Additions and Corrections

2008-11-02T08:57:00.000-08:00

Thank you Amy for offering some corrections. I know this is still incomplete as the information was from about 1980. If you are interested, contact me, and I will make you a contributor or fellow author, and you can post on the blog yourself. If you aren't comfortable doing that, you can email me changes to your family group sheet or even postings you want, and I can add it for you. I want this to be a spot where you can post calendar items, pictures of the family, news announcements, articles or whatever your heart desires.

Daylight Savings Time

2008-11-02T07:32:00.000-08:00

At this election time, everyone clamors about less government intervention, they talk about it, they extol it’s virtue’s, but at the same time, the government seems to get more involved, get larger year-by-year. The deficit grows. There seems to be no end to government intervention.

I propose that it is our right to demand less government intervention. And I have just the cause that I wish to enlist your support. That is when we should turn back our clocks ending Daylight Savings Time.

Our government proposes that we abide by daylight savings time, which I don’t have a problem with. My problem is that they insist that our clocks be turned back at 2:00 am on the first Sunday of November. What gives them the right to insist that we get out of bed at 2:00 am on a Sunday. Who wants to set their alarm for 2:00 am, then go through the house and switch all the clocks back to 1:00 am, only to have the alarm again ring at 2:00 am and each of us have to repeat that dreadful hour of lost sleep?

Now I realize there is already a groundswell of support to take this right away from the government. The radio DJ’s all tell us to change our clocks before we go to bed. Like who drives 55 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone? Who hasn’t crossed a street in the middle where there is no cross walk? Civil Disobedience has already driven each of us to change our clocks when we want to. But who gives DJ’s the right to tell us which hour to repeat in our lives. Why can’t we decide for ourselves?

For example. I propose sitting down to a wonderful dinner at 6:00 pm, at 7:00 pm, change back my clock and repeat the process.

Why would anyone that work’s the night shift want to have to repeat the hour? Wouldn’t they insist on changing their clocks either before or after their shift ends?

The losing football team, should be able to insist on changing back the clock and repeating the hour with the hopes of improving their lot in life. What trick-or-treater wouldn’t change the clock right in the middle of the candy-gathering festivities to increase their take? What young man, in the middle of a hot date, wouldn’t change back the clock to increase the time he gets with his beau? Sure it would cause some confusion, but why do we let the government tell us when to do it, and especially have it done in the middle of the night?

And don’t even get me started on the start of Daylight Savings time! To tell All American’s that they must lose an hours sleep seems totally Un-American. While the Constitution and Declaration of Independence are completely silent on the subject, you tell me which seems more in keeping with our individual pursuit of happiness stated in the Declaration of Independence? Losing an hours sleep so that one can make it to the Chemistry test on time? Or sleeping in that hour, and changing the clock at the precise moment the Chemistry test was to begin, losing that hour of your life forever.

Join with me in the cause. Get the government out of the business of telling us when to switch our clocks. This may just be a small step at reducing government intervention, however, most major revolutions start small. Until then, I hope everyone remembered to set their alarms at 2:00 this morning and changed their clocks back!

Oscarson Family Posterity

2008-10-27T22:15:00.000-07:00

Below is a first stab at a posterity, taken from the Oscarson Families book, published in 1981. This list was frozen in time as of the publication, and much has changed since then. Please review and offer changes. Hopefully the format is easy to understand.

Gustaf Emil Oscarson (1862-1949)
Johanna Fredrika Okerlind (1867-1902)
_____1. Elsa Johanna Oscarson Fors(1892-1977)
_____Carl Simon Fors
_____2. Lily Maria Oscarson (1893-1894)
_____3. John Emil Oscarson (1896-1971)
_____Leola Lay
__________1. John Darrell Oscarson
__________Lois Nedra Whittaker
_______________1. Vonnie Kay Oscarson Norris (1953-
_______________David Bryant Norris
____________________1. Tamara Lynn Norris (1974-
____________________2. Timothy Bryant Norris (1980-
_______________2. Karren Lee Oscarson Salmon (1954-
_______________Charles Neil Salmon
____________________1. Erik Jacob Salmon (1976-
_______________3. Kim Oscarson (1962-
_______________4. Robert John Oscarson (1966-
__________2. Kurt Emil Oscarson (1948-
__________Laura Canal
_______________1. Travis Kurt Oscarson (1978-

