52 Ancestors: #32 ~ Oscar Iverson

This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.

This is a photo of Oscar Iverson, my paternal great-granduncle and brother of my great-grandfather, Christopher Iverson. I introduced you to Christopher and his brother Edward in previous 52 Ancestors posts.

Oscar was the sixth child born to Iver Iverson and Marit Thorsdatter. In my previous post about Christopher, I mentioned that Oscar became a carpenter like Christopher. Also like Christopher, Oscar was listed as a house carpenter in census records. Both the 1920 and 1930 federal censuses listed Oscar's occupation as a house carpenter. In the 1940 census, Oscar was listed as carpenter in the building construction industry.

Oscar was born on 16 November 1871 in Birch Cooley Township, Olivia, Renville, Minnesota. He was married and divorced twice. He first married Serena Mary Christopherson, daughter of Ole Anthon Christopherson and Aslaug Nilsdatter. Serena was the sister of Anna Christopherson, who was married to Oscar's brother Christopher.

Oscar and Serena were married on 10 October 1894 in Benson, Swift, Minnesota. They were the parents of four children.

1. Pearl Olga Marie Iverson (1897-?)
2. Ernst Oliver Iverson (Abt 1899-1899)
3. Bert Oliver Iverson (1900-1951)
4. Dollie Selma Iverson (1905-1990)

Oscar and Serena divorced sometime before 2 August 1909 because that's the date that Oscar married his second wife, Ella Lind, daughter of Edward Lind and Katharine Kane.

Oscar and Ella were married in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They didn't have any children together. I'm not sure when they divorced. In the 1930 census, Oscar was living alone. Ella was not listed in the household. He was listed as married. Perhaps they were separated at that time. In the 1940 census, Oscar was listed as divorced.

Oscar passed away on 8 December 1858 in Kirkland, King, Washington at 87 years of age. He was buried in Hillgrove Cemetery, which is located in Des Moines, King, Washington.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

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Sources:

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHNM-YFY : accessed 06 Aug 2014), Oscar Iverson, Clark, Lewis, Washington, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 223, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821933.

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XC3K-LQ4 : accessed 06 Aug 2014), Oscar Iverson, Centralia, Lewis, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0019, sheet 6A, family 131, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2507.

"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9S9-H7S : accessed 06 Aug 2014), Oscar Ivarson, Ward 12, Centralia, Centralia Election Precinct, Lewis, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21-20, sheet 4A, family 6, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 4350.

Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for August 8, 2014

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. Ancestor Hate Mail by Kerry Scott, author of Clue Wagon
2. THE GENEABLOGGERS' FIRST WORLD WAR CHALLENGE :THE BLOGPOSTS PT1 AND THE GENEABLOGGERS' FIRST WORLD WAR CHALLENGE :THE BLOGPOSTS PT2 by Bill West, author of West in New England
3. Why Collaborative Genealogy is Super Cool by Elyse Doerflinger, author of Elyse's Genealogy Blog
4. Family History is Everyone's Responsibility by Devon Lee, author of A Patient Genealogist
5. Vintage recipes and traditions: finding the food of our ancestors by Karen Thornton, author of Chasing Hannah
6. Hashtags, Tweets, and Blogs: the New Language of Family History by Ellen Bahr for FamilySearch Blog
7. Domain Name Issues for Bloggers – Part Two by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
8. WHY SPREADSHEETS ARE CUTER THAN KITTENS – PART 1 AND WHY SPREADSHEETS ARE CUTER THAN KITTENS – PART 2 by Jenny Lanctot, author of Are My Roots Showing?
9. And Oh What A Gift It Is . . . (August 5, 2014) by John D. Tew, author of Filiopietism Prism
10. How Grandma Came to Join the Coast Guard by Emily Kowalski Schroeder, author of The Spiraling Chains: Kowalski – Bellan Family Trees
11. little secrets about Scandinavian research by K. C. Reid, author of Deeper Roots Genealogy
12. Tuesday's Tip: Shh! A Little Secret I Discovered in Online Michigan Death Records by Miriam J. Robbins, author of AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
13. Reading Old English by Wayne Shepheard, author of Discover Genealogy
14. Using the New FamilySearch Tree App by Jesh Barlow for FamilySearch Blog
15. Behind the Scenes - A Writing Life by Nancy, author of My Ancestors and Me
16. Finding Your Mexican Ancestors In Newspapers by Moises Garza, author of Mexican Genealogy
17. Checking My Watch List on FamilySearch Family Tree by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
18. Guide to Finding Birth, Death & Marriage Records by Lorine McGinnis Schulze, author of The Olive Tree Genealogy
19. New, Free Website Has Millions of World War I Prisoner of War Records by Diane Haddad – Genealogy Insider for Family Tree Magazine Blog
20. Keeping up with blogs by Janine Adams, author of Organize Your Family History

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• 52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 31 Recap

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• 52 Ancestors: #31 ~ Edward Theodore Iverson

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52 Ancestors: #31 ~ Edward Theodore Iverson

This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.

