Annilee Crotchett

F, b. 19 June 1883, d. 3 October 1976
Father*Alonzo Crotchett b. 28 Aug 1854, d. 13 Mar 1936
Mother*Mary Ella Spencer b. 1860, d. 19 Mar 1894
Annalee Crotchett-Colorized
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationAnnilee Crotchett was also known as Amelia.
Name VariationAnnilee Crotchett was also known as Anna Lee.
Married Name3 June 1908As of 3 June 1908,her married name was Allen.
Married Name14 May 1939As of 14 May 1939,her married name was Starliper.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth19 June 1883Annilee Crotchett was born at Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, on 19 June 1883.
She was the daughter of Alonzo Crotchett and Mary Ella Spencer.
Marriage3 June 1908Annilee Crotchett married George Arthur Allen, son of Evennus Allen and Mary Macline, on 3 June 1908 at at the home of her grandfather, Thomas Crotchett, near Madison, Greenwood, Kansas, George A Allen and Annilee Crotchett marriage announcement; by Rev. W. M. Stanahan. also reported as 03 Jun 1912.
The Burlington Republican (Burlington, Kansas) 08 Jun 1908 - George A Allen and Annilee Crotchett marriage announcement
Marriage14 May 1939Annilee Crotchett married Judge William Alva Starliper on 14 May 1939 at Burlington, Kansas.
Death3 October 1976Annilee Crotchett died on 3 October 1976 at age 93 also reported as 30 Oct 1976.
Burialafter 3 October 1976She was buried after 3 October 1976 at Graceland Cemetery, Burlington, Coffey, Kansas.
Census DateLocationDescription
1 March 1895Elmerdaro, Lyon, KansasAnnilee Crotchett appeared on the census of 1 March 1895 in the household of Thomas Crotchett at Elmerdaro, Lyon, Kansas.
3 June 1900Le Roy, Coffey, KansasAnnilee Crotchett was listed as a daughter in Alonzo Crotchett's household on the 1900 Census at Le Roy, Coffey, Kansas.1
21 January 1920Avon, Coffey, KansasAnnilee Crotchett was listed as wife in George Arthur Allen's household on the 1920 Census at Avon, Coffey, Kansas.2
11 April 1930Burlington, Coffey, KansasAnnilee Crotchett was listed as wife in George Arthur Allen's household on the 1930 Census at Burlington, Coffey, Kansas.3
1940Burlington, Coffey, KansasAnnilee Crotchett was listed as wife in Judge William Alva Starliper's household on the 1940 Census at Burlington, Coffey, Kansas.4
DateLocationDescription
Portrait of sisters Annalee and Mabelle Crotchett.
sisters Annalee and Mabelle Crotchett-Colorized
sisters Annalee and Mabelle Crotchett

Children of Annilee Crotchett and George Arthur Allen

Citations

  1. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED38. Dwelling 58.
  2. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED10. Dwelling 115.
  3. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED16-2. Dwelling 226.
  4. [S373] U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Burlington, Coffey, Kansas; Roll: T627_1225; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 16-2.

Mabelle Edith Crotchett

F, b. 15 December 1887, d. 8 September 1963
Father*Alonzo Crotchett b. 28 Aug 1854, d. 13 Mar 1936
Mother*Mary Ella Spencer b. 1860, d. 19 Mar 1894
Mabelle Edith Crotchett Cornwall-Colorized
Mabelle Edith (Crotchett) Cornwall
Mabelle Crotchett-Colorized
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationMabelle Edith Crotchett was also known as Mabel.
Name VariationMabelle Edith Crotchett was also known as Mabelle A.
Married Name12 April 1911As of 12 April 1911,her married name was Abrams.
Married Name23 May 1940As of 23 May 1940,her married name was Cornwall.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth15 December 1887Mabelle Edith Crotchett was born on 15 December 1887 at Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, also reported as Orongo, Jasper county, Missouri.
She was the daughter of Alonzo Crotchett and Mary Ella Spencer.
Marriage12 April 1911Mabelle Edith Crotchett married Herman Marion Abrams on 12 April 1911 at Panama while Mabelle was a Government nurse.
Marriage23 May 1940Mabelle Edith Crotchett married George A. Cornwall on 23 May 1940.
Death8 September 1963Mabelle Edith Crotchett died on 8 September 1963 at San Francisco, California, at age 75 also reported as 07 Aug 1965.
Burialafter 8 September 1963She was buried after 8 September 1963 at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California.
Census DateLocationDescription
1 March 1895Elmerdaro, Lyon, KansasMabelle Edith Crotchett appeared on the census of 1 March 1895 in the household of Thomas Crotchett at Elmerdaro, Lyon, Kansas.
28 June 1900Elmendaro, Lyon, KansasMabelle Edith Crotchett was listed as a grand-daughter in Thomas Crotchett's household on the 1900 Census at Elmendaro, Lyon, Kansas; living next door to John Felkel.1
2 January 1920Bremerton Ward 2, Kitsap, WashingtonMabelle Edith Crotchett was listed as wife in Herman Marion Abrams's household on the 1920 Census at Bremerton Ward 2, Kitsap, Washington.2
17 April 1940Berkeley, Alameda, CaliforniaMabelle Edith Crotchett was listed as a widow lodger in George A. Cornwall's household on the 1940 Census at Berkeley, Alameda, California.3
DateLocationDescription
Portrait of sisters Annalee and Mabelle Crotchett.
sisters Annalee and Mabelle Crotchett-Colorized
sisters Annalee and Mabelle Crotchett
20 April 1911New Orleans, LouisianaMabelle Edith Crotchett migrated on 20 April 1911 at New Orleans, Louisiana, Name: Mabelle E Abrams Arrival Date: 20 Apr 1911 Age: 23 Gender: Female Port of Departure: Colon, Panama Ship Name: Cartago Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana Birthplace: Missouri,Joplin.
1952San Francisco, CaliforniaShe lived in 1952 at San Francisco, California.

Citations

  1. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED67. Dwelling 262.
  2. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED50. Dwelling 20-28.
  3. [S373] U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Berkeley, Alameda, California; Roll: m-t0627-00190; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 1-158.

Harry Crochett

M, b. 10 February 1898, d. 16 July 1922
Father*Alonzo Crotchett b. 28 Aug 1854, d. 13 Mar 1936
Mother*Missouri Johnsten b. 30 Dec 1874, d. 14 Jun 1926
Harry Crotchett
Harry Crotchett
Harry Crotchett b 1898 in military outfit-Colorized
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationHarry Crochett was also known as Crotchett.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth10 February 1898Harry Crochett was born at Leroy, Coffey, Kansas, on 10 February 1898.
He was the son of Alonzo Crotchett and Missouri Johnsten.
Marriage4 August 1917Harry Crochett married Addie Thomas on 4 August 1917 at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Death16 July 1922Harry Crochett died on 16 July 1922 at age 24 also reported as 18 Jul 1922.
Burialafter 16 July 1922He was buried after 16 July 1922 at Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Jacksonville, Pulaski, Arkansas, also reported as 18 Jul 1922; United States Navy - WW I.
Census DateLocationDescription
3 June 1900Le Roy, Coffey, KansasHarry Crochett was listed as a son in Alonzo Crotchett's household on the 1900 Census at Le Roy, Coffey, Kansas.1
1 June 1905Iola, Allen, KansasHarry Crochett appeared on the census of 1 June 1905 in the household of Alonzo Crotchett at Iola, Allen, Kansas.
26 April 1910Little Rock Ward 1, Pulaski, ArkansasHarry Crochett was listed as a son in Alonzo Crotchett's household on the 1910 Census at Little Rock Ward 1, Pulaski, Arkansas.2
3 January 1920Precinct 2, Bent, ColoradoHarry Crochett was listed as a patient at the Fort Lyon Naval Sanitarium in the 1920 Census at Precinct 2, Bent, Colorado. His is married and his occupation is U.S. Navy.3
DateLocationDescription
circa 1915Circa 1915 portrait of Alonzo and Missouri Johnsten Crotchett children.

Child of Harry Crochett and Addie Thomas

Citations

  1. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED38. Dwelling 58.
  2. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED106. Dwelling 338.
  3. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Dwelling 1. ED15. Sheet 1B.

Loleta Faye Crotchett

F, b. 19 April 1900, d. 25 July 1999
Father*Alonzo Crotchett b. 28 Aug 1854, d. 13 Mar 1936
Mother*Missouri Johnsten b. 30 Dec 1874, d. 14 Jun 1926
Loleta Faye Crotchett Jones-Colorized
Loleta Faye Crotchett Jones
Loleta Faye Crotchett
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationLoleta Faye Crotchett was also known as Faye.
Name VariationLoleta Faye Crotchett was also known as Fay.
Married Name12 June 1919As of 12 June 1919,her married name was Jones.
TypeDateDescription
SOCIALSECULoleta Faye Crotchett obtained US Social Security Card at Missouri; last residence Cave Springs, Benton, Arkansas.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth19 April 1900Loleta Faye Crotchett was born at Leroy, Coffey, Kansas, on 19 April 1900.
She was the daughter of Alonzo Crotchett and Missouri Johnsten.
Marriage12 June 1919Loleta Faye Crotchett married Reverand George Elliott Jones on 12 June 1919 at Argenta (now North Little Rock), Pulaski, Arkansas.
Death25 July 1999Loleta Faye Crotchett died on 25 July 1999 at age 99.
Burialafter 25 July 1999She was buried after 25 July 1999 at Elmwood Cemetery, Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas.
Census DateLocationDescription
3 June 1900Le Roy, Coffey, KansasLoleta Faye Crotchett was listed as a daughter in Alonzo Crotchett's household on the 1900 Census at Le Roy, Coffey, Kansas.1
1 June 1905Iola, Allen, KansasLoleta Faye Crotchett appeared on the census of 1 June 1905 in the household of Alonzo Crotchett at Iola, Allen, Kansas.
26 April 1910Little Rock Ward 1, Pulaski, ArkansasLoleta Faye Crotchett was listed as a daughter in Alonzo Crotchett's household on the 1910 Census at Little Rock Ward 1, Pulaski, Arkansas.2
8 April 1930Clifton, Faulkner, ArkansasLoleta Faye Crotchett was listed as wife in Reverand George Elliott Jones's household on the 1930 Census at Clifton, Faulkner, Arkansas.3
DateLocationDescription
circa 1915Circa 1915 portrait of Alonzo and Missouri Johnsten Crotchett children.

Children of Loleta Faye Crotchett and Reverand George Elliott Jones

Citations

  1. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED38. Dwelling 58.
  2. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED106. Dwelling 338.
  3. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED23-13. Dwelling 88.

Earle Crotchett

M, b. 18 July 1902, d. 30 March 1971
Father*Alonzo Crotchett b. 28 Aug 1854, d. 13 Mar 1936
Mother*Missouri Johnsten b. 30 Dec 1874, d. 14 Jun 1926
Earle Crotchett-Colorized
Earle Crotchett
Earle Crotchett
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationEarle Crotchett was also known as Earl.
TypeDateDescription
SOCIALSECUEarle Crotchett obtained US Social Security Card at Tennessee; Last residence Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth18 July 1902Earle Crotchett was born at Iola, Allen, Kansas, on 18 July 1902.
He was the son of Alonzo Crotchett and Missouri Johnsten.
Marriagecirca 1922Earle Crotchett married Ruby Stiyrne circa 1922 at North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Marriage28 July 1934Earle Crotchett married Eunice E. Fuller on 28 July 1934 at Garland, Arkansas.
Marriagecirca 1942Earle Crotchett married Evelyn Jean Anderson circa 1942.
Divorcecirca 1948Earle Crotchett and Evelyn Jean Anderson were divorced circa 1948.
Death30 March 1971Earle Crotchett died on 30 March 1971 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, at age 68 Earle Crotchett obituary.
Carthage Press March 31, 1971 - Earle Crotchett obituary
Burialafter 30 March 1971He was buried after 30 March 1971 at Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
Census DateLocationDescription
1 June 1905Iola, Allen, KansasEarle Crotchett appeared on the census of 1 June 1905 in the household of Alonzo Crotchett at Iola, Allen, Kansas.
26 April 1910Little Rock Ward 1, Pulaski, ArkansasEarle Crotchett was listed as a son in Alonzo Crotchett's household on the 1910 Census at Little Rock Ward 1, Pulaski, Arkansas.1
19 January 1920North Little Rock, Hill Twp, Pulaski, ArkansasEarle Crotchett was listed as a son in Alonzo Crotchett's household on the 1920 Census at North Little Rock, Hill Twp, Pulaski, Arkansas; Living at 1423 West 15th street.2
1940Memphis, Shelby, TennesseeEarle Crotchett was listed as the head of a family on the 1940 Census at Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.3
DateLocationDescription
circa 1915Circa 1915 portrait of Alonzo and Missouri Johnsten Crotchett children.
between 1926 and 1931Little Rock, Pulaski, ArkansasEarle Crotchett and Ruby Stiyrne lived between 1926 and 1931 at Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.
1940Earle Crotchett was a newsreel cameraman with Universal Newsreels in 1940.

Child of Earle Crotchett and Evelyn Jean Anderson

Citations

  1. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED106. Dwelling 338.
  2. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Sheet 16B. ED166. Ward 4. Dwelling 316.
  3. [S373] U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3966; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 98-193.

Dale R. Crotchett

M, b. 30 June 1904, d. 31 December 1946
Father*Alonzo Crotchett b. 28 Aug 1854, d. 13 Mar 1936
Mother*Missouri Johnsten b. 30 Dec 1874, d. 14 Jun 1926
Dale Crotchett-Colorized
Dale Crotchett
Dale Crotchett
Life EventDateDescription
Birth30 June 1904Dale R. Crotchett was born at Iola, Allen, Kansas, on 30 June 1904.
He was the son of Alonzo Crotchett and Missouri Johnsten.
Marriage18 May 1929Dale R. Crotchett married Alta Faye Tilley, daughter of W. L. Tilley and Lillie M. (?), on 18 May 1929 at North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.
Death31 December 1946Dale R. Crotchett died on 31 December 1946, at age 42.
BurialJanuary 1947He was buried in January 1947 at Edgewood Cemetery, Pulaski, Arkansas.
Alta and Dale Crotchett tombstone
Census DateLocationDescription
1 June 1905Iola, Allen, KansasDale R. Crotchett appeared on the census of 1 June 1905 in the household of Alonzo Crotchett at Iola, Allen, Kansas.
26 April 1910Little Rock Ward 1, Pulaski, ArkansasDale R. Crotchett was listed as a son in Alonzo Crotchett's household on the 1910 Census at Little Rock Ward 1, Pulaski, Arkansas.1
19 January 1920North Little Rock, Hill Twp, Pulaski, ArkansasDale R. Crotchett was listed as a son in Alonzo Crotchett's household on the 1920 Census at North Little Rock, Hill Twp, Pulaski, Arkansas; Living at 1423 West 15th street.2
25 April 1930Guthrie, Logan, OklahomaDale R. Crotchett was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma.3
DateLocationDescription
circa 1915Circa 1915 portrait of Alonzo and Missouri Johnsten Crotchett children.

Citations

  1. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED106. Dwelling 338.
  2. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Sheet 16B. ED166. Ward 4. Dwelling 316.
  3. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED42-8. Dwelling 162-220.

Hattie Juanita Crotchett

F, b. 27 August 1906, d. 6 August 1985
Father*Alonzo Crotchett b. 28 Aug 1854, d. 13 Mar 1936
Mother*Missouri Johnsten b. 30 Dec 1874, d. 14 Jun 1926
Hattie Juanita Crotchett Durham-Colorized
Hattie Juanita Crotchett
Hattie Juanita (Crotchett) Durham
Name TypeDateDescription
NicknameHattie Juanita Crotchett also went by the name of Juanita.
Married Name17 June 1925As of 17 June 1925,her married name was Durham.
TypeDateDescription
SOCIALSECUHattie Juanita Crotchett obtained US Social Security Card at Arkansas; last residence Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth27 August 1906Hattie Juanita Crotchett was born at Iola, Allen, Kansas, on 27 August 1906.
She was the daughter of Alonzo Crotchett and Missouri Johnsten.
Marriage17 June 1925Hattie Juanita Crotchett married Barney Harris Durham, son of (?) Durham and Martha (?), on 17 June 1925 at Morrilton, Arkansas.
Death6 August 1985Hattie Juanita Crotchett died on 6 August 1985 at age 78.
Burialafter 6 August 1985She was buried after 6 August 1985 at Plumerville Cemetery, Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas.
Census DateLocationDescription
26 April 1910Little Rock Ward 1, Pulaski, ArkansasHattie Juanita Crotchett was listed as a daughter in Alonzo Crotchett's household on the 1910 Census at Little Rock Ward 1, Pulaski, Arkansas.1
19 January 1920North Little Rock, Hill Twp, Pulaski, ArkansasHattie Juanita Crotchett was listed as a daughter in Alonzo Crotchett's household on the 1920 Census at North Little Rock, Hill Twp, Pulaski, Arkansas; Living at 1423 West 15th street.2
12 April 1930Howard, Conway, ArkansasHattie Juanita Crotchett was listed as wife in Barney Harris Durham's household on the 1930 Census at Howard, Conway, Arkansas.3
DateLocationDescription
circa 1915Circa 1915 portrait of Alonzo and Missouri Johnsten Crotchett children.

Child of Hattie Juanita Crotchett and Barney Harris Durham

Citations

  1. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED106. Dwelling 338.
  2. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Sheet 16B. ED166. Ward 4. Dwelling 316.
  3. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED15-9. Dwelling.

Lloyd Crotchett

M, b. 10 August 1908, d. December 1984
Father*Alonzo Crotchett b. 28 Aug 1854, d. 13 Mar 1936
Mother*Missouri Johnsten b. 30 Dec 1874, d. 14 Jun 1926
LLoyd Crotchett-Colorized
LLoyd Crotchett
Lloyd Crotchett b 1908
TypeDateDescription
SOCIALSECUbefore 1951Lloyd Crotchett obtained US Social Security Card at Pennsylvania; Last residence Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas..
Life EventDateDescription
Birth10 August 1908Lloyd Crotchett was born at El Dorado, Butler, Arkansas, on 10 August 1908.
He was the son of Alonzo Crotchett and Missouri Johnsten.
Marriage1 May 1930Lloyd Crotchett married Mildred Irene Tamm on 1 May 1930 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Marriage2 November 1946Lloyd Crotchett married Dorothy Marie Maynor on 2 November 1946.
DeathDecember 1984Lloyd Crotchett died in December 1984 at Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, at age 76.
BurialDecember 1984He was buried in December 1984 at Edgewood Memorial Park, North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.
Lloyd Crotchett tombstone
Census DateLocationDescription
26 April 1910Little Rock Ward 1, Pulaski, ArkansasLloyd Crotchett was listed as a son in Alonzo Crotchett's household on the 1910 Census at Little Rock Ward 1, Pulaski, Arkansas.1
19 January 1920North Little Rock, Hill Twp, Pulaski, ArkansasLloyd Crotchett was listed as a son in Alonzo Crotchett's household on the 1920 Census at North Little Rock, Hill Twp, Pulaski, Arkansas; Living at 1423 West 15th street.2
DateLocationDescription
Lloyd Crotchett had zero children.
circa 1915Circa 1915 portrait of Alonzo and Missouri Johnsten Crotchett children.

Citations

  1. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED106. Dwelling 338.
  2. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Sheet 16B. ED166. Ward 4. Dwelling 316.

Martha I. McFarlin

F, b. circa 1832, d. 1876
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationMartha I. McFarlin was also known as Martha Jane McFarlan.
Married Name16 February 1854As of 16 February 1854,her married name was Tanner.
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1832Martha I. McFarlin was born circa 1832 at Illinois.
Marriage16 February 1854She married Thomas Wootten Tanner Jr, son of Thomas Wootten Tanner Sr and Elizabeth Christian Bain, on 16 February 1854 at Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois.1
Death1876Martha I. McFarlin died in 1876.
Census DateLocationDescription
3 July 1865Golconda, Pope, IllinoisMartha I. McFarlin is counted on the census of 3 July 1865 in the household of Thomas Wootten Tanner Jr at Golconda, Pope, Illinois; Household includes 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 2 males under 10, 1 female 20-29 (wife Martha), 1 female 15-19, 3 female 14 and under; next door to mother Elizabeth Tanner.
15 July 1870t14S r6E Golconda P.O., Pope, IllinoisMartha I. McFarlin was listed in Thomas Wootten Tanner Jr's household on the 1870 Census at t14S r6E Golconda P.O., Pope, Illinois.2

Children of Martha I. McFarlin and Thomas Wootten Tanner Jr

Citations

  1. [S186] Illinois, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Vol 002/ Page 0191.
  2. [S247] U.S. Federal Census 1870 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, page 4. dwelling 20.

Edward Brookes Thurtell

M, b. 17 September 1815, d. 16 April 1876
Father*John Thurtell b. 9 Sep 1788, d. 7 Dec 1837
Mother*Mary Brookes b. 1787, d. 25 Jul 1854
Life EventDateDescription
Birth17 September 1815Edward Brookes Thurtell was born on 17 September 1815 at Ipswich, Great Yarmouth, England.1
He was the son of John Thurtell and Mary Brookes.
Marriage19 November 1841Edward Brookes Thurtell married Amy Belle Burns, daughter of Conrad Burns II and Sarah Chester, on 19 November 1841 at Vaughan Home, Sinipee, Grant, Wisconsin, listed as Emma Burns.2,3
Death16 April 1876Edward Brookes Thurtell died on 16 April 1876 at Vaughan Home, Sinipee, Grant, Wisconsin, at age 60 also reported as 16 May 1876.
Burialafter 16 April 1876He was buried after 16 April 1876 at Jamestown Cemetery, Grant, Wisconsin.
Census DateLocationDescription
19 September 1850East district no 25 (Jamestown), Grant, WisconsinEdward Brookes Thurtell was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census at East district no 25 (Jamestown), Grant, Wisconsin.4
14 July 1860Jamestown, Grant, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin.5
6 August 1870Jamestown, Grant, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin, living next door to Edward's son Walter Thurtle..6
DateLocationDescription
Edward Brookes Thurtell Information about Edward Brookes Thurtell and his relationship to the rest of the family was provided by Charlotte Angst Mackie in 1997. He was omitted from the family tree done by Harriet Thurtell about 1900, probably in error. A diary done of her 1853 trip to America by his aunt, Anne Everitt, shows that Edward Brookes Thurtell had visited Guelph, Ontario, Canada, at the time of her visit there, staying with his uncle, Benjamin Thurtell, and his family during the visit. The records of Charlotte Mackie show that Edward Brookes Thurtell was the son of John Thurtell and Mary Brookes. He may have come to America with his uncle, Benjamin Thurtell, and Benjamin's children, in about 1835, helping Benjamin clear land and build a log house, before moving to Wisconsin. He married Amy Burns of Indiana in 1841, and they had nine children. The 1998 LDS British Isles Vital Records Index CD shows that Edward Brookes Thurtell, the son of John Thurtell and Mary, was born in Pakefield and christened October 10, 1815, as recorded in the Bishop's Transcript for Suffolk County, England (source: FHL Number 952322). A family history received from Robert Johnson shows Edward Thurtell and Amy Burns were married about November 1, 1837, in the Vaughan Home in Sinipee, Grant County, Wisconsin. The Grant County, Wisconsin, marriage index book shows Edward Thurtle married Emma Burns on November 19, 1841, at Simessee in Grant County. They were married by A. P. Renton, and the marriage was filed in Grant County December 10, 1841. The index does not show a volume or page number. Family tradition tells of a terrible storm while Edward Thurtell and a party of immigrants were attempting to cross Lake Michigan by boat.Those with Edward landed successfully, but others did not. There is an unverified statement that two of his brothers or other relatives were in another boat that turned back, according to information received in 1997 from Peter Murray. Although he is not in the index, he is listed in the 1840 U.S. Census for the Eastern Division, Grant County, Wisconsin, at the top of page 25, as Edward Thurtell, with the only person in his household (himself) a male age 20 - under 30. His friend, Peyton Vaughn, and his family are on page 24 of this census. He is listed as Edward B. Thurtell in the index to the 1842 Wisconsin State Census. This index shows him as living in the Western Division of Grant County, Wisconsin, and that the record is on Page 009, ID number WI43512. The census record shows him as the head of the family composed of three white males and two white females. Conrad Burns is listed in the internet index for this census as also being in the Western Division of Grant County, Wisconsin. He was not located in the microfilm for the census at the National Archives in Chicago, Illinois, on November 4, 1999. Some of the pages of this census are nearly illegible in the microfilm copy at this location, however. Edward B. Thurtle is listed in the U.S. Census Index for Wisconsin for 1850 and in the Wisconsin State Census Index for 1854. These show him as living in Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin, both years. The reference for 1850 is WI 136, and for 1854 it is WI. The 1850 U.S. Census for Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin, shows him as Edward B. Thurtle, age 35, a farmer born in England whose real estate was valued at $1200. His wife is shown as Anna Thurtle, age 28, born inIndiana. Their children, all born in Wisconsin, are shown as Edward, age7, Ann, age 6, Walter, age 4, and Catharine, age 1. There is a copy of a letter in the possession of Susan Persia Thurtell Miller written to E. B. Thurtell, Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin Territory, from B. Thurtell (obviously Benjamin Thurtell). The envelope was postmarked February 28, 1847, in Guelph, and the letter is dated March 1, 1847. The letter mentions not having heard from Edward in three years. The 1901 Grant County, Wisconsin, Biographical Sketch Book listing for Ransom B. Folts shows that Edward B. and Amy (Burns) Thurtell were 'old pioneers of Grant county. Mr. Thurtell was born in England, and his wife in North Carolina in 1820. They settled on a farm one mile north of Louisburg, where they lived until his death, in 1876. Mrs. Thurtell still survives, at the age of 80. There were nine children in their family.' Records of Jamestown Cemetery, Grant County, Wisconsin, show Edward Brookes Thurtell was born September 17, 1815, in Bakefield, Suffolk, England, and died April 16, 1876. The actual place of birth was probably Pakefield. An infant daughter of Edward Brookes and Amy Thurtell, who was born September 29, 1865, and died April 11, 1866, is also buried in this cemetery. The 1860 U.S. Census for Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin, enumerated July 14, 1860, on page 95 lists Edward B. Thurtle and his family. It shows the Post Office was Fair Play, Wisconsin. Edward B. Thurtle is shown as age 44, a farmer born in England whose real estate is valued at $3500 and personal property is valued at $900. Living with him is Amy Thurtle, age 39, born in Indiana, and eight children, all of whom were born in Wisconsin. Edward is 17 and a farmer. Ann, age 15, Walter, age13, Mary, age 11, Frank, age 9, and Frederick, age 6, are all shown as in school. The two youngest children are Harriet, age 3, and a not named daughter, age 1. The 1870 U.S. Census for the Town of Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin, enumerated August 6, 1870, showing the Post Office as Platteville, GrantCounty, Wisconsin, lists Edward Thurtle and his family on page 15, lines 9-15. He is shown as Edward Thurtle, age 54, a farmer whose real estate is worth $7000 and personal property is worth $1200. He is shown as born in England, with both parents of foreign birth. His wife is shown as Anna Thurtle, age 49, born in Indiana, whose occupation is keeping house. All five of the children listed show they were born in Wisconsin. Frank, 18, works on the farm. Fred, whose age is shown as13, also works on the farm and attended school in the past year. Harriet E. Thurtle, age 13, and Grace Thurtle, age 11, are shown as at home and attending school in the past year. Anna B. Thurtle, age 9, is also shown as attending school. On the same page of the 1870 census on line 16 is Walter Thurtle, age 25, born in Wisconsin, who works on the farm. Also on the same page on lines 17-18 are Ann Folts, age 56, born in Wisconsin, whose occupation is keeping house, and Edward R. Folts, age 1, born in Wisconsin. On lines 19-21 are Ransom Folts, age 27, born in New York, who works on a farm; Ann Folts, age 25, born in Wisconsin, whose occupation is keeping house; and Ransom Foltz, age 2/12, who was born in March 1870 in Wisconsin.
circa 1835England, CanadaHe emigrated, circa 1835. Point of origin: England.
1906In 1906 Early history of old Sinipee town, Grant county, Wisconsin, with mention of Edward Brookes Thurtell and Amy Burns.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald March 11, 1906 - Early history of old Sinipee town with mention of Edward Brookes Thurtell and Amy Burns

Children of Edward Brookes Thurtell and Amy Belle Burns

Citations

  1. [S98] Census Bureau, 1850 U.S. Census, Jamestown, Grant County, WI, page 136, ennumerated 9/19/1850, shows Edward.
  2. [S169] Wisconsin, The earliest volume of the Grant County, WI, marriage index shows Edward Thurtle was married does not show the volume or page number.
  3. [S5] Wisconsin, Wisconsin Marriages, 1835-1900.
  4. [S249] U.S. Federal Census 1850 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Dwelling 717.
  5. [S248] U.S. Federal Census 1860 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Page 95. Dwelling 684.
  6. [S247] U.S. Federal Census 1870 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Dwelling 102.

