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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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 Posted - 23/02/2026 : 00:44:02
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Ruth Bicknell
in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name Ruth Bicknell
Respondent Yes
Age 26
Estimated Birth Year abt 1914
[abt 1914]
Gender Female
Race White
Birthplace Montana
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Wife
Home in 1940 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Map of Home in 1940 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Street Workman Street
House Number 1819 1/2
Inferred Residence in 1935 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Residence in 1935 Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Sheet Number 14B
Occupation Nurse RN
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 40
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 1600
Income Other Sources No
Neighbors View others on page
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Albert Bicknell
27
Head
Ruth Bicknell 26 Wife
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/records/74414231
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MarAan
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Posted - 23/02/2026 : 16:47:23
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Wow thank You Anton ,good information , I know she was a nurse .
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MarAan
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Posted - 23/02/2026 : 16:55:46
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 23/02/2026 : 18:29:53
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Your original person Kristianna Vilhelmine Rasmussen has been particularly difficult to track but here is a little guess on the trip using AI. I asked about the time needed to make the trip.
Okay, that's a cool question! Thinking about that whole journey really puts into perspective how much travel has changed. Let's break it down, keeping in mind we're talking about 1910-ish.
Norway to England (Feeder Ship): This leg would likely depend on the specific ports and weather, but a feeder ship across the North Sea could probably take anywhere from 2 to 4 days. It wasn't always a direct sprint, and some might have made stops.
England to Quebec (Steamship): This was the major transatlantic portion. A typical steamship journey in that era, especially for emigrants, would generally take about 7 to 14 days to cross the Atlantic. Faster luxury liners might do it quicker, but for the average emigrant, it was a longer haul.
Quebec to British Columbia (CPR Train): Once on the CPR, the journey across Canada was also a significant undertaking. A transcontinental train journey in 1910 could take roughly 5 to 7 days, possibly a bit more depending on stops, track conditions, and the specific destination in BC.
So, if you add all that up, a rough estimate for the entire journey from Norway to British Columbia in 1910 would be around 14 to 25 days, or even a little more. That's a pretty epic trip!
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 23/02/2026 : 18:42:48
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Using the above timeline She would have likely missed the 1910 US Census . If she arrived in BC late 1910 and left early 1911 to move to Montana she would have also missed the 1911 Canadian Census . Thus missing two great opportunities to track her travels.
Getting to Montana from Nelson BC is a short but I suspect a difficult trip in 1910 or 1911. A look at a map shows Montana almost directly below BC.
So she likely met and married Charles H Johnston somewhere in Montana and had daughter Ruth.
The next siteing is the 1930 US Census found by Jackie placing the family in LA California.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCV7-CJ6?lang=en
It would be nice to find the 1920 US Census for her and family to place their location.
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 23/02/2026 : 20:13:33
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In the 1930 census married couples are asked at what age were they first married, Charles says 28 and Jennie says 15. He was born in 1884 so this makes it 1912.
Jennie's info is a bit of a problem since her age in 1930 is given as 33 when it actually is 40, But if you take it at the word, that she is 33, then she was born in 1897 and if you add 15 to that date you have 1912. So this marriage may have been the first for each of them.
The date of passing of her husband that she wrote of was 19 Oct 1951. There is a man named George Warner who died on that date and is buried in California. FAG:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8110387/george-elmer-warner
FAG identifies George Warner's wife as someone else, so this might be just a coincidence
but it makes me think we might be getting her time line wrong--at least it should be looked at more closely.
What address did she live at that she asked her mail to be sent to?
Does she have any other known relatives who came to the U.S, you know, like uncles, aunts, cousins?
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 23/02/2026 : 21:57:14
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I would agree that Charles H Johnston is likely her first husband.
Your find of the George Warner might not be off the mark. There is a Myra Warner living in Long Beach, Los Angeles in the 1950 Census. Found in Ancestry but I can not find the record in Family Search. The Census identifies this person as a divorced male. Could be true as Myra could be a males name. but Google tells me that is rare.
Myra Warner
in the 1950 United States Federal Census
Name Myra Warner
Age 66
Birth Date abt 1884
[abt 1884]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Place Nebraska
Marital Status Divorced
Relation to Head of House Head
Residence Date 1950
Home in 1950 Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
Street Name Atlantic
House Number 6037
Dwelling Number 106
Farm No
Acres No
Occupation Category Keeping House
Worked Last Week No
Seeking Work No
Employment Status No
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Myra Warner 66 Head
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/records/257457979?tid=&pid=&queryId=fd4d61ca-774d-48f4-ab40-b1187cc35aee&_phsrc=ccq12&_phstart=successSource
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9727 Posts |
Posted - 23/02/2026 : 22:09:21
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There is also a George E Warner listed as born about 1875 in Nebraska but a widower living in Los Angeles in the 1950 Census.
