Sources
Sources
802. “United States Census: 1910,” Bureau of the Census, US Dept. of Commerce, United States of America, 1910, CA, Sacramento, Sacramento, Ward 7, April 20, 1910, Robt Magette, 7B, 2, 122, T624, 93, 107.
File: 1910 CA Sacramento County Sacramento Ward7 p7B
File: 1910 CA Sacramento County Sacramento Ward7 p7B
803. “United States Census: 1940,” Bureau of the Census, US Dept. of Commerce, United States of America, 1940, CA, Stanislaus, Modesto, Modesto Judicial Township, April 15, 1940, Lenore Austin, 8A, 9, 50-22, T627, 351, 699.
804. “Stanislaus County Obituaries,” Albert Sturm, http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa....nislaus/1136/mb.ashx, June 29, 1951, Modesto Bee.
Albert Sturm, 61, Dies Suddenly While Mowing Lawn at Home Here
Albert Sturm, 61, a resident of Modesto for more than 30 years died suddenly yesterday afternoon, apparently of a heart ailment. He was cutting the lawn at his home when stricken. Sturm was a special police officer and formerly operated a merchant patrol. He was born in Sacramento.
Sturm leaves his widow, Ruby Sturm of Modesto; children, Mrs. Carl Christiansen and Traffic Sargeant Norman Sturm, both of Modesto and Albert Junior Sturm of the San Diego naval station; stepchild, Queenie McKay of Chico; brother and sisters, Edwin Sturm of Honolulu, Mrs. P. C. Phillips of Sacramento, Mrs. Glenn Smith of San Rafael and Mrs. Ona Rust of San Jose, and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be held at 3:30 PM Monday at the Salas Brothers-Moore Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Albert Sturm, 61, Dies Suddenly While Mowing Lawn at Home Here
Albert Sturm, 61, a resident of Modesto for more than 30 years died suddenly yesterday afternoon, apparently of a heart ailment. He was cutting the lawn at his home when stricken. Sturm was a special police officer and formerly operated a merchant patrol. He was born in Sacramento.
Sturm leaves his widow, Ruby Sturm of Modesto; children, Mrs. Carl Christiansen and Traffic Sargeant Norman Sturm, both of Modesto and Albert Junior Sturm of the San Diego naval station; stepchild, Queenie McKay of Chico; brother and sisters, Edwin Sturm of Honolulu, Mrs. P. C. Phillips of Sacramento, Mrs. Glenn Smith of San Rafael and Mrs. Ona Rust of San Jose, and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be held at 3:30 PM Monday at the Salas Brothers-Moore Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
805. World War II, 1941, California, U627, Sturm, Albert.
File: AlbertSturm
File: AlbertSturm
806. Richard Knupfer, Records were in a family photo album.
These records were in a family photo album.
These records were in a family photo album.
807. “Death Takes Man and Wife Hours Apart,” Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, March 25, 1964, D 38 (Individual obituaries), E 17 (Article).
Files (2): WilliamLavigneDeathOakTrib_Mar25_1964, VernaHotchkissHansonLavigneObitOakTrib_Mar25_1964
Files (2): WilliamLavigneDeathOakTrib_Mar25_1964, VernaHotchkissHansonLavigneObitOakTrib_Mar25_1964
808. “Interview with Bunny Hanson and Heather O’Donnell,” April 27, 2003, Pleasonton, CA, She has the marriage certificate. Albert was 21 and Verna 19.
809. “Application for Social Security and Tax Account Number,” April 30, 1963, Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA, City is hard to read but it looks like Frinndsbury.
810. Ruby Christine West, “England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920,” October - December, 1900, Strood, Kent County, England, Volume: 2A-Page: 573-Line Number: 31, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2FH5-99L.
811. “Ruby C Sturm,” Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120710709, 120710709.
812. Jonathan Paul Couchman, “The Lineage of Christian Hansen,” June 26, 2007, Lists birthplace as Haldagermagle, Denmark.
File: Christian Hansen
File: Christian Hansen
813. “Slagten Christiansen--med 4 generationer at efterkommere,” PJJ-001, FLW-002 (translation into English, I believe by Hulda Christiansen), March 1, 1985, Poul Jaegerholt.
Slægten har to stamfamilier, som kommer hen. Fra Haldagermagle i Krummerup sogn mellem Slagelse og Næstved og fra Humble sogn på Langeland. Humble-familien flyttede ca. 1850 også til Haldagermagle, og samtlige medlemmer af de næste to generationer i begge familier er født i Haldagermagle, med en enkelt undtagelse: Humble-familiens første barn, Bodil Kirstine, blev født i Humble kort før flytningen.
Desværre har kirkebogen for Krummerup sogn fra den pågældende periode været udsat for voldsom overlast i form af vandskade, måske brand eller gnaven af mus. I hvert fald mangler væsentlige dele af hver side, og desværre oftest den margin, der indeholdt datoer og årstal. Heldigvis findes på Rigsarkivet, foruden kopiér af kirkebøgerne, også kopier af folketællingslisterne helt tilbage til år 1700 og i mange tilfælde endnu før, og heri kan man finde væsentlige, dog ikke altid ensartede, enkeltheder om personers alder (i hele år), fødested, trosretning, bestilling og i sjældnere tilfælde fødselsdato.
Disse enkeltheder er anvendt ved udarbejdelsen af denne redegørelse og af den efterfølgende oversigt, som viser, at der i Danmark i dag (1985) lever eller har levet 4 generationer med navnet Christiansen. Stavemåden Chr./Kr. Veksler, idet 1., 3. Og 4. Generation væsentligst viser stavemåden Christiansen, mens 2. Generation iflg. Folketællingslisterne udelukkende er blevet navngivet Kristiansen. Men ikke engang sådanne listeførere kan man stole 100% på.
Slægtsnavnet kan føres tilbage til en boelsmand, Christian Hansen, som i midten af det 19. århundrede drev en lille gård i Haldagermagle sammen med sin 22 år yngre hustru, Mette Kirstine Jørgensen, nogle steder iflg. Gammel skik endnu kaldt Jørgensdatter, født i Kirkerup, nabosognet mod nord. De var født i henh. 1789 og 1811 og fik et enkelt barn, sønnen Jens Christensen, født i 1847. Skikken med at lade et barn få sin fars fornavn som efternavn med tilføjelsen –sen var på vej ud, og Jens var den sidste i familien, der oplevede det.
