Dear Listers, This problem has "bugged" me for years. Is it now possible to finally find the answer: Anton Gunnerius Christensen born July 31, 1869 at Nordkapp, Norway died Dec. 17, 1929 in Pierce Co., ND He married at Nordkapp, Norway Oct. 7, 1906 to: Inga Nikoline Carstenson/Hanson born May 23, 1884 in Vardo, Norway died ................ 1967(?) WA? The couple emigrated in 1907 and mostly resided at Pleasant Lake and later at Knox in Benson Co., ND. The last I see of Inga Christenson is in the 1940 census when she was a housekeeper still residing at Knox, Benson Co., ND About 20 years ago I talked to their then only surviving daughter, Dagny Alphson in Grand Forks, ND, and she told me: "mother moved to Bremerton, WA where she died at the age of 86" Dagny has since passed away, and on the find-a-grave site I read the following: ~~~~~ Dagny Helene Christenson Alphson Birth: Apr. 8, 1912 Pleasant Lake Benson County North Dakota, USA Death: Aug. 28, 2001 Grand Forks Grand Forks County North Dakota, USA Daughter of Anton Christenson and Inga Nickoline (Hansen) Christenson (1883 to 1967) who emigrated from Norway. Had 5 step-children from John A. Alphson's first marriage to Auslaug Anna "Annie" Sannes (1888 to 1934). Howard Alphson Grace Alphson Robert "Bob" Alphson Margie Alphson John Alphson, Jr. Had 1 child: Judith Alphson in 1943 ~~~~~ In this paragraph it says about her mother Inga Christenson, that she was born in 1883 (which is one year off), while she died in 1967. HOWEVER, I have NEVER managed to find any death record for Inga, neither in WA nor in ND or anywhere else for that matter! Am I going blind? And yet Dagny was so definite about Bremerton, WA!? Maybe Dagny's daughter Judith can be traced, for example thru Dagny's obituary, and she might know something? Any suggestions that might lead to tracing the death date (and place) of Inga Christenson/Christensen will be more than welcome! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane

Dear Listers! In order to avoid any "double work", let me tell you that I managed yesterday to solve this problem! A wonderful biography for Dagny Alphson was found online, and it included some information about "old" Inga who at an advanced age was sent by train to live with her son at Bremerton, WA, quite an experience for a lady who had suffered several minor strokes and who in loud words expressed her protests against every kind of movement in the train! It sounded like another Lina!! Anyway, I managed to trace a grandson of Inga's currently residing at Olympia, WA, and I called him yesterday. However, the woman who answered the phone hung up on me! However, the Forest Lawn cemetery office in Bremerton, WA gave me excellent assistance, and they found Inga for me! She had remarried after 1940 to Magnus Salvog who died at Knox, ND in 1950, and she died as Inga Salvog at Bremerton, WA on Aug. 22, 1967! She was buried next to her son! So, another problem solved! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Apr 29, 2015, at 5:45 PM, Lars E. Oyane via wrote: > Dear Listers, > > This problem has "bugged" me for years. Is it now possible to finally find the answer: > > Anton Gunnerius Christensen > born July 31, 1869 at Nordkapp, Norway > died Dec. 17, 1929 in Pierce Co., ND > > He married at Nordkapp, Norway Oct. 7, 1906 to: > > Inga Nikoline Carstenson/Hanson > born May 23, 1884 in Vardo, Norway > died ................ 1967(?) WA? > > The couple emigrated in 1907 and mostly resided at Pleasant Lake and later at Knox in Benson Co., ND. The last I see of Inga Christenson is in the 1940 census when she was a housekeeper still residing at Knox, Benson Co., ND > > About 20 years ago I talked to their then only surviving daughter, Dagny Alphson in Grand Forks, ND, and she told me: > > "mother moved to Bremerton, WA where she died at the age of 86" > > Dagny has since passed away, and on the find-a-grave site I read the following: > > ~~~~~ > > Dagny Helene Christenson Alphson > > Birth: Apr. 8, 1912 > Pleasant Lake > Benson County > North Dakota, USA > Death: Aug. 28, 2001 > Grand Forks > Grand Forks County > North Dakota, USA > > Daughter of Anton Christenson and Inga Nickoline (Hansen) Christenson (1883 to 1967) who emigrated from Norway. > > Had 5 step-children from John A. Alphson's first marriage to Auslaug Anna "Annie" Sannes (1888 to 1934). > Howard Alphson > Grace Alphson > Robert "Bob" Alphson > Margie Alphson > John Alphson, Jr. > > Had 1 child: > Judith Alphson in 1943 > > ~~~~~ > > In this paragraph it says about her mother Inga Christenson, that she was born in 1883 (which is one year off), while she died in 1967. > > HOWEVER, I have NEVER managed to find any death record for Inga, neither in WA nor in ND or anywhere else for that matter! Am I going blind? And yet Dagny was so definite about Bremerton, WA!? > > Maybe Dagny's daughter Judith can be traced, for example thru Dagny's obituary, and she might know something? > > Any suggestions that might lead to tracing the death date (and place) of Inga Christenson/Christensen will be more than welcome! > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > > > > Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > ------------------------------- > 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