George E Warner
in the 1950 United States Federal Census
Name George E Warner
Age 75
Birth Date abt 1875
[abt 1875]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Place Nebraska
Marital Status Widowed
Relation to Head of House Head
Residence Date 1950
Home in 1950 San Antonio, Los Angeles, California, USA
Street Name Clara
House Number 6028
Apartment Number Rear
Dwelling Number 166
Farm No
Acres No
Questionnaire Number O
Occupation Category Other
Worked Last Week No
Seeking Work No
Employment Status No
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
George E Warner 75 Head
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/records/264826452?tid=&pid=&queryId=6fa87809-ce35-47e5-ac56-d1381b217064&_phsrc=ccq20&_phstart=successSource |
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MarAan
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Denmark
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Posted - 23/02/2026 : 23:15:53
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First of all she lived at the same adress in 1951,when she reported her husband had passed at 19 of october 1951, as she lived and found dead by and signed as informant was Ruth Bicknell which was 11916 Wagner street ,Culver City,Los Angeles,California ,that was the adress to send letter to in 1951 and where she passed in 15 november 1958. She wrote in the letters or one of the other letters that her daughter Ruth was a nurse , she wrote the letter in perfect norwegian ,but when it come to the daughter she wrote the correct word for nurse /sykepleier
She said we calls them nurse here in this country. I saw and added that Charles H Johnston from 1930 census and reacted same way that year for born for her was wrong. I susupect that the H stands for Harold or Harald , I asked my cousin about the man that Kristianna had married , and she has always tought he was another norwegian . But out of this it does not look like that at all .
My cousin said dad always called her for aunt Janna and she sign the letter with that as well ,maybe why she has started to use Jennie in the public records. Janna was already familare with that name from home I guess.
Around 1940 she has searched for social security number and letter of social program Correnspondence in California ,with Jennie Wilhelmina Johnston ,there in the right side it said her parents was Rasmus P Folin and Christine Jensen * Folin is a bit wrong nothing we are familiary to ,but Furulien was the name of where the house was build on , it said she is born on 7 of april 1890 and that she comes from Skibotn , Trom* shall be Troms,Norway .
Thats it
Thank You for all Your input , i put it all in at familysearch as I find it and think its correct.
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 23/02/2026 : 23:31:18
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Here are a few Charles Johnstons in the Old Man Draft from WW2 all in California:
"United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DM-NCN : Tue Apr 29 00:14:07 UTC 2025), Entry for Charles Yule Johnston, 1942.
"United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DH-8D5 : Tue Apr 29 02:10:25 UTC 2025), Entry for Charles Horace Johnston, 1942.
Also from WWI Matia V Johnston is nearest relative:
"United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVN-DNL : Thu Nov 20 11:09:05 UTC 2025), Entry for Charles Horace Johnston, from 1917 to 1918.
"United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4D9-CVQ : Tue Apr 29 05:53:10 UTC 2025), Entry for Charles Hubert Johnston, 1942.
"United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4D4-FC9 : Tue Apr 29 02:17:50 UTC 2025), Entry for Charles Patrick Johnston, 1942.
"United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V48B-CP4 : Tue Apr 29 00:10:17 UTC 2025), Entry for Charles Hawthorne Johnston, 1942.
"United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V48X-TC6 : Tue Apr 29 01:44:19 UTC 2025), Entry for Charles Willian Johnston, 1942.
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 24/02/2026 : 00:11:17
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Another tidbit from her death certificate is that she has lived 35 years in California and 35 years in Los Angeles county. So she came to LA in 1923.
Earl H Sander was the embalmer for her funeral service. Here he is in 1950 living with wife and son and his in-laws:
"United States, Census, 1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGX-FLFW : Fri Oct 06 02:52:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Earl H Schell and Etta G Schell, 14 April 1950. |
Edited by - jkmarler on 24/02/2026 00:25:11 |
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jkmarler
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MarAan
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Posted - 24/02/2026 : 08:43:55
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His son was also named Jens to Jens Gerhard and letter was to Jens Gerhard son , so when she sign with aunt Janna is why she was aunt to Jens ´s son
death add for Jens Gerhard mention no siblings at all,he had a couple of siblings still alive at that point.
But good point with her death certificate says she lived in 35 years in Los Angeles . |
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jkmarler
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MarAan
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Posted - 24/02/2026 : 13:53:54
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its a unfamiliar name to me that husbond of Anne Grethe Rasmusdatter , she married when she was pregant with a girl which father was Kristian Johansen, then she marrys before the girl was born with a Isak Vilhelm Johansen from Finland or north of Sweden date 8 april 1900
https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/327/pv00000002448255
https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000012054254 Astrid Jensine born
Astrid Jensine grown up with family and not with her mother Anne Grethe Rasmussen
Are You able to find out when Isak Vilhelm passed ? and that Hjørdis must be born of possible Katrine and she has passed before Anne Grethe and Alfred marries in 1908 ?
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Kristianna Vilhelmine Rasmussen
