Johnson, Thelma Irene Underdal.

Thelma Irene (Underdal) Johnson was born on January 12, 1908 in Everett, WA. Her parents were John and Kristine Underdal, and she had four brothers and sisters. Both John and Kristine were born and grew up in Underdal, Sogn, Norway, and Thelma grew up speaking Norwegian. Her parents moved to Montana in 1910 when Thelma was two years old and began to homestead 160 acres about 75 miles east of the Rocky Mountains; Galata, MT was one of the closest towns. The Prospect School was only a mile away from her parents' farm, and Thelma completed all eight grades there, after which she attended high school in Galata for a year. Her parents moved to Portland, OR the next year so she went to high school there, but she went back to Galata the year after that and graduated. She then went to a business school in Great Falls, MT to become a bookkeeper, and she worked as a bookkeeper for a few months after finishing the school.

From the description of Thelma Irene Underdal Johnson Oral History Interview 1980. (Eugene Public Library). WorldCat record id: 184907040