Carol, You may try Vilas County for your grandmother's birth certificate. My grandfather was born in 1890, and I found his in Dane County, his county of birth. It was listed as a delayed certificate, however, and was probably filed when he planned to apply for social security. I know that doesn't apply to your grandmother though as it was in the 1940's. If you can't find it at the county level, try the state capital. I would try Clark County for his naturalization papers. Good luck! Kathy [email protected] wrote: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > WILACROS-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 16 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Gunderson/Nelson & Brevick/Breiwic ["carol" <[email protected]>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from WILACROS-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > To contact the list administrator, send mail to > [email protected] > > ______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Gunderson/Nelson & Brevick/Breiwick/Olson > From: > "carol" <[email protected]> > Date: > Sun, 31 Jul 2005 19:59:34 -0500 > To: > [email protected] > > > Hi List Members, > > Looking for First Papers, Naturalization paper and descendants of Nels & > Caroline Gunderson who spent most of their lives in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. > Nel’s obit dated July 3, 1909 says they lived at 1402 Livingston Street in > LaCrosse at the time of his death. According to the 1900 U.S. Census Nels > immigrated to the United States in 1888. Caroline came in 1889. Only two > of their children are living with them in Clark County, Sherwood Forest > Town, Wisconsin at this time. The names of their five children are Marie > (married Ove Severin Brevick), Christina (married a ? Severson), Olga > (married Anton Olson), Carl (married ?) and Noimand or Norman (married ?). > > Where would I look to find Nels’ Naturalization paper? Steven Point, > Wisconsin? > > Olga is my great grandmother. She and Anton were married on October 25, > 1890 in LaCrosse and had 11 children. Their oldest child is my grandmother. > Her name was Nellie Otelia Olson. Nellie was born June 1, 1891 in Star > Lake, Wisconsin and died March 3, 1932 in Bovey, Itasca County, Minnesota. > I cannot find her birth certificate/record and not sure where else to look. > Her marriage certificate lists her last name as Nelson but the obit for her > brother Norman shows him having the last name of Gunderson. Does anyone > have any suggestions as to other places to research? > > I have tried to find info on Carl and Noimand (Norman) but the only other > data I have found is a Carl Gunderson buried in Campbell Cemetery, which is > located in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. > > I am also related to all the descendants of Ole Olsen Brevick & Beret Martha > Sivertsdatter who lived in West Salem, LaCrosse County, Wisconsin. Their > children spelled their last names several different ways. Olson, Brevick, > Breiwick, and Briwick. > > If related, please contact me. I would like to exchange data and I am > interested in Pictures. > > Carol Peterson > Prior Lake, Minnesota

Kathy and Joyce, Thank you for your help. I see I have lots of work ahead of me but with the information you gave me, it makes it easier. Carol.