Ingmer Alfred THOMPSON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1977-MN-026999

Notes:

Registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Scott County. At that time he was a section foreman for the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad in St. Paul. He lived in Elko, Scott County. He gave his nearest relative as T. A. Thompson of Clarissa, Todd County. He was described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and blond hair. The registrar added “physically qualified.”

Single and living with Minnie and George in the 1920 and 1930 censuses.

In 1931, at the time of the birth of their first child, the couple lived at 3228 Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. On Joan Irene’s birth record, Ingmer was shown as 29 years old and Inga as 20 (neither correct).

He was the informant for his mother’s death certificate.

Birth:
in Joan Irene’s birth record, he is indicated as having been born in Clarissa

Ingmer married Inga Irene SNESRUD on 9 Feb 1931 in Rice County, Minnesota. Inga (daughter of Theodore C SNESRUD and Anna Caroline OLSON GRAFF) was born on 6 May 1913 in Webster, Rice County, Minnesota; died on 22 Oct 1991 in Dakota County, Minnesota; was buried in East Christiania Lutheran Cemetery, Eureka Twp, Dakota County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. JoAnn Irene THOMPSON was born on 15 Jun 1931 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 1 May 2015 in Dakota County, Minnesota; was buried in Lakeville Grove Cemetery, Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota.
2. Norman Eugene THOMPSON was born on 5 Oct 1932 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 6 Feb 1957 in Dakota County, Minnesota; was buried on 12 Feb 1957 in East Christiania Lutheran Cemetery, Eureka Twp, Dakota County, Minnesota.
3. Baby THOMPSON was born on 9 Aug 1949 in Dakota County, Minnesota; died on 9 Aug 1949 in Sanford Hospital, Farmington, Dakota County, Minnesota; was buried on 10 Aug 1949 in East Christiania Lutheran Cemetery, Eureka Twp, Dakota County, Minnesota.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1941-MN-013375

Notes:

Referred by Alison as Thomas Anderson Ellestad. Also referred to as Tomas Thompson. Shown in the 1865 census as Thomas Andersen. Buried as Thomas Thompson.

Apparently living with, and helping out on the farm of, his aunt Betsey and her husband Ole Forstrom in Eureka Township at the time of the 1880 census (June 5th).

Farming in Madison Township, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota, at the time of the 1900 census (June 1st). The family consisted of Thomas, 41 (born Nov 1858 in Norway), Randi, 33 (born Aug 1866 in Norway), Anna R., 8 (born Jan 1892 in Minnesota), Minnie B., 5 (born Nov 1894 in Minnesota), Elmer O., 4 (born Aug 1896 in Minnesota), Ingmar, 2 (born Feb 1898 in Minnesota), and Anton O., 2 months (born Mar 1900 in Minnesota). Randi had borne 8 children, 5 still living. She and Tom had been married for 12 years. She had come to this country in 1887, he in 1877. They owned the farm and it was mortgaged.

In the 1905 state census, the family was in Eagle Valley Twp where they had been for 3 years and 7 months. The family consisted of Thomas A Tompson, 45, Randi, 38, Anna, 12, Minnie, 10, Elmer, 8, Ingmar, 6, Anton, 5, Walter, 3, and Ruth 1.

Farming in Eagle Valley Twp, Todd County, in the 1910 census. This census shows Tom and Randi coming to the U.S. in 1891.

They (”T.A.” and “Arandi”) were still in Eagle Valley Twp in the 1920 census. Anton, Walter, Ruth, and Elmer were all still at home.

Tom Thompson and Randi were living in Eureka Twp, Dakota County, at the time of the 1930 census. See p. 9 of 14.

In the 1940 census, Thomas A and Randie Thompson were living in a rented residence in Castle Rock Twp, Dakota County, Minnesota. In 1935, they had lived in a different location in rural Dakota County. Thomas and Randie had been educated through the 4th grade.

Came to this country in 1877.

Thomas married Rangdi Olsdatter ELLESTAD on 15 Jun 1888 in Ellendale, Dickey County, North Dakota. Rangdi (daughter of Ole Vilhelmson LUND ELLESTAD and Anne Endrisdatter BAGGETHUN) was born on 19 Aug 1866 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 6 Jan 1944 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota; was buried on 20 Jan 1944 in East Christiania Lutheran Cemetery, Eureka Twp, Dakota County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1944-MN-013094
• Baptism: 1 Jan 1867, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Neither Alison nor Dustin Marson have information on her parents.

Buried as Randi Thompson.

