----- Original Message ----- From: "Carroll Clark" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 10:51 AM Subject: [PSRoots] Machias, WA's John C. OLSEN : > Since Bob Witherspoon has given you info to find Machias, WA, I will > "break-in" with an offer to try to find Info about Jack Capern OLSEN, or > John Olsen. > I have friends who know Machias, WA quite well, and who might be able to > provide me with some tie, or a clue to Jack Olsen of Machias. > I did check my copy of An Illustrated History of Skagit and Snohomish > Counties, Pub. by Interstate Publishing Company 1906 and in the Section on > Biog. Sketches, I found a Peter Olsen of Stanwood, WA on p. 997. > On p. 997 Peter Olsen's Biog Sketch states that he is from Denmark, and in > the last paragraph it states: > In 1883 in New York, Mr. Olsen maried Miss Christiana Olsen, like himself a > native of Denmark, the daughter of John Olsen. The year of her birth is > 1856." > Now, this may or may not be your John Olsen, or Jack C. Olsen. > The next thing I can do is try to contact someone among the Machias clans > who could provide me any info regarding the name you are > interested in. I know that I can contact someone who has the Machias > Historical Society info as I have attended a few of their picnics, and I > know a lot of people who have their roots in Machias, WA. > Other Machias, WA genealogists may see this - that's why I am posting it > to the two bulletins that could be helpful. > > I will see what I can do to promote some info or Clues for you to follow, > asap. > Carroll in Snohomish, WA a short distance from Machias, WA. > [email protected] > > * * * 30 > * * * > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 6:19 PM > Subject: Where was Machias, WA > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: OLSEN > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VEC.2ACI/3858 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Jack Capern OLSEN was born in Machias, WA in 1891. Can you please tell me > where it is located and if there is any information regarding this family? > > > > ______________________________ > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.7/214 - Release Date: 12/23/05 > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.7/214 - Release Date: 12/23/05 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.7/214 - Release Date: 12/23/05