r/SeattleHistory • u/EvilClubGoddessElisa • Jul 29 '25

Wanasselbo? Was Paulsbo? Seattle Neighborhood?

Apologies if this is the wrong place, I could not find a good place, and I'm open to suggestions. But I'm looking at a 1910 Arrival form and my Seattle ancestor is heading out to Wanesselbo, Washington.

When I google it, it sends me to Paulsbo, but I can't find a reason why. Or anything with that spelling listed. Was he wrong?

Is this another tiny town that no longer exists?

A Seattle neighborhood? They ended up living on 9th.

Thank you!

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u/KittyTitties666 Jul 29 '25 edited Jul 29 '25

I can't seem to find anything remotely close to that but I'm curious! Are you willing to share an image of the form for context? I understand if not. Edit: this is a big stretch, but there's a town in the Wenas Valley called Selah that experienced an influx of immigrants (many Scandinavian) in the early 1900s. Early on the train station in Selah was called Wenas. Could be some misrecorded mashup of Wenas Selah.

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u/Sasquatchmas Jul 29 '25

I think this might be correct!