Iver I Prestlien

  Research Notes:

1. Source: US Social Security Death Index

2. source: Grue family records and papers: Letter from daughter of Olga Prestlien, Orline Stevens; abt 1979; no dates given - - indicates one son who lives in Yakma, WA

3. source: Arlington Times, 18 Jan 1945 - Prestlien family renuion

- has Mr & Mrs Iver Prestlien from Portland attending [assumption - - this is the same Iver I Prestlien]

+++++ OR Death Index - cert # 5883 (from Ancestry.com; accessed 24 Dec 2008)

- lists Marea K Prestlien (spouse Ivar) age 88, died 5 Ap 1969 in Portland, Multnomah Co; born abt 1881


4. source: WA State digital archives - Marriage Cert; Iver I Prestlien

- 1906 - wife's name as Margarthe J Wurtmann
- witnesses - Cord A Denker and Mrs Cord A Denker

++++ Iver John Fay (Jack F) Prestlien obit says his mother was Margaretha (Denker) and he was born at Everett in 1907


5. source: BC Archives, Marriage

- Iver I Prestlien and Beatrice Ethel Allott on 15 June 1918 in Vancouver

--- Ancestry.com [2 May 2009]
- public member family tree file: Allot, submitted by G Allott
- Beatrice Ethel Hey -- residence as 1604 Fair View, Seattle, with Iver Prestlien, 12 Sept 1918; HOWEVER - no source information given or any more info about Iver & Beatrice; although indicates Beatrice was married to William Edward Allott who died in 1918 and that they had 5 children; family file provides info on Beatrice's parents and her siblings


6. source: WA State Board of Health - Certificate of Death (microfilm viewed at Snohomish Co Courthouse, Everett, WA) ; Wife - Beatrice

- Wife - Beatrice (Cert of Death) - residence in district (and in US) 2 years, 6 months
- birth, 21 June 1881; death, 12 Jan 1921; age of 39 years, 6 mos, 21 days; Seattle, King Co, WA
- informant was Ivar Prestlien; residence as 2766 Westlake Ave North, Seattle, King Co, WA

Conclusion: Iver I Prestlien was likely married 3 times - 1) Margarethe J Wurtmann-Denker - Iver and Margarethe divorced prior to 1918 **** divorce in July 1914, see below, point 9; 2) Beatice Allott who died in 1921; 3) Marea K Smith - see point 3, and then a couple below. It is likely Jack F Prestlien had 1 or 2 step-mothers while growing up.

+++ Clark County Marriage Records: 06 June 2010 accessed

- marriage to Marea K Smith on 28 Oct 1950 (WA digitalarchives)
- both from the County of Mult, Oregon (difficult to make out the handwriting - must be Multnomah Co (Portland)

+++ The Seattle Times, 18 Jan 1921, page 15 Col 1; "Card of Thanks"
"We wish to express our appreciation to our many friends for their kindness shown at the funeral of our beloved wife and mother, Mrs Beatrice Prestlien; signed Ivan [Iver] Prestlien and children"

7. Source: Obit - 8 June 1973; The Everett Daily Herald

- died at a nursing home (Merri-Crest Nursing and Convalescent Center, 3515 Hoyt Ave, Everett, WA - - - R L Polk directory for 1973 page 181 and also on page 45 lists him as retired)
- retired sawyer
- resided in the Everett area for a number of years
- "leaves" his son, Jack, of Tucson, AR; 2 sisters (Mrs Frank [Caroline] Schroeder of Everett, and Mrs Tina Fournier of Seattle) and 2 brothers (Nels of Camrose, AB and Nelvin of Portland OR.

