This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/609 Message Board Post: I am searching for information on James Archibald McDonald. He was born on Oct. 16, 1866 in Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada He moved with his family to Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada in 1881. We have a record of him visiting my grandfather Alexander James (AKA Sandy), his brother in 1906, in Forget, Saskatchewan, Canada. The last record we have of his whereabouts is when my father visited with him in Portland, Oregon. The date of that visit was in July of 1912. (He would have been abt. 46 years of age at that time.) I sure can use some help! Thank you very much, Dennis McDonald
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/608 Message Board Post: Searching for living descendents and any information on Samuel Bell, born Jan 1888 or Jan 1889 Wayne County, KY and died 06 Nov 1968 Multnoma Co., OR. and buried Skyline Memorial Park in Portland. Believe his full name to be Samuel J. Bell. His last known residence was Hillsboro in Washington Co., OR. He lived in Illinois prior to 1951 and may have lived in Iowa around the 1914 - 1917 time period. Any information is greatly appreciated. Best Regards, Craig Nelson cengold@aol.com
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/484.1 Message Board Post: Have you found the answers to your questions yet? If not, contact me and I will see what I can do. I can do simple death look ups and tell you how to get a hold of death certificates. Blessings, Deborah familysearcher2001@yahoo.com
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/500.2 Message Board Post: Did you get a copy of the death certificate yet? Contact the Oregon Archives @ 503-373-0701 for deaths over 50 years old. They are now public records. Deborah familysearcher2001@yahoo.com
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/526.1 Message Board Post: Hello, Have you found your grandfather's death certificate yet? If not, contact the Oregon Archives @ 503-373-0701. They will need to know the county, the year and of course the name. I don't think they charge very much. This is the place to contact for deaths that are over 50 years old. They are public records and if you visit, it is 25 cents per copy. Blessings, Deborah familysearcher2001@yahoo.com
Is there anyone on this list would would be willing to check at the Portland library for an obituary for me? The name of the deceased is ARLEY (NORCROSS) WALDO and she died November 29, 1950 in Portland, Oregon. The obituary might have been under ARLEY NORCROSS. Otherwise, can anyone tell me how to contact the library there to see if they will do a lookup? Julie --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5cB.2ACI/607 Message Board Post: On July 4, 1881 John Powers, the ex-son-in-law of Benjamin Cornelius was involved in a pistol duel with Cornelius on the waterfront in Portland. Both Cornelius and Powers resided in Washington County at that time. It was a big story in the Oregonian. Powers was convicted and sentenced to die for Cornelius' death, but family lore says he was pardoned and exiled to Alaska. I have been unable to find any info about that. His ex wife, Sarah Cornelius later married David Van Horn and died in Portland around 1929. She and John Powers had two daughters, Rachel and Minnie. Any info on what actually became of John "Jack" Powers and his daughers would be helpful.
Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society presents LELAND MEITZLER Editor of Heritage Quest Magazine Saturday, March 27, 2004 Columbia Gorge Discovery Center 5000 Discovery Drive The Dalles, OR Program 8:30 Registration/Coffee 9:00 Locating Your Ancestors Family When All You Know Is The State! 10:15 Break 10:45 Finding Births, Marriages and Deaths Prior to 1910 12:00 Soup, Salad & Make-A-Sandwich Buffet Lunch 1:30 Doing Genealogy On-Site or On The Road Again 2:45 Break 3:15 Your Ancestors Were Not Lost in the Courthouse Fire! 4:30 Finished There will be 6 to 8 tables of genealogical research aids available for purchase throughout the day. COST: $25.00 (in advance, $30 at door) (including the lunch) Please come join us in listening to the always informative, enjoyable and energetic presentations that Leland has become known for. (Questions? Call or e-mail CGGS President Jim Bull at jimbull@gorge.net or 509-395-2755) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Return Reservations to: Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society, 722 Court Street, The Dalles OR 97058-2270 NAME: ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP TELEPHONE e-MAIL Please make checks payable to CGGS. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program _________________________________________________________________ Watch high-quality video with fast playback at MSN Video. Free! http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200365ave/direct/01/
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HORNING, LATTIN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/606 Message Board Post: Would someone be able to lookup the obituary of Charlotte Opal HORNING LATTIN? She is said to have died in Washington Co., Or. on 1 July 1969 or 1 July 1979.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davidson, Thompson, Williams, Veatch, Meditz Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/605 Message Board Post: I would like to get a obit for Bessie Elizabeth Davidson Died 8-1-1970 in Forest Grove Or, Buried at Mountainside Cemetery in Scholls Or,
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/604.1 Message Board Post: Hi, I did a quick search on Ancestry.com and found the following: ******************* 1994 Phone and Address Directory - CECIL A BECHDOLDT 17712 98TH AVE S RENTON WA (206) 226-7947 ******************** The Social Security Death Index Name Birth Date Death Date CECIL A BECHDOLDT 11 Dec 1920 29 Nov 1998 LastResidence (City,County,State) Issued SSN Renton, King, WA OR (Before 1951 ) 542-18-5210 ************************ Could this be the person you are looking for? There are also a few Bechdoldts listed on Yahoo's people search currently living in Oregon. Hope this helps. Good luck in your search! Jeannette
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/604 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Cecil Bechdoldt, last address I have is Cottage Grove Oregon. He was in the US Army Catering Cor stationed in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia in the early 1940's. He returned to US around 1944-45 and is believed to have married some years later and had 2 daughters. He and his brother possibly were later involved in the hotel/motel business.
Gerber's is still active on 72nd Avenue in Tigard, OR. You might get employee information from corporate. It is just a slim possibility worth perusing. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: <genealogy@ibryson.com> To: <ORWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 12:43 AM Subject: [WASHINGTON] Kalakosky, Kolakowski, Oliver, Haverty, Achatz, Pontgratz > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Kalakosky, Kolakowski, Oliver, Haverty, Achatz, Pontgratz > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5cB.2ACI/603 > > Message Board Post: > > In 2000 I started my initial quest into genealogy. My main focus had been to find all the information I could on the surname “Kalakosky.” After being stumped on the issue for a long time I continued research on other lines in my family. After mildly exhausting those lines, I came full circle back to the Kalakosky name. > > Kalakosky is my father’s name. From my understanding, my father did not get a chance to know his own father and therefore had very little knowledge on the history of the name. My first endeavor was to establish a paper trail. I got a hold of my father’s birth certificate. On his certificate his father is listed as Harold George Kalakosky. The following information is what is on my father’s birth certificate that pertains to Harold George Kalakosky: > > NAME: Harold George Kalakosky > RACE: White > AGE: 43 > ***ESTIMATED DOB: abt. 1910 > BIRTHPLACE: Merrill, Wisconsin > OCCUPATION: Machinist at Gerber Legendary Blades > SPOUSE: Lola Oliver > > My father was born in Oregon, so it makes perfect sense that Harold worked at Gerber, which was located in Oregon. > > Unfortunately, this is where the paper trail ends, but I will share other information I have tried to compile. > > I sent for a birth certificate from Wisconsin