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 More options Mar 14 2006, 9:10 am
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From: "Tara" <NOtnlarkinS...@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:10:25 GMT
Local: Tues, Mar 14 2006 9:10 am
Subject: Re: name change
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"catalpa" <cata...@entertab.org> wrote in message

news:BcyRf.4143$Jz4.1385@trnddc08...

>> Sorry, you have the wrong people. Scrafia Bjorni is a married female
>> going
>> to join her husband Joseph.

> This is complicated. On 03 Feb 1911, Aina Bjorni is going to her husband
> Wester Bjorni in Dekalb, IL (523 N 10th) with 2 year old Toini. Toini is
> shown as born in the USA, most likely in1908, meaning that Wester and Aina
> must have come to the USA in 1908 or earlier. Or Toini was not really born
> in the USA. Wester appears to be a  Finnish version of Sylvester.

> On 21 May 1909, Jozef Bjorn is going to his sister Maria (?) Bjorn in
> Dekalb, IL. Jozef is married and his wife Cerafina (?) is in Jurva,
> Findland. The Scrafia Bjorni arriving on 14 Nov 1910 is the wife of Jozef
> Bjorn(i) as she is going to his address in Dekalb, IL (523 N 10th).

> Clearly Jozef Bjorn(i) and Wester Bjorni are related (brothers?).  Since
> Maria Bjorn is already in the USA in 1909, when did she arrive?  And when
> before 1911 did Wester Bjorni arrive?  Have fun.

It does look as though they may have come and gone a few times before they
settled in America for good. Wester Bjorne is shown arriving on 01 Sep 1912
on the Campania. It's difficult to read the writing, (if only he'd been one
spot earlier in line) but it looks like he's going to a sister in Illinois.

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Tara Larkin
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