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John TOSO

Male 1891 - 1977  (86 years)


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  • Name John TOSO 
    Birth 15 Feb 1891  Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Minnesota Death Certificate 1977-MN-012133 
    Death 18 May 1977  Stevens County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Morris?
    Notes 
    • Both of John’s parents were born in Norway.

      In the 1910 census, he is living with his brother Alfred and family, widowed father Anders, and sister Alma Mabel in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County, just a few farms away from the Ostlund farm. He may also have been caught in the 1910 census as the John A. Toso, “helper” on the Conrad Toso farm in Benson County, North Dakota.

      He registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, in Trondhjem as John Toso of Rothsay where he is married and is a self-employed farmer. He is described as of medium height and slender build with gray eyes and light hair.

      In the 1920 census, John and his family farmed in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County.

      In the 1930 census, John and his family farmed in Foxhome Twp, Wilkin County. In that census, all nine children were still living on the farm.

      In the 1940 census, he and his wife and their five youngest children farmed on a rented farm in Orwell Twp, Otter Tail County. Five years earlier, all of them had lived in Wilkin County. John had a 7th grade education, Anna had an 8th grade education.
    Person ID I10205  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2012 

    Father Anders Jensen TOSO,   b. 1 Jan 1850, Jevnaker, Hadeland, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1933, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Johanna Marie Petersdatter MITBO,   b. 3 Jun 1856, Østre Toten, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1907, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 9 Jul 1875  South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Margrette OSTLUND,   b. 9 Jan 1891, Hamar, Hedmark, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1960, Stevens County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 29 Feb 1912  Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lloyd Cyrus TOSO,   b. 6 Jul 1912, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1975, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     2. Marvin James TOSO,   b. 21 Nov 1913, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 2003, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     3. Alice Jeanette TOSO,   b. 24 Aug 1915, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1988, Stevens County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     4. Doris Violet TOSO,   b. 14 May 1917, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 2009, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     5. Clayton Arnold TOSO,   b. 3 Apr 1919, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1998, Douglas County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     6. Orin Sherold TOSO,   b. 23 Jun 1921, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1996, Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     7. Jean Marie TOSO,   b. 21 Jun 1923, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1993, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     8. Joyce Delia TOSO,   b. 9 Feb 1930, Wilkin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 2014, Graceville, Big Stone County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F6393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2007