Nytar Creston REESE

Notes:

He was a bank accountant living at home with his parents and siblings in McIntosh, Minnesota, in the 1920 census.

In the 1930 census, he and his wife and daughter lived in Great Falls. He was a salesman for an adding machine company.

In the 1940 census, he is Nathan C Reese, an adding machine salesman living in Billings, Montana.

Nytar married Noneeta Leona NOBLE on 17 Mar 1927 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana. Noneeta was born on 16 Sep 1901 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana; died on 28 Oct 1990 in Yellowstone County, Montana; was buried in Hillcrest Lawn Memorial, Cascade County, Montana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1944-MN-012305
• Occupation: Druggist

Notes:

He is called T. R. J. Reese of McIntosh, Minnesota, in his mother’s obituary.

In the 1920 census, he is Torger N T Reese, a druggist living in the village of McIntosh in Polk County, Minnesota.

T N J Reese was a druggist and piano dealer, of McIntosh, Minnesota. He was a native of Wisconsin, born in Vernon county, on July 13, 1871. The death of his father occured in his early childhood and he remained with his mother until entering college. He pursued a classical course at the college at Decorah, Iowa, was was graduated from that institution in 1891. Mr Reese was a graduate of Mr Drew's celebrated College of Pharmacy at Minneapolis.He opened a store in McIntosh whish had modern equipment and a fine soda fountain and refreshment dispensary. He added the sale of pianos and musical instruments to his commercial activities.

Torger was married in 1899 to Caroline Matson, who was the daughter of Christ Matson of Hill River Township. They had five children; Nytar, Harto, Kermit, Entrup and Gunilda.

Torger married Caroline C MATSON on 22 Nov 1899 in Polk County, Minnesota. Caroline was born about 1870 in Minnesota; died on 26 Dec 1945 in Polk County, Minnesota; was buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, McIntosh, Polk County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1945-MN-012555

Notes:

Her parents were born in Norway.

Notes:

Emigrated from Luster in 1847 to participate in the California gold rush.

Living in Sterling township, Bad Ax County, at the time of the 1860 census with his wife, four children, mother or grandmother (Martha, age 85), and two farmhands.

Still living in Sterling Twp, in what was then Vernon County, at the time of the 1870 census. He was Christ Johnson, age 40, a farmer. The household consisted of, besides Christ, Gunelda, 31, Martha, 15, Bertha, 14, John, 11, Margaret, 10, Christine, 7, Ella, 4, and Martha, 84, born in Norway.

Christopher married Gunnilda Torgersdatter FORTNEY on 28 Nov 1857 in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Gunnilda (daughter of Torger Olsen FORTHUN and Kari Danielsdatter) was born on 22 May 1839 in Fortunsdal, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died on 17 Jun 1918 in Bainville, Roosevelt County, Montana; was buried on 25 Jun 1918 in Soldiers Grove, Crawford County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 2 Jun 1839

Notes:

Her obit in the Decorah Posten on 13 September 1918:

Copied from Rowberg File clipping (microfiche on file at Minnesota Genealogical Society). Clipping identified as:: Reese, Christopher Johnson. / Decorah Posten, 13 September 1918 / Translation from Norwegian by Jens Anker, Minneapolis, MN August 1999

It was an unusual event that took place at Soldiers Grove, Wise., 25 June, this year, in that Mrs. Gunilda Reese and her son-in-law, Tollef Peterson, were buried the same day.

Mrs. Reese was the only sister of Mrs. Atley Peterson, and Mr. Tollef Peterson was a merchant until recently in Soldiers Grove. The deceased, Gunilda Forinen, was born in Fortunsdal, Sogn, 22 May, 1839. When she was nine years old, she traveled with her parents and siblings to America, and the family settled in Dane County, Wise., where she grew up. She got married here to Christopher Johnson Reese, and they lived on their farm on the prairie out west for about for about 40 years. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Reese stayed on the farm until all of her children had grown up. She then moved to Montana, where she homesteaded and later lived with her daughter Ella (Mrs. Torger) in Bainville, Montana. She enjoyed good health until her last years, when she got a bad cold and the illness led to Bright's Disease. After suffering for some weeks, she died peacefully in her belief in her Savior 17 June.

The surviving children are: Mrs. Mons Ekum, Cornell, Wisc., Bertha Hooverson McIntosh, Minn. (Mother of the wife of Pastor J. A. O. Stub), T. C. Reese, Duvall, Wash., Mrs. Tollef Peterson, Belmont, Mont, Mrs. J. G. Aschim, Berthold, N. Dak., Mrs. Ella Torger, Bainsville, Mont., T. R. J. Reese, McIntosh, Minn., and C. R. Reese, Belmont, Mont. All of them were present at their mother's funeral in Soldiers Grove. Two brothers, Ole Torger and Daniel Forinen, and a sister, Mrs. Peterson, as well as 28 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren also survive Mrs. Reese..

At the well-attended funeral, pastors Stephenson and Smeby from Viroqua preached. A telegram just received from Pastor Stub was read. He was in New York and was prevented from participating in the funeral. There were many beautiful flowers and the church was decorated nicely for the occasion.

Her daughter, Mrs. Torger, writes that her mother's last work was planting the gladiolas that she had received from "Decorah Posten". They are now in beautiful bloom, she tells. Mrs. Reese was one of the old subscribers and loyal friends of this newspaper.

{The Hooversons (as Stub) mentioned may have used the surname Nundal.}

In the 1880 census, she was Gunilda Johnson, 41, a widow living with her children in Sterling Twp. The household consisted of Gunilda, 41, Johannes, 21, Karen M, 20, Kirstina, 16, Elen C, 13, Torger, 8, and Christoffer, 6.

She is listed in the Montana Death Indes as Gunalda Reese.

Birth:
as Gunnild

Notes:

Married:
probably then called Bad Ax County

Torger married Kari Danielsdatter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]