Amy Belle Burns

F, b. 11 August 1820, d. 27 October 1911
Father*Conrad Burns II
Mother*Sarah Chester b. 1775, d. 1837
Amy Burns Thurtell-Colorized
Amy Burns Thurtell
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationAmy Belle Burns was also known as Anna.
Name VariationAmy Belle Burns was also known as Emma.
Married Name19 November 1841As of 19 November 1841,her married name was Thurtell.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth11 August 1820Amy Belle Burns was born at Indiana on 11 August 1820.
She was the daughter of Conrad Burns II and Sarah Chester.
Marriage19 November 1841Amy Belle Burns married Edward Brookes Thurtell, son of John Thurtell and Mary Brookes, on 19 November 1841 at Vaughan Home, Sinipee, Grant, Wisconsin, listed as Emma Burns.1,2
Death27 October 1911Amy Belle Burns died on 27 October 1911 at Sturgis, Meade, South Dakota, at age 91 Mrs Amy (Burns) Thurtell obituary.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald November 3, 1911 - Mrs Amy (Burns) Thurtell obituary
The Daily Deadwood Pioneer-Times (Deadwood, South Dakota) 31 Oct 1911 - Amy (Burns) Thurtell obituary
Census DateLocationDescription
19 September 1850East district no 25 (Jamestown), Grant, WisconsinAmy Belle Burns was listed in Edward Brookes Thurtell's household on the 1850 Census at East district no 25 (Jamestown), Grant, Wisconsin.3
14 July 1860Jamestown, Grant, WisconsinAmy Belle Burns was listed in Edward Brookes Thurtell's household on the 1860 Census at Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin.4
6 August 1870Jamestown, Grant, WisconsinAmy Belle Burns was listed in Edward Brookes Thurtell's household on the 1870 Census at Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin; living next door to Edward's son Walter Thurtle.5
2 June 1880Jamestown, Grant, WisconsinAmy Belle Burns was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin. Nancy Burns, age 23, is listed as a servant in the household.6
1 June 1900Sturgis, Meade, South DakotaShe was listed as mother in Belle Thurtell's household on the 1900 Census at Sturgis, Meade, South Dakota; Living on Sherman Street.7
7 May 1910Sturgis, Meade, South DakotaAmy Belle Burns was listed as mother in Belle Thurtell's household on the 1910 Census at Sturgis, Meade, South Dakota; Living on Sherman Street.8
DateLocationDescription
1835from central Indiana to, Sinipee, Grant, WisconsinAmy Belle Burns migrated in 1835 at from central Indiana to, Sinipee, Grant, Wisconsin.
1906In 1906 Early history of old Sinipee town, Grant county, Wisconsin, with mention of Edward Brookes Thurtell and Amy Burns.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald March 11, 1906 - Early history of old Sinipee town with mention of Edward Brookes Thurtell and Amy Burns

Children of Amy Belle Burns and Edward Brookes Thurtell

Citations

  1. [S169] Wisconsin, The earliest volume of the Grant County, WI, marriage index shows Edward Thurtle was married does not show the volume or page number.
  2. [S5] Wisconsin, Wisconsin Marriages, 1835-1900.
  3. [S249] U.S. Federal Census 1850 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Dwelling 717.
  4. [S248] U.S. Federal Census 1860 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Page 95. Dwelling 684.
  5. [S247] U.S. Federal Census 1870 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Dwelling 102.
  6. [S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Page 3. ED110. Dwelling 21.
  7. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Volume 11, ED 34, Sheet 1, Line 56, dwelling 13.
  8. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED68. Dwelling 300. Stamp 53.

George Philip Keifer

M, b. 1781, d. 22 November 1858
Father*(?) Keifer
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationGeorge Philip Keifer was also known as Kiefer.
Name VariationGeorge Philip Keifer was also known as Kifer.
Name VariationGeorge Philip Keifer was also known as Philip.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1781George Philip Keifer was born in 1781 at Germany.
He was the son of (?) Keifer.
Marriage1808George Philip Keifer married Eva Marcia Roedel, daughter of Johann Heinrich Roedel and Eva Maria Handler, in 1808 at Germany.
Death22 November 1858George Philip Keifer died on 22 November 1858 at Bloomfield, Morrow, Ohio.
Probate1 December 1858His estate was probated on 1 December 1858 at Morrow, Ohio, The last Will and Testament of Philip Keifer (Kiefer) late of Bloomfield township, Morrow County, Ohio, deceased, was this day produced in Court by Jacob L. Klinefelter, Executor in said Will named, and William Windbigler and Peter Rummell the subscribing witnesses to said Will appeared and in open court, on oath testified to the due execution of said Will; which testimony was reduced to writing and by them prespectively subscribed and filed with said Will, and it appearing to the Court by said testimony that said Will was duly attested and executed, and that the said testator at the time of executing the same was of full age, and of sound mind and memory and not under any restraint, it is ordered by the Court that said will and testimony be recorded.
It is further ordered by the Court that Letters Testamentary issue to Jacob L. Klinefelter the Executor in said Will named upon his giving bond in the final sum of two thousand dollars conditioned for the faithful performance of his trust according to law. Whereupon the said Jacob L. Klinefelter appeared in open Court, accepted said appointment and gave his bond accordingly, with William Windbigler and Peter Rummell as sureties. The Court appoint Peter Rummell, John Halderman and William Windbigler to appraise the personal estate of said decedent.
Census DateLocationDescription
7 August 1820Heidelberg, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaGeorge Philip Keifer was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census at Heidelberg, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, listed as Philip Keifer
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Foreigners not Naturalized: 6
Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 6.
1820 census Heidelberg, Lebanon, PA - Keifer (Kiefer), Philip
1830Lebanon, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, census taken by Joel Spyker
Name:     Philip Theisser/Philip Teiffer
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):     Lebanon, Lebanon , Pennsylvania
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:     1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:     1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:     1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:     3
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:     1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:     1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:     1
White Persons - Aliens - Foreigners not Naturalized:     1
Free White Persons - Under 20:     7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     2
Total Free White Persons:     9
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):     9
1 person in household is an alien (not yet naturalized).
1830 US Census for Lebanon, Lebanon, PA - Philip Theiffer (Keiffer)
1840Bloomfield, Richland, OhioHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census at Bloomfield, Richland, Ohio, listed as Philip Keffer; census data blank.
8 August 1850North Bloomfield, Morrow, OhioHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census at North Bloomfield, Morrow, Ohio.1
1850 North Bloomfield Morrow OH - Kifer (Kiefer), Philip
DateLocationDescription
In church records for St Luke's Lutheran Church in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, his surname variations include Raüsher, Raüfer, Knufer, Reister, Rausser, Däuster, Kausser, Kauser, Rauser.
Mentioned in Andrew Bear profile from A Genealogy of the Bear Family and biographical record of the descendants of Jacob Bear 1747-1906.
June 1819ship named Elizabeth from Germany (or France)George Philip Keifer and Eva Marcia Roedel immigrated in June 1819 to ship named Elizabeth from Germany (or France) ship's captain: Morione Goonet.
26 August 1821St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaGeorge Philip Keifer, the father of John Henry Kiefer, presented him for baptism on 26 August 1821 at St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
28 September 1823St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaGeorge Philip Keifer, the father of Barbara R. Kiefer, presented her for baptism on 28 September 1823 at St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
18 September 1825St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaGeorge Philip Keifer, the father of Margareta Eve Kiefer, presented her for baptism on 18 September 1825 at St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
2 September 1827St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaGeorge Philip Keifer, the father of Catherine Keifer, presented her for baptism on 2 September 1827 at St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
11 October 1829St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaGeorge Philip Keifer, the father of Rosanna Kiefer, presented her for baptism on 11 October 1829 at St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
20 October 1832St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaGeorge Philip Keifer, the father of Jacob Kiefer, presented him for baptism on 20 October 1832 at St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
1835Pennsylvania to, Morrow, OhioGeorge Philip Keifer migrated in 1835 at Pennsylvania to, Morrow, Ohio, In the spring of 1835, he (Peter Keifer) joined his uncle, Philip Keifer, who was journeying to Ohio; he walked the most of the way. They settled in Troy (township, Morrow, Ohio).
1857North Bloomfield, Morrow, OhioIn 1857 at North Bloomfield, Morrow, Ohio, map of landowners - listed as P. Kifer.
1857 map of North Bloomfield, Morrow, OH - Kifer, Philip
9 October 1858Morrow, OhioHe left a will on 9 October 1858 at Morrow, Ohio, In the name of God, Amen - I Phillip Keifer in County of Morrow, State of Ohio, Bloomfield township being of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, that is to say -
First - After all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the residue of my estate and personal I give, bequeath, and dispose of as follows, to wit: To my children and Francis Stol now living or their heirs it shall be divided equally between them share and share alike. My son George has received twenty eighter dollars on his share. My daughter Liza has received twenty eight dollars on her share, that shall be ducted of their share. Likewise I make constitute and appoint Jacob L. Klinefelter to be executor of my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness where of I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 9th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight. (Signed) Philip Keifer (seal) Witness - Peter Rummell, William Windbigler.
Will of Philip Keifer (Kiefer) - Morrow, OH - 09 Oct 1858 - page 1
Will of Philip Keifer (Kiefer) - Morrow, OH - 09 Oct 1858 - page 2

Children of George Philip Keifer and Eva Marcia Roedel

Citations

  1. [S249] U.S. Federal Census 1850 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Stamp 411. Dwelling 877.

Eva Marcia Roedel

F, b. 1790, d. 6 August 1851
Father*Johann Heinrich Roedel b. 8 Feb 1764, d. 3 Dec 1833
Mother*Eva Maria Handler b. 3 Aug 1765, d. 27 Mar 1829
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationEva Marcia Roedel was also known as Mary Eve.
Name VariationEva Marcia Roedel was also known as Eve M.
Name VariationEva Marcia Roedel was also known as E. Mary.
Name VariationEva Marcia Roedel was also known as Eva Maria.
Name VariationEva Marcia Roedel was also known as Rodel.
Name VariationEva Marcia Roedel was also known as Eva Mary.
Name VariationEva Marcia Roedel was also known as Readle.
Name VariationEva Marcia Roedel was also known as Mary Eva.
Name VariationEva Marcia Roedel was also known as Radle.
Married Name1808As of 1808,her married name was Kifer.
Married Name1808As of 1808,her married name was Kiefer.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1790Eva Marcia Roedel was born in 1790 at Germany also reported as French.
She was the daughter of Johann Heinrich Roedel and Eva Maria Handler.
Marriage1808Eva Marcia Roedel married George Philip Keifer, son of (?) Keifer, in 1808 at Germany.
Death6 August 1851Eva Marcia Roedel died on 6 August 1851 at Morrow, Ohio.
Burialafter 6 August 1851She was buried after 6 August 1851 at Ross Cemetery, Morrow, Ohio, Wife of P. Age 61y. Listed as E Mary Kifer.
Census DateLocationDescription
7 August 1820Heidelberg, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaEva Marcia Roedel was referenced on George Philip Keifer's household in the 1820 Census at Heidelberg, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; listed as Philip Keifer
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Foreigners not Naturalized: 6
Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 6.
1830Lebanon, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaEva Marcia Roedel was referenced on George Philip Keifer's household in the 1830 Census at Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; census taken by Joel Spyker
Name:     Philip Theisser/Philip Teiffer
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):     Lebanon, Lebanon , Pennsylvania
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:     1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:     1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:     1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:     3
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:     1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:     1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:     1
White Persons - Aliens - Foreigners not Naturalized:     1
Free White Persons - Under 20:     7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     2
Total Free White Persons:     9
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):     9
1 person in household is an alien (not yet naturalized.)
8 August 1850North Bloomfield, Morrow, OhioEva Marcia Roedel was listed in George Philip Keifer's household on the 1850 Census at North Bloomfield, Morrow, Ohio.1
DateLocationDescription
Mentioned in Andrew Bear profile from A Genealogy of the Bear Family and biographical record of the descendants of Jacob Bear 1747-1906.
June 1819ship named Elizabeth from Germany (or France)Eva Marcia Roedel and George Philip Keifer immigrated in June 1819 to ship named Elizabeth from Germany (or France) ship's captain: Morione Goonet.
26 August 1821St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaEva Marcia Roedel, the mother of John Henry Kiefer, presented him for baptism on 26 August 1821 at St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
28 September 1823St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaEva Marcia Roedel, the mother of Barbara R. Kiefer, presented her for baptism on 28 September 1823 at St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
18 September 1825St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaEva Marcia Roedel, the mother of Margareta Eve Kiefer, presented her for baptism on 18 September 1825 at St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
2 September 1827St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaEva Marcia Roedel, the mother of Catherine Keifer, presented her for baptism on 2 September 1827 at St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
11 October 1829St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaEva Marcia Roedel, the mother of Rosanna Kiefer, presented her for baptism on 11 October 1829 at St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
20 October 1832St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PennsylvaniaEva Marcia Roedel, the mother of Jacob Kiefer, presented him for baptism on 20 October 1832 at St Luke's Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

Children of Eva Marcia Roedel and George Philip Keifer

Citations

  1. [S249] U.S. Federal Census 1850 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Stamp 411. Dwelling 877.

John Daniel Prater

M, b. 16 February 1890, d. 20 October 1918
Father*Tandy Key Prater b. 14 Aug 1837, d. 29 Jun 1905
Mother*Sarah Elizabeth Williams b. 5 Apr 1854, d. 30 Mar 1903
Signature of John Daniel Prater 1917
Life EventDateDescription
Birth16 February 1890John Daniel Prater was born on 16 February 1890 at Chunky, Mississippi, also reported as Texas.
He was the son of Tandy Key Prater and Sarah Elizabeth Williams.
Marriageafter 1910John Daniel Prater married Leith H. Spyker, daughter of Henry Hartwell Spyker and Sarah M. Zintz, after 1910.
Death20 October 1918John Daniel Prater died on 20 October 1918 at Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, at age 28 Leith's husband had the influenza but kept on working until he took cold in rain and died in a weeks time with pneumonia - Oct 20th 1918.
Corpus Christi Caller (Corpus Christi, Texas) 22 Oct 1918 - John Prader (Prater) obituary
Burialafter 20 October 1918He was buried after 20 October 1918 at Rose Hill Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, tombstone also lists wife Leith (Spyker) Prater and son Bernard (Nardie), who both died in the Corpus Christi storm in 1919.
Tombstone of John Prater, wife Leith (Spyker) Prater and son Bernard (Nardie) - Rose Hill Memorial Park, Nueces, TX
Census DateLocationDescription
27 June 1900Precinct #7, Grimes, TexasJohn Daniel Prater was listed as a son in Tandy Key Prater's household on the 1900 Census at Precinct #7, Grimes, Texas.1
21 April 1910Justice Precinct 7, Grimes, TexasJohn Daniel Prater was listed as a hired man in John Wesley McDonald's household on the 1910 Census at Justice Precinct 7, Grimes, Texas. Alie McDonald is John's aunt.2
DateLocationDescription
5 June 1917TexasOn 5 June 1917 at Texas World War I Draft Registration Card for John Daniel Prater.
World War I Draft Registration Card for John Daniel Prater 05 Jun 1917 Texas

Children of John Daniel Prater and Leith H. Spyker

Citations

  1. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Dwelling 253, 254. ED26.
  2. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED37. Dwelling 71. Roll: 1555 Part: 2 Page: 249B.

Agnes Myrtle Gilbertson

F, b. 2 April 1908, d. 2 August 1989
Father*Henry A. Gilbertson b. 4 Oct 1878, d. 7 Oct 1958
Mother*Bertha Olson-Moen b. 11 Apr 1886, d. 20 Mar 1925
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationAgnes Myrtle Gilbertson was also known as Mertie.
Name VariationAgnes Myrtle Gilbertson was also known as Myrtle Agnes.
Married Namecirca 1926As of circa 1926,her married name was Mercer.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth2 April 1908Agnes Myrtle Gilbertson was born on 2 April 1908 at near Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.
She was the daughter of Henry A. Gilbertson and Bertha Olson-Moen.
Marriagecirca 1926Edgar Kuth Mercer married Agnes Myrtle Gilbertson, circa 1926.
Death2 August 1989She died on 2 August 1989 at Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, at age 81 Agnes Myrtle (Gilbertson) Mercer obituary.
Madison Wisconsin State Journal August 5, 1989 - Agnes Myrtle (Gilbertson) Mercer obituary
Burialafter August 1989She was buried after August 1989 at Spring Green Cemetery, Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.1
Census DateLocationDescription
9 May 1910Pulaski, Iowa, WisconsinAgnes Myrtle Gilbertson was listed as a daughter in Henry A. Gilbertson's household on the 1910 Census at Pulaski, Iowa, Wisconsin; living next door to Peter H. Gilbertson, age 30.2
22 January 1920Pulaski, Iowa, WisconsinAgnes Myrtle Gilbertson was listed as a daughter in Henry A. Gilbertson's household on the 1920 Census at Pulaski, Iowa, Wisconsin.3
25 April 1930Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinAgnes Myrtle Gilbertson was listed as wife in Edgar Kuth Mercer's household on the 1930 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.4
6 May 1940Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinAgnes Myrtle Gilbertson was listed as wife in Edgar Kuth Mercer's household on the 1940 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.5

Children of Agnes Myrtle Gilbertson and Edgar Kuth Mercer

Citations

  1. [S180] Wisconsin Sauk Co Cemetery Records Vol 6, pg 77.
  2. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pulaski, Iowa, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1711; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0063; Image: 1139; FHL Number: 1375724.
  3. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com.
  4. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED56-34. Dwelling 32.
  5. [S373] U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED56-36. Page 8b. Dwelling 132.

Edgar Kuth Mercer

M, b. 22 August 1896, d. 26 February 1959
Adoptive father*Robert F. Mercer b. 6 Jul 1862, d. 30 Jan 1930
Adoptive mother*Eliza Emma Witzel b. 3 May 1865, d. 31 May 1918
Edgar Kuth Mercer signature 1918
TypeDateDescription
SOCIALSECUbefore 1951Edgar Kuth Mercer obtained US Social Security Card at Wisconsin.
Edgar K Mercer SSN application
Life EventDateDescription
Birth22 August 1896Edgar Kuth Mercer was born on 22 August 1896 at Wisconsin.
He was the son of Robert F. Mercer and Eliza Emma Witzel.
Marriagecirca 1926Edgar Kuth Mercer married Agnes Myrtle Gilbertson, circa 1926.
Death26 February 1959Edgar Kuth Mercer died on 26 February 1959 at South Beloit, Winnebago, Illinois, at age 62 Edgar Kuth Mercer obituary.
Madison Wisconsin State Journal February 28, 1959 - Edgar Kuth Mercer obituary
Burialafter 26 February 1959He was buried after 26 February 1959 at Spring Green Cemetery, Spring Green, Wisconsin.1
Census DateLocationDescription
6 June 1900Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinEdgar Kuth Mercer was listed as an adopted son in Robert F. Mercer's household on the 1900 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.2
1 June 1905Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinEdgar Kuth Mercer is listed as son (actually adopted) on the census of 1 June 1905 in the household of Robert F. Mercer at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.3
10 May 1910Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinEdgar Kuth Mercer was listed as an ADOPTED-son in Robert F. Mercer's household on the 1910 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.4
8 January 1920Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinEdgar Kuth Mercer was listed as a son in Robert F. Mercer's household on the 1920 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.5
25 April 1930Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinEdgar Kuth Mercer was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.6
6 May 1940Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1940 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.7
DateLocationDescription
before June 1900from an orphanage, Sparta, WisconsinEdgar Kuth Mercer was adopted before June 1900 at from an orphanage, Sparta, Wisconsin.
5 June 1918World War I Draft Registration, Sauk, WisconsinOn 5 June 1918 at World War I Draft Registration, Sauk, Wisconsin.
World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 - Sauk WI - Edgar Kuth Mercer
1942World War II Draft Registration Card, Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinIn 1942 at World War II Draft Registration Card, Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin, in "place of birth" it lists "legally adopted by Mr and Mrs Bob Mercer, Spring Green, Wis."
World War II Draft Registration Card 1942 Edgar Kuth Mercer, Spring Green, Sauk, WI

Children of Edgar Kuth Mercer and Agnes Myrtle Gilbertson

Citations

  1. [S180] Wisconsin Sauk Co Cemetery Records Vol 6, pg 77.
  2. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED 145. Dwelling 53. Sheet 3A.
  3. [S364] Wisconsin State Census Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, by Ancestry.com, Dwelling 19.
  4. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED126. Sheet 9A. Stamp 22. Dwelling 8.
  5. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, stamp 227A line 44 Farm 68,69. ED178.
  6. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED56-34. Dwelling 32.
  7. [S373] U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED56-36. Page 8b. Dwelling 132.

Samuel Irwin Freeborn

M, b. 30 April 1833, d. 5 February 1895
Father*Christopher Freeborn b. 1784, d. c 1843
Mother*Mary Seton b. 25 Oct 1795, d. 25 Apr 1864
SamuelIrvinFreeborn01-Colorized
Samuel Irvin Freeborn
SamuelIrvinFreeborn2-Colorized
Samuel Irvin Freeborn
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationSamuel Irwin Freeborn was also known as S. I.
Name VariationSamuel Irwin Freeborn was also known as Ervine.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth30 April 1833Samuel Irwin Freeborn was born on 30 April 1833 at Chautauqua, New York.
He was the son of Christopher Freeborn and Mary Seton.
Marriage28 October 1858Samuel Irwin Freeborn married Elvina Clara Howe, daughter of Squire Howe and Lucina Humphrey, on 28 October 1858 at by Rev. William Knapp, Buena Vista, Richland, Wisconsin, incorrectly listed as Freborn,Thomas (instead of Samuel); Thomas J (Samuel I) Freeborn and Elvira Howe marriage announcement.
Richland County Observer November 2, 1858 - Thomas J (Samuel I) Freeborn and Elvira Howe marriage announcement
Marriage18 August 1873Samuel Irwin Freeborn married Hadassah Ann Spyker, daughter of Reverand Simon S. Spyker and Rosanna Kiefer, on 18 August 1873 at Sextonville, Richland, Wisconsin, Marriage record of Hadassah Spyker and S I Freeborn.1
Marriage record of Hadassah Spyker and S I Freeborn 18 Aug 1873 Sextonville, Richland, Wisconsin
Death5 February 1895Samuel Irwin Freeborn died on 5 February 1895 at Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, at age 61 S I Freeborn obituary.2
The American Bee Journal 1895-02-28 Vol 35 Iss 9 page 137 - S I Freeborn obituary
Burialafter 5 February 1895He was buried after 5 February 1895 at Willow Valley Cemetery, Richland, Wisconsin, Another well known resident of Ithaca and later of Richland Center, who is buried in this cemetery was S. I. Freeborn, born in 1833, and died in 1895. He owned and operated a nursery and apple orchard in Ithaca for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Freeborn moved from the farm to Richland Center where they erected a fine brick house on the corner of East Court and South Sheldon streets. It is now the property of Mr. and Mrs. John Kirkpatrick. Coming to Richland Center with their parents were Rena and Arthur Freeborn.3,4
S I Freeborn tombstone
Census DateLocationDescription
1840Elk Creek, Erie, PennsylvaniaSamuel Irwin Freeborn is counted on the census of 1840 in the household of Christopher Freeborn at Elk Creek, Erie, Pennsylvania; 1 male 50-60, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 40-50, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 10-15.
11 September 1850Wyoming, Iowa, WisconsinSamuel Irwin Freeborn was listed in Thomas Pound's household on the 1850 Census at Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin.5
14 June 1860Ithaca, Richland, WisconsinSamuel Irwin Freeborn was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, Living next door to step-son Ervine Freeborn..6
7 July 1870Ithaca, Richland, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin.7
1875Ithaca, Richland, WisconsinHe appeared on the census of 1875 at Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, living next door to father-in-law Simon Spyker; household includes 4 male and 2 female.
1875 census for Ithaca, Richaland, WI - Simon Spyker and S I Freeborn
3 June 1880Ithaca, Richland, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin.8
1885Ithaca, Richland, WisconsinHe appeared on the census of 1885 at Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, household includes 5 male and 3 female, with 7 born in the US and 1 born in Germany.
1885 census for Ithaca, Richaland, WI - Simon Spyker, Henry Spyker and S I Freeborn
DateLocationDescription
S I Freeborn, horticulturist and apiarist, first came to Richland county in 1851, with his brother-in-law, James M Cass, with whom he lived, being unmarried at that time. Soon after his arrival he engaged in the lumber business, in company with a man named Barber. They went up Pine river, cut the timber and rafted it down the stream. They had at one time 2200 logs upon the river. He was married in 1859 to Elvira Howe, a native of Canada. Two years later he settled on his present farm, on the northeast quarter of section 20, town 10 north, range 2 east. In 1856 he bought twenty colonies of bees of Green Mayfield, which were the beginning of the apiary he now owns. At present he has 320 colonies. He sold, in 1882, 28,000 pounds of honey. In the nursery business, he is the pioneer of this place. He has met with decided success, and has made large sales, for a new enterprise, and the stock being as represented, gives satisfaction and an increasing demand may be expected. In 1862 he associated A L Hatch in this business. They have at present, a nursery stock of 150,000 trees, an orchard of 4000 trees and a general stock in proportion. Mr. Freeborn is a native of New York, born in Chautauqua county, April 30, 1833. His father died when he was ten years old. Soon after, his mother was married to Thomas Pound, and the family removed to Crawford Co., Penn., where they lived until 1847. In that year they emigrated to the territory of Wisconsin and located in Dane county, making the trip in thirty days, traveling overland with teams. The subject of this sketch remained with his parents a short time, then went to Blue Mound, where his brother had charge of a stage station. He assisted him there in the care of the horses, two seasons. At the age of sixteen he went to Helena and engaged in ferrying on the Wisconsin river, two summers. During that time he ferried many persons across the river, who became settlers of Richland county. Mrs. Freeborn died in 1872, leaving three children --- Arvilla, Elmer and Ernest. In 1873 he was married to Hadassah Spyker. Two children have blessed this union --- Simon A and Lorena. Politically, Mr. Freeborn belongs to the republican party, having been identified with that organization since its formation.9
History of Richland County, Wisconsin 1884 - S I Freeborn - page 1091
1847Dane, WisconsinMary Seton witnessed the migration in 1847 at Dane, Wisconsin.
1851Richland, WisconsinSamuel Irwin Freeborn migrated in 1851 at Richland, Wisconsin.
1868Richland County Nursery, Richland, WisconsinIn 1868 at Richland County Nursery, Richland, Wisconsin, This nursery was started in 1868 by S J Freeborn, at his home on section 20. In 1871 he was joined by A L Hatch, and a partnership was formed between these two gentlemen for carrying on the business. At this time the nursery was removed to sections 22 and 27, where sixty acres were purchased, forty of which were improved. Since that time other tracts of land have been purchased until they now have 160 acres, the most of which they use. Both of these gentlemen have separate orchards, aside from the nursery, Mr. Freeborn having 3500 trees and A L Hatch, 2000. The firm has been very successful in their business, and much credit is due to them for their energy and enterprise in the establishment and prosecution of this beneficial and much needed industry.
22 February 1872Ithaca, Richland, WisconsinHe witnessed the marriage of Erastus Mercer and Louisa Jane Spyker on 22 February 1872 at Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin; Marriage record of Erastus Mercer and Louisa J Spiker (Spyker.)10,1
September 1880Ithaca, Richland, WisconsinIn September 1880 at Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, Freeborn and Hatch, of Ithaca, have a most remarkable seedling apple, of which they are justly proud.
Madison Wisconsin State Journal September 8, 1880 - Freeborn and Hatch, of Ithaca, have a most remarkable seedling apple, of which they are justly proud.
January 1891Madison, Dane, WisconsinIn January 1891 at Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Beekeeper conference attended by S. I. Freeborn.
Madison Wisconsin State Journal January 30, 1891 - Wisconsin Beekeeper conference attended by S. I. Freeborn

Children of Samuel Irwin Freeborn and Elvina Clara Howe

Children of Samuel Irwin Freeborn and Hadassah Ann Spyker

Citations

  1. [S424] Wisconsin, Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004.
  2. [S255] Wisconsin Richland County Death Index, by Wisconsin, D-435.
  3. [S222] Thompson's Willow Valley Cemetery, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~richlandwi/WillowValley/WillowValleymz.htm
  4. [S220] Tales the Tombstone Tells, online http://www.monticellowi.com/RichlandCo/TalesPage66.htm, page 66.
  5. [S249] U.S. Federal Census 1850 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, page 420. Dwelling 39.
  6. [S248] U.S. Federal Census 1860 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Page 61. Sheet 119.
  7. [S247] U.S. Federal Census 1870 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Page 6. Dwelling 50.
  8. [S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED263. Dwelling 48. Page 5.
  9. [S221] Richland Wisconsin History, online, Chapter 26 - Ithaca.
  10. [S6] Wisconsin, Wisconsin Vital Record to 1907, Volume:     1; Page:     119.

