > >Very sincerely yours, > >Lars E. Oyane > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=norway > >RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > >guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~norway/guidelines.htm >_______________________________________________ >Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >Unsubscribe and Archives >https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/norway >Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: >https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb >community > >_______________________________________________ >Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=norway > >RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > >guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~norway/guidelines.htm >_______________________________________________ >Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >Unsubscribe and Archives >https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/norway >Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: >https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb >community _______________________________________________ Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=norway RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~norway/guidelines.htm _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/norway Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Lars; This will not add much to advance your search, however - In the 1960's I visited my grandmother and another relative at this home on 67th street in Brooklyn. They were more comfortable where their native language was spoken than some other facility for elders. Norman Johnsen Tucson ------ Original Message ------ From: "Joe Aasland" <jaasland@telus.net> To: norway@rootsweb.com Sent: 8/5/2018 4:25:20 PM Subject: [NOR] Re: Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? > >Hei Lars, > >Might this place be the home you are looking for? Perhaps they can give >you some guidance at least. > >http://www.nchhc.org/ > >Jostein > > > > >From: "Lars E. Oyane" <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no> >To: norway@rootsweb.com >Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 5:12:30 PM >Subject: [NOR] Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? > >Dear Listers! > >I am trying quite hard to locate one Anna (Catherine) KNUDSEN, born in >Kristiansand, Norway Apr. 14, 1835. She emigrated as a widow in 1884 to >New York City, NY, and I find her living alone in Brooklyn, Kings Co., >NY in 1900. > >Then I find a lady looking very much like her who in 1905 was an >«inmate» of the Scandinavian Oldpeople’s Home in Brooklyn, NY! > >Do we have any listers who are familiar with this Home in Brooklyn, NY >and whether there may be records from this Home anywhere around? > >Anna was married to a sailor from Luster County named Syvert Olson >(born Dec. 5, 1837), who deserted the ship he sailed on in Liverpool, >England in 1867. They had a son, Syvert Andreas Syvertsen (Olsen), born >in Kristiansand Oct. 11, 1862, who was also a sailor, but due to >repeated desertions, the last one at Ship Harbour (in Canada?) in 1884, >his sailor permit was confiscated, and he was never heard from again…, >at least not in Norway! > >Why do I always run across such «complicated» families? > >My thought was, if I can find out what became of his mother, maybe the >son would reappear...? > >Thanks a million in advance for any suggestions! > >Very sincerely yours, > >Lars E. Oyane > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=norway > >RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > >guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~norway/guidelines.htm >_______________________________________________ >Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >Unsubscribe and Archives >https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/norway >Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: >https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb >community > >_______________________________________________ >Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=norway > >RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > >guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~norway/guidelines.htm >_______________________________________________ >Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >Unsubscribe and Archives >https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/norway >Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: >https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb >community

Hi, You mentioned Margaret (1925-2003) being John J.'s adopted daughter. Who was the mother? Not sure I can find anything, but will give it a shot. Kathy Hanson > On August 5, 2018 at 7:02 PM "Lars E. Oyane" <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no> wrote: > > > Dear Listers! > > I have finally succeeded in getting in contact with descendants of John Jorgenson (1878-1966), the sheep shearer who died in Seattle, WA, but once again too late! Those who knew what happened, have passed away, and their children have no idea…! > > So I try again. There just HAS TO BE information about this family out there somewhere: > > Johannes Jorgenson Jordanger aka JOHN JORGENSON, born in Hafslo, Norway Aug. 5, 1827 > emigrated in 1860 and married in Dunn Co., WI May 29, 1876 to CAROLINE (Jensdotter) Nelson, born in Maalselv, Norway Apr. 11, 1852, emigrated about 1864. > > John and Caroline farmed in Wheaton township, Chippewa Co., WI, but didn’t manage to pay their taxes and finally lost their farm in 1893 or 1894. > > Five children are known: > > * Betsy Marie Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI spring of 1877 - was confirmed in 1893 - later unknown > > * Johan Peder aka John J. Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Oct. 20, 1878 - is «our» sheep shearer who died in Seattle, WA Nov. 28, 1866. He shows up the first time being «of Lewiston, ID» when he married in Yakima Co., WA Apr. 2, 1913 to Anna M. Schmitz - then moved to Seattle, WA and always lived there. > > * Carl Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI June 25, 1880, was also a sheep shearer and died single in Seattle, WA Nov. 18, 1962. His funeral card says he had lived in WA for 50 years! > > * Nels H. Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Dec. 27, 1882 - completely unknown > > * Christine Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Sep. 4, 1884 - completely unknown > > The big question is: > > ** Where were these people in the 1900 and 1910 censuses? > > I must mention the 1910 census shows one John Erickson, a single sheep shearer, aged 21, born in Wisconsin to Norwegian parents, living at Rawlins City, Carbon Co., WY. Everything «matches» «our» John, except for his last name! Could he have used a «false» name or was possibly Erickson the last name of a possible 2nd husband of his mother's. There was a 25 year age difference between the parents, so it wouldn’t be unlikely the mother was widowed and remarried…!? > > I shouldn’t also mention, according to a son of Margaret Jorgenson (1925-2003)’s, John J. Jorgensen’s adopted daughter, his mother had talked about spending time on the farm with her grandparents near Seattle, WA as a child, which could refer to Caroline and a 2nd husband…!? > > I would be the happiest man in the world if this family could be found in the 1900/1910 censuses and thank you very much in advance for any suggestions! