[or-roots] Astoria, primarily

[Paulette]

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-----Original Message-----
>From: Sherry Sanders Kimbrough <research at lanstat.com>
>Sent: Nov 13, 2011 3:25 PM
>To: or-roots mail list <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
>Subject: [or-roots] Astoria, primarily
>
>Hi list,
>
>I  have  a  brick wall. Here is the information I have on my husband's
>g-g grandmother and her husband and my question:
>
>Thora  Sophia  OLSDATTER1–2  was  born  in  Oct 1850 in Christiansand,
>Vest-Agder, Norway.3–6 She immigrated in 1872. She appeared in the census on 16 Jun 1900 in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon. 
>
>From 1900 Astoria census:
>Pearson, George, head, white Male born January 1850, 50 at last birthday, married 16 years born in Norway, both parents born in Norway, immigrated in 1870, in the US 30 years, naturalized, occupation: US Light tender, o months not employed can read, write and speak English, owns home, free of mortgage, house.
>Pearson, Sof??, wife, white female, born October 1850, 49 at last birthday, married 16 years, mother of 4 children, 4 children still living, born in Norway, parents born in Norway, immigrated in 1872, 28 years in the US, can read, write and speak English
>
>Thora   Sophia   was   married  <?>  before and had two daughters: one
><Mathilda> in
>Connecticut  1873 and my husband's g-grandmother <Sophie> in Ohio 1876.  Both moved with
>her  to  Astoria and married there.  She  had other children, too, Mabel and George with
>Pearson.
>
>My  question  is  this: I have a lot of information on George from the
>newspapers  and  wills  for both he and Thora, but can't figure out if
>they  married in Astoria or elsewhere. Trying to find Thompson, who is
>the  natural grandfather, but no clue where to begin. Can't find birth
>records  for  the  girls.  Have  checked  a number of Thompsons at the
>Archives  for  the period but no one fits. I'm thinking the lighthouse
>service may be the clue but no records found in DC.
>
>Any other ideas about tracing this couple? Any help appreciated!
>
> Sherry Kimbrough
> Lake Stevens, WA
>
>
>
>mailto:research at lanstat.com
>
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