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Thomas Anderson THOMPSON

Male 1858 - 1941  (82 years)


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  • Name Thomas Anderson THOMPSON 
    Birth 24 Nov 1858  Lomen, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Minnesota Death Certificate 1941-MN-013375 
    Death 16 May 1941  Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 24 May 1941  East Christiania Lutheran Cemetery, Eureka Twp, Dakota County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Referred by Alison as Thomas Anderson Ellestad. Also referred to as Tomas Thompson. Shown in the 1865 census as Thomas Andersen. Buried as Thomas Thompson.

      Apparently living with, and helping out on the farm of, his aunt Betsey and her husband Ole Forstrom in Eureka Township at the time of the 1880 census (June 5th).

      Farming in Madison Township, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota, at the time of the 1900 census (June 1st). The family consisted of Thomas, 41 (born Nov 1858 in Norway), Randi, 33 (born Aug 1866 in Norway), Anna R., 8 (born Jan 1892 in Minnesota), Minnie B., 5 (born Nov 1894 in Minnesota), Elmer O., 4 (born Aug 1896 in Minnesota), Ingmar, 2 (born Feb 1898 in Minnesota), and Anton O., 2 months (born Mar 1900 in Minnesota). Randi had borne 8 children, 5 still living. She and Tom had been married for 12 years. She had come to this country in 1887, he in 1877. They owned the farm and it was mortgaged.

      In the 1905 state census, the family was in Eagle Valley Twp where they had been for 3 years and 7 months. The family consisted of Thomas A Tompson, 45, Randi, 38, Anna, 12, Minnie, 10, Elmer, 8, Ingmar, 6, Anton, 5, Walter, 3, and Ruth 1.

      Farming in Eagle Valley Twp, Todd County, in the 1910 census. This census shows Tom and Randi coming to the U.S. in 1891.

      They (”T.A.” and “Arandi”) were still in Eagle Valley Twp in the 1920 census. Anton, Walter, Ruth, and Elmer were all still at home.

      Tom Thompson and Randi were living in Eureka Twp, Dakota County, at the time of the 1930 census. See p. 9 of 14.

      In the 1940 census, Thomas A and Randie Thompson were living in a rented residence in Castle Rock Twp, Dakota County, Minnesota. In 1935, they had lived in a different location in rural Dakota County. Thomas and Randie had been educated through the 4th grade.

      Came to this country in 1877.
    Person ID I1669  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2015 

    Father Anders (Andrew) Tomasson ELLESTAD,   b. 29 Sep 1830, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1911, New Market Twp, Scott County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Rangdi Eriksdatter KVÅLE,   b. 23 Apr 1834, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1925, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jun 1857  Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Randi ELLESTAD,   b. 19 Aug 1866, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1944, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1888 
    Children 
     1. Anna R THOMPSON,   b. Jan 1892, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Minnie B THOMPSON,   b. 11 Nov 1894, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1973, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. Elmer Oscar THOMPSON,   b. 21 Aug 1896, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1965, Todd County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     4. Ingmer Alfred THOMPSON,   b. 13 Feb 1898, Madison, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1977, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. Anton Olaie THOMPSON,   b. 22 Mar 1900, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1969, Todd County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     6. Walter THOMPSON,   b. 9 Apr 1902, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1964, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     7. Ruth Mendina THOMPSON,   b. 18 Mar 1904, Todd County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1943, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    Family ID F1202  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2005