Marith Anfindsdatter ØDEGÅRD

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 22 Apr 1842, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

She is Marit Evangeline Anfinsdatter Ødegård, I22390, in Jim’s Ellingboe tree.

In the 1885 Iowa census, the location of the farm that she and Frank own is described as the SE corner of the south half of section 29 in Springfield Twp of Winneshiek County.

In the 1895 Iowa census, she is Mary Ellingboe, divorcee. Living with her are Bella Ellingboe, 27, Halvor Austin, 22, Hendriete Johnson, 17, Johan Johnson, 15, and Klara Ellingboe, 10. {??} Mary and her family are Lutheran. Bella is a dressmaker. Halvor is shown as subject to military duty and entitled to vote. Johan did not attend school in 1894.

In the 1900 census, she is Mary Ellingbo, still in Springfield Twp, Winneshiek County, Iowa. She is a divorcee and her three youngest children Halvor, Henrietta, and John are living with her. She has had 11 children, 7 still alive. She came to the U.S. in 1861.

Called Marit Ellingboe in Henrietta’s marriage record.

She is not listed in the 1915 Iowa census.

Her daughter Sigrid’s birth record shows her father’s name as Anfind.

Marith married Øystein Øysteinsson ELLINGBØE on 24 Mar 1865 in Iowa. Øystein (son of Øystein Aslaksson BØ and Ambjørg Jonsdotter ELLINGBØE) was born on 3 Aug 1828 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 28 Oct 1873 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Frank JOHNSON. Frank was born about 1848 in Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 1878, Worth County, Iowa

Notes:

Called Emily in the 1880 census. Not listed as living with her mother and step-father in the 1885 Iowa state census.

Confirmation:
as Ambjorg Ostensdatter Ellingbö

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 25 May 1865, Winneshiek County, Iowa

Notes:

Jim’s #I22484 in the Ellingboe tree.

Baptism:
Ascension Day

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 15 Jul 1866, Winneshiek County, Iowa
• Confirmation: 1882, Iowa

Notes:

Not listed as living with her mother and step-father in the 1885 Iowa state census.

Baptism:
As Sigrid at the Little Iowa Norsk-evangelisk Lutherske Menighed according to the Iowa Births and Christenings database on FamilySearch. The ELCA records show her baptism date was between 10 Jul and 16 Jul, 1866.

Confirmation:
with he sister Ingeborg

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• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1937-MN-017254
• Baptism: 25 Jan 1868, Winneshiek County, Iowa
• Confirmation: 1882, Iowa

Notes:

Called Isabel in the 1880 census.

She is not the Ingeborg A Ellingbo who married Ben E Knudtson in St. Ansgar, Mitchell County, Iowa on 5 Feb 1887. The parents of that Ingeborg (#6482) were Aslak Amundsen and Randi Olsen.

She may be the daughter called Bella Ellingboe, a dressmaker, living at home with her divorced mother in the 1895 Iowa state census.

In the 1900 census, as Ingebjorg, she is the wife of Charles M Curtis. She lives with him in Calmar Twp, Winneshiek County, Iowa, with their daughter Myrtle, 1, and her daughter Clara, 16. Charles is a railroad laborer. She has had only the two children.

In the 1901 marriage record of her daughter Clara, Clara’s father was indicated to be William Austin.

She was the widow Isabella Ellingbo Curtis when she married Henry Garnes in Forest City in 1906.

In the 1910 census, she is the wife of Henry Garnes, a farmer in Buffalo Twp, Winnebago County, Iowa. Henry is 27, Isabelle is 42 and it’s the second marriage for each. Living with Henry and Isabelle are Myrtle, 12, Carl, 11, John, 8, and Gladys, 2. Isabelle has had four children, all still living.

In the 1920 census, she is Bella Garnes, 50, wife of Henry Garnes, 45, of Rosendale Twp, Watonwan County, Minnesota. Living with them are Carl, 20, Myrtle, 21, John, 18, and Gladys, 13. Henry is a farmer. Carl was born in Minnesota.

She was referred to as Isabell Austinson in the 1927 marriage record for her daughter Gladys.

