Cressie Erva (Brown) Dahlquist (1909 - 2000)

Born 4 Dec 1909 in Lamoille, Nevada

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Edward Dahlquist — married 28 Apr 1929 in Richfield, WA

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 2000 at age 90 in Arroyo Grande, California

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Biography

Cressie Erva Brown was born 4 December 1909 in Lamoille, Nevada to Charles Edward Brown and Florence Hattie (Tulley) Brown. She was the 9th child of 17 children born. Cressie's parents lost several children: Eugene Arvid, b. 1898 and died age 2, Beatrice Victoria, b. 1900 and died age 2, twins b. (and died) in 1914, and a baby b. 1915 (and died) in 1915.

Cressie could play the piano by ear and played all her life. Her father had played piano in the theater for silent movies

In the 1910 U.S. Census, Cressie is a baby and living with her parents, Charles, 38, and Florence, 34, in Lamoille, Elko, Nevada. Also living there were 8 siblings: Chester, 11, Alda, 8, Carroll, 6, Sienna, 5, Tulley, 3, and Lester, 2.

The 1920 Census finds Cressie, 10, in Wallowa, Oregon living with her parents, Charles, 48, and Florence, 43, and 8 siblings: Alda, Carroll, 16, Sienna, 14, Tulley, 12, Lester, 11, Ava, 7, Adaven, 5, and Naoma, 3.

Cressie married Charles Edward Dahlquist in Washington in 1929. After traveling for 4 years, their first baby (Patricia Audyne) was born in 1933. In the 1940 U.S. Census Cressie, 30, is living with her husband "Ed", 32, and 2 daughters: Patricia Audyne, 6, and Cressie Joan, 5.

In 1948 Cressie and Ed had a son, Charles Edward (Eddie) Dahlquist II.

Cressie played in a band called "The Odds and Ends" as pianist and percussionist until the winter of 1999/2000. She played for her 90th birthday party in December, then contracted an illness that was going through her neighborhood. She died on 13 August, 2000 in Arroyo Grande, California.

Sources

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKLQ-4QP), Cressie Brown in household of Charles Brown, Lamiolle, Elko, Nevada, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 3A, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 858; FHL microfilm 1,374,871.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M48G-VWB), Cressie Brown in household of Charles E Brown, Wallowa, Wallowa, Oregon, United States; citing ED 210, sheet 1B, line 66, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1505; FHL microfilm 1,821,505.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K99J-724), Cressie Dahlquist in household of Charles E Dahlquist, Ostrander, Election Precinct 17, Cowlitz, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-37, sheet 3A, line 11, family 50, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4337.

"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JG7Z-Y65), Cressie E Dahlquist, 13 Aug 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).