Thomas Torgeirson ELTUN

Notes:

Born in Grøv 7/2, nordigarden. Died in Eltun 13/ øvre.

Birth:
Grøv i Øye

Died:
Eltun i Øye

Family/Spouse: Sigrid Ivarsdatter KJERSTEIN. Sigrid (daughter of Ivar Torsteinson KJERSTEIN and Anne Kristoffersdatter LEIROL) was born in 1805 in Norway; died on 11 Sep 1879 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Born in Eltun 13/1. Resided in Bøkkadn 33/3 av Ellingbø.

Knut og Gjartrud hadde barna:
Ivar (f.og d 1845),
Ivar (1848-1921),
Thomas (1851-1852),
Anne (1863-),
Thomas (1865-) til USA 1882.

I 1865 hadde de også en pleiedatter, søsterdatteren til Knut Sigrid Gudbrandsdtr Steinde eller Lundseiga, Hun var gi ft med Torstein O Haugen (Krøsseikra) de dro til USA i 1879.

Translated: In 1865 they also had a foster daughter, the niece of Knut Sigrid Gudbrandsdtr Steinde or Lundseiga, She was married to Torstein O Haugen (Krøsseikra) they went to the USA in 1879.

Gjartrud married Knud Iversson ELTUN in 1845. Knud (son of Ivar Trondsen BREKKE and Anne Knudsdatter ELTUN) was born about 1817 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 17 Mar 1894 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried on 30 Mar 1894 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mads Amundsson BØ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1937-MN-013268

Ingeborg married Sjugurd Guttormsen STRAND on 25 Oct 1866 in Minnesota. Sjugurd (son of Guttorm Sjugurdson STRAND and Marit Gulliksdatter HERMUNDSTAD) was born on 25 Oct 1837 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 13 Mar 1939 in Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

tsheimo

Family/Spouse: Torleiv Johannesson. Torleiv was born in 1850 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1913 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Born on Eltun 13/3, Øye, Vang in Valdres. Died on Bøkko. Born on or resided on Ellingbø Bøkko 33/3 according to Trudy.

In the 1865 census, he was living with his mother, father, and siblings on Eltun farm in Øie subparish, Vang.

In the 1886 land register he is shown as Iver Knudsen, owner of 33/3 Bakkene (old 9-19a1) of Ellingbø nordre.

Living on Ellingbø nordre at the time of the 1900 Norwegian census as Gaardbruger selveier postbefordrer (which may mean farmer who owns his own farm from his grandparents). Living with him are his wife Berit Olsdatter, b. 1844, Gaardmandskone, intet sær erhverv (which may mean something like no other livelihood); their four children: Gjertrud, b. 1874, Gaardsmansdatter, Meierske; Berit, b. 1881, Gaardsmandsdatter, lærling som syerske (which may mean apprentice seamstress); Ivar, b. 1886, Gaardsmandssøn; and Ambjorg, b. 1892, Gaardsmandsdatter. Also living with the family is Gjertrud’s son, Olav Olsson (Sønderol), born 23 Feb 1899. The census noted that this farm did not have any outbuildings. The farm had cattle, poultry, and grain/potatoes but did not have a beehive, an orchard, or a vegetable garden.

In the 1910 Norwegian census, he is Ivar Knutsen Ellingbø, “fader” on the Bakkene 33/3 farm in Vang. The farm is owned by his son, Ivar Ivarsen. The household consisted of Ivar Ivarsen, Ambjørg Ivarsdatter, Maren Ivarsdatter (all three unmarried) and Ivar Knutsen and his wife Berit.

Family/Spouse: Randi Olsdatter ELLINGBÖ. Randi (daughter of Ola Helgesson ELLINGBØE and Randi Larsdatter ELLINGBÖ) was born on 16 Jan 1841 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ivar married Berit Olsdatter ELLINGBØ on 13 Jun 1872 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Berit (daughter of Ole Evenson ELLINGBØ and Maren Wilhelmsdatter BAGGETUN) was born on 3 Nov 1844 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 2 Apr 1931 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1946-MN-002415
• Baptism: 28 Mar 1853, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Greg Fearon calls her Sigrid Gulbrandsdatter Steinde-el Lundseiga.

Shown as a foster daughter of Knud and Gjertrud in the 1865 Norwegian census. Knud was one of the baptismal sponsors for Sigri’s daughter Anne.

In the 1900 census she is shown as having had 7 children, 6 still living.

In the 1910 census, she is shown as having had 7 children, but the number still living is indecipherable.

In the 1930 census she is living with Martin and his family in Wang Twp.