In the 1930 census, she is Belle Garnes, 60, wife of Henry, 54, of Rosendale Twp, Watonwan County, Minnesota. Henry is still a farmer. Only Carl lives at home to help on the farm.

Baptism:
Little Iowa Norsk-Evangelisk Lutherske Menighed

Confirmation:
with her sister Sigrid

Died:
as Ingeborg Garnes

Family/Spouse: UNKNOWN. was born in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ingeborg married Charles M CURTIS about 1895. Charles was born in Sep 1870 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ingeborg married Henry GARNES on 4 Jul 1906 in Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa. Henry was born on 27 Oct 1873 in Minnesota; died on 24 Dec 1954 in San Mateo County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

aka Merit

In the 1900 census, she had had 5 children, 3 still living (Karl, Otto, and Halvor).

Marith married Austin Knudt HOGENSON on 18 Dec 1890. Austin was born on 3 Nov 1858 in Iowa; died on 23 Apr 1934 in North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 3 Mar 1889, Winneshiek County, Iowa

Notes:

Listed as Halvor Austin, living at home with his mother and siblings in Springfield Twp, Winneshiek County, at the time of the 1895 Iowa state census. He is shown as subject to military duty and entitled to vote.

He is probably the 39 year-old Halvor F. Johnson, a farmer in Sargent County, Iowa, in the 1910 census. He and his wife had been married for 6 years with no children.

Confirmation:
as Halvor Ellingbö

Halvor married Kristie about 1904. Kristie was born about 1883 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 1891, Winneshiek County, Iowa

Notes:

She was confirmed and was married as Henrietta Ellingbo.

Henrietta married Carl Rudolph CARLSEN on 27 Jun 1900 in Calmar, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Carl was born about 1868. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married Verner Wernet as Clara L Austin.

Called Clara Gladheim, daughter of Knud Bjornsier Gladheim and Ingebor Ostenson, in the Knickerbocker/Curtis Family Tree.

Her maiden name is called Gladhein in her son Herbert’s death certificate.

Birth:
Another family tree on Ancestry says Calmer in Fayette County.

Died:
as Clara Wernette, last residence Aurora in Kane County

Buried:
as Clara Gladheim Wernette

Clara married Verner Sovine WERNET on 10 Oct 1901 in Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa. Verner was born on 8 Jun 1879 in Iowa; died on 15 Mar 1943; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1978-MN-005732
• Baptism: 1899

Notes:

The Knickerbocker/Curtis Family Tree calls her Myrtle Ella Curtis, b. 28 Nov 1898 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, and d. 26 Mar 1978. The SSDI has a Myrtle Meyer, b. 30 Nov 1898, d. Mar 1978, last residence in St. James, Watonwan County, Minnesota. The MHS death index has her middle name as Alvina.

In the 1940 census, the widow Myrtle Meyer lives in St. James, Minnesota, with her two children. They live in the same house in which they had lived in 1935. Myrtle is a janitoress in public restrooms. She is a high school graduate.

Birth:
MHS death index says born in Minnesota as does the 1930 census.

Died:
In the MHS death index as Myrtle Alvina Meyer, mother’s maiden name “Ellsgboc.”

Myrtle married Louie W MEYER on 5 May 1921 in Watonwan County, Minnesota. Louie was born about 1883 in Minnesota; died on 22 Oct 1934 in Watonwan County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1993-MN-009839

Notes:

In the 1940 census, he lived at 3340 3rd Avenue in south Minneapolis with his wife Stella and their children Elroy John, Charles Monroe, and Carole Mae. Austin was a self-employed interior decorator and painter.

Austin married Stella Alvina ELLERTSON on 28 Oct 1924 in Watonwan County, Minnesota. Stella was born on 11 Oct 1906; died on 29 Jan 1997 in Wright County, Minnesota; was buried in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Madelia, Watonwan County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
SSDI last residence

Gladys married William H LEONHEART on 7 Feb 1927 in Orange County, California. William was born on 26 Sep 1901 in Iowa; died on 1 Jan 1976 in San Mateo County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1952 Aurora, Illinois, city directory has a Ruby Walker as the wife of Donald N Walker.

Died:
last residence Aurora in Kane County

Family/Spouse: WALKER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
This is the date on her gravestone. Another source says 1951.