Folketællingslisten af 1860 nævner den nu 71-årige Christian Hansen som aktiv ”landbruger” sammen den 49-årige ”husmoder” Mette Kirstine Jørgensen (kvinder benævntes ofte ved deres fars navn også efter giftermål) sammen med den hjemmeboende 14-årige søn, Jens. Christian Hansens dødsdato har desværre ikke ladet sig finde, men den må have dværet omkring 1875. Af folketællingslisten 1880 fremgår det, at Mette er enke, og at hendes søn Jens bor hos hende som bestyrer af gården sammen med sin nylig tilgiftede kone, Bodil Kirstine Madsen.
Folketællingslisten af 1880 nævner som gårdens beboere:
1. Mette Kirstine Jørgensdatter, 68, enke, luth., f. i Kirkerup, lever af sin jord
2. Jens Kristiansen, 33, gift, luth., f. i Krummerup sogn, bestyrer for sin moder
3. Bodil Kirstine Madsen, 30, gift, baptist f. i Humble, hans kone
4. Ole Mikal Kristiansen, 5, ugift, luth., f. i Krummerup, søn
5. Karoline Kristiansen, 3, ugift, luth., f. i Krummerup, datter
Den anden stamfamilie var også et gårdejerpar, jordbruger og forstmand Mads Andersen og hans hustru, Karoline Klausen, fra Humble på Langeland. De var født henh. 1823 i Trøggelev og 1825 i Humble, og må være flyttet til Haldagermagle omkring 1850, idet deres ældste barn, Bodil Kirstine, er født i Humble 14.5.1849, og barn nr. 2, Anders, i Haldagermagle i 1851. Deres øvrige 7 børn, hvoraf et par pigetvillinger, var også født i Haldagermagle. Der har været formodninger om, at familien skulle være flyttet fra Langeland til Fulby nord for Sorø. Der er dog intet holdepunkt for denne teori i papirerne.
Der har været tale om et trosskifte i familien. Det er startet med, at Bodil Kirstine mellem 1877 og 1880 er blevet grebet af den nye tro, baptismen, som først med grundloven af 1849 blev lovliggjort i Danmark. Tidspunktet vises på omstående oversigt, hvor hendes og Jens’s to første børn, Ole og Karoline, anføres som døbte og lutheranere, mens resten af børnene, fra og med Hans Peter Kristiansen, anføres som udøbte og baptister. Den første offentlige tilkendegivelse af Bodil Kirstines trosskifte er folketællingsliste af 1880, hvor hun angives som baptist. Jens står stadig som lutheraner. På listen fra 1890 nævnes nu også Jens som baptist, mens børnene født efter 1880 står som udøbte. Folketællingslisten af 1890 siger:
1. Jens Christiansen, 43, gift, bapt., f. i Krummerup sogn, jordbr.
2. Bodil Kirstine Madsen, 40, gift, bapt., f. i Humble, husmoder
3. Hans Peter Kristiansen, 6, ugift, udøbt, f. i Krummerup, søn
4. Martin Kristiansen, 5, ugift, udøbt, f. i Krummerup, sønner tvill.
5. Kristen Kristiansen, 5, ugift, udøbt, f. i Krummerup, sønner tvill.
6. Frederik Kristiansen, 2, ugift, udøbt, f. i Krummerup, søn
7. Mette Kristiansen, 1, ugift, udøbt, f. i Krummerup 21.5.1889, (børn under 1 år blev i reglen sat til l års alder på listen, præsten har for en ordens skyld tilføjet fødselsdatoen).
De to ældste børn, Ole og Karoline, er ikke nævnt. De er allerede kommet ”ud at tjene” som 15- og 13-årig. Tidligt. Men dog ikke så tidligt som Mette, der på fkt.-listen af 1901 står anført som tyende hos familien Søren Petersen i Haldagerlille.
Udarbejdet 1 maj 1985
Poul Jægerholt
Blochs Vænge 4
2960 Rungsted Kyst
(som gerne modtager meddelelser om fejl og tilføjelsen)
File: FLW-002_FamilyChristiansen
Slægten har to stamfamilier, som kommer hen. Fra Haldagermagle i Krummerup sogn mellem Slagelse og Næstved og fra Humble sogn på Langeland. Humble-familien flyttede ca. 1850 også til Haldagermagle, og samtlige medlemmer af de næste to generationer i begge familier er født i Haldagermagle, med en enkelt undtagelse: Humble-familiens første barn, Bodil Kirstine, blev født i Humble kort før flytningen.
Desværre har kirkebogen for Krummerup sogn fra den pågældende periode været udsat for voldsom overlast i form af vandskade, måske brand eller gnaven af mus. I hvert fald mangler væsentlige dele af hver side, og desværre oftest den margin, der indeholdt datoer og årstal. Heldigvis findes på Rigsarkivet, foruden kopiér af kirkebøgerne, også kopier af folketællingslisterne helt tilbage til år 1700 og i mange tilfælde endnu før, og heri kan man finde væsentlige, dog ikke altid ensartede, enkeltheder om personers alder (i hele år), fødested, trosretning, bestilling og i sjældnere tilfælde fødselsdato.
Disse enkeltheder er anvendt ved udarbejdelsen af denne redegørelse og af den efterfølgende oversigt, som viser, at der i Danmark i dag (1985) lever eller har levet 4 generationer med navnet Christiansen. Stavemåden Chr./Kr. Veksler, idet 1., 3. Og 4. Generation væsentligst viser stavemåden Christiansen, mens 2. Generation iflg. Folketællingslisterne udelukkende er blevet navngivet Kristiansen. Men ikke engang sådanne listeførere kan man stole 100% på.
Slægtsnavnet kan føres tilbage til en boelsmand, Christian Hansen, som i midten af det 19. århundrede drev en lille gård i Haldagermagle sammen med sin 22 år yngre hustru, Mette Kirstine Jørgensen, nogle steder iflg. Gammel skik endnu kaldt Jørgensdatter, født i Kirkerup, nabosognet mod nord. De var født i henh. 1789 og 1811 og fik et enkelt barn, sønnen Jens Christensen, født i 1847. Skikken med at lade et barn få sin fars fornavn som efternavn med tilføjelsen –sen var på vej ud, og Jens var den sidste i familien, der oplevede det.