for Harold George Kalakosky and received a return letter stating that they had no one on file under that name or possible alternate spellings. Considering he was born about 1910, I thought it possible that his birth record might not be in the state records and is actually somewhere in a local facility like a county courthouse. In Wisconsin, all vital records occurring in 1907 and afterward were supposed to be sent to the state. I figured it was a possibility that his might not have gotten sent, since his birth date was fairly close to 1907. I am planning to take a trip to Merrill in a couple weeks to comb through the archives (as of 18 February 2004). Another possibility is that he was not born in Merrill, or even Wisconsin, even though that’s what the birth certificate says. > > I then sent for an application for a Social Security number that had been applied for by a woman named Lizzie Kalakosky. Hoping that “Kalakosky” was her maiden name, I figured this might shed a little light on the situation. When I received the copy of the application, I learned that Lizzie’s maiden name was actually Achatz. This was verified by her father’s name which was also listed on the application as Achatz. She had listed both Achatz and Kalakosky on the application. “Kalakosky”, I’m assuming, to be her married name. The following is the information on the Social Security number application: > > NAME: Lizzie (Achatz) Kalakosky > SSN: 538-07-6554 > ADDRESS: R1. Box 188, Everett WA. > EMPLOYER: Model Cream Bakery, 3601 Colby Av. Everett WA. > AGE: 48 > DOB: 10 AUG. 1889 > BIRTHPLACE: Auburndale Wisconsin (Merrill WI. was initially written but was scratched out.) > FATHER: George Achatz > MOTHER: Katherin Pontgratz > SEX: Female > COLOR: White > DATE YOU BECAME AN EMPLOYEE: 06 July 1937 > DATE SIGNED: 27 Dec. 1937 > > As you can see, Lizzie wrote that she was born in Auburndale WI, (Merrill was scratched out). I found this to be very significant considering Harold George Kalakosky is also listed as being born in Wisconsin on my father’s birth certificate. After looking at a map, it was even more intriguing to see that Auburndale was very close in local to Merrill, maybe 60 miles or so. Furthermore, additional research shows that both Lizzie and Harold later lived in the Pacific Northwest. According to the dates I have, it is VERY reasonable to assume that Harold was Lizzie’s son, and they both moved from Wisconsin at the same time. If Harold was Lizzie’s son, Lizzie would have been approximately 21 years old when Harold was born. The downside to this is that I have not been able to prove that this is the case without hard copy evidence or validation from a living source. I have no idea who the Kalakosky was that Lizzie was married to and would consider that pricele! > ss information. > > At this point I was left with about one option, to search for phone numbers of living Kalakosky’s and start calling people up. The information I have been able to find has been interesting and confusing as well. This is what I have put together so far: > > According to various sources, Harold George Kalakosky had at least two wives; Violet Vivian Haverty, and Lola Oliver. He could have had more but I don’t have information that would support more wives. I believe he was married to Violet first and had a son named Donald Harold Kalakosky. He might have had other children with Violet, I simply don’t know. Donald had a son named Donald Harold Kalakosky Jr.. Harold George later married Lola Oliver (my grandmother) and had a son (my father). > > I know that Harold was married to Lola simply from interview knowledge gained from speaking with Lola herself. > > I also know that Harold was married to Violet from information on Donald Harold Kalakosky’s application for a Social Security Number in 1949 (for which I have a copy) > > Additional supporting evidence of connection is that all these records show redundant locations in either central Washington State or Oregon. Because of the rarity of the Kalakosky name, I am almost 100% confident that they all pertain to the same Harold George Kalakosky. > > >From an undisclosed source, I have learned that Harold George Kalakosky left Lola and set to sea, where he supposedly faked his death. If in fact he did not die at sea he would surely be deceased by now. Unfortunately, I can find no listing of his actual death in any state records. It makes me wonder where and how he died, or if he maybe died while using an alias. > > This sums up the foundation of the information I have at this time (18 February 2004). I will add more tidbits of information as they are uncovered. > > I have recently spoken with a gentleman named Jamie Martin who said he is directly related to some Kalakosky’s. The Kalakosky’s he has knowledge about are from the eastern United States, mainly the New England area. I spoke with his grandmother who provided me with a great deal of information but she insisted that the Kalakosky name is spelled KOLAKOWSKI. This led me to believe that it is a very good possibility that the name Kolakowski could have been changed to Kalakosky at some pint in time. Even though I got a great deal of information from Jamie and his grandmother, I have yet to establish a link to the Kalakosky’s that I know I’m related to. > > If you recognize any of the people or information listed here, PLEASE contact me. I have spent roughly 4 years researching the Kalakosky name and have gotten no further than my grandfather (Harold George Kalakosky). > > Sincerely, > Bryson > Family Genealogist > genealogy@ibryson.com > My genealogy website: www.ibryson.com > > > > > ==== ORWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Oregon GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ >
