George Engwald SNESRUD

1896 - 1978  (81 years)

• Name	George Engwald SNESRUD
  Birth	12 Dec 1896	Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1978-MN-010032
  Death	11 Apr 1978	Rice County, Minnesota
  Burial	Solor Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster, Rice County, Minnesota
  	39 WR 9 3
  Notes	Veteran of WWI. Registered for the draft as George Engwald Snesrud on June 5, 1918, in Faribault. He was born, and was still living in, Webster, Minnesota. He was employed as a mail carrier on Route 2, Webster, and listed his father, Theodore Snesrud of Webster, as his nearest relative. He was described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and dark brown hair. George E. Snesrud and his new wife Minnie were living in Webster Twp, Rice County, at the time of the 1920 census. George was a mail carrier. Living with them was Minnie’s brother, Ingmer Thompson, no occupation. In the 1930 census, they are still living in Webster Twp but George is now shown as a farmer. Ingmer is still living with them: he is single and shown as a commercial hauler. The “Solor’s Lutheran Cemetery” was established in 1881 in Greenvale Twp, Dakota County. It was a 1 acre plot of land in Section 9, the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter. The cemetery was later abandoned and moved to Webster Twp, Rice County, about 6 miles west, to the location of the Solor Lutheran Church of Webster. It is not clear whether or not anyone is still buried at the Greenvale Twp location.
  Person ID	I1999	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2010

  
  

  Father	Theodore C SNESRUD,   b. 9 Nov 1864, Norway d. 26 May 1934, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Anna Caroline OLSON GRAFF,   b. 30 Sep 1875, Norway d. 29 Oct 1948, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1895
  Family ID	F5345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minnie B THOMPSON,   b. 11 Nov 1894, Minnesota d. 3 Apr 1973, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	19 Mar 1919	Todd County, Minnesota
  	other sources say 18 Mar 1919; this date is per MOMS, which indexes this as George E Sensrud and Minnie Thompson
  Children	1. Adeline Eleanor SNESRUD,   b. 11 Sep 1920, Webster Twp, Rice County, Minnesota d. 5 Feb 2010, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 89 years)   2. Russell George SNESRUD,   b. 24 Oct 1924, Rice County, Minnesota d. 18 Dec 1986, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F1206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2010