Folketællingslisten af 1860 nævner den nu 71-årige Christian Hansen som aktiv ”landbruger” sammen den 49-årige ”husmoder” Mette Kirstine Jørgensen (kvinder benævntes ofte ved deres fars navn også efter giftermål) sammen med den hjemmeboende 14-årige søn, Jens. Christian Hansens dødsdato har desværre ikke ladet sig finde, men den må have dværet omkring 1875. Af folketællingslisten 1880 fremgår det, at Mette er enke, og at hendes søn Jens bor hos hende som bestyrer af gården sammen med sin nylig tilgiftede kone, Bodil Kirstine Madsen.
Folketællingslisten af 1880 nævner som gårdens beboere:
1. Mette Kirstine Jørgensdatter, 68, enke, luth., f. i Kirkerup, lever af sin jord
2. Jens Kristiansen, 33, gift, luth., f. i Krummerup sogn, bestyrer for sin moder
3. Bodil Kirstine Madsen, 30, gift, baptist f. i Humble, hans kone
4. Ole Mikal Kristiansen, 5, ugift, luth., f. i Krummerup, søn
5. Karoline Kristiansen, 3, ugift, luth., f. i Krummerup, datter
Den anden stamfamilie var også et gårdejerpar, jordbruger og forstmand Mads Andersen og hans hustru, Karoline Klausen, fra Humble på Langeland. De var født henh. 1823 i Trøggelev og 1825 i Humble, og må være flyttet til Haldagermagle omkring 1850, idet deres ældste barn, Bodil Kirstine, er født i Humble 14.5.1849, og barn nr. 2, Anders, i Haldagermagle i 1851. Deres øvrige 7 børn, hvoraf et par pigetvillinger, var også født i Haldagermagle. Der har været formodninger om, at familien skulle være flyttet fra Langeland til Fulby nord for Sorø. Der er dog intet holdepunkt for denne teori i papirerne.
Der har været tale om et trosskifte i familien. Det er startet med, at Bodil Kirstine mellem 1877 og 1880 er blevet grebet af den nye tro, baptismen, som først med grundloven af 1849 blev lovliggjort i Danmark. Tidspunktet vises på omstående oversigt, hvor hendes og Jens’s to første børn, Ole og Karoline, anføres som døbte og lutheranere, mens resten af børnene, fra og med Hans Peter Kristiansen, anføres som udøbte og baptister. Den første offentlige tilkendegivelse af Bodil Kirstines trosskifte er folketællingsliste af 1880, hvor hun angives som baptist. Jens står stadig som lutheraner. På listen fra 1890 nævnes nu også Jens som baptist, mens børnene født efter 1880 står som udøbte. Folketællingslisten af 1890 siger:
1. Jens Christiansen, 43, gift, bapt., f. i Krummerup sogn, jordbr.
2. Bodil Kirstine Madsen, 40, gift, bapt., f. i Humble, husmoder
3. Hans Peter Kristiansen, 6, ugift, udøbt, f. i Krummerup, søn
4. Martin Kristiansen, 5, ugift, udøbt, f. i Krummerup, sønner tvill.
5. Kristen Kristiansen, 5, ugift, udøbt, f. i Krummerup, sønner tvill.
6. Frederik Kristiansen, 2, ugift, udøbt, f. i Krummerup, søn
7. Mette Kristiansen, 1, ugift, udøbt, f. i Krummerup 21.5.1889, (børn under 1 år blev i reglen sat til l års alder på listen, præsten har for en ordens skyld tilføjet fødselsdatoen).
De to ældste børn, Ole og Karoline, er ikke nævnt. De er allerede kommet ”ud at tjene” som 15- og 13-årig. Tidligt. Men dog ikke så tidligt som Mette, der på fkt.-listen af 1901 står anført som tyende hos familien Søren Petersen i Haldagerlille.
Udarbejdet 1 maj 1985
Poul Jægerholt
Blochs Vænge 4
2960 Rungsted Kyst
(som gerne modtager meddelelser om fejl og tilføjelsen)
File: FLW-002_FamilyChristiansen
814. “Danish Emigration Archives,” http://www.emiarch.dk/search.php3?l=en, I0506C2404, Registration date of 1/9/1906, birth place as Tystrup, last res. as Gummerup, Odense Co.
815. World War I, 1917, California, 336, Christiansen, Fred, “World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards,” June 5, 1917, Stanislaus County, CA, USA, nara publication number: M1509-film number: 1544412-digital folder number: 005241103-image number: 01717, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZK4-GHN, Lists birth place as Slagelse, Denmark.
File: FredChristiansen
File: FredChristiansen
816. “Social Security Death Index,” https://www.stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html?engine=ssdm.php, https://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt...mp;cat=all&bc=sl, Lists November rather than December 18 for death.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1202535
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1202535
817. “Obituaries,” Frederick Christiansen, Modesto Bee, Modesto, CA.
File: FredChristiansen_Obituary
File: FredChristiansen_Obituary
818. “Denmark Census,” 1890, Sorø, Øster Flakkebjerg, Krummerup, Haldagermagle, 480.
File: 1890 Denmark Sorø County Øster Flakkejerg Krummerup Haldagermagle p420
File: 1890 Denmark Sorø County Øster Flakkejerg Krummerup Haldagermagle p420
819. “United States Census: 1910,” Bureau of the Census, US Dept. of Commerce, United States of America, 1910, CA, San Francisco, San Francisco, District 36, Precinct 13, April 23, 1910, Allan K Wilson, 7A, 4, 150, T624, 96, 201.
File: 1910 CA San Francisco County San Francisco Dist36 p7A
File: 1910 CA San Francisco County San Francisco Dist36 p7A
820. “United States Census: 1940,” Bureau of the Census, US Dept. of Commerce, United States of America, 1940, CA, Stanislaus, Ceres, May 15, 1940, Ida J Hunt, 9A, 9, 50-8A, T627, 351, 263.
File: 1940 CA Stanislaus County Ceres p9A
File: 1940 CA Stanislaus County Ceres p9A
821. American Family Immigration History Center, “Passenger Record for Frederik Christiansen,” http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/search/passRecor...amp;pID=102996030113, January 23, 1906.
File: FredChristImm
File: FredChristImm
822. “Danish Emigration Archives,” http://www.emiarch.dk/search.php3?l=en, I0506C2404, Last residence at Gummerup, Odense Co.
823. “Interview with Hulda Christiansen,” May 23, 2001, Christiansen Farm in Turlock.
