James Clinton FLEMING

Notes:

From "History of the Chippewa Valley Wisconsin" published by A. Warner, Publisher, Chicago, Illinois, 1891-2:

JAMES FLEMING was born at Kittanning, Amstrong County, Pa., August 31, 1816, and died at Pepin, May 14, 1887. His parents' names were John and Sarah (Everett) Fleming. the Flemings are of Irish descent. James received but little education, and at nineteen years of age began life as a pilot ofn a lumber raft, running on the Allegheny and Ohio rivers. In 1837 he made a trip as far as New Orleans. He was married December 27, 1838, to Miss Susan, daughter of Henry and Betsy (Gumbert) Pence. She was born March 31, 1820. Seven children blessed their union, namely: John, born March 23, 1840, Nancy J. November 6, 1841, died December 7, 1845; Elizabeth, December 14, 1842, died December 1, 1845; Milton, April 6, 1846, Eliza A (Mrs. F. Dunn) June 19, 1847; Sarah E., February 27, 1849, died February 2, 1890. Mr. Fleming worked at carpenter work, in a distillery and at farming until 1848, when he removed to Jefferson county, Pa., and bought a farm and engaged in lumbering. In 1854, he made a trip to Pepin and decided to move thither with his family. The following year he loaded his goods and family into a wagon and started to drive to Wisconsin. One horse became lame and he then shipped his outfit on a steamboat from Pittsburgh, paying all his ready money for their fare to Dubuque, Iowa. On the route he was seized with cholera and they were unable to proceed by team. Riding the horses out a few miles they were met and befriended by a farmer who kindly entertained the family, gave Mr. Fleming medicine, which soon caused him to recover, and advanced a small sum of money. The balance of his wagon having arrived in the meantime, the proceeds of which the journey was continued to Guttenburg, Iowa. Here he took passage by steamer to Read's Landing, Minn., agreeing to leave the goods as security for a portion of their fare, which was advanced by a merchant at Read's on their arriveal, who took security on the goods. Crossing to Pepin, Mr. Fleming began teaming, redeemed his goods, and the following year, 1856, made a claim on section seventeen, township twenty-three, range fourteen, built a log house, and continued to make improvements until his death. Mr. Fleming was a member of the Protestant Methodist church, and an active, enterprising man, respected by all who knew him.

Source: Curtiss-Edge, Franklyn. History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties, Wis. Winona: H.C. Cooper Jr., and Company. 1919 pages 783-785

James Fleming: A pioneer of Pepin township, Pepin County, in his day widely known and respected, but now deceased, was born at Kittanning, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania, August 31, 1816, and died at Pepin, May 14, 1887. He was of Irish descent, his parents being John and Sarah (Everett) Fleming. After acquiring a limited education, James Fleming, at 19 years of age, began life as a pilot of a lumber raft running on the Allegheny and Ohio rivers. In 1837, he made a trip as far as New Orleans. He was married December 27, 1838 to Susan, daughter of Henry and Betsy (Gumbert) pence. She was born March 31, 1820.

Mr. Fleming worked as a carpenter, as an employee in a distillery, and at farming until 1848, when he removed to Jefferson County, PA., where he bought a farm and also engaged in lumbering. In 1854, he made a trip to Pepin and decided to locate here with his family. The following year he loaded his goods and family into a wagon and started to drive to Wisconsin. One horse became lame, and he then shipped his outfit on a steamboat form Pittsburgh, paying all his ready money for their fare to Dubuque, Iowa. On the route, he was seized with cholera and landed penniless at Davenport. A part of the wagon had been miscarried, so they were unable to proceed by team. Riding the hourses out a few miles, they were met and befriended by a farmer, who kindly entertained the family, gave Mr. Fleming medicine, which soon caused him to recover, and advanced him a small sum of money. The balance of his wagon having arrived in the meanwhile, the family drove to Le 'Claire, Iowa, where Mr. Fleming got work teaming, with the proceeds of which the journey was continued to Guttenburg, Iowa. Here he took passage by steamer to Reed's Landing, Minnesota, agreeing to leave the goods as security for a portion of their fare, which was advanced by a merchant at Reed's on their arrival, who took security of the goods.

Crossing to Pepin, Mr. Fleming began teaming, redeeming his goods, and the following year, 1856, made a claim on Section 17, Township 23, Range 14. Here he built a log cabin and began the work of developing a farm, continueing to make improvements until his death.

He was an active and enterprising man, a member of the Protestant Methodist Church, and respected by all who knew him. His wife died about 1894.

Died:
of dropsy according to an article about his son-in-law, Frank Dunn

James married Susannah PENCE on 27 Dec 1838 in Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Susannah (daughter of Henry PENCE and Maria Elizabeth (Betsy) GUMBERT) was born on 31 Mar 1820 in Pennsylvania; died in Jun 1897 in Pepin County, Wisconsin; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John has a biographical sketch in the WNI.

