Leander George TONSAGER

Notes:

In the 1930 census, Leander and Ann own the house in which his parents also live: 2415 East 22nd Street in Minneapolis. Leander is a bank clerk.

In the 1931 Minneapolis city directory, he and Ann lived at 2415 E 22nd. He was a clerk at the Federal Reserve Bank.

In 1986, he and Ann lived at 5500 Boone Ave, apartment 337, in north Minneapolis,

Family/Spouse: Anna O. Anna was born on 19 Aug 1902; died on 18 Aug 1989 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James Richard TONSAGER was born on 17 Dec 1930 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 6 Mar 2001 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Notes:

Probably the 59 year-old Martin Tonsager living in Minneapolis in the 1920 census with his wife Petra, 49, and his children Myrtle, 19, and Leander, 16. Martin was a carpenter and the family lived at 2121 22nd Avenue South. Martin was born in Norway and came to the U.S. in 1869.

A newspaper article in the Star (4 Apr 1927) said that M. G. Tonsager, 2415 E. 22nd St., was robbed of $100 in jewelry and cash by prowlers who entered his home while the family was absent.

Birth:
1859 on his grave stone

Died:
as Marten G Tonsager

Buried:
as Martin G Tonsager

Martin married Petra MOHN on 1 Jul 1899 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Petra was born about 1870 in Minnesota; died on 31 Jul 1949 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
as Petra Tonsager

Notes:

Married:
in FS’s Minnesota County Marriages as Petra Mohn and Martin G Tunsager

Notes:

In the 1865 Norwegian census, he was Gudbrand Paulsson, 56, living with his family on the Tønsager 32 farm (one of several Tønsager farms) in Ejdsvold parish, Akershus, Norway. His wife was Anne Marte Gudbrandsdatter, 50, and their children were Paul, 28, Gudbrand, 25, Lars, 22, Edvard, 17, Ole, 13, Andreas, 9, Martin, 7, and Albertine, 29. Also living with them on Tønsager was their grandaughter Anne Marie Mikalsdatter, 2, who was Albertine’s daughter, and the family of Erik Olson, 47, jordarbejder, and his wife Gurine Gudbrandsdatter, 48, who may have been Anne Marte’s sister. Everyone had been born in Ejdsvold.

Gilbert Paulson, 68, and his wife Marth, 64, were in New Market Twp in the 1880 census. Living with them were ther sons Andrew Gilbertson, 25, and Martin Gilbertson, 23. One farm away was their son Louis Gilbertson, 36, Louis’s wife Carry, 24, and their two sons Georg, 2, and Otto, 1.

In the 1885 Minnesota state census, he is in New Market Twp. The household consists of Gilbert Pollsen, 75, born in Norway, Mary Pollsen, 65, born in Norway, and Andrew Tonsager, 38, born in Norway.

Geneva Knutsen says “Gilbert Tonsager brought his family from Norway to America (first stopping in Canada) in 1868.” (Ancestry.com family database)

He is probably the Gilbert Tonsager whose death was announced in the December 27, 1894, edition of the Scott County Argus, p. 4, column 3.

Gulbrand married Anna Martea Gulbrandsdatter. Anna was born about 1816 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Or Anne Mathea.