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/norway > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Dear Listers! I have finally succeeded in getting in contact with descendants of John Jorgenson (1878-1966), the sheep shearer who died in Seattle, WA, but once again too late! Those who knew what happened, have passed away, and their children have no idea…! So I try again. There just HAS TO BE information about this family out there somewhere: Johannes Jorgenson Jordanger aka JOHN JORGENSON, born in Hafslo, Norway Aug. 5, 1827 emigrated in 1860 and married in Dunn Co., WI May 29, 1876 to CAROLINE (Jensdotter) Nelson, born in Maalselv, Norway Apr. 11, 1852, emigrated about 1864. John and Caroline farmed in Wheaton township, Chippewa Co., WI, but didn’t manage to pay their taxes and finally lost their farm in 1893 or 1894. Five children are known: * Betsy Marie Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI spring of 1877 - was confirmed in 1893 - later unknown * Johan Peder aka John J. Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Oct. 20, 1878 - is «our» sheep shearer who died in Seattle, WA Nov. 28, 1866. He shows up the first time being «of Lewiston, ID» when he married in Yakima Co., WA Apr. 2, 1913 to Anna M. Schmitz - then moved to Seattle, WA and always lived there. * Carl Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI June 25, 1880, was also a sheep shearer and died single in Seattle, WA Nov. 18, 1962. His funeral card says he had lived in WA for 50 years! * Nels H. Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Dec. 27, 1882 - completely unknown * Christine Jorgenson - born in Chippewa Co., WI Sep. 4, 1884 - completely unknown The big question is: ** Where were these people in the 1900 and 1910 censuses? I must mention the 1910 census shows one John Erickson, a single sheep shearer, aged 21, born in Wisconsin to Norwegian parents, living at Rawlins City, Carbon Co., WY. Everything «matches» «our» John, except for his last name! Could he have used a «false» name or was possibly Erickson the last name of a possible 2nd husband of his mother's. There was a 25 year age difference between the parents, so it wouldn’t be unlikely the mother was widowed and remarried…!? I shouldn’t also mention, according to a son of Margaret Jorgenson (1925-2003)’s, John J. Jorgensen’s adopted daughter, his mother had talked about spending time on the farm with her grandparents near Seattle, WA as a child, which could refer to Caroline and a 2nd husband…!? I would be the happiest man in the world if this family could be found in the 1900/1910 censuses and thank you very much in advance for any suggestions! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane

Dear Don and other Listers! Thank you very much, Don, for your latest comment! I will definitely follow up on that obituary reference at Stettler, AB! To answer your question: Henry Sovde is the man I talked to 25 years ago and who didn’t want to discuss the family with me! He died at Puyallup, WA May 29, 1897, almost 101 years old! He was married and left a stepson. Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Aug 5, 2018, at 6:23 PM, Don Angevine <dangevin@megalink.net> wrote: > > << ** Finding the Erick Sovde family in the Alberta 1911 census? >> > Lars, I have learned how to manipulate this database in all ways possible, I believe, and they are simple not in the 1911 Census in the Medicine Hat district. The census page I sent you for the Blakleys in 1911, is for the whole of Township 7, Range 1, West of 4 . . . 36 square miles, including all of Erick's and Henry's homestead patents . . . > I would say the same about the 1921 Census. > > << ** Finding a death record/obituary for Clara King Blakley who apparently died in Stettler, AB in 1918. I am unable to find a reference to her death in the Alberta Provincial Death Index! >> > Stettler Independent 1906-1981 > obituaries@stettlerindependent.com > 1-877-223-3311 > > My question? Whatever happened to Henry Banner Sovde? > Don in Maine USA > > > From: "Lars E. Oyane" <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no> > Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 4:07 PM > To: norway@rootsweb.com > Cc: DAngevin@megalink.net, "Betty Manning" <teach64@shaw.ca> > Subject: Re: [NOR] Re: Alberta censuses and obituaries? > > Dear Betty, Don and other listers! > > Thank you very very much for your efforts trying to help me out on the Sovde and Blakley families. And very particularly do I wish to thank Don for taking the time to produce a great «analysis» of the family, which he sent me off list. > > My «big challenge» with this family was very particularly, as I also mentioned in my last message, to figure out what had happened to Erick Sovde’s youngest stepdaughter, the one who in 1900 is referred to as Perl and who in family records is referred to as Mertel George, and therefore I was also so interested in checking out what the family looked like in 1911, at which time they MUST have lived in Alberta near the Blakleys, but where they just cannot be located. Mertel George has now been identified at Myrtle Agnes King who in 1912 married Wm James Stone in Alberta. She must have been the mother of the 6 year old Mildred who shows up in the Sovde family in 1916. Myrtle was appatenty divorced from Wm James Stone, and July 27, 1918 she remarried William LaGoria Canniff in Minneapolis, MN who subsequently adopted Mildred. However, Myrtle’s marriage to William Canniff didn’t either last very long, and she married a third time in Los Angeles, CA on Dec. 15, 1927 to a police officer named Ralph Maxwell Smith. Myrtle finally died in Los Angeles, CA on June 28, 1933. Mildred was her only child. She married a Warner Bros musician named Percy L. Nichols, but they divorced in Los Angeles, CA in 1940, and what later became of Mildred, is unknown… > > Quite a family this Sovde/King family!! Little by little I start to understand why the old gentleman back in the 1990’s didn’t want to share his family knowledge with me... > > Still of interest to me in this family are the following facts: > > ** Finding the Erick Sovde family in the Alberta 1911 census? > > ** Finding a death record/obituary for Clara King Blakley who apparently died in Stettler, AB in 1918. I am unable to find a reference to her death in the Alberta Provincial Death Index! > > ** Finally I am interested in further information about Wm James Stone, Myrtle’s 1st husband whom she married in AB in 1912! > > I realize, Betty, that this marriage record can be ordered online; however, I understand they charge postage and handling fees for sending a copy of the certificate, and what that would mean for sending overseas, both as far as costs and time is concerned, I don’t know… By the way, Betty, I didn’t see a way I could browse the records to figure out when in 1912 the marriage occurred!? > > Thanks again for your wonderful assistance trying to help me out researching this family! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> >> On Aug 4, 2018, at 11:56 AM, Don Angevine <dangevin@megalink.net <mailto:dangevin@megalink.net>> wrote: >> >> Andrew Christian Jorgensen, Sep. 14, 1889 - Jun. 23, 1959, and Mary J >> Jorgenson, Oct. 7, 1888 - Sep. 9, 1984 are both buried in the same cemetery >> as Erick Sovde, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, >> California. >> >> [Find A Grave] >> Andrew Christian Jorgensen >> https://tinyurl.com/yb8d7phq <https://tinyurl.com/yb8d7phq> >> >> Mary J Jorgenson >> https://tinyurl.com/y9lhgv58 <https://tinyurl.com/y9lhgv58> >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> From: "Don Angevine" <dangevin@megalink.net <mailto:dangevin@megalink.net>> >> Sent: Friday, August 3, 2018 11:27 PM >> To: "norway" <norway@rootsweb.com <mailto:norway@rootsweb.com>> >> Cc: blangkaas@ualberta.net <mailto:blangkaas@ualberta.net> >> Subject: [NOR] Re: Alberta censuses and obituaries? >> Mrs Jorgensen appears to be "Mary J" here with husband A C. >> 1920 US Census--Mary Jorgensen_J C >> https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWBP-G7G <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWBP-G7G> >> >> Mrs Canniff appears to be "Myrtle" here with husband William, and daughter >> Mildred born in Canada. >> 1920 US Census--Myrle Canniff_William >> https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWYN-BTB >> >> Don in Maine USA >> >> ~~~~~ > >> >> On Aug 3, 2018, at 8:53 PM, Betty Manning <teach64@shaw.ca <mailto:teach64@shaw.ca>> wrote: >> >> The Provincial Archives are on-line. You have to browse through the years by month, take note of the registration number you are interested in and then order the >> original on line. I found my grandmother’s second marriage record and after ordering a copy I obtained info related to parent’s names, county of origin and addresses. >> It was also very, very reasonable and arrived quickly. > > ~~~~~ >> >> >>> On Aug 3, 2018, at 5:42 PM, Lars E. Oyane <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no <mailto:lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no>> wrote: >>> >>> Dear Mark, Betty and other Listers! >>> >>> Thank you so very much, Mark, for finding and sending me that obituary for Mrs. Sovde from Medicine Hat, AB! It provided indeed answers to so many of my questions about that family, in particular referring to the daughter Mrs. Canniff of Minneapolis, MN. She is one person i have never been able to identify, and now I even found a reference to a first marriage of hers at Medicine Hat, AB in 1912: >>> >>> * Myrtle Agnes King married Wm James Stone in 1912, but the original marriage record will have to be ordered from the Alberta Provincial Archives. Maybe that’s something that you, Brian, if you read this, could help me obtain once visiting the Provincial Archives? >>> >>> Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter, and hopefully Clara Blakley’s obituary can also be found? And how are the chances to find those census records? >>> >>> The NORWAY list is such a wonderful place. What should we have done without it? >>> >>> Very sincerely yours, >>> >>> Lars E. Oyane >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> >>>> >>>> On Aug 3, 2018, at 1:24 PM, Mark Erickson <merickson1870@gmail.com <mailto:merickson1870@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Medicine Hat News; Thu, Jan 30, 1919, Medicine Hat, Alberta; page 16 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://medicinehatnews.newspaperarchive.com/medicine-hat-news/1919-01-30/page-16/ <https://medicinehatnews.newspaperarchive.com/medicine-hat-news/1919-01-30/page-16/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> OBITUARY: MRS. ERIC SOVDE >>>>> >>>>> In the death of Mrs. Eric Sovde, of Fox(?), Alta., which occurred on Dec. 10, 1918, there passed away in the prime of life almost devoted wife and mother and a true friend and neighbor. The family came to Alberta about eight years ago from McLeod, N.D. and Mr. Sovde took up ranching in the Cypress Hills. For the past year, the deceased suffered from a malady which rendered her case hopeless, yet everything possible was done at the General Hospital in this city for her relief. After nearly a month under hospital treatment, she returned home on Oct. 19th and lived almost two months, suffering greatly yet patiently during the last days of her illness. The remains were brought to Medicine Hat and interred on December 17th in Hillside cemetery. Miss Dorothy, the youngest daughter was with her mother, also Mrs. Canniff, another daughter from Minneapolis. Other daughters are Mrs. Chas. Campbell, Billings, Mont., Mrs. Jorgensen, of Sedan, Minn., and one brother, Henry, returning from overseas. Deep sympathy is felt for the bereaved husband and family. >>>>> >>> ~~~~~~ >>> >>>> On Aug 2, 2018, at 4:56 PM, Lars E. Oyane <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no <mailto:lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear Listers! >>>> >>>> About 25 years ago I finally located the (at that time) 97 year old son of an emigrant from Luster Co., Norway living in Puyallup, WA. I knew that he was very knowledgable about his family, having travelled a lot and even working for many years as a real «cowboy» in Alberta! >>>> >>>> However, he was not at all communicative with me, so I just had to give him up… >>>> >>>> Now I have managed to find out a whole lot about the family without his assistance, but I am stuck on some points, and now I hope that some of you can help me, please: >>>> >>>> Erick Sovde, born in Norway Jan. 30, 1858, with his son Henry Sovde, born in McLeod, ND June 28, 1896 migrated in July of 1910 via North Portal, SK heading for Irvine, AB. >>>> >>>> My original information says that Erick settled at Cypress Hills near Walsh, AB, and that they lived there until Erick and the son in 1938 moved to Los Angeles, CA. >>>> >>>> I have not found an entry for the family in the 1911 census, but they show up in the 1916 census at Medicine Hat, AB, then surrounded by Erick's wife Mary J., in the census called Mildred, and a granddaughter Mildred, both of whom supposedly also emigrated in 1910. They are in Sub-District 05 described as Townships 7, 8 and 9 ranges 1 and 2, W. 4. M. >>>> >>>> ** Can someone please help me find this family in the 1911 Alberta census? >>>> >>>> Mary Josephine Sovde died Dec. 10, 1918, supposedly at Cypress Hills, AB(!), and she is buried in the Hillside cemetery at Medicine Hat, AB - compare find-a-grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104067932 <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104067932> >>>> >>>> ** Can someone please help me find an obituary for Mary Josephine Sovde? >>>> >>>> ** I would also be interested in seeing what the family looked like in the 1921 and 