From "History of the Chippewa Valley Wisconsin" published by A. Warner, Publisher, Chicago, Illinois, 1891-2:

John Fleming, a farmer at Pepin, the eldest of the children of James Fleming and Sarah (Everett) Fleming, was born at Bethlehem, Pa., and attended the district school a part of the time until nineteen years old. He came to Pepin with his parents in 1855 and began to work at twenty-one years of age as a farm laborer. Soon after he began supplying steamboats with cord wood. He was married August 21, 1862, to Miss Mary J., daughter of Aaron and Mary (Brown) Littell. Mrs. Fleming was born at Presque Isle, Mich., September 26, 1848. They have had ten children, namely: William H. born August 13, 1863, Milton E., May 23, 1865, John F., December 10, 1866, died December 13, 1867; Clara J. (Mrs. G. Wheeler), September 8, 1868, Eugene Bert, February 3, 1871, Effie May, May 24, 1873; Truman, February 20, 1875, James C., May 11, 1879, Arminda I., June 8, 1883, and Sherman A., May 10, 1886. In 1862, Mr. Fleming bought a farm in section seventeen, and in 1876 another where he now resides on section twenty, township twenty-three, range fourteen, and now owns 410 acres, all in a good state of cultivation. He has begun breeding short-horn cattle and Poland China hogs. He makes a specialty of dealing in cord-wood, ties, etc. He is a noted hunter and sportsman and has killed more deer than any other man in the southern part of Pepin county. Mr. Fleming is a Republican in politics and is giving his children the advantage of a good education.

Source: Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn. History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties, Wis. Winona: H.C. Cooper Jr., and Company. 1919 Pages 783-785

John Fleming: Who is now living retired on his farm of 160 acres in Section 19, Pepin township, Pepin county, was born in Bethlehem, Penn., March 23, 1840, son of James and Susan (Pence) Fleming. He was a boy of 15 when he set out with his parents for the West, they settling on land in Pepin township in 1855.

Until he was 19 years old, he attended district school for a part of the time, but being the eldest child in the family, and for some years the only one able to be of service, as several had died in infancy, he was his father's chief assistant in helping to clear and cultivate the parental acres.

At the age of 21, he began working out as a farm laborer and was thus employed until 1862, during which time he resided at home. In the year last mentioned, he bought a farm in Section 19, Pepin township, and having married, began domestic life. From time to time he purchased more land until by 1876, he was the owner of 410 acres, and was successfully engaged in general farming and stock raising, breeding short-horn cattle and Poland-China hogs. In that work he continued until 1914, since which time has lived retired.

During his active career, he served as a member of the town and school boards, on which he rendered efficient service, working for the best interests of the community in which he lived and endeavored to improve the educational facilities of his school district. In politics, he is a Republican and he is a member of the Methodist Church in Pepin.

On August 21, 1862, John Fleming was united in marriage with Mary J. Littell, daughter of Aaron and Mary (Brown) Littell. She was born at Presque Isle, Michigan, September 26, 1848, and died in 1912. Of this union, ten children were born.

It will thus be seen that Mr. Fleming has eight living children and 28 grandchildren. On July 31, 1915, he married for his second wife, Mrs. Christina Siefert, daughter of David Hetrich of Nelson township, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, where in her girlhood she attended district school. Her mother is deceased, but her father is still living. Mrs. Christina Fleming died in 1917, and in August 1918, Mr. Fleming married for his third wife, Mrs. Jennie Gates of Arkansas, Wisconsin, daughter of Jacob S. and Margaret McCourtie, who came to Pepin from New York State and settled in Dead Lake Prairie, Waterville Township, in 1855 or 1856.

OBITUARY: John Fleming, eldest son of James and Susan (Pence) Fleming was born in Bethlehem, Penn., March 23, 1840 and died at Pepin, Wis. October 20, 1922, having reached the age of 82 years, 6 months and 27 days.

At the age of 15 years, he moved with his parents to Pepin, where he resided until his death. He was married in 1862 to Mary Jane Littell, who preceded him in death in 1913. To this union ten children were born namely: William H., now of Billings, Mont., Effie May (Mrs. O.L. Fuller) of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Truman of Glenwood City; Milton E., E. Burton, Clara J. (Mrs. G.M. Wheeler), Arminda L (Mrs. G.H. Barnes), Sherman A, all of Pepin; John Franklin, who died in 1867, and James Clinton, who died October 20, 1908. In 1915, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Christina (Hetrick) Seifert who died in 1917. In 1918 he married Mrs. Jennie Gates Ganoe, who with one sister, Eliza A. (Mrs. F. Dunn) of Wabasha, Minnesota survive. The three daughters and five sons, thirty grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren survive him. Preceding him in death in his immediate family besides his father and mother were 3 sisters and two brothers, namely: Nancy J., Elizabeth, Sarah E and Thomas M in 1845 and Milton in 1920.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, October 22, at the M.E. Church, Rev. W.C. Stegner officiating. Interment was made in the Oakwood Cemetery.

Lifelong farmer in Hicks Valley, Pepin Co., WI.

Family/Spouse: Mary Jane LITTEL. Mary was born on 26 Sep 1848 in Presque Isle, Michigan; died on 24 Dec 1913 in Pepin County, Wisconsin; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Inferred because of mention in Frank Dunn’s bio that Eliza had three siblings who died of croup within a week of each other.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1923-MN-016150

Notes:

Eliza Young was a 32 year-old new widow, and pregnant, heading up her household in Pepin in the 1880 census. She and her family lived a few houses away from, and very near, the August Engel family. Living with her were her children Mary E., 14, Albert C., 11, Caroline S., 9, Anna R., 7, Frederick W., 5, Clara B., 3, and Julietta 1. Also living with her were her step-sons George Young, 19, and John Young, 18. The father of all of her children and step-children was born in Bremen. The mother of John and George was also born in Bremen.