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kalakosky, Kolakowski, Oliver, Haverty, Achatz, Pontgratz Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5cB.2ACI/603 Message Board Post: In 2000 I started my initial quest into genealogy. My main focus had been to find all the information I could on the surname “Kalakosky.” After being stumped on the issue for a long time I continued research on other lines in my family. After mildly exhausting those lines, I came full circle back to the Kalakosky name. Kalakosky is my father’s name. From my understanding, my father did not get a chance to know his own father and therefore had very little knowledge on the history of the name. My first endeavor was to establish a paper trail. I got a hold of my father’s birth certificate. On his certificate his father is listed as Harold George Kalakosky. The following information is what is on my father’s birth certificate that pertains to Harold George Kalakosky: NAME: Harold George Kalakosky RACE: White AGE: 43 ***ESTIMATED DOB: abt. 1910 BIRTHPLACE: Merrill, Wisconsin OCCUPATION: Machinist at Gerber Legendary Blades SPOUSE: Lola Oliver My father was born in Oregon, so it makes perfect sense that Harold worked at Gerber, which was located in Oregon. Unfortunately, this is where the paper trail ends, but I will share other information I have tried to compile. I sent for a birth certificate from Wisconsin for Harold George Kalakosky and received a return letter stating that they had no one on file under that name or possible alternate spellings. Considering he was born about 1910, I thought it possible that his birth record might not be in the state records and is actually somewhere in a local facility like a county courthouse. In Wisconsin, all vital records occurring in 1907 and afterward were supposed to be sent to the state. I figured it was a possibility that his might not have gotten sent, since his birth date was fairly close to 1907. I am planning to take a trip to Merrill in a couple weeks to comb through the archives (as of 18 February 2004). Another possibility is that he was not born in Merrill, or even Wisconsin, even though that’s what the birth certificate says. I then sent for an application for a Social Security number that had been applied for by a woman named Lizzie Kalakosky. Hoping that “Kalakosky” was her maiden name, I figured this might shed a little light on the situation. When I received the copy of the application, I learned that Lizzie’s maiden name was actually Achatz. This was verified by her father’s name which was also listed on the application as Achatz. She had listed both Achatz and Kalakosky on the application. “Kalakosky”, I’m assuming, to be her married name. The following is the information on the Social Security number application: NAME: Lizzie (Achatz) Kalakosky SSN: 538-07-6554 ADDRESS: R1. Box 188, Everett WA. EMPLOYER: Model Cream Bakery, 3601 Colby Av. Everett WA. AGE: 48 DOB: 10 AUG. 1889 BIRTHPLACE: Auburndale Wisconsin (Merrill WI. was initially written but was scratched out.) FATHER: George Achatz MOTHER: Katherin Pontgratz SEX: Female COLOR: White DATE YOU BECAME AN EMPLOYEE: 06 July 1937 DATE SIGNED: 27 Dec. 1937 As you can see, Lizzie wrote that she was born in Auburndale WI, (Merrill was scratched out). I found this to be very significant considering Harold George Kalakosky is also listed as being born in Wisconsin on my father’s birth certificate. After looking at a map, it was even more intriguing to see that Auburndale was very close in local to Merrill, maybe 60 miles or so. Furthermore, additional research shows that both Lizzie and Harold later lived in the Pacific Northwest. According to the dates I have, it is VERY reasonable to assume that Harold was Lizzie’s son, and they both moved from Wisconsin at the same time. If Harold was Lizzie’s son, Lizzie would have been approximately 21 years old when Harold was born. The downside to this is that I have not been able to prove that this is the case without hard copy evidence or validation from a living source. I have no idea who the Kalakosky was that Lizzie was married to and would consider that pricele! ss information. At this point I was left with about one option, to search for phone numbers of living Kalakosky’s and start calling people up. The information I have been able to find has been interesting and confusing as well. This is what I have put together so far: According to various sources, Harold George