WA Family Group Sheet for the Charles William FRIEND Family *********************************************** Copyright © Stephanie Mannion Wrightson. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Stephanie Mannion Wrightson Email address: swrightson51@gmail.com Husband: Charles William FRIEND Birthdate: September 12, 1871 Birthplace: Blaina, Monmouthshire, Wales Death date: April 19, 1942 Place of death: Centralia, Lewis, WA Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis, WA Father: John FRIEND Mother: Esther JENKINS Marriage date: February 27, 1897 Marriage place: Wife: Augusta "Gussie" SWANSON [Svensson] Birthdate: November 18, 1875 Birthplace: Ossjo, Kristianstad County, Sweden Death date: January 28, 1965 Place of death: Centralia, Lewis, WA Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis, WA Father: Sven Tufvesson Mother: Petronella Bengtsdotter CHILDREN Child No. 1: Roy William FRIEND Sex: M Birthdate: December 17, 1897 Birthplace: Issaquah, King, WA Death date: May 18, 1918 Place of death: Tono, Thurston, WA Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis, WA Marriage date: Bef. February 22, 1915 Marriage place: Washington State Spouse's name: Katherine Ann Owens Child No. 2: Wilbert Coster FRIEND Sex: M Birthdate: August 23, 1899 Birthplace: Issaquah, King, WA Death date: November 30, 1981 Place of death: Lacey, Thurston, WA Burial: Mt. View Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis, WA Marriage date: November 19, 1924 Marriage place: Chehalis, Lewis, WA Spouse's name: Anna Mae FUSCO Child No. 3: Phoebe Irene FRIEND Sex: F Birthdate: September 04, 1902 Birthplace: Issaquah, King, WA Death date: December 14, 1987 Place of death: Centralia, Lewis, WA Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis, WA Marriage date: November 08, 1920 Marriage place: Spouse's name: William Henry MARTINA Child No. 4: Carroll John FRIEND Sex: M Birthdate: September 28, 1912 Birthplace: Centralia, Lewis, WA Death date: June 24, 1983 Place of death: Centralia, Lewis, WA Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis, WA Marriage date: June 03, 1939 Marriage place: Spouse's name: Vivian Margaret DWYER Child No. 5: Charles Byrd FRIEND Sex: M Birthdate: March 13, 1916 Birthplace: Centralia, Lewis, WA Death date: May 22, 2001 Place of death: Centralia, Lewis, WA Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis, WA Marriage date: August 08, 1940 Marriage place: Spouse's name: Glenna Mae BRUNTON Documentation: Charles FRIEND immigrated with his parents from England to the U.S. in 1880. They initially settled in Clearfield County, PA, but moved their family to Issaquah, King County, WA by 1890. They subsequently moved to Tono, Thurston County, WA (near Centralia; Tono was mining town that is now a ghost town) and, then, to Centralia, Lewis County, WA where they are buried. Augusta SWANSON (originally \"SVENSSON\") was born in Ossjo, Kristianstad County, Sweden on November 18, 1875 and immigrated to the U.S. in 1889. COUNTIES: Lewis, King, and Thurston Counties, Washington State. SOURCES: 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 US Federal Census; Washington Births and Deaths on ancestry.com; Social Security Death Index; WWI Draft Registration; FRIEND family photo inscriptions; FRIEND relatives; England-Wales BMD Index; Washington State Digital Records; Obits and other articles in The Centralia Daily Chronical and The Issaquah Independent; birth certificates and updates for Wilbert FRIEND; Washington Death Certificates for Charles, Augusta, and Wilbert FRIEND; Certificate of Marriage for Wilbert FRIEND and Anna FUSCO; funeral cards; funeral and cemetery receipts for Roy FRIEND.