Died:
indexed as “Sigri Soive”

Buried:
as Sigri Soine

Family/Spouse: Torstein Olsen (Krøsikrun) HAUGEN. Torstein (son of Ole Olsen GRIHAMAR and Anne Tostensdatter KJERSTEIN) was born on 22 Sep 1853 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 23 Jun 1881; was buried in Vestre Sogn Lutheran Cemetery, Sacred Heart, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sigrid married Ola Kristofferson SØYNE in 1886. Ola (son of Christopher Larssen SØYNE and Anne Sjugurdsdatter LAJORD) was born on 8 Dec 1844 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 13 Mar 1924 in Renville County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1888 St. Paul city directory, she may be the Annie K Ellingboe, dressmaker, living at 247 University Avenue, S E.

In the 1889 St. Paul city directory, she may be the Annie K Ellingboe, seamstress, living at 288 Williams.

Married as Annie K Ellingboe.

Birth:
the date on her marriage record

Anne married Emil Edward on 10 May 1890 in Ramsey County, Minnesota. Emil was born on 12 Nov 1857 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1907-52-407
• Baptism: 1 Jan 1866, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
• Confirmation: May 1880, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Thomas’s baptismal sponsors were Gjertrud Johannesdatter Øye, Sigrid Endresdatter Brakke, Ingeborg Dalager, Anders Brakke, and Anders Eltun.

Thomas Knudsen Ellingboe left Vang on April 13, 1882.

He may be the “Thos. Ellingboe” mentioned in an article in the Little Falls Weekly in its 15 Nov 1895 edition. The article said thay he had been employed as a clerk in the clothing store of Grinley & Romnes and had, on November 9th, left for Maynard in Renville County to go into business for himself.

Thomas died of pneumonia. The date of birth for this Thomas is shown on his death certificate as “38-6-5.” Also noted on the death certificate were:

Rund
Geertrude
Henry Hamre U

In the 1900 census, he is probably the Thomas Ellingbo, a 30 year-old cigar-maker lodging at a hotel in Granite Falls owned by Solomon Anderson. That Thomas was supposedly born Dec 1869 in Minnesota of Norwegian parents.

In the 1905 census he is Thomas K Ellingboe, age 36, born in Norway, living with his 21 year-old wife in Granite Falls. He is a saloon-keeper. He had been in the state for 22 years and in the Granite Falls area for 9 years.

Find A Grave reports Thomas Ellingboe 1856-1906 buried in the Granite Falls City Cemetery.

Birth:
erroneously shown as 6 Dec 1868 in his marriage record

Died:
pneumonia

Thomas married Minnie Serene ANDERSON on 10 Nov 1904 in Chippewa County, Minnesota. Minnie was born on 8 Dec 1884 in Minnesota; died on 10 Nov 1972 in Napa County, California; was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ola Knutsson PÅLSRUD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gilbert and Bertha were farming in Golden Valley Twp, Williams County, North Dakota in the 1920 census.

Gilbert was a widower with three daughters farming in Tioga Twp, Williams County, North Dakota in the 1930 census.

Gilbert married Berit ELLINGBOE on 22 Dec 1914 in Renville County, Minnesota. Berit (daughter of Andris Trondsson ELLINGBØE and Berit (Betsey) E LIEN) was born on 10 Apr 1879 in Minnesota; died on 12 Aug 1928 in Williams County, North Dakota; was buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1920 census, he was a farmer in Wang Twp, Renville County.

They were still there in the 1940 census.

Thomas married Marith SOINE on 31 Jul 1904 in Renville County, Minnesota. Marith (daughter of Ola Kristofferson SØYNE and Gertrude Torgeirsdatter (Jane) ELTUN) was born on 28 Dec 1878 in Minnesota; died on 22 Oct 1964 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1964-MN-016327

Notes:

Shown in the 1900 census as having borne 3 children, all still living. Those numbers are 7 and 5 in the 1910 census.

Birth:
birth year 1872 in her death certificate

Died:
called Sorene Soine in her death certificate

Sarah married Iver S SOINE on 17 Dec 1895 in Renville County, Minnesota. Iver (son of Sigurd Kristofferson (Syver C) SOINE and Synneva Trondsdotter ELLINGBØE) was born on 2 Jun 1874 in Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota; died on 18 Sep 1957 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1950 census, she was living with her son Glenn and his family in Tioga Twp, Williams County, North Dakota.

