Harold Olaf Strand in the U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Name: Harold Olaf Strand Birth Date: 16 Jun 1880 Birth Place: Tronhpim, Norway Residence: Seattle, Washington, USA Race: White
Harold Strand in the Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 Name: Harold Strand Gender: Male Age: 26 Birth Year: abt 1880 Date of Arrival: 1 Dec 1906 Vessel: Tunisian Search Ship Database: Search for the Tunisian in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Port of Arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Harold Strand in the 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Harold Strand Respondent: Yes Age: 59 Estimated birth year: abt 1881 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Norway Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Seattle, King, Washington Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: 6th Avenue House Number: 2700 Citizenship: Having First Papers Sheet Number: 62A Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 60 Occupation: Laborer House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade Duration of Unemployment: 22 Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939: 29 Income: 300 Income Other Sources: No Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Harold Strand 59
Death certificate can be ordered from Washington State Center for Health Statistics phone (360) 236-4313 Harold Olaf Strand died 23 August 1958 in Seattle, King County, Washington Document #393, Document Reference #15580 www.digitalarchives.wa.gov Link
May include more information than what's available online: informant, cause of death, occupation, cemetery
The birth year is off as is the immigration year but I suspect that this is likely your Harold Strand.
Harold Straud in the 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Harold Straud [Harold Strand] Birth Year: abt 1888 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Norway Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Roomer Home in 1930: Seattle, King, Washington Map of Home: View Map Street address: Sixth Block: 4203 House Number in Cities or Towns: 612 Dwelling Number: 6 Family Number: 91 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Lives on Farm: No Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's Birthplace: Norway Language Spoken: Norwegian Immigration Year: 1910 Naturalization: First Papers Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Blacksmith helper Industry: Whaling Station Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Veteran: Yes War: WW Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age George Palmer 40 Emma Palmer 43 Adolphe Candan 57 Harold Straud 42 William A Black 26
Here's a transcription of that World War I Draft Registration:
Harold Olaf Strand c/o Sawyer Goodman Co. (Company) in Alpha, Mich. (Michigan) Age 38, born 16 June 1880 Non-declarant Alien (has not filed for US citizenship) Laborer Nearest Relative: Regina Strand (wife), Nemssas, Norway Signature: Harald Strand Medium height, medium build, brown eyes, light brown hair Registered by: Local Board for the County of Marinette, Wisconsin 9/11/1918 Image here
Some information about Sawyer Goodman Co. here Seems the company was a logging and mining railroad.
In the 1940 census (posted by Anton), in Seattle, King, Washington, Harold Strand age 59 is a laborer in the railroad industry
Here is a Harold G. Strand from Namsos, Norway, born 1888, discharged in 1919 in Washington state. An odd coincidence. Link
And here is Harold G Strand in the 1930 US Census.
Harold G Strand in the 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Harold G Strand Birth Year: abt 1889 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Norway Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Utsalady, Island, Washington Map of Home: View Map Street address: Utsaladdy Ward of City: x Block: x Institution: x Dwelling Number: 43 Family Number: 44 Home Owned or Rented: Owned Home Value: 4000 Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: No Age at First Marriage: 28 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's Birthplace: Norway Language Spoken: Norwegian Immigration Year: 1909 Naturalization: Naturalized Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Fisherman Industry: Fishing Class of Worker: Working on own account Employment: Yes Veteran: Yes War: WW Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Harold G Strand 41 Hattie Strand 24 Helen Strand 3 [3 6/12] Evelyn Strand 0
Also found in the 1940 Census
NAME: Harold G Strand SPOUSE: Hattie R Strand BIRTH: abt 1888 - Norway RESIDENCE: 1935 - Utsalady, Island, Washington RESIDENCE: Utsalady, Island, Washington
Actually born in 1887.
Name: Harold Gotfred Strand Birth Date: 16 Nov 1887 Birth Place: Nansos, Norway Residence: Island, Washington, USA Race: White
World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Name: Harold Olaf Strand Birth Date: 16 Jun 1880 Birth Place: Tronhpim, Norway Residence: Seattle, Washington, USA Race: White
A little more, below, written on the original of this record.
World War II Draft Registration Harold Olaf Strand, age 62, born 16 June 1880 in Tronhjeim, Norway Residence: Mountain Hotel, Seattle, King county, Washington 110 Cherry Street, Seattle Person who will always know your address: Andrew Andersen, 110 Cherry Street, Seattle, Wash Employer: Cascade Lumber Co., Cle Elum, Washington
Cascade Lumber Company in Cle Elum, Washington, built a narrow gauge railroad in 1917 for transporting newly harvested logs. Link
There are more persons called Harald Strand. I think there are several, but here at this topic, there is at least one listed: I searched, and found Harald Gotfred Strand from Flatanger near Namsos, born November 16th 1887. This is another man. He was born at the farm Hilstad in Flatanger, christened January 1st 1888 in Vik, South Flatanger, and was listed as emigrated in the 1910 census in Norway. At that time he was in a place called Stanwood.
So there is at least two Harald/Harold Strand, and Harald Gotfred Strand born 1887 is another man than the one we are looking for.
No, I have not been able to find him in the 1910 and 1920 censuses. I guess they are both fully transcribed and searchable. Is it possible that the name has been transcribed in a way that makes it hard to find in searches?
CASTLE GARDEN, NEW YORK - Castle Garden served as a reception hall and temporary home of nine million immigrants from it was opened on Aug 1, 1855 to it was closed down on April 18, 1890. From then on the Immigration Processing Centers for New York was at the Barge office and Ellis Island. This story about Castle Garden was printed in The Illustrated American, March 1, 1890.
Harald Strand from Namsos to Laramie WY
Posted - 06/02/2015 : 13:11:34