In the 1900 census, she and Frank and family are living in Wabasha. She is shown to have had 15 children, 12 still living. Living with her and Frank are Etta, 16, James, 13, Jessie, 12, Archie, 11, and Cathy, 7.

In the 1910 census, she is shown to have had 15 children, 12 still living. Archie and Kate are still living at home.

By September of 1918, she was living with her son James in Chisholm.

In the 1920 census, she was living with her son James and his wife in Chisholm, Minnesota.

It seems likely that Eliza is buried at Oakwood Cemetery. However, Find A Grave’s listing of the burials in that cemetery do not include her.

Eliza married Frederick YOUNG on 4 Oct 1863 in Pepin County, Wisconsin. Frederick was born in 1834 in Bremen, Germany; died on 19 May 1880 in Pepin County, Wisconsin; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eliza married Frank Smith DUNN in Nov 1882. Frank was born on 24 May 1846 in Pennsylvania; died on 16 Sep 1932 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Silas David BENNETT. Silas was born on 23 Jul 1830 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania; died on 20 Oct 1907 in Brookings County, South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1952-MN-019599

Notes:

In the 1910 census, he was a farmer in Pepin. He and Lila has an 8 year-old son Glen who could not read or write and did not attend school.

In the 1920 census, he lived in Glenwood in St. Croix Couny. He was a drayman. His wife was Millie.

Truman married Maud Ellen SADDLER on 16 Mar 1898 in Pepin County, Wisconsin. Maud (daughter of John W SADDLER and Lena Marie HOGUE) was born on 26 Nov 1878 in Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin; died on 5 Aug 1913 in Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Millie. Millie was born about 1881 in Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Truman married Emilie BLIEFERNICHT on 10 Mar 1914 in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Emilie was born about 1879. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
according to DeanPearson80

Family/Spouse: Mabel Estelle BALLIETT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George Martin WHEELER. George was born on 13 Oct 1870 in Pepin County, Wisconsin; died on 9 Mar 1944 in Pepin County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
See notes for his father.

Notes:

In the 1900 census, she is Marie E Ross, 34, living with her children in Wabasha. She is shown as married and had been for 17 years. She owned her house, free of mortgage. She had had 6 children, 5 still living.

In the 1910 census, she is Mary E, 42, divorced, still living in Wabasha. She works as a waitress in a restaurant. Carrie has left home but the other children are living with her.

In the 1920 census, she and William live in Minneapolis. Mary, a 53 year-old widow, is a machine operator in a factory. William is a laborer for a railroad.

In the 1930 census, she is a 64 year-old widow living with her son in Bloomington Twp, Hennepin County.

In the 1940 census, she lives with her daughter Helen and her family in Minneapolis.

Mary married Robert ROSS on 22 Mar 1883 in Pepin County, Wisconsin, and was divorced. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
See notes for her father.

Notes:

Called Albert C. in the 1880 census.

Buried:
as Albert Young

Notes:

Birth:
Idaho Deaths says 1870

Died:
as Caroline Mary Miller

Buried:
as Caroline M Miller 1869-1950

Family/Spouse: Matthew William MILLER. Matthew was born on 4 Jan 1874 in Minnesota; died on 8 Mar 1954 in Boise, Ada County, Idaho; was buried in Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1915-MN-016987

Notes:

She was already a widow in the 1910 census when she and Lillian lived in Watkins, Forest Prairie Twp, Meeker County, Minnesota. She had had 3 children, 2 still living.

One source gives her death date, incorrectly, as 4 Sep 1940.

Her residence was 423 West 32nd Street when she died. She was a widow who was serving as a housekeeper for her daughters. She died of paralysis following an operation.

Died:
St. Barnabas Hospital

Anna married Carl Gustave VIBRANCE in 1894. Carl was born on 9 Nov 1871 in Wisconsin; died on 10 Jun 1905 in Ramsey County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was an unmarried farmer in Henrietta Twp, La Moure County, North Dakota, in the 1900 census.

He was a farmer in Henrietta Twp, La Moure County, North Dakota, in the 1910 census.

He was still there in the 1920 census. His half-nephew Milton Young was not far away.

In the 1930 census, Milton and family were right next door.

Frederick married Ettie Sarah WHITE on 8 Jul 1902 in Pepin County, Wisconsin. Ettie (daughter of James B. WHITE and Hannah A CARDWELL) was born on 30 May 1875 in Wisconsin; died on 16 May 1944 in LaMoure County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1933-MN-015599

Notes:

In the 1910 census, she had had only the two children.

Clara married Lucas Marcus KUEHN on 16 Nov 1897. Lucas was born on 27 Mar 1870 in Belvidere Twp, Buffalo County, Wisconsin; died on 2 Jun 1943 in Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minnesota; was buried on 5 Jun 1943 in Wabasha County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Wisconsin Death Certificate: 002369

Notes:

Called Julietta or Juliaetta in the 1880 census.