1926 Alberta censuses… >>>> >>>> Next part concerns a stepdaughter of Erick Sovde’s, a daughter that Mary J. had from a previous marriage to Lewellyn King: >>>> >>>> Clara Bell King and her husband Adin Blakley are found in the 1911 Alberta census living at Medicine Hat in Township 7, Range 1 W 4, which must be close to Erick Sovde(!). They are said to have immigrated in 1910 as well with children Timothy, Ethel and Elsie! And in 1916 they have the same address as Erick Sovde, Sub-District 05 described as Townships 7, 8 and 9 ranges 1 and 2, W. 4. M., just one page before Erick! I have found a homestead record for Adin Blakley dated Sep. 3, 1910 describing his farm at Irvine, AB! >>>> >>>> Then I have been informed that Clara Blakley died at Stettler, AB in 1918, and this is her grave in the Lake View cemetery, Settler, Wainwright census division, AB (they must have moved between 1916 and 1918?): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123499936 <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123499936> >>>> >>>> ** Can someone please help me find an exact death date as well as an obituary for Clara Blakley? >>>> >>>> ** Is it possible to find the Adin Blakley family in the 1921 and 1926 Alberta censuses? >>>> >>>> Thanks a million in advance for your great assistance in this matter! >>>> >>>> Very sincerely yours, >>>> >>>> Lars E. Oyane >>>>

Hei Lars, Might this place be the home you are looking for? Perhaps they can give you some guidance at least. http://www.nchhc.org/ Jostein From: "Lars E. Oyane" <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no> To: norway@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 5:12:30 PM Subject: [NOR] Scandinavian Oldpeople's Home in Brooklyn, NY? Dear Listers! I am trying quite hard to locate one Anna (Catherine) KNUDSEN, born in Kristiansand, Norway Apr. 14, 1835. She emigrated as a widow in 1884 to New York City, NY, and I find her living alone in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY in 1900. Then I find a lady looking very much like her who in 1905 was an «inmate» of the Scandinavian Oldpeople’s Home in Brooklyn, NY! Do we have any listers who are familiar with this Home in Brooklyn, NY and whether there may be records from this Home anywhere around? Anna was married to a sailor from Luster County named Syvert Olson (born Dec. 5, 1837), who deserted the ship he sailed on in Liverpool, England in 1867. They had a son, Syvert Andreas Syvertsen (Olsen), born in Kristiansand Oct. 11, 1862, who was also a sailor, but due to repeated desertions, the last one at Ship Harbour (in Canada?) in 1884, his sailor permit was confiscated, and he was never heard from again…, at least not in Norway! Why do I always run across such «complicated» families? My thought was, if I can find out what became of his mother, maybe the son would reappear...? Thanks a million in advance for any suggestions! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane _______________________________________________ Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=norway RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~norway/guidelines.htm _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/norway Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Dear Listers! I am trying quite hard to locate one Anna (Catherine) KNUDSEN, born in Kristiansand, Norway Apr. 14, 1835. She emigrated as a widow in 1884 to New York City, NY, and I find her living alone in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY in 1900. Then I find a lady looking very much like her who in 1905 was an «inmate» of the Scandinavian Oldpeople’s Home in Brooklyn, NY! Do we have any listers who are familiar with this Home in Brooklyn, NY and whether there may be records from this Home anywhere around? Anna was married to a sailor from Luster County named Syvert Olson (born Dec. 5, 1837), who deserted the ship he sailed on in Liverpool, England in 1867. They had a son, Syvert Andreas Syvertsen (Olsen), born in Kristiansand Oct. 11, 1862, who was also a sailor, but due to repeated desertions, the last one at Ship Harbour (in Canada?) in 1884, his sailor permit was confiscated, and he was never heard from again…, at least not in Norway! Why do I always run across such «complicated» families? My thought was, if I can find out what became of his mother, maybe the son would reappear...? Thanks a million in advance for any suggestions! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane

Dear Listers, It just came to my mind, another interesting part of this Sovde family concerns Mary Josephine Sovde’s 1st husband, Lewellyn King, who I understand, according to family records, died at McLeod, ND Oct. 5, 1892, only 30 years old. I believe he was a merchant of some kind and that he moved with his family from Brainerd, MN to McLeod, ND about 1891, but can find no records to confirm this! Maybe someone has a suggestion how to find out more about him? Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Aug 5, 2018, at 3:07 PM, Lars E. Oyane <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no> wrote: > > Dear Betty, Don and other listers! > > Thank you very very much for your efforts trying to help me out on the Sovde and Blakley families. And very particularly do I wish to thank Don for taking the time to produce a great «analysis» of the family, which he sent me off list. > > My «big challenge» with this family was very particularly, as I also mentioned in my last message, to figure out what had happened to Erick Sovde’s youngest stepdaughter, the one who in 1900 is referred to as Perl and who in family records is referred to as Mertel George, and therefore I was also so interested in checking out what the family looked like in 1911, at which time they MUST have lived in Alberta near the Blakleys, but where they just cannot be located. Mertel George has now been identified at Myrtle Agnes King who in 1912 married Wm James Stone in Alberta. She must have been the mother of the 6 year old Mildred who shows up in the Sovde family in 1916. Myrtle was appatenty divorced from Wm James Stone, and July 27, 1918 she remarried William LaGoria Canniff in Minneapolis, MN who subsequently adopted Mildred. However, Myrtle’s marriage to William Canniff didn’t either last very long, and she married a third time in Los Angeles, CA on Dec. 15, 1927 to a police officer named Ralph Maxwell Smith. Myrtle finally died in Los Angeles, CA on June 28, 1933. Mildred was her only child. She married a Warner Bros musician named Percy L. Nichols, but they divorced in Los Angeles, CA in 1940, and what later became of Mildred, is unknown… > > Quite a family this Sovde/King family!! Little by little I start to understand why the old gentleman back in the 1990’s didn’t want to share his family knowledge with me... > > Still of interest to me in this family are the following facts: > > ** Finding the Erick Sovde family in the Alberta 1911 census? > > ** Finding a death record/obituary for Clara King Blakley who apparently died in Stettler, AB in 1918. I am unable to find a reference to her death in the Alberta Provincial Death Index! > > ** Finally I am interested in further information about Wm James Stone, Myrtle’s 1st husband whom she married in AB in 1912! > > I realize, Betty, that this marriage record can be ordered online; however, I understand they charge postage and handling fees for sending a copy of the certificate, and what that would mean for sending overseas, both as far as costs and time is concerned, I don’t know… By the way, Betty, I didn’t see a way I could browse the records to figure out when in 1912 the marriage occurred!? > > Thanks again for your wonderful assistance trying to help me out researching this family! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> On Aug 4, 2018, at 11:56 AM, Don Angevine <dangevin@megalink.net> wrote: >> >> Andrew Christian Jorgensen, Sep. 14, 1889 - Jun. 23, 1959, and Mary J >> Jorgenson, Oct. 7, 1888 - Sep. 9, 1984 are both buried in the same cemetery >> as Erick Sovde, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, >> California. >> >> [Find A Grave] >> Andrew Christian Jorgensen >> https://tinyurl.com/yb8d7phq >> >> Mary J Jorgenson >> https://tinyurl.com/y9lhgv58 >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> From: "Don Angevine" <dangevin@megalink.net> >> Sent: Friday, August 3, 2018 11:27 PM >> To: "norway" <norway@rootsweb.com> >> Cc: blangkaas@ualberta.net >> Subject: [NOR] Re: Alberta censuses and obituaries? >> Mrs Jorgensen appears to be "Mary J" here with husband A C. >> 1920 US Census--Mary Jorgensen_J C >> https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWBP-G7G >> >> Mrs Canniff appears to be "Myrtle" here with husband William, and daughter >> Mildred born in Canada. >> 1920 US Census--Myrle Canniff_William >> https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWYN-BTB >> >> Don in Maine USA >> >> ~~~~~ > >> On Aug 3, 2018, at 8:53 PM, Betty Manning <teach64@shaw.ca> wrote: >> >> The Provincial Archives are on-line. You have to browse through the years by month, take note of the registration number you are interested in and then order the >> original on line. I found my grandmother’s second marriage record and after ordering a copy I obtained info related to parent’s names, county of origin and addresses. >> It was also very, very reasonable and arrived quickly. > > ~~~~~ >> >>> On Aug 3, 2018, at 5:42 PM, Lars E. Oyane <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no <mailto:lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no>> wrote: >>> >>> Dear Mark, Betty and other Listers! >>> >>> Thank you so very much, Mark, for finding and sending me that obituary for Mrs. Sovde from Medicine Hat, AB! It provided indeed answers to so many of my questions about that family, in particular referring to the daughter Mrs. Canniff of Minneapolis, MN. She is one person i have never been able to identify, and now I even found a reference to a first marriage of hers at Medicine Hat, AB in 1912: >>> >>> * Myrtle Agnes King married Wm James Stone in 1912, but the original marriage record will have to be ordered from the Alberta Provincial Archives. Maybe that’s something that you, Brian, if you read this, could help me obtain once visiting the Provincial Archives? >>> >>> Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter, and hopefully Clara Blakley’s obituary can also be found? And how are the chances to find those census records? >>> >>> The NORWAY list is such a wonderful place. What should we have done without it? >>> >>> Very sincerely yours, >>> >>> Lars E. Oyane >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> >>>> On Aug 3, 2018, at 1:24 PM, Mark Erickson <merickson1870@gmail.com <mailto:merickson1870@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Medicine Hat News; Thu, Jan 30, 1919, Medicine Hat, Alberta; page 16 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://medicinehatnews.newspaperarchive.com/medicine-hat-news/1919-01-30/page-16/ <https://medicinehatnews.newspaperarchive.com/medicine-hat-news/1919-01-30/page-16/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> OBITUARY: MRS. ERIC SOVDE >>>>> >>>>> In the death of Mrs. Eric Sovde, of Fox(?), Alta., which occurred on Dec. 10, 1918, there passed away in the prime of life almost devoted wife and mother and a true friend and neighbor. The family came to Alberta about eight years ago from McLeod, N.D. and Mr. Sovde took up ranching in the Cypress Hills. For the past year, the deceased suffered from a malady which rendered her case hopeless, yet everything possible was done at the General Hospital in this city for her relief. After nearly a month under hospital treatment, she returned home on Oct. 19th and lived almost two months, suffering greatly yet patiently during the last days of her illness. The remains were brought to Medicine Hat and interred on December 17th in Hillside cemetery. Miss Dorothy, the youngest daughter was with her mother, also Mrs. Canniff, another daughter from Minneapolis. Other daughters are Mrs. Chas. Campbell, Billings, Mont., Mrs. Jorgensen, of Sedan, Minn., and one brother, Henry, returning from overseas. Deep sympathy is felt for the bereaved husband and family. >>>>> >>> ~~~~~~ >>> >>>> On Aug 2, 2018, at 4:56 PM, Lars E. Oyane <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no <mailto:lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear Listers! >>>> >>>> About 25 years ago I finally located the (at that time) 97 year old son of an emigrant from Luster Co., Norway living in Puyallup, WA. I knew that he was very knowledgable about his family, having travelled a lot and even working for many years as a real «cowboy» in Alberta! >>>> >>>> However, he was not at all communicative with me, so I just had to give him up… >>>> >>>> Now I have managed to find out a whole lot about the family without his assistance, but I am stuck on some points, and now I hope that some of you can help me, please: >>>> >>>> Erick Sovde, born in Norway Jan. 30, 1858, with his son Henry Sovde, born in McLeod, ND June 28, 1896 migrated in July of 1910 via North Portal, SK heading for Irvine, AB. >>>> >>>> My original information says that Erick settled at Cypress Hills near Walsh, AB, and that they lived there until Erick and the son in 1938 moved to Los Angeles, CA. >>>> >>>> I have not found an entry for the family in the 1911 census, but they show up in the 1916 census at Medicine Hat, AB, then surrounded by Erick's wife Mary J., in the census called Mildred, and a granddaughter Mildred, both of whom supposedly also emigrated in 1910. They are in Sub-District 05 described as Townships 7, 8 and 9 ranges 1 and 2, W. 4. M. >>>> >>>> ** Can someone please help me find this family in the 1911 Alberta census? >>>> >>>> Mary Josephine Sovde died Dec. 10, 1918, supposedly at Cypress Hills, AB(!), and she is buried in the Hillside cemetery at Medicine Hat, AB - compare find-a-grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104067932 <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104067932> >>>> >>>> ** Can someone please help me find an obituary for Mary Josephine Sovde? >>>> >>>> ** I would also be