Re: Photos of the Raymond F. & Esther M. Wightman family
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In reply to:
Photos of the Raymond F. & Esther M. Wightman family
Paul Peterson 1/09/11
I found a second public member tree listing an individual named Esther Mathilda Berg, born 2 May 1895 in Warrenton, Marshall Co., MN, died 2 Nov 1986 in Marshall Co., MN;she married Henry Myrfield in 1922 and had two children.While at first glance, this appears to be a different person than the one in the photos, her parents are shown as Nels Berg (1864-1950) and Adeline Sophia Johnson (1868-1917).The California Death Index, 1940-1997, lists my Esther M. Wightman's mother's maiden name as Anderson, and the same index for her husband Raymond lists his mother's maiden name as Anderson also.Coincidence or error?I may have misidentified the parents of the woman in the photos, especially since the birth date of the "Ester M. Berg" in the 1900 Census data for Viking Township, Marshall Co., MN (daughter of Nels and Adeline S. Berg) lists her birth date as May 1895.