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52 Ancestors, Week 14: Urselle Clementine Hork Schwalen (1892-1951)

Urselle Clementine Hork was the sister of my grandfather, William Cyril Hork, making her my great-aunt. She was the ninth child born to Johann Anton Hork and Julia Ann Sievert and Cyril was the tenth and last. She was the only child born in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, on 23 Mar 1892 to parents who moved around a lot. [1] By 1900, the family was living in Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana, the last place that they would live as a family. [2] Even though she was 8 years old in the 1900 census, she was not listed as attending school as her older brothers and sisters were. Ten years later she was listed in the 1910 census with the family as attending school at the age of 18. [3]   It is believed that she graduated from high school as she stated in 1940 that her highest education achieved was 4 years of high school. [4] After finishing school, Urselle worked as an operator for the Montana Independent Telephone Company. [5] This company was located in the Chamber ...