Berg

Andrew Berg.
From
[Berg family history].
Andrew Berg,
born 14 Oct 1858 in Oslo, Norway,
[1900 census]
says born Oct 1860,
[Marti Murray]
had him born Oct 1869 in Finland,
arrived in Alaska Apr 1878
[1900 census],
he was a miner in the Apollo Gold Mine on
Unga Island, Alaska
(this mine was in operation 1884-1906),
mar 1891 to
Sarah Cashel [born 24 Apr 1876,
poss. descendant of
Edward III],
as well as working in the mine,
he also fished for
cod
from an open
dory,
they are
listed
at "Apollo"
(i.e. the Apollo mining camp on Unga)
in
[US Census, 1 June 1900],
he is listed as "miner",
formerly "sailor",
she is listed as
illiterate,
they moved to
Douglas
in 1900,
she died 2 Mar 1904
(18 Feb
Julian)
in
Juneau,
Alaska, age 27 yrs,
bur Evergreen Cemetery at Juneau,
children cared for by their
aunt Agnes,
he worked for the
Treadwell gold mine, near
Douglas,
until final closure in 1922,
he then moved to San Francisco to live with dau Sarah,
he died 26 Mar 1940 in San Francisco, age 81 yrs,
[Marti Murray]
says he
died
Anchorage, Alaska, 1 Mar 1939,
had issue:
- Elizabeth Berg,
Lizzie,
born 18 Nov 1892 [mother age 16] in Unga
[Cashel family bible],
listed as born Sept 1892 in
[US Census, 1900],
mar 10 Feb 1909 [her age 16, him age 21] in Juneau
to George Fleek [born 17 Sep 1887]
and had issue.
- Susanna Berg, born 28 July 1894,
listed by
[Marti Murray],
[Ron Niemi]
lists "Susan",
not listed in 1900 census, perhaps died young.
[Marti Murray]
erroneously lists her sister Sara as dying as a child on 2 Mar 1904.
Perhaps it was this sister who died as child 1904.
Except then why not listed in 1900 census?
- Sarah Berg,
born 16 June 1895 in Unga
[Cashel family bible],
listed as "Sara", born Aug 1894, in
[US Census, 1900],
[Marti Murray]
has her born 27 July 1895,
mar 4 June 1922 in Phoenix, Arizona, to
Emil Morf [Emil Burke Morf, born 1 Nov 1894
in Lodi, CA],
lived San Francisco for a time,
lived Phoenix, Arizona,
he died 26 July 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona, age 85 yrs,
she died 26 Mar 1992 in Tucson, Arizona,
age 96 yrs,
had issue:
-
Paul Morf,
Paul Andrew Morf,
born 13 July 1931 in San Francisco,
pilot, Alaska Coastal Airlines,
mar Margaret ----,
he died in this airplane crash,
morning of
21 Aug 1966 (NOT 22 Aug), near Juneau, Alaska, age 35 yrs,
the plane was
an Alaska Coastal Airlines
Grumman G-21 Goose
(8-seat commuter plane),
it crashed into a glacial crevasse
for an undetermined cause,
he was flying, 8 passengers,
all 9 were killed,
had issue:
- Mark Wayne Morf, mar Mary Ordosgoitia.
- Terry Morf,
mar 1stly to Andrew L. Kassman and had issue:
- Stacey Arielle Kassman.
- Alexandria Devin Kassman.
mar 2ndly to Philip H. Grant.
Sarah Cashel.
From
photo c.1887.
Unga Island, Alaska.
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