Thomas Evans

M, b. June 1848, d. 1916
Father*Evan D. Evans b. 1808, d. 21 Mar 1882
Mother*Jane Morgan Newgate b. 1816, d. 1882
Life EventDateDescription
BirthJune 1848Thomas Evans was born in June 1848 at Wales.
He was the son of Evan D. Evans and Jane Morgan Newgate.
Marriage29 April 1886Thomas Evans married Mary Ellen Spyker, daughter of Reverand Simon S. Spyker and Rosanna Kiefer, on 29 April 1886 at Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, Marriage record of Thomas Evans and Mary E Spyker; double-marriage with her sister Jessie Spyker and Elmer Freeborn.1
Marriage record of Thomas Evans and Mary E Spyker 29 Apr 1886 Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin
Burial1916Thomas Evans was buried in 1916 at Spring Green Cemetery, Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.2
Thomas Evans tombstone
Death1916He died in 1916.
Census DateLocationDescription
10 August 1860Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinThomas Evans was listed in Evan D. Evans's household on the 1860 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.3
1870Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinThomas Evans was listed in Evan D. Evans's household on the 1870 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.4
1880Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinThomas Evans was listed as a son in Evan D. Evans's household on the 1880 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.5
20 June 1900Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinThomas Evans was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.6
1 June 1905Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinHe appeared on the census of 1 June 1905 at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.7
7 May 1910Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.8
DateLocationDescription
1852Thomas Evans immigrated with Evan D. Evans and Jane Morgan Newgate in 1852.
1882In Evan D. Evans's will dated 1882, Thomas Evans was named as executor.
Summary of will for Evan D Evans died 21 Mar 1882 - Sauk, WI
29 April 1886Ithaca, Richland, WisconsinHe witnessed the marriage of Elmer Elsworth Freeborn and Jessie Estelle Spyker on 29 April 1886 at Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin; Marriage record of Elmer E Freeborn and Jessie E Spyker; double-marriage with her sister Mary Spyker and Thomas Evans.9,1
1900Thomas Evans was a retired farmer in 1900.
1910He was a laborer of odd jobs in 1910.

Child of Thomas Evans and Mary Ellen Spyker

Citations

  1. [S424] Wisconsin, Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004.
  2. [S180] Wisconsin Sauk Co Cemetery Records Vol 6, pg 91.
  3. [S248] U.S. Federal Census 1860 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Page 115-116. Dwelling 881.
  4. [S247] U.S. Federal Census 1870 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, image not available Roll: M593_1739 Page: 231 Image: 467.

  5. [S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, NA Film Number T9-1446 Sheet 237B.
  6. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED145. Dwelling 202.
  7. [S364] Wisconsin State Census Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, by Ancestry.com, Dwelling 18.
  8. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED126. Dwelling 174.
  9. [S222] Thompson's Willow Valley Cemetery, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~richlandwi/WillowValley/WillowValleymz.htm

Benjamin Franklin Langdon

M, b. 6 August 1855, d. 22 January 1925
Father*Samuel Porter Langdon b. 31 Jan 1814, d. 29 May 1886
Mother*Nancy Emory b. 1 Oct 1816, d. 2 Feb 1893
Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Langdon-Colorized-Enhanced
Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Langdon
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationBenjamin Franklin Langdon was also known as Ben.
Name VariationBenjamin Franklin Langdon was also known as Franklin.
Name VariationBenjamin Franklin Langdon was also known as Frank.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth6 August 1855Benjamin Franklin Langdon was born on 6 August 1855 at Senecca, Crawford, Wisconsin.
He was the son of Samuel Porter Langdon and Nancy Emory.
Marriage1900Benjamin Franklin Langdon married Hattie Arnold in 1900 first marriage for him.
Marriage19 May 1909Benjamin Franklin Langdon married Jessie Estelle Spyker, daughter of Reverand Simon S. Spyker and Rosanna Kiefer, on 19 May 1909 at second marriage for each, Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, Jessie (Spyker) Freeborn and B F Langdon wedding announcement.
The Weatherford News (Weatherford, Oklahoma) 27 May 1909 - Jessie (Spyker) Freeborn and B F Langdon wedding announcement
Death22 January 1925Benjamin Franklin Langdon died on 22 January 1925 at Custer, Oklahoma, at age 69 Ben F Langdon obituary.
The Arapaho Bee (Arapaho, Oklahoma) 30 Jan 1925 - Ben F Langdon obituary
Burialafter 22 January 1925He was buried after 22 January 1925 at Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Custer, Oklahoma.
Benjamin F Langdon tombstone
Census DateLocationDescription
16 July 1860Seneca, Crawford, WisconsinBenjamin Franklin Langdon was listed in Samuel Porter Langdon's household on the 1860 Census at Seneca, Crawford, Wisconsin.1
17 August 1870Richwood, Richland, WisconsinBenjamin Franklin Langdon was listed in Samuel Porter Langdon's household on the 1870 Census at Richwood, Richland, Wisconsin.2
June 1880Washington, Buena Vista, IowaBenjamin Franklin Langdon was listed as a son in Samuel Porter Langdon's household on the 1880 Census at Washington, Buena Vista, Iowa.3
1885Lincoln, Buena Vista, IowaBenjamin Franklin Langdon appeared on the census of 1885 in the household of Samuel Porter Langdon at Lincoln, Buena Vista, Iowa.
21 June 1900Paddock, Gage, NebraskaBenjamin Franklin Langdon was listed as a hired man living with the William Erickson family on the 1900 Census at Paddock, Gage, Nebraska.4
7 May 1910Clinton, Custer, OklahomaHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma.5
2 January 1920Clinton, Custer, OklahomaHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, living next door to the Bufort Freeborn family.6
DateLocationDescription
Excerpt from a "History of the Langdon Family" written by Wayne A. Pewsey dated March 1967:

Frank taught school in Wisconsin at the age of seventeen, the year of the Iowa migration. He farmed in Iowa, taught school in Missouri and Nebraska, before he made the "Oklahoma run," historically recorded in the settlement of that state. Although he failed to get a "claim," he bought land there at that time and completed his life on a farm near Weatherford, Oklahoma. It appears, however, that he did little farming of that land, since he was a teacher there before he obtained appointment as a rural mail carrier for the remainder of his career.

Although he was twice married, Hattie Arnold 1900-1906 and Jessie Freeman 1909, he had no children. When Nettie was widowed, she and Frank rented land and farmed together. Thus he, too, had a period of substitute father to my mother. Her adoration of him also lasted throughout her life and their correspondence kept them in close contact.
May 1920Indianapolis, Custer, OklahomaIn May 1920 at Indianapolis, Custer, Oklahoma, Henry Spiker (Spyker) visiting his sister Mrs B F Langdon (Jessie Spyker Freeborn) and family.

Citations

  1. [S248] U.S. Federal Census 1860 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Page 99. Written number 905. Dwelling 804.
  2. [S247] U.S. Federal Census 1870 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Page 30. Dwelling 124.
  3. [S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, NA Film Number T9-0329 Page Number 43C.
  4. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED61. Dwelling 182.
  5. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED118. Dwelling 110.
  6. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED28. Dwelling 3.

Nathan Brown Hood

M, b. 14 August 1840, d. 18 December 1925
Father*Samuel Blair Hood b. 1812, d. 1894
Mother*Sarah Jane Miller b. Nov 1816, d. 30 Jul 1902
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationNathan Brown Hood was also known as N. B.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth14 August 1840Nathan Brown Hood was born on 14 August 1840 at Butler, Pennsylvania.
He was the son of Samuel Blair Hood and Sarah Jane Miller.
Marriagecirca 1860Nathan Brown Hood married Mehitabel Sweet, daughter of Abijah Sweet and Mariah Rhodes, circa 1860 at first marriage for him.
Marriage1 January 1866Nathan Brown Hood married Jane T. Tunnicliff on 1 January 1866 at 2nd marrige for him, Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin.
Death18 December 1925Nathan Brown Hood died on 18 December 1925 at Lone Rock, Sauk, Wisconsin, at age 85 Nathan Brown (N. B.) Hood death notice.
Racine Journal News December 19, 1925 - Nathan Brown (N. B.) Hood death notice
Burialafter 18 December 1925He was buried after 18 December 1925 at Spring Green Cemetery, Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin, Corpl. 6 Wis. L.A. - GAR.1
Nathan B and Jane T Hood tombstone
Census DateLocationDescription
27 August 1850Cranberry, Butler, PennsylvaniaNathan Brown Hood was listed in Samuel Blair Hood's household on the 1850 Census at Cranberry, Butler, Pennsylvania.2
16 August 1860Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinNathan Brown Hood was listed in Samuel Blair Hood's household on the 1860 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.3
7 June 1870Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinNathan Brown Hood was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin, living between Samuel B. Hood & Joseph Hood.4
1880Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.5
1 June 1880Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinHe was listed as a census enumerator on the 1880 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.6
7 June 1900Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.7
11 May 1910Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.8
7 January 1920Spring Green, Sauk, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin.9
DateLocationDescription
1880In 1880 N. B. HOOD, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Lone Rock; was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., Aug. 14, 1840; he was educated at the “Iron City” College, Pittsburgh; he came to Wisconsin in 1859, locating in the town of Spring Green, Sauk County, which has been his home ever since, with the exception of the time he was in the service of the Union, and the year 1868, which he lived in Loganville, this county. In the war of the rebellion, Mr. Hood first enlisted in the Sixth Wisconsin Battery; was enrolled in September, 1861, and served in the battery until December, 1862, then was transferred to United States Signal Corps, in which he served until July, 1864, and in January, 1865, entered Co. E, 49th W. V. I., and served in that regiment until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged. In politics Mr. Hood is an active Republican; at present writing he holds the offices of Justice of the Peace, Notary Public and Clerk of District Schools. He has been twice married; his first wife was Miss M. Sweet; she died Dec. 31, 1862; two children by the first marriage—Ida and Sylvester; his present wife was Miss Jennie Tunnicliff, of Loganville, this county; they have five children—Clarence C., Victor V., Eliza E., Adda A. and Ralph R. Mr. Hood owns a valuable farm, well located and improved.
History of Sauk County, Wisconsin 1880 - N B Hood - Page 807

Children of Nathan Brown Hood and Mehitabel Sweet

Children of Nathan Brown Hood and Jane T. Tunnicliff

Citations

  1. [S180] Wisconsin Sauk Co Cemetery Records Vol 6, page 80.
  2. [S249] U.S. Federal Census 1850 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Dwelling 132.
  3. [S248] U.S. Federal Census 1860 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Page 124. Dwelling 943.
  4. [S247] U.S. Federal Census 1870 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Page 13. Stamp 234. Dwelling 31.
  5. [S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, NA Film Number T9-1446 Page Number 230C.
  6. [S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, 1880 Census for Sauk Co, Spring Green: pg 1 #9,10.
  7. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED145. Dwelling 61.
  8. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED126. Dwelling 33.
  9. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED178. Dwelling 56.

August G. Baumgarten

M, b. 30 October 1860, d. 21 October 1948
Father*Friedrich Baumgarten b. 11 Mar 1825, d. 12 Nov 1867
Mother*Wilhelmine Katherina Henrietta Estorf b. 5 Jun 1830, d. 6 Oct 1881
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationAugust G. Baumgarten was also known as A. G.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth30 October 1860August G. Baumgarten was born on 30 October 1860 at Barum, Hanover, Germany.
He was the son of Friedrich Baumgarten and Wilhelmine Katherina Henrietta Estorf.
Marriage28 November 1884August G. Baumgarten married Katherina Licht, daughter of Friedrick Licht and Dorothea (?), on 28 November 1884 at Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin.
Marriage19 March 1899August G. Baumgarten married Bertha Huebing, daughter of Frederick Huebing and Elizabeth Geffert, on 19 March 1899 at Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin.
MarriageMarch 1918August G. Baumgarten married Bertha A. Niemann, daughter of Henry Friedrich Niemann and Anna Margaretha Hasz, in March 1918 at Iowa Announcement is made of the recent marriage of Miss Bertha Niemann of Madison and A. G. Baumgarten of Loganville, which took place at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Carl Kuethe, Waverly, Iowa, Rev. Emil H. Rausch officiating. The couple was attended by the bride's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Niemann. Mr. and Mrs. Baumgarten left on a trip to Florida and will be at home to their friends after the first of April in Loganville. (published in The Capital Times, Madison, WI, 09 Mar 1918.)
Bertha Niemann - A. G. Baumgarten marriage announcement 09 Mar 1918
Death21 October 1948August G. Baumgarten died on 21 October 1948 at Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin, at age 87 August G. Baumgarten age 88 years, passed away Thursday afternoon at St Mary's Ringling hospital after a week's illness. He came to this country from Germany about 85 years ago and settled with his parents on a farm in the Township of Westfield. In 1890 he started a farm implement business in Logaville. He also operaed an implement store at Rock Springs for a number of years. In l935 he retired and moved to Baraboo where he has made his home since. He is survived by his wife and five sons and daughters, Mrs. Edward Koenecke, Reedsburg; Mrs. Dean DuBois; Mrs. John Hughes, Madison; Lawrence of Milwaukee and Harold of Reedsburg. He also leaves to mourn his eighteen grand children, five great grandchildren, two brothers, Otto Meyer of Rock Springs, and Fred Baumgarten of Baraboo, one sister Mrs. Henry Schultz of the town of Westfield, and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held on Monday Afternoon at two o-clock at St. John's Lutheran church. Rev. H.C.Kirchner officiating. Burial will be in St. Peters cemetery in Loganville.
Burialafter 21 October 1948He was buried after 21 October 1948 at St. Peters Cemetery, Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin.
Census DateLocationDescription
30 July 1870Westfield, Sauk, WisconsinAugust G. Baumgarten was listed in Heinrich Wilhelm Meyer's household on the 1870 Census at Westfield, Sauk, Wisconsin.1
8 June 1880Westfield, Sauk, WisconsinAugust G. Baumgarten was listed as a son in Heinrich Wilhelm Meyer's household on the 1880 Census at Westfield, Sauk, Wisconsin.2
25 June 1900Excelsior, Sauk, WisconsinAugust G. Baumgarten was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Excelsior, Sauk, Wisconsin.3
16 April 1910Westfield, Sauk, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Westfield, Sauk, Wisconsin.4
3 January 1920Loganville Village, Westfield Twp, Sauk, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Loganville Village, Westfield Twp, Sauk, Wisconsin.5
7 May 1930Loganville, Sauk, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin.6
27 April 1940Baraboo, Sauk, WisconsinHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1940 Census at Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin.7
DateLocationDescription
April 1862Westfield, Sauk, WisconsinAugust G. Baumgarten immigrated in April 1862 to Westfield, Sauk, Wisconsin.
circa 1918Circa 1918 A. G. BAUMGARTEN has been identified with the business interests of Sauk County for a long period of years and is now one of the leading merchants of Loganville. Mr. Baumgarten was born in Germany, son of Fred and Wilhelmina Baumgarten, and came from that country in 1862, the family locating
on a farm five miles east of Loganville in Sauk County. In 1879 Mr. Baumgarten went to Chicago, was in that city eighteen months, and in the summer of 1883 was at Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he engaged in the gardening and sodding business. From there he went to North Dakota, but in the following October returned to Loganville in Sauk County and bought a half interest in the Loganville Grist Mill. That was his chief business, connection for six years. During 1889-90 he conducted a hotel and saloon at Loganville, selling out in the latter year. For five years he was in the agricultural implement business at Ableman, having bought out E. P. Richardson in 1895. In 1900 Mr. Baumgarten returned to Loganville and bought the general store of E. F. Merrimen. For ten years he continued to sell goods as a general merchant and farm implement dealer, and then disposed of the general merchandise department and concentrated his entire attention upon agricultural implements. In 1914 he added automobiles, and this is now one of the most thriving enterprises of that section of Sauk County. Mr. Baumgarten has been twice married, both wives being now deceased. He first married Katherine Licht, and by that union had three children, named Hulda, Martha and Irene. For his second wife he married
Bertha Huebing, and by his second marriage there were four children, namely: Edwin, Lawrence, Levera and Harold.
1935Loganville, Sauk, WisconsinHe and Bertha A. Niemann lived in 1935 at Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, as reported in 1940 census.

Children of August G. Baumgarten and Katherina Licht

Children of August G. Baumgarten and Bertha Huebing

Citations

  1. [S247] U.S. Federal Census 1870 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Westfield, Sauk, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1739; Page: 295B; Image: 598; Family History Library Film: 553238.
  2. [S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westfield, Sauk, Wisconsin; Roll: 1446; Family History Film: 1255446; Page: 280C; Enumeration District: 265.
  3. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED132. Dwelling 2.
  4. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED130. Dwelling 27. Stamp 62.
  5. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED171. Dwelling 39. Sheet 2B.
  6. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED56-22. Dwelling 36.
  7. [S373] U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4523; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 56-2.

Emma Dorothea Steckelberg

F, b. 1 December 1882, d. 12 March 1965
Father*Frederick H. Steckelberg b. 23 Jan 1858, d. 4 Jul 1935
Mother*Augusta Wilhelmina Uphoff b. 27 May 1865, d. 10 Jul 1901
Emma (Steckelberg) Niemann 1954-Colorized
Emma (Steckelberg) Niemann 1954
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationEmma Dorothea Steckelberg was also known as Emilie.
Married Name22 June 1904As of 22 June 1904,her married name was Niemann.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1 December 1882Emma Dorothea Steckelberg was born at Wisconsin on 1 December 1882.
She was the daughter of Frederick H. Steckelberg and Augusta Wilhelmina Uphoff.
Marriage22 June 1904Emma Dorothea Steckelberg married Henry George Niemann, son of Henry Friedrich Niemann and Anna Margaretha Hasz, on 22 June 1904 at Sauk, Wisconsin.
Death12 March 1965Emma Dorothea Steckelberg died on 12 March 1965 at Wisconsin, at age 82.
Burialafter 12 March 1965She was buried after 12 March 1965 at St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery; row 9, Westfield, Sauk, Wisconsin.
Census DateLocationDescription
15 April 1910Westfield Twp, Sauk, WisconsinEmma Dorothea Steckelberg was listed as wife in Henry George Niemann's household on the 1910 Census at Westfield Twp, Sauk, Wisconsin.1
2 January 1920Westfield Twp, Sauk, WisconsinEmma Dorothea Steckelberg was listed as wife in Henry George Niemann's household on the 1920 Census at Westfield Twp, Sauk, Wisconsin.2
5 May 1930Loganville, Sauk, WisconsinEmma Dorothea Steckelberg was listed as wife in Henry George Niemann's household on the 1930 Census at Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin.3
DateLocationDescription
10 March 1930On 10 March 1930 Fred Steckelberg, 72, injured.
13 June 1931On 13 June 1931 Floyd and Martha (Niemann) Harris, and son Junior, called at the Henry Niemann home.
The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 13 Jun 1931 - Floyd and Martha (Niemann) Harris called at the Henry Niemann home
20 June 1954Loganville, Sauk, WisconsinOn 20 June 1954 at Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, Henry and Emma (Steckelberg) Niemann 50th wedding anniversary celebration.
Madison Wisconsin State Journal June 10, 1954 - Henry and Emma (Steckelberg) Niemann 50th wedding anniversary celebration

Children of Emma Dorothea Steckelberg and Henry George Niemann

Citations

  1. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED 130. Sheet 1A. Dwelling 10.
  2. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED 171. Sheet 1B. Dwelling 16.
  3. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED56-22. Sheet 1A. Dwelling 16.

Gladys Louise Larson

F, b. 15 July 1920, d. 6 February 2023
Father*Chris Larson b. 28 May 1894, d. 9 Apr 1997
Mother*Louise Christine Frohreich b. 20 Jun 1895, d. 16 Mar 1952
Gladys (Larson) Mollet 2021
Gladys Larson portrait taken in Sioux City, IA and carried to war by her sweetheart Verne Mollet
Gladys Larson Mollet
Gladys Mollet
Gladys Larson - young woman-Colorized
Gladys Larson
Gladys Larson
Gladys Larson Mollet
Gladys Larson - baby
Gladys Mollet circa 1948
Verne and Gladys Larson Mollet
Gladys Larson portrait 04
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationGladys Louise Larson was also known as Glad.
Married Name30 October 1945As of 30 October 1945,her married name was Mollet.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth15 July 1920Gladys Louise Larson was born on 15 July 1920 at Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota.
She was the daughter of Chris Larson and Louise Christine Frohreich.
Marriage30 October 1945Gladys Louise Larson married Vernon Otis Mollet, son of Ernest Franklin Mollet and Ellen Charlotte Carlson, on 30 October 1945 at Nathanael Lutheran Church, Alcester, Union, South Dakota, In a candlelight ceremony solemnized in the Nathanael Lutheran church at Alcester at 5 p.m. Oct 30, Gladys Larson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Larson of Hawarden, Ia, became the bride of Vernon Mollet, son of E. F. Mollet of Geddes. The Rev. N. E. Olson officiated at the double-ring ceremony. Preceding the ceremony, Miss Grace Wennblom played soft nuptial music and Miss Marion Sternquist sang "I Love You Truly," and "I Love Thee." Usherettes were Miss Eleanor Thompson and Mrs. Paul Klosterman. The church was decorated with pink and white streamers and garden flowers. Ferns and sprays of green banked the altar. The bride was attired in a gown of white brocaded satin, fashioned with a sweetheart neckline and fitted bodice. The full skirt fell into a long train. Her fingertip veil was held in place by a coronet of pearls. She carried a bridal bouquet of white mums and pink rose buds, and she wore as her only jewelry a double strand of pearls, a gift from the bridegroom. The bride was attended by her sister Mrs. Virgil Biddle, as matron of honor. She was attired in a gown of pink net over taffeta and she carried a colonial bouquet of mums and rose buds. The bridegroom was attended by Virgil Biddle, brother-in-law of the bride. The bride was given in marriage by her father. The Lohengrin wedding march was played by Miss Wennblom as the processional. The Mendelssohn march was played as a recessional. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents where a two-course dinner was served to 50 guests. The bride is a graduate of Geddes high school and Notre Dame academy in Mitchell and has been teaching rural school in Charles Mix and Union counties. The bridegroom is a graduate of the Geddes high school and has just returned from 44 months of military service, 38 of which were spent in a European theater.1
Gladys Larson and Vern Mollet wedding 1945-10-30-Colorized
Gladys Larson and Vern Mollet wedding 1945-10-30
Gladys Larson and Vern Mollet wedding party 1945-10-30-Colorized - Mrs. Virgil Biddle, Mrs Vern Mollet (Gladys), Verne Mollet, Virgil Biddle
Gladys Larson and Vern Mollet wedding party 1945-10-30 - Mrs. Virgil Biddle, Mrs Vern Mollet (Gladys), Verne Mollet, Virgil Biddle
Gladys Larson Mollet's wedding dress
Marriage record of Gladys Larson and Vern Mollet 30 Oct 1945 Union county, SD
Gladys Larson and Vernon Mollet wedding article
Gladys Larson and Vernon Mollet (Mollett) marriage announcement - 1945 - from Gladys (Larson) Mollet scrapbook
Viola (Larson) Biddle, Gladys (Larson) Mollet, Vern Mollet and Virgil Biddle 1945-10-30
Death6 February 2023Gladys Louise Larson died on 6 February 2023 at South Dakota at age 102 The heavenly gates opened for Gladys Mollet, on the day of her passing February 6, 2023. She lived a long life of 102 years, 6½ months. Her life was full, filled to the brim with home, family, friends, community and teaching. She lived her life joyfully and busy doing good for others.

Gladys Louise Larson (Larsen) Mollet was born July 15, 1920, Geddes, SD, Charles Mix County. Her Mom and dad were Chris and Louise (Frohreich) Larson. When Gladys was 13 months old, she fought the fight of her life having Polio, paralyzing her right hand and arm. She worked hard milking cows and grazing them all day, every day. She attended Sunset Country School, graduated from Geddes High School. She enjoyed Home Ec. Band, Chorus, Declam, Geography and long-lasting friendships. She was confirmed at West Lake Lutheran Church, Lake Andes, SD. Because Gladys had polio, her parents thought she should have an education after HS. She graduated from Notre Dame, Mitchell, SD with a teaching certificate. She taught two years at Fairview Country School before moving with her parents to Union County, SD. The need to find land where it rained, became a necessity in 1941. Gladys' new position of teaching was at, Ludwig country school, Union County.

Gladys, her special fella, Vernon Otis Mollet, also of Geddes, in 1942, went off to War and Gladys continued to teach. Her family then moved north of Alcester, Gladys taught at Miller Country School. Verne came home safely and two weeks later they were married, Oct, 30, 1946 at Nathanael Lutheran Church, Alcester, SD. Verne and Gladys farmed west of Alcester their entire married life. They were proud parents of 4 children. Involved in their many school and church activities. Gladys went back to teaching country schools in 1964 while she took night and summer classes at the University of South Dakota, to obtain her BSE in teaching. Teaching in country schools; Elmwood, Dodd, Glenwood, Newdale, Brule, and Beresford. Verne passed away June 13, 1983. Gladys remained on the farm, taking on many community leadership positions in the VFW, church, 4 H, Extension clubs, quilters.

In 2010, Gladys moved into a nice home in Alcester, SD and later into an apartment where she so much enjoyed new and old friendships. Gladys lived at Hillcrest Care Center and later Colonial Manor in Randolph, NE where she has family nearby.

Gladys is survived by her four children, Janene (Curt) Abrahamson, Weatherby, MO, Janiece (Riley) Gall, Yankton, Murray (Neilla) Mollet, Whitewood, SD, Marlon (Pam) Mollet, Sioux Falls. She has ten grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren.

Gladys is preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Otis of 36 years, father, grandpa and great-grandpa of their children and families, infant son John Ardel Mollet, great-grandson Dalton Benjamin Gall, mother Louise Frohreich Larson, father Chris Larson, beloved step-mother Ida DeHaven Larson, sister Viola Larson Biddle, brother-in-law Virgil Biddle, nieces; Verla Biddle, Glenda (Arnie) Jonson, and Virginia Biddle. Doris Carlson, devoted friend and cousin by marriage!