Marit married Anders A BREKKE on 8 Jul 1893 in Renville County, Minnesota. Anders (son of Anders Asbjørnsson ELTON and Berit Andrisdatter BREKKE) was born on 9 Feb 1870 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 23 Feb 1941 in Williams County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Olaf HOLIEN. Olaf (son of Nils Olsen HOLIEN and Berith Christophersdatter GJEVRE) was born on 10 Mar 1885 in Renville County, Minnesota; died on 24 Dec 1959 in Chippewa County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1 Apr 1883, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
• Confirmation: 13 Jun 1897, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

The bygdebok says she emigrated in 1902.

Survived by sons Arthur of Minneapolis, Howard of Montevideo, and Tyler of Springfield, Minnesota; 1 sister, Anna of Eagle Bend; 8 grandchildren.

Her obit said that she had lived at 1207 West 25th in Minneapolis before moving to the Lutheran Home in Madison.

Birth:
from confirmation record

Baptism:
Øye presumably, from confirmation record

Confirmation:
Øye

Died:
Lutheran Home in Madison

Family/Spouse: Charles SHEIMO. Charles was born on 30 Jun 1883 in Telemark, Norway; died on 29 Jan 1941 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; was buried in Granite Falls City Cemetery, Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 16 Jan 1870, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

There were two Randi Ellingbös born in Vang in the 1869-1870 period. One was the legitimate daughter (#4059) of Tollef Oleson Ellingbö and Marit Jøgersdatter. The other was this Randi, the illegitimate daughter of Iver Knutsson Ellingbö and Randi Olsdatter Ellingbö. Randi Iversdatter Ellingbö left Vang on 4 September 1889 for “St. Paul.” A Ragdi J. Ellingboe, spinster, age 19, arrived in New York on September 27, 1889, aboard the S.S. Britannic.

In the 1910 census, she and Thorsten and family were in Hickory Twp, Pennington County (formerly Red Lake County) in Minnesota. At that time, Rande had had 10 children, 8 still living, and 7 of whom (Thorsten A, Olaf, Maria, Hannah, Harald, Ruth, and Rudolph) were still living with her and Thorsten. Rande came to the U.S. in 1889.

A land ownership map from 1911 shows that the Kvale farm in Hickory Twp was 160 acres, the southeast quarter of Section 17.

They were still there in 1920. Rande came to the U.S. in 1889.

In the 1930 census, Randi and Thorsten Kvale were living in south Minneapolis (5344 30th Avenue South, near Lake Nokomis) with their daughters Ragna O, 18, and Agnes V., 16. Thorsten is a cabinet-maker with a sash and door firm.

In the 1940 census, Randi and Thorstein lived in Inglewood City, California, in a house that they owned. Thorstein had been a carpenter for a cabinet manufacturing company. At the time of the census, he was no longer employed and was considered retired. The couple had lived in Los Angeles in 1935. Each had a sixth-grade education.

She died in Paradise, California, where she had lived for 7 years. Her obit (Chico Enterprise-Record, 6 Apr 1956) mentioned a surviving brother Ole Ellingboe of Minnesota. She and her family may not have known that Ole had died many years earlier.

Died:
Paradise

Rande married Thorsten KVÅLE on 14 Mar 1891 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Thorsten (son of Tosten Helgesson QVALE and Berit Gulbrandsdatter ØYLO) was born on 11 Jan 1867 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 4 Jun 1946 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Born on Ellingbø Bøkko 33/3 and died on Nordeng 43/3 according to Trudy.

Gjartrud married Ole Torsteinsson SØNDROL in 1905. Ole (son of Torstein Olsson SÖNDROL and Ragndi Olsdotter ELLINGBØE) was born on 5 Apr 1864 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 3 Dec 1936 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1960-MN-015883

Notes:

Born on Ellingbø Bøkko 33/3 according to Trudy.

Came to the U.S. in 1896, coming first to Maynard. Worked first for the Great Northern Railroad.

In the 1900 census, Knudt, 24, and his brother (apparently) Ole, 22, are single men boarding with a family in Sacred Heart, Renville County, Minnesota. Knudt “Elingoe” is shown as having been born in Norway in February of 1876 and having come to the U. S. in 1896. His occupation is saloon keeper.

At this point, he is working for his uncle’s saloon in Granite Falls. He later bought out his uncle and was the sole owner until 1903 when he sold the saloon/hotel in Sacred Heart and “engaged in general merchandise. The venture was unfortunate.” He went back to Granite Falls and ran a saloon.

In the 1905 state census, Knut, Clara, and Brunelle are living on Baldwin Street in Granite Falls. Knut is a saloon keeper. They had lived in Granite Falls for a year-and-a-half.