Her birth record in the Vang church book shows her parents as Ole Wilhelmson Veblen and Anne Endrisdatter. Her baptism sponsors were Marthe Evensdatter Weblen, Anne Andersdatter Törstad, Ingrid Somebody’s datter Qvale, Knud Somebody’s son Veblen, and Thron Törstad.

Came to this country in 1884. Came to this country in 1887 according to the 1900 census.

Her 1888 marriage to Thomas A Thompson was witnessed by E.O. Ellestad (the bride’s brother) and Miss Karoline Martinson of the village of Frederick in Brown County.

In the 1900 census, she had had 8 children, 5 still living. In the 1910 census, she is shown as having had 10 children, 7 still living.

Place of birth, date of birth, and mother’s maiden name were not included in her death certificate.

Burial record or gravestone shows 1868 as the year of birth.

The informant for her death certificate was Ingmur Thompson of Farmington. Randi’s residence was Webster. No parents’ names on her death certificate.

Evey believed that Randi and Thomas were first cousins. Rose claimed that the pair were 2nd cousins and that Rangdi was “Andrew Ellestad’s sister.” This genealogy shows they were 5th cousins so there is a disagreement here.

dwfrench1 agrees with the lineage shown here.

Birth:
death certificate shows birth year as 1868

Baptism:
Hurum

Died:
Northfield City Hospital

Notes:

Married:
the bride was 21, the groom was 29, both resided in McPherson County

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1911-MN-012785
• Occupation: Gaardbr og Selveier
• Confirmation: 27 Jul 1845, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

He is Andris Thomassen Høyne, I33654, in Jim’s VS.

Buried as Andrew Thompson. Shown as Anders Thomasson Ellestad, age 26, in the Vestre Slidre parish record for his marriage to Randi Eriksdatter, age 22.

Referred to by Alison as Anders Tomason Ellestad. Shown in the 1865 Norwegian census as Anders Thomasen, living on the domicile of Høine in Vestre Slidre. Anders is the Gaardr og Selveier and he has 1 horse, 6 cattle, 8 sheep, 1 pig, 2 barley, and 4 potatoes. Living with him and Rangdi are their children Berit, Thomas, Erik, and Knud, as well as Anders’s parents Thomas and Berit and Anders’s sister Anne, age 22.

The FamilySearch entry is for Andris Tomasson, born in 1830 in Hoine III, Vestre Slidre, Oppland, Norway.

Rose confirmed that Anders got the family farm in Norway, apparently because Knut had left Norway earlier. Nevertheless, Andrew eventually decided that owning that farm in Norway was less attractive than owning a farm in Minnesota, especially with the letters he must have been getting from Knut and Peter. Peter paid for Anders and his family to come to the U.S.

Linda says Andrew and Randi lived in Webster, the township in Rice County next to New Market.

According to Alison, Andrew and his wife and family emigrated to the U.S. in 1877. According to Rose, they took the train to Farmington. Someone was not there to meet them so they had to sleep in a horse barn.

Alison, citing the Scott County deed, describes their farm as the north half of the southeast quarter of section 34, New Market Township, as of 1 Mar 1878. The family is recorded as landing in New York, aboard the Brittanic (from Liverpool via Queenstown), on June 11, 1877: Anders Ellestad, 46, Rangdi Ellestad, 43, Berit Ellestad, 18, Tomas Ellestad, 16, Erick Ellestad, 13, Knut Ellestad, 11, Marit Ellestad, 9, John Ellestad, 7, Iver Ellestad, 4, Olga Ellestad, 3, and Ingeborg Ellestad, 1. Everyone in the family is shown as being from Germany.

According to Evey: “My great-grandfather Thompson settled in the Webster, Minnesota area which is quite close to the New Market/Lakeville area where the Ellingboes still have their homestead.”

Census taker Peter J. Baetes or Baeten visited the “Andrew Thomson” farm in New Market township, Scott County, on June 22, 1880. The record is shown as image 17 of 20, page 160A. Andrew is shown in the 1880 census as “Andrew Thomson,” age 50, a farmer. His wife is shown as 47 year-old Randy. Children at home are 21 year-old Thom Thomson, 19 year-old Erick Thomson, 17 year-old Knut Thomson, 14 year-old Mary Thomson, 12 year-old John Thomson, 5 year-old “Ingebor” Thomson (female), and 2 year-old Johanna Thomson (female).

The listing of the youngest child as a female appears to have been in error.