Funeral services will be 10AM Monday, February 13, 2023 at Nathanael Lutheran Church in Alcester. Visitation will be 2-4PM Sunday at the church with a 3PM prayer service.
Census DateLocationDescription
11 April 1930Moore, Charles Mix, South DakotaGladys Louise Larson was listed as a daughter in Chris Larson's household on the 1930 Census at Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Name     Christ Larson
Birth Year     abt 1895
Gender     Male
Race     White
Age in 1930     35
Birthplace     Nebraska
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Head
Home in 1930     Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA
Map of Home     Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Street Address     Moore Township 98-65
Dwelling Number     60
Family Number     59
Home Owned or Rented     Rented
Radio Set     Yes
Lives on Farm     Yes
Age at First Marriage     21
Attended School     No
Able to Read and Write     Yes
Father's Birthplace     Denmark
Mother's Birthplace     Denmark
Able to Speak English     Yes
Occupation     Farmer
Industry     Farming
Class of Worker     Working on own account
Employment     Yes.2
10 April 1940Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South DakotaGladys Louise Larson was listed as a lodger and granddaughter in Sarah Mader's household on the 1940 Census at Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Name     Sarah Frohreich
Age     68
Estimated Birth Year     abt 1872
Gender     Female
Race     White
Birthplace     South Dakota
Marital Status     Widowed
Relation to Head of House     Head
Home in 1940     Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Map of Home in 1940     Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Farm     YES
Inferred Residence in 1935     Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Residence in 1935     Goose Lake
Sheet Number     2B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation     42
House Owned or Rented     Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented     800
Attended School or College     No
Highest Grade Completed     Elementary school, 3rd grade
Weeks Worked in 1939     0
Income     0
Income Other Sources     Yes.3
17 June 1950Prairie, Union, South DakotaGladys Louise Larson was listed as wife in Vernon Otis Mollet's household on the 1950 Census at Prairie, Union, South Dakota; Name     Verne O. Mollet
Age     34
Birth Date     abt 1916
Gender     Male
Race     White
Birth Place     South Dakota
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Head
Residence Date     1950
Home in 1950     Prairie, Union, South Dakota, USA
Dwelling Number     111
Farm     Yes
Questionnaire Number     100
Occupation     Farmer
Industry     Farm
Occupation Category     Wk
Hours Worked     75
Worker Class     O.4
DateLocationDescription
Photo of Vern and Gladys (Larson) Mollet with car.
Vern and Gladys (Larson) Mollet with car
Family photo.
Gladys Louise Larson and Viola Marie Larson were photo of Viola and Gladys Larson.
Viola and Gladys Larson
Viola and Gladys Larson - taken when young women.
Viola and Gladys Larson - young women-Colorized
Viola and Gladys Larson - young women
Photo of Friends at Geddes Park - Gladys Larson, Floyd Indahl, Viola Larson, Virgil Biddle, Arnold Indahl - from Gladys (Larson) Mollet keepsakes scrapbook - Geddes, South Dakota.
Friends at Geddes Park-Gladys Larson, Floyd Indahl, Viola Larson, Virgil Biddle, Arnold Indahl-from Gladys (Larson) Mollet keepsakes scrapbook-Geddes, South Dakota
1920In 1920 Viola, Louise and baby Gladys Larson 1920.
20 September 1921Gladys Louise Larson was ill with came down with polio at age 14 months; paralyzed right arm on 20 September 1921.
circa 1923Circa 1923 photo of Martha Frohreich with nieces Viola and Gladys Larson.
circa 1928St Louis, MissouriCirca 1928 at St Louis, Missouri, Louise and Gladys Mollet (age 8); for polio treatments.
Louise and Gladys Mollet circa 1928 St Louis MO-Colorized
Louise and Gladys Mollet circa 1928
circa 1934She and Arnold Indahl were confirmed circa 1934 Arnold Indahl and Gladys Larson on confirmation day in South Dakota.
Arnold Indahl and Gladys Larson on confirmation day in South Dakota
1940In 1940 Highest Grade Completed:     College, 1st year.
22 December 1940On 22 December 1940 Chris and Louise Larson - 25th wedding anniversary - 22 Dec 1940. Handwriting by Gladys Larson Mollet.
before 1941Before 1941 Vern Mollet and Gladys Larson - before the war.
Vern Mollet and Gladys Larson - before the war
1947In 1947 Gladys, baby Janene and Vern Mollet - spring 1947.
Gladys baby Janene and Vern Mollet - spring 1947-Colorized
Gladys, baby Janene and Vern Mollet - spring 1947
10 April 1947spent Easter Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris LarsonOn 10 April 1947 at spent Easter Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris Larson.
circa 1950Circa 1950 Gladys, Janiece, Janene and Verne Mollet.
Gladys Janiece Janene and Verne Mollet-Colorized
Gladys Janiece Janene and Verne Mollet
25 August 1955On 25 August 1955 Mr and Mrs George Steeneck of Hawarden, Mr and Mrs Vern Mollet and family and Mr and Mrs Forrest Sappingfield and family were guests in the Herman Smearman home Thursday evening in honor of Mrs Smearman's birthday.
18 February 1968Hawarden, IowaOn 18 February 1968 at Hawarden, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gibson of Canton were honored on their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday, February 18, at the home of their daughter, Mrs. J. Lawrence Schiefen of rural Hawarden. Dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Faughender and Gaylen and Mrs. Hannah Paulson, all of Geddes, South Dakota, and Mrs. Dorothy Schiefen of Hawarden. Friends and relatives who came in the afternoon to surprise the honored couple were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gibson of Tyndall, South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gibson, Mrs. Herb Olson and Mrs. Glen Jerke of Avon, South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Strehlow and Vicky and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Vipond of Hudson; Mr. and Mrs. Verne Mollet and Mrs. Martha Smearman of Alcester; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Biddle, Verla and Glenda of Garretson, South Dakota, and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Twedt of Canton. At the close of the social afternoon lunch was served by the hostess.
1 November 1970On 1 November 1970 Verne Mollets Honored At Surprise Party for 25th Wedding Anniversary - Mr. and Mrs. Verne Mollet were honored at a surprise party in the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Abrahamson of Canton, on Sunday, Nov. 1. The occasion celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Ninety relatives and friends attended and expressed their best wishes. Refreshments were served from a table with appointments in rose-pink and lime-green. Mrs. Delvin Bunde was at the silver service. Mrs. Larry Tideman and Delvin Bunde modeled the bride's and broom's attire of 25 years ago. After a short program of songs and comments, the honored couple opened an assortment of lovely cards and gifts. Guests were present from Denver, Colo; Mankato and Jackson, Minn; Brookings, Yankton, Garretson, Fairfax, Mitchell, Akron, Hudson, Hawarden, Vermillion, Sioux Falls, Beresford, Canton and Alcester. The happy day was sponsored by the children: Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Abrahamson, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Gall, Murray and Marlon.
Mr and Mrs Verne Mollet - 25th anniversary article - Nov 1970
5 July 1972Qualm family reunionOn 5 July 1972 at Qualm family reunion.
9 August 1972University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South DakotaGladys Louise Larson graduated on 9 August 1972 at University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, Bachelor of Science in Education.
Gladys (Larson) Mollet - University of South Dakota diploma 09 Aug 1972
Gladys (Larson) Mollet - University of South Dakota graduation 09 Aug 1972
December 1973In December 1973 Vern Mollet Family portrait.
13 July 1975On 13 July 1975 photo of Vern and Gladys (Larson) Mollet.
Vern and Gladys (Larson) Mollet 13 Jul 1975
after 2000After 2000 Gladys and Viola Larson - older.
Gladys and Viola Larson - older
August 2011Alcester, South DakotaShe lived in August 2011 at Alcester, South Dakota.
17 July 2021On 17 July 2021 101st birthday party for Gladys (Larson) Mollet.
Gladys (Larson) Mollet 2021-07-17

Child of Gladys Louise Larson and Vernon Otis Mollet

Citations

  1. [S342] South Dakota, South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949.
  2. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED12-20. Dwelling 60.
  3. [S373] U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3851; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 12-9.
  4. [S423] U.S. Federal Census 1950 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED64-14 Prairie, Union, SD. Sheet 14.

Vernon Otis Mollet

M, b. 12 July 1915, d. 13 June 1983
Father*Ernest Franklin Mollet b. 23 Nov 1882, d. 14 Jul 1968
Mother*Ellen Charlotte Carlson b. 27 Aug 1883, d. 21 Dec 1958
Vernon Mollet - close up-Colorized
Vernon Mollet
Verne Mollet - WWII in France-Colorized
Verne Mollet - WWII in France
Vernon Mollet 1975
Vernon Mollet - army-Colorized
Vernon Mollet - army
Vernon Otis Mollet - age 5
Vernon Otis Mollet - age 15
Vernon Mollet circa 1921
Vernon Mollet
Verne and Gladys Larson Mollet
Verne Mollet in suit-Colorized
Vernon Mollet in suit
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationVernon Otis Mollet was also known as Verne Otis.
TypeDateDescription
SOCIALSECUbefore 1951Vernon Otis Mollet obtained US Social Security Card at South Dakota; Last residence Alcester, Union, South Dakota.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth12 July 1915Vernon Otis Mollet was born on 12 July 1915 at Clearfield (near Winner), Tripp, South Dakota.
He was the son of Ernest Franklin Mollet and Ellen Charlotte Carlson.
Marriage30 October 1945Vernon Otis Mollet married Gladys Louise Larson, daughter of Chris Larson and Louise Christine Frohreich, on 30 October 1945 at Nathanael Lutheran Church, Alcester, Union, South Dakota, In a candlelight ceremony solemnized in the Nathanael Lutheran church at Alcester at 5 p.m. Oct 30, Gladys Larson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Larson of Hawarden, Ia, became the bride of Vernon Mollet, son of E. F. Mollet of Geddes. The Rev. N. E. Olson officiated at the double-ring ceremony. Preceding the ceremony, Miss Grace Wennblom played soft nuptial music and Miss Marion Sternquist sang "I Love You Truly," and "I Love Thee." Usherettes were Miss Eleanor Thompson and Mrs. Paul Klosterman. The church was decorated with pink and white streamers and garden flowers. Ferns and sprays of green banked the altar. The bride was attired in a gown of white brocaded satin, fashioned with a sweetheart neckline and fitted bodice. The full skirt fell into a long train. Her fingertip veil was held in place by a coronet of pearls. She carried a bridal bouquet of white mums and pink rose buds, and she wore as her only jewelry a double strand of pearls, a gift from the bridegroom. The bride was attended by her sister Mrs. Virgil Biddle, as matron of honor. She was attired in a gown of pink net over taffeta and she carried a colonial bouquet of mums and rose buds. The bridegroom was attended by Virgil Biddle, brother-in-law of the bride. The bride was given in marriage by her father. The Lohengrin wedding march was played by Miss Wennblom as the processional. The Mendelssohn march was played as a recessional. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents where a two-course dinner was served to 50 guests. The bride is a graduate of Geddes high school and Notre Dame academy in Mitchell and has been teaching rural school in Charles Mix and Union counties. The bridegroom is a graduate of the Geddes high school and has just returned from 44 months of military service, 38 of which were spent in a European theater.1
Gladys Larson and Vern Mollet wedding 1945-10-30-Colorized
Gladys Larson and Vern Mollet wedding 1945-10-30
Gladys Larson and Vern Mollet wedding party 1945-10-30-Colorized - Mrs. Virgil Biddle, Mrs Vern Mollet (Gladys), Verne Mollet, Virgil Biddle
Gladys Larson and Vern Mollet wedding party 1945-10-30 - Mrs. Virgil Biddle, Mrs Vern Mollet (Gladys), Verne Mollet, Virgil Biddle
Gladys Larson Mollet's wedding dress
Marriage record of Gladys Larson and Vern Mollet 30 Oct 1945 Union county, SD
Gladys Larson and Vernon Mollet wedding article
Gladys Larson and Vernon Mollet (Mollett) marriage announcement - 1945 - from Gladys (Larson) Mollet scrapbook
Viola (Larson) Biddle, Gladys (Larson) Mollet, Vern Mollet and Virgil Biddle 1945-10-30
Death13 June 1983Vernon Otis Mollet died on 13 June 1983 at VA Hospital; from brain cancer; suffered from depression and alcoholism, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at age 67 Vernon Mollet, 67, Alcester, died Monday (June 13, 1983) in a hospital in Sioux Falls. The funeral will be Thursday 2 p.m. in Nathanael Lutheran Church, Alcester, with the Rev. Charles Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery under the direction of Wass Funeral Home, Alcester. Mr. Mollet was born July 12, 1915, in Clearfield, S.D. At the age of five the family moved to Geddes. He was married to Gladys Larson Oct. 30, 1945, in Alcester, and they farmed northwest of there. Survivors are his wife; two sons, Murrey, Beresford, and Marlon, Sioux Falls; two daughters, Mrs. Curtis (Janene) Abrahamson, Olathe, Kan., and Mrs. Riley (Janice) Gall, Yankton; a brother, Clarence, Byron, Minn; three sisters, Mrs. Dora Varuska, Geddes, Mrs. Bernice Trainer, and Mrs. Ruby Nedved, both of Rapid City, and eight grandchildren.
Vernon Mollet obituary
Vernon Otis Mollet obituary
Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa) 15 Jun 1983 - Vernon Mollet obituary
Vernon Mollet obituary - 1983 - from Gladys (Larson) Mollet scrapbook
Burial16 June 1983He was buried on 16 June 1983 at Nathanael Lutheran Church & Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, Union, South Dakota.
Vernon Mollet gravesite
Vernon Otis Mollet funeral card
Census DateLocationDescription
10 February 1920Geddes, Charles Mix, South DakotaVernon Otis Mollet was listed as a son in Ernest Franklin Mollet's household on the 1920 Census at Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Name     Ernest F Mollett
Age     37
Birth Year     abt 1883
Birthplace     South Dakota
Home in 1920     Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Residence Date     1920
Race     White
Gender     Male
Relation to Head of House     Head
Marital Status     Married
Spouse's Name     Ellen Mallett
Father's Birthplace     Germany
Mother's Birthplace     England
Able to Speak English     Yes
Occupation     Teamster
Industry     Dray
Employment Field     Own Account
Home Owned or Rented     Rented
Able to read     Yes
Able to Write     Yes.2
10 April 1930Geddes, Charles Mix, South DakotaVernon Otis Mollet was listed as a son in Ernest Franklin Mollet's household on the 1930 Census at Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Name     Ernest F Mollet
Birth Year     abt 1883
Gender     Male
Race     White
Age in 1930     47
Birthplace     South Dakota
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Head
Home in 1930     Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA
Map of Home     Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Street Address     Sixth Street
Ward of City     Three
Dwelling Number     55
Family Number     62
Home Owned or Rented     Owned
Home Value     500
Radio Set     Yes
Lives on Farm     No
Age at First Marriage     23
Attended School     No
Able to Read and Write     Yes
Father's Birthplace     Switzerland
Mother's Birthplace     Illinois
Able to Speak English     Yes
Occupation     Clerk
Industry     General Store
Class of Worker     Wage or salary worker
Employment     Yes.3
1935Geddes ward 3, Charles Mix, South DakotaVernon Otis Mollet appeared on the census of 1935 in the household of Ernest Franklin Mollet at Geddes ward 3, Charles Mix, South Dakota.
11 April 1940Geddes, Charles Mix, South DakotaVernon Otis Mollet was listed as a son in Ernest Franklin Mollet's household on the 1940 Census at Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Name     Ernest F Mollet
Age     57
Estimated Birth Year     abt 1883
Gender     Male
Race     White
Birthplace     South Dakota
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Head
Home in 1940     Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Map of Home in 1940     Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Farm     NO
Inferred Residence in 1935     Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Residence in 1935     Geddes
Sheet Number     9A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation     164
Father's Birthplace     Switzerland
Mother's Birthplace     Illinois
Occupation     Delivery Man
House Owned or Rented     Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented     300
Attended School or College     No
Highest Grade Completed     Elementary school, 7th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census     48
Class of Worker     Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939     52
Income     720
Income Other Sources     No
Native Language     English
Veteran     No
Social Security Number     No
Usual Occupation     Dellivery Man
Usual Industry     Merchantile.4
17 June 1950Prairie, Union, South DakotaVernon Otis Mollet was listed as the head of a family on the 1950 Census at Prairie, Union, South Dakota, Name     Verne O. Mollet
Age     34
Birth Date     abt 1916
Gender     Male
Race     White
Birth Place     South Dakota
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Head
Residence Date     1950
Home in 1950     Prairie, Union, South Dakota, USA
Dwelling Number     111
Farm     Yes
Questionnaire Number     100
Occupation     Farmer
Industry     Farm
Occupation Category     Wk
Hours Worked     75
Worker Class     O.5
1950 US Census ED64-14 Prairie, Union, SD - Mollet, Verne
DateLocationDescription
Photo of Vern and Gladys (Larson) Mollet with car.
Vern and Gladys (Larson) Mollet with car
Mollet brothers - standing Clarence, Al Seated Ed and Vern.
Mollet brothers - standing Clarence Al Seated Ed and Vern-Colorized
Mollet brothers - standing Clarence, Al Seated Ed and Vern
circa 1917Circa 1917 children of Ernest and Ellen (Carlson) Mollet - Al, Clarence, Dora, Verne, Bernice and Ed.
circa 1922Circa 1922 children of Ernest and Ellen (Carlson) Mollet
back row: Al, Clarence, Dora,
front row: Charlie, Ed, Ruby, Vernon, Bernice.
1933Geddes High School, Geddes, Charles Mix, South DakotaVernon Otis Mollet graduated in 1933 at Geddes High School, Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota.
22 December 1940On 22 December 1940 Chris and Louise Larson - 25th wedding anniversary - 22 Dec 1940. Handwriting by Gladys Larson Mollet.
before 1941Before 1941 Vern Mollet and Gladys Larson - before the war.
Vern Mollet and Gladys Larson - before the war
23 February 1942military enlistment in ArmyOn 23 February 1942 at military enlistment in Army.
Vernon Mollet military enlistment
27 June 1942He began military service on 27 June 1942 Vernon Mollet was a cook for the 87th Infantry Division (or 90th) of the US Army. Military service included Normandy, northern France, Rhineland and central Europe. Was part of the Siege of Bastogne in December 1944 between American and German forces at the Belgian town of Bastogne, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge.
Vernon Mollet military service form including Normandy, northern France, Rhineland and central Europe
12 October 1945He ended military service on 12 October 1945.
1947In 1947 Gladys, baby Janene and Vern Mollet - spring 1947.
Gladys baby Janene and Vern Mollet - spring 1947-Colorized
Gladys, baby Janene and Vern Mollet - spring 1947
10 April 1947spent Easter Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris LarsonOn 10 April 1947 at spent Easter Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris Larson.
circa 1950Circa 1950 Gladys, Janiece, Janene and Verne Mollet.
Gladys Janiece Janene and Verne Mollet-Colorized
Gladys Janiece Janene and Verne Mollet
25 August 1955On 25 August 1955 Mr and Mrs George Steeneck of Hawarden, Mr and Mrs Vern Mollet and family and Mr and Mrs Forrest Sappingfield and family were guests in the Herman Smearman home Thursday evening in honor of Mrs Smearman's birthday.
circa 1960Circa 1960 photo of Al, Ed, Clarence and Verne Mollet (Nancy Nedved on the step.)
before 1968Before 1968 Verne and his dad Ernie Mollet.
Verne and his dad Ernie Mollet-Colorized
Verne and his dad Ernie Mollet
18 February 1968Hawarden, IowaOn 18 February 1968 at Hawarden, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gibson of Canton were honored on their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday, February 18, at the home of their daughter, Mrs. J. Lawrence Schiefen of rural Hawarden. Dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Faughender and Gaylen and Mrs. Hannah Paulson, all of Geddes, South Dakota, and Mrs. Dorothy Schiefen of Hawarden. Friends and relatives who came in the afternoon to surprise the honored couple were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gibson of Tyndall, South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gibson, Mrs. Herb Olson and Mrs. Glen Jerke of Avon, South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Strehlow and Vicky and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Vipond of Hudson; Mr. and Mrs. Verne Mollet and Mrs. Martha Smearman of Alcester; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Biddle, Verla and Glenda of Garretson, South Dakota, and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Twedt of Canton. At the close of the social afternoon lunch was served by the hostess.
5 July 1972Qualm family reunionOn 5 July 1972 at Qualm family reunion.
December 1973In December 1973 Vern Mollet Family portrait.
13 July 1975On 13 July 1975 photo of Vern and Gladys (Larson) Mollet.
Vern and Gladys (Larson) Mollet 13 Jul 1975

Child of Vernon Otis Mollet and Gladys Louise Larson

Citations

  1. [S342] South Dakota, South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949.
  2. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED 40. Sheet 7B. Dwelling 34.
  3. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED12-8. Dwelling 55.
  4. [S373] U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3851; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 12-8.
  5. [S423] U.S. Federal Census 1950 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED64-14 Prairie, Union, SD. Sheet 14.