- Mausoleum entombement at View Crest Abbey [2901 Whitehorse Trail, Everett)


8. 1910 US Census - Hoquiam, Chehalis Co, WA

- occupation as a shingle sawer working in a shingle mill
- rents
- wife Margaret, age 30, born in Germany (father and mother born in Germany), emigrated 1893, speaks English
- son, Faye (transcribed a Raye), age 2 years, 1 month, born in WA
- daughter, Marta Wurtmann, age 15, born in North Dakota
- also listed is: Lena C Prestlien, sister, age 20, working as a telephone girl in a telephone office; indicates she owns house ---- birthdate indicates this would be Caroline Prestlien (born 1890)

9. 1920 US Census - Seattle, King Co, WA; ED 0141; sheet 6B; dw/fam 132/133; line56

Iver I Prestlien [indexed as Presthen on ancestry]
- occupation as a truckdriver in shipyard
- wife, Beatrice, age 37, emigrated 1918, born in England
- stepson, Jack, age 18 [b abt 1902], emigrated 1918*, born in England, works as a clerk in a wholesale millinery
- stepson, Reggie, age 9 [b abt 1911], emigrated 1918, born in Canada; ??? --- see Beatrice's page
- stepson, Teddy, age 14 [b abt 1906] , emigrated 1918, born in Canada ??
- stepdaughter, Flora, age 7 [b abt 1913], emigrated 1918, born in Canada ??

* emigrated 1918 - likely from Canada
** see note on Beatrice's page - she had been previously married and had 3-4 children, thus these 4 children were stepchildren to Iver I

+++++ Iver John Faye (Jack), born 1907 - not with family (22 Feb 2009, ancestry.com - can't find him under Prestlien, Wurtmann or Denker in 1930 US census - also can't find Margaret [or various spellings] Wurtmann or Denker;
+++++ see binder for sheet from website familytreemaker.com ; information is a bit confusing - - by Marilyn K Saenz, Rapid City, SD (20 July 2008) -- Margarethe was the daughter of Johann and Johanne Denker from Germany; her first marriage was with Diedrich Wurtmann and second to Iver Prestlien; birth as Sept 1876 in Germany, date of death unknown; she had three daughters from her first marriage and some information is given on their marriages, etc; file includes Raye Prestlien (b 1908) and then Robert L and his children ------- ---- [ 28 Feb 2009 ] -- I searched 1920 US Census for Margarethe with her daughters, but could not find her listed ---------- ------ [ 3 May 2009 ] -- Margarethe is listed in the 1900 US Census, Southmost Twp, Sargent Co, SD (ancestry, p1) with her three daughters, married, but husband is not with the family; birth as Sept 1876, age 23


++ see, FindAGrave, post;

Margarethe "Margaret" Denker Fowler

Birth: Nov. 19, 1876, Bremen, Stadtgemeinde Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Death: Jan. 31, 1923, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA


Family links:
Parents:
John Denker (1848 - 1933)
Johanna H. Denker (1854 - 1934)

Spouses:
Diedrich Wurtmann (1863 - 1897)
Iver I Prestlien (1883 - 1973)
Linley C Fowler (1890 - 1967)

Children:
Meta T Wurtmann Thompson (1895 - 1928)*
Magareth Emma Wurtmann Flick (1896 - 1919)*
Betty Jean Wurtmann Strawn (1899 - 1990)*
Iver John Raye Prestlien (1907 - 1990)*

Siblings:
Margarethe Denker Fowler (1876 - 1923)
Cord A Denker (1878 - 1967)*
Meta Anna Denker Pugh (1882 - 1974)*
Diedrich Denker (1895 - 1919)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown.

*** See newspaper article from Aberdeen Herald, Aberbeen, Chehalis Co, WA; 21 Jul 1914, page 7
"At the Court House, Weekly Record of Legal Doings at County Seat ... Minutes of Superior Court ..."

"Divorce granted ..... M. J. Prestlien vs Iver Prestlien. Same ... "
- although this only records M. J. Prestlien, this is most likely Margarethe J

10. 1930 US Census - Seattle, King Co, WA

- indexed on ancestry.com as Iver Presilien
- listed as a boarder, as single, and occupation as a Collector for a Magazine; address 935 W 58th

1940 US [ 6 July 2012 ]

- familysearch.org -- not indexed (Prestlien or Ivar) in WA or OR or Eugene OR

- not found on scan of ED 20-37 or 20-38 (Pearl)


