Endre (Henry) Olsen THOMPSON

1854 - 1926  (72 years)

• Name	Endre (Henry) Olsen THOMPSON
  Birth	13 Jan 1854	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	12 Mar 1854	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Confirmation	13 Jun 1867	Iowa
  	As Endre Olsen Ellingboe. Ancestry’s indexing of the ELCA records puts this event at Sion in Shell Lake, Iowa.
  Death	19 Jan 1926	Lake Mills, Winnebago County, Iowa
  Burial	Silver Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery, Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa
  Notes	In the 1875 Minnesota state census, Henry, 21, and Viljer, 19, along with his parents (Ole, 73, and Ingebor, 64) and his sister Belle, 17, live in Martin Twp, Rock County, not far from the farm of Nels and Randa Iverson. In the 1880 census, he and Isabel S. J. live in Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa. They have no children. In the 1885 Minnesota state census, he and his wife and two children (Syrine and Alfred) live in Nunda Twp, Freeborn County. In the 1895 Minnesota state census, he and his family are still in Nunda Twp, Freeborn County. Their five children are Albert O, 11, Sarine N., 13, Inger T, 6, Edwin T, 4, and Selmer, 2. In the 1900 and 1910 censuses, Henry and Isabella and family are farming in Nunda Twp, Freeborn County, Minnesota. From the Hills Crescent, courtesy of Katherine: January 28, 1926 Mr. & Mrs. Iver Wangsness of Sioux Falls, Iver Iverson of Montrose, SD and Mrs. Anna Jenson of Hills left last Sunday for Lake Mills, IA to attend to funeral of their uncle. Katherine has this life story of Henry (originally posted by Shirl2sg): This is the life of Henry O. Thompson. Henry O. Thompson, native of Valders, Norway, came to the new world with his parents in the early '50s, when he was a lad of five years, the voyage being made in one of the old-time sailing ships which was nine weeks upon the water ‘ere anchor was dropped in the harbor of Quebec. They made their way westward by way of the Great Lakes to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and for a short time were residents of that state, but Iowa proved their ultimate destination. They located in Decorah, Iowa, where they remained for a year, and then traveled across the country with ox teams to Silver Lake township, Worth county, where they purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land. It was a wild tract, entirely destitute of buildings or improvements of any kind. A log cabin was built and the family began life in true pioneer style, sharing in all the hardships and privations incident to settlement on the frontier. After a time the grandfather sold the property in Worth county and removed to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, there purchasing a farm upon which he lived for a number of years. He afterward took up his abode in Munda township, Freeborn county, Minnesota, where the grandparents died at the home of their son, Henry Thompson. The latter was a youth of seventeen years when he started out in the business world on his own account. He left Silver Lake township, Worth county, to make his way to the territory of Wyoming, traveling partly by rail and partly on foot. At length he reached Cheyenne, where he was employed as a cook in the government mess house for eleven months. He afterward returned to Silver Lake township and was married to Miss Velger Olson. He next removed to Rock county, Minnesota, where he took up a claim of one hundred and sixty acres of government land that as yet had not known the touch of the plow. Upon that place he built a sod house, which he occupied for two years. He then returned to Silver Lake township and his wife soon afterward became ill and passed away. Later Mr. Thompson wedded Isabel Johnson and bought a farm in Silver Lake township comprising ninety-one acres, upon which he lived for three years. He then traded that property with Ryer Johnson for his present farm of two hundred and forty acres in Munda township, Freeborn county, Minnesota, where he still makes his home. He has devoted practically his entire life to general agricultural pursuits and is still engaged in the cultivation and development of his farm. He has reached the age of sixty-seven years, while his wife is now sixty-four years of age. Katherine has this obit for Henry (originally posted by Shirl2sg). As Katherine clarifies: “There is another Henry Thompson of the same birth year resident near Lake Mills who is married to a Betsy Leikvold. This may be the source of the confusion.” OBITUARY: Henry O. Thompson, Worth County, Iowa Henry O. Thompson [1854- aft 1920] HENRY O. THOMPSON was born January 12, 1854 to Ole and Ingeborg Ellingboe Thompson. He came to America in 1858, landing in Quebec on July 4th. He came to Dane Co., Wisconsin where he lived two years, then moved to Winneshiek Co. two years and to Worth Co. in 1862. He married Loine Lakevold in June of 1874. In May, their baby girl, Loine, was born and lived only three months. In January 12, 1877, his wife died, and he married Ingeborg Haugrud in June of 1879. They moved to Freeborn Co. in 1883. They were parents of twelve children (five deceased: William, Inga, Eden and Melinda died in infancy and Evelyn who died at nineteen years); Mrs. H.O. Bendickson, Silver Lake; Olando, Northwood; Mrs. J.A. Oakland, Twin Lakes; Eddie, Glenville; Selmer and Henry at home; Mrs. P.K. Kloster, Portland, Oregon. They moved to Lake Mills in 1920, living near the schoolhouse. Funeral was held at Salem with the Rev. O.R. Sletten in charge and again at the Silver Lake church where he was interred. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Nels Iverson, Hills, MN and Mrs. H.L. Larson, Colton, SD. According to Rootsweb’s Worth County Marriage Index, Henry Thompson married Betsey Lakevald on 10 Mar 1879. His Find A Grave entry, created by Katherine Howard, says that he was also known as Endre Olson Ellingboe, the name used for him in the ELCA church records. Henry died from stomach cancer.
