Katherine Louise SKOGSTAD

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2016-MN-026869

Notes:

A Katherine Louise Wilson married a William Ara Rupe in Hennepin County on 18 Jun 1964.

Died:
St. Clare Living Community of Mora

Katherine married Ralph Milton CARLSON on 27 Aug 1955 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Ralph (son of Frans Emil CARLSON and Johanna Marie BROBERG) was born on 26 Jan 1932 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 9 Nov 1958 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Katherine married Cornelius Michael WILSON on 13 Feb 1960 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Katherine married Irvin Francis TACKELSON on 20 Dec 1973 in Pine County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1939-MN-020787
• Baptism: 14 Feb 1892, Mower County, Minnesota

Notes:

He registered for the draft in Thief River Falls in 1917. At that time, he was a section man for the Great Northern Railway, was married, and lived in Thief River Falls. He was of medium height and build with blue eyes and dark hair.

Living next to, or perhaps with, the John Jorgens family in Mower County in the 1920 census.

In the 1930 census, Oscar and his family lived at 941 14th Avenue in Minneapolis. Oscar was a grain shoveler at an elevator.

According to his death certificate, he died from a skull fracture after he fell from a moving car in Bloomington. Oscar was an engineer at a grain elevator. He and his wife, who was the informant for his death certificate, lived at 4349 40th Avenue S.

His death is described in an article in the 21 Jun 1939 edition of the Minneapolis Star:

Police and deputy sheriffs Tuesday were investigating the death in General Hospital of Oscar Skogstad, 43, of 4340 40th Avenue S who died of a fractured skull. Skogstad’s son, Clifford, said his father leaped out of the rear window of an automobile near 94th Street and Lyndale Ave Sunday night. Clifford said he was driving the automobile, which contained Mr. and Mrs. Skogstad, their two daughters and a friend. The father did not give any indication of his intent to leap, Clifford said, and no reason could be given for his action.

Died:
Minneapolis General Hospital

Oscar married Nora Amanda HANSON. Nora was born on 24 Apr 1894 in Minnesota; died on 23 May 1969 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1940 census, she was a widow and head-of-household living in Minneapolis at 3128 Stevens Avenue. All her children were still at home except for Harriet. Nora had no job and the only child that had an income was Clifford, a grain shoveler at a grain elevator. Also a part of the household was Nora’s 37 year-old divorced brother, Berger, a grain elevator switch engine engineer.

She lived at 8948 Park Ave S at the time of her death.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1913-MN-008059
• Baptism: 26 Nov 1865, Fluberg, Søndre Land, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

He came to the U.S. in 1887 according to his obit.

He was a farmer in Frankford Twp in the 1910 census.

In the 1915 land ownership map of Frankford Twp, M. O. Skogstad’s farm is 150 acres, mostly in the southern half of Section 9 but with 40 acres in the northern half of Section 16.

Birth:
Nordraak 9

Martin married Caroline DALEN on 12 Mar 1891 in Mower County, Minnesota. Caroline (daughter of Gullik Erlandsen DALEN and Kari Syversdatter KIRKEBERG MOEN) was born on 16 Mar 1862 in Racine Twp, Mower County, Minnesota; died on 25 Jul 1913 in Frankford Twp, Mower County, Minnesota; was buried on 28 Jul 1913 in Bear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Frankford Twp, Mower County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1913-MN-008056

Notes:

Or Karoline. Her death record in Minnesota Deaths and Burials refers to her as Karoline Skogstand. The death record for her daughter Clara refers to her as Caroline Dalen.

She died of liver cancer.

Birth:
an obit said March 6th

Notes:

Married:
as Martin O Skogstad and Caroline G Dalen

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 14 Feb 1841, Land, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

His parents were of Narums when he was born according to the birth entry in the Land parish record.

He and Berte were 26 in the 1865 census and were on the Jenserud farm in Land. Ole was an inderst and day laborer. The owner of the farm (a husmann med jord) was Mikael Ellingsen, the husband of Ole’s wife’s older sister Mari Endresdatter.

His son Martin’s death record in Minnesota Deaths and Burials refers to him as Ole Haugern.

In the 1900 Norwegian census, he is probably the Ole Haugerud, b. 1841, a husmand med jord on Haugerud nedre (“under 9”) in Søndre Lands. Living with him on that farm are his wife Berthe, b. 1842, son Johan, b. 1883, son-in-law Kristen, b. 1877, daughter Marie, b. 1886, daughter Andrine (wife of Kristen), b. 1877, and two grandchildren: Kristine, b. 1898, and Oskar, b. 23 Nov 1899.

The plass referred to as Haugerud was referred to in birth records as Ründtomeie, part of Farm 9. The children and grandchildren from Emil on were born on Ründtomeie. There may have been more than one husmannsplass associated with Ründtom so the designation Ründtomeie may encompass many plasses.

The plass Nordraak, where Karoline was born, is also on Farm 9.

He and Berte were living on Haugerud nedre in the 1910 Norwegian census. The head of household was their son-in-law Kristen Pedersen.

Ole married Berte Endresdatter JENSERUD on 13 Nov 1861 in Søndre Land, Oppland, Norway. Berte was born on 5 Jul 1841 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was 20-1/2 when she married Ole.

Her son Martin’s death record in Minnesota Deaths and Burials refers to her as Berte Jensrud.

Birth:
date from 1910 Norwegian census

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 13 Jul 1817, Bruflat i Etnedal i Sør-Aurdal i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1870 census, he was Gulick Ellenson. He and his family lived in Racine Twp, Mower County.

In the 1880 census, he was Gulich Ellingsen. His four youngest children were still single and living at home.

Buried:
as G.E. Dalen

Gullik married Kari Syversdatter KIRKEBERG MOEN. Kari was born on 9 Sep 1820 in Sør-Aurdal i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 7 Apr 1906 in Minnesota; was buried in Bear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Frankford Twp, Mower County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was called Caroline in the 1870 census. She was called Carrie in the 1880 census.

She is probably the Karen Sÿversdatter Kirkeberg born 11 Sep 1820, bapt. 24 Sep 1820 in Bang, to Sÿver Olsen Kirkebergeie and Gjertrud Nielsdatter.

Buried:
as Kari Dalen