A decade ago I posted a 1900 US census record for the widower, Lambert Johnson following the death of his wife, Andrea Elizabeth Knutson. Andrea 'Lizzie' had passed away two years prior to the census; her husband had moved in with his older brother Jacob. At the time I was not aware that Jacob Johnson was the father of Rachel (Finnestad) Vallem's youngest child, Elmer James Vallem . I also posted the census records to confirm where Andrea and Lambert's children went to live following the death of their mother. I did not know at the time that two of the children, Lillian and Truman were living with their aunt, Ellen* Josephine (Johnson) Govig and uncle Benjamin Govig. Ellen was Lambert's older sister. Their brother, Jacob, father of Elmer James Vallem was the oldest of the Johnson siblings. Andrea 'Lizzie' Elizabeth (Knutson) Johnson was the daughter of Elizabeth (Finnestad) Knutson and Ole Andreas (Andrew...
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