Cora Christena ANDERSON

1896 - 1995  (99 years)

• Name	Cora Christena ANDERSON
  Birth	7 Mar 1896	La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	26 Apr 1896	St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  	Among the sponsors were Louise Bowe and, apparently, Charley’s mother, “Christine Christiansen.”
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1995-MN-034522
  Occupation	Homemaker
  Social Security Number	472-44-4397 per her 1960-64 diary, confirmed in SSDI as issued in Minnesota in 1956-57
  Death	19 Dec 1995	Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Burial	22 Dec 1995	Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Notes
  Person ID	I9	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Carl Clarence (Charly) ANDERSON,   b. 6 May 1867, Næs, Hedmark, Norway d. 22 May 1934, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Anna Clausdatter BOWE,   b. 22 Aug 1863, Hafslo, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway d. 14 Feb 1926, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maurice Edward CARLSON,   b. 30 Aug 1895, Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minnesota d. 17 Jun 1956, Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 60 years)
  Children	1. Vivian Mae CARLSON,   b. 23 Jul 1917, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 4 Apr 2008, St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 90 years)   2. Donald Herbert CARLSON,   b. 13 Jul 1924, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 15 Mar 2011, Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota (Age 86 years)
  Photos		Cora and Maurice Probably from the late 1940s, taken at Eversons'.
  Histories		Cora meets Maurice
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Cora with some of her cousins' children in front of Sever and Bertha's house, ca 1988
  		Cora and Carl Probably from about 1912 when Carl was 15 and Cora 16.
  		Cora and the Nundahl kids Probably from about 1914. If so, Cora is 18, Carl is 17, Clara is 16, and Tillman is 12. This is about the time that Cora went to Minneapolis for three months.
  		Cora and her daughter Probably from about 1919. Cora would be 23 years old.
  		Cora as a baby The adult Cora is surprisingly, amusingly, recognizable in her baby picture. This is apparently from Cora's baptism at the end of April of 1896. The original is a fading sepia-toned print mounted on board stock. The photographer was F.W. Mould, 413 South Third Street in La Crosse. Cora wrote on the back, "Me."
  		Cora in her garden August, 1965
  		Cora and her aunt Louise Probably taken in 1899. Cora appears to be about 3. Louise would have been about 22. Trimmed and mounted cheaply on card stock, no photographer imprint shown. Cora wrote on the back, "Aunt Louise and me."
  		Cora in her 80s
  		Cora's and Clara's confirmation 1910, Viroqua Lutheran Church (later Good Shepherd). Cora, 14, is 2nd from the left in the second row. Cora's cousin, Clara Munson, 17, is second from the right in the back row.
  		John, Mabel, and Cora Taken the Sunday after Thanksgiving at Cora's son's house.
  		Myrtle, Clara, and Cora Taken at the Carter house during Clara's visit in March of 1944. Myrtle was 33, Clara was 45, and Cora had just turned 48.
  		Ole Torger school, 1905 or 1906 Cora Anderson is in the light dress, 3rd from the left after the teacher. Clara Nundahl is in a light dress five students to the right of Cora. Carl Nundahl is fifth from the right, partially hidden behind another boy. We know that this is from the 1905-1906 school year because that was the only year that Alice Anderson Johnson taught at Ole Torger.
  		Ole Torger school, about 1910 Cora, about 14, is fourth from the left in the back and Clara, about 12, is third from the left. That's Carl Nundahl, about 13, third from the right in the back. Tillman, who would have been 8 or 9, may be the boy in the middle of the picture or the boy next to Carl. The original is a postcard. No photographer indicated. The school Cora attended is referred to as “The Ole Torger School - District #8” in the Vernon County 150 Years book. A description of the history of the school, by Wesley Clayton Slack, is as follows: “The Ole Torger School started in a white wood frame one-room building with pillars on the front porch on land obtained from Ole Torger, hence the name. Many of the students spoke Norwegian so had to learn English."
  		Cora in late 1960s or early 1970s
  		Cora in her 70s
  		Cora and Ann, July, 1971
  		Cora with Nundahls This is probably taken at the Sever Nundahl home. Probably taken in about 1913, give or take a year. The older man on the left is unknown as is the younger man on the far right and the younger man in overalls in the middle of the picture. The others, from the left, are Tilman, probably Sever, Bertha, Clara, Cora, and Carl. The original is a postcard. No writing on it.
  		Cora Carlson, 1920
  		Five Generations Cora with her daughter, grandson, great-grandson, and great-great-granddaughter.
  		Bess and family Bess with nearly all of her descendants on Christmas Eve, 1953. Taken by DHC.
  		Cora and Maurice Taken at Eversons in 1954.
  		Cora and Maurice, wedding September, 1916. Although they were married on the farm in Viroqua, it's possible that this picture was taken in Minneapolis.
  		Maurice and Cora Taken in their back yard, about 1930
  		Maurice and Cora in Florida, February, 1955 Maurice and Cora took a six-week road trip down to Pompano Beach, Florida, in January of 1955. Returned home at the beginning of March.
  		Maurice and Cora in their back yard, 1950 Duplicate of a slide taken by Frank Carter. Probably taken on Sunday, September 3, 1950. Cora records in her diary: "75. Sunny. Grand day. Maurice and I pulled weeds in garden all forenoon. The Carters over late afternoon."
  		Maurice and Cora's Wedding They were married at the Bowe farm south of Viroqua on September 2, 1916
  		Maurice, Cora, and their daughter Probably from 1920. Maurice would be 25 and Cora 24. The original is a postcard made by the Walfrid Westman studio, 1425 Washington Ave. So., Minneapolis.
  		Maurice, Cora, Mamie, and Steve in Florida, 1955 Seated, Cora is on the left and Mayme is in the middle. Standing, Maurice is on the right. Steve must have taken the picture.
  		Cora Anderson Carlson