This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vetley Surnames: Vettleson Dahl Lebacken Svenkenson Swenson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.spokane/5772.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, By what you wrote to me you definately have the right family. I have through my searches for Anna Lebacken have come across other members of this family. I do know that Anna married Halvor Vettleson about 1906 as her name on the 1906 census for Humboldt sub district 23 Sask. Canada is Anna Vettleson and daughter Ruth. Warner for some odd reason is not listed with them. Then in the 1911 Canada census for Prince Albert Sask.district 212 sub-district 21 Anna Vettleson, Warner Lebacken and Ruth Vettleson are listed. I do not understand why Ruth has the Vettleson surname name here, Then on the 1916 census for Sask Canada, Ruth is listed as married to Svenke Svenkenson and by this time they have a son named Clifton Stanley Svenkenson. In my searches I think Svenke Svenkenson came from the Marshall County , Holt Minnesota area. which is the area where Anna Lebacken lived with her brother Nikolai Dahl in the 1900 census. I have not found Anna (Lebacken) Vettleson on the 1916 census yet. Also If I have the right Svenke Svenkenson he was drafted in World Was 1 as indicated on a draft registration card in 1918 where at this time his permanent home address is listed as living back in Marshall county Minnesota.also of interest the card asks for the nearest relative, Svenke wrote Gunsten Svenkenson of Weldon Saskatchewan. Gunsten would be Svenke's father.This whole Svenkenson family did live at one time according to the Minnesota 1895 state census in Marshall County Minnesota. So by 1918 does that mean Svenke and Ruth seperated? By the 1920 census Ruth age 25, Clifton 3 and Juneus 2 is listed as living with her mother Anna Vettleson in Spokane WA as roomers of Nephi and Rose Pearce. I am not sure how Anna, Ruth and the Pearce's know each other. Don't know what happened to Svenke by 1920, possibly died in WWI. I know nothing about Anna Vettleson, Ruth or her children after the 1920 census. I do know Warner Atlanter married Anna Kross. Warner died in 1953 in Valleyview Alberta and Irene died 1950 in Prince Albert Saskatchewan. Most of my researching has been focused on Anna Lebacken as she was married for about 4 years to my ancestor Halvor Vettleson. Ruth after 1920 very well could have remarried. as well as her mother Anna. I haven't really tried to find Ruth's 2 children in fact I am not sure if Juneus is a male or female. And I do agree the "k" was dropped and they went by the surname Swenson. I hope this helps you some. Darrel Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.