Her obit said that she and Frank were in North Dakota between 1903 and 1911. Etta was a Methodist. She was a charter member of the Pepin Lakeside Camp 3184 of the Royal Neighbors of America. (This was basically a women’s social organization, that later became a life insurance company targeted towards women.)

Etta Engels and family were living in Garfield township, Polk County, on January 13, 1920, the day they were visited by the census "enumerator", Hazel Wolf.

Etta is shown as 41, a widow, and a farmer. She is shown as born in Wisconsin but her father was born in Germany and her mother in Pennsylvania.

Children living with her are: Helen, 21, born in Wisconsin, Shirley (occupation:farmer), 16, born in North Dakota, Viva, 14, also born in North Dakota, Dorothy, 6, born in Wisconsin, and Donald, 3, born in Wisconsin. (Gertrude, the oldest, was married and gone by 1920.)

Donna says: “Etta was a young widow..You know that she lived near my grandparents and she and grandma Marta were friends. Etta was mom's Bible School teacher and taught at her house. Poor Etta had to raise kids alone and keep that farm going which she did.”

Shown as Etta J. Engels in the 1930 census. Living with her at that time were Shirley J., his wife, Letha or Latha R., their daughter Margerie A., Etta’s daughter Viva E., Etta’s daughter Dorothy, and Etta’s son Donald F.

Etta and Dorothy and Donald lived in Garfield Twp, Polk County, in the 1940 census. Etta owned her house, the same house everyone lived in in 1935. The property’s value was $1500. They also had a school teacher living with them as a lodger.

Etta was a half-first cousin of the North Dakota senator Milton R. Young.

Birth:
her obit said 1878

Died:
as Etta J Engel at Apple River Valley Memorial Hospital in Amery

Julietta married Fredrick (Frank) Rudolph ENGELS on 6 Oct 1897 in Pepin County, Wisconsin. Fredrick (son of August ENGEL and Sarah A SADDLER) was born about 1866 in Pepin County, Wisconsin; died on 6 Oct 1917 in Polk County, Wisconsin; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Or Ellen B Young.

She was Mrs. Clarence Layne of San Diego at the time of her sister Etta’s death in 1962.

Died:
As Barbara E Layne.

Buried:
As Ellen Y Layne.

Barbara married Claude FULLER on 26 Apr 1914 in Wabasha County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Clarence Porter LAYNE. Clarence was born on 14 Aug 1881 in Wisconsin; died on 20 Apr 1973 in Santa Barbara County, California; was buried in Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died as Ada Marie Lind.

Died:
SSDI says 15 January

Ada married Eric LIND on 23 Jan 1907 in Meeker County, Minnesota. Eric was born in 1875 in Sweden; died on 6 Aug 1948 in Chisago County, Minnesota; was buried in West Green Lake Cemetery, Chisago City, Chisago County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also called James Frank Dunn.

In the 1905 state census, he was still living at home.

In the 1910 census, he was James Dunn, 24, who lived with his wife Kate, 23, born in Minnesota, in Chisholm with their son Archie, 4, born in Minnesota. James was a locomotive fireman. That James, however, had both parents born in Wisconsin. The couple had been married five years and Kate had had only the one child. The couple had been married for 5 years and it was the first marriage for both.

in his draft registration of September 14, 1918, he was James Alexander Dunn, born 15 Sep 1885. He was a fireman for the village of Chisholm, Minnesota. He gave as his nearest relative Eliza Dunn of his address (417 Pine Street) in Chisholm. He was described as short and stout with blue eyes and dark brown hair.

In the 1920 census, he and his wife Jessie lived in Chisholm, Minnesota. James’s mother Elizabeth lived with them. James was a fireman for the city.

In the 1930 census, he and his family lived in Detroit. James was an electrician in the construction industry.

In the 1940 census, he and his family lived in Redford Twp, Wayne County, Michigan. He was an electrician in the automotive industry. All of the children were still at home. James had had an eighth-grade education. His wife had been educated through the sixth grade.

His obit said that he was the dear father of Mrs. Vivian Severson, Mrs. Virginia Lane, Mrs. Nancy Plunkett. Arch, Harry, Calvin and James Dunn.

James married Catherine (Kate) BRICK on 15 Sep 1905 in Ramsey County, Minnesota, and was divorced. Catherine was born about 1889 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Jessie LOWELL on 10 Sep 1919 in St. Louis County, Minnesota, and was divorced on 6 Mar 1944 in Wayne County, Michigan. Jessie was born on 11 May 1901 in Barron County, Wisconsin; died on 7 Feb 1969 in Barron County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1984-MN-032724

Notes:

Died as Jessie Harriet Born. The informant for her death certificate was her daughter Vera E Simmons of 578 Grand in St. Paul which was also the usual address of Jessie. She was the widow of Allen. She died of congestive heart failure.

The Pfeilsticker/Faucett Family Tree shows that Jessie Harriet was born 4 December and married Louis Pfeilsticker in 1904. he died in 1936. Jessie and Louis had at least four children.

In the 1940 census, she is the widow Jesse Pfeilsticker, living in Wabasha. Vera, Phillip, and Lee are still at home. Jesse is the manager of a general store.

