Walter James LOE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1930-24447
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2014-MN-005905

Notes:

Not shown as living with his parents in the 1930 census.

Walter Loe, 83, Wannaska, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 at LifeCare Roseau Manor.

A funeral service was  held Saturday, March 1 at Roseau Community Church. Interment will be held at a later date at Riverside-Mickinock Cemetery.

Walter was born Nov. 8, 1930 to Gilbert and Selma Loe in Grimstad Township in the house where he lived until he entered Roseau Manor in 2005, due to a stroke. He was baptized and confirmed at Riverside Lutheran Church in Wannaska. He attended grade school in Grimstad and graduated from Roseau High School. He continued farming after graduation.

He and Melva Jenson were married in 1952 and remained together for the next 61 years. Blessing this union were three children: James (Sandi) of Royalton, Paul (Mona) of Thief River Falls and Mary (Greg) Lund of Cottonwood; six grandchildren, Dawn, Amanda, Jessica, Mitchell, Alyssa and Nathan; and 10 great-grandchildren. Walter loved his family and was extremely proud of each of his family members.

Walter operated a dairy farm until 1988, and upon retirement from farming, he had the opportunity for employment with the D.O.T. which he enjoyed for 11 years. He enjoyed several hobbies which included reloading ammunition and hunting in Wyoming with his sons. He was also a licensed amateur radio operator. A dream come true for him was getting his private pilot’s license and having his own planes and airstrip. Restoring old tractors also gave him many years of pleasant pastime.

What Walter enjoyed most over the years was the opportunity the Lord gave him to serve as a lay pastor throughout the area. He was blessed to assist Pastor Bob with services, Bible studies, Sunday school, and as a youth group leader. It was an incredible blessing for Walter to meet and have fellowship with all the various congregations.

Surviving Walter are his wife Melva; children; grandchildren; great-grandchildren and a special brother, Gilbert, plus many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Manfred.

Walter married Melva Jean JENSON on 5 Apr 1952 in Roseau County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James David LOE was born on 11 May 1953 in Roseau County, Minnesota; died on 21 Aug 2019 in Colorado.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1956-MN-014704

Notes:

Gilbert O Loe owned an 80 acre parcel in Wang Twp, Renville County, according to a 1913 land ownership map. His 80 acre parcel was in Section 6, adjacent to a parcel owned by Ole G Loe.

Registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, in Grimstad, Roseau County. He was a farmer living with his wife and child in Wannaska, Roseau County, Minnesota. He claimed exemption from the draft on the grounds of his poor health. He was described as tall and of medium build with light blue eyes and light brown hair.

He and his family (wife and 2 sons) were living on Pearl Street in Roseau, Minnesota, in the 1920 census.

He was a grain and stock farmer in Grimstad Twp, Roseau County, in the 1930 census.

There were two Gilbert Loes born of mothers whose maiden name was Ellingboe who were born at about the same time. One is this Gilbert. The other one, Gilbert I. (#10901), was born in 18 October 1885 and died 9 October 1959 in Yellow Medicine County.

Gudbrand married Selma A SUNSET on 25 Feb 1914 in Chippewa County, Minnesota. Selma (daughter of Anders P SUNSET and Sofie OLSEN) was born on 26 Feb 1888 in Renville, Renville County, Minnesota; died on 31 Mar 1979 in Roseau County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1979-MN-009040

Notes:

Or 1887. Death Certificate says mother’s maiden name was Sunset which would seem to be in error.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1925-MN-012413
• Baptism: 19 Mar 1848, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Born in Lunde 17/2, Lo. Came to the U.S. in 1872.

Ole married Synneva Trondsdotter ELLINGBØE in 1877 in Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Synneva (daughter of Trond Iversson ELLINGBØE (OPDAL, UVDAL) and Kjersti Helgesdotter KJERSTEIN) was born on 29 Jul 1846 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 17 Feb 1929 in Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1929-MN-012894
• Baptism: 6 Sep 1846, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Or Synnøve.

Resided in Bøkkadn 33/3 av Ellingbø between 1850 and 1862.

Synnøve Trondsdtr died in Wang township, Renville County, on 17 Feb 1929. She emigrated in 1862 to the USA. She and Syver had 3 children together and moved to Renville County. After Syver's death in 1874 she moved back to Goodhue County with her 3 sons. In 1877 she married Ole G. Loe and they had 3 children, Sever, Gilbert and Christine. They then moved back to the homestead in Renville county, where she lived until she died in 1929.

Not in Minnesota in the 1870 census.

In the 1880 census, Ole G., 32, and Soneva, 33, were living in Wang Township, Renville County. Their children were Christ, 12, Thrond, 9, Iver, 6, Sever, 2, and Marit, age 5 months and born in January.

In the 1900 census, Trond Ellingboe, 87 (born Feb 1813) and widowed, was living with his daughter, Synneva Loe’s family in Wang Township. Synneva, age 53 (born Jul 1846), was married 23 years to Ole Loe, age 52 (born January of 1848). Synneva had borne 11 children, 6 still living. Their children at home at the time were Syver, 22 (born Sept 1877), Kirsti, 18 (born Mar 1882), and Gudbrand, 13 (born Oct 1886). Ole owned the farm. Ole had emigrated from Norway in 1872, Trond and Synneva in 1862. Living next door was Ivar Soine and family, Synneva’s son from her first marriage.