In the 1900 census (June 17th), Andrew Thompson and family were living in New Market Township. The household consisted of Andrew, 69 (born Sept 1830), Randie, 66 (born April 1834), Knut A., 34 (born May 1866), Belle, 25 (born May 1875), William Carel, grandson, 10 (born Feb 1890), and George, grandson, 11 (born Aug 1888). The two boys are shown as “at school.” The boys were born in Minnesota; their father was born in Sweden. Knut A. is shown as married, Belle is single. The four oldest are shown as coming to this country from Norway in 1877. Randie and Andrew had been married 42 years. Randie had had 10 children, 8 still living. Andrew owned his farm with a mortgage. Knut was shown as a naturalized citizen, Andrew was still an alien. Andrew cannot speak English. The children were apparently Mary’s and apparently visiting because they seem to have been recorded earlier at their parents’ home in Minneapolis.

Both Andrew and Randy were still on the farm at the time of the 1910 census, living with their single son Knut who is shown as head of the household.

Minnesota Death CertID# 1911-MN-012785 as Andrew E.

Birth:
birth date in his confirmation entry in parish record; Jim says born on Høyne 26/1

Died:
“sleuosis of cardia old age”

Buried:
230 EA 32

Anders married Rangdi Eriksdatter KVÅLE on 2 Jun 1857 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Rangdi (daughter of Erik Iverson QVALE and Ingeborg Jonsdatter ONSTAD) was born on 23 Apr 1834 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was christened on 8 Jun 1834 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 25 Jan 1925 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 29 Jan 1925 in East Christiania Lutheran Cemetery, Eureka Twp, Dakota County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1925-MN-017772
• Confirmation: 15 Jul 1849, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

She is incorrectly shown as Ragndi Eriksdatter Kvåle, I8781, in Jim’s VS. Jim’s Ellingboe tree does not show the parents of Erik Anderson Ellestad, the man he shows in that tree as Rose’s father.

However, the marriage record shows her as Randi Eriksdatter, age 22 of Qvale, daughter of Erik Iversen.

Rose said that Rangdi “didn’t take” to Rose because she, Rose, “didn’t look like them.” That may be why Ann was sent to replace Rose in the later 19-oughts. Apparently, however, Rose stayed to help on Andrew’s and Rangdi’s farm for a year and a half (1907-1908) and then Ann came for another year and a half. It was while Rose was helping out on the farm that she met Ole Ellingboe. She “worked another summer” and then, presumably, married Ole.

Also known as Randi (on her death certificate) or Rande. Buried as Randi Thompson.

In the 1920 census, she is living in Minneapolis at 1406 E. 22nd Street with her daughter Mary Willson and family. She is shown as 88 years old and having come to this country in 1877, naturalized as a citizen in 1885.

Spent her last years at 3338 Oakland Avenue S., Minneapolis, in the home of her daughter, Mary Willson.

Evey has a formal family photograph taken, probably, in the ‘teens that contains Rangdi with children Betsy, John, Johan, Mary, Erick, Knute, Belle, and Thomas.

Died:
apoplexy and artheroslerosis

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 11 Nov 1827, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
• Confirmation: 30 Jul 1843, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

He is Ola Vilhjølmson Lund, I8745, in Jim’s VS.

He was gaardbruger selveier on the Faarhaugene farm 26a in Vestre Slidre in the 1865 census.

Shown as of the Veblen farm in Vang when his daughter Randi was born.

There was also an Ole Vilhelmson Lund born 12 January, baptized 18 Jan 1826. His parents were Vilhelm Olsen and Anne Olsdatter. He was confirmed on 28 Jun 1840.

In the 1900 Norwegian census, Ole and Anne lived on the Ellestad 23/4 farm in Vestre Slidre with their son Jon Olssen Ellestad, b. 1870 in Vestre Slidre, and, apparently, their grandson Ole Knutssen Ellestad, b. 1881 in Vestre Slidre.

Ole married Anne Endrisdatter BAGGETHUN. Anne (daughter of Endre Johnson ELLINGBØ and Margrethe Thomasdatter) was born on 14 Apr 1829 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 20 Apr 1829, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
• Confirmation: 30 Jul 1843, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

An Anne Endresdatter Baggethun was born 14 Apr and baptized 20 Apr 1829. Her parents were Endre Johnson and Margrethe Thomasdatter. Anne was confirmed on 30 Jul 1843.

Notes:

Called Thomas Knutsen Tørstad, I12971, in Jim’s VS.

The FamilySearch entry is for Tomas Knutson, born in 1795 in Torstad II, Vang, Oppland, Norway.

In the 1865 census, shown as Thomas Knudsen, born in 1794 in Wangs, living with son Anders at Høine. His occupation is shown as “Føderaadsmd.”