He moved to Milaca in 1905.

In the 1910 census, Knute and his family live in Milaca where Knute is the manager of a hardware store. The family consists of Knute I., 34, Clara A., 24, Brunelle M., 5, Harvey I or Q., 3, and Christine C., 1. Knute and Clara had been married for 7 years and these three children are the only ones Clara had had. Knute is shown as having come to the U.S. in 1880.

This was the Ellingboe Hardware Company which he managed until 1912 when he and a partner bought the Milaca State Bank. He bought out that partner in 1919.

Knute registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Princeton. His occupation is “banker” for the Milaca State Bank. His nearest relative is his wife Clara Ann. Knute is described as being of medium height and build with blue eyes and brown hair. He was a naturalized citizen.

Knute applied for his first passport in August of 1919 in Minneapolis. He intended to visit Norway to “visit aged parents.” This six-week trip is mentioned in the October 23, 1919, edition of the Princeton Union.

A Knute Ellingboe is listed in the 1920 and 1921 Minneapolis city directories at 2834 Chicago Avenue.

He is listed in “The Valdris Book”, a history of the Valdris Samband published in 1920 (available on Google Books), as Knudt Ellingboe of Milaca. He was a member of the Samband between 1905 and 1916.

In the 1920 census, Knute is shown as a bank president in Milaca. Although he is married, there is no wife listed as living with him. By that time, his wife Clara and their two children (Brunelle, 15, and Margaret, 10) are living in Minneapolis with Clara’s mother, Mary Austin.

Knute applied for a second passport on May 28, 1921, in Milaca. He was described as 45 years old, 5 feet, 9 inches tall, with blue eyes and a “regular” forehead and “regular” nose with a “straight, firm” mouth and a “square” chin. His hair was dark brown and “turning grey.” He had a ruddy complexion with an “oval, broad” face. He had the distinguishing mark of a “small wart inside right eyebrow.” In this application, he states that he came to the U.S. aboard the Christiania on May 1, 1896, and that he had resided, uninterruptedly, in Milaca for 16 years between 1905 and 1921. He conceded that his first passport, issued in Minneapolis in August of 1919, was “used and cancelled in visiting Norway.” Knute also states in this application that he was naturalized as a citizen of the U.S. in Granite Falls. He intends to leave from New York, aboard the Bergensfjord, on June 17, 1921.

On June 19, 1923, Knute served as the identifier for August Stromberg’s application for a U.S. passport. Knute, claiming that he resided in Milaca, the home of the applicant, said that he had known August Stromberg for 18 years and vouched for his identity.

In the 1930 census, Knute and his family lived on 2nd Avenue in Milaca where he was a loan agent for a trust company. The family lived in a house that Knute owned and that was valued at $5500. The family consisted of Knut, 53, Thora, 40, Robert T., 6, and Bertha E., 5. Thora was first married at age 32. Knute is shown as having come to the U. S. in 1905.

In the 1940 census, Knute and Thora and their two children lived in Milaca in the same house they had lived in in 1935. Thora’s father lives with them. Knute was an agent for an investors syndicate and earned $1025 in 1939. Knute had an eighth-grade education, Thora had had two years of college.

In the 1945 Faribault city directory, which includes Northfield, Knute and Thora live at 806 Forest Ave. Knute is a salesman.

In the 1948, 1950, and 1953 Rice County directories, Knute and Thora live at 915 W. 2nd Street in Northfield. Knute was a janitor at St. Olaf College.

In the 1950 census, Knute and Thora live at 915 W. 2nd Street in Northfield. He works as a custodian at an art barn at a college. Their household also includes Thora’s father and 8 lodgers, all of whom are probably students at St. Olaf. Those eight students, all either 19 or 20 years old, are: George K Lindberg, David Huseth, Robert Wrede, Owen Hawley, William Kopperud, Robert Hauge, Donald Maland, and Donald Myrald.

In the 1957 Faribault city directory, which includes Northfield, Knute and Thora were still at 915 W 2nd. Knute was an office worker for Edwin L Parson.



Knut’s last trip to Norway was in the summer of 1954. He arrived back in New York on 19 Jul 1954 from Oslo. An earlier trip was in 1919, right after the war. He arrived back in New York on October 7, 1919, aboard the S.S. Vangerfjord which had departed Kristiania on September 27, 1919. He went again in 1922. He arrived back in New York on September 9, 1921, aboard the S.S. Aquitania which had departed from Southampton on September 3rd.



