<DIV>Hi Again Leslie.</DIV>
<DIV>I now have an obituary for Olaf Peterson, it reads Funeral services for Olaf I. Peterson, 67 of Friant, California will be held at 11 am. Peterson was a native of Oregon and had resided in Fresno County for 60 years. He was a logger and farm worker. Survivors include a son Merle, and a daughter, Burnece Peterson.</DIV>
<DIV>Do you know where she is or where I can find somethng about her a birth or death cetificat and or an Obituary.</DIV>
<DIV>You were so good last time I just know you will have all the right answers.</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks again.</DIV>
<DIV>Erick <BR><BR><B><I>Leslie Chapman <khanjehgil@presys.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Erick;<BR><BR>I sure can confuse things, I was so rummy when I wrote that I read your name<BR>as Olof Ericson or some such, sorry.<BR><BR>As to how I knew it was him, I figured a name THAT unusual in the same town,<BR>even after 40 years had to be the same person.<BR><BR>I gather you must have successfully contacted him, congratulations. I have<BR>some cousins in California I would dearly love to make contact with, but<BR>most of them apparently don't want to have anything to do with us, and<BR>haven't been in touch with us since my grandmother died in 1947, so probably<BR>never will make contact. I did tie up with a very distant relative of one of<BR>the lines from the in-laws side who said there were real hard feelings as<BR>apparently my blood kin was a wife beater and when she got smart enough to<BR>leave him, she made sure her family and ours lost contact. But the rest of<BR>them
I just don't know what happened to. Oh Well, I have about twice as<BR>much family I know since I started on genealogy as I had before that and<BR>already had ten times as much family I was in touch with as a lot of folks,<BR>so I can't complain.<BR><BR>I have met a few people in my life who had almost no blood relatives that<BR>they knew, I can't imagine that, my maternal grandparents have had 42<BR>descendants by my count, though one of my aunts claimed 69 descendants years<BR>ago.<BR><BR>Anyway glad to be able to help.<BR><BR>LEs C<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us<BR>[mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us]On Behalf Of Erick G Olofsson<BR>Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 6:08 PM<BR>To: or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us<BR>Subject: Re: [or-roots] Murile with my apologies<BR><BR><BR>Hello Lesly,<BR>Just wanted to thank you for helping find Murile Peterson it turns out he is<BR>my cousin that I have been looking for, How di your
know?<BR>Thank You So Much, I owe you a dinner if I get to Cos Bay.<BR>Erick<BR><BR>Leslie Chapman <KHANJEHGIL@PRESYS.COM>wrote:<BR>Olaf;<BR><BR>I intended to check this the other day when you first posted your query, and<BR>I can only bla e the fackt I have been running around like a chicken with<BR>its legs cut off trying to get a 16 year accumulation of junk moved from one<BR>house to anohter in thirty days and am coming down with a cold.<BR><BR>I would guess that: Murile Peterson 2691-14th St., North Bend, Oregon<BR>541-756-2316 is very likely the person you are looking for.<BR><BR>My aplogoies for not checking this sooner, but I was sure she wouldn't be<BR>there and I didn't have any plans to and didn't think you would be desperate<BR>enought to bother the other 55 people under the name Peterson in said phone<BR>book. Granted only part of them are in Coos Bay - North Bend, but after this<BR>long what was the chance she would actually be there.<BR><BR>In my family I rate pertty
high up in sedentariness now having been in the<BR>same town for 16 years. Some of my paretns generatation stayed in the same<BR>place all their lives, Dad never lived in one place any longer than ten<BR>years for most of his life. Feel free to tell her I gave you the info, so<BR>she can have somebody close by to be mad at if she isn't interested in<BR>hearing from long lost kin.<BR><BR>Les Chapman.<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us<BR>[mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us]On Behalf Of Erick G Olofsson<BR>Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 3:44 PM<BR>To: or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us<BR>Subject: Re: [or-roots] Help Please with lookup.<BR><BR><BR>Hello Sue,<BR>About 80 years ago, then she was send to convent.<BR>Erick<BR>Sue Steward wrote:<BR>For Marile(?) Petersen you say last known address. Can you give us an<BR>approximate time when that was? Don't know if we're trying to find someone<BR>who was living 2-3 years ago or 25 y
ears ago.<BR><BR>Sue<BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: Erick G Olofsson<BR>To: or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us<BR>Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 9:42 AM<BR>Subject: [or-roots] Help Please with lookup.<BR><BR><BR>Looking for grandfather Olof Peterson and his son Olaf Peterson and his<BR>child Marile Peterson as shown below:<BR>OLOF PETERSON born 1855 Denmark<BR>Married Lottie Hall born April1868<BR>Olaf Petersen, Jr., born 1899 son who died 1967 in Friant, Cal.<BR>Olaf Petersen, Jr. had a child:<BR>Marile (sp?) Petersen, who lived at last known address 3880 Liberty Street,<BR>North Bend, Oregon<BR>Would anyone be willing to look up census and or any othjer means to find<BR>them and Marile(?)Peterson. Who may have children or is still living.<BR>Thank you.<BR>Erick Olofsson<BR>---<BR>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR>Version: 6.0.822 / Virus Database: 560 - Release Date:
12/22/04<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>or-roots mailing list<BR>or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us<BR>http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots<BR>---<BR>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR>Version: 6.0.822 / Virus Database: 560 - Release Date: 12/22/04<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>or-roots mailing list<BR>or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us<BR>http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>