Looking help searching for Eugenia Johnson born in Sweden Circa 1881

[jamcat95]

Thorwald became a sailor later on in life. He died in New York 30 Jul 1927. On one of the passenger lists from 1924 it states that he was a widower. He did though travel quite a number of times backwards and forwards from Norway to USA and evidently met Eugenia in his household as a maid on one of his trips as he wasn't in Oslo at the birth of Carl Thorleif.


Name:   Thorwald Christopherson
Birth Year:   abt 1860
Age:   67
Death Date:   30 Jul 1927
Death Place:   Kings, New York, USA
Certificate Number:   14795


Ian

[jamcat95]

Thank you Ian! That is some pretty persistent and amazing sluething that you have done!

Cheers Phil and you are welcome.
The question now is if you are interested in the Swedish side of the family.

Ian

[shellyesq]

I wonder if this is your grandfather in the 1940 census - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYHQ-B7S  The status of divorced and the indication that he lived in New York City in 1935 seems a possible match.  As you may know, Reno was a popular destination for people seeking divorces in those days, as they only required a brief residency there to make the spouse eligible for a divorce.

[shellyesq]

Considering that census record, this entry - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK25-RPL - on the Social Security death index for T. Christophers with the same birth date as your guy is interesting.  Another version of this database says his Social Security number was issued in New York before 1951.  His last residence was in the town of Fernley, Lyon Co., Nevada.

[shellyesq]

Here's an apparent mention of Torlief & Agnes' divorce case - http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/75308881/  You can see some of the text by scrolling all the way to the bottom.

The Reno Evening Gazette has a mention from 19 Jan. 1945 of Torleif Carl Christophersen, age 44, getting a marriage license with Ora Mae Barr, age 31, both of Reno.  A family tree has Ora married 3 times and dying 7 Feb. 1985 in Reno with the surname Rogan. 

[shellyesq]

In the Nevada State Journal from 2 and 3 Jun. 1947, there is a personal ad that says "I, Carl T. Christophersen, will not be responsible for any debts contracted by anyone other than myself from this day on - June 2, 1947."  Presumably, that was when he separated from wife #2.

[shellyesq]

An index entry for Torleif's marriage application from marriage #2- https://clerks.washoecounty.us:8443/clerk/eagleweb/viewDoc.jsp?node=DOCC0185121-0

And his 2nd wife's remarriage - https://clerks.washoecounty.us:8443/clerk/eagleweb/viewDoc.jsp?node=DOCC0258901-0

[jamcat95]

I have now managed to find Eugenia's passenger list. It is on Ancestry under "Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963".

She is registered as Eugima Johansen and as a Norwegian. She arrived in Boston 5 May 1904 on the Ivernia from Liverpool. She is to meet up with her cousin R.H. Hanson living at 179 Whitenut Street, Quincey, Massachesetts. (hard to read the address).

Ian

[jamcat95]

I have now managed to find Eugenia's passenger list. It is on Ancestry under "Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963".

She is registered as Eugima Johansen and as a Norwegian born 1881. She arrived in Boston 5 May 1904 on the Ivernia from Liverpool. She is to meet up with her cousin R.H. Hanson living at 179 Whitenut Street, Quincey, Massachesetts. (hard to read the address).

Ian