In last week's 52 ancestors post, I shared a photo of and information about my paternal great-grandfather Christopher Iverson. Today, I'd like to introduce you to Christopher's older brother, Edward Theodore Iverson.

Edward was the oldest of ten children born to Iver Iverson and Marit Thorsdatter. Iver and Marit were both from Norway. They immigrated to the United States and were married in La Crosse, Wisconsin on 23 February 1860. Iver served in the U.S. Civil War.

Edward was born on 12 November 1860 in Minnesota. He married Ellen Johanna Arenson on 9 April 1882 in Chippewa Falls, Swift, Minnesota.

Edward and Ellen were the parents of ten children:

1. Herman Theodore Iverson (1883-1950)
2. Casper Ingvald Iverson (1885-1960)
3. William Julius Iverson (1887-1958)
4. Albert M. Iverson (1889-?)
5. Eilert Johan Iverson (1891-1957)
6. Marie A. Iverson (1894-?)
7. Elmer Oscar Iverson (1897-1955)
8. Henry Evin Iverson (1900-Abt 1959)
9. Mabel Aleda Iverson (1903-1985)
10. Myrtle G. Iverson (1906-1978)

Edward lived all of his life in Minnesota. He passed away on 19 November 1916 in Pennington, Minnesota. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, which is located in Thief River Falls, Pennington, Minnesota.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for August 1, 2014

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. Where does the antagonism against the big genealogy websites come from? by James Tanner, author of Genealogy's Star
2. The White Glove Debate by Amy Johnson Crow for Ancestry.com Blog
3. Why You Should Search Google by Image by Leslie Ann, author of Ancestors Live Here
4. Taking the Pain Out of Journaling, Part 1 AND Taking the Pain Out of Journaling, Part 2 by Janet Hovorka, author of Zap the Grandma Gap
5. 7 WAYS TO BUILD A BETTER BLOG by Jenny Lanctot, author of Are My Roots Showing?
6. WikiChicks Genealogy News Network Launches by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
7. Ephemera on Ebay by Michael John Neill, author of Genealogy Tip of the Day
8. T. C. Christensen–“I Am Ready Now” #BYUFHGC by Ancestry Insider, author of The Ancestry Insider
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12. Enter the WDYTYA Contest to Win A Trip & Research by Lorine McGinnis Schulze, author of The Olive Tree Genealogy
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15. Cooking “Maccarony Cheese” in the Archives by Gail Dever, author of Genealogy a la carte
16. Review: HistoryGeo.com and the First Landowners Project by Elyse Doerflinger, author of Elyse's Genealogy Blog
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19. Domain Name Issues for Bloggers – Part One by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
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52 Ancestors: #30 ~ Great-Grandpa Christopher

This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.

I don't know a whole lot about my paternal great-grandfather, Christopher Iverson. Yes, I know the basics, like birth and death dates and places. And I know the name of his wife and the names of his children, one of whom was my grandfather, Arthur Harry Iverson. I shared this information in July of 2013, so I won't repeat those details in this post. If you'd like to read that post, please click HERE.

I'm thankful to have the information that I do have about great-grandpa Christopher. But, what was he like? What did he like to do? Did he play any musical instruments? Did he like to sing? What was his favorite food? What did he do in his spare time?

Christopher was the son of a Civil War veteran. His father, Iver Iverson, emigrated from Norway in April of 1858. Iver had a brother named Christopher. Was my great-grandfather named after his father's brother?

Christopher lived his whole life in Minnesota. The image below shows the places Christopher lived during his life. I was able to track him through federal and state census records beginning with the 1870 census and ending with the 1920 census. Christopher was born in 1868 and died in 1925. The numbers on the map show the order in which Christopher moved to and lived in these various locations in Minnesota during his life.



Census records are valuable resources for many reasons, one of which is that they can tell us what our ancestors' occupations were. It turns out that Christopher was listed as a carpenter in the 1900, 1910, and 1920 census records. And the 1910 and 1920 census records specified what kind of carpenter he was. He was listed in those censuses as a house carpenter.

What was it like being a carpenter in Minnesota in the early 1900s? Did Christopher like his job? Or was it something he just did to provide for his family? Why did he decide to be a carpenter? His father was a farmer. Why didn't Christopher become a farmer too?

Interestingly, Christopher's older brother, Edward, followed in their father's footsteps and became a farmer. But, Christopher's younger brother, Oscar, became a carpenter.

I'll be introducing you to Christopher's brothers, Edward and Oscar, in future posts.

I may not know everything I'd like to know about my great-grandpa Christopher at this time, but I'm grateful for what I do know about him.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

© 2014 Copyright by Jana Last, All Rights Reserved


Sources:

"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9Q9-Q42 : accessed 25 Jul 2014), Cristoffer Iverson, Benson village, Swift, Minnesota, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240793.

Year: 1910; Census Place: Torning, Swift, Minnesota; Roll: T624_716; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0169; FHL microfilm: 1374729.

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWY1-W8P : accessed 25 Jul 2014), Christ Iverson, Mound, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; citing sheet 4B, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820839.