Ragnhild Pernille Norby

   Another name for Ragnhild was Lillie.

  Research Notes:

1. Birth - Norway Parish Records, Trysil



2. US Census, Port Townsend, Jefferson Co, WA

a. 1900
- Carl H Olberg; Lillie; Carl works as a Shoemaker

b. 1910
- Carl - Merchant - Shoe
- Lillian, wife but age is given as 80; mother of 3 children, 3 children living; emigration as 1891?
- Children: Clarence W, age 8 <1902>; Leon N, age 6 <1904>; Lillian C, age 1 <1909>; all b. WA
- also: Martin H Olberg, brother to Carl

c. 1920
- Carl (recorded with initial O) - Retail Merchant, Shoe Store
- Lillie, age 40, emigration 1887, naturalization 1894
- children: Clarence (works as a Clerk in a Drugstore), Leon, Lillian, and Helen B, age 6 <1914>

d. 1930

- Carl, Proprieter Shoe Store; Lillie, emigration as 1887
- children: Leon, Lillian works as a Nurse, Helen
- also in household, Bjarne H Olberg, nephew to Carl, born in Norway
- owns house at 812 Hansen or Harrison; has Radio

3. General Research: ancestry.com, public member tree owner JeanBurtonOver from Redmond WA; under: Olberg

4. Carl H Olberg, "With Pride in Heritage" page 398; Jefferson County History Society, Port Townsend, WA, 1966

"Shoe Merchant who arrived in Port Townsend 1892, became associated with John H Livermore, later with William R Lyle under the name of Olberg & Lyle. After seven years he returned to individual ownership. In 1900 he was married to Lilly Norby, daughter of Henry and Purnel Norby. Their children: Clarence William, born 1902; Leon Norby, 1904; Lillian Cecelia, 1908. and Helen Barbara, 1913. Olberg served one term as city councilman."

5. Marriage from The Sunday Leader, 26 Nov 1899, page 4 ---- transcribed from a page in Carl Olberg family file at Jefferson County History Society Library, Port Townsend

C H Olberg and Miss Lilly Norby were married last night at the residence of Mr and Mrs A J Anderson. The ceremony was performed by Rev B O Baker of St Paul's Church. [But] a few inmate friends and relatives were present. Mr Olberg is senior member of the firm Olberg and Lyall and has been a resident of Port Townsend for the past ten years. He came here in the employ of J H Livermore and by close attention and energy has worked up to leading place in the business community. The bride is the daughter of Mr H Norby, formerly a contractor and builder here and now one of the prosperous farmers of Tarboo [ likely in the Quilcene, WA area, about 75 kms south of Port Townsend ]*. The newly married couple will take up their residence in the house recently occupied by Capt Walters on Van Buren Street."

*This is a bit confusing -

- Halvor's homestead was near Hoodsport (abt another 120 kms south of the Quilcence). No other source, including Allen Dale Anderson's Ancestors... or Allen B Anderson's Saga..., has indicated that Halvor had land or worked a farm in the Quilcene area. In the obit for Elize Clements there is a note that says Peter and her moved in 1921 from Port Townsend to Quilcence River where they had a small farm.


6. West of the Cascades, 1917; Vol 3, pages 369 and 370 [ article is about Carl H Olberg ]

- Carl was born near Kristiania, Norway, 30 Aug 1863
- he spent his early years on the farm in Norway, and then took up an apprenticeship in the shoemaker's trade - did this for 4 years in Norway
- in 1884 he left Norway alone; went to Brookings, SD for 3 years, the first year as a farmer and then 2 years in shoemaking; he then went to Watertown, SD
- in 1889 he arrived in Tacoma, WA - employed with & McDonald, shoe dealers, remaining with that firm for about 1 yr and with Preger Brothers for about 2 years (twenty-one month) being spent in the employ of the latter firm
- on the expiration of that period <1892> he moved to Port Townsend and became connected with John H. Livermore, shoe merchant, for about 6 months
- he then opened his own business - for about 7 yrs he was in partnership with William R Lyle, name of firm being Olberg and Lyle - since then he has owned and run the business by himself
- he has the largest and best shoe store in the area; in partnership with C C Barlet, he also has a men's clothing and furnishing business
- married Lilly Norby on 25 Nov 1900; four children, Clarence, Leon, Lillian, and Helen [ article records middle name and birth dates ]
- republican, member of the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men and the Yeoman, Port Townsend Commerical Club; he is a Lutheran


7. Obits, The Seattle Times

Lillie, 11 Oct 1963 (Friday)

- died yesterday at age 84
- born in Trysil, Norway; arrived with her parents in Port Townsend in 1887
- homesteaded with her parents in Hoodsport, Mason Co, for several years and then she moved to Port Townsend
- her husband Carl (who died in 1960) was owner of Olberg Shoe Store in Port Townsend
- survived by sons Clarence of Bremerton and Leon of Selah, Yakima Co, and daughters, Mrs George Mueller and Mrs George Gunn, both of Port Townsend, 12 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren


Carl H Olberg, 11 Jan 1960 (Sunday)

- died Saturday, age 96, at a Bremerton rest home
- born in Norway; came to US in 1884 -- lived at Brookings, SD and in Tacoma before moving to Port Townsend in 1902
- was a partner in a shoe manufacturing business in Ballard with his brother John H Olberg from 1901 to 1931 - his brother died in 1931
- he was in the clothing business in Port Townsend
- survived by his wife, Lillie, Clarence of Bremerton and Leon of Selah, Yakima Co, and daughters, Mrs George Mueller and Mrs George Gunn, both of Port Townsend, 12 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren ^3625,3823

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence - 1900, 1 Jun 1900, Port Townsend, Jefferson Co, Washington, United States. ³⁸²²

2. Residence - 1920, 15 Apr 1910, Port Townsend, Jefferson Co, Washington, United States. ³⁸²⁸

3. Residence - 1920, 1 Jan 1920, Port Townsend, Jefferson Co, Washington, United States. ³⁸²⁹

4. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Port Townsend, Jefferson Co, Washington, United States. ³⁸³⁰

Ragnhild married Carl H Olberg, son of Unknown and Unknown, on 25 Nov 1899 in Port Townsend, Jefferson Co, Washington, United States ^{3822,3823,3824,3825}.^,3826 (Carl H Olberg was born in Aug 1863 in Norway ³⁸²² and died on 9 Jan 1960 in Port Townsend, Jefferson Co, Washington, United States ^3826,3831.)