An obit in the Faribault newspaper, via the Dalby Database:

Funeral services for Knute Ellingboe, 84, who died Thursday evening in Northfield Memorial hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran church. Rev. B. R. Biorn will officiate and burial will be in Oaklawn cemetery. Friends may call at the Anderson Funeral Home Sunday afternoon and evening, and at the church one hour before the church service.

An obit in the Northfield News, via the Dalby Database:

Ellingboe Knute Northfield News Aug/1960 Knute Ellingboe, 84, died -unexpectedly Thursday evening, Aug. 4, I960, at Northfield Hospital after a four-day illness. The death was due to a heart attack. The final illness occurred just as Mr. Ellingboe’s son, the Rev.
Theodore Ellingboe, was to leave on his return trip to the mission field in Cameroon, Africa, after spending his furlough in the United States. Pastor Ellingboe had planned to leave Northfield on Friday, he and his family to fly from New York on August 12. He will now leave on Tuesday, the day after the funeral of his father.

The funeral was held Monday afternoon, Aug. 8, at St. Johns Lutheran church where Mr. Ellingboe was a member. The Rev. Boral R. Biorn conducted the service. The Anderson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in Oaklawn cemetery, with James O. Caulfield, E. L. Parson, Rudolph Zanmiller, H. B. Jacobson, Adolph Olson and Ivar Brujord as pallbearers.

Mr. Ellingboe was born February 2, I876, in Valdres, Norway, the son of Ivar and Berit Ellingboe. He came to the United States in 1896, settling first at Granite Falls where he was engaged in farming. Later he became an employe of the Milaca Hardware company, then cashier of the Milaca State bank. For several years he was president of the bank. From 1930 till 1936, he managed farms that belong to a fraternal insurance group, the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He was employed by Investors Syndicate from 1936 until 1940. After coming to Northfield in 1940, he represented Lutheran Brotherhood. During World War II, he worked in shipyards at San Francisco, Calif. Later he was employed at St. Olaf College and as bookkeeper by the Dan Hansen Plumbing company. Recently he had been employed in the insurance and realty office of E. L. Parson. He is survived by his wife, the former Thora Larson of Brooklyn, N. Y. to whom he was married on July 10,1922, in Minneapolis; by one son, Theodore; one daughter, Miss Betty Ellingboe of Minneapolis; two grandchildren; a brother, Ivar, who lives in Norway; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Steile of Minneapolis and Ambjor of Norway.

Miss Betty ElIingboe, who was engaged in work for The American Lutheran Church in the Seattle, Wash. area when she learned of
her fathers illness, arrive by plane Friday morning.

(Note that this obit makes no mention of the children by his first wife.)

Buried:
buried section F 212 5

Knute married Clara Ann AUSTIN on 30 Apr 1903 in Renville County, Minnesota, and was divorced about 1920. Clara (daughter of Hans AUSTIN and Mary RUST) was born on 24 Jan 1886 in Wisconsin; died on 27 Feb 1969 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Knute married Thora B LARSEN on 9 Jul 1922 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Thora (daughter of Theodore LARSEN and Bertha SIQULAND) was born on 18 Nov 1889 in New York; died on 16 Jun 1978 in Multnomah County, Oregon; was buried on 24 Jun 1978 in Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 21 Oct 1877, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Never married.

Born in Bøkkadn 33/3, Ellingbø, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

The Vang church book emigration record shows an Ole Iverson Ellingboe, b. 1877, konf. 15 May 1892, emigrating in 1900, perhaps leaving Vang on March 23rd. Marit Andersdatter Ellingboe (#5768), b. 1883, also left at about the same time.

Arrived at Ellis Island on April 11, 1900, aboard the S.S. Oceanic which had sailed from Liverpool on April 4th. Traveling with him on the Oceanic was his friend from Vang, Andris A. Belsheim. Anders Andersen Belsheim, b. 1866, had left Vang on the same day as Ole Ivarson.

In the 1900 U.S. census, Ole was rooming with his brother Knudt with a family in Renville County, Sacred Heart Twp.

In the 1908-1909 city directory for Albuquerque, he is Olie Elingbo, lather, who rooms at 524 S 1st.

He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, at the Local Board, Renville County, Olivia, Minnesota, and was living in Maynard at the time. He worked and lived on the farm of Endre A. Ellingboe, Route 1, Maynard. He gave as his nearest relative Knute Ellingboe of Milaca. Ole was described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and dark brown hair.

In the 1918 Alien Registration, he was probably the Ole Ellingbo, age 40, of Butterfield in Watonwan County, Minnesota.

