Gilbert Arthur Sather

Gards- og ættesoga for Haa I page 287 Nærbø (48.4). (There is written: "Died in Texas 1961, married to Jerry from Texas. He was american officer.").

Birth 1911 No. 22: https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/1781/91

To America 1918.

Census 1920 Zurich, Blaine, Montana: Erick Jacobson, age 8, son.

Census 2 Apr. 1930 School District 17, Blaine, Montana: Eric Jacobson, age 18, son.

Did Eric Jacobson change his name to Gilbert Arthur Sather when he entered the US army 11 aug. 1930??

Is this the same person? Eric was b. 3 Jul 1911 in Bø, Nærbø, Hå, Rogaland, Norway. There is no child b. 3 Jun 1907 in Nærbø sokn, Hå (Bø), Rogaland, Norway.

NOT the same person as Gilbert Arthur Sather b. 1 Sep. 1908 in North Dakota, d. 7 Jan. 1960 in Montana and married 3 Nov. 1935 in Montana to Elizabeth Arlene McCarty.

This Gilbert Arthur Sather was b. in Norway, was Major in US army, retiered 31 aug. 1956 and died 26 Mar. 1961 in Texas:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3047969/gilbert-arthur-sather

Gilbert Arthur Sather BIRTH 3 Jun 1907 Norway DEATH 26 Mar 1961 (aged 53) Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA BURIAL Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA

(birth date on stone is incorrect, it's for a different Gilbert Arthur Sather)

Family Members

Parents

Haldor Severin Jacobson 1877–1961

Gunhild Martinsen Edlund Jacobson 1887–1977

Siblings

John R. Jacobson 1905–1984

Harold Jacobson 1919–2002

Margaret Jacobson Krawitz 1925–2019

Helen Jacobson Williams 1929–1999