I'm looking for information on the EVENSON family. They lived in Florence, WA. Snohomish County, and Kennewick, WA. Benton County. They had a Homestead in SD, did WA give Homesteads around 1900? Thanks much, Greg Descendants of: Angrim Evenson 1 Angrim Evenson b. May 28 1849 Norway d. Aug 26 1907 Kennewick, WA USA m. 1870 Isabelle Johnson b. June 10 1844 Norway d. Jan 4 1923 Kennewick, WA. Sailed to US on honeymoon, Left an estate maybe called Evenstad? in Norway. Migrated to Iowa, then to S. Dakota, Stanwood WA, then Kennewick WA. A DEED in SD lists them as: Angrim Evendson and wife Ingeborg sold thier land in Lincoln County, SD to Gunder Johnson, in September 1882. Children: 2 Evan Evenson b. 1803 2 Johnny Evenson b. Feb 1875 2 Bert Evenson b. Jun 19 1877 2 Olie Evenson b. Apr 27 1880 d. Aep 7 1963 2 Rudolph Evenson b. Sep 1883 d. 1899 Fargo SD 2 Josephine Evanson b. Oct 16 1886 d. Mar 15 1962 m. William Porter Thrasher b. Jul 6 1877 d. Jul 29 1933 2 Anna Evenson b. Dec 12 1889 d. 1959 -- greg@eskimo.com http://www.eskimo.com/~greg