Helen Violet THOREN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1910-28734

Notes:

Helene Magdalene on her birth certificate. Helen V in the 1910 census, Helen Violet in the 1920 census and in her marriage record.

She lived with her parents and siblings in Benson in the 1930 census.

In the 1940 census, she was a young widow living with her father and four childen in Torning Twp in Swift County in the same house in which Helen and the boys had lived five years earlier. Helen had an 8th grade education. She had no occupation. She owned the farm and it was worth $1900.

She may be the Helene M Ellingboe, b. 4 Feb 1908 in “other country”, d. 19 Oct 1988 in Los Angeles County, California. Her mother’s maiden name is shown as Thoren. The SSDI has the birth date for that Helen as 14 Mar 1910.

According to the obit for her son Richard, “at a very young age, [Olaf] passed away and later on [Helene] became ill, leaving the four children being placed into foster care.” In particular, Richard spent the rest of his young years being raised by foster parents in Sunburg.

She may be the Helen Ellingboe listed in the 1948 Minneapolis city directory as residing at 1408 Spruce Place and working as a helper at Gross Bros Kronick.

Helen married Olaf E ELLINGBOE on 19 Apr 1930 in Swift County, Minnesota. Olaf (son of Even Jørgensson ELLINGBOE and Berith Olsdatter TUNEIGA) was born on 5 Aug 1880 in Minnesota; died on 15 Aug 1936 in Swift County, Minnesota; was buried in Benson City Cemetery, Benson, Swift County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
as Olaf E Ellingboe and Helen V Thoren

1. Clarence Olney ELLINGBOE was born on 8 Apr 1931 in Benson, Swift County, Minnesota; died on 31 May 2002 in Robbinsdale, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
2. Richard Allen ELLINGBOE was born on 28 Jul 1933 in Swift County, Minnesota; died on 25 Sep 2011 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Spirit Hill, Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota.
3. Charles Vernon ELLINGBOE was born on 3 Oct 1934 in Swift County, Minnesota; died on 26 Feb 2014 in Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota; was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
4. Marguerite Ann ELLINGBOE was born on 3 Feb 1936 in Swift County, Minnesota; died on 24 Dec 2016 in Starbuck, Pope County, Minnesota; was buried in Fron Lutheran Cemetery, Starbuck, Pope County, Minnesota.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1942-MN-015619

Notes:

In the 1910 census, he lived in Benson and was the manager of a concrete factory.

In the 1920 census, he is Charley Thoren, 60, living with his family in Benson. He was a plasterer for houses.

In the 1930 census, he was no longer working. He and his wife and his three daughters still lived in Benson in a house they own. It’s a pretty nice house, worth $5000. He came to the U.S. in 1881.

In the 1940 census, he was a widower and was living with his widowed daughter Helen and her family in Torning Twp.

Charles married Anna Mathilda ALM on 3 Mar 1904 in Swift County, Minnesota. Anna was born about 1872 in Minnesota; died on 12 Nov 1938 in Swift County, Minnesota; was buried in Benson City Cemetery, Benson, Swift County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1938-MN-015524

Notes:

According to the 1910 census, her father was born in Sweden and her mother in Wisconsin. She had had five childen, three still living.

In the 1920 census, she was called Mathilde. Mathilda in the 1930 census.