Dear Lars, Is it possible that her father died when she was young and her mother re-married and she took the name of her step father? All the best Sincerely. Barbara in MA On 3/5/2015 1:45 PM, Lars E. Oyane via wrote: > Dear Listers! > > I am happy to inform you tonight that a break-through has finally been reached as far as this problem is concerned! The problem has been thoroughly discussed on NORWAY-Heritage since yesterday, and today one of the listers discovered that Myrtle's parents were Maurice and Diana CHRISTIANSON rather than NEARGARDER! Still we don't know why she "pretended" being a Neargarder when she married Philip Phillis at Edgerton, WI in 1943. She MAY of course have been first married to a Neargarder, but her father's last name shouldn't have been changed for that reason! Or maybe the registrar at Janesville, WI just made a mistake when issuing the marriage license... That is the most likely answer... > > Well, anyway, here is Myrtle's death record from California: > > Name: Myrtle D Wells > [Myrtle D Christenson] > Social Security #: 348187037 > Gender: Female > Birth Date: 6 Oct 1915 > Birth Place: Wisconsin > Death Date: 4 Jul 1991 > Death Place: Humboldt > Mother's Maiden Name: Gjerstad > Father's Surname: Christenson > > Thus the problem is more-or-less solved, but her last husband "Mr." Wells is unknown, and I have requested an obituary from California.... > > Very sincerely yours, > > Lars E. Oyane > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Mar 4, 2015, at 9:18 AM, Lars E. Oyane via wrote: > >> Dear Jerrald and other Listers! >> >> Thank you very much, Jerrald, for your latest comments on this Myrtle Neargarder problem of mine. >> >> Unfortunately, if I am not mistaken, these items have been brought up previously, and we can be pretty certain Myrtle is NOT the one who in 1943 lived at Waukegan, IL >> >> Maybe we must search assistance in NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES for further information about this very "elusive" person and her parents? >> >> So strange that absolutely NOTHING can be found...! >> >> Thanks again for your great assistance! >> >> Very sincerely yours, >> >> Lars E. Oyane >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> On Mar 3, 2015, at 5:43 PM, Jerrald Lloyd via wrote: >> >>> Diana Neargarder in the U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 >>> >>> Record Image Index-only record >>> >>> ?Add alternate information >>> !Report issue >>> >>> Name: >>> Diana Neargarder >>> >>> Address: >>> 7271 E Greenville Pike, Union City, IN, 47390-8497 (1989) >>> >>> Save ? Cancel >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Lars E. Oyane via" <norway@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 4:21 PM >>> To: <norway@rootsweb.com> >>> Subject: Re: [NOR] Myrtle Devina Neargarder from Cambridge,WI (born >>> 1914/1915) - who was she? >>> >>>> Dear Listers! >>>> >>>> I have today received some additional information about Myrtle Neargarder, >>>> but does it help? >>>> >>>> Her mother's full name was DIANE JERSTID - another unusual last name! >>>> >>>> How do we find out more about Morrise NEARGARDER and Diane JRSTIF who in >>>> 1914/1915 shall have resided at Cambridge, Jefferson Co.,WI? I am >>>> completely "stuck"! >>>> >>>> Thanks a million for any suggestions that can bring us forward! >>>> >>>> Very sincerely yours, >>>> >>>> Lars E. Oyane >>>> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>> >>>> On Feb 2, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Lars E. Oyane via wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Wanda and other Listers! >>>>> >>>>> Thank you very much, Wanda, for your latest comment on this family from >>>>> Saturday! >>>>> >>>>> Suspecting a misinterpretation of the record I have this morning called >>>>> the Rock County Register of Deeds Office atJanesville, WI to have it >>>>> verified, but the same information came up: >>>>> >>>>> The bride in the Aug. 28, 1943 wedding is indeed Myrtle Devina >>>>> Neargarder. She was born in Cambridge, WI, was 28 years old, daughter of >>>>> Morrise and Diana Neargarder and worked at the Edgerton shoe company! >>>>> >>>>> So, who was this Myrtle, who is nowhere to be found in any census >>>>> records?? >>>>> >>>>> Very sincerely yours, >>>>> >>>>> Lars E. Oyane >>>>> >>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 31, 2015, at 1:40 PM, DON HENDERSON via wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I know this isn't answering your marriage questions, but found an ad on >>>>>> Newspapers.com in The Daily Herald, Chicago, Illinois, 6 Apr 1934, pg 6: >>>>>> >>>>>> WILSON NEARGARDERWell Digging and General Concrete WorkLet me Figure >>>>>> Your JobsReasonable PricesPh. Deerfield 365Deerfield, Ill. >>>>>> Wanda >>>>>> >>>>>> On Saturday, January 31, 2015 7:47 AM, Lars E. Oyane via >>>>>> <norway@rootsweb.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear Jerrald, Wanda and other Listers! >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you very much for your interesting comments on this Myrtle >>>>>> Neargarder problem of mine. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am not at all sure, but I feel we are searching for a different >>>>>> Myrtle... My information comes from a marriage license transcript, and >>>>>> although the transcriber may have made errors transcribing, I can hardly >>>>>> think Wilson Neargarder can have been a first husband of Phillip >>>>>> Phillips' wife Myrtle!? >>>>>> >>>>>> I guess there are two actions that can bring us closer to an answer in >>>>>> the current matter: >>>>>> >>>>>> * Rechecking the actual marriage license at the Rock Co. courthouse at >>>>>> Janesville, WI? >>>>>> >>>>>> * Finding a newspaper announcement of the Aug. 28, 1943 wedding at >>>>>> Edgerton, WI? >>>>>> >>>>>> Do we have any listers who live in that neighborhood who can possibly >>>>>> help? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks again for your great assistance in this matter! >>>>>> >>>>>> Very sincerely yours, >>>>>> >>>>>> Lars E. Oyane >>>>>> >>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 29, 2015, at 8:42 PM, DON HENDERSON via wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> 'Name of Person who w/always know your address' - Myrtle Margaret >>>>>>> Neargarder. Could Devina be a maiden name? Where did parent names come >>>>>>> from? - Wanda >>>>>>> >>>>>>> | Name: | Wilson Neargarder | >>>>>>> | Event Type: | Draft Registration | >>>>>>> | Event Date: | 1942 | >>>>>>> | Event Place: | Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, United States | >>>>>>> | Gender: | Male | >>>>>>> | Birth Date: | 16 Oct 1896 | >>>>>>> | Affiliate ARC Identifier: | 623284 | >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards (4th >>>>>>> Registration) for the State of Illinois , Affiliate Publication >>>>>>> Number: M2097 , GS Film Number: 2369915 , Digital Folder Number: >>>>>>> 004134839 , Image Number: 00423 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:07 PM, Jerrald Lloyd via >>>>>>> <norway@rootsweb.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Myrtle Neargarder in the U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Name: >>>>>>> Myrtle Neargarder >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Gender: >>>>>>> Female >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Residence Year: >>>>>>> 1943 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Street address: >>>>>>> 624 N Jackson >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Residence Place: >>>>>>> Waukegan; North Chicago, Illinois, USA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Spouse: >>>>>>> Wilson Neargarder >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Publication Title: >>>>>>> Waukegan, Illinois, City Directory, 1943 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> From: "Lars E. Oyane via" <norway@rootsweb.com> >>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 4:30 PM >>>>>>> To: <norway@rootsweb.com> >>>>>>> Subject: [NOR] Myrtle Devina Neargarder from Cambridge,WI (born >>>>>>> 1914/1915) - >>>>>>> who was she? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Dear Listers! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Every once in a while one runs across names that just seem to be >>>>>>>> "picked >>>>>>>> out of a hat" with no known connections. This one of those which I >>>>>>>> hope >>>>>>>> someone is able to help me identify: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Martin Phillips (1857-1917) emigrated from Hafslo parish, Luster Co., >>>>>>>> Norway in 1882, married a girl from Rauland in Telemark and lived in >>>>>>>> Porter township, Rock Co., WI. His only son was: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Phillip Olous Phillips, born in Dane Co., WI Dec. 15, 1899, died at >>>>>>>> Edgerton, WI May 22, 1953. He was married at Edgerton, WI Aug. 28, >>>>>>>> 1943 >>>>>>>> to: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> MYRTLE DEVINA NEARGARDER, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> presumably born at Cambridge, Jefferson Co., WI in 1914 or 1915 as the >>>>>>>> daughter of Morrise Neargarder and his wife Diana. Phillip and Myrtle >>>>>>>> resided at Edgerton, Rock Co., WI, but divorced already in 1946. They >>>>>>>> had >>>>>>>> no children! What later became of Myrtle is a mystery.... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So now my question to you is the following: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> * Who was this Myrtle? I don't find any trace of her in the 1920, >>>>>>>> 1930 or >>>>>>>> 1940 censuses; neither do I find a reference to her parents! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Could it be I have the name wrong? Maybe a newspaper item would >>>>>>>> mention >>>>>>>> her or at least the Edgerton, WI wedding from 1943? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Any suggestions would be more than welcome! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Very sincerely yours, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Lars E. 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