Birth:
As Jessie Cossitt Dunn.

Died:
St. Paul’s Church Home

Jessie married Louis P PFEILSTICKER on 1 Nov 1905 in Wabasha County, Minnesota. Louis was born in 1883 in Minnesota; died on 29 Jun 1936 in Wabasha County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jessie married Allen BORN after 1940. Allen was born on 13 Jul 1876; died on 3 May 1964 in Ramsey County, Minnesota; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Single, living at home, a clerk for a transfer company in the 1910 census.

He registered for the draft in Minneapolis, as Archie Cossett Dunn, on June 5, 1917. He was single and supported his mother. He was a cabinet maker. He was described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and brown hair.

He enlisted on 22 Jul 1918 and was released on 9 Dec 1918 according to his BIRLS death file.

According to MOMS, an Archie C Dunn married a Myrtle Taylor in St. Louis County on 10 Jul 1919.

In the 1920 census, he may be the Archie Dunn, 31, who lives in Maywood, Cook County, Illinois, where he is an office clerk for a safety device company. His wife Myrtle is one year older and they have a son, age 10, perhaps William Derwood, b. Minnesota. That Archie, however, had both of his parents born in Wisconsin.

A Myrtle Dunn, b. 20 Feb 1889, died in Fresno, California, on 21 Apr 1973. She was born in Illinois. Her Social Security number had been issued in Oklahoma.

In the 1940 census, he lives in Minneapolis wife his wife Mabel. Archie, 51, is a house painter seeking work. His wife Mabel, 43, works as a checker at a laundry. He and his wife have 7th grade educations. They own the house they live in, at 1509 East 28th Street, worth $2500, the same house in which they both lived 5 years earlier. They have no one else in their household although they do apparently rent out part of their house to another family.

He was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army in World War I.

Birth:
February 14th on all of his military records.

Buried:
Plot: R, 0, 1309

Family/Spouse: Mabel C. Mabel was born on 25 Mar 1897 in Wisconsin; died on 28 Mar 1978 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SIngle, living at home, assistant in a dentist’s office in the 1910 census.

In the 1920 census, she lived in Minneapolis as a lodger in a large apartment building or dormitory on 10th Street South. She was a dental hygienist.

In the 1930 census, Kate and Erna MacKaben are lodgers living together in a rented apartment on Hauser Boulevard in Los Angeles. Kate is a hygienist for a dentist. Erna is a stenographer for a fruit shipping company.

In the 1940 census, she and her partner Erna MacKaben, 36, born in Illinois, live in Alhambra, California. Kate has a seventh-grade education and has no occupation and does housework. Erna is a secretary for fruit shippers. Erna owns their house at 1104 South Monterey Street, the same house both women lived in five years earlier, and it’s worth $6000. Erna is a high school graduate.

Although the 1930 and 1940 censuses show Erna as born in Illinois, the California Death Index shows her as born in Minnesota on 25 Mar 1904 to a woman whose maiden name was Benicke. Erna’s full name, according to that death index, was Erna Mickeyamiela Mackaben. She died in San Bernardino County on 9 Jul 1997. Actually, Erna was born in Illinois but her family was living in Minnesota by the time of the 1910 census. Erna also had a brother, Ernest, who died in California and was born in Minnesota. In the 1926 Minneapolis city directory, Erna was a stenographer for General Motors Acceptance Corp and lived at 52 South 10th.

Died:
As Kate Belle Dunn, mother’s maiden name Fleming.

Family/Spouse: Frank Sherman LEE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George Allison BUTTERS. George was born on 12 May 1904 in Renville County, Minnesota; died on 2 Nov 1991 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ferne COOK. Ferne was born on 10 Dec 1903 in Marathon County, Wisconsin; died on 23 Jan 1995 in St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He may have been institutionalized if he ended up in Clark County. The current Clark County campus was constructed in 1922 as an insane asylum. (It is considered one of the most haunted places in Wisconsin.) However, there may have been an insane asylum in Clark County before that. There is reference to a place called the “Withee house.”

Notes:

Died:
as Lucile M Biddick

Lucile married Burdette Orval BIDDICK on 22 Dec 1936 in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Burdette was born on 10 Oct 1911 in Grant County, Wisconsin; died on 11 May 2009 in Boone County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Carrie D. Carrie was born in 1907; died in 1997; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elsie Matilda BEATTY. Elsie was born on 11 Jun 1894 in Dunn County, Wisconsin; died on 14 Aug 1983 in Olmsted County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Jessie is recorded as single and living at home in the 1910 taken in April.

A Jessie Isabelle Nelson, mother’s maiden name Young, b. 22 Aug 1889, died 12 Nov 1971 in Goodhue County.

Birth:
Aug 1888 according to the 1900 census.

Jessie married Harry V NELSON on 24 Feb 1910 in Wabasha County, Minnesota. Harry was born on 25 Feb 1889 in Minnesota; died on 1 Oct 1967 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1982-MN-000529

Corrina married Julius MARKUSON on 25 Jan 1913 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Julius was born about 1889 in Minnesota; died on 3 Aug 1951 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1940 census, she is Helen Steward, a 48 year-old divorced woman living in Minneapolis with her mother, brother, niece, and nephew. Five years earlier, all five of them had been living in a rural part of Hennepin County. Helen is a cutter in an awning factory. She has an education through one year of high school.