  Person ID	I12854	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	1 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Ole Thronsen TØRSTAD,   b. 1806, Norway d. 8 Oct 1886, Iowa (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Ingeborg Andersdatter ELLINGBOE,   b. 24 Apr 1814, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 17 Mar 1905, Hills, Rock County, Minnesota (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1838	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Family ID	F8977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Velgjerd Olsdatter LEIKVOLDEIE,   b. 29 Apr 1856, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 12 Jan 1877, Iowa (Age 20 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1874	Iowa
  	Northwood. As Endre O. Ellingbo and Velgjerd O. Leikvoldeie.
  Children	1. Veljer Endresdatter ELLINGBÖ,   b. 22 May 1876, Iowa d. 7 Sep 1876, Worth County, Iowa (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F10654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Isabell S JOHNSON,   b. 14 Mar 1857, Iowa d. 18 Feb 1951, Iowa (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1878	Silver Lake Lutheran Church, Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa
  	This date is the date from the church book for Endre Olsen Ellingbö and Engeborg Syversdatter. Some sources say, quite erroneously, 25 May 1878, or June of 1879.
  Children	1. William THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1880, Iowa d. Abt 1880, Iowa (Age 0 years)   2. Serena Ovedia THOMPSON,   b. 8 Mar 1882, Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa d. Jan 1974, Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa (Age 91 years)   3. Alfred Orlando THOMPSON,   b. 20 May 1884, Nunda Twp, Freeborn County, Minnesota d. 28 Apr 1958, Mower County, Minnesota (Age 73 years)   4. Inga THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1885, Minnesota d. Abt 1885 (Age 0 years)   5. Edin Tholin THOMPSON,   b. 5 Feb 1886, Nunda Twp, Freeborn County, Minnesota d. 25 Jan 1890, Nunda Twp, Freeborn County, Minnesota (Age 3 years)   6. Inga Tonetta THOMPSON,   b. 14 Sep 1888, Nunda Twp, Freeborn County, Minnesota d. 10 Apr 1959, Freeborn County, Minnesota (Age 70 years)   7. Edin Tolin THOMPSON,   b. 17 Jan 1891, Nunda Twp, Freeborn County, Minnesota   8. Selmer Onil THOMPSON,   b. 10 Feb 1893, Nunda Twp, Freeborn County, Minnesota d. 28 Jan 1940, Worth County, Iowa (Age 46 years)   9. Ida De Etta THOMPSON,   b. 25 Jun 1895, Nunda Twp, Freeborn County, Minnesota d. Oregon   10. Malinda Josephina THOMPSON,   b. 17 Dec 1897, Nunda Twp, Freeborn County, Minnesota d. 30 Aug 1900 (Age 2 years)   11. Evelyn R THOMPSON,   b. 5 Mar 1900, Nunda Twp, Freeborn County, Minnesota d. 10 Feb 1920, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 19 years)   12. Henry Ingvald THOMPSON,   b. 16 Jul 1902, Minnesota d. 11 Jun 1996, Iowa (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F9624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2015