interested in seeing what the family looked like in the 1921 and 1926 Alberta censuses… >>>> >>>> Next part concerns a stepdaughter of Erick Sovde’s, a daughter that Mary J. had from a previous marriage to Lewellyn King: >>>> >>>> Clara Bell King and her husband Adin Blakley are found in the 1911 Alberta census living at Medicine Hat in Township 7, Range 1 W 4, which must be close to Erick Sovde(!). They are said to have immigrated in 1910 as well with children Timothy, Ethel and Elsie! And in 1916 they have the same address as Erick Sovde, Sub-District 05 described as Townships 7, 8 and 9 ranges 1 and 2, W. 4. M., just one page before Erick! I have found a homestead record for Adin Blakley dated Sep. 3, 1910 describing his farm at Irvine, AB! >>>> >>>> Then I have been informed that Clara Blakley died at Stettler, AB in 1918, and this is her grave in the Lake View cemetery, Settler, Wainwright census division, AB (they must have moved between 1916 and 1918?): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123499936 <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123499936> >>>> >>>> ** Can someone please help me find an exact death date as well as an obituary for Clara Blakley? >>>> >>>> ** Is it possible to find the Adin Blakley family in the 1921 and 1926 Alberta censuses? >>>> >>>> Thanks a million in advance for your great assistance in this matter! >>>> >>>> Very sincerely yours, >>>> >>>> Lars E. Oyane >>>>

Dear Betty, Don and other listers! Thank you very very much for your efforts trying to help me out on the Sovde and Blakley families. And very particularly do I wish to thank Don for taking the time to produce a great «analysis» of the family, which he sent me off list. My «big challenge» with this family was very particularly, as I also mentioned in my last message, to figure out what had happened to Erick Sovde’s youngest stepdaughter, the one who in 1900 is referred to as Perl and who in family records is referred to as Mertel George, and therefore I was also so interested in checking out what the family looked like in 1911, at which time they MUST have lived in Alberta near the Blakleys, but where they just cannot be located. Mertel George has now been identified at Myrtle Agnes King who in 1912 married Wm James Stone in Alberta. She must have been the mother of the 6 year old Mildred who shows up in the Sovde family in 1916. Myrtle was appatenty divorced from Wm James Stone, and July 27, 1918 she remarried William LaGoria Canniff in Minneapolis, MN who subsequently adopted Mildred. However, Myrtle’s marriage to William Canniff didn’t either last very long, and she married a third time in Los Angeles, CA on Dec. 15, 1927 to a police officer named Ralph Maxwell Smith. Myrtle finally died in Los Angeles, CA on June 28, 1933. Mildred was her only child. She married a Warner Bros musician named Percy L. Nichols, but they divorced in Los Angeles, CA in 1940, and what later became of Mildred, is unknown… Quite a family this Sovde/King family!! Little by little I start to understand why the old gentleman back in the 1990’s didn’t want to share his family knowledge with me... Still of interest to me in this family are the following facts: ** Finding the Erick Sovde family in the Alberta 1911 census? ** Finding a death record/obituary for Clara King Blakley who apparently died in Stettler, AB in 1918. I am unable to find a reference to her death in the Alberta Provincial Death Index! ** Finally I am interested in further information about Wm James Stone, Myrtle’s 1st husband whom she married in AB in 1912! I realize, Betty, that this marriage record can be ordered online; however, I understand they charge postage and handling fees for sending a copy of the certificate, and what that would mean for sending overseas, both as far as costs and time is concerned, I don’t know… By the way, Betty, I didn’t see a way I could browse the records to figure out when in 1912 the marriage occurred!? Thanks again for your wonderful assistance trying to help me out researching this family! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Aug 4, 2018, at 11:56 AM, Don Angevine <dangevin@megalink.net> wrote: > > Andrew Christian Jorgensen, Sep. 14, 1889 - Jun. 23, 1959, and Mary J > Jorgenson, Oct. 7, 1888 - Sep. 9, 1984 are both buried in the same cemetery > as Erick Sovde, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, > California. > > [Find A Grave] > Andrew Christian Jorgensen > https://tinyurl.com/yb8d7phq > > Mary J Jorgenson > https://tinyurl.com/y9lhgv58 > > ---------------------------------------- > From: "Don Angevine" <dangevin@megalink.net> > Sent: Friday, August 3, 2018 11:27 PM > To: "norway" <norway@rootsweb.com> > Cc: blangkaas@ualberta.net > Subject: [NOR] Re: Alberta censuses and obituaries? > Mrs Jorgensen appears to be "Mary J" here with husband A C. > 1920 US Census--Mary Jorgensen_J C > https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWBP-G7G > > Mrs Canniff appears to be "Myrtle" here with husband William, and daughter > Mildred born in Canada. > 1920 US Census--Myrle Canniff_William > https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWYN-BTB > > Don in Maine USA > > ~~~~~ > On Aug 3, 2018, at 8:53 PM, Betty Manning <teach64@shaw.ca> wrote: > > The Provincial Archives are on-line. You have to browse through the years by month, take note of the registration number you are interested in and then order the > original on line. I found my grandmother’s second marriage record and after ordering a copy I obtained info related to parent’s names, county of origin and addresses. > It was also very, very reasonable and arrived quickly. ~~~~~ > >> On Aug 3, 2018, at 5:42 PM, Lars E. Oyane <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no <mailto:lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no>> wrote: >> >> Dear Mark, Betty and other Listers! >> >> Thank you so very much, Mark, for finding and sending me that obituary for Mrs. Sovde from Medicine Hat, AB! It provided indeed answers to so many of my questions about that family, in particular referring to the daughter Mrs. Canniff of Minneapolis, MN. She is one person i have never been able to identify, and now I even found a reference to a first marriage of hers at Medicine Hat, AB in 1912: >> >> * Myrtle Agnes King married Wm James Stone in 1912, but the original marriage record will have to be ordered from the Alberta Provincial Archives. Maybe that’s something that you, Brian, if you read this, could help me obtain once visiting the Provincial Archives? >> >> Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter, and hopefully Clara Blakley’s obituary can also be found? And how are the chances to find those census records? >> >> The NORWAY list is such a wonderful place. What should we have done without it? >> >> Very sincerely yours, >> >> Lars E. Oyane >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >>> On Aug 3, 2018, at 1:24 PM, Mark Erickson <merickson1870@gmail.com <mailto:merickson1870@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Medicine Hat News; Thu, Jan 30, 1919, Medicine