MOMS shows a Carl Stafford marrying a Helen D Ross on 27 Jun 1914 in Hennepin County.

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1979-MN-025810

Notes:

A presumably different William Ross married Elida H Cobb in Hennepin County on 24 August 1921. There is no record in MOMS for the marriage date shown here.

In the 1930 census, he lives in Bloomington Twp, Hennepin County. He is shown as married but there is no wife in the household. He is a machinist helper for a railroad. His mother is living with him and his children.

In the 1940 census, he and his two children live with his sister Helen and his mother in Minneapolis. William is a sweeper in a machine shop. He has a sixth-grade education.

In the 1950 census, he and his mother, his new wife Hazel, and Hazel’s 17 year-old son William Glidden, live in Richfield at 6810 Longfellow.

Buried:
Buried with his sisters Elizabeth M (1883-1890) and Caroline A Jackson (1886-1921)

William married Hazel Lydia COBBS on 31 Mar 1920 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and was divorced. Hazel was born on 21 Sep 1905 in Pocahontas County, Iowa; died on 29 Jun 1981 in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida; was buried in Memorial Gardens, Fort Myers. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hazel Maude KENDALL. Hazel was born on 20 Apr 1902 in New Hampshire; died on 14 Mar 1993 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Alton, Belknap County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1903-15027

Notes:

He may be the John Miller born on this date who died in Jul 1972 in Nevada.

Family/Spouse: Doris. Doris was born on 7 May 1912; died on 8 Feb 1998; was buried in Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Viola married Ernest L MAY on 8 Aug 1916 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Ernest was born about 1890 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is an 18 year-old student living in Minneapolis in the 1920 census.

Lillian married Oscar William HALLIN on 15 Oct 1923 in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Oscar was born about 1891 in Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Edward SCHWEIN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Or Holly Eva.

Called Harriet Holly in the 1920 census.

Died:
as Holly E Guenther, last residence Lamoure, Lamoure County, North Dakota

Holly married Frederick E GUENTHER on 15 Dec 1937. Frederick was born on 30 Apr 1905 in Bessarabia; died on 12 Mar 1984 in Barnes County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Called Hannah in the 1920 census. Called Larene in the 1925 North Dakota state census.

Family/Spouse: Charles MOORE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Maureen ROWE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He registered for the draft in Wabasha on August 24, 1918. He was described as tall and of medium build with gray eyes and light brown hair. He gave his father as his employer and his mother as his nearest relative.

Clarence and Margaret live in Wabasha in the 1930 census. They are both shown as clerks in a general store. They have no children.

Clarence married Margaret about 1924. Margaret was born on 18 Mar 1900 in Minnesota; died on 25 May 1972 in Wabasha County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1920 census, she lived at home with her parents and siblings. She was a stenographer at the court house.

In the 1930 census, she lived at home and worked as a stenographer at a register of deeds.

In the 1940 census, she lived at home with her widower father. She still worked for the county register of deeds.

Died:
As Ethel Gray.

Ethel married George Harold GRAY on 26 Jul 1944 in Wabasha County, Minnesota. George was born on 3 Feb 1897 in Scotland; died on 3 Dec 1969 in Wabasha County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her Social Security number was issued in Florida in 1960.

Died:
SSDI last residence

Family/Spouse: Harvey Nicholas GEISLER. Harvey was born on 1 Aug 1910 in Wabasha County, Minnesota; died on 27 Oct 1993 in Broward County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1926-MN-016040

Notes:

Her death certficate shows her cause of death as a streptococcus infection of the throat. Her husband, Charles Harder, was the informant.

The 7 Aug 1898 date is inferred from the Pepin County birth record of that date for “Frank F Engel.”

Died:
died at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Wabasha

Helen married Charlie William HARDER on 3 May 1923 in Chisago County, Minnesota. Charlie (son of Charles H HARDER and Anna Dorothy ARLT) was born on 10 Feb 1899 in Minnesota; died on 9 Nov 1971 in Winnebago County, Illinois; was buried in Willwood Burial Park, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Social Security Number: 398-16-7300 issued in WI before 1951

Notes:

Born as Gertrude Elisabeth Engel.

Gertrude married Martin (Mike) AUSEN on 21 Apr 1917. Martin (son of Samuel AUSEN and Betsi OLSON) was born on 9 Sep 1894 in Naples Twp, Buffalo County, Wisconsin; died on 27 Sep 1985 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin; was buried in Balsam Lake Cemetery, Polk County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Social Security Number: 388-36-2391 issued in WI in 1955

Notes:

In the 1930 census, he and his wife and daughter lived with his mother Etta in Polk County, Wisconsin. He was a farm laborer, presumably on his mother’s farm.

In the 1940 census, he and his wife and daughter live on a farm they own in Balsam Lake Twp on “south town line road near east end,” on the same census enumeration page as Jonas Johnson (#306). They had lived at a different location in Polk County in 1935. Shirley had two years of high school, “Leetha” was a high school graduate.



He died in Amery hospital according to Irene.

