Meet my Parents
Christopherson Branch

Theodore (Ted) Evan Christopherson, son of Kajartan Christopherson, grandson of Sigurður Kristófersson.
Theodore's children are Robert, Ronald. Carol, and Roy Einar Christopherson.

"Ted held a realty license in San Francisco and bought property in Redwood city to fix up. May have worked for ARC Electric as Electrician, least that is what my mother wanted. Update: Acording to his brother, Henry, both Henry and Ted worked for ARC. They even had an old Model T delivery truck. They both decided to go into realty. Ted, Pauline, their children; Robert, Ronald and Carol, lived at 1660 Sweetwater, Colma, Calif., then moved to a new tract done by Henry & Ellis Stoneson (Ted's uncles), built on a rock quarrey, called The Meadows, in Millbrae, Calif, USA. Probably due to me (Roy) being born, a larger house was needed. Henry and Ted shared a real estate office in San Francisco which used to be on Ocean Avenue, called Christopherson & Sons. It was opened by Kjartan (Kay) Christopherson, son of Sigurdur. Henry's son Gary Christopherson continued the tradition and recently moved out due to San Francisco raising taxes. Just as many businesses have left California.

Ted separated from Pauline when Roy was around ten yrs old and sold property for Lake Camanche, and then Lake Don Pedro. Ted had a house on main street in La Grange, Calif., then opened office down the street (city about size of Glenboro), which I stayed overnight, receiving 11 stitches on eyelid cause I knocked over a folding chair in my sleep. He took us out on the lake a few times and even under the Golden Gate Bridge. Thinking back he probably realized his lack of time with us kids and wanted to make it up or mom just wanted a break from us. Ed Keith was kind enough to have me stay out at the Bar 49 Ranch during a couple summers, along with my siblings. Ted would have me stay at both recreation/office locations, in the bunk house.

Ted and Pauline divorced, then Ted remarried to Olivia and set double-wide trailer on a corner lot going into the lake near the damn. My mom kept the house and us kids. Later, in his last few years, his son Roy stayed with him during a few summers.

A quote from Ted's brother, Hank Christopherson:
"You could take the boy off of the farm (country), but you cannot take the farm out of the boy".
After Roy talked with Hank, the lure of selling lakeside property at Lake Comanche, then Lake Don Pedro in the La Grange area made more sense. Ted liked to wear cowboy boots and roam (survey) the hillside properties there. He came aross quite a few rattlesnakes. He was raised north of Baldur, but his birth certificate states Shawnessy Lake in British Columbia, Canada. He owned a boat which he took us across the lakes.

The following is on his tour of duty in WWII

Ted's military service page

Having had many conversations with my Uncle Henry recently, dad's brother and previous business partner along with his other brother, Sig and father, Kay, Hank has helped me understand one thing about my father,
"You could take the boy off the farm, but you cannot take the farm out of the boy". A quote which I hope will live on for my nephews to understand.

Photo of Ted Christopherson and a team of horses. He even milked cows.