File: HuldaChristiansen_Notes
File: HuldaChristiansen_Notes
824. “Rogaland county, Høyland, Sandnes in Høyland, Parish register (official) nr. A 10 (1878-1888), Birth and baptism records 1888, page 90.,” Line 7 on bottom half of the page, 90, http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=...=ny&idx_side=-97, Birth name was Kirsten Ween.
File: KirstenWeenBirth
File: KirstenWeenBirth
825. “Social Security Death Index,” https://www.stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html?engine=ssdm.php, https://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt...mp;cat=all&bc=sl, Legal name in the US at the time of death was Christine Christiansen.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1202535
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1202535
826. Dagfrid Vigerust, “Kirsten og Anders Mikalsens etterfølgere,” 1994.
File: HannaWeen_Slektstavle
File: HannaWeen_Slektstavle
828. Jonathan Paul Couchman, “The Lineage of Christian Hansen,” June 26, 2007, Lists Sandnes, Norway as birthplace.
File: Christian Hansen
File: Christian Hansen
829. “Rogaland county, Høyland, Sandnes in Høyland, Parish register (official) nr. A 10 (1878-1888), Birth and baptism records 1888, page 90.,” Line 7 on bottom half of the page, 90, http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=...=ny&idx_side=-97.
File: KirstenWeenBirth
File: KirstenWeenBirth
830. “Christine (Kirsten) Ween Christiansen,” Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21765684, 21765684.
831. “Obituaries,” Thelma Couchman, The Modesto Bee, Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA, July 19, 2014.
Thelma Christiansen Couchman
November 1919 - July 2014
Thelma was born on a 40-acre farm on Carpenter and Grayson Roads to Frederik and Kirsten Christiansen, immigrants to the USA from Denmark and Norway respectively. The fifth of six children, Thelma attended the Danish Baptist Church of Modesto with her family where only Danish was spoken.
During the Depression, Thelma, her three brothers and two sisters worked hard. Thelma's early chores included chopping wood for the cookstove and hoeing weeds in the fields of corn or beans. By age ten, she was driving a sulky rake to put the dried alfalfa in windrows, shocking the hay, arranging the loose hay atop the wagon, and guiding the horse to lift the hay to the right spot in the barn. She also helped milk the 12-30 cows from age 12 through her years in junior college.
Thelma attended Jones Grammar School, Ceres High School, Modesto Junior College, and in 1940 graduated from Santa Barbara State College (which later became UCSB), where she earned a teaching credential. She then taught junior high for five years.
In 1945, she joined the American Red Cross, trained in Washington, D.C., and served as Recreation Director at St. Albans Naval Hospital in Queens on Long Island. Later, drawn to religious work, Thelma enrolled at Baptist Missionary Training School in Chicago for one year of post-graduate work. She was hired as Director of Christian Education in the First Baptist Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Two years later, she was invited to travel with her father to Denmark and Norway where she ended up staying one year. There she taught an English class and learned to spin and weave at the Norwegian Arts and Crafts School of Oslo.
In 1950 Thelma took a position as leader of the Baptist Girls' Guild at Camp Chinquapin near Pinecrest. Soon after, she met Hurley Couchman at the Modesto First Baptist Church where they were married in 1952. They made their home on the Couchman farm on Coffee Road where she painted the old farmhouse red to match the farm buildings she'd seen in Scandinavia. There they raised four sons and two daughters. Thelma served as 4-H Community Director; taught Sunday School at First Baptist and College Avenue Congregational Churches; was a member of the League of Women Voters, the Modesto Peace/Life Center, and the Stanislaus County Interfaith Committee for Latin America; served on the Community Action Commission that concentrated on local poverty during LBJ's administration; and was a member of the Stanislaus County Arts Council. She and Hurley hosted exchange students through AFS, MJC, the American Farm Bureau, Heifer Project International, and others. Hurley and Thelma together were fortunate to travel to countries in Central America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Thelma is predeceased by her husband Hurley Couchman, their son Peter, parents Frederik Christiansen and Kirsten Ween Christiansen, brothers Carl and Arne and James Christiansen, and sister Hulda Christiansen, all of Modesto. She is survived by sister Lillian Eaton of Galt and sisters-in-law Evelyn Christiansen of Modesto and Alma Deiparinae Christiansen of Turlock. Her surviving children include Jonathan (Dorita Robinson) of Modesto, Sarah Dove (Duane) of Santa Rosa, Mark (Mona) of Sonoma, David (Mary) of Modesto, and Rebecca Harrison (David) of San Jose. Her grandchildren include Dayton Dove (Hannah Clilverd) of Edinburgh, Scotland, Dorothy Couchman of Modesto, Karin Dove of Davis, Erik Dove of Santa Rosa, Kirsten and Laura Couchman of Sonoma, Brian Couchman of San Luis Obispo, Michelle Couchman of Azusa, Bethany Couchman of San Luis Obispo, Katrina Harrison of Davis, and Clarissa Harrison of Royal Oak, MI. Two great-grandchildren, Rowan and Annabel, live in Edinburgh.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 6, 3 PM, at the Modesto Church of the Brethren. Donations in her memory may be made to Modesto Church of the Brethren, Heifer.org, Friends of the Modesto Library (http://modestolibraryfriends.org/), the Modesto Peace/Life Center, or the McHenry Museum & Historical Society Acquisitions Fund. Please leave condolences at www.allenmortuary.com.
Thelma Christiansen Couchman
November 1919 - July 2014
Thelma was born on a 40-acre farm on Carpenter and Grayson Roads to Frederik and Kirsten Christiansen, immigrants to the USA from Denmark and Norway respectively. The fifth of six children, Thelma attended the Danish Baptist Church of Modesto with her family where only Danish was spoken.
During the Depression, Thelma, her three brothers and two sisters worked hard. Thelma's early chores included chopping wood for the cookstove and hoeing weeds in the fields of corn or beans. By age ten, she was driving a sulky rake to put the dried alfalfa in windrows, shocking the hay, arranging the loose hay atop the wagon, and guiding the horse to lift the hay to the right spot in the barn. She also helped milk the 12-30 cows from age 12 through her years in junior college.
Thelma attended Jones Grammar School, Ceres High School, Modesto Junior College, and in 1940 graduated from Santa Barbara State College (which later became UCSB), where she earned a teaching credential. She then taught junior high for five years.