In the 1910 census, Ole G., age 62, and “Soneva”, age 63, were living in Wang Township of Renville County with their son Gilbert O., age 23 (who was listed as head of the household), and their daughter, Christine, 28. Synneve and Ole are shown to have been married for 33 years although the “M1” next to Ole and the “M2” next to Synneva may mean that Ole was Synneva’s 2nd husband. Synneva has had 11 children, 6 still living, although this entry is erroneously shown for the single Christine. Next door, also a head of household, is Sever O. Loe, 32, single.

Ole G. and Soneva were living with Sever in Wang in the 1920 census. Sever may have been widowed at this point: the census form is not clear.

Died:
death indexed as “Mrs. Syneva Soe”

Notes:

Married:
Kenyon is not in Warsaw Twp

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1940-MN-013709

Notes:

Or Anders I. He and his family were living in Chippewa County at the time of the 1900 census.

Anders married Sofie OLSEN. Sofie was born in May 1862 in Norway; died on 21 Nov 1928 in Roseau County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His farm name is shown as Lundseiet in the birth record for Marit and Lundeejet in the birth record for Iver.

His farm name is shown as Stend-something in the birth record for Sigrid.

Vang B, p. 166, shows he moved to Lo under Lunde 17/.

Birth:
Høverstad 63/

Died:
Lunde 17/2, Lo

Gudbrand married Marit Ivarsdatter ELTUN. Marit (daughter of Ivar Trondsen BREKKE and Anne Knudsdatter ELTUN) was born on 8 Jun 1810 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 22 Dec 1862 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried on 3 Jan 1863 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 1824, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Trond had been a farmer at Sygarde, Uvdal (gnr. 2/2) from 1833 to 1850. He took over the farm Bokkadn, i Bøkko, N. Ellingbø (now gnr. 33/3) in the Spring of 1850 when the previous owner, Jon Øysteinsson Ellingbø (Bø), emigrated to America with his family. Trond acquired the name Ellingbøe with the farm and kept it when he emigrated with his wife and 8 children (plus 2 granddaughters) in the spring (22 March) of 1862. Trond sold Bøkko to Knut Iversson Eltun on 25 April 1868 for 500 spd. It was said that Embrik and Helge Ellingbøe bought Bøkko from Trond and then sold half to Knut, and that Jon Endresson and Torstein, Helge's sons, each took over half of the remaining part (i.e., 1/4 part each). Most of the information after emigration of Trond and Kjersti was obtained from Lee Ann Ellingboe Randall.

He may be the Thomas Thompson, 56, living in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, in the 1870 census. The household consisted of Thomas, 56, Calista, 53, May 27, Ever 27, Andrew, 17, Betsey, 16, Ada, 12, Thomas, 11, and Betsey, 6. Only the younger Betsey was born in Minnesota. Next door was Torger Thompson with son Thomas, 6, and daughter Sarah, 3, both children born in Minnesota.

Trond settled in Renville County in 1871. According to the History of Renville County:

“Trond I. Ellingboe settled on section 4 {presumably of Wang Twp} in the fall of 1871, and lived there the remainder of his life.”

Land records show that the Benson land office issued Thrond I Ellingboe a 120 acre homestead on 3 Jun 1884. The land description is as follows:

1 S½SW 5TH PM No 116 N 38 W 4
2 SWSE 5TH PM No 116 N 38 W 4

In the 1880 census. Trond, age 66, was a farmer in Wang Township of Renville County. He lived with his wife, Kjirsti, age 64, and their son Thrond, age 22. A few farms away lived another of Trond’s sons, Andris (A. T.).

In the 1900 census, Trond, 87 (born Feb 1813) and widowed, was living with his daughter, Synneva Loe’s family in Wang Township. Synneva, age 53 (born Jul 1846), was married 23 years to Ole Loe, age 52 (born January of 1848). Synneva had borne 11 children, 6 still living. Their children at home at the time were Syver, 22 (born Sept 1877), Kirsti, 18 (born Mar 1882), and Gudbrand, 13 (born Oct 1886). Ole owned the farm. Ole had emigrated from Norway in 1872, Trond and Synneva in 1862.

From the Wang Township section of the History of Renville County:”Trond I. Ellingboe settled on section 4 in the fall of 1871, and lived there the remainder of his life. He died at the age of 89 years.”

Birth:
other sources say born on February 18th

Trond married Kjersti Helgesdotter KJERSTEIN in 1834 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Kjersti (daughter of Helge Andrisson KJERSTEIN and Kjersti Tomasdotter TØRPE) was born on 26 Dec 1816 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 4 Oct 1885 in United States; was buried on 8 Oct 1885 in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Other sources give her birthdate as 6 Jun 1812 in Kjerstein 12/1.

Came to the U.S. in 1862.

See pp. 234 and 581 Vang A. Some information from Lee Ann Ellingboe Randall.

Birth:
Kjerstein