Died:
as Shirley J Engels

August married Letha R DAVIDSON about 1928. Letha was born on 10 Jan 1906 in Wisconsin; died on 1 Jun 1996 in Polk County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Social Security Number: 393-56-8224 Issued In WI In 1967

Notes:

“Veva” in the SSDI.

Died:
As Veva Elaine McKenzie in the Wisconsin death index

Veva married Fred MCKENZIE on 23 Sep 1931 in Polk County, Wisconsin. Fred was born on 5 Jan 1894 in St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin; died on 29 Nov 1986 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin; was buried in Balsam Lake Cemetery, Polk County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Social Security Number: 399-18-0209 Issued In Wisconsin Before 1951

Notes:

“Engel” on her children’s birth certificates.

In the 1940 census, she was single and lived at home with her mother and brother. She was a public school teacher. She had had one year of college.

Family/Spouse: Leonard Matthew HANSEN. Leonard (son of Elmer M HANSEN and Augusta WASSBERG) was born on 25 Jul 1913 in Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin; died on 30 May 1994 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1978-MN-008216
• Social Security Number: 399-01-0566 issued in Wisconsin before 1951

Notes:

In the 1940 census, he lived at home with his mother and sister. He was a high school graduate and was a soil conservation clerk at the county court house. He made $840 in 1939.

In the 1950 census, he and his family lived in Mendota Twp, Dakota County, on “Highway 88 going south of Highway 100.” This was a large farmhouse, divided into a upper-and-lower duplex, in a rural area of what later became Mendota Heights. Donald was a production accountant for a meat producing plant.

In the 1956 St. Paul city directory, he was a timekeeper for Armours. He and Irene lived at 1240 7th Avenue S. He was still at Armours in the 1960 St. Paul city directory. In that 1960 directory, his address is incorrectly shown as 1249 7th Avenue S.

In Connie’s engagement announcement, he and Irene live at Ambrosius Loop in South St. Paul.

Donald married Irene Elizabeth KARLSRUDE on 10 Jun 1942. Irene (daughter of Oskar Gudbrandsen KARLSRUD and Julie Pedersen SKAUGEN) was born on 12 Jul 1922 in Chisago County, Minnesota; died on 18 Jun 2014 in Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota; was buried on 13 Jul 2014 in Balsam Lake Cemetery, Polk County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
SSDI last residence

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1915-46892
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2016-MN-001489
• Baptism: 13 May 1923, Chisago County, Minnesota

Notes:

Mrs. Valeria Fredell was an aircraft worker in San Diego in the 1943 San Diego city directory.

She was still there as Mrs. Valeria L Fredell in 1944 at 4851 Brighton. She was a clerk and registered for the Democratic party.

She lived in Lindstrom, Minnesota, in 2000-2002.

Valeria Fredell was still alive in May of 2004 when her sister-in-law, Charlotte Fredell died.

As Valeria A Fredell, she gave a gift of between $10K and $25K to the U of Minnesota athletic department in 2009.

There is a Valeria Lind Fredell Scholarship for Future K-12 Reading and Elementary Teachers at St. Cloud State University.

Her obit:

Valeria A. Fredell, 100, of Chisago City, passed away peacefully January 14, 2016 at Parmly LifePointes.

Valeria was born in Minneapolis on September 22, 1915 to Eric and Ada Lind and moved with her family to Chisago City in 1917. She graduated as valedictorian at age 16 from Chisago City high school in 1932 and from St. Cloud State Teachers College in 1934. After graduation, Val began her teaching career at Furuby rural school north of Center City, MN. teaching grades 1- 8 in the one room school. She then taught in a two room schoolhouse in Shafer, MN. for one year before moving on to teach in White Bear Lake, MN.??In 1941 Val married Dale O. Fredell of Center City. When World War II started, she moved to California to be closer to her Marine husband. There she worked with a defense contractor making parts for B52 bombers. When the war ended, Valeria and Dale returned to Center City. Together they raised two sons, John and Dale L. ??In the early 1950’s, she resumed her teaching career at Lindstrom-Center City school district where she continued at Chisago Lakes school district following a school merger in 1969. She taught grades 4-6 and also served as the elementary school principal. During this time she was a mother and teacher by day and a student at St. Cloud State University by night. She received her Bachelor’s degree in education in 1964, as well as a Master’s degree from St. Cloud in 1968. She obtained a reading specialist certificate and trained and taught adult literacy through the Laubach program.??In 1971, the Governor of Minnesota appointed Professor Dr. Hugh Schoephoerster to develop and direct the Minnesota “Right to Read” program. Dr. Schoephoerster selected Valeria as one of the pilot reading directors to help implement this program. For the next six years, she was one of the state leaders in expanding the program and implementing the importance of a good foundation in reading as the essential element in a child’s education.??She retired in 1978 but continued to tutor both children and adults in reading and other educational skills. She was also active in many community activities, including a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lindstrom, for nearly 75 years, serving on the church council, teaching Sunday school, Bible school and Bethel Bible Series as well as confirmation classes. She gave of her time to organizations such as Meals On Wheels, The VFW and American Legion auxiliaries, the Center City Historical Society and the Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter.??She was named Teacher of the Year and a finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year and Governor Arne Carlson declared her 80th birthday as Valeria A. Fredell Day. To commemorate her 100th birthday, the City of Lindstrom declared September 22, 2015 as Valeria A. Fredell Day.??She was preceded in death by her parents, Eric and Ada, husband Dale, brothers Irving, Lester, Percy and Paul, their spouses, and daughter-in-law Janet Fredell. She is survived by sons John, Minneapolis and Dale L. (Becky) of Lindstrom, grandchildren Kathleen and Eric as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.??In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to Trinity Lutheran Church (Lindstrom), Parmly LifePointes (Chisago City) or the Valeria A. Fredell Educational Scholarship Fund at St. Cloud University.

