[or-roots] Astoria, primarily

[ffarner at coinet.com]

Hi Sherry,

I performed a photographic record of all headstones in north-east Clatsop
County.  The cut-off date was 1900. Any stones older than that did not get
included.  The photos are all gone, but I think I still have  a copy of
the index.  I'll look for it.

Fred F
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 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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