Lillian Beatrice THOMPSON

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1976-MN-028752

Notes:

Not listed in the index of Minnesota Births.

She was Mrs. Joe Docken of Webster at the time of her father’s death.

The “Solor’s Lutheran Cemetery” was established in 1881 in Greenvale Twp, Dakota County. It was a 1 acre plot of land in Section 9, the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter. The cemetery was later abandoned and moved to Webster Twp, Rice County, about 6 miles west, to the location of the Solor Lutheran Church of Webster. It is not clear whether or not anyone is still buried at the Greenvale Twp location.

She died of a heart attack at the Minnesota Odd Fellows Home in Northfield. She was the widow of Joseph; they had lived in Webster.

Lillian married Joseph L DOCKEN on 23 Sep 1923 in Scott County, Minnesota. Joseph (son of Ludvig Oleson DOCKEN and Laura GUNDERSON) was born on 6 May 1901 in Rice County, Minnesota; died on 14 Apr 1965 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Solor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nordis Jeannette DOCKEN was born on 7 Sep 1923 in Webster Twp, Rice County, Minnesota; died on 21 Oct 2007 in Dakota County, Minnesota; was buried on 25 Oct 2007 in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Webster Twp, Rice County, Minnesota.
2. James Ludwig (Jerome) DOCKEN was born on 17 May 1926 in Rice County, Minnesota; died on 27 Mar 1934 in Minnesota; was buried in Solor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster, Rice County, Minnesota.
3. Joseph Lawrence DOCKEN was born on 26 Jun 1933 in Rice County, Minnesota; died on 17 Jun 2022 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Solor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster, Rice County, Minnesota.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1949-MN-015125

Notes:

Also known as John Thompson.

“Lived here with 8 children.”

In the 1900 census, he and Helga and his niece “Elma Wilson” lived on a rented farm in Webster Twp, Rice County.

In the 1910 census, he and his family live next door to Peter Thompson in Eureka township. The family consists of John A. Thompson, 40, Helga O., 30, Ralph O., 9, Margaret A., 7, Lillian B., 5, Helen C., 3, and Ruth A., 1. The children were born in Minnesota, the parents in Norway. The parents had been married for 10 years. All the children were born in Minnesota. Helga had had 5 children, all still living. John A. had come to this country in 1871, Helga in 1895. Their other next-door neighbor was the Edwin P. Ruh family. (John A. was also listed in the 1910 census with the Willsons in Minneapolis.)

At the time of the 1920 census (late January), the family was living in Eureka Township of Dakota County. The family consisted of John A., 50, Helga O., 39, Ralph O., 19, Margaret A., 17, Lillian B., 15, Helen A., 13, Ruth A., 11, Roger A., 8, Esther L., 6, and John O., 2 and 6 months. John came to this country from Norway in 1884 and was naturalized as a citizen in 1890. Helga came to this country from Norway in 1895 and was naturalized in 1901. Margaret is shown as a housekeeper for a private family.

At the time of the 1930 census (April), the family was living in New Market Township of Scott County. The family was John A., 61, Helga, 50, Ralph O., 29, Roger A., 18, Esther, 15, Johnny, 12, and Loyal, 9. John and Helga were married at ages 30 and 19 respectively and were both born in Norway.

Cemetery records show his year of birth as 1869.

The “Solor’s Lutheran Cemetery” was established in 1881 in Greenvale Twp, Dakota County. It was a 1 acre plot of land in Section 9, the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter. The cemetery was later abandoned and moved to Webster Twp, Rice County, about 6 miles west, to the location of the Solor Lutheran Church of Webster. It is not clear whether or not anyone is still buried at the Greenvale Twp location.

His obit in the Faribault Daily News:

WEBSTER--(Special)--Funeral services for John A. Thompson, 80, who passed away at his home near Lakeville Sunday evening were held Wednesday afternoon, September 28, from the Solar Lutheran church, with the Rev. Hoff of Lakeville officiating. Burial was made in the Solar cemetery. John Thompson was born in Valdres, Norway, August 12, 1869. He was the son of Andrew and Randy (Elstad) Thompson. He came to this county with his parents at the age of 8, and settled in Lakeville community. On March 13, 1898 he was married to Hilga Hanson. He is survived by nine children, Mrs. George Bergstrom (Helen), Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. Eldo Murray (Margaret), Mrs. Clarence Tonsager (Ruth), Mrs. William Geister (Esther) all of Minneapolis; Mrs. Joe Docken (Lillian) of Webster; Ralph and Roger at home; Loyal of Eureka Center, Johnny of St. Paul; and 19 grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Belle Bergerson and one brother, Johnny both of Minneapolis. His wife passed away June 22, 1943.

Jon married Helga Alida HANSON on 22 Mar 1900 in Scott County, Minnesota. Helga was born on 1 Apr 1882 in Norway; died on 23 Jun 1943 in Scott County, Minnesota; was buried in Solor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1943-MN-014550

Notes:

Birth:
death date per gravestone or cemetery records; April 1878 in the 1900 census

Notes:

Married:
MOMS says 22 March. It’s 13 Mar 1898 in his obit; they had been married for three months in the 1900 census

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

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.