In the 1920 census, he was still single and was a boarder with the Ole Johnson family in Granite Falls. His occupation is lather.

He is probably the Ole Ellingbo who was the subject of an article in the May 22, 1921, edition of the Alburquerque Journal. The article described a legal suit filed by Ellingbo to recover $108.50 of an unpaid bill for construction services.

Died:
according to the FamilySearch New Mexico Deaths 1889-1945 database

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 28 Dec 1879, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Born on Ellingbø Bøkko 33/3 according to Trudy.

Not listed with her family in the 1900 Norwegian census.

Birth:
other sources incorrectly say November 8th

Maren married Ola Knutsen BØE in 1920. Ola (son of Knut Olsen BREKKUN and Berit Johannesdatter NORDLAND) was born on 10 Jun 1881 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 19 Feb 1958 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1964-MN-007546

Notes:

Born on Ellingbø Bøkko 33/3 according to Trudy.

She arrived in New York on May 31, 1907, aboard the S.S. Oceanic which had departed Liverpool on May 22, 1907. She was a maid destined for Milaca, home of her brother, Knut Ivarsen Ellingbö, who had paid for her ticket to the U.S. She was in good health, 5 feet 2.5 inches tall, with blonde complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair. She was travelling with her distant cousin, Kristoffer Ellingbö, brother of Jøger Ellingboe.

She and Anna were living at 2408 24th Avenue in south Minneapolis at the time of the 1920 census. Bertha was a hairdresser in a beauty parlor. Bertha came to the U.S. in 1907.

In the 1930 census, Bertha was living in an apartment on Spruce Avenue in Minneapolis with her daughter and her daughter’s two children. Bertha is a hairdresser in a “hair shop.”



In the 1940 census, Bertha Steile, a 58 year-old widow, lived at 2325 Washington Avenue N in the same rented apartment that she lived in in 1935. She was irregularly employed as a handicraft worker for a WPA sewing project.

Bertha died as the widow of John Steile. She died of uremia at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ann Stanley, 4501 Adair Avenue North. Her obit said that she had 5 grandsons and 18 great-grandchildren.

Died:
at Crystal Lake Rest Home in Robbinsdale

Berit married John Ovesson STEILE on 4 Dec 1908 in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota. John (son of Ove Bøyesson STEILE and Anne Kristoffersdatter KVAM) was born on 16 Mar 1883 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 5 May 1914 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 8 May 1914 in Layman’s Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Born on Ellingbø Bøkko 33/3 according to Trudy.

He inherited the family farm in Vang.

In the 1910 Norwegian census, he is shown as the owner of Bakkene 33/3 in Vang. LIving with him on the farm are his two unmarried sisters Ambjørg and Maren and his parents.

Ivar married Margrete Olsdatter GRØV in 1914. Margrete (daughter of Ola Knutsen VEFLEN and Margrethe Bøyesdatter KATTEVOLD) was born on 11 Dec 1895 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 12 Dec 1974 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Born on Ellingbø Bøkko 33/3 according to Trudy.

Notes:

Born on Ellingbø Bøkko 33/3 according to Trudy.

Resided in Sjåk, Gudbrandsdalen, Oppland.

Ambjorg married Ola LINDSHEIM in 1923. Ola died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1966-MN-001047
• Baptism: 24 May 1874, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Anne married Thrond (Thomas) S SOINE on 2 Jun 1900 in Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. Thrond (son of Sigurd Kristofferson (Syver C) SOINE and Synneva Trondsdotter ELLINGBØE) was born on 23 Oct 1871 in Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota; died on 1 Nov 1959 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1 Jul 1877, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Family/Spouse: Christine HEDIN. Christine was born on 8 Nov 1882 in Minnesota; died on 9 Oct 1972 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1920 census, he was a physician living with his wife and his wife’s sister in Chicago.

Died:
indexed as Dr. Gilbert T Haugen

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1985-MN-009055

Notes:

Single and living with her parents in the 1910 census.

She married a third cousin.

The informant for her death certificate was Walter Ellingboe of Route 1, Maynard. Thea died of pneumonia.

Died:
Clara City Nursing Home

Thea married Iver H ELLINGBOE on 5 Jan 1916 in Renville County, Minnesota. Iver (son of Helge (Henry) Trondsen ELLINGBOE and Marit (Mary) Torsteinsdatter SPARSTAD) was born on 28 Jan 1889 in Granite Falls, Minnesota; died on 13 May 1973 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living with his parents in the 1910 census.

Farming in Wang Twp in the 1920 census.