Buried:
as Kathryn C. Wernette

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1995-MN-028618

Notes:

His mother’s maiden name is “Gladhein” on his death certificate.

He lived in New Ulm, Minnesota, in 1987. There were no other Wernettes at that same address at that time.

Died:
as Herbert A Wernette; last residence Cosmos in Meeker County

Notes:

Marie Seyller (n?e Wernette), 100, of Aurora, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 16, 2020. She passed away in her daughter's home surrounded by her family. She was born on July 17, 1920, in Forest City, Iowa, the youngest daughter of Vernor and Clara (Austin) Wernette. Mrs. Seyller moved to Aurora in 1942 where she worked at Elgin Watch and later at Barber-Greene where she met her future husband Charles "Chuck" Seyller - whom she insisted looked exactly like Glenn Miller. They were married at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Aurora on May 5, 1944. In the beginning of 1949, she had her one-and-only daughter Claire, and proceeded to be (what witnesses call) the best mother ever. Witnesses also say that she was the best Grandmother and Great Grandmother ever - although these witnesses may be biased.

She grew up in the Lutheran Church and never missed an opportunity to tell you about this or her Norwegian ancestors. With her favorite Bible verse being John 3:16 and a favorite hymn of "Trust and Obey" both of which she learned in childhood and comforted her through her entire life. A favorite of hers would be to regale the nearest ear with how she taught her grandchildren these things and/or how she would hum them at the dentist's, doctor's, or any other office.

At the end of the day, what can be said about someone who lived 100 years on this earth? There's simply too much to include in witty, short sentences. She loved her life, her family, and Jesus. She loved trees, and having lived through the upper range of the Dust Bowl, always worried about them and animals during hot or dry weather. She loved her dogs and cats and without being the stereotypical cat lady, insisted on their personhood. She would joke that every couple should see Niagara Falls twice - once on their honeymoon and again to see the falls.

That's how it was with her - never too serious, but never too absurd and almost always impractical. She was magic. To ask her ten years ago about living to 100 was met with an "Eesh! Can you imagine?" but then at 100 she was amazed at how it all went by so fast. She joked about what she would tell people her "secret" was but ultimately it boiled down to "her kids, being Norwegian, and the Lord".

Survivors include one daughter, Claire (Larry) Rogers of Aurora; two grandsons, Eric and Leif (Julie) Rogers; and two great-grandsons, Charles Rogers and Luke Rogers. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Abram (Abe) and Herbert (Herb); three sisters, Inez, Ruby, and Kathryn.

Marie married Charles Albert SEYLLER on 4 May 1944 in Kane County, Illinois. Charles was born on 15 Sep 1908 in Illinois; died on 30 Aug 1996 in Illinois; was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1927-33590

Notes:

Called Donald in the 1930 census.

Birth:
as Donovan Duane

Died:
last residence Fremont in Alameda County

Donovan married Betty Lou CARTER on 11 Dec 1947 in Watonwan County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2017-MN-004356

Notes:

Charles Monroe Curtis, Sr., of Annandale, MN was 88 years of age when he peacefully passed away. He is preceded in death by his parents, Austin John and Stella (Ellertson) Curtis; brother, Elroy; sister, Carole; as well as his loving wife of 52 years, Bonnie Mae in October 2007; and daughter Kimberly Andrews in August 2003.

Charles joined the U.S. Navy August 1946; serving on the 1504 Navel Construction Battalion Saipan M.I. and the 104th Naval Construction Battalion in Coronado CA. He was honorably discharged with a World War II Victory Medal and a Good Conduct Medal in January of 1949. He married Bonnie Schmitz on July 2, 1955, they lived in Annandale with their four children. Charlie worked for AT&T Network Systems for over 32 years and the Communications Workers of America Union Local 7290. He had a love of cars, motorcycles & snowmobiles, watching the Vikings & Twins, spending time with his family and engaging in a good conversation.

Charles married Bonnie Mae SCHMITZ on 2 Jul 1955. Bonnie was born on 10 Jun 1929 in South Dakota; died on 14 Oct 2007 in Minnesota; was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Annandale, Wright County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carole married Robert Lee KNICKERBOCKER on 20 Nov 1954 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kimberly married K.D. ANDREWS [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]