1920 Census: John Grossen

1920 Census: Orenco, Washington County, Oregon

Grossen, John - head - age 83 - widowed - arrived 1889 - born Switzerland

Grossen, Fred - son - age 33 - single - arrived 1889 - born Switzerland

Grossen, Edward - son - age 26 - married - born Oregon

Grossen, Emma - daughter-in-law - age 23 - born Oregon - father born Germany - mother born Germany

1920 Census: Gel & August

1920 Census: Menlo, Pacific County, Washington

Grossen, Gilligen - head - age 39 - single - arrived 1889 - naturalized 1903 - born Switzerland - father born Switzerland - mother born Switzerland

Burkhalter, August - partner - age 34 - arrived 1904 - born Switzerland - father born Switzerland - mother born Switzerland

Gel and August are brothers of JA Burkhalter & Rosa Grossen Burkhalter

1920 Census: The Abplanalps

1920 Census: Fairview, Tillamook County, Oregon

Abplanalp, Melchior - head - age 48 - arrived 1887 - born Switzerland - dairy farmer

Abplanalp, Mary - wife - age 45 - arrived 1889 - born Switzerland

Abplanalp, Rosa - daughter - age 17 - born Oregon

Abplanalp,Verner - son - age 14 - born Oregon

Abplanalp, Lizzie - daughter - age 10 - born Oregon

Mary Grossen Abplanalp is the sister of Rosa Grossen Burkhalter. The Abplanalp children are cousins of LA Burkhalter and siblings.

1920 Census: Cedar Mills, Washington County, Oregon

Toelle, Albert M - head - age 37 - married - born Oregon - father born Germany - mother born Germany - farmer

Toelle, Elizabeth - wife - age 38 - arrived 1889 - naturalized 1910 - born Switzerland - father born Switzerland - mother born Switzerland


Elizabeth Grossen Toelle is the sister of Rosa Grossen Burkhalter

1920 Census: LA Burkhalter

1920 Census: Menlo, Pacific County, Washington

Burkhalter, Louis A - head - age 25 - single - born Oregon - dairy farmer

1920 Census: Beth Seward Burkhalter Seward

1920 Census: Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota

Seward, James E - head - age 31 - born Illinois - father born Illinois - mother born Illinois

Seward, Maud - wife - age 35 - born Illinois - father born Pennsylvania - mother born Iowa

Seward, Ruth E - daughter - age 2 11/12 years - born Indiana

Seward, Jeanne - daughter - age 9 months - born Minnesota

Ruth "Beth" Seward Burkhalter VanWyk was the wife of John Vernon Burkhalter, youngest brother of LA Burkhalter

1920 Census: Trask, Tillamook County, Oregon

Gienger, Ernest - head - age 48 - arrived 1880 - born Wurdenburg - dairy farmer

Gienger, Mary - wife - age 45 - arrived prior to 1900 - born Switzerland

Gienger, Marie - daughter - age 17 - born Oregon

Gienger, Pauline - daughter - age 15 - born Oregon

Gienger, John - son - age 14 - born Oregon

Gienger, Ernest - son - age 12 - born Oregon

Gienger, Lenhardt - son - age 11 - born Oregon

Gienger, Carl - son - age 8 - born Oregon

Mary Abplanalp Gienger is the sister of Melchior Abplanalp, who married Mary Grossen. Mary Grossen is the sister of Rosa Grossen Burkhalter. The Gienger children are 2nd cousins to LA Burkhalter and siblings.

1920 Census: JA Burkhalter

1920 Census: Menlo, Pacific County, Washington

Burkhalter, JA - head - age 50 - married - arrived 1890 - born Switzerland - father born Switzerland - mother born Switzerland

Burkhalter, Rosa - wife - age 47 - married - arrived 1889 - born Switzerland - father born Switzerland - mother born Switzerland

Burkhalter, Hulda - daughter - age 22 - born Wisconsin

Burkhalter, Elisabeth - daughter - age 19 - born Wisconsin

Burkhalter, Clara - daughter - age 16 - born Washington

Burkhalter, Bertha - daughter - age 10 - born Washington

Burkhalter, Jonny - son - age 4 months - born Washington

1920 Census: Joseph Wiss

1920 Census: Menlo, Pacific County, Washington

Wiss, Joe - Head - age 44 - arrived 1904 - born Switzerland - Father born Switzerland - Mother born Switzerland - Dairy Farmer

Wiss, Sophie - Wife - age 39 - arrived 1904 - born Switzerland - Father born Switzerland - Mother born Switzerland - Laborer, Home Farm

Wiss, Lina - Daughter - age 19 - arrived 1904 - born Switzerland

Wiss, Lizzie - Daughter - age 17 - arrived 1904 - born Switzerland

Wiss, Mary - Daughter - age 14 - born California

Wiss, Joe Jr - Son - age 13 - born Washington

Wiss, Louis - Son - age 10 - born Washington

Wiss, Fritz - Son - age 9 - born Washington

Profile: Rosa Klara Burkhalter

1903: Born in Menlo, Pacific County, Washington

     Parents: John & Rosa Grossen

 late 1900s

Hulda, Claire, LA, Lee (clockwise from left)

1910: Resident of Menlo, Pacific County, Washington

1920: Resident of Menlo, Pacific County, Washington

1922: Graduated from Valley High School, Menlo, Pacific County, Washington

early 1920s, Marie Berger & Claire Burkhalter

1924 Aug 12: Died; had leaky heart valve

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)

Saw Mill

1920 - Juneau, Alaska

LA Burkhalter worked in this saw mill for $5...in gold

previously posted March 3, 2010

Paid in Gold

LA Burkhalter

Juneau, Alaska

1920

Saw Mill where he worked for $5.00 - paid in gold