Birth:
SSDI says he was born 27 Jun, MHS says he was born 7 June, draft registration says 7 June

Martin married Eva Sylvia SOINE on 26 Nov 1916 in Renville County, Minnesota. Eva (daughter of Iver S SOINE and Sarah Sjugurddatter STRAND) was born on 19 Jan 1898 in Minnesota; died on 7 Feb 1987 in Anoka County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not listed with his parents in the 1910 census.

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1905-32586
• Baptism: 12 Nov 1905, Granite Falls, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 6 Jul 1919, Granite Falls, Minnesota

Notes:

According to the birth certificate for this child (no name), his father was Thomas Ellingboe, 32, a saloon worker, and his mother was Ada Anderson, 24.

His mother is Minnie Anderson. In the 1910 census, he is the grandson living with the Salomon Anderson family in Granite Falls, Chippewa County.

In the 1920 census, Minnie and Salmo are roomers with the Peter Peterson family in Granite Falls. Minnie is a bookkeeper, perhaps at a telephone or telegraph office.

In the 1928 Portland city directory, he is a clerk at PF&PCo and lives with his mother at 1255 E Pine.

In the 1930 Portland directory, he is a salesman for JCPenney and lives in Beaverton.

He was called Sol sometimes in Portland.

In the 1930 census, Minnie and Salmo are living in a house that they own in Washington County, Oregon, outside of the city of Beaverton. Salmo is a salesman in a department store.

In the 1934 Portland city directory, he lives with his wife and mother at 2031 N Watts, Apt. 1. He is an assistant manager for JCPCo (presumably, J C Penney Co.).

In the 1941 Portland city directory, he is an assistant manager with JCPCo. He and Hazel T live at 4526 S E Franklin.

He was president of the local Chamber of Commerce in the 1940s.

In the 1950 census, he and his family live in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. He was the manager of a retail clothing store.

In the 1951 Nampa, Idaho, city directory, he and Hazel lived at 1408 11th Avenue S. He was a manager at Penneys. Norma Ellingboe, student, also lived at that address.

In the 1953 Caldwell, Idaho, city directory, he and Hazel lived at 1408 11th Avenue S. He was a manager for J C Penney Co.

In the 1956 and 1957 Napa city directory, he is Salmo K Ellingboe, wife Hazel G, living at 24 Montecito Boulevard. He is a manager for the J C Penney Co.

He is probably the Salmo K. Ellingboe, Sr., wife Hazel, who lived at 1800 Atrium Parkway, and at 47 Griggs Lane, in Napa, California, in the 1990s.

A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1997, in Lincoln Memorial Park for Salmo Kenneth Ellingboe, who died Feb. 7 at age 91.

Mr. Ellingboe was born Sept. 14, 1905, in Montevideo, Minn. He attended the University of Minnesota. He moved to Portland in 1927 and worked for Pacific Fruit and Produce. In 1928, he joined J.C. Penney Co. and was assistant manager from 1933 to 1941. He was manager of the Albany store until 1950 and of the Nampa, Idaho, store until 1954. He moved to Napa, Calif., and was manager until retirement in 1960. He was a representative for Hannaford & Talbot Co. and First California Co.

Surviving are his wife of 66 years, Hazel G.; son, S. Kenneth of Modesto, Calif.; daughters, Norma Fitzgerald of Greenville, S.C., and Carol Joseph of Newport; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

He was a Mason.

Salmo married Hazel Germaine CADIGAN on 9 Oct 1931 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Hazel was born on 10 Jan 1911 in Montana; died on 9 Jan 2002 in Napa, Napa County, California; was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

“died young of tuberculosis”

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1915-05344

Notes:

Info from Eric G Bostrom’s Bostrom, Frank Family Tree. He calls Erik “Koppar Erik Ersson.”

Died:
as Iola Warford

Bertha married Clarence O GILBERTSON on 6 Mar 1937 in Koochiching County, Minnesota. Clarence was born on 9 Dec 1904 in North Dakota; died on 1 Jul 1960 in Mountrail County, North Dakota; was buried in United Cemetery, Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was a student at Moorhead State Teachers College in 1937.

In the 1940 census, she living with her widower father and her younger sister in Tioga, North Dakota. She was 23, unmarried, and working as a saleslady at a general store.

From her entry in Find A Grave:

Esther Nelson, 102, a lifelong resident to the Tioga community, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019 at the Tioga Medical Center Long Term Care Unit.

Esther Signora Agnes Strand was born on a farm in Golden Valley Township, northwest of Tioga on March 23, 1917 to Gilbert and Bertha (Ellingboe) Strand. She was baptized and confirmed in Zion Lutheran Church and graduated from Tioga High School in 1935.

