In his family account, Kenneth Wayne Beckman says that Amelia was from Sweden. However, in census records she was recorded as being born in Russia (1900) or Finland (1910, 1920, 1930). The account also gives the year of her death as 1952.2890

An E. Soderstrom, spinster, arrived in New York

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Name: E Soderstrom
Arrival Date: 12 Oct 1887
Birth Year: abt 1869
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/Race-
/Nationality: Norwegian
Place of Origin: Norway
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination: New York
Port of Arrival: New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: Illinois

1900 Census of Portland, Multnomah Co OR

Name Age
Iver Iverson 35 Norway Norway Norway (married 7 years) day laborer
Emilia Iverson 32 Russia Russia Russia (married 7 years; mother of 1, 1 living)
Esther C Iverson 1 IL Norway Russia

1910 Census of Moores Valley, Yamhill Co OR

Name Age
Ives Iverson 43 Norway Norway Norway (married 16 years) farmer
Emelie Iverson 42 Finland Finland Finland (married 16 years; mother of 4, 2 living)
Esther Iverson 11 IL Norway Finland
Frank Iverson 1 9/12 OR Norway Finland

1920 Census of Chicago, Cook Co IL

Name Age
Iver Iverson 54 Norway Norway Norway (immigrated 1880, naturalized 1886)
Emelia S Iverson 52 Finland Finland Finland (immigrated 1888, naturalized)
Esther C Iverson 21 IL Norway Finland
Frank A Iverson 11 OR Norway Finland

1930 Census of Chicago, Cook Co IL

Name Age
Iver Iverson 65 Norway Norway Norway (immigrated 1881, naturalized)
Amelia Iverson 62 Finland Finland Finland (immigrated 1888, naturalized)
Frank Allen Iverson 21 Oregon Norway Finland (son)

1940 Census of Chicago, Cook Co IL

Name Age
Iver Iverson 75
Amelia Iverson 72

Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950

IVERSON IVER M/W UNK 0032544 1940-11-20 COOK CHICAGO - -
IVERSON IVER M/W UNK 0033477 1948-11-22 COOK CHICAGO - -


Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945 Record for Iver Iverson

Name: Iver Iverson
Arrival Date: 4 May 1884
Age: 20 Years
Estimated birth year: abt 1864
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: British Princess
Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Last Residence: Norway
Birthplace: Norway
Microfilm Roll Number: T840_4

Also listed are Kars Iverson, age 21, and Gund Iverson, age 24.