11. US WW II Draft, 25 Apr 1942 --- last named recorded as Prastlien, but his signature is Prestlien

- residence - 2327 SW 1st Ave, Portland
- age 58, born 9 Aug 1883, Otter Tail, MN
- employer - unemployed
- contact - sister Olga Larson, 310 W 84th St, Seattle, WA
- 5 ft 6, 170 pounds, blue eyes, gray hair, ruddy complexion, right hand crippled

13. R L Polk [ 2 Jan 2011 ]

1930 - millwrk. Motor Mill Co Inc; r 935 W 58th; page 1386 (ancestry p710)
1931 - shnglwvk, r 935 W 58th; page 1363 (ancestry p702)
1932 - lab, r 935 W 58th ; page 1173 (ancestry p600); also: John, lab
1933 - Iver Prestlin, sawyer, r 935 W 58th ; page 1215 (ancestry p616); also: Jack, lab
1934 - Iver - millwrk, SCLM Co r5901 14 av NW; page 1184 (ancestry p601)

1938-1940 - not listed in Seattle
1939 or 1941 - not listed in Eugene [ 6 July 2012 ]
1940 - Eugene OR; Iver Prestlien, sawyer Eug Shingle Co, 823 Pearl, apt 3; p 360 (ancestry 181)
1943-1944 - millwrk E St Johns Single Company; r 412 NE 61st St, Portland (p 1388; ancestry 699)


12. Residences:

- 1883 Otter Tail Co, MN (birth)
- 1906 Everett, WA (marriage cert]
- 1910 Hoquiam, Chehalis Co, WA (census)
- 1920 Seattle, WA (census)
- 1930 Seattle, WA (census)
- 1931 Seattle, WA [death cert of wife, Beatrice & Iver M Prestlien's obit]
- 1942 Portland [US WW II Draft]
- 1945 Portland, OR [Prestlien family reunion, Arlington Times]
1964 Portland, OR [sister, Elevine's obit]
- 1973 Everett, WA [death] ^{364,398,399,400}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1910, 15 Apr 1910, Hoquiam, Chehalis Co, Washington, United States. ⁴⁰¹

2. Residence - 1920, 1 Jan 1920, Seattle, King Co, Washington, United States. ⁴⁰²

3. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Seattle, King Co, Washington, United States. ⁴⁰³

Iver married Margarthe J Wurtmann on 11 Jul 1906 in Everett, Snohomish Co, Washington, United States.³⁹¹ (Margarthe J Wurtmann was born in Sep 1876 in Germany ⁴⁰⁴ and died on 23 Jan 1923 in Tacoma, Pierce Co, Washington, United States ⁴⁰⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Divorce, 1914, Jul 1914, Aberdeen, Chehalis Co, Washington, United States. ⁴⁰⁶ From Aberdeen Herald, Aberbeen, Chehalis Co, WA; 21 Jul 1914, page 7
"At the Court House, Weekly Record of Legal Doings at County Seat ... Minutes of Superior Court ..." "Divorce granted ..... M. J. Prestlien vs Iver Prestlien. Same ... "
Although this only records M. J. Prestlien, this is most likely Margarethe J.

The 6 Oct 1914 (page 7) edition of the newspaper records ".... divorce granted ....Margaret J Prestlien vs Iver Prestlien. Same."

It is not clear if the first records is the first submission and the second records the granting of the divorce, or, if the second (Oct 1914) is a restatement using her name?

Iver next married Beatrice Ethel Allott on 15 Jun 1918 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.³⁹² (Beatrice Ethel Allott was born on 21 Jun 1881 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England ⁴⁰⁷ and died on 12 Jan 1921 in Seattle, King Co, Washington, United States ^399,408.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage, 15 Jun 1918, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Marriage took place at own residence at 436 Broadway E, Vancouver, "according to the rites and ceremonies of the Methodist Church.

Iver next married Marea K Smith on 28 Oct 1950 in Vancouver, Clark Co, Washington, United States.³⁹³ (Marea K Smith was born about 1881 and died on 5 Apr 1969 in Multnomah Co, Oregon, United States ^409,410.)