Chris Larson

M, b. 28 May 1894, d. 9 April 1997
Father*Lars Chris Larsen b. 24 Nov 1862, d. 14 Jan 1941
Mother*Ane Maria Pedersen b. 6 Mar 1859, d. 2 Mar 1956
Chris Larson in cowboy hat
Chris Larson
Chris Larson - young
Louise and Chris Larson
Ida and Chris Larson
Chris Larson and Bryan Larsen-Colorized
Chris Larson and Bryan Larsen
Chris Larson signature 1917
chris_larson_-_born_1894-Colorized
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
Chris Larson 1976
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationChris Larson was also known as Christian.
Name VariationChris Larson was also known as Christen.
Name VariationChris Larson was also known as Larsen.
TypeDateDescription
SOCIALSECUChris Larson obtained US Social Security Card at South Dakota; last residence Alcester, Union, South Dakota.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth28 May 1894Chris Larson was born on 28 May 1894 at near Blair, Washington, Nebraska, also reported as Bancroft, Nebraska; also reported as 28 May 1893.
He was the son of Lars Chris Larsen and Ane Maria Pedersen.
Baptism2 September 1894Chris Larson was baptized on 2 September 1894 at St Paul Lutheran Church, Orum, Nebraska.
Baptism of Christian Larson - St Paul Lutheran Church - Orum, Nebraska - born 28 May 1894
Marriage22 December 1915He married Louise Christine Frohreich, daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm Frohreich and Sarah Mader, on 22 December 1915 at home of bride's mother, near Armour, Charles Mix, South Dakota, Married at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. S. Frohriech, December 22, at 3 o'clock, her daughter, Louise Christine to Chris Larson. Rev. Friedrickson, of Armour, pronouncing the words that made them man and wife. The wedding was a pretty one. The bride charmingly gowned in white silk trimmed with fur and lace and a veil and carried a wreath and carried a bouquet of white and yellow chrysanthemums. The bridesmaid, a sister of the bride, wore a gown of blue silk trimmed in white embroidery. The groom and his best man, brother of the bride, wore blue serge. There were 130 guests present including Mrs. H. Reimer and son, Willie from Oklahoma, Mrs. Lena Sikmann, of Yankton, both sisters of Mrs. Frohreich, Salma and Walter Fiddler, Charley Holtz and Franky Rempp, of Mission Hill, cousins of the bride. A splendid wedding feast was served at 6 o'clock in the evening. Many valuable present were received by the young couple. The afternoon was spent very socially and in the evening, a dance was given in honor of the marriage. The bride few to womanhood in Charles Mix County and has numerous friends here. The groom also few to manhood in this county and is an industrious young man. They will reside on a farm east of Geddes. The newlyweds left Thursday for Harrison, Nebraska, where they will spend their honeymoon visiting at the home of the grooms parents. We wish to join with friends in extending congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Larson and wish them a long and prosperous life. They expect to be home after February 1st.1
Chris Larson and Louise Frohreich wedding photo-Colorized
Chris Larson and Louise Frohreich wedding photo
Chris Larson and Louise Frohreich wedding day
Marriage record of Chris Larson and Louise Frohreich 22 Dec 1915 Charles Mix county, SD
Marriage9 October 1952Chris Larson married Ida Olive DeHaven, daughter of Wilbur LeRoy DeHaven and Lulu May Ferrel, on 9 October 1952 at Morrill, Nebraska.
Death9 April 1997Chris Larson died on 9 April 1997 at Alcester, Union, South Dakota, at age 102 Chris Larson obituary.
Argus-Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) 11 Apr 1997 - Chris Larson obituary
Burialafter 9 April 1997He was buried after 9 April 1997 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery aka Alcester Cemetery, Alcester, Union, South Dakota.
Louise C (Frohreich) and Chris Larson tombstone - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, SD
Louise C and Chris Larson headstone - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, SD
Census DateLocationDescription
15 June 1900Moore, Charles Mix, South DakotaChris Larson was listed as a son in Lars Chris Larsen's household on the 1900 Census at Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota.2
21 April 1910Running Water, Sioux, NebraskaChris Larson was listed as a son in Lars Chris Larsen's household on the 1910 Census at Running Water, Sioux, Nebraska; living next door to his daughter and son-in-law Hannah & Carl Paulson.3
20 March 1920Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South DakotaChris Larson was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota, Name     Chris Larson
Age     25
Birth Year     abt 1895
Birthplace     Nebraska
Home in 1920     Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota
House Number     Farm
Residence Date     1920
Race     White
Gender     Male
Relation to Head of House     Head
Marital Status     Married
Spouse's Name     Louise Larson
Father's Birthplace     Denmark
Mother's Birthplace     Denmark
Occupation     Farmer
Industry     General Farm
Employment Field     Employer
Home Owned or Rented     Rented
Able to read     Yes
Able to Write     Yes.4
11 April 1930Moore, Charles Mix, South DakotaHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota, Name     Christ Larson
Birth Year     abt 1895
Gender     Male
Race     White
Age in 1930     35
Birthplace     Nebraska
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Head
Home in 1930     Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA
Map of Home     Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Street Address     Moore Township 98-65
Dwelling Number     60
Family Number     59
Home Owned or Rented     Rented
Radio Set     Yes
Lives on Farm     Yes
Age at First Marriage     21
Attended School     No
Able to Read and Write     Yes
Father's Birthplace     Denmark
Mother's Birthplace     Denmark
Able to Speak English     Yes
Occupation     Farmer
Industry     Farming
Class of Worker     Working on own account
Employment     Yes.5
20 April 1940Rhoda, Charles Mix, South DakotaHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1940 Census at Rhoda, Charles Mix, South Dakota, Name     Christ Larson
[Chris Larson]
Respondent     Yes
Age     45
Estimated Birth Year     abt 1895
Gender     Male
Race     White
Birthplace     Nebraska
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Head
Home in 1940     Rhoda, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Map of Home in 1940     Rhoda, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Farm     NO
Inferred Residence in 1935     Rural, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Residence in 1935     Rural, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Sheet Number     4B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation     73
Occupation     Farmer
House Owned or Rented     Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented     3
Attended School or College     No
Highest Grade Completed     Elementary school, 3rd grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census     48
Class of Worker     Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939     52
Income     0
Income Other Sources     Yes.6
1950Alcester, Union, South DakotaHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1950 Census at Alcester, Union, South Dakota, Name     Chris Larson
Age     55
Birth Date     abt 1895
Gender     Male
Race     White
Birth Place     Nebraska
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Head
Residence Date     1950
Home in 1950     Alcester, Union, South Dakota, USA
House Number     Wert
Apartment Number     Dert 7
Dwelling Number     49
Farm     Yes
Questionnaire Number     41
Previous Residence Date     1949
Inferred Previous Residence Place     Alcester, Union, South Dakota, USA
Occupation     Farmer
Industry     Farm
Father Birth Place     Denmark
Mother Birth Place     Denmark
Occupation Category     Wk
Hours Worked     75
Worker Class     O
Same House     Yes
School Completed     S-6
Grade Completed     Yes
School Attendance     30 Or Over
Weeks Worked     52
Income     None
Other Income     40
Supplemental Income     None
Relative Income     None
Relative Other Income     None
Relative Supplemental Income     None
World War II Veteran     No
World War I Veteran     No
Veteran     No.7
DateLocationDescription
Family photo.
Viola Chris Gladys Louise Larson-Colorized
Viola, Chris, Gladys, Louise Larson
Photo of Chris and Louise (Frohreich) Larson.
Chris and Louise (Frohreich) Larson
1897Left Blair to Homestead 10 miles south of, Armour, Douglas, South DakotaChris Larson migrated in 1897 at Left Blair to Homestead 10 miles south of, Armour, Douglas, South Dakota.
1903Moved southwest of, Lake Andes, Charles Mix, South DakotaHe migrated in 1903 at Moved southwest of, Lake Andes, Charles Mix, South Dakota.
circa 1906Circa 1906 Lars Larsen family. Back: Jens, Chris, Hannah. Middle: Lars, Bryan, Anna. Front: Raymond, Bertha.
1906Rented land 4 miles east of, Geddes, Charles Mix, South DakotaHe migrated in 1906 at Rented land 4 miles east of, Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota.
1908Moved to, Harrison, Sioux, NebraskaHe migrated in 1908 at Moved to, Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska.
1910Farmed Paulson place near, Geddes, Charles Mix, South DakotaHe migrated in 1910 at Farmed Paulson place near, Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota.
27 May 1910Harrison, NebraskaOn 27 May 1910 at Harrison, Nebraska, newspaper clipping: L C Larsen going to SD to check on property; Chris Larsen having birthday party May 28.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 27 May 1910 - L C Larsen going to SD to check on property; Chris Larsen having birthday party May 28
circa 1911Sioux, NebraskaCirca 1911 at Sioux, Nebraska, Panhandle community article including the L C Larsen family.8
Sioux County (NE) History, First 100 Years - pages 98-99 - Panhandle community including the L C Larsen family
3 May 1912On 3 May 1912 L C Larsen and daughter Bertha going to Geddes SD to assist his son Chris with farmwork.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 03 May 1912 - L C Larsen and daughter Bertha going to Geddes SD to assist his son Chris with farmwork
14 March 1913On 14 March 1913 L C and Mary (Pedersen) Larson gave a dance in honor of their son Chris.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 14 Mar 1913 - L C and Mary (Pedersen) Larson gave a dance in honor of their son Chris
27 November 1914On 27 November 1914 Bryan Larson has leg amputated. Visited in hospital by brother Chris and mother Mary (Pedersen) Larsen.
28 April 1916Sioux, NebraskaOn 28 April 1916 at Sioux, Nebraska, L C Larson and sons are putting grain on their upper place, 6 miles south of Harrison.
1917Bought 200 acres east of, Geddes, Charles Mix, South DakotaHe purchased land in 1917 at Bought 200 acres east of, Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota.
5 June 1917World War I Draft Registration, Charles Mix, South DakotaOn 5 June 1917 at World War I Draft Registration, Charles Mix, South Dakota.
World War I Draft Registration 05 June 1917 - Chris Larson born 28 May 1894
9 April 1918Charles Mix, South DakotaHe witnessed the marriage of Lindhart Olaf Mikkelsen and Wilhelmena Augusta Frohreich on 9 April 1918 at Charles Mix, South Dakota; County of Residence: Charles Mix. Post Office: Lake Andes.9
6 August 1926NebraskaOn 6 August 1926 at Nebraska Chris Larsen family and Bertha Hanks attended Larsen reunion on White River.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 06 Aug 1926 - Chris Larsen family and Bertha Hanks attended Larsen reunion on White River
30 June 1932On 30 June 1932 Mr and Mrs L C Larsen are vising Mrs Carl Paulson (Hannah Larsen) and Chris Larsen and family.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 30 Jun 1932 - Mr and Mrs L C Larsen are vising Mrs Carl Paulson (Hannah Larsen) and Chris Larsen and family
15 June 1933Geddes, South DakotaOn 15 June 1933 at Geddes, South Dakota, Bryan Larsen took Mr and Mrs L C Larsen to visit Chris Larsen who has a concussion.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 15 Jun 1933 - Bryan Larsen took Mr and Mrs L C Larsen to visit Chris Larsen who has a concussion
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 15 Jun 1933 - Mr and Mrs L C Larsen and sons Bryan and Raymond visited Chris Larsen in Geddes, SD
22 June 1933Geddes, South DakotaOn 22 June 1933 at Geddes, South Dakota, Mr and Mrs L C Larsen and sons Bryan and Raymond returned from Geddes SD. Chris Larsen's condition is improved.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 22 Jun 1933 - Mr and Mrs L C Larsen and sons Bryan and Raymond returned from Geddes SD. Chris Larsens condition is improved
4 June 1934had strokeChris Larson was ill with which left Chris in a coma for 10 weeks on 4 June 1934 at had stroke.
20 August 1936On 20 August 1936 Chris Larsen visited his parents, Mr and Mrs L C Larsen, enroute to Oregon and Washington on a business trip.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 20 Aug 1936 - Chris Larsen visited his parents, Mr and Mrs L C Larsen, enroute to Oregon and Washington on a business trip
19 August 1937NebraskaOn 19 August 1937 at Nebraska attended a family reunion of the Larsen family held in the valley.
1940In 1940 Highest Grade Completed:     Elementary school, 3rd grade.
1940He was a farmer in 1940.
22 December 1940On 22 December 1940 Chris and Louise Larson - 25th wedding anniversary - 22 Dec 1940. Handwriting by Gladys Larson Mollet.
Chris and Louise Larson - 25th wedding anniversary - 22 Dec 1940
1941Came to, Union County, South DakotaHe migrated in 1941 at Came to, Union County, South Dakota.
after 14 January 1941Harrison Cemetery, Harrison, Sioux, NebraskaHe witnessed the burial of Lars Chris Larsen after 14 January 1941 at Harrison Cemetery, Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska.
14 August 1941On 14 August 1941 Mrs L C Larsen (Mary Pedersen), Bryan Larsen, Mrs C J Hanks (Bertha Larsen) drove to SD to visit Mrs Carl Paulson (Hannah Larsen) and Chris Larsen.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 14 Aug 1941 - Mrs L C Larsen (Mary Pedersen), Bryan Larsen, Mrs C J Hanks (Bertha Larsen) drove to SD to visit
1942World War II Draft Registration, Charles Mix, South DakotaIn 1942 at World War II Draft Registration, Charles Mix, South Dakota.
World War II Draft Registration 1942 - Chris Larson born 28 May 1893
Chris and Louise Larson standing by 1943 Chevy.
Chris and Louise Larson - standing by 1943 Chevy-Colorized
Chris Larson and Louise Christine Frohreich were photo by car.
Chris and Louise Larson - standing by car-Colorized
Chris and Louise Larson
1944Bought 200 acres east of, Alcester, Union, South DakotaChris Larson purchased land in 1944 at Bought 200 acres east of, Alcester, Union, South Dakota.
1945Bought Dean place northwest of, Alcester, Union, South DakotaHe purchased land in 1945 at Bought Dean place northwest of, Alcester, Union, South Dakota.
26 April 1945On 26 April 1945 Mary (Pedersen) Larsen returned from Geddes, SD, after attending funeral of Carl Paulson and visiting her son Chris.
13 February 1947On 13 February 1947 Chris and Louise (Frohreich) Larsen and Hannah (Larsen) Paulson arrive for a visit with their mother Mary (Pedersen) Larsen.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 13 Feb 1947 - Chris and Louise (Frohreich) Larsen and Hannah (Larsen) Paulson visiting mother Mary (Pedersen) Larsen
10 April 1947spent Easter Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris LarsonOn 10 April 1947 at spent Easter Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris Larson.
7 August 1947On 7 August 1947 Mrs Lee Orr (Bertha Larsen) visited Hannah (Larsen) Paulson and brother Chris Larson's family.
circa 1948Circa 1948 Great-Grandma Mary Larsen, baby girl Mollet, Grandpa Chris Larson and Gladys Mollet.
Great-Grandma Mary Larsen baby girl Mollet Chris Larson and Gladys Mollet circa 1948-Colorized
Great-Grandma Mary Larsen, baby girl Mollet, Grandpa Chris Larson and Gladys Mollet circa 1948
15 October 1953On 15 October 1953 Mrs Raymond Larsen (Alice Hamaker) writes of vacation taken with her husband, and his brother and sister-in-law, Chris and Ida (DeHaven Osback York) Larson.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 15 Oct 1953 - Mr and Mrs Raymond Larsen (Alice Hamaker) vacation with Chris and Ida (DeHaven Osback York) Larson
Sioux, NebraskaAt Sioux, Nebraska, Chris and Ida Larsen (Larson) biography.10
Sioux County (NE) History, First 100 Years - page 503 - Chris and Ida Larsen biography
7 September 1967Ed Gunderson family reunionOn 7 September 1967 at Ed Gunderson family reunion Including Chris Larson and Hannah Paulson - The Daily Republic (Mitchell, SD.)
Ed Gunderson family reunion 07 Sept 1967 - including Chris Larson and Hannah Paulson - The Daily Republic (Mitchell, SD)
May 1993In May 1993 Chris Larson, well-known farmer and cattle feeder of the Alcester area for many years will be 99 years old on May 28. In those ninety-nine years Chris endured some unbelievable experiences, close calls and terrible hardships which he survived only with his one-in-a-million blend of perseverance, determination and endurance. In the settlement of South Dakota and the development of farming practices into the modern, mechanized system of the present time several stages of development have occurred. Usually we think of this as the work of people of two or three generations. Seldom do we find in the lifetime of one person the experience of homesteading on the prairie, breaking the sod and living through thee experiences of depression, drought and dust storms, two world wars and then continuing on and participating in the age of modern farming, and this in the lifetime of a person who is still living and remembering this history. In his 99 years, Chris has lived and experienced the whole range of the settlement and development of South Dakota farming. He remembers prairie fires, devastating droughts, grasshoppers that ate everything in sight and lots of hard times.
A few years ago Chris Larson sat down with a tape recorder and with a keen sense of memory described many of the events of his life, some stories almost unbelievable but as Chris says time after time on his tapes, "Now you people of today might not believe this, but it's absolutely true." And all who know Chris know that if he says so you can believe it. This is the storey of Chris's life where he lived it, in Charles Mix county, South Dakota, in the Nebraska panhandle around Harrison and the last half of his life in Union county around Alcester.
Chris's parents, Lars and Mary Larsen were born, grew up and married at Viborg, Denmark, where his father, Lars, served in the Danish Army. Three sons were born to them in Denmark. Lars came to America alone in 1888 and three years later his wife and three sons came to America to join him at Blair, Nebraska, where he had farm work. One son died while they were at Blair and three other children were born there, Chris and a brother and sister. In 1897 they family loaded up in a covered wagon and moved to Charles Mix county, South Dakota, and settled on a farm one mile east and one mile north of the old Mansbridge store in Moore township. Three years later they moved to a different farm about a mile east. While there a tornado took every building except the house, so they moved again, this time to a farm four west and two south of Lake Andes, a farm with a lot of extremely hilly ground. His father had Chris and his brother and sister go down to tat farm the summer before they moved there and put up hay for the winter. Chris was only about eight, his brother 12 and his sister 10. With a team and buckrake and pitchforks the three children stayed here and stacked hay for two or three weeks. Chris learned to work hard at an early age. Later that fall the family moved down to the hilly farm west of Lake Andes. Chris remembers it as a place that required a lot of hard work. He remembers his mother shearing eighty sheep with a hand clipper. There were acres of hill pasture which had to be fenced which required many days of cutting posts by the Missouri river and putting in the fences. Then a prairie fire might come along and burn a lot of the posts and it was back to more post cutting and fencing. At this time Christ was not quite old enough to split rock and put in fence posts. It was his job to ride the rented pasture land which is now the town of Lake Andes. When the town of Lake Andes was built Chris's father helped haul the lumber for the town and also for the building of Geddes. One day Chris neglected his pasture duties for a bit and picked up 17 eggs somewhere which he sold for twenty cents at a saloon and bought some cigarette paper and piece of candy, (a rare luxury). One time when Chris was 12 his brother Bryan was ten, the boys were sent with four horses to a farm near Geddes to stay by themselves and plow with a walking plow. They had to stand on a box to reach high enough to harness the team. After a time they became so lonesome that they turned the horses loose, knowing they would go home and thus they got to spend one night at home, eight miles away.
After a few years on the farm by Lake Andes his father decided to take up a homestead in the panhandle of Nebraska. Horses, cows, machinery and household furnishing were loaded on one of the so called emigrant trains, destination Harrison, Nebraska. At Harrison they unloaded and by team and wagon made their way 22 miles south till they came to knoll on the prairie where Chris said his father stated, "this is where we'll have our farm." The wagon was emptied and over a small trench which they had dug in the ground, the empty wagon box was turned over. This was the shelter for the family until a small house was erected. They had left eight or ten horses back at Lake Andes so Chris's father had to return to bring them out for use on their Nebraska farm, just six miles from the Wyoming line. A small house and barn were built and they began breaking sod and planting crops. The following year, 1909, Chris started school, mostly all older kids and such a rough bunch that the teacher stood it for only about two months and then quit.
Chris's years as a young lad around Harrison were filled with some rugged experiences. One winter a very severe snowstorm killed hundreds of cattle, mostly those of the large ranchers in the area along the Niobrara river. The cattle drifted with the storm into the river and were covered with snow and suffocated. The only thing salvageable was the hide. He remembers hayracks, loaded with hides, pulled by four horses, coming into Harrison where the hides were shipped out by rail. Chris worked that winter for a rancher named Jack Berett and was in charge of feeding 200 head of cattle. After the storm he rode for hours trying to locate them. When he was ready to give up he noticed steam coming from a huge snowbank. He got help to scoop them out and not a one died. There on the ranch at Harrison he learned to handle and break horses. He spent most of his free time breaking wild horses to ride for use on buggies or machinery. He had a riding horse which he could ride into Harrison across country jumping over any fences they encountered not having to open the fifteen to twenty gates along the way. The next year Chris's sister and brother-in-law, who were farming east of Geddes in South Dakota decided that they wanted to homestead in Nebraska too. Chris's father decided that it would be a good idea if he rented their farm at Geddes and had Chris go back to South Dakota to farm it. So with spring approaching they took a couple of teams of horses, two wagons and few other pieces of farm equipment and loaded them on the train at Harrison for the trip back east. One passenger was allowed to ride along with the freight, so rather than buy a ticket, Chris hid under the wagon box. He had been seen earlier there with his father so the railroad men became suspicious. They found him and was put off the train. He had to buy a ticket on a passenger train and caught up with his father at Norfolk. There they took the railroad spur north to the town of Niobrara, Nebraska, where they would cross the Missouri into South Dakota. They unloaded from the train, hooked up their teams and prepared to drive across the Missouri on the ice. Warm weather had caused the ice to honeycomb. They were told to walk beside their wagons as far as the harness lines would reach, then if the wagons broke through they would have a chance to save themselves. They made it across safely to Running Water on the South Dakota side. The next day, heading for the farm at Geddes and caught in a snowstorm, spring seemed a long ways away. The storm became severe and they stopped at a farm near Tyndal where they were invited in for the night with the family who, Chris said, "were a Bohemian family, wonderful people." The next morning when the storm lad eased up and they were leaving, Chris's father asked what they owned for the several meals and feed for the horses. He remembers that the amount asked was only about four or five dollars but his father had only a larger bill and the farmer had no change for it. "You'll be going through Wagner, just leave the money at the bank there" said the farmer host. Chris was impressed at the trust that man had in them, two complete strangers. They completed the trip the next day to the farm east of Geddes and Chris got his few essential pieces of household furniture and supplies put away and then a few days later it was time for his father to head back to Harrison. With a team and buggy Chris took his father to Bonesteel, crossing the Missouri again, to make the trip back on the stagecoach which was still a major means of transportation in that area where railroads were not yet available to all towns. As soon as the snow melted and the ground dried up a bit Chris started the spring plowing with the old walking plow that they had brought back from Nebraska. An old neighbor, named Larsen, (a Dane but not a relative) and his wife came along in their top buggy, headed for Geddes. The kindly old neighbor walked over to where Chris was plowing with the dilapidated walking plow and said, "You'll never raise a crop in ground plowed like that, nothing but lumps that look like a hog has been rooting here. You've got to have a better plow than that." Chris said he had no money to get a better plow. "Don't worry about that," his neighbor said, "I'm going to Geddes now, I'll get you a new plow and pay for it." Thanks to that kind and generous neighbor, that afternoon someone from Rice Brothers Implement in Geddes brought out to Chris a new plow that did a good job of plowing and it was a plow with a seat on it! This was real progress, a riding plow. Later Chris's father paid for the plow.

Children of Chris Larson and Louise Christine Frohreich

Citations

  1. [S342] South Dakota, South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949, Spouse: Chris Lorson.
  2. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED79. Dwelling 134.
  3. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED230. Stamp 247. Dwelling 125.
  4. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED41. Dwelling 119.
  5. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED12-20. Dwelling 60.
  6. [S373] U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rhoda, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3851; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 12-26.
  7. [S423] U.S. Federal Census 1950 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Alcester, Union, South Dakota; Roll: 2791; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 64-2.
  8. [S394] Inc. Harrison Community Club, Sioux County (NE) History, First 100 Years, pages 98-99.
  9. [S342] South Dakota, South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949.
  10. [S394] Inc. Harrison Community Club, Sioux County (NE) History, First 100 Years, page 503.

Louise Christine Frohreich

F, b. 20 June 1895, d. 16 March 1952
Father*Friedrich Wilhelm Frohreich b. 11 Jun 1856, d. 16 Dec 1906
Mother*Sarah Mader b. 19 Sep 1871, d. 24 May 1941
Mrs Chris Larson (Louise Frohreich) 1915-Colorized
Louise Christine Frohreich-Colorized
Louise Christine Frohreich
Louise Frohreich Larson with flowers-Colorized
Louise Frohreich Larson
Louise Frohreich
Louise Frohreich Larson with flowers
Louise Mollet circa 1928
Louise Frohreich circa 1904
Louise Frohreich Larson in an automobile
Louise Frohreich Larson
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name22 December 1915As of 22 December 1915,her married name was Larsen.
Married Name22 December 1915As of 22 December 1915,her married name was Larson.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth20 June 1895Louise Christine Frohreich was born on 20 June 1895 at Yankton, South Dakota, also reported as Jun 1896.
She was the daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm Frohreich and Sarah Mader.
Marriage22 December 1915Louise Christine Frohreich married Chris Larson, son of Lars Chris Larsen and Ane Maria Pedersen, on 22 December 1915 at home of bride's mother, near Armour, Charles Mix, South Dakota, Married at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. S. Frohriech, December 22, at 3 o'clock, her daughter, Louise Christine to Chris Larson. Rev. Friedrickson, of Armour, pronouncing the words that made them man and wife. The wedding was a pretty one. The bride charmingly gowned in white silk trimmed with fur and lace and a veil and carried a wreath and carried a bouquet of white and yellow chrysanthemums. The bridesmaid, a sister of the bride, wore a gown of blue silk trimmed in white embroidery. The groom and his best man, brother of the bride, wore blue serge. There were 130 guests present including Mrs. H. Reimer and son, Willie from Oklahoma, Mrs. Lena Sikmann, of Yankton, both sisters of Mrs. Frohreich, Salma and Walter Fiddler, Charley Holtz and Franky Rempp, of Mission Hill, cousins of the bride. A splendid wedding feast was served at 6 o'clock in the evening. Many valuable present were received by the young couple. The afternoon was spent very socially and in the evening, a dance was given in honor of the marriage. The bride few to womanhood in Charles Mix County and has numerous friends here. The groom also few to manhood in this county and is an industrious young man. They will reside on a farm east of Geddes. The newlyweds left Thursday for Harrison, Nebraska, where they will spend their honeymoon visiting at the home of the grooms parents. We wish to join with friends in extending congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Larson and wish them a long and prosperous life. They expect to be home after February 1st.1
Chris Larson and Louise Frohreich wedding photo-Colorized
Chris Larson and Louise Frohreich wedding photo
Chris Larson and Louise Frohreich wedding day
Marriage record of Chris Larson and Louise Frohreich 22 Dec 1915 Charles Mix county, SD
Death16 March 1952Louise Christine Frohreich died on 16 March 1952 at heart attack, Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota, at age 56 also reported as Alcester, Union county, SD.
Mrs. Chris Larson (Louise Frohreich) obituary 17 Mar 1952 - The Daily Republic (Mitchell, SD)
Burial20 March 1952She was buried on 20 March 1952 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery aka Alcester Cemetery, Alcester, Union, South Dakota.
Louise Christine Larson funeral card
Louise C (Frohreich) and Chris Larson tombstone - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, SD
Louise C and Chris Larson headstone - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, SD
Census DateLocationDescription
25 June 1900Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South DakotaLouise Christine Frohreich was listed as a daughter in Friedrich Wilhelm Frohreich's household on the 1900 Census at Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Name     Fread Frohreich
Age     44
Birth Date     Jun 1856
Birthplace     Germany
Home in 1900     Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Sheet Number     5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation     116
Family Number     117
Race     White
Gender     Male
Immigration Year     1883
Relation to Head of House     Head
Marital Status     Married
Spouse's Name     Sarah Frohreich
Marriage Year     1888
Years Married     12
Father's Birthplace     Germany
Mother's Birthplace     Germany
Years in US     17
Naturalization     Papers
Occupation     Farmer
Months Not Employed     0
Can Read     Yes
Can Write     Yes
Can Speak English     Yes
House Owned or Rented     Own
Home Free or Mortgaged     F
Farm or House     F.2
1905State Census, South DakotaLouise Christine Frohreich appeared on the census of 1905 in the household of Friedrich Wilhelm Frohreich at State Census, South Dakota; Name     Fred Frohreich
Gender     Male
Race     White
Marital Status     Married
Age     49
Birth Date     1856
Birth Place     Germany
Years in State     23
Arrival Year in State (Estimated)     1882
Residence Place     South Dakota, United States
Years in United States     23
Arrival Year in the United States (Estimated)     1882
Father's Birthplace     Germany
Mother's Birthplace     Germany
FHL Film Number     2281521.
28 April 1910Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South DakotaLouise Christine Frohreich was listed as a daughter in Sarah Mader's household on the 1910 Census at Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Name     Sarah Frohreich
Age in 1910     38
Birth Date     1872
Birthplace     South Dakota
Home in 1910     Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA
Sheet Number     5a
Race     White
Gender     Female
Relation to Head of House     Head
Marital Status     Widowed
Father's Birthplace     France
Mother's Birthplace     France
Native Tongue     English
Occupation     Farming
Industry     General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other     Employer
Home Owned or Rented     Own
Home Free or Mortgaged     Free
Farm or House     Farm
Able to read     Yes
Able to Write     Yes
Enumeration District Number     0090
Number of Children Born     4
Number of Children Living     4
Enumerated Year     1910.3
20 March 1920Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South DakotaLouise Christine Frohreich was listed as wife in Chris Larson's household on the 1920 Census at Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Name     Chris Larson
Age     25
Birth Year     abt 1895
Birthplace     Nebraska
Home in 1920     Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota
House Number     Farm
Residence Date     1920
Race     White
Gender     Male
Relation to Head of House     Head
Marital Status     Married
Spouse's Name     Louise Larson
Father's Birthplace     Denmark
Mother's Birthplace     Denmark
Occupation     Farmer
Industry     General Farm
Employment Field     Employer
Home Owned or Rented     Rented
Able to read     Yes
Able to Write     Yes.4
11 April 1930Moore, Charles Mix, South DakotaLouise Christine Frohreich was listed as wife in Chris Larson's household on the 1930 Census at Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Name     Christ Larson
Birth Year     abt 1895
Gender     Male
Race     White
Age in 1930     35
Birthplace     Nebraska
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Head
Home in 1930     Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA
Map of Home     Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Street Address     Moore Township 98-65
Dwelling Number     60
Family Number     59
Home Owned or Rented     Rented
Radio Set     Yes
Lives on Farm     Yes
Age at First Marriage     21
Attended School     No
Able to Read and Write     Yes
Father's Birthplace     Denmark
Mother's Birthplace     Denmark
Able to Speak English     Yes
Occupation     Farmer
Industry     Farming
Class of Worker     Working on own account
Employment     Yes.5
20 April 1940Rhoda, Charles Mix, South DakotaLouise Christine Frohreich was listed as wife in Chris Larson's household on the 1940 Census at Rhoda, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Name     Christ Larson
[Chris Larson]
Respondent     Yes
Age     45
Estimated Birth Year     abt 1895
Gender     Male
Race     White
Birthplace     Nebraska
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Head
Home in 1940     Rhoda, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Map of Home in 1940     Rhoda, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Farm     NO
Inferred Residence in 1935     Rural, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Residence in 1935     Rural, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Sheet Number     4B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation     73
Occupation     Farmer
House Owned or Rented     Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented     3
Attended School or College     No
Highest Grade Completed     Elementary school, 3rd grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census     48
Class of Worker     Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939     52
Income     0
Income Other Sources     Yes.6
1950Alcester, Union, South DakotaLouise Christine Frohreich was listed as wife in Chris Larson's household on the 1950 Census at Alcester, Union, South Dakota; Name     Chris Larson
Age     55
Birth Date     abt 1895
Gender     Male
Race     White
Birth Place     Nebraska
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Head
Residence Date     1950
Home in 1950     Alcester, Union, South Dakota, USA
House Number     Wert
Apartment Number     Dert 7
Dwelling Number     49
Farm     Yes
Questionnaire Number     41
Previous Residence Date     1949
Inferred Previous Residence Place     Alcester, Union, South Dakota, USA
Occupation     Farmer
Industry     Farm
Father Birth Place     Denmark
Mother Birth Place     Denmark
Occupation Category     Wk
Hours Worked     75
Worker Class     O
Same House     Yes
School Completed     S-6
Grade Completed     Yes
School Attendance     30 Or Over
Weeks Worked     52
Income     None
Other Income     40
Supplemental Income     None
Relative Income     None
Relative Other Income     None
Relative Supplemental Income     None
World War II Veteran     No
World War I Veteran     No
Veteran     No.7
DateLocationDescription
Photo of Chris and Louise (Frohreich) Larson.
Chris and Louise (Frohreich) Larson
Family photo.
Viola Chris Gladys Louise Larson-Colorized
Viola, Chris, Gladys, Louise Larson
9 April 1918Charles Mix, South DakotaLouise Christine Frohreich witnessed the marriage of Lindhart Olaf Mikkelsen and Wilhelmena Augusta Frohreich on 9 April 1918 at Charles Mix, South Dakota; County of Residence: Charles Mix. Post Office: Lake Andes.8
1920In 1920 Viola, Louise and baby Gladys Larson 1920.
Viola, Louise and baby Gladys Larson 1920
Viola Louise and baby Gladys Larson 1920-Colorized
6 August 1926NebraskaOn 6 August 1926 at Nebraska Chris Larsen family and Bertha Hanks attended Larsen reunion on White River.
circa 1928St Louis, MissouriCirca 1928 at St Louis, Missouri, Louise and Gladys Mollet (age 8); for polio treatments.
Louise and Gladys Mollet circa 1928 St Louis MO-Colorized
Louise and Gladys Mollet circa 1928
19 August 1937NebraskaOn 19 August 1937 at Nebraska attended a family reunion of the Larsen family held in the valley.
1940In 1940 Highest Grade Completed:     Elementary school, 8th grade.
22 December 1940On 22 December 1940 Chris and Louise Larson - 25th wedding anniversary - 22 Dec 1940. Handwriting by Gladys Larson Mollet.
Chris and Louise Larson - 25th wedding anniversary - 22 Dec 1940
after 14 January 1941Harrison Cemetery, Harrison, Sioux, NebraskaLouise Christine Frohreich witnessed the burial of Lars Chris Larsen after 14 January 1941 at Harrison Cemetery, Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska.
Chris and Louise Larson standing by 1943 Chevy.
Chris and Louise Larson - standing by 1943 Chevy-Colorized
Louise Christine Frohreich and Chris Larson were photo by car.
Chris and Louise Larson - standing by car-Colorized
Chris and Louise Larson
13 February 1947On 13 February 1947 Chris and Louise (Frohreich) Larsen and Hannah (Larsen) Paulson arrive for a visit with their mother Mary (Pedersen) Larsen.
10 April 1947spent Easter Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris LarsonOn 10 April 1947 at spent Easter Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris Larson.
7 August 1947On 7 August 1947 Mrs Lee Orr (Bertha Larsen) visited Hannah (Larsen) Paulson and brother Chris Larson's family.
7 September 1967Ed Gunderson family reunionOn 7 September 1967 at Ed Gunderson family reunion Including Chris Larson and Hannah Paulson - The Daily Republic (Mitchell, SD.)

