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Surnames: CHRISTENSEN BJORKLUND
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
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Message Board Post:
My mother was born 8/29/61 in San Francisco. We believe she was born Rebecca/Becky Bjorklund to a Joan Christensen(maiden name). Other siblings also adopted are probably Gary Bjorklund 12/30/59 and Terry Bjorklund 9/14/56. These are thier birth names. There were other children after my mother but we haven't guessed at who they were yet. My mother was told there was a boy and a girl older than her.
My Great Aunt Pearl Cuneo was the neighbor of the birth mom and was who suggested my grandparents. Her address was (according to my grandomother's 1961 Christmas card list) 2349 Franklin, San Francisco at the time. They lived in the same apartment building. I do not know what her last name was at the time since she was previously married. Could have been Christensen or her former husband's name.
Joan M. Christensen and James A. Bjorklund are listed as getting married 2/1/57. She was 29 and he was 27. He was born 11/17/29 and died 1/2/66 in San Francisco County. I doubt she stayed single. A search of the California Death Index using her first name and and listing father's last name as Christensen returns: Joan Morine Newbrough born 6/5/27 in Washington, died 1/2/86 in San Joaquin County
She was born in Washington. I located a Joan Christensen in the 1930 census who was 2 9/12 at the time. Father listed as Lloyd 29 and mother Blanche 25 in King County, Seattle. Terry's NonID info says says that birth mother was born in washington and the parents ages agree with the nonID info as well. She was married in Washington (probably King County) in 1946 until 1955. She had 3 children she left with the father when they divorced and she moved to California.
He was born in Minnesota. I also located him in the 1930 census. Father Henry 36 and mother Hazil (spelling unsure) 30. Children listed as Lawrence 4, Paul 3, Marie 2, and James 5/12. This was in New Sweden, Nicollet, Minnesota.
I located a woman born Terry Bjorklund and we are in the process of legally confirming whether she is or is not the woman we are looking for. Our stories are identical in nature.
I have hit a brick wall at this point. Anybody who can assist me with some clues, I would greatly appreciate it. Maybe a city directory look up to see if maybe she was using her husbands name prior to her marriage. Also if anybody could locate the obituary for Joan Newbrough it might list relatives and such. I am just STUCK!! I can't do a lot of these searches myself since I am in Montana.