In 1945, she joined the American Red Cross, trained in Washington, D.C., and served as Recreation Director at St. Albans Naval Hospital in Queens on Long Island. Later, drawn to religious work, Thelma enrolled at Baptist Missionary Training School in Chicago for one year of post-graduate work. She was hired as Director of Christian Education in the First Baptist Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Two years later, she was invited to travel with her father to Denmark and Norway where she ended up staying one year. There she taught an English class and learned to spin and weave at the Norwegian Arts and Crafts School of Oslo.
In 1950 Thelma took a position as leader of the Baptist Girls' Guild at Camp Chinquapin near Pinecrest. Soon after, she met Hurley Couchman at the Modesto First Baptist Church where they were married in 1952. They made their home on the Couchman farm on Coffee Road where she painted the old farmhouse red to match the farm buildings she'd seen in Scandinavia. There they raised four sons and two daughters. Thelma served as 4-H Community Director; taught Sunday School at First Baptist and College Avenue Congregational Churches; was a member of the League of Women Voters, the Modesto Peace/Life Center, and the Stanislaus County Interfaith Committee for Latin America; served on the Community Action Commission that concentrated on local poverty during LBJ's administration; and was a member of the Stanislaus County Arts Council. She and Hurley hosted exchange students through AFS, MJC, the American Farm Bureau, Heifer Project International, and others. Hurley and Thelma together were fortunate to travel to countries in Central America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Thelma is predeceased by her husband Hurley Couchman, their son Peter, parents Frederik Christiansen and Kirsten Ween Christiansen, brothers Carl and Arne and James Christiansen, and sister Hulda Christiansen, all of Modesto. She is survived by sister Lillian Eaton of Galt and sisters-in-law Evelyn Christiansen of Modesto and Alma Deiparinae Christiansen of Turlock. Her surviving children include Jonathan (Dorita Robinson) of Modesto, Sarah Dove (Duane) of Santa Rosa, Mark (Mona) of Sonoma, David (Mary) of Modesto, and Rebecca Harrison (David) of San Jose. Her grandchildren include Dayton Dove (Hannah Clilverd) of Edinburgh, Scotland, Dorothy Couchman of Modesto, Karin Dove of Davis, Erik Dove of Santa Rosa, Kirsten and Laura Couchman of Sonoma, Brian Couchman of San Luis Obispo, Michelle Couchman of Azusa, Bethany Couchman of San Luis Obispo, Katrina Harrison of Davis, and Clarissa Harrison of Royal Oak, MI. Two great-grandchildren, Rowan and Annabel, live in Edinburgh.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 6, 3 PM, at the Modesto Church of the Brethren. Donations in her memory may be made to Modesto Church of the Brethren, Heifer.org, Friends of the Modesto Library (http://modestolibraryfriends.org/), the Modesto Peace/Life Center, or the McHenry Museum & Historical Society Acquisitions Fund. Please leave condolences at www.allenmortuary.com.
832. “Thelma Couchman,” June, 2002, TCC-001, Thelma Couchman, a brief biography for her 50th Wedding Anniversary.
833. “United States Census: 1930,” Bureau of the Census, US Dept. of Commerce, United States of America, 1930, CA, Stanislaus, Waterford, April 16, 1930, Fred E Little, 15A, 9, 50-50, T626, 224, 113, 30.
File: 1930 CA Stanislaus County Waterford SW p15A
File: 1930 CA Stanislaus County Waterford SW p15A
834. “Obituaries,” Hurley P Couchman, Modesto Bee, Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA, February 21, 2014.
Hurley P. Couchman
Sep 5, 1919 - Feb 16, 2014
Hurley was born on land his parents homesteaded in Olene, Oregon and came to California at the age of five with his parents, older sisters, and older brother. They moved a dozen times between Stockton, Lathrop, Empire, Tracy, Valley Home, Banta, and Modesto while his father sought work in farming. Hurley graduated from Manteca High in 1938 and was always proud that he'd been admitted to start college studies at Cal-Berkeley, but he chose to stay home because his father, Orville, needed Hurley's help in supporting the family.
Hurley worked two years milking cows in Banta, CA at the Ceciliani Dairy, where he roomed in the bunkhouse and ate meals with the Cecilianis, was paid $40/month, and got only one day off a year. When he heard of 100 cows that had to be sold immediately after a bank had foreclosed on a local dairy, he quit his job, bought the herd, and moved it to a rented farm in Modesto on Coffee Road, just north of Sylvan School. His father Orville joined him in milking the herd, and in 1942 they bought their 100 acres with money borrowed from local farmer Dick Konynenburg. After the war, Hurley's older brother Homer joined the dairy, and together the three Couchmans leased farmland east and south along Coffee Road, reaching as far as Rose Avenue and all the way to where Memorial Hospital and Briggsmore were built. They were the last farmers to work the land under what is now McHenry Village. The property had no water, but they still managed to harvest two crops of loose oat hay on it. They tore down the barn on that property and used the lumber to build their own milking barn on Coffee Road. Orville retired to Santa Cruz and sold his share of the farm, where Coffee Village was built in 1960, and Homer left to start his own dairy in 1964.
While courting his future wife, Thelma Christiansen, Hurley tried to impress her by stating that he "owned 100 mature cows." In their 62 years of marriage, they raised two daughters and four sons on the dairy. By the early 1970's, when Modesto had paved over the surrounding farmland, Hurley and family moved the herd west of Modesto. Twenty years ago Hurley and Thelma sold the dairy to sons David and Mark, and Couchman Farms continues to flourish under their ownership.
Awakened by the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. to issues of social justice, Hurley joined others in Modesto to march in support of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, protested the Vietnam War, and travelled to Nicaragua after the Iran-Contra affair as part of a fact-finding mission. He wrote many letters to Modesto Bee on issues of national concern that he considered important.
Hurley was proud to have served as an usher in church services for 72 years, starting at the First Baptist Church of Stockton, then in Modesto at First Baptist Church, Fairmont Avenue Baptist Church, College Avenue Congregational Church, and Modesto Church of the Brethren. He and Thelma began their long involvement with Heifer Project International when they donated a heifer to commemorate the life of their firstborn, Peter, who died in 1961. Hurley served on the Board of Directors of HPI and even accompanied a shipment of livestock on a cargo ship to Korea, mucking out the shipping containers during the Pacific crossing. He belonged to the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau, was a founding member of Modesto Milling, and became a STAR volunteer for the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department. He served on the board of directors of the McHenry Museum & Historical Society, collected old farm implements for the McClure Country Home, and collated many a newsletter for the Modesto Peace/Life Center.