The bygdebok says he moved to 26/3 Høyne or Sør-Ellestad in Vestre Slidre.

He married his first cousin.

Birth:
shown as age 23 when he got married

Tomas married Berit Johannesdatter ELLESTAD on 1 Aug 1819 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Berit (daughter of Johannes Anderson ELLESTAD and Beret Amundsdatter LOMEN) was born on 30 Jul 1796 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died after 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown in the 1865 census as Berit Thomasdatter born in 1794 in Vestre Slidre. Living with her husband on the Høine farm with her son Anders.

In his VS, Jim also shows her incorrectly as Berit Thomasdatter. She was definitely Berit Johannesdatter in her marriage record.

Shown as age 24 when she got married.

She married her first cousin.

Birth:
Lommen

Notes:

He was shown as Erik Iversen Qvale in the birth records for Randi and Marit.

Birth:
Lommen

Erik married Ingeborg Jonsdatter ONSTAD on 6 Jul 1829 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Ingeborg (daughter of Jon Svenson HEGGE and Kari Gulbrandsdatter ONSTAD) was born on 9 Oct 1808 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is Ingebjør Jonsdatter Onstad, I40967, in Jim’s VS, no husband or children shown.

She was born on Onstad 35/1 Nedre in Øystre Slidre according to Jim’s VS. The birth record shows Rogne sokn.

May be the Ingeborg Johnsdatter, age 61 and a widow, living with her son John Eriksson, age 22 and unmarried, on the Storeqvale farm in Lomen in the 1865 census.

Notes:

Vang A, p. 556.

Husmann on Nedre Lund 32/8.

He was husmand med jord on the Lund farm in Vang in the 1865 census. Living with him were his wife Anne Olsdatter, their son Ole Wilhelmson, 40, and their daughter Berit Wilhelmsdatter, 30, both unmarried. Also living on the farm was Jøger Jøgerson, 35, and his wife Rangdi Wilhelmsdatter, 36, and their 5 children. Jøger was hjælper med pladsen.

Vilhelm married Anne Olsdatter SYNDROL. Anne (daughter of Ola Johannessen BØE and Dorte Knutsdatter SYNDROL) was born about 1795 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died after 1865 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Syndrol 48/1

Notes:

He was a husmand med jord on the Bakken 1 farm in the 1865 census in Vang. Living with him and Margrethe were their son John, their daughter Rangdi, and a foster datter, 10 year-old Magrethe Olsdatter.

The only Endre born in Vang in 1800 or 1801 was Endre, born as illegitimate on 22 Jun to Endre Johanssen and Guri Andfinsdatter of Oldre.

In his VS, Jim calls him Endre Jonson Heensåsen, 1799-1871, I8746. The bygdebok, p. 619, has him as a husmann on Bakkin, apparently a subfarm of Bagetun, from 1829.

Jim’s VS notes:

He is often called Ellingbø, why I do not know. Frøholm writes that the father was Jon Andersson and the mother was Randi Gudbrandsdt who was at Dalsøydegarden.

Frøholm skriver om Bakkin under Baggetun: "Bakkin var den største husmannsplassen under Baggetun, etter Grøv. han låg 200 meter sør for garden, beint mot nord for Grøv. etter festesetelen av 24.6.1829 låg plassen under og opp i Grøvsjordet, og skulle elles ha til forland Rødningen ovafor Grrøvsjordet, vesle Myrslætet oppi li'n og nørdre Stakkstømyridn, to stakksøer i Helevøndale under Langolshøvdo, stølsrettar, rett til 8 hestelass med rå bjørkeved i skogen og raskved av vier o.a. Husmannen skulle svare 4 spd og slå m.a. løoenga Tobakkslætet og skjere eit mål korn når bonden kravde det. Lenge fødde dei ikring 2 kyr, men i 1875 var det 1 hest, 6 kyr, 3 ungdyr, 7 sauer og lam og 1 gris på Bakka. Men vel halvparten av dette fall på Jon Endresen ( sønnen til Endre, HB's anm), som kjøpte Haugo av Ellingbø og dreiv Haugo frå Bakka, slik at han hadde heile buskapen her på Bakka.

Birth:
Heensåsen under 70/1

Endre married Margrethe Thomasdatter in 1830 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Margrethe (daughter of Thomas Madsen HAUGEN and Dordi Nilsdatter GRØV) was born about 1801 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jim calls her Margrete Thomasdatter (Kvåle) Haugen, 1802-1890, I8742.