Children of Louise Christine Frohreich and Chris Larson

Citations

  1. [S342] South Dakota, South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949, Spouse: Chris Lorson.
  2. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED74. Dwelling 116.
  3. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED90. Dwelling 34.
  4. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED41. Dwelling 119.
  5. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED12-20. Dwelling 60.
  6. [S373] U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rhoda, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3851; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 12-26.
  7. [S423] U.S. Federal Census 1950 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Alcester, Union, South Dakota; Roll: 2791; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 64-2.
  8. [S342] South Dakota, South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949.

Viola Marie Larson

F, b. 13 October 1917, d. 7 April 2012
Father*Chris Larson b. 28 May 1894, d. 9 Apr 1997
Mother*Louise Christine Frohreich b. 20 Jun 1895, d. 16 Mar 1952
Viola Larson Biddle
Viola Larson
Viola Biddle - age 90
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationViola Marie Larson was also known as Vi.
Married Name20 September 1941As of 20 September 1941,her married name was Biddle.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth13 October 1917Viola Marie Larson was born on 13 October 1917 at South Dakota.
She was the daughter of Chris Larson and Louise Christine Frohreich.
Marriage20 September 1941Viola Marie Larson married Virgil Perry Biddle, son of Orville George Biddle and Gertrude Marie Miller, on 20 September 1941.
Death7 April 2012Viola Marie Larson died on 7 April 2012 at age 94 Viola "Vi" Biddle, 94, died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at the Sanford Foundation Hospice Cottage. Funeral service will begin at 11:00 AM on Monday, April 9, 2012, at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson, SD with burial to follow at 2:30 PM at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Alcester, SD. The family will be present to greet friends for visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Sunday, April 8 at George Boom Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. Among those who survive and gratefully shared her life are her four children: Verla Biddle, Sioux Falls, SD, Glenda Jonson (Arnie), Ottertail, MN, Virginia Biddle, Minnetonka, MN, Gary Biddle (Hannele), Charlotte, NC; Four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; four step great-grandchildren; 12 nieces and nephews, her sister, Gladys Mollet of Alcester, SD and sister-in-law, Pat Biddle of Geddes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil, in December, 1991, her parents, Chris and Louise Larson, step-mother Ida Larson, her father and mother-in-law, Orville and Sarah Biddle of Geddes, brothers-in-law Leonard (Pete), Robert and John (Jack) Biddle.
Burialafter 7 April 2012She was buried after 7 April 2012 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, Union, South Dakota.
Virgil and Viola (Larson) Biddle tombstone - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, SD
Census DateLocationDescription
20 March 1920Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South DakotaViola Marie Larson was listed as a daughter in Chris Larson's household on the 1920 Census at Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Name     Chris Larson
Age     25
Birth Year     abt 1895
Birthplace     Nebraska
Home in 1920     Goose Lake, Charles Mix, South Dakota
House Number     Farm
Residence Date     1920
Race     White
Gender     Male
Relation to Head of House     Head
Marital Status     Married
Spouse's Name     Louise Larson
Father's Birthplace     Denmark
Mother's Birthplace     Denmark
Occupation     Farmer
Industry     General Farm
Employment Field     Employer
Home Owned or Rented     Rented
Able to read     Yes
Able to Write     Yes.1
11 April 1930Moore, Charles Mix, South DakotaViola Marie Larson was listed as a daughter in Chris Larson's household on the 1930 Census at Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Name     Christ Larson
Birth Year     abt 1895
Gender     Male
Race     White
Age in 1930     35
Birthplace     Nebraska
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Head
Home in 1930     Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA
Map of Home     Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Street Address     Moore Township 98-65
Dwelling Number     60
Family Number     59
Home Owned or Rented     Rented
Radio Set     Yes
Lives on Farm     Yes
Age at First Marriage     21
Attended School     No
Able to Read and Write     Yes
Father's Birthplace     Denmark
Mother's Birthplace     Denmark
Able to Speak English     Yes
Occupation     Farmer
Industry     Farming
Class of Worker     Working on own account
Employment     Yes.2
20 April 1940Rhoda, Charles Mix, South DakotaViola Marie Larson was listed as a daughter in Chris Larson's household on the 1940 Census at Rhoda, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Name     Christ Larson
[Chris Larson]
Respondent     Yes
Age     45
Estimated Birth Year     abt 1895
Gender     Male
Race     White
Birthplace     Nebraska
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Head
Home in 1940     Rhoda, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Map of Home in 1940     Rhoda, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Farm     NO
Inferred Residence in 1935     Rural, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Residence in 1935     Rural, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Sheet Number     4B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation     73
Occupation     Farmer
House Owned or Rented     Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented     3
Attended School or College     No
Highest Grade Completed     Elementary school, 3rd grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census     48
Class of Worker     Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939     52
Income     0
Income Other Sources     Yes.3
11 April 1950Emmet, Union, South DakotaViola Marie Larson was listed as wife in Virgil Perry Biddle's household on the 1950 Census at Emmet, Union, South Dakota; Name     Viola M Biddle
Age     32
Birth Date     abt 1918
Gender     Female
Race     White
Birth Place     South Dakota
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Wife
Residence Date     1950
Home in 1950     Emmet, Union, South Dakota, USA
Street Name     Sec 13
House Number     Left on
Apartment Number     3
Dwelling Number     49
Farm     Yes
Occupation Category     H.4
DateLocationDescription
Family photo.
Viola and Gladys Larson - taken when young women.
Viola and Gladys Larson - young women-Colorized
Viola and Gladys Larson - young women
Viola Marie Larson and Gladys Louise Larson were photo of Viola and Gladys Larson.
Viola and Gladys Larson
Photo of Friends at Geddes Park - Gladys Larson, Floyd Indahl, Viola Larson, Virgil Biddle, Arnold Indahl - from Gladys (Larson) Mollet keepsakes scrapbook - Geddes, South Dakota.
Friends at Geddes Park-Gladys Larson, Floyd Indahl, Viola Larson, Virgil Biddle, Arnold Indahl-from Gladys (Larson) Mollet keepsakes scrapbook-Geddes, South Dakota
Portrait of Viola (Larson) and Virgil Biddle.
Viola (Larson) and Virgil Biddle
1920In 1920 Viola, Louise and baby Gladys Larson 1920.
Viola, Louise and baby Gladys Larson 1920
Viola Louise and baby Gladys Larson 1920-Colorized
circa 1923Circa 1923 photo of Martha Frohreich with nieces Viola and Gladys Larson.
1940Viola Marie Larson was a secretary at real estate office in 1940.
1940In 1940 Highest Grade Completed:     College, 1st year.
22 December 1940On 22 December 1940 Chris and Louise Larson - 25th wedding anniversary - 22 Dec 1940. Handwriting by Gladys Larson Mollet.
30 October 1945Nathanael Lutheran Church, Alcester, Union, South DakotaShe was the matron of honor at the wedding of Vernon Otis Mollet and Gladys Louise Larson on 30 October 1945 at Nathanael Lutheran Church, Alcester, Union, South Dakota; In a candlelight ceremony solemnized in the Nathanael Lutheran church at Alcester at 5 p.m. Oct 30, Gladys Larson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Larson of Hawarden, Ia, became the bride of Vernon Mollet, son of E. F. Mollet of Geddes. The Rev. N. E. Olson officiated at the double-ring ceremony. Preceding the ceremony, Miss Grace Wennblom played soft nuptial music and Miss Marion Sternquist sang "I Love You Truly," and "I Love Thee." Usherettes were Miss Eleanor Thompson and Mrs. Paul Klosterman. The church was decorated with pink and white streamers and garden flowers. Ferns and sprays of green banked the altar. The bride was attired in a gown of white brocaded satin, fashioned with a sweetheart neckline and fitted bodice. The full skirt fell into a long train. Her fingertip veil was held in place by a coronet of pearls. She carried a bridal bouquet of white mums and pink rose buds, and she wore as her only jewelry a double strand of pearls, a gift from the bridegroom. The bride was attended by her sister Mrs. Virgil Biddle, as matron of honor. She was attired in a gown of pink net over taffeta and she carried a colonial bouquet of mums and rose buds. The bridegroom was attended by Virgil Biddle, brother-in-law of the bride. The bride was given in marriage by her father. The Lohengrin wedding march was played by Miss Wennblom as the processional. The Mendelssohn march was played as a recessional. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents where a two-course dinner was served to 50 guests. The bride is a graduate of Geddes high school and Notre Dame academy in Mitchell and has been teaching rural school in Charles Mix and Union counties. The bridegroom is a graduate of the Geddes high school and has just returned from 44 months of military service, 38 of which were spent in a European theater.5
10 April 1947spent Easter Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris LarsonOn 10 April 1947 at spent Easter Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris Larson.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Biddle spent Easter at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris Olson (Larson). 10 April 1947 The Independent (Hawarden, IA)
10 July 1958On 10 July 1958 Virgil and Viola (Larson) Biddle and daughters visited the Raymond Larson home.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 10 Jul 1958 - Virgil and Viola (Larson) Biddle and daughters visited the Raymond Larson home
18 February 1968Hawarden, IowaOn 18 February 1968 at Hawarden, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gibson of Canton were honored on their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday, February 18, at the home of their daughter, Mrs. J. Lawrence Schiefen of rural Hawarden. Dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Faughender and Gaylen and Mrs. Hannah Paulson, all of Geddes, South Dakota, and Mrs. Dorothy Schiefen of Hawarden. Friends and relatives who came in the afternoon to surprise the honored couple were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gibson of Tyndall, South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gibson, Mrs. Herb Olson and Mrs. Glen Jerke of Avon, South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Strehlow and Vicky and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Vipond of Hudson; Mr. and Mrs. Verne Mollet and Mrs. Martha Smearman of Alcester; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Biddle, Verla and Glenda of Garretson, South Dakota, and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Twedt of Canton. At the close of the social afternoon lunch was served by the hostess.
18 August 1991On 18 August 1991 Virgil and Viola (Larson) Biddle 50th wedding anniversary celebration.
Argus-Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) 11 Aug 1991 - Virgil and Viola (Larson) Biddle 50th wedding anniversary celebration
1999In 1999 portrait of Viola (Larson) Biddle family: Verla, Ginny, Viola, Glenda, Gary.
Viola (Larson) Biddle family portait 1999 - Verla, Ginny, Viola, Glenda, Gary
after 2000After 2000 Gladys and Viola Larson - older.
Gladys and Viola Larson - older
2007In 2007 Viola Biddle and kids at her 90th birthday.
Viola Biddle and kids at her 90th birthday

Children of Viola Marie Larson and Virgil Perry Biddle

Citations

  1. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED41. Dwelling 119.
  2. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED12-20. Dwelling 60.
  3. [S373] U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rhoda, Charles Mix, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3851; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 12-26.
  4. [S423] U.S. Federal Census 1950 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Emmet, Union, South Dakota; Roll: 2791; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 64-11.
  5. [S342] South Dakota, South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949.

Ida Olive DeHaven

F, b. 30 January 1897, d. 27 June 1983
Father*Wilbur LeRoy DeHaven b. 21 Feb 1874, d. 25 Jan 1922
Mother*Lulu May Ferrel b. 13 Jan 1876, d. 25 May 1918
Ida DeHaven-Colorized
Ida and Chris Larson 2-Colorized
Ida and Chris Larson
Ida DeHaven Larson
Ida DeHaven
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name30 November 1917As of 30 November 1917,her married name was Osback.
Married Name1943As of 1943,her married name was York.
Married Name9 October 1952As of 9 October 1952,her married name was Larson.
Married Name9 October 1952As of 9 October 1952,her married name was Larsen.
TypeDateDescription
SOCIALSECUIda Olive DeHaven obtained US Social Security Card at Nebraska; last residence Alcester, Union, South Dakota.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth30 January 1897Ida Olive DeHaven was born on 30 January 1897 at Hay Springs, Sheridan, Nebraska, also reported as Iowa.1
She was the daughter of Wilbur LeRoy DeHaven and Lulu May Ferrel.
Marriage30 November 1917Ida Olive DeHaven married Axel Vernhardt Osback on 30 November 1917 at Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska, Ida DeHaven and Axel Osback marriage announcement.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 08 Feb 1918 - Ida DeHaven and Axel Osback marriage announcement
Marriage1943Ida Olive DeHaven married Roy Otis York, son of William Addison York Jr. and Sarah Jane Mattson, in 1943 at Dawes, Nebraska.
Marriage9 October 1952Ida Olive DeHaven married Chris Larson, son of Lars Chris Larsen and Ane Maria Pedersen, on 9 October 1952 at Morrill, Nebraska.
Death27 June 1983Ida Olive DeHaven died on 27 June 1983 at Beresford, Union, South Dakota, at age 86 Ida Larson, 86, Alcester, died Monday at Bethesda Home for the Aged, Beresford. Ida DeHaven was born Jan. 30, 1897, near Hay Springs, Neb. She moved with her parents south of Harrison, Neb., in 1908. She taught school for a short time before her marriage to Axel Osback in 1917 at Harrison. They moved to Akron, Ohio. They later moved to Sioux County where they farmed and ranched until 1931. They then moved to Harrison where they operated a dairy farm. Her husband died in 1938. She continued to operate the dairy farm. In 1943, she married Roy York. They lived in Mitchell, Neb. He died in 1849. In October 1952, she married Chris Larson at Morrill, Neb. They had lived on a farm near Alcester since. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Joe Osback, Sioux Falls, and Kenneth Osback, Casper, Wyo; four stepdaughters; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Vernon DeHaven, Puyallup, Wash. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church in Beresford. There will be a second service at 2p.m Thursday at United Methodist Church in Harrison. Burial will be in Harrison cemetery. Visitation will be 9a.m. to 9p.m. today at Wass Funeral Home, Alcester, S.D.
Ida DeHaven Larson obituary
Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa) 28 Jun 1983 - Ida (DeHaven) Osback York Larson obituary
Burialafter 27 June 1983She was buried after 27 June 1983 at Harrison City Cemetery, Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska.
Ida O Osback Larson tombstone - Harrison Cemetery, NE
Census DateLocationDescription
19 June 1900Bordeaux, Dawes, NebraskaIda Olive DeHaven was listed as a daughter in Wilbur LeRoy DeHaven's household on the 1900 Census at Bordeaux, Dawes, Nebraska.2
28 April 1910Running Water, Sioux, NebraskaIda Olive DeHaven was listed as a daughter in Wilbur LeRoy DeHaven's household on the 1910 Census at Running Water, Sioux, Nebraska; living next door to Frank DeHaven.3
1920Panhandle, Sioux, NebraskaIda Olive DeHaven was listed as wife in Axel Vernhardt Osback's household on the 1920 Census at Panhandle, Sioux, Nebraska.4
1930Bowen, Sioux, NebraskaIda Olive DeHaven was listed as wife in Axel Vernhardt Osback's household on the 1930 Census at Bowen, Sioux, Nebraska.5
DateLocationDescription
July 1912In July 1912 Mrs Wilbur Dehaven (Lulu Ferrel) entertaining Elizabeth (Nelson) Ferrel, granddaughter Ida resuming college studies.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 19 Jul 1912 - Mrs Wilbur Dehaven entertaining Elizabeth (Nelson) Ferrel, granddaughter Ida resuming college studies
before 1952Before 1952 photo of Ida Olve DeHaven Osback.6
Ida Olve DeHaven Osback - before 1952
15 October 1953On 15 October 1953 Mrs Raymond Larsen (Alice Hamaker) writes of vacation taken with her husband, and his brother and sister-in-law, Chris and Ida (DeHaven Osback York) Larson.
Sioux, NebraskaAt Sioux, Nebraska, Chris and Ida Larsen (Larson) biography.7
Sioux County (NE) History, First 100 Years - page 503 - Chris and Ida Larsen biography
Biography of Ida DeHaven Osback York Larson.8
Sioux County (NE) History, First 100 Years - page 379 - Ida DeHaven Osback Larson
Sioux County (NE) History, First 100 Years - page 380 - Ida DeHaven Osback Larson

Children of Ida Olive DeHaven and Axel Vernhardt Osback

Citations

  1. [S18] Sioux County, Sioux County History.
  2. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED79. Dwelling 38.
  3. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED230. Dwelling 100.
  4. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1920;Census Place: Panhandle, Sioux, Nebraska; Roll T625_999; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 251; Image: 1114.
  5. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bowen, Sioux, Nebraska; Roll 1293; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 992.0.
  6. [S394] Inc. Harrison Community Club, Sioux County (NE) History, First 100 Years, page 379.
  7. [S394] Inc. Harrison Community Club, Sioux County (NE) History, First 100 Years, page 503.
  8. [S394] Inc. Harrison Community Club, Sioux County (NE) History, First 100 Years, pages 379-380.

Lars Chris Larsen

M, b. 24 November 1862, d. 14 January 1941
Father*Christian Larsen b. 30 Mar 1832, d. 28 Aug 1894
Mother*Johanne Knudsdatter b. 10 Nov 1824, d. 30 Jun 1883
Lars Chris Larsen b1862-Colorized
Lars Larsen
Lars Larsen holding Norma Rae Larsen
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationLars Chris Larsen was also known as L. C.
Name VariationLars Chris Larsen was also known as Lars Christian.
Name VariationLars Chris Larsen was also known as Lars Christen.
Name VariationLars Chris Larsen was also known as Larson.
Name VariationLars Chris Larsen was also known as Christ.
Life EventDateDescription
Baptism24 November 1862Lars Chris Larsen was baptized on 24 November 1862 at Ikast Sogn, Hammerum, Ringkøbing, Denmark, baptised on same day as birth (1 year old brother with the same name had died earlier this year.)1
Baptism record of Lars Christian Larssen 24 Nov 1862 Ikast Sogn, Ringkøbing, Denmark
Birth24 November 1862He was born on 24 November 1862 at Grode (Grødde), Ikast Sogn, Hammerum, Ringkøbing, Denmark.2,3
Lars Christian Larsen birth record 24 Nov 1862, Page 57 Image 62, Ringkøbing Amt, Ikast Sogn, Kontraministerialbog (1816 - 2002) Denmark
He was the son of Christian Larsen and Johanne Knudsdatter.
Marriage23 October 1883Lars Chris Larsen married Ane Maria Pedersen, daughter of Jens Peder Pedersen and Bodil Nielsdatter, on 23 October 1883 at Ikast Sogn, Hammerum, Ringkøbing Amt, Denmark, also reported as Lutheran Church of Karup on 22 Oct 1883.4
Lars Christian Larsen - Ane Marie Pedersen marriage record 23 Oct 1883, Image 134, Ringkøbing Amt, Ikast Sogn, Kontraministerialbog (1816 - 2002) Denmark
Death14 January 1941Lars Chris Larsen died on 14 January 1941 at from bowel obstruction, Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska, at age 78 L C LARSEN PASSES AWAY AT ALLIANCE HOSPITAL JAN 14th Tuesday of this week came the news of the death of L C Larsen at the Alliance hospital where he had been a patient since January 5th having suffered a brain stroke which caused his death The deceased had been In poor health for several months but not seriously ill until several days before being removed the hospital Lars Chris Larsen was born in Ekost Denmark -November 24 1862 and was baptised in the Lutheran church and passed away January 14 1941 having reached the ripe age of 78 years 1 month and 21 days On October 22 1883 he was married to Anna Marie Petersen In 1888 at the age of 26 years he came to America and located at Blalro Nebraska His wife and three little boys Joined him at Blair where they farmed for about three years In 1891 they moved to Charles Mix county South Dakota in a covered wagon and he took advantage of his homestead rights and filed on a piece of land In 1896 they disposed of this land and to Shell Lake north of Gordon which has proven to be the finest bass lake In the state of Nebraska With the return of normal rainfall this lake will return to its past glory All of these accomplishments have been ...
Andes where they lived about eight years In 1908 he came to Sioux county and located twenty-three miles south of Harrison where he lived for twenty-one years when he and Mrs Larsen retired from farm life and moved to Harrison living here at the time of his death He was a kind and loving father an honest honorable citizen and a neighbor who always believed in the Golden Rule and lived accordingly The original family consisted of six boys and two girls but two sons preceeded the father In death leaving to mourn his loss his wife four sons Carl Larsen of Colville Washington Chris Larsen of Geddes S D Bryan Larsen and Raymond Larsen of Harrison Nebraska two daughters Mrs Hannah Paulsen of Geddes S D and Mrs Bertha Hanks Oakland California also twelve grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at the Methodist church in charge of Rev O M Fabre with interment In the Harrison cemetery.
The Alliance Times-Herald (Alliance, Nebraska) 14 Jan 1941 - Lars Larsen death notice
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 16 Jan 1941 - Lars (L C) Larsen obituary
Burialafter 14 January 1941He was buried after 14 January 1941 at Harrison Cemetery, Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska.
Lars Chris Larsen family headstone - Harrison Cemetery, NE
Lars Chris Larsen tombstone - Harrison Cemetery, NE
Lars Chris and Mary (Pedersen) Larsen tombstones - Harrison Cemetery, NE
Harrison Cemetery - Harrison, Nebraska
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 16 Jan 1941 - Mr and Mrs Chris Larsen and Carl Paulson arrive after death of L C Larsen
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 23 Jan 1941 - Cards of thanks after funeral of L C Larsen
Probate30 January 1941His estate was probated on 30 January 1941 Notice of petition of will for Lars C Larsen.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 30 Jan 1941 - Notice of petition of will for Lars C Larsen
Probate17 July 1941His estate was probated on 17 July 1941 Final notice for petition of final decree in the estate of Lars C Larsen.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 17 Jul 1941 - Final notice for petition of final decree in the estate of Lars C Larsen
Census DateLocationDescription
1870Grøde, Ikast, Hammerum, Ringkøbing, DenmarkLars Chris Larsen appeared on the census of 1870 in the household of Christian Larsen at Grøde, Ikast, Hammerum, Ringkøbing, Denmark.5
1 February 1880Grødde bye, Ikast, Grødde, Hammerum, Ringkøbing, DenmarkLars Chris Larsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1880 in the household of Christian Larsen at Grødde bye, Ikast, Grødde, Hammerum, Ringkøbing, Denmark; listed as Christen Larssen.6
1890Wallerbæk, Karup, Karup Sogn, Lysgaard, Viborg, DenmarkLars Chris Larsen appeared on the census of 1890 at Wallerbæk, Karup, Karup Sogn, Lysgaard, Viborg, Denmark, occupation listed as land owner; living next door to father-in-law Jens Pedersen.7
1890 Denmark Census - Viborg, Lysgaard, Karup, Wallerbæk, Karup Sogn - Lars Christian Larsen
1890 Denmark Census - Viborg, Lysgaard, Karup, Wallerbæk, Karup Sogn - Lars Christian Larsen + Jens Pedersen - original
15 June 1900Moore, Charles Mix, South DakotaHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota.8
1900 US Census Moore, Charles Mix, SD - Larsen, Chris (Lars Chris)
21 April 1910Running Water, Sioux, NebraskaHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Running Water, Sioux, Nebraska, living next door to his daughter and son-in-law Hannah & Carl Paulson.9
1910 US Census - Running Water, Sioux, NE - Larsen, Lars C
February 1920Andrews, Sioux, NebraskaHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Andrews, Sioux, Nebraska.10
4 April 1930Harrison, Sioux, NebraskaHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska.11
11 April 1940Harrison, Sioux, NebraskaHe was listed as the head of a family on the 1940 Census at Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska.12
DateLocationDescription
8 April 1877Ikast Sogn, Ringkøbing Amt, Viborg, DenmarkLars Chris Larsen was confirmed on 8 April 1877 at Ikast Sogn, Ringkøbing Amt, Viborg, Denmark.1
Confirmation record of Lars Christian Larsen 8 Apr 1877 Ikast Sogn, Ringkøbing Amt, Viborg, Denmark
before 1890Before 1890 served in the Danish army.
1890In 1890 Født 24. november 1862, hjemmedøbt samme dag. Søn af gaardmand Christian Larsen og hustru Johanne Knudsdatter i Grødde
Translation: Born Nov. 24, 1862, baptized at home the same day. Son of farm man Christian Larsen and his wife Johanne Knudsdatter in Grødde.2
1890 Denmark Census - Viborg, Lysgaard, Karup, Wallerbæk, Karup Sogn - Lars Christian Larsen comments
1890He immigrated in 1890 Lars came to America alone in 1890 (also reported as 1888) and one (or three) years later his wife and three sons came to America to join him at Blair, Nebraska.
16 June 1892St Paul Lutheran Church, Orum, NebraskaHe witnessed the baptism of Hannah Larsen on 16 June 1892 at St Paul Lutheran Church, Orum, Nebraska.
2 September 1894St Paul Lutheran Church, Orum, NebraskaLars Chris Larsen witnessed the baptism of Chris Larson on 2 September 1894 at St Paul Lutheran Church, Orum, Nebraska.
1897Charles Mix, South DakotaLars Chris Larsen migrated in 1897 at Charles Mix, South Dakota.
22 October 1899First Lutheran Church, Lake Andes, South DakotaHe witnessed the baptism of Bryan William Larsen on 22 October 1899 at First Lutheran Church, Lake Andes, South Dakota; Baptism with sister Bodil Lette.
22 October 1899First Lutheran Church, Lake Andes, South DakotaLars Chris Larsen witnessed the baptism of Bertha R. Larsen on 22 October 1899 at First Lutheran Church, Lake Andes, South Dakota; Baptism with brother William Bryan.
8 August 1901Moore, Charles Mix, South DakotaLars Chris Larsen purchased land on 8 August 1901 at Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota, Meridian:     5th PM
Township:     098n
Range:     065W
Aliquots:     NW¼
Section:     27
Accession Number:     SDMTAA 028345
Document Number:     18211.
Land Patent - 08 Aug 1901 - 480 acres in T98N R65W, Charles Mix, SD - Lars Christ Larsen
before 1906west part of, White Swan, Charles Mix, South DakotaHe purchased land before 1906 at west part of, White Swan, Charles Mix, South Dakota, Sections 13&14, Township T96, Range R66.13
Land Ownership Map 1906 - T96 R66, White Swan, Charles Mix, SD - Lars C Larsen
circa 1906Circa 1906 Lars Larsen family. Back: Jens, Chris, Hannah. Middle: Lars, Bryan, Anna. Front: Raymond, Bertha.
Lars Larsen family including Chris Larson-Colorized
3 November 1907First Lutheran church, Lake Andes, South DakotaHe witnessed the baptism of Raymond B. Larsen on 3 November 1907 at First Lutheran church, Lake Andes, South Dakota.
circa 1908Harrison, Sioux, NebraskaLars Chris Larsen migrated circa 1908 at Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska.
20 March 1908On 20 March 1908 L C Larson has a good land claim in Sioux county, Nebraska.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 20 Mar 1908 - L C Larson has a good land claim in Sioux county
27 May 1910Harrison, NebraskaOn 27 May 1910 at Harrison, Nebraska, newspaper clipping: L C Larsen going to SD to check on property; Chris Larsen having birthday party May 28.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 27 May 1910 - L C Larsen going to SD to check on property; Chris Larsen having birthday party May 28
4 July 1910NebraskaOn 4 July 1910 at Nebraska Mrs and Mrs L C Larsen hosted a 4th of July party for their neighbors.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 24 Jun 1910 - Mrs and Mrs L C Larsen hosting 4th of July party
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 15 Jul 1910 - 4th of July event held by Mr and Mrs L C Larsen
circa 1911Sioux, NebraskaCirca 1911 at Sioux, Nebraska, Panhandle community article including the L C Larsen family.14
Sioux County (NE) History, First 100 Years - pages 98-99 - Panhandle community including the L C Larsen family
7 April 1911Sioux, NebraskaOn 7 April 1911 at Sioux, Nebraska, L C Larson selling 50 cattle including 22 3-year old heifers, some 2 year heifers and 9 2 year steers.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 07 Apr 1911 - L C Larson selling 50 cattle including 22 3-year old heifers, some 2 year heifers and 9 2 year steers
12 May 1911Sioux, NebraskaOn 12 May 1911 at Sioux, Nebraska, L C Larson missing a roan and two gray mares, branded L on the left shoulder.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 12 May 1911 - Missing a roan and two gray mares, branded L on the left shoulder
15 December 1911On 15 December 1911 L C Larson sick with blood poisoning.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 15 Dec 1911 - L C Larson sick with blood poisoning
3 May 1912On 3 May 1912 L C Larsen and daughter Bertha going to Geddes SD to assist his son Chris with farmwork.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 03 May 1912 - L C Larsen and daughter Bertha going to Geddes SD to assist his son Chris with farmwork
14 March 1913On 14 March 1913 L C and Mary (Pedersen) Larson gave a dance in honor of their son Chris.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 14 Mar 1913 - L C and Mary (Pedersen) Larson gave a dance in honor of their son Chris
14 March 1913Sioux, NebraskaOn 14 March 1913 at Sioux, Nebraska, Paul Frohreich has been visiting the L C Larson home.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 14 Mar 1913 - Paul Frohreich has been visiting the L C Larson home
28 March 1913NebraskaOn 28 March 1913 at Nebraska Lars C Larsen made homestead entry with intention to make final five-year proof to establish claim.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 28 Mar 1913 - Lars C Larsen made homestead entry with intention to make final five-year proof to establish claim
4 November 1913Sioux, NebraskaHe purchased land on 4 November 1913 at Sioux, Nebraska, Meridian:     6th PM
Township:     028n
Range:     056W
Aliquots:     N½
Section:     8
Accession Number:     363557
Document Number:     06716.
Land Patent - 04 Nov 1913 - 480 acres in T28 R56, Sioux, NE - Lars C Larsen
30 October 1914On 30 October 1914 Bryan Larson, 18-year-old son of Mr and Mrs L C Larson, is suffering from blood poison and may have to amputate a leg.
2 April 1915On 2 April 1915 L C Larsons ranch looking like a mule farm after trade with Frank DeHaven.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 02 Apr 1915 - L C Larsons ranch looking like a mule farm after trade with Frank DeHaven
7 May 1915Sioux, NebraskaOn 7 May 1915 at Sioux, Nebraska, Frank DeHaven is drilling a well for L C Larson and George Rutherford made a windmill tower for L C Larson.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 07 May 1915 - Frank DeHaven is drilling a well for L C Larson and George Rutherford made a windmill tower for L C Larson
30 July 1915NebraskaOn 30 July 1915 at Nebraska Mr and Mrs L C Larsen giving a dance to celebrate addition to their house.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 30 Jul 1915 - Mr and Mrs L C Larsen giving a dance to celebrate addition to their house
1916Land Ownership Map, Township 28N Range 56W, Sioux, NebraskaIn 1916 at Land Ownership Map, Township 28N Range 56W, Sioux, Nebraska, includes 5 sections owned by Lars C. Larsen. According to Tim Abrahamson, Lars sent each of his 4 boys to homestead to meet the requirements to acquire the land. The boys were as young as 8 or 9 years old.
Land Ownership Map 1918 - t28N r56W, Sioux county, Nebraska - Lars C Larsen
28 April 1916Sioux, NebraskaOn 28 April 1916 at Sioux, Nebraska, L C Larson and sons are putting grain on their upper place, 6 miles south of Harrison.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 28 Apr 1916 - L C Larson and sons are putting grain on their upper place, 6 miles south of Harrison
15 June 1917NebraskaOn 15 June 1917 at Nebraska Sioux County Council on Defense report on land acreage, including L C Larson.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 15 Jun 1917 - Sioux County Council on Defense report on land acreage, including L C Larson
9 August 1918On 9 August 1918 Mrs C Hanks (Bertha Larsen) is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs L C Larsen. Her brother-in-law Dell Hanks is also visiting relatives.
5 May 1922Sioux, NebraskaOn 5 May 1922 at Sioux, Nebraska, Auto Registration Numbers is Sioux County - including L C Larsen. Clip this list and "when you see a Sioux county car you will know who the owner is."
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 05 May 1922 - Auto Registration Numbers is Sioux County - including L C Larsen
9 March 1928Sioux, NebraskaOn 9 March 1928 at Sioux, Nebraska, Bryan Larson drove up to the L C Larson home to help his father butcher.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 09 Mar 1928 - Bryan Larson drove up to the L C Larson home to help his father butcher
1 November 1929Sioux, NebraskaOn 1 November 1929 at Sioux, Nebraska, Public Sale notice from L C Larson who has rented his farm and retired from farming.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 01 Nov 1929 - Public Sale notice from L C Larson who has rented his farm and retired from farming
13 December 1929NebraskaOn 13 December 1929 at Nebraska Mr and Mrs L C Larsen moved into town last weekend.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 13 Dec 1929 - Mr and Mrs L C Larsen moved into town last weekend
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 15 Nov 1929 - Due to impassable roads, the L C Larson sale on his farm is postponed to 19 Nov 1929
30 June 1932On 30 June 1932 Mr and Mrs L C Larsen are vising Mrs Carl Paulson (Hannah Larsen) and Chris Larsen and family. Mrs Bertha (Larsen) Hanks accompanied them.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 30 Jun 1932 - Mr and Mrs L C Larsen are vising Mrs Carl Paulson (Hannah Larsen) and Chris Larsen and family
2 March 1933On 2 March 1933 L C Larson and J R Lutton sold their land. Mr Larsen became owner of 320 acres of farm land 8 miles from the town of Tilden.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 02 Mar 1933 - L C Larson and J R Lutton sold their land. Mr Larsen became owner of 320 acres
15 June 1933Geddes, South DakotaOn 15 June 1933 at Geddes, South Dakota, Bryan Larsen took Mr and Mrs L C Larsen to visit Chris Larsen who has a concussion.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 15 Jun 1933 - Bryan Larsen took Mr and Mrs L C Larsen to visit Chris Larsen who has a concussion
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 15 Jun 1933 - Mr and Mrs L C Larsen and sons Bryan and Raymond visited Chris Larsen in Geddes, SD
22 June 1933Geddes, South DakotaOn 22 June 1933 at Geddes, South Dakota, Mr and Mrs L C Larsen and sons Bryan and Raymond returned from Geddes SD. Chris Larsen's condition is improved.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 22 Jun 1933 - Mr and Mrs L C Larsen and sons Bryan and Raymond returned from Geddes SD. Chris Larsens condition is improved
13 June 1935On 13 June 1935 Mr and Mrs Bryan Larsen took L C Larsen to Harrison, Mr Larsen has been helping Bryan.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 13 Jun 1935 - Mr and Mrs Bryan Larsen took L C Larsen to Harrison, Mr Larsen has been helping Bryan
8 August 1935On 8 August 1935 Mrs Carl Paulson (Hannah Larsen) and daughter Mabel visiting LC, Raymond and Bryan Larsen homes.
29 August 1935On 29 August 1935 4-room house for rent by L C Larsen, includes clothes closet and indoor plumbing.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 29 Aug 1935 - 4-room house for rent by L C Larsen, includes clothes closet and indoor plumbing
20 August 1936On 20 August 1936 Chris Larsen visited his parents, Mr and Mrs L C Larsen, enroute to Oregon and Washington on a business trip.
6 March 1938On 6 March 1938 Mrs Lars Larsen (Mary Pedersen) 79th birthday celebration.
6 March 1939On 6 March 1939 Mrs L C Larsen (Mary Pedersen) 80th birthday celebration.
9 January 1941On 9 January 1941 L C Larsen taken to hospital for a stroke.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 09 Jan 1941 - L C Larsen taken to hospital for a stroke
9 January 1941Harrison, NebraskaOn 9 January 1941 at Harrison, Nebraska, Mrs Carl Paulson (Hannah Larsen) arrived in Harrison, NE, and found father seriously ill and mother with the flu.