Hurley and Thelma travelled the world and always emphasized the importance of "getting into the homes" in Central America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. In Modesto, they hosted exchange students and visitors through the American Farm Bureau, AFS, HPI, Modesto Junior College, and other organizations.
Hurley is predeceased by son Peter, parents Orville P. and Lida Holloway Couchman, sisters Helen Barlogio and Gladys June Percival, and brother Homer Couchman. He is survived by his wife Thelma, and sisters-in-law Evelyn Christiansen of Modesto, Alma Deiparinae Christiansen of Turlock, and Lillian Eaton of Galt. His survivors include son Jonathan (Dorita Robinson) of Modesto, Sarah Dove (Duane) of Santa Rosa, Mark (Mona) of Sonoma, David (Mary) of Modesto, and Rebecca Harrison (David) of San Jose. His grandchildren include Dayton Dove (Hannah Clilverd) of Edinburgh, Scotland, Dorothy Couchman of Charlottesville, VA, Karin Dove of Davis, Erik Dove of Corvallis, OR, Kirsten and Laura Couchman of Sonoma, Brian Couchman of San Luis Obispo, Michelle Couchman of Azusa, Bethany Couchman of San Luis Obispo, Katrina Harrison of Davis, and Clarissa Harrison of Royal Oak, MI. Two great-grandchildren, Rowan and Annabel, live in Edinburgh. Hurley is survived also by eleven nieces: Milene Radford (Darrell) of Paso Robles, Karen Duke (Duane) and Lynne Willson (Irvine) of Lathrop, Nancy Hamilton (Bill) of San Andreas, Sharen Couchman and Janice Collyer (Steven) of Modesto, Carole Byers (Jack) of Danville, Arlene Webb (Fred) of Waterford, Christine Eaton (Dan Culhane) of San Luis Obispo, Rebecca Eaton of Galt, and Rachel Eaton (Rico Balatti) of Concord. He is also survived by six nephews: David Barlogio (Georgene) of Paso Robles, Jerald Couchman (Becky) and David Christiansen (Fran) and Jon Christiansen of Modesto, Michael Eaton (Charity Kenyon) of Galt, and Richard Eaton (Toni) of Carmichael.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Franklin and Downs Funeral Homes. A memorial service will be held at 4PM on Saturday, March 1st, at Modesto Church of the Brethren. Hurley would have appreciated any donations in his memory to Heifer.org.
Hurley P. Couchman
Sep 5, 1919 - Feb 16, 2014
Hurley was born on land his parents homesteaded in Olene, Oregon and came to California at the age of five with his parents, older sisters, and older brother. They moved a dozen times between Stockton, Lathrop, Empire, Tracy, Valley Home, Banta, and Modesto while his father sought work in farming. Hurley graduated from Manteca High in 1938 and was always proud that he'd been admitted to start college studies at Cal-Berkeley, but he chose to stay home because his father, Orville, needed Hurley's help in supporting the family.
Hurley worked two years milking cows in Banta, CA at the Ceciliani Dairy, where he roomed in the bunkhouse and ate meals with the Cecilianis, was paid $40/month, and got only one day off a year. When he heard of 100 cows that had to be sold immediately after a bank had foreclosed on a local dairy, he quit his job, bought the herd, and moved it to a rented farm in Modesto on Coffee Road, just north of Sylvan School. His father Orville joined him in milking the herd, and in 1942 they bought their 100 acres with money borrowed from local farmer Dick Konynenburg. After the war, Hurley's older brother Homer joined the dairy, and together the three Couchmans leased farmland east and south along Coffee Road, reaching as far as Rose Avenue and all the way to where Memorial Hospital and Briggsmore were built. They were the last farmers to work the land under what is now McHenry Village. The property had no water, but they still managed to harvest two crops of loose oat hay on it. They tore down the barn on that property and used the lumber to build their own milking barn on Coffee Road. Orville retired to Santa Cruz and sold his share of the farm, where Coffee Village was built in 1960, and Homer left to start his own dairy in 1964.
While courting his future wife, Thelma Christiansen, Hurley tried to impress her by stating that he "owned 100 mature cows." In their 62 years of marriage, they raised two daughters and four sons on the dairy. By the early 1970's, when Modesto had paved over the surrounding farmland, Hurley and family moved the herd west of Modesto. Twenty years ago Hurley and Thelma sold the dairy to sons David and Mark, and Couchman Farms continues to flourish under their ownership.
Awakened by the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. to issues of social justice, Hurley joined others in Modesto to march in support of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, protested the Vietnam War, and travelled to Nicaragua after the Iran-Contra affair as part of a fact-finding mission. He wrote many letters to Modesto Bee on issues of national concern that he considered important.
Hurley was proud to have served as an usher in church services for 72 years, starting at the First Baptist Church of Stockton, then in Modesto at First Baptist Church, Fairmont Avenue Baptist Church, College Avenue Congregational Church, and Modesto Church of the Brethren. He and Thelma began their long involvement with Heifer Project International when they donated a heifer to commemorate the life of their firstborn, Peter, who died in 1961. Hurley served on the Board of Directors of HPI and even accompanied a shipment of livestock on a cargo ship to Korea, mucking out the shipping containers during the Pacific crossing. He belonged to the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau, was a founding member of Modesto Milling, and became a STAR volunteer for the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department. He served on the board of directors of the McHenry Museum & Historical Society, collected old farm implements for the McClure Country Home, and collated many a newsletter for the Modesto Peace/Life Center.
Hurley and Thelma travelled the world and always emphasized the importance of "getting into the homes" in Central America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. In Modesto, they hosted exchange students and visitors through the American Farm Bureau, AFS, HPI, Modesto Junior College, and other organizations.
