Showing posts with label 1893. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1893. Show all posts

Thursday, January 5, 2012

1900 Census: John Grossen




1900 Census: Washington County, Oregon

Grossen, John - head - born Dec 1836 - age 63 - married 36 years - born Switzerland - father borh Switzerland - mother born Switzerland - arrived 1889 - in US 11 years - farmer

Grossen, Magdalena - wife - born Mar 1845 - age 55 - married 36 years - 10 births - 9 living children - born Switzerland - father born Switzerland - mother born Switzerland - arrived 1889 - in US 11 years

Grossen, Gilgian - son - born July 1878 - age 21 - born Switzerland - arrived 1889 - in US 11 years - farm laborer

Grossen, Elisabeth - daughter - born Dec 1884 - age 15 - born Switzerland - arrived 1889 - in US 11 years

Grossen, Frederick - son - born June 1886 - age 13 - born Switzerland - arrived 1889 - in US 11 years - at school

Grossen, Edouard - son - born Feb 1893 - born Oregon - at school


*John & Magdalena Grossen are the parents of Rosa Grossen Burkhalter

Monday, January 2, 2012

1900 Census: John A Burkhalter



1900 Census: Fairview, Tillamook County, Oregon

Burkhalter, John A - head - born Sept 1868 - age 31 - married 7 years - born Switzerland - father born Switzerland - mother born Switzerland - arrived 1890 - in US 10 years - farmer

Burkhalter, Rosa - wife - born July 1872 - age 27 - married 7 years - 4 births - 2 living children - born Switzerland - father born Switzerland - mother born Switzerland - arrived 1888 - in US 12 years

Burkhalter, Alfred - son - born June 1893 - age 6 - born Oregon

Burkhalter, Hulda - daughter - born Mar 1897 - age 3 - born Oregon

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Profile: John Alfred Burkhalter



1869 September 28: Born in Neuchatel, Switzerland
         Parents: Unknown

1890: Resident of Leele, Switzerland

1890 March: Immigrated to the United States, arrived in New York on the ship S.S. La Bourgogne


1890 - 1892: Moved from New York to Minnesota to Oregon

1893 April 3: Married Rosina Lidia Grossen at St. Joseph's Church, Tillamook, Oregon


1900 April 3: Became citizen of the United States; Resident of Tillamook, Oregon




1900: Resident of Fairview, Tillamook County, Oregon



1910: Resident of  Menlo, Pacific County, Washington

 


 
1915: Traveled to Vermont; Purchased 12 Brown Swiss Dairy Cows for farm in Menlo; Cows were the first variety of Brown Swiss in the Valley
 
1920: Resident of Menlo, Pacific County, Washington
 

 
1922: Retired; Farm taken over by son Louis Alfred Burkhalter
 
1922: Moved to Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington
 
1926: Died in Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington
 
 
Children:
     Louis Alfred (1894 - 1974)
     Lida (1896 - 1899)
     Hulda (1897 - 1970)
     Edward (1898 - 1899)
     Elizabeth E (1900 - 1966)
     Rosa Klara (1903 - 1924)
     Bertha Magdalena (1909 - 1987)
     John Vernon (1915 - 1975)

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

In Memory of Edward Grossen

Edward Grossen
1893 - 1955

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