Children of Lars Chris Larsen and Ane Maria Pedersen

Citations

  1. [S421] The Danish National Archives; Church Records, Rigsarkivet; Danmark; Kontraministerialbog; Reference: 8034058011.
  2. [S384] The Danish National Archives; Census Records, 1890 Denmark Census - Viborg, Lysgaard, Karup, Wallerbæk, Karup Sogn - Lars Christian Larsen comments.
  3. [S383] The Danish National Archives; Church Records, Lars Christian Larsen birth record 24 Nov 1862, Page 57 Image 62, Ringkøbing Amt, Ikast Sogn, Kontraministerialbog (1816 - 2002) Denmark.
  4. [S383] The Danish National Archives; Church Records, Lars Christian Larsen - Ane Marie Pedersen marriage record 23 Oct 1883, Image 134, Ringkøbing Amt, Ikast Sogn, Kontraministerialbog (1816 - 2002) Denmark.
  5. [S384] The Danish National Archives; Census Records, 1870 Denmark Census - Ringkøbing, Hammerum, Ikast, Grøde - Christian Larsen.
  6. [S384] The Danish National Archives; Census Records, 1880 Denmark Census - Ringkøbing, Hammerum, Ikast, Grødde, Grødde Bye - Christen Larssen (Christian Larsen).
  7. [S384] The Danish National Archives; Census Records, 1890 Denmark Census - Viborg, Lysgaard, Karup, Wallerbæk, Karup Sogn - Lars Christian Larsen.
  8. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED79. Dwelling 134.
  9. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED230. Stamp 247. Dwelling 125.
  10. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED247. Dwelling 42.
  11. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED83-3. Dwelling 88.
  12. [S373] U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2266; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 83-3.
  13. [S240] SD Charles Mix Co. Atlas, by South Dakota.
  14. [S394] Inc. Harrison Community Club, Sioux County (NE) History, First 100 Years, pages 98-99.

Ane Maria Pedersen

F, b. 6 March 1859, d. 2 March 1956
Father*Jens Peder Pedersen b. 6 Oct 1813, d. 7 Mar 1906
Mother*Bodil Nielsdatter b. 9 Aug 1819, d. 13 Nov 1913
Mary Peterson Larsen 1859-1956-Colorized
Anna Peterson Larson
Mary Larsen circa 1948
Mary Peterson Larsen 1859-1956
Mary Pedersen Larsen - Apr 1955
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationAne Maria Pedersen was also known as Peterson.
Name VariationAne Maria Pedersen was also known as Anna Marie.
Name VariationAne Maria Pedersen was also known as Ane Maria Jensen.
Name VariationAne Maria Pedersen was also known as Ane Marie.
Name VariationAne Maria Pedersen was also known as Marie.
Name VariationAne Maria Pedersen was also known as Mary Marie.
Married Name23 October 1883As of 23 October 1883,her married name was Larsen.
Married Name23 October 1883As of 23 October 1883,her married name was Larson.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth6 March 1859Ane Maria Pedersen was born on 6 March 1859 at twin with Petrine, Vallerbæk, Knupstrup, Karup Sogn, Lysgaard, Viborg, Denmark.1
Ane Maria Pedersen and twin sister Petrine Pedersen birth record, Image 28 Karup sogn (Viborg amt) Kontraministerialbog (1814 - 2002) Denmark
She was the daughter of Jens Peder Pedersen and Bodil Nielsdatter.
Baptism13 March 1859Ane Maria Pedersen was baptized on 13 March 1859 at Ringkøbing Amt, Karup sogn, Viborg, Denmark, with twin sister Petrine.2
Baptism record of twin sisters Petrine Pedersen and Ane Maria Pedersen 13 Mar 1859 Ringkøbing Amt, Karup sogn, Viborg, Denmark
Marriage23 October 1883She married Lars Chris Larsen, son of Christian Larsen and Johanne Knudsdatter, on 23 October 1883 at Ikast Sogn, Hammerum, Ringkøbing Amt, Denmark, also reported as Lutheran Church of Karup on 22 Oct 1883.3
Lars Christian Larsen - Ane Marie Pedersen marriage record 23 Oct 1883, Image 134, Ringkøbing Amt, Ikast Sogn, Kontraministerialbog (1816 - 2002) Denmark
Death2 March 1956Ane Maria Pedersen died on 2 March 1956 at from pneumonia, Platte, Charles Mix, South Dakota, at age 96 OBITUARY Geddes South Dakota Sunday afterday Mary Pedersen daughter of Mr and Mrs Jens Peder Pedersen was born in Knutstrup Kaarup Sogn Denmark March 6 1859 and died at the age of 96 years 11 months and 25 days. She grew to womanhood in Denmark and on October 22 1883 she was married to Lars Larsen in the Lutheran Church in Kaarup Denmark. To this union eight children were born.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 08 Mar 1956 - Mary (Pedersen) Larsen obituary
Burial4 March 1956She was buried on 4 March 1956 at Harrison Cemetery, Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska, listed as Mary Larsen.
Mary Peterson Larsen funeral card
Lars Chris and Mary (Pedersen) Larsen tombstones - Harrison Cemetery, NE
Mary (Pedersen) Larsen tombstone - Harrison Cemetery, NE
Census DateLocationDescription
1860Wallerbek (Skoledistrikt), Karup, Lysgaard, Viborg, DenmarkAne Maria Pedersen appeared on the census of 1860 in the household of Jens Peder Pedersen at Wallerbek (Skoledistrikt), Karup, Lysgaard, Viborg, Denmark.4
1870Vallerbæk, Boelssted, Karup, Lysgaard, Viborg, DenmarkAne Maria Pedersen appeared on the census of 1870 in the household of Jens Peder Pedersen at Vallerbæk, Boelssted, Karup, Lysgaard, Viborg, Denmark.5
1890Wallerbæk, Karup, Karup Sogn, Lysgaard, Viborg, DenmarkAne Maria Pedersen appeared on the census of 1890 in the household of Lars Chris Larsen at Wallerbæk, Karup, Karup Sogn, Lysgaard, Viborg, Denmark; occupation listed as land owner; living next door to father-in-law Jens Pedersen.6
15 June 1900Moore, Charles Mix, South DakotaAne Maria Pedersen was listed as wife in Lars Chris Larsen's household on the 1900 Census at Moore, Charles Mix, South Dakota.7
21 April 1910Running Water, Sioux, NebraskaAne Maria Pedersen was listed as wife in Lars Chris Larsen's household on the 1910 Census at Running Water, Sioux, Nebraska; living next door to his daughter and son-in-law Hannah & Carl Paulson.8
February 1920Andrews, Sioux, NebraskaAne Maria Pedersen was listed as wife in Lars Chris Larsen's household on the 1920 Census at Andrews, Sioux, Nebraska.9
4 April 1930Harrison, Sioux, NebraskaAne Maria Pedersen was listed as wife in Lars Chris Larsen's household on the 1930 Census at Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska.10
11 April 1940Harrison, Sioux, NebraskaAne Maria Pedersen was listed as wife in Lars Chris Larsen's household on the 1940 Census at Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska.11
1950Harrison, Sioux, NebraskaAne Maria Pedersen was listed as the head of a family on the 1950 Census at Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska, Name     Mary Larson
Age     91
Birth Date     abt 1859
Gender     Female
Race     White
Birth Place     Denmark
Marital Status     Widowed
Relation to Head of House     Head
Residence Date     1950
Home in 1950     Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska, USA
Street Name     Frank St
Dwelling Number     67
Farm     No
Acres     No
Inferred Previous Residence Place     Srwx, Nebraska
Father Birth Place     Denmark
Mother Birth Place     Denmark
Citizenship     Yes
Occupation Category     Keeping House
Worked Last Week     No
Seeking Work     No
Employment Status     No
Same House     Yes
School Completed     S7
Grade Completed     Yes
School Attendance     30 or over
Weeks Worked     None
Income     none
Other Income     none
Supplemental Income     408
Veteran     No.12
DateLocationDescription
1860In 1860 Tvilling (Født 6. marts, døbt hjemme 13. marts 1859. Datter af Hmd. Jens Pedersen og hustru Bodil Nielsdatter af Wallerbæk)
Translation: Gemini (Born March 6, baptized at home on March 13, 1859. Daughter of Hmd. Jens Pedersen and his wife Bodil Nielsdatter of Wallerbæk.)13
1860 Denmark Census - Viborg, Lysgaard, Karup, Wallerbek (Skoledistrikt) - Ane Maria Pedersen comments
1870In 1870 Tvilling (Født 6. marts, døbt 'Ane Maria Pedersen' hjemme 13. marts 1859. Datter af Hmd. Jens Pedersen og hustru Bodil Nielsdatter af Wallerbæk)
Translation: Gemini (Born March 6, dubbed 'Ane Marie Pedersen' home on March 13, 1859. Daughter of Hmd. Jens Pedersen and his wife Bodil Nielsdatter of Wallerbæk.)14
1870 Denmark Census - Viborg, Lysgaard, Karup, Vallerbæk, Boelssted - Ane Maria Jensen comments
20 April 1873Ringkøbing Amt, Karup sogn, Viborg, DenmarkAne Maria Pedersen was confirmed on 20 April 1873 at Ringkøbing Amt, Karup sogn, Viborg, Denmark, with twin sister Petrine; birthplace listed as Vallerbæk.15
Confirmation record of twin sisters Petrine Pedersen and Ane Maria Pedersen 20 Apr 1873 Ringkøbing Amt, Karup sogn, Viborg, Denmark
1890In 1890 Tvilling. Født 6. marts, hjemmedøbt 13. marts 1859. Datter af bolsmand Jens Pedersen og hustru Bodil Nielsdatter i Vallerbæk
Translation: Twin. Born March 6, baptized at home on March 13, 1859. Daughter of bolsmand Jens Pedersen and his wife Bodil Nielsdatter in Vallerbæk.
1890She immigrated in 1890 Lars came to America alone in 1890 (also reported as 1888) and one (or three) years later his wife and three sons came to America to join him at Blair, Nebraska.
16 June 1892St Paul Lutheran Church, Orum, NebraskaShe witnessed the baptism of Hannah Larsen on 16 June 1892 at St Paul Lutheran Church, Orum, Nebraska.
2 September 1894St Paul Lutheran Church, Orum, NebraskaAne Maria Pedersen witnessed the baptism of Chris Larson on 2 September 1894 at St Paul Lutheran Church, Orum, Nebraska.
1897Charles Mix, South DakotaAne Maria Pedersen migrated in 1897 at Charles Mix, South Dakota.
22 October 1899First Lutheran Church, Lake Andes, South DakotaShe witnessed the baptism of Bryan William Larsen on 22 October 1899 at First Lutheran Church, Lake Andes, South Dakota; Baptism with sister Bodil Lette.
22 October 1899First Lutheran Church, Lake Andes, South DakotaAne Maria Pedersen witnessed the baptism of Bertha R. Larsen on 22 October 1899 at First Lutheran Church, Lake Andes, South Dakota; Baptism with brother William Bryan.
1900Ane Maria Pedersen had 7 with 6 living in 1900 children.
circa 1906Circa 1906 Lars Larsen family. Back: Jens, Chris, Hannah. Middle: Lars, Bryan, Anna. Front: Raymond, Bertha.
Lars Larsen family including Chris Larson-Colorized
3 November 1907First Lutheran church, Lake Andes, South DakotaShe witnessed the baptism of Raymond B. Larsen on 3 November 1907 at First Lutheran church, Lake Andes, South Dakota.
circa 1908Harrison, Sioux, NebraskaAne Maria Pedersen migrated circa 1908 at Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska.
20 March 1908On 20 March 1908 L C Larson has a good land claim in Sioux county, Nebraska.
1910She had 8 with 6 living in 1910 children.
4 July 1910NebraskaOn 4 July 1910 at Nebraska Mrs and Mrs L C Larsen hosted a 4th of July party for their neighbors.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 24 Jun 1910 - Mrs and Mrs L C Larsen hosting 4th of July party
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 15 Jul 1910 - 4th of July event held by Mr and Mrs L C Larsen
15 December 1911On 15 December 1911 L C Larson sick with blood poisoning.
14 March 1913On 14 March 1913 L C and Mary (Pedersen) Larson gave a dance in honor of their son Chris.
10 July 1914On 10 July 1914 Mrs L C Larson (Mary Pedersen) came down from the upper place to spend the Fourth of July.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 10 Jul 1914 - Mrs L C Larson (Mary Pedersen) came down from the upper place to spend the Fourth of July
30 October 1914On 30 October 1914 Bryan Larson, 18-year-old son of Mr and Mrs L C Larson, is suffering from blood poison and may have to amputate a leg.
27 November 1914On 27 November 1914 Bryan Larson has leg amputated. Visited in hospital by brother Chris and mother Mary (Pedersen) Larsen.
30 July 1915NebraskaOn 30 July 1915 at Nebraska Mr and Mrs L C Larsen giving a dance to celebrate addition to their house.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 30 Jul 1915 - Mr and Mrs L C Larsen giving a dance to celebrate addition to their house
9 August 1918On 9 August 1918 Mrs C Hanks (Bertha Larsen) is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs L C Larsen. Her brother-in-law Dell Hanks is also visiting relatives.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 09 Aug 1918 - Mrs C Hanks (Bertha Larsen) is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs L C Larsen
18 July 1919On 18 July 1919 Mrs L C Larson (Mary Pedersen) has broken leg from buggy accident where horses were frightened by automobile.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 18 Jul 1919 - Mrs L C Larson (Mary Pedersen) has broken leg from buggy accident where horses were frightened by automobile
13 December 1929NebraskaOn 13 December 1929 at Nebraska Mr and Mrs L C Larsen moved into town last weekend.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 13 Dec 1929 - Mr and Mrs L C Larsen moved into town last weekend
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 15 Nov 1929 - Due to impassable roads, the L C Larson sale on his farm is postponed to 19 Nov 1929
30 June 1932On 30 June 1932 Mr and Mrs L C Larsen are vising Mrs Carl Paulson (Hannah Larsen) and Chris Larsen and family. Mrs Bertha (Larsen) Hanks accompanied them.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 30 Jun 1932 - Mr and Mrs L C Larsen are vising Mrs Carl Paulson (Hannah Larsen) and Chris Larsen and family
15 June 1933Geddes, South DakotaOn 15 June 1933 at Geddes, South Dakota, Bryan Larsen took Mr and Mrs L C Larsen to visit Chris Larsen who has a concussion.
22 June 1933Geddes, South DakotaOn 22 June 1933 at Geddes, South Dakota, Mr and Mrs L C Larsen and sons Bryan and Raymond returned from Geddes SD. Chris Larsen's condition is improved.
8 August 1935On 8 August 1935 Mrs Carl Paulson (Hannah Larsen) and daughter Mabel visiting LC, Raymond and Bryan Larsen homes.
20 August 1936On 20 August 1936 Chris Larsen visited his parents, Mr and Mrs L C Larsen, enroute to Oregon and Washington on a business trip.
6 March 1938On 6 March 1938 Mrs Lars Larsen (Mary Pedersen) 79th birthday celebration.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 10 Mar 1938 - Mrs Lars Larsen (Mary Pedersen) 79th birthday celebration
6 March 1939On 6 March 1939 Mrs L C Larsen (Mary Pedersen) 80th birthday celebration.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 09 Mar 1939 - Mrs L C Larsen (Mary Pedersen) 80th birthday celebration
9 January 1941Harrison, NebraskaOn 9 January 1941 at Harrison, Nebraska, Mrs Carl Paulson (Hannah Larsen) arrived in Harrison, NE, and found father seriously ill and mother with the flu.
30 January 1941She was the executor of Lars Chris Larsen's estate on 30 January 1941; Notice of petition of will for Lars C Larsen.
6 March 1941On 6 March 1941 Mary (Petersen) Larson 81th birthday celebration, including dancing a waltz.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 06 Mar 1941 - Mary (Petersen) Larson 81th birthday celebration, including dancing a waltz
17 July 1941Ane Maria Pedersen was the executor of Lars Chris Larsen's estate on 17 July 1941; Final notice for petition of final decree in the estate of Lars C Larsen.
14 August 1941On 14 August 1941 Mrs L C Larsen (Mary Pedersen), Bryan Larsen, Mrs C J Hanks (Bertha Larsen) drove to SD to visit Mrs Carl Paulson (Hannah Larsen) and Chris Larsen.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 14 Aug 1941 - Mrs L C Larsen (Mary Pedersen), Bryan Larsen, Mrs C J Hanks (Bertha Larsen) drove to SD to visit
18 December 1941On 18 December 1941 Mary (Pedersen) Larsen had suprise visit by son Carl Larsen who had not visited SD in 40 years.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 18 Dec 1941 - Mary (Pedersen) Larsen had suprise visit by son Carl Larsen who had not visited SD in 40 years
16 February 1945Pleasant Lawn Cemetery, Charles Mix, South DakotaAne Maria Pedersen witnessed the burial of Carl Alfred Paulson on 16 February 1945 at Pleasant Lawn Cemetery, Charles Mix, South Dakota.
26 April 1945On 26 April 1945 Mary (Pedersen) Larsen returned from Geddes, SD, after attending funeral of Carl Paulson and visiting her son Chris.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 26 Apr 1945 - Mary (Pedersen) Larsen returned from Geddes, SD, after funeral of Carl Paulson and visiting son Chris
17 October 1945On 17 October 1945 Womans Society of Christian Service hosted by Mrs Raymond Larson (Alice Hamaker) attended by her husband and mother-in-law.
6 March 1946On 6 March 1946 Mary (Petersen) Larson 86th birthday celebration. She had 3 cakes, including one sent by a granddaughter in Geddes, SD.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 14 Mar 1946 - Mary (Pedersen) Larsen 86th birthday celebration
4 July 1946On 4 July 1946 Mr and Mrs Carl Larsen visited his grandmother, Mrs Mary (Pedersen) Larsen, and uncles Bryan and Raymond.
13 February 1947On 13 February 1947 Chris and Louise (Frohreich) Larsen and Hannah (Larsen) Paulson arrive for a visit with their mother Mary (Pedersen) Larsen.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 13 Feb 1947 - Chris and Louise (Frohreich) Larsen and Hannah (Larsen) Paulson visiting mother Mary (Pedersen) Larsen
6 March 1947On 6 March 1947 Mary (Petersen) Larsen 88th birthday celebration.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 13 Mar 1947 - Mary (Pedersen) Larsen 88th birthday celebration
circa 1948Circa 1948 Great-Grandma Mary Larsen, baby girl Mollet, Grandpa Chris Larson and Gladys Mollet.
Great-Grandma Mary Larsen baby girl Mollet Chris Larson and Gladys Mollet circa 1948-Colorized
Great-Grandma Mary Larsen, baby girl Mollet, Grandpa Chris Larson and Gladys Mollet circa 1948
4 September 1948Ane Maria Pedersen witnessed the marriage of Robert Grapes and Norma Rae Larsen on 4 September 1948; Norma Rae Larson and Robert Grapes marriage announcement.
6 March 1949On 6 March 1949 Mary (Petersen) Larsen 90th birthday celebration.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 17 Mar 1949 - Mary (Pedersen) Larsen 90th birthday celebration
6 March 1950On 6 March 1950 Mary (Petersen) Larsen 91st birthday celebration.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 16 Mar 1950 - Mary (Pedersen) Larsen 91st birthday celebration
6 March 1951On 6 March 1951 Mary (Petersen) Larsen 92nd birthday celebration.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 08 Mar 1951 - Mary (Pedersen) Larsen 92nd birthday celebration
10 August 19515 Generation photoOn 10 August 1951 at 5 Generation photo 5 Generations - Mrs. Hannah Paulson, Mrs. Mary Larsen, Eugene Schiefen, Mrs. Oscar Gibson, Mrs. Lawrence Schiefen. - The Daily Republic (Mitchell, SD.)
5 Generations - Mrs. Hannah Paulson, Mrs. Mary Larsen, Eugene Schiefen, Mrs. Oscar Gibson, Mrs. Lawrence Schiefen. 10 Aug 1951 - The Daily Republic (Mitchell, SD)
6 March 1953On 6 March 1953 Mary (Petersen) Larsen 94th birthday celebration.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 12 Mar 1953 - Mary (Pedersen) Larsen 94th birthday celebration
6 March 1954On 6 March 1954 Mary (Petersen) Larsen 95th birthday celebration.
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 11 Mar 1954 - Mary (Pedersen) Larsen 95th birthday celebration
6 March 1955On 6 March 1955 Mary Pederson Celebrates 96th Birthday. Sunday, March 6, 1955, was the 96th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Mary Pederson Larsen, which was observed with open house at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hannah Paulson in Geddes, South Dakota. Relatives were entertained Saturday March 5, to accommodate the many well wishers. Miss Margaret Ostberg baked and decorated the beautiful birthday cake. Mary Pedersen was born in Knupstrup, Kaarup Sogn, Denmark, March 6, 1859. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jens Peder Pedersen lived to be 93 and 96, respectively. Her twin sister and three brothers also lived to see their nineties. She married Lars C. Larsen, October 22, 1883 in the Lutheran church of Kaarup Denmark. Eight children were born to this union, Mrs. Hannah Paulson of Geddes, South Dakota; Mrs. Lee Orr of Fresno, California; and four sons, Chris Larsen of Alcester, South Dakota; Bryan and Raymond Larsen of Harrison, Nebraska; and Carl Larsen of Colville, Washington; Two sons Jens and John, died some years ago. Besides her six children, Mrs. Larsen has eleven grand children; twenty-four great grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. In 1890, her husband immigrated to Blair, Nebraska, and a year later Mrs. Larsen and their three small sons followed. They sailed on a German ship and were at sea three weeks. In 1900 they homesteaded in Douglas county, near Armour, South Dakota and later moved to a ranch forty miles south of Harrison, Nebraska. Her husband died in the fall of 1941 and Mrs. Larsen moved to Harrison, Nebraska to make her home. In the fall of 1954 she came to Geddes to make her home with her daughter. Mrs. Larsen is alert, has a good sense of humor, and is in good health. When asked to what she accredited her long life, she replied, "I have always had good health, for which I am thankful to God. I have worked hard, but that has not hurt me." Inquiring about how many grand children she has, she wittingly replied, "I don't know, everybody calls me Grandma Larsen." She has knitted twenty-five pairs of mittens during the winter and crocheted thirty-one rugs and many fancy work items. She gave six pairs of mittens to a needy family. She says she can easily knit a pair a day. In reminiscing, Mrs. Larsen said, "I did house work for a family with three small children in Denmark, and helped milk ten cows three times a day, for which I was paid two and one-half crowns a week or fifteen cents a day we worked from sun rise until sun set."
Mary Pedersen Larsen - 96th birthday article
Mary Pedersen Larsen - 96th birthday article - part 2
The Harrison Sun (Harrison, Nebraska) 17 Mar 1955 - Mrs Mary (Pedersen) Larsen 96th birthday celebration
10 April 1955On 10 April 1955 Mrs. Mary Pedersen Larsen, who celebrated her 96th birthday last Sunday at her home in Geddes, S.D., holds the fifth generation member of her family while representatives of the other three generations gather 'round. They are Mrs. Hannah Paulson of Geddes, left; Mrs. Lawrence Schiefen of Hawarden, Ia., second from left, and Mrs. Oscar Gibson of Inwood, Ia., right. The tot is Eugene Schiefen. Mrs. Larsen, a native of Denmark who homesteaded near Armour, S. D., with her husband in 1900, makes her home at Geddes with her daughter, Mrs. Paulson. She still enjoys good health.
5 generations Mary Pedersen Larsen Apr 1955