Kalakosky had at least two wives; Violet Vivian Haverty, and Lola Oliver. He could have had more but I don’t have information that would support more wives. I believe he was married to Violet first and had a son named Donald Harold Kalakosky. He might have had other children with Violet, I simply don’t know. Donald had a son named Donald Harold Kalakosky Jr.. Harold George later married Lola Oliver (my grandmother) and had a son (my father). I know that Harold was married to Lola simply from interview knowledge gained from speaking with Lola herself. I also know that Harold was married to Violet from information on Donald Harold Kalakosky’s application for a Social Security Number in 1949 (for which I have a copy) Additional supporting evidence of connection is that all these records show redundant locations in either central Washington State or Oregon. Because of the rarity of the Kalakosky name, I am almost 100% confident that they all pertain to the same Harold George Kalakosky. >From an undisclosed source, I have learned that Harold George Kalakosky left Lola and set to sea, where he supposedly faked his death. If in fact he did not die at sea he would surely be deceased by now. Unfortunately, I can find no listing of his actual death in any state records. It makes me wonder where and how he died, or if he maybe died while using an alias. This sums up the foundation of the information I have at this time (18 February 2004). I will add more tidbits of information as they are uncovered. I have recently spoken with a gentleman named Jamie Martin who said he is directly related to some Kalakosky’s. The Kalakosky’s he has knowledge about are from the eastern United States, mainly the New England area. I spoke with his grandmother who provided me with a great deal of information but she insisted that the Kalakosky name is spelled KOLAKOWSKI. This led me to believe that it is a very good possibility that the name Kolakowski could have been changed to Kalakosky at some pint in time. Even though I got a great deal of information from Jamie and his grandmother, I have yet to establish a link to the Kalakosky’s that I know I’m related to. If you recognize any of the people or information listed here, PLEASE contact me. I have spent roughly 4 years researching the Kalakosky name and have gotten no further than my grandfather (Harold George Kalakosky). Sincerely, Bryson Family Genealogist genealogy@ibryson.com My genealogy website: www.ibryson.com
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/602.1 Message Board Post: I have a copy of the obit for you incase you haven't already gotten copy of it. If you email me your address I will get it in the mail to you. You may email me at shelley.hoffman@verizon.net
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/602 Message Board Post: I'd like an obituary and/or death record if possible. Thanks John in MA
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BLUETT, GUILBAULT, HAGBERG, VERHOEF Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/601 Message Board Post: Thomas G. Bluett Davis native Thomas Gary Bluett died Jan. 17, 2004, in Hillsboro, Ore. He was 42. Born July 12, 1961, in Sacramento, he grew up in Davis, attending St. James School, Holmes Junior High School and Davis High School. He loved fishing, photography and playing guitar. He was a printer by trade, working for Times Litho in Forest Grove, Ore. He is survived by his daughters, Erika and Ashley Bluett of Queensbury, N.Y.; parents, Gordon and Joy Bluett of Davis; brothers, Michael Bluett of Las Vegas, Nev., and Daniel Bluett of Davis; sisters, Kathryn Bluett of Sacramento and Diane Guilbault and her husband Jim of Antelope; nephews, Craig and Eric Bluett of Sparks, Nev., and Justin, Shawn and Brandon Guilbault of Antelope; niece, Madelyn Guilbault of Antelope; paternal grandmother, Florence Hagberg of Turlock; and special companion, Shirley Verhoef of Hillsboro. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at St. James Church, 1275 B St. in Davis. The family requests that donations in his memory be sent to Washington County Hospice, 427 SE Eighth St., Hillsboro, OR 97123-4519, or to the American Cancer Society. (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Wednesday, February 4, 2004, (Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KNIGHTEN/ON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/10.132.1 Message Board Post: Norma, I would love any information you are willing to share on Ammon Knighten. Do you have anything on his parents? Joye
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Knighten/on, Cox Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5cB.2ACI/10.132 Message Board Post: Joye - If you still need information on Ammon Knighten - please email. Ammon Knighten and Frances Cox had 13 children and all had families but one. There were 7 boys and 6 girls.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5cB.2ACI/591.1 Message Board Post: I am related to Lydia Tupper Blagden. She was my great grandmother. I have pictures of some of her children and I think one of her. D.B. Fiesler