Hurley is predeceased by son Peter, parents Orville P. and Lida Holloway Couchman, sisters Helen Barlogio and Gladys June Percival, and brother Homer Couchman. He is survived by his wife Thelma, and sisters-in-law Evelyn Christiansen of Modesto, Alma Deiparinae Christiansen of Turlock, and Lillian Eaton of Galt. His survivors include son Jonathan (Dorita Robinson) of Modesto, Sarah Dove (Duane) of Santa Rosa, Mark (Mona) of Sonoma, David (Mary) of Modesto, and Rebecca Harrison (David) of San Jose. His grandchildren include Dayton Dove (Hannah Clilverd) of Edinburgh, Scotland, Dorothy Couchman of Charlottesville, VA, Karin Dove of Davis, Erik Dove of Corvallis, OR, Kirsten and Laura Couchman of Sonoma, Brian Couchman of San Luis Obispo, Michelle Couchman of Azusa, Bethany Couchman of San Luis Obispo, Katrina Harrison of Davis, and Clarissa Harrison of Royal Oak, MI. Two great-grandchildren, Rowan and Annabel, live in Edinburgh. Hurley is survived also by eleven nieces: Milene Radford (Darrell) of Paso Robles, Karen Duke (Duane) and Lynne Willson (Irvine) of Lathrop, Nancy Hamilton (Bill) of San Andreas, Sharen Couchman and Janice Collyer (Steven) of Modesto, Carole Byers (Jack) of Danville, Arlene Webb (Fred) of Waterford, Christine Eaton (Dan Culhane) of San Luis Obispo, Rebecca Eaton of Galt, and Rachel Eaton (Rico Balatti) of Concord. He is also survived by six nephews: David Barlogio (Georgene) of Paso Robles, Jerald Couchman (Becky) and David Christiansen (Fran) and Jon Christiansen of Modesto, Michael Eaton (Charity Kenyon) of Galt, and Richard Eaton (Toni) of Carmichael.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Franklin and Downs Funeral Homes. A memorial service will be held at 4PM on Saturday, March 1st, at Modesto Church of the Brethren. Hurley would have appreciated any donations in his memory to Heifer.org.
835. “Obituaries,” Hulda Christiansen, Modesto Bee, Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA, April 19, 2012.
Hulda Christiansen, Mar 13, 1917 - Apr 15, 2012
Hulda was born on Christofferson Road near Turlock and moved shortly thereafter to what was to become the family home for the next 95 years on Carpenter and Grayson, where she died Sunday.
She was a graduate of Jones School, Ceres HS, MJC, and Santa Barbara State College before teaching three years in Goleta and one year in San Bernardino, then entering Claremont Graduate School to work on an administrative credential in education. In WWII, she organized entertainment for the USO in Honolulu and at Herlong Ordnance Depot near Reno before beginning a career in finance/accounting with the U.S. State Department's Foreign Service, during which time she was posted to Ecuador, Philippines, Mexico City, Greece, Afghanistan, Washington, DC, Haiti, Bolivia, Southern Rhodesia, Sweden, Bulgaria, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica, Iceland, and Nigeria.
After retiring, she cared for her parents and brother and started new careers in real estate and almond farming.
She is predeceased by parents Frederick and Kirsten Christiansen and brothers Carl, Arne, and James Christiansen of Modesto.
She is survived by sisters Thelma Couchman (Hurley) of Modesto and Lilian Eaton of Galt; sisters-in-law Evelyn Christiansen of Modesto and Alma Deiparinae Christiansen of Turlock; nieces Carole Beyers (Jack) of Danville, Arlene Webb (Fred) of Waterford, Christine Eaton (Dan Culhane) of San Luis Obispo, Sarah Dove (Duane) of Santa Rosa, Rebecca Eaton of Galt, Rebecca Harrison (David) of San Jose, Rachel Eaton (Rico Balatti) of Concord; nephews David Christiansen (Fran) and Jon Christiansen of Modesto, Michael Eaton (Charity Kenyon) of Galt, Richard Eaton (Toni) of Carmichael, Jonathan Couchman (Dorita Robinson) of Modesto, Mark Couchman (Mona) of Sonoma, and David Couchman (Mary) of Modesto; more than three dozen grandnieces, grandnephews, great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Franklin and Downs Funeral Homes. A Visitation will be this Friday from 3-7 PM at Franklin & Downs-South Chapel at Magnolia and 5th in Ceres. A graveside service will be held this Saturday at 10:30AM at Lakewood Cemetery in Hughson.
Hulda Christiansen, Mar 13, 1917 - Apr 15, 2012
Hulda was born on Christofferson Road near Turlock and moved shortly thereafter to what was to become the family home for the next 95 years on Carpenter and Grayson, where she died Sunday.
She was a graduate of Jones School, Ceres HS, MJC, and Santa Barbara State College before teaching three years in Goleta and one year in San Bernardino, then entering Claremont Graduate School to work on an administrative credential in education. In WWII, she organized entertainment for the USO in Honolulu and at Herlong Ordnance Depot near Reno before beginning a career in finance/accounting with the U.S. State Department's Foreign Service, during which time she was posted to Ecuador, Philippines, Mexico City, Greece, Afghanistan, Washington, DC, Haiti, Bolivia, Southern Rhodesia, Sweden, Bulgaria, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica, Iceland, and Nigeria.
After retiring, she cared for her parents and brother and started new careers in real estate and almond farming.
She is predeceased by parents Frederick and Kirsten Christiansen and brothers Carl, Arne, and James Christiansen of Modesto.
She is survived by sisters Thelma Couchman (Hurley) of Modesto and Lilian Eaton of Galt; sisters-in-law Evelyn Christiansen of Modesto and Alma Deiparinae Christiansen of Turlock; nieces Carole Beyers (Jack) of Danville, Arlene Webb (Fred) of Waterford, Christine Eaton (Dan Culhane) of San Luis Obispo, Sarah Dove (Duane) of Santa Rosa, Rebecca Eaton of Galt, Rebecca Harrison (David) of San Jose, Rachel Eaton (Rico Balatti) of Concord; nephews David Christiansen (Fran) and Jon Christiansen of Modesto, Michael Eaton (Charity Kenyon) of Galt, Richard Eaton (Toni) of Carmichael, Jonathan Couchman (Dorita Robinson) of Modesto, Mark Couchman (Mona) of Sonoma, and David Couchman (Mary) of Modesto; more than three dozen grandnieces, grandnephews, great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Franklin and Downs Funeral Homes. A Visitation will be this Friday from 3-7 PM at Franklin & Downs-South Chapel at Magnolia and 5th in Ceres. A graveside service will be held this Saturday at 10:30AM at Lakewood Cemetery in Hughson.
836. “California Birth Records,” 1905 - 1995, https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879, California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Section, Shows birth date as March 11, 1917.