Birth:
as Valeria Anna Lindholm in the MHS Birth Index

Baptism:
Zion Lutheran, Chisago City

Died:
The Margaret S Parmly Lifepointes Residences

Valeria married Dale Oliver FREDELL on 16 Jul 1941 in Chisago County, Minnesota. Dale was born on 9 Mar 1915 in Minnesota; died on 28 Apr 1993 in Chisago County, Minnesota; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Lindstrom, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Archie married Ethel SCHREIBER on 10 Feb 1926 in Nashua, Chickasaw and Floyd Counties, Iowa. Ethel was born about 1905. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1921-31085

Notes:

Mr. Harry James Dunn age 87 of Adrian MI. formerly of Paris TN. passed away Wednesday October 21,2009. Burial will be at Point Pleasant Cemetery.

Harry is survived by his children Richard (Janis) Dunn, Cedar Park, TX, Roger (Judy) Dunn, Aurora, MO, and Timothy (Jennifer) Dunn, Adrian, MI.

and a second obit:

Harry James Dunn, 87, of Adrian, Mich., died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in Adrian. He formerly lived on Cates Road in Paris.

Born Dec. 16, 1921, in Chisholm, Minn., he was a son of James Alexander Dunn and Jesse Emma Lowell Dunn, now both deceased. His wife, Ava Nell Swor Dunn, died Aug. 30, 2006. They were married on Dec. 16, 1945.

During World War II, Harry worked in a factory, building helicopters. He was introduced to his wife inside an airplane wing, where she worked as a “riveter.” They raised their family in Michigan and later retired to Paris in the mid-1980s, where they raised cows.

Harry was a longtime member of East Wood Church of Christ in Paris before returning to Michigan after the loss of his wife in 2006. He then became a member of Adrian Church of Christ, where he was active in Bible correspondence course work.

Harry was a skilled carpenter and did many projects for his church over the years. He also helped build the Michigan Christian Youth Camp in Attica, Mich., and the Church of Christ building in Farmington Hills, Mich. Mr. Dunn collapsed unexpectedly during his Wednesday evening Bible study at the church in Adrian. He went home to be with his Lord while studying His Word.

He leaves three sons: Richard (Janis) Dunn of Cedar Park, Texas; Roger (Judy) Dunn of Aurora, Mo.; and Timothy (Jennifer) Dunn of Adrian; two sisters: Virginia Ploekelman of Rockford, Ill., and Nancy Plunket of Hudson, Wis.; one brother: James Dunn of Detroit; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

He also was preceded in death by a sister: Vivian Severson; a brother: Calvin Dunn; and a half brother: Arch Dunn.

A grandson, Geoffrey Dunn of Westside Church of Christ in Round Rock, Texas, will officiate his funeral. Burial will be in Point Pleasant Cemetery.

Chosen as pallbearers are Richard, Roger, Timothy, Geoffrey, Joshua and Michael Dunn and Ryan Farris.

Died:
SSDI last residence Adrian, Lenawee County.

Harry married Ava Nell SWOR on 16 Dec 1945. Ava was born on 14 Jul 1924 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan; died on 30 Aug 2006 in Tennessee; was buried in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Paris Landing, Henry County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1923-29185

Notes:

Died:
Last residence Farmington in Oakland County.

Family/Spouse: Arbutus Josephine. Arbutus was born on 13 Aug 1924; died on 26 Jun 2002 in Michigan; was buried in Glen Eden Memorial Park, Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

She was Virginia Ploekelman of Rockford, Illinois, at the time of her brother Harry’s death in 2009.

Family/Spouse: Norman LANE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Verna Doris WELLS on 27 Jul 1963. Verna was born on 19 Jun 1938 in Michigan; died on 28 Oct 2017. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Whitepages assigns these “other family members”: Leila N Maasarani, Christopher James Dauenbaugh, Preston Jeffery Knight, Taylor James Knight, Lisa Rae Sletten, and Lorrie M.

She died as Nancy J Plunkett of Cumberland, Wisconsin. Her obit mentions her children as Sandra Beecroft, Vicki Plunkett, Jeff Plunkett, Nancy Dee Jones, Lisa Sletten, and Lorrie Thies.

Nancy married PLUNKETT on 8 Dec 1956 in Winnebago County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Porter John HURST. Porter was born on 12 Nov 1928 in Oklahoma; died on 7 Dec 1991 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She shares a gravestone with her sister Vera.

Died:
SSDI last residence. As Elinor H. Pfeilsticker.

Notes:

She shares a gravestone with her sister Elinore.

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

Notes:

Died:
SSDI last residence.

Notes:

Died:
SSDI last residence.

Notes:

He died from scarlet fever.

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