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Martin TONSAGER

Male Abt 1857 - 1931  (74 years)


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  • Name Martin TONSAGER 
    Birth Abt 1857  Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1859 on his grave stone
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Aug 1931  Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • as Marten G Tonsager
    Burial Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • as Martin G Tonsager
    Notes 
    • Probably the 59 year-old Martin Tonsager living in Minneapolis in the 1920 census with his wife Petra, 49, and his children Myrtle, 19, and Leander, 16. Martin was a carpenter and the family lived at 2121 22nd Avenue South. Martin was born in Norway and came to the U.S. in 1869.

      A newspaper article in the Star (4 Apr 1927) said that M. G. Tonsager, 2415 E. 22nd St., was robbed of $100 in jewelry and cash by prowlers who entered his home while the family was absent.
    Person ID I12712  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2018 

    Father Gulbrand (Gilbert) PAULSON,   b. Abt 1812, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1894, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Anna Martea Gulbrandsdatter,   b. Abt 1816, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Petra MOHN,   b. Abt 1870, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1949, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jul 1899  Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • in FS’s Minnesota County Marriages as Petra Mohn and Martin G Tunsager
    Children 
     1. Myrtle Olivia TONSAGER,   b. 9 Feb 1900, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1947, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     2. Leander George TONSAGER,   b. 23 Mar 1903, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1990, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F9511  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2014