Andrew Erick BYE

1878 - 1966  (87 years)

• Name	Andrew Erick BYE
  Birth	24 Nov 1878	Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Painter, Farmer
  Death	25 Jan 1966	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Burial	Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Notes	He first appears in the 1903 Fergus Falls city directory. He was employed as a painter and boards with his mother at 411 Everett Avenue East. In the 1905 directory, he was still a painter but now with a wife Annie. The couple lived with his mother at 411 Everett Ave. In the 1909 directory, he and Annie C live at his mother’s old address of 411 Everett Avenue E. He is a painter. In the 1910 census, Andrew, 32, was a printer in the home painting business. The family was living in Fergus Falls in a house that they owned with a mortgage. In the 1911 directory, he and Annie C still live at 411 Everett but he is now part of a partnership with his brother-in-law, presumably as painters, known as Torvik & Bye. An article in the Duluth News-Tribune, dated November 6, 1912, is headlined Fergus Falls has a Sensation Suit. Datelined Fergus Falls, November 5th: A sensational damage suit, involving local men has been filed in the district court here. Frederick Torvik and Andrew E Bye have been in partnership as Torvik & Bye, and had some difficulty in connection with firm matters. The allegations are to the effect that Torvik went to the home of Mr. Bye and assaulted him and his wife. Mr. Bye asks $5,035 damages and Mrs. Bye $7,000. Registered for the WWI draft on September 12, 1918, at Fergus Falls. He lived at 124 Alcott E., Fergus Falls. He listed his nearest relative as Anna Bye at the Alcott address. He is a self-employed painter. He is described as tall and of medium build with blue eyes and light hair. In the 1920 census, Andrew, 40, and Anna C., 34, were farming in Dane Prairie Township, Otter Tail County. Living with them were Julian H., 15, Margaret O., 13, Alfred E., 11, Lillian, 8, and Eleanor B., 4 and 7 months. Andrew was born in Norway and came to this country in 1885 and was naturalized in 1900. Anna is shown as having been born in Minnesota. In the 1930 census, the family is shown as living at 637 Summit Avenue West in Fergus Falls. (Julian, their son, lives next door at 639.) Living with Andrew, 50, and Anna, 45, are Alfred, 21, Elnora, 15, Harold, 7, and Dorothy, 5. They own the house that they’re living in, it’s worth $3200, and they have a radio. Andrew and Anna were married at age 26 and 19 respectively. Alfred, Andrew, and Julian next door are painters in the building industry. In the 1931 city directory, he and Anna live at 637 Summit Ave W. He is a painter. He is not listed in the in-city part of the 1935/36 Fergus Falls city directory. In the 1940 census, he, Anna, Harold, and Dorothy lived in Dane Prairie Twp in Otter Tail County. Andrew was a farmer. BYE, ANDREW ERIC  CertID# 1966-MN-001194    Date of Birth: 11/24/1878 Place of Birth: OUT OF STATE Mother Maiden Name: MYRON  Date of Death: 01/25/1966 County of Death: OTTER TAIL In the January 26, 1954, edition of the FFDJ, he is noted as having personal property worth $12 for the purposes of the school tax in the 3rd Ward of Fergus Falls. From the July 19, 1955, edition of the FFDJ: “Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bye and son, Thomas, and Andrew Bye, returned from a trip along the North Shore of Lake Superior into Canada. They came home by way of Rainy River.” An article in a June, 1956, edition of the Fergus Falls newspaper noted that 70 years previously a group of 40 people had left Verdalen, Norway, and of that group, only Andrew and his brother Edward were still alive. His naturalization record: Andrew E. Bye Otter Tail County Reel 11 Volume H Code 30 Page 176
  Person ID	I1275	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Elling Eliasen BYE,   b. 21 Nov 1848, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway d. 5 Mar 1896, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Anne Martha Pedersdatter (Annie) MYRON,   b. 7 Sep 1844, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway d. 10 Apr 1933, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1870	Vinne, Verdal (Vårdalen), Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
  Family ID	F877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Caroline SANDER,   b. 26 Jul 1884, Aurdal Twp, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 8 Jul 1953, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1904	Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Children	1. Julian Herbert BYE,   b. 4 Jan 1905, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 8 Oct 1983, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 78 years)   2. Margaret Othelie BYE,   b. 10 Sep 1906, Minnesota d. 8 Apr 1973, San Diego County, California (Age 66 years)   3. Alfred Elmer BYE,   b. 3 Jan 1909, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 24 Feb 2006, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 97 years)   4. Lillian Katherine BYE,   b. 18 Oct 1911, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 31 Dec 1984, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 73 years)   5. Eleanora Bernice BYE,   b. 12 May 1915, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 7 Dec 1985, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 70 years)   6. Harold Arthur BYE,   b. 31 Jan 1923, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 14 Mar 2023, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 100 years)   7. Dorothy Evangeline BYE,   b. 27 Mar 1925, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 26 Dec 2000, Anoka County, Minnesota (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F923	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2018