Hat, Alberta; page 16 >>>> >>>> >>>> https://medicinehatnews.newspaperarchive.com/medicine-hat-news/1919-01-30/page-16/ <https://medicinehatnews.newspaperarchive.com/medicine-hat-news/1919-01-30/page-16/> >>>> >>>> >>>> OBITUARY: MRS. ERIC SOVDE >>>> >>>> In the death of Mrs. Eric Sovde, of Fox(?), Alta., which occurred on Dec. 10, 1918, there passed away in the prime of life almost devoted wife and mother and a true friend and neighbor. The family came to Alberta about eight years ago from McLeod, N.D. and Mr. Sovde took up ranching in the Cypress Hills. For the past year, the deceased suffered from a malady which rendered her case hopeless, yet everything possible was done at the General Hospital in this city for her relief. After nearly a month under hospital treatment, she returned home on Oct. 19th and lived almost two months, suffering greatly yet patiently during the last days of her illness. The remains were brought to Medicine Hat and interred on December 17th in Hillside cemetery. Miss Dorothy, the youngest daughter was with her mother, also Mrs. Canniff, another daughter from Minneapolis. Other daughters are Mrs. Chas. Campbell, Billings, Mont., Mrs. Jorgensen, of Sedan, Minn., and one brother, Henry, returning from overseas. Deep sympathy is felt for the bereaved husband and family. >>>> >> ~~~~~~ >> >>> On Aug 2, 2018, at 4:56 PM, Lars E. Oyane <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no <mailto:lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no>> wrote: >>> >>> Dear Listers! >>> >>> About 25 years ago I finally located the (at that time) 97 year old son of an emigrant from Luster Co., Norway living in Puyallup, WA. I knew that he was very knowledgable about his family, having travelled a lot and even working for many years as a real «cowboy» in Alberta! >>> >>> However, he was not at all communicative with me, so I just had to give him up… >>> >>> Now I have managed to find out a whole lot about the family without his assistance, but I am stuck on some points, and now I hope that some of you can help me, please: >>> >>> Erick Sovde, born in Norway Jan. 30, 1858, with his son Henry Sovde, born in McLeod, ND June 28, 1896 migrated in July of 1910 via North Portal, SK heading for Irvine, AB. >>> >>> My original information says that Erick settled at Cypress Hills near Walsh, AB, and that they lived there until Erick and the son in 1938 moved to Los Angeles, CA. >>> >>> I have not found an entry for the family in the 1911 census, but they show up in the 1916 census at Medicine Hat, AB, then surrounded by Erick's wife Mary J., in the census called Mildred, and a granddaughter Mildred, both of whom supposedly also emigrated in 1910. They are in Sub-District 05 described as Townships 7, 8 and 9 ranges 1 and 2, W. 4. M. >>> >>> ** Can someone please help me find this family in the 1911 Alberta census? >>> >>> Mary Josephine Sovde died Dec. 10, 1918, supposedly at Cypress Hills, AB(!), and she is buried in the Hillside cemetery at Medicine Hat, AB - compare find-a-grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104067932 <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104067932> >>> >>> ** Can someone please help me find an obituary for Mary Josephine Sovde? >>> >>> ** I would also be interested in seeing what the family looked like in the 1921 and 1926 Alberta censuses… >>> >>> Next part concerns a stepdaughter of Erick Sovde’s, a daughter that Mary J. had from a previous marriage to Lewellyn King: >>> >>> Clara Bell King and her husband Adin Blakley are found in the 1911 Alberta census living at Medicine Hat in Township 7, Range 1 W 4, which must be close to Erick Sovde(!). They are said to have immigrated in 1910 as well with children Timothy, Ethel and Elsie! And in 1916 they have the same address as Erick Sovde, Sub-District 05 described as Townships 7, 8 and 9 ranges 1 and 2, W. 4. M., just one page before Erick! I have found a homestead record for Adin Blakley dated Sep. 3, 1910 describing his farm at Irvine, AB! >>> >>> Then I have been informed that Clara Blakley died at Stettler, AB in 1918, and this is her grave in the Lake View cemetery, Settler, Wainwright census division, AB (they must have moved between 1916 and 1918?): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123499936 <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123499936> >>> >>> ** Can someone please help me find an exact death date as well as an obituary for Clara Blakley? >>> >>> ** Is it possible to find the Adin Blakley family in the 1921 and 1926 Alberta censuses? >>> >>> Thanks a million in advance for your great assistance in this matter! >>> >>> Very sincerely yours, >>> >>> Lars E. Oyane >>>

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Dear Rhonda, Joy, Don and other listers! Thank you very much for your followups on the Campbell obituary topic! The obituary that you, Joy, sent me for Priscilla’s sister Harriet was great, and in fact I do find a current number for her son in Colorado, which I am going to try! Ads far as the two sisters are concerned, the census taker from 1900 almost fooled me as well. It turned out the older Priscilla (1890-1985) married Campbell and did go by Pearl, while the younger one was really named Myrtle (1892-1933) and married three times, including William Canniff of Minneapolis, MN! A challenging family indeed! Thanks again for your wonderful assistance in this matter! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Aug 3, 2018, at 10:00 PM, Don Angevine <dangevin@megalink.net> wrote: > > Ahhhhhhhhhh . . . I don't think Priscilla and Pearl are the same person . . . they are shown as sisters, 2 years apart in age, born in MN and ND respectively . . . see here . . . > > 1900 US Census--Erik Sorde_Josephine M > https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9VL-HCK > > > Don in Maine USA > ~~~~~ > On Aug 3, 2018, at 7:48 PM, Joy Gulden <jegulden@gmail.com> wrote: > > Lars -- This seems to be the obit of Priscilla's sister. It might give you a clue to nieces and nephews who might be able to help with info. > > http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/montereyherald/obituary.aspx?n=harriet-pearl-campbell-harrell&pid=156599488 <http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/montereyherald/obituary.aspx?n=harriet-pearl-campbell-harrell&pid=156599488> > > ---------------------------------------- > From: "Lars E. Oyane" <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no> > Sent: Friday, August 3, 2018 7:50 PM > To: norway@rootsweb.com > Cc: "Rhonda Brower" <rhondaj.brower@gmail.com> > Subject: [NOR] Re: Obituary assistance Eugene, OR - please? > Dear Rhonda and other Listers! > > Thanks a million, Rhonda, for sending me off list two wonderful obituaries for Charles Campbell! I am delighted and amazed! > > I am surprised you couldn't find one for Priscilla «Pearl» Campbell who apparently died at Toledo, OR where her youngest daughter lived. But maybe an obituary can be found for this youngest daughter? > > * Priscilla Ann BALLEW (nee Campbell), who died at Toledo, OR Mar. 16, 2011? > > Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter! As I said before, the NORWAY list is just a wonderful place to be! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > ~~~~~ > On Aug 3, 2018, at 7:08 PM, Rhonda Brower <rhondaj.brower@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Lars, > Did not find an obituary for Priscilla Ann Ballew either. I don't think Newspapers.com has papers from that area online (yet). But, I am attaching the engagement articles that I did find on her! > Glad I could help out. > Rhonda > ~~~~~ > On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 6:49 PM, Lars E. Oyane <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no <mailto:lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no>> wrote: > Dear Rhonda and other Listers! > > Thanks a million, Rhonda, for sending me off list two wonderful obituaries for Charles Campbell! I am delighted and amazed! > > I am surprised you couldn’t find one for Priscilla «Pearl» Campbell who apparently died at Toledo, OR where her youngest daughter lived. But maybe an obituary can be found for this youngest daughter? > > * Priscilla Ann BALLEW (nee Campbell), who died at Toledo, OR Mar. 16, 2011? > > Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter! As I said before, the NORWAY list is just a wonderful place to be! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > ~~~~~~~~ > >> On Aug 2, 2018, at 1:58 PM, Lars E. Oyane <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no <mailto:lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no>> wrote: >> >> Dear Listers, >> >> Can someone please help me locate the obituaries for this couple: >> >> * Charles John Campbell - died in Eugene, OR Sep. 16, 1961 - 73 years old >> >> * Priscilla aka Pearl Campbell of Eugene, OR- died in Lincoln Co., OR Feb. 26, 1985 - 94 years old >> >> Thanks a million in advance! >> >> Very sincerely yours, >> >> Lars E. Oyane >>

Andrew Christian Jorgensen, Sep. 14, 1889 - Jun. 23, 1959, and Mary J Jorgenson, Oct. 7, 1888 - Sep. 9, 1984 are both buried in the same cemetery as Erick Sovde, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. [Find A Grave] Andrew Christian Jorgensen https://tinyurl.com/yb8d7phq Mary J Jorgenson https://tinyurl.com/y9lhgv58 ---------------------------------------- From: "Don Angevine" <dangevin@megalink.net> Sent: Friday, August 3, 2018 11:27 PM To: "norway" <norway@rootsweb.com> Cc: blangkaas@ualberta.net Subject: [NOR] Re: Alberta censuses and obituaries? Mrs Jorgensen appears to be "Mary J" here with husband A C. 1920 US Census--Mary Jorgensen_J C https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWBP-G7G Mrs Canniff appears to be "Myrtle" here with husband William, and daughter Mildred born in Canada. 1920 US Census--Myrle Canniff_William https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWYN-BTB Don in Maine USA

Dear Listers! Today I wish to introduce you to another interesting person with background in Luster Co., Norway: John Henry OWENS born in Crawford Co., WI Apr. 25, 1862 son of Peter Ericsson Oiene «Owens» (1814-1895) and Anna Christophersdotter (1820-1896) The family resided in Wisconsin until 1886 when Peter and Anna accompanied by John, their youngest child, moved in with their oldest daughter Emma Owens Schuster in Creighton precinct, Knox Co., NE Nothing much can be found in online records about John, but it is my understanding that he lived for quite a while in the Santee Indian Reservation near Niobrara, NE before moving to Yankton, SD where he died on Aug. 6, 1924. During one of my «big» research trips to the US, in 1979 or 1982, I visited descendants of Emma Owens Schuster who still live around Creighton, NE, and one of them told me what little I know about John Owens, telling me he died at Yankton, SD. Next I visited the Yankton County courthouse, and in the basement of the courthouse I was able to view their old probate records, including the one for John H. Owens. This record had the very particular feature of never having been closed, and the reason was: They were unable to locate all of his heirs, in particular: * Sister Ingrid aka Etta Owens, born in Luster Co., Norway Feb. 21, 1847 with last known address Etta Brown, Lutheran Charity, Chicago, IL, and * Sister Anna Owens, born in Luster Co., Norway June 21, 1851 known as Anna Wilson(?) - questioning her last name of Wilson(!) - with no known address. I was later able to find Ingrid. She died under the name of Ada Brown at a mental hospital in Norwood Park, IL on May 9, 1922. She had lived in a «common-law» marriage for many years with Samuel H. Brown, a colored man, born in Cincinnati, OH Mar. 24, 1852, who had died in Chicago, IL Nov. 11, 1919, but they had no children! However, that other sister Anna Wilson(?) has never been found, and she is the TOPIC of this inquiry! The last sign of life I have of Anna is from the 1880 census when she was still living at home with her parents in Freeman township, Crawford Co., WI as a housekeeper! Needless to say, any information you may be able to unearth on this topic would be more than welcome! I am distantly related to this Owens family… Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane

Mrs Jorgensen appears to be "Mary J" here with husband A C. 1920 US Census--Mary Jorgensen_J C https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWBP-G7G Mrs Canniff appears to be "Myrtle" here with husband William, and daughter Mildred born in Canada. 1920 US Census--Myrle Canniff_William https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWYN-BTB Don in Maine USA ---------------------------------------- From: "Mark Erickson" <merickson1870@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, August 3, 2018 2:27 PM To: "norway" <norway@rootsweb.com> Cc: blangkaas@ualberta.net Subject: [NOR] Re: Alberta censuses and obituaries? > Medicine Hat News; Thu, Jan 30, 1919, Medicine Hat, Alberta; page 16 > > https://medicinehatnews.newspaperarchive.com/medicine-hat-news/1919-01-30/pa ge-16/ > > OBITUARY: MRS. ERIC SOVDE > > In the death of Mrs. Eric Sovde, of Fox(?), Alta., which occurred on Dec. > 10, 1918, there passed away in the prime of life almost devoted wife and > mother and a true friend and neighbor. The family came to Alberta about > eight years ago from McLeod, N.D. and Mr. Sovde took up ranching in the > Cypress Hills. For the past year, the deceased suffered from a malady which > rendered her case hopeless, yet everything possible was done at the General > Hospital in this city for her relief. After nearly a month under hospital > treatment, she returned home on Oct. 19th and lived almost two months, > suffering greatly yet patiently during the last days of her illness. The > remains were brought to Medicine Hat and interred on December 17th in > Hillside cemetery. Miss Dorothy, the youngest daughter was with her mother, > also Mrs. Canniff, another daughter from Minneapolis. Other daughters are > Mrs. Chas. Campbell, Billings, Mont., Mrs. Jorgensen, of Sedan, Minn., and > one brother, Henry, returning from overseas. Deep sympathy is felt for the > bereaved husband and family.