837. “Hulda Christiansen,” Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88771852, 88771852.
838. “United States Census: 1940,” Bureau of the Census, US Dept. of Commerce, United States of America, 1940, CA, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Ward 5, Judicial Township 2, April 15, 1940, Audria Yaris, 8B, 10, 42-28, T627, 333, 918.
File: 1940 CA Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara Ward 5 p8B
File: 1940 CA Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara Ward 5 p8B
839. “Obituaries,” Hulda Christiansen, Ceres Courier, Ceres, Stanislaus County, CA, USA, April 25, 2012.
A graveside service was held Saturday at Lakewood Memorial Park for Hulda Christiansen, 95, of Ceres. She died April 15, 2012.
Franklin and Downs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Born March 13, 1917 on Christofferson Road near Turlock, Hulda moved shortly thereafter to what was to become the family home for the next 95 years on Carpenter and Grayson. She was a graduate of Jones School, Ceres High School, Modesto Junior College, and Santa Barbara State College. She taught for three years in Goleta and one year in San Bernardino, before she entered Claremont Graduate School to work on an administrative credential in education. During World War II, she organized entertainment for the USO in Honolulu and at Herlong Ordnance Depot near Reno. Mrs. Christiansen than began a career in finance/accounting with the U.S. State Department's Foreign Service, working in such places as Ecuador, Philippines, Mexico City, Greece, Afghanistan, Washington, D.C., Haiti, Bolivia, Southern Rhodesia, Sweden, Bulgaria, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica, Iceland and Nigeria. After retiring, she cared for her parents and brother and started new careers in real estate and almond farming.
She leaves behind her sisters Thelma Couchman of Modesto and Lilian Eaton of Galt; two sisters-in-law, Evelyn Christiansen of Modesto and Alma Deiparinae Christiansen of Turlock; her nieces, Carole Beyers of Danville, Arlene Webb of Waterford, Christine Eaton of San Luis Obispo, Sarah Dove of Santa Rosa, Rebecca Eaton of Galt, Rebecca Harrison of San Jose and Rachel Eaton of Concord; and her nephews, David Christiansen and Jon Christiansen, both of Modesto, Michael Eaton of Galt, Richard Eaton of Carmichael, Jonathan Couchman of Modesto, Mark Couchman of Sonoma, and David Couchman of Modesto. She was preceded in death by parents Frederick and Kirsten Christiansen and brothers Carl, Arne, and James Christiansen.
A graveside service was held Saturday at Lakewood Memorial Park for Hulda Christiansen, 95, of Ceres. She died April 15, 2012.
Franklin and Downs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Born March 13, 1917 on Christofferson Road near Turlock, Hulda moved shortly thereafter to what was to become the family home for the next 95 years on Carpenter and Grayson. She was a graduate of Jones School, Ceres High School, Modesto Junior College, and Santa Barbara State College. She taught for three years in Goleta and one year in San Bernardino, before she entered Claremont Graduate School to work on an administrative credential in education. During World War II, she organized entertainment for the USO in Honolulu and at Herlong Ordnance Depot near Reno. Mrs. Christiansen than began a career in finance/accounting with the U.S. State Department's Foreign Service, working in such places as Ecuador, Philippines, Mexico City, Greece, Afghanistan, Washington, D.C., Haiti, Bolivia, Southern Rhodesia, Sweden, Bulgaria, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica, Iceland and Nigeria. After retiring, she cared for her parents and brother and started new careers in real estate and almond farming.
She leaves behind her sisters Thelma Couchman of Modesto and Lilian Eaton of Galt; two sisters-in-law, Evelyn Christiansen of Modesto and Alma Deiparinae Christiansen of Turlock; her nieces, Carole Beyers of Danville, Arlene Webb of Waterford, Christine Eaton of San Luis Obispo, Sarah Dove of Santa Rosa, Rebecca Eaton of Galt, Rebecca Harrison of San Jose and Rachel Eaton of Concord; and her nephews, David Christiansen and Jon Christiansen, both of Modesto, Michael Eaton of Galt, Richard Eaton of Carmichael, Jonathan Couchman of Modesto, Mark Couchman of Sonoma, and David Couchman of Modesto. She was preceded in death by parents Frederick and Kirsten Christiansen and brothers Carl, Arne, and James Christiansen.
840. “California Birth Records,” 1905 - 1995, https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879, California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Section, Lists Walter as middle name--probably assumed like Carl’s middle name.
841. “James Walter “Jamie” Christiansen,” Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193085494, 193085494.
842. David Christiansen, “Funeral,” April 30 and May 2, 2000, County records list May 1 but David’s first e-mail indicating Jamie died is dated April 30.
844. James Christiansen and Ada E Drum, “Washoe County, Nevada Wedding Application,” Washoe County, NV, 0125741, https://clerks.washoecounty.us:8443/clerk/eagleweb...p?node=DOCC0125741-0.
845. “Marriage Licenses,” James Christiansen and Ada E Drum, Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, Washoe County, NV, December 13, 1941, 14.
CHRISTIANSEN-DRUM James Christiansen, 26, and Ada E. Drum, 28, both of Reno.
CHRISTIANSEN-DRUM James Christiansen, 26, and Ada E. Drum, 28, both of Reno.
846. “United States Census,” 1940, CA, Stanislaus, Modesto, Grant Precinct, 61A, 9, 50-19, T627, 351, 629, Bureau of the Census, US Dept. of Commerce, United States of America, April 1940, Helen France.
File: 1940 CA Stanislaus County Modesto p61A
File: 1940 CA Stanislaus County Modesto p61A
848. “Arlene Christiansen Webb,” December 27, 2005, Richard Webb, Evelyn Christiansen’s home at 3405 E. Orangeburg Ave., Modesto, CA.
849. “Decrees of Divorce Are Granted To Four,” James W and Ada Christiansen, The Modesto Bee and News-Herald, Modesto, CA, October 27, 1944, 4.
Mrs. Ada Christiansen of Modesto from James W. Christiansen on the ground of cruelty. The court approved a property settlement.
Mrs. Ada Christiansen of Modesto from James W. Christiansen on the ground of cruelty. The court approved a property settlement.
850. Edith Louise Burlison, “Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935,” July 15, 1935, Knox City, Knox, TX, 004786588, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXP9-W54.
File: EdithLouiseBurlison_birthCert
File: EdithLouiseBurlison_birthCert
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