Louisa Wilhelmina Okerlind (
_____1. Florence Wilhelmina Oscarson Gillman (1903-
_____Alroy Gillman
_____2. Hilda Marie Oscarson (1905-1931)
_____3. George Gustave Oscarson (1907-
_____Odessa Schow
_____Hazel Cobbley
__________1. Glenn G. Oscarson (1945-
__________Clara Jane Christiansen
________________1. Nathan Glenn Oscarson (1972-
________________2. Kristen Marie Oscarson (1974-
________________3. Lisa Jane Oscarson (1976-
________________4. Alana Oscarson (1981-
__________2. Gary Lee Oscarson
__________Susan Kay Earl
_______________1. Ky Lee Oscarson (1971-
_______________2. Lance Kjell Oscarson (1973-
_____4. Roy Wilhelm Oscarson (1909-
_____Vera Brown
__________1. Robert Don Oscarson (1932-
__________Shirley Arlene Calder
_______________1. James Lee Oscarson
_______________Marianne Gifford
____________________1. Robert DeMille Oscarson (1979-
_______________2. Stephen Eardley Oscarson (1960-
_______________Laura Hergatt
____________________Nicole Marie Oscarson
____________________Emily Jean Oscarson
____________________John Tyler Oscarson
____________________Brooks Ann Oscarson
____________________Elizabeth Joy Oscarson
____________________Joseph Knight Oscarson
_______________3. Brooks Lorraine Oscarson (1965-
_______________Scott Muir
__________2. Grant Richard Oscarson
__________Linda Lochhead
_______________1. Rebecca Oscarson (1959-
_______________2. Deborah Oscarson (1961-
_______________3. Daniel Roy Oscarson (1963-
_______________4. David Alan Oscarson (1966-
_______________5. Lisa Oscarson (1971-
_______________6. Kristina Oscarson (1976-
___________3. Bonnie Lee Oscarson
___________Aldwin Evans Jolly
_______________1. Andrew Evans Jolly (1961-
_______________2. Todd William Jolly (1963-
_______________3. Kristina Jolly (1965-
_______________4. Katy Vee Jolly (1971-
_______________5. Jacob Aldwin Jolly (1974-
__________4. Paul Kent Oscarson (1946-
__________Bonnie Lee Green
_______________1. Amy Lynn Oscarson (1970-
_______________2. Christopher Paul Oscarson (1972-
_______________3. Carrie Ann Oscarson (1974-
_______________4. Sarah Beth Oscarson (1976-
_______________5. Emily Johanna Oscarson (1978-
_______________6. Abigail Jean Oscarson (1980-
_______________7. Spencer James Oscarson (1981-
_____5. Robert August Oscarson (1911-
_____Betty Burningham
__________1. Linda Jean Oscarson Laycock (1946-
__________Lloyd Earl Laycock
_______________1. Steven Lloyd Laycock (1965-
_______________2. Sharon Laycock (1967-
_______________3. Shauna Laycock (1969-
_______________4. John “scott” Laycock (1973-
_______________5. Shane Robert Laycock (1976-
__________2. Robert Kent Oscarson (1947-
__________Nancy Lenhart
_______________1. Jon Montgomery Oscarson (1961-
_______________2. Nina Annette Oscarson (1964-
_______________3. Jenelle Marie Oscarson (1967-
_______________4. Rodney Nicholas Oscarson (1969-1969)
_______________5. RaDawn Nicol Oscarson (1971-
_______________6. Sarah Anne Oscarson (1977-
_______________? Hall
_______________7. Robert Cameron Oscarson (1979-
_______________Amber
__________3. David A. Oscarson (1948-
__________Kathleen Roundy
_______________1. Craig David Oscarson (1973-
_______________Melanie Christopherson
_______________2. Amy Oscarson (1974-
_______________? Jolley
_______________3. Eric Glenn Oscarson (1976-
_______________4. Mark Jeffery Oscarson (1977-
_______________5. Curtis Arthur Oscarson (1979-
_______________Mary Winter
__________4. Anna Beth Oscarson Mecham (1950-
__________LaMar H. Mecham
_______________1. Keri Lynn Mecham (1972-
_______________2. Kristina Mecham (1974-
_______________Long Nguyen
_______________3. Karolee Mecham (1975-
_______________Jake Fritz
_______________4. Katie Mecham (1978-
_______________5. Mark Mecham
_______________6. Matt Mecham
__________5. Shirlee Oscarson Webb (1951-
__________Thomas J. Webb
_______________1. Thomas Fredrick Webb (1975-
_______________2. Rex Paul Webb (1977-
_______________Natalie
_______________3. Jennifer Germaine Webb (1979-
_______________Kiley Mortensen
_______________4. Christopher Ryan Webb (1980-
_______________5. Angela Webb
_______________6. Shawn Webb
_______________Jessica
_______________7. Ashley Webb
_______________8. Robbie Webb
__________6. Betty Ruth Oscarson Adams
__________Edward J. Adams
_______________1. Benjamin Edward Adams (1973-
_______________2. Daniel A. Adams (1976-
_______________3. Michael Adams
__________7. Kathleen Oscarson King
__________Bruce M. King
_______________1. Kimberly King (1975-
_______________John Mosely
_______________2. Aaron