Edward Flones was born on April 8, 1907 in Hustad, Romsdalen, Norway to Markus Flones and Ellen Erikson. Markus was a fisherman and had changed his name from Peterson to Flones, "flo" meaning the tides and "nes" meaning front. Edward had fourteen siblings, many of which passed away. Edward attended school through the age of fifteen, and then he began fishing from fall through spring. In the summers, he went into the country and worked on various farms. In December 1929, Edward decided to immigrate to America, where two of his brothers were already living. His brothers liked America because the weather and fishing were better. Edward met one of his brothers in Seattle and stayed with him for the first year. The following year, he began fishing on a 10-11-man boat in Alaska. Edward fished on a boat called the "Nort" for fifteen years, and when the skipper died, Edward did the navigating himself. Eventually, Edward bought his own boat and began fishing by himself. By the time he retired, he owned six boats.
From the description of Edward Flones Oral History Interview 1981. (Eugene Public Library). WorldCat record id: 658227068