Children of Ane Maria Pedersen and Lars Chris Larsen

Citations

  1. [S383] The Danish National Archives; Church Records, Image 28 Karup sogn (Viborg amt) Kontraministerialbog (1814 - 2002).
  2. [S421] The Danish National Archives; Church Records, Rigsarkivet; Danmark; Kontraministerialbog; Reference: 8033179971.
  3. [S383] The Danish National Archives; Church Records, Lars Christian Larsen - Ane Marie Pedersen marriage record 23 Oct 1883, Image 134, Ringkøbing Amt, Ikast Sogn, Kontraministerialbog (1816 - 2002) Denmark.
  4. [S384] The Danish National Archives; Census Records, 1860 Denmark Census - Viborg, Lysgaard, Karup, Wallerbek (Skoledistrikt) - Jens Pedersen.
  5. [S384] The Danish National Archives; Census Records, 1870 Denmark Census - Viborg, Lysgaard, Karup, Vallerbæk, Boelssted - Jens Pedersen.
  6. [S384] The Danish National Archives; Census Records, 1890 Denmark Census - Viborg, Lysgaard, Karup, Wallerbæk, Karup Sogn - Lars Christian Larsen.
  7. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED79. Dwelling 134.
  8. [S244] U.S. Federal Census 1910 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED230. Stamp 247. Dwelling 125.
  9. [S243] U.S. Federal Census 1920 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED247. Dwelling 42.
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  11. [S373] U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harrison, Sioux, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2266; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 83-3.
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Virgil Perry Biddle

M, b. 5 July 1920, d. 19 December 1991
Father*Orville George Biddle b. 12 Sep 1897, d. Mar 1975
Mother*Gertrude Marie Miller b. 1900, d. 1922
Virgil Perry Biddle
Virgil Biddle
Virgil Biddle-Colorized
TypeDateDescription
SOCIALSECUVirgil Perry Biddle obtained US Social Security Card at South Dakota; last residence not specified.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth5 July 1920Virgil Perry Biddle was born on 5 July 1920 at South Dakota.
He was the son of Orville George Biddle and Gertrude Marie Miller.
Marriage20 September 1941Virgil Perry Biddle married Viola Marie Larson, daughter of Chris Larson and Louise Christine Frohreich, on 20 September 1941.
Death19 December 1991Virgil Perry Biddle died on 19 December 1991 at age 71 Virgil P. Biddle, 71, died Thursday, Dec. 19, 1991, in Mesa, Ariz., after a long illness. Mr. Biddle was born July 5, 1920, near Geddes, where he grew up and attended school. He married Viola Larson on Sept. 20, 1941, in Butte, Neb. They farmed in the Geddes and Alcester areas until 1955, when they moved to a farm near Garretson. He worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 29 years as an enumerator supervisor. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Masonic Lodge and Easter Star at Dell Rapids, High 12, Scottish Rite, El Riad Shrine, Elks and Moose Lodges and the Sioux Falls and Crooks Gun Clubs. Survivors include his wife; one son, Gary of Charlotte, N.C; three daughters: Verla of Sioux Falls, Glenda Bunde of Maple Grove, Minn., and Ginny Biddle of Minnetonka, Minn; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; and two brothers; Robert of Lake Andes, and John of Geddes. Memorial services were held Dec. 21, in Colonial Chapel, Hen...
Virgil Biddle obituary
Burialafter 19 December 1991He was buried after 19 December 1991 at Alcester Cemetery (Pleasant Hill Cemetery), Alcester, Union, South Dakota.
Virgil and Viola (Larson) Biddle tombstone - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, SD
Census DateLocationDescription
4 April 1930Jackson, Charles Mix, South DakotaVirgil Perry Biddle was listed as a son in Orville George Biddle's household on the 1930 Census at Jackson, Charles Mix, South Dakota.1
11 April 1950Emmet, Union, South DakotaVirgil Perry Biddle was listed as the head of a family on the 1950 Census at Emmet, Union, South Dakota, Name     Viola M Biddle
Age     32
Birth Date     abt 1918
Gender     Female
Race     White
Birth Place     South Dakota
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Wife
Residence Date     1950
Home in 1950     Emmet, Union, South Dakota, USA
Street Name     Sec 13
House Number     Left on
Apartment Number     3
Dwelling Number     49
Farm     Yes
Occupation Category     H.2
DateLocationDescription
Photo of Friends at Geddes Park - Gladys Larson, Floyd Indahl, Viola Larson, Virgil Biddle, Arnold Indahl - from Gladys (Larson) Mollet keepsakes scrapbook - Geddes, South Dakota.
Friends at Geddes Park-Gladys Larson, Floyd Indahl, Viola Larson, Virgil Biddle, Arnold Indahl-from Gladys (Larson) Mollet keepsakes scrapbook-Geddes, South Dakota
Portrait of Viola (Larson) and Virgil Biddle.
Viola (Larson) and Virgil Biddle
1938Geddes High School, Geddes, Charles Mix, South DakotaVirgil Perry Biddle graduated in 1938 at Geddes High School, Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota.
Class of 1938 - Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota - Gladys (Larson) Mollet keepsakes scrapbook
30 October 1945Nathanael Lutheran Church, Alcester, Union, South DakotaHe was the best man at the wedding of Vernon Otis Mollet and Gladys Louise Larson on 30 October 1945 at Nathanael Lutheran Church, Alcester, Union, South Dakota; In a candlelight ceremony solemnized in the Nathanael Lutheran church at Alcester at 5 p.m. Oct 30, Gladys Larson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Larson of Hawarden, Ia, became the bride of Vernon Mollet, son of E. F. Mollet of Geddes. The Rev. N. E. Olson officiated at the double-ring ceremony. Preceding the ceremony, Miss Grace Wennblom played soft nuptial music and Miss Marion Sternquist sang "I Love You Truly," and "I Love Thee." Usherettes were Miss Eleanor Thompson and Mrs. Paul Klosterman. The church was decorated with pink and white streamers and garden flowers. Ferns and sprays of green banked the altar. The bride was attired in a gown of white brocaded satin, fashioned with a sweetheart neckline and fitted bodice. The full skirt fell into a long train. Her fingertip veil was held in place by a coronet of pearls. She carried a bridal bouquet of white mums and pink rose buds, and she wore as her only jewelry a double strand of pearls, a gift from the bridegroom. The bride was attended by her sister Mrs. Virgil Biddle, as matron of honor. She was attired in a gown of pink net over taffeta and she carried a colonial bouquet of mums and rose buds. The bridegroom was attended by Virgil Biddle, brother-in-law of the bride. The bride was given in marriage by her father. The Lohengrin wedding march was played by Miss Wennblom as the processional. The Mendelssohn march was played as a recessional. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents where a two-course dinner was served to 50 guests. The bride is a graduate of Geddes high school and Notre Dame academy in Mitchell and has been teaching rural school in Charles Mix and Union counties. The bridegroom is a graduate of the Geddes high school and has just returned from 44 months of military service, 38 of which were spent in a European theater.3
10 April 1947spent Easter Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris LarsonOn 10 April 1947 at spent Easter Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris Larson.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Biddle spent Easter at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chris Olson (Larson). 10 April 1947 The Independent (Hawarden, IA)
circa 1954Circa 1954 photo of Sara (Long), Orville, Virgil with his kids Virginia, Glenda, Gary and Verla.
Sara (Long), Orville, Virgil with his kids Virginia, Glenda, Gary and Verla - circa 1954
10 July 1958On 10 July 1958 Virgil and Viola (Larson) Biddle and daughters visited the Raymond Larson home.
18 February 1968Hawarden, IowaOn 18 February 1968 at Hawarden, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gibson of Canton were honored on their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday, February 18, at the home of their daughter, Mrs. J. Lawrence Schiefen of rural Hawarden. Dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Faughender and Gaylen and Mrs. Hannah Paulson, all of Geddes, South Dakota, and Mrs. Dorothy Schiefen of Hawarden. Friends and relatives who came in the afternoon to surprise the honored couple were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gibson of Tyndall, South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gibson, Mrs. Herb Olson and Mrs. Glen Jerke of Avon, South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Strehlow and Vicky and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Vipond of Hudson; Mr. and Mrs. Verne Mollet and Mrs. Martha Smearman of Alcester; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Biddle, Verla and Glenda of Garretson, South Dakota, and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Twedt of Canton. At the close of the social afternoon lunch was served by the hostess.
18 August 1991On 18 August 1991 Virgil and Viola (Larson) Biddle 50th wedding anniversary celebration.
Argus-Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) 11 Aug 1991 - Virgil and Viola (Larson) Biddle 50th wedding anniversary celebration

Children of Virgil Perry Biddle and Viola Marie Larson

Citations

  1. [S250] U.S. Federal Census 1930 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, ED12-13. Dwelling 9.
  2. [S423] U.S. Federal Census 1950 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Emmet, Union, South Dakota; Roll: 2791; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 64-11.
  3. [S342] South Dakota, South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949.

Verla Marie Biddle

F, b. 12 June 1943, d. 11 August 2018
Father*Virgil Perry Biddle b. 5 Jul 1920, d. 19 Dec 1991
Mother*Viola Marie Larson b. 13 Oct 1917, d. 7 Apr 2012
Verla Biddle
Verla Biddle
Verla Biddle - 1944 - from Gladys (Larson) Mollet scrapbook
Life EventDateDescription
Birth12 June 1943Verla Marie Biddle was born on 12 June 1943 at Akron, Iowa, also reported as South Dakota.
Birth of Verla Marie Biddle, 12 June 1943 The Independent (Hawarden, IA)
She was the daughter of Virgil Perry Biddle and Viola Marie Larson.
Death11 August 2018Verla Marie Biddle died on 11 August 2018 at Hutchinson, McLeod, Minnesota, at age 75 Verla Biddle, 75, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, died Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2018, at George Boom Funeral Home & Crematory, Sioux Falls. Visitation with family present to greet friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 16, 2018, also at George Boom Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will also begin at 9:30 a.m., until the time of service on Friday at the funeral home.

Verla Biddle, daughter of Virgil and Viola (Larson) Biddle was born June 12, 1943, at Akron, Iowa. She was baptized on August 15, 1943, at Peace Lutheran Church, Alcester, SD. Verla attended rural schools in Alcester, Geddes and Garretson, South Dakota communities, where her parents were engaged in farming. Verla was confirmed in her faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson. She enjoyed many years of involvement in the Yohoma 4-H Club. Verla graduated from Garretson High School with the class of 1964. During her working years she was employed many years in housekeeping at hotels in Sioux Falls. She also was dedicated kitchen help for the Sioux Falls Joe Foss Airport restaurant and the Crack’d Pot restaurant.

Over the years, Verla lived in various areas in Sioux Falls and was sure to get involved with a church in her neighborhood. She was a past member of Grace Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls where she enjoyed singing in the choir and attending Bible study classes. In the spring of 2014 Verla moved to Hutchinson, MN, where she was a faithful member of Faith Lutheran Church. Verla’s church involvement was very important to her and she was always sure to be lending a helping hand wherever needed. Her favorite church activities were attending Bible study and “Digging Deeper” classes.

While living in Sioux Falls, Verla’s caring heart led her to volunteer at both Avera McKennan and Sanford hospitals for many years. Verla relished her volunteer work, even as she walked to the bus stop in the winter when it was still dark. She earned the volunteer of the month award from Sanford on one occasion. In her free time she loved to bake and enjoyed “spoiling” her friends and family with her sweets. She was known for her banana bread, which she always proudly explained was her niece Jessica’s recipe. Verla always looked forward to playing cards with her friends. Verla also did embroidery work, often while having coffee with friends. She even became a whiz at 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles. Verla was always game to go to church dinners and ice cream socials. She loved her beautiful cat Boots and later adopted her mother’s cat, Tiger, when Verla’s mother became too ill to care for him. Verla will be missed by many.

Left to cherish her memory are her sister, Glenda (Arnie) Jonson of Hutchinson, MN; brother, Gary (Hannele) Biddle of Lenoir, NC; nieces, Lisa (Kevin) Langton of Mankato, MN, Jessica Biddle of Fort Mill, SC, and Karen (Henry) Rosario of Charlotte, NC; and nephew, Eric (Kelly) Bunde of Mankato, MN; great-nieces, Miranda Bunde and Layla Rosario; great-nephews, Jacob Langton, Justin Biddle Rayak, Luc Biddle, and Evan Bunde; two aunts, Gladys Mollet of Alcester, SD, and Pat Biddle of Geddes, SD; eleven cousins and their families; and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents Virgil and Viola Biddle; and sister Virginia (Ginny) Biddle.
Burialafter 11 August 2018She was buried after 11 August 2018 at Alcester Cemetery (Pleasant Hill Cemetery), Alcester, Union, South Dakota.
Verla M Biddle tombstone - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, SD
Census DateLocationDescription
11 April 1950Emmet, Union, South DakotaVerla Marie Biddle was listed as a daughter in Virgil Perry Biddle's household on the 1950 Census at Emmet, Union, South Dakota; Name     Viola M Biddle
Age     32
Birth Date     abt 1918
Gender     Female
Race     White
Birth Place     South Dakota
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Wife
Residence Date     1950
Home in 1950     Emmet, Union, South Dakota, USA
Street Name     Sec 13
House Number     Left on
Apartment Number     3
Dwelling Number     49
Farm     Yes
Occupation Category     H.1
DateLocationDescription
circa 1954Circa 1954 photo of Sara (Long), Orville, Virgil with his kids Virginia, Glenda, Gary and Verla.
Sara (Long), Orville, Virgil with his kids Virginia, Glenda, Gary and Verla - circa 1954
10 July 1958On 10 July 1958 Virgil and Viola (Larson) Biddle and daughters visited the Raymond Larson home.
18 February 1968Hawarden, IowaOn 18 February 1968 at Hawarden, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gibson of Canton were honored on their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday, February 18, at the home of their daughter, Mrs. J. Lawrence Schiefen of rural Hawarden. Dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Faughender and Gaylen and Mrs. Hannah Paulson, all of Geddes, South Dakota, and Mrs. Dorothy Schiefen of Hawarden. Friends and relatives who came in the afternoon to surprise the honored couple were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gibson of Tyndall, South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gibson, Mrs. Herb Olson and Mrs. Glen Jerke of Avon, South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Strehlow and Vicky and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Vipond of Hudson; Mr. and Mrs. Verne Mollet and Mrs. Martha Smearman of Alcester; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Biddle, Verla and Glenda of Garretson, South Dakota, and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Twedt of Canton. At the close of the social afternoon lunch was served by the hostess.
1999In 1999 portrait of Viola (Larson) Biddle family: Verla, Ginny, Viola, Glenda, Gary.

Citations

  1. [S423] U.S. Federal Census 1950 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Emmet, Union, South Dakota; Roll: 2791; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 64-11.

Glenda Biddle

F, b. 12 July 1945, d. 5 October 2020
Father*Virgil Perry Biddle b. 5 Jul 1920, d. 19 Dec 1991
Mother*Viola Marie Larson b. 13 Oct 1917, d. 7 Apr 2012
Glenda (Biddle) Bunde Jonson
Glenda Biddle Jonson
Glenda Biddle 1964 freshman portrait South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Brookings, South Dakota
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameApril 1969As of April 1969,her married name was Bunde.
Married Name1991As of 1991,her married name was Jonson.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth12 July 1945Glenda Biddle was born on 12 July 1945 at South Dakota.
She was the daughter of Virgil Perry Biddle and Viola Marie Larson.
Death5 October 2020Glenda Biddle died on 5 October 2020 at age 75 Glenda Biddle Jonson was born 7/12/1945 to Virgil and Viola Biddle and passed away 10/5/2020.

She grew up in Southeast South Dakota and attended a one room school house with her three siblings. Glenda was active in 4-H through high school where she excelled in baking, canning and sewing. She attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, graduating in 1967 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Home Economics and a minor in German. She went on to teach high school Home Economics in Luverne, Minnesota Lake and Wellcome Memorial HS in Garden City, MN. She thoroughly enjoyed being in the classroom and teaching high school aged students. Glenda was married to Delvin Bunde in 1969 and together they raised two children, Lisa (Langton) and Eric in Mankato. She and Delvin divorced in 1988 but remained lifelong friends, often sharing holidays and other family celebrations. Glenda relocated to the metro area in 1990 and was employed at Pillsbury and General Mills. She married Arnold Jonson in 1991 and gained two daughter, Julie and Stephanie by marriage. Upon retirement, she and Arnie moved to Ottertail, MN where they renovated the family cabin into a year-round home. In 2011 they again relocated to Hutchinson, MN to be closer to family. Glenda is survived by Arnold Jonson and brother Gary Biddle, her children Lisa and Eric, and seven grandchildren Josh, Jacob, Brandon, Brady, Courtney, Miranda. Evan, and two great granddaughters. She is preceded in death by her parents and her sisters Virginia and Verla.
Census DateLocationDescription
11 April 1950Emmet, Union, South DakotaGlenda Biddle was listed as a daughter in Virgil Perry Biddle's household on the 1950 Census at Emmet, Union, South Dakota; Name     Viola M Biddle
Age     32
Birth Date     abt 1918
Gender     Female
Race     White
Birth Place     South Dakota
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Wife
Residence Date     1950
Home in 1950     Emmet, Union, South Dakota, USA
Street Name     Sec 13
House Number     Left on
Apartment Number     3
Dwelling Number     49
Farm     Yes
Occupation Category     H.1
DateLocationDescription
circa 1954Circa 1954 photo of Sara (Long), Orville, Virgil with his kids Virginia, Glenda, Gary and Verla.
Sara (Long), Orville, Virgil with his kids Virginia, Glenda, Gary and Verla - circa 1954
10 July 1958On 10 July 1958 Virgil and Viola (Larson) Biddle and daughters visited the Raymond Larson home.
18 February 1968Hawarden, IowaOn 18 February 1968 at Hawarden, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gibson of Canton were honored on their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday, February 18, at the home of their daughter, Mrs. J. Lawrence Schiefen of rural Hawarden. Dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Faughender and Gaylen and Mrs. Hannah Paulson, all of Geddes, South Dakota, and Mrs. Dorothy Schiefen of Hawarden. Friends and relatives who came in the afternoon to surprise the honored couple were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gibson of Tyndall, South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gibson, Mrs. Herb Olson and Mrs. Glen Jerke of Avon, South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Strehlow and Vicky and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Vipond of Hudson; Mr. and Mrs. Verne Mollet and Mrs. Martha Smearman of Alcester; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Biddle, Verla and Glenda of Garretson, South Dakota, and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Twedt of Canton. At the close of the social afternoon lunch was served by the hostess.
1999In 1999 portrait of Viola (Larson) Biddle family: Verla, Ginny, Viola, Glenda, Gary.

Citations

  1. [S423] U.S. Federal Census 1950 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Emmet, Union, South Dakota; Roll: 2791; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 64-11.

Virginia L. Biddle

F, b. 31 January 1949, d. 19 February 2014
Father*Virgil Perry Biddle b. 5 Jul 1920, d. 19 Dec 1991
Mother*Viola Marie Larson b. 13 Oct 1917, d. 7 Apr 2012
Virginia Biddle 1967 senior portrait Garretson High School, Garretson, South Dakota
Virginia Biddle
Name TypeDateDescription
NicknameVirginia L. Biddle also went by the name of Ginny.
Married NameAugust 1969As of August 1969,her married name was Tiderman.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth31 January 1949Virginia L. Biddle was born on 31 January 1949 at South Dakota.
She was the daughter of Virgil Perry Biddle and Viola Marie Larson.
Death19 February 2014Virginia L. Biddle died on 19 February 2014 at age 65 Virginia "Ginny" Biddle, 65, died at her home in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Funeral services will begin at 1:00 PM Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson, with visitation beginning one hour prior at the church. Burial will be at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, South Dakota. Survivors include her siblings: Verla Biddle, Sioux Falls, Glenda (Arnie) Jonson, Hutchinson, MN, Gary (Hannele) Biddle, Charlotte, NC; three nieces; one nephew; and six great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil and Viola Biddle.
Burialafter 19 February 2014She was buried after 19 February 2014 at Alcester Cemetery (Pleasant Hill Cemetery), Alcester, Union, South Dakota.
Virginia L Biddle tombstone - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, SD
Census DateLocationDescription
11 April 1950Emmet, Union, South DakotaVirginia L. Biddle was listed as a daughter in Virgil Perry Biddle's household on the 1950 Census at Emmet, Union, South Dakota; Name     Viola M Biddle
Age     32
Birth Date     abt 1918
Gender     Female
Race     White
Birth Place     South Dakota
Marital Status     Married
Relation to Head of House     Wife
Residence Date     1950
Home in 1950     Emmet, Union, South Dakota, USA
Street Name     Sec 13
House Number     Left on
Apartment Number     3
Dwelling Number     49
Farm     Yes
Occupation Category     H.1
DateLocationDescription
10 July 1958On 10 July 1958 Virgil and Viola (Larson) Biddle and daughters visited the Raymond Larson home.
1999In 1999 portrait of Viola (Larson) Biddle family: Verla, Ginny, Viola, Glenda, Gary.

Citations

  1. [S423] U.S. Federal Census 1950 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Emmet, Union, South Dakota; Roll: 2791; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 64-11.

Riley Raymond Gall

M, b. 15 August 1945, d. 25 April 2023
Father*Raymond Rueben Gall b. 15 Nov 1917, d. 27 Dec 2003
Mother*LuElla Marie Peterson b. 11 Sep 1923, d. 5 Aug 1985
Riley Gall 2019
Riley Gall
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationRiley Raymond Gall was also known as Riley Ray.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth15 August 1945Riley Raymond Gall was born on 15 August 1945 at Burke, South Dakota.
He was the son of Raymond Rueben Gall and LuElla Marie Peterson.
Death25 April 2023Riley Raymond Gall died on 25 April 2023 at age 77 Riley Raymond Gall, age 77, of Yankton, South Dakota; the heart of a man with the biggest, softest, and most gentle soul, beat for the last time on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota.

Funeral services will be 10:30 AM on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Vangen Lutheran Church in Mission Hill, South Dakota, with Pastor Mary Hendricks Wilkens officiating. Burial will be in Vangen Lutheran Cemetery in Mission Hill. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Monday, May 1, 2023, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton, South Dakota, with a prayer service at 7:00 PM.

Riley was born in Burke, South Dakota to Ray and Luella Gall of Fairfax, South Dakota on August 15, 1945. He grew up in a loving family home on his parents’ farm (Gall Homestead). Riley’s journey in faith began at Hope Congregational of Fairfax, South Dakota where he went to Sunday School, was confirmed, sang in the church choir, and sang in multiple quartets. He attended Star Valley Country School for all eight years before graduating from Fairfax High. Riley then went on to attend Yankton College, Yankton, South Dakota, and Southern State College, Springfield, South Dakota, majoring in Electronics and Music. While attending Southern State, Riley met his lifelong love and companion, Janiece Mollet. Together, they enjoyed a growing deep friendship and made wedding plans following graduation. They were married on September 13, 1969, on a hot fall day at Nathanael Lutheran Church, Alcester, South Dakota. As newlyweds, they lost their first home in a tornado. Despite this misfortune, their faith saw them through. While living 47 years in Yankton, he worked at Mollet Music, Dale/Vishay Electronics, Gurney’s, Radio Shack and later as a long haul trucker.

Riley was brought up playing guitar in the Gall family band “The Mello Tones.” Even as adults, Riley and his sister, Nola would come together whenever they could to play again. During college Riley played all over the Midwest in “Sons of Chaplin;” recently you could find Riley’s own band “The Missouri Magic Band” playing in clubs and at special events in the area.

Riley and his wife had a love for camping and nature, making summer campouts a tradition. There you'd find Riley playing with the kids and grandkids who adored him, as did any furry friend that crossed his path. Another one of Riley's loves was the Packers and the New York Yankees, of which he’s followed since he was a boy.

Anyone that has met Riley can attest to his kind soul and his giving heart. He was a man of few words but endless songs. His beautiful music and soul will be missed as he enters God’s kingdom.

Riley Raymond Gall was a quiet and always kind person to all who knew and loved him. He leaves behind his wife of nearly 54 years, Janiece and their sons: Benjamin (Jean) Gall, Adam Gall, and John (Sydney) Gall, as well as his seven living grandchildren: Derek, Maggie, Christian, Brooklynn, Olivia, Riley J, and Bodey. He also leaves behind his only sibling, Nola (Sibby) LoNigro of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.

Having gone to heaven before his Papa was grandson Dalton (2001) and his parents, Raymond and LuElla Gall.
DateLocationDescription
5 July 1972Qualm family reunionOn 5 July 1972 at Qualm family reunion.