Bruce King (1976-
_______________Tamra
_______________3. Nathanial David King (1978-
_______________Lona
_______________4. Emily King
_______________? Dalling
_______________5. Matt King
__________8. Diane Oscarson Adams
__________Craig K. Adams
_______________1. Steven Craig Adams (1978-
_______________2. Alisa Diane Adams (1980-
_______________3. Corrine Adams
__________Les Moss
__________9. Allen Lee Oscarson
__________Karen
_______________1. Jacob Oscarson
_______________2. Carly Oscarson
_______________3. Luke Oscarson
_____6. Edwin Karl (1913-1957)
_____LaPreal Walker
__________1. Ed Walker Oscarson (1936-
__________Marilyn Jean Beeler
_______________1. Marilee Oscarson Reese (1961-
_______________James Kenneth Reese
_______________2. Melanie Oscarson (1962-
_______________3. Cali Oscarson (1965-
_______________4. Brian Ray Oscarson (1969-
_______________5. Susan Oscarson (1971-
__________2. Cheryl Rae Oscarson Johnson
__________Verland Douglas Johnson
_______________1. Mark Alan Johnson (1967-
_______________2. Cherylnn Johnson (1968-
_______________3. Steven Kay Johnson (1971-
_______________4. Scott Douglas Johnson (1972-
_______________5. Kenneth Hal Johnson (1974-
_______________6. Dean Dwane Johnson (1976-
_______________7. Hal Dee Johnson (1978-
_______________8. Eric Karl Johnson (1980-
__________3. John Leanard Oscarson
__________Joyce Marie Lane
_______________1. Lisa Marie Oscarson (1969-
_______________2. Neil Edwin Oscarson (1973-
__________4. Jeanne Oscarson Jeppson
__________David William Jeppson
_______________1. Paul David Jeppson (1969-
_______________2. Brandon Craig Jeppson (1970-
_______________3. Corin Jeppson (1972-
_______________4. Michelle Jeppson (1975-
_____7. Dora Louise Oscarson Hales (1916-
_____Clifford C. Hales
__________1. Harley Robert Hales (1937-
__________Gay Farr
_______________1. Pamela Gay Hales Davis (1958-
_______________Kerry D. Davis
____________________1. Joseph Kerry Hales (1979-
_______________2. Carolyn Hales (1960-
_______________3. Brent Harley Hales (1962-
_______________4. Suzanne Hales (1969-
_______________5. Sally Hales (1972-
__________2. Don C. Hales (1940-
__________Patricia Larue Jolley
_______________1. Shelli Dalene Hales Densley (1959-
_______________Kip Deloy Densley
____________________1. Emily Dalene Densley (1980-
_______________2. KaRynn Hales (1960-
_______________3. Don Gregory Hales (1962-
_______________4. Richard Jolley Hales (1963-
_______________5. Michael Taylor Hales (1965-
_______________6. Lisa Hales (1966-
_______________7. Paul Thomas Hales (1968-
_______________8. Camille Hales (1970-
__________3. Judy Hales Tingey (1946-1970)
__________Kent Maurice Tingey
_______________1. Michelle Tingey (1968-
_______________2. Robert Kent Tingey (1970-1970)
__________4. Mark Dee Hales (1952-
__________Linda Patten
_______________1. Tammy Hales (1978-
__________5. Clifford Jay Hales (1956-
__________Catherine Ann Parks
_______________1. Clifford Charles Hales (1978-
_______________2. John Russell Hales (1980-
_______________3. Ann Louise Hales (1981-
__________6. Steven Kay Hales (1957-
__________Charlene Hall
_______________1. Alyssa Dawn Hales (1978-
_______________2. Cameron Clinton Hales (1980-
_____8. Elizabeth May Oscarson McClure (1917-
_____Kenneth E. McClure
__________1. Kenneth Eugene McClure Jr. (1941-
__________Dorothy Devey
_______________1. Layne Kenneth McClure (1961-
_______________2. Clay Ranold McClure (1965-
_______________3. Cameron Devey McClure (1967-
_______________4. Lesa McClure (1971-
__________2. James E. McClure
__________Shirley Dean
_______________1. Shawn James McClure (1968-
_______________2. Colette McClure (1975-
_______________3. Bryan Kenneth McClure (1976-
__________3. Suzette McClure Henrichsen (1949-
__________Paul Douglas Henrichsen
_______________1. Anna Lee Henrichsen (1968-
_______________2. Jessica Henrichsen (1970-
_______________3. Carla Henrichsen (1972-
_______________4. Kelly Sue Henrichsen (1977-
__________4. Marvin Dean McClure (1952-
__________Marsha Ann Hardy
_______________1. Melanie Ann McClure (1974-
_______________2. Melissa Eve McClure (1975-
_______________3. Michelle Elizabeth McClure (1977-
_______________4. Monica Kaye McClure (1980-
__________5. LeLand Jay McClure (1954-
__________Marcia Huggard
_______________1. John Lee McClure (1975-
_______________2. Candice McClure (1979-
__________6. Scott Richard McClure (1958-
__________Cheryl Smith
_______________1. Mindy May McClure (1978-

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