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From: "J. Eggen" <>
Subject: Re: SV: SV: Jorgenson
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 13:32:04 -0500
References: <b9.3498948b.2c5d4c69@aol.com>


1910 census , Washington, Kitsap, ed #230 image 6, everything is the same
as 1920 but it says the son is adopted age 4/12.


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Subject: Re: SV: SV: Jorgenson


> Hi, Erik,
> That was the wrong Martin I found. Too bad. I've tried looking for
Martin,
> Christian, and Jorgan in the 1920 and 1930 census data with no luck.
However,
> I did find this in the 1920:
>
> 1920 US Census, city of Port Madison, Kitsap County, Washington, roll
> T625_1932, ED 70, page 1B, enumerated 03 Jan. 1920:
>
> John Jorgensen (head, age 60, married, emigrated in 1887, naturalized in
> 1894, farmer, born in Norway), Anna Jorgensen (wife, age 52, married,
emigrated in
> 1902, naturalized citizen but the date is blurred, born in Norway), and
Fred
> (son, age 13, born in Washington).
>
> In the 1930 census Fred is a lodger on a farm owned by John Little in the
> City of San Juan, San Juan County, Washington. He is listed as Fred
Jorgensen,
> lodger, age 23, single,born in Washington, laborer doing odd jobs.
>
> Also in 1930, Anna B. Jorgensen, age 63, widow, born in Norway, is listed
as
> a guest in the home of Karl Anderson in the City of Port Madison, Kitsap
> County, Washington. She must have been visiting friends when the
enumerator
> arrived. From this we can surmise that John died between 1920 and 1930.
>
> The big problem here is the gap between the 1880 and 1920 census data,
both
> of which have indices I can access. What is need here is someone with
access
> to a US 1900 or 1910 census index. Perhaps another lister can step in
here and
> help you, Erik.
>
>
> Jon Raymond
> St. Paul Park, MN
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymond
>
>
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