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From: "Jeff Jordan" <>
Subject: Re: Anna B. Strand obituary - Everett, WA
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 01:01:52 -0600
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Hi Daraleen,

I don't have access to the 1930 census records, but I don't believe Fritjof
& Anna were married until 1931 anyway. I suppose they may have been living
in Stanwood in separate households though. But that is a good thought
process! Although "Anna" is a common name, I could weed out all the ladies
in Stanwood/East Stanwood named "Anna" according to age. This may give me a
hint if she was widowed, married & had children & most importantly her last
name!

As I've written to people on the list who responded to me privately... many
"sources" of information are not reliable. My great grandpa from North
Dakota had a "wrong" tombstone placed on his grave. It listed his name
correctly, but had the wrong birth & death dates on it. The dates were off
by MANY years.

This particular obituary listed this Anna's daughters. After I search a
little more, I will probably try to find the descendants of these 2
daughters to see if I have the correct Anna B. Strand.

Hope you all had a good weekend.
Cammie Jordan
> You wrote:
> > obituary. It says she lived in Montana
> > until 1938. That doesn't make any sense because my Anna B. Strand was
> > living in Washington in 1931 until her death. My great, great grandpa
> > Fritjof (Anna's husband) died in E. Stanwood in 1936. So now I'm
wondering
> > if this is the correct Anna. BUT, it HAS to be. I can't imagine there
> > being 2 Anna B. Stand both being born &dying the very same year!! That
is
> > why this is so odd!
>
> Obituaries are not very reliable, especially for dates. Have you found
her
> in the 1930 census? Does the obit mention any survivors - or is it just
a
> death notice? If the latter, contact the funeral home for more
information.
>
> Daraleen


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