On January 30, 1944 she was united in marriage to LeRoy Nelson. They lived on the Nelson farm southeast of Tioga through the ensuing years. She was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church, being one of the organists for many years and also accompanied the Zion Trio.

After LeRoy died on April 4, 1968, she moved to Tioga, where she enjoyed her little garden and flowers. She always had a positive attitude and looked on the bright side of things. She entered the Tioga Nursing Home in January of 2006 where she resided until her death.

She is survived by her son, Richard (Sandra) Nelson of Tioga, ND; grandchildren, Hannah (Jesse) Nelson-Diaz, of Seattle, WA, Gretchen (Steve) Bitz of Bismarck, ND and Everett Nelson of Tioga, ND. Other survivors include four great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Also preceding her in death are her parents; sisters, Iola Warford and Beulah Hanchett.

Family/Spouse: LeRoy NELSON. LeRoy was born on 28 Jul 1912 in North Dakota; died on 4 Apr 1968 in Williams County, North Dakota; was buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Beulah (Strand) Hanchett, 89, passed away 6/17/2009 in Sparks, NV. Beulah was born in Tioga, ND on 2/24/1920 to Bertha and Gilbert Strand, the youngest of 3 girls.

She graduated from Tioga High. Marrying Lloyd Hanchett in 1948, Beulah worked as a house wife and mother to their son, Vaughon. In 1967, the family moved to Plymouth, MI where Lloyd worked for GMC and Beulah worked for the City of Plymouth. In 1986, they moved to Sparks, NV near Vaughon and his children. Lloyd passed away in 1996.

A proud Norwegian, accomplished at cooking and baking traditional foods, sewing, knitting, and most proud of her son and grandchildren.

She is survived by her son, Vaughon and his partner, Nancy Cise of Austin, TX; grandchildren, Susan Hanchett, Erik and his wife, Susie of Reno; two sisters in ND; a niece and three nephews.

A service will be held later in Tioga, ND.

Beulah married Lloyd HANCHETT in 1948. Lloyd was born on 4 Mar 1922; died on 26 Apr 1997; was buried in United Cemetery, Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He served in the U.S. Army in World War II, rising to the rank of corporal.

Birth:
or 9 Feb

Notes:

Or Justine

Gertina married Jacy Olander JOHNSON on 5 Jan 1929 in Renville County, Minnesota. Jacy died on 7 Nov 1988 in Carlton County, Minnesota; was buried in Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Dawson, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He is not the Sever Strand who died in Minneapolis in July of 1929.

Notes:

She had a daughter with her 2nd husband, Ole Olstad, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, in 1946. That child, Carol Ann, died soon after birth.

Ida married Sandy Abner JORDET on 28 Jul 1928 in Renville County, Minnesota. Sandy was born on 16 Jun 1903 in Sacred Heart Twp, Renville County, Minnesota; died on 5 Aug 1943 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

One child.

Family/Spouse: Waldo GREGERSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Blenda Alstad was born November 11, 1915, to Thomas and Mary (Soine) Strand in rural Sacred Heart, Wang Township. She was baptized and confirmed at Wang Lutheran Church of rural Maynard.

She married Conrad Alstad on April 23, 1934, in the Methodist Parsonage in Montevideo and to this union three children were born.

Blenda was called to our Lord’s Heavenly Kingdom from the Granite Falls Health Care Center in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 20, 2017, at the age of 101.

She is survived by her sons: Ronald and Terry; six grandchildren: Tamara, Ronita, Kari, Amy, Jennifer and Jessica; and six great grandchildren.

Blenda was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Mary; husband Conrad; daughter Mary Jo; five brothers and four sisters.

Blenda married Conrad ALSTAD on 22 Apr 1934 in Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He and Beulah had no children.

Lloyd married Beulah Mae BARBER in 1965. Beulah was born in 1920; died in 2015; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marian married Norman Lemont TOLLEFSON on 2 Feb 1947 in Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a machinist’s mate, 3rd class, in the U.S. Navy in World War II.

A different Ernest Strand, middle name Grover and suffix Jr, was born in St. Paul in May of 1925. That Ernest Strand died in 2008.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1968-MN-015787

Notes:

He registered for the draft in Wang Twp, Renville County, on 5 June 1917 Siver I Soine of Maynard, Minnesota. He was single and employed on his father’s farm. He was of medium height and build with blue eyes and light hair.

The Valdris Book lists him as a Wagoner in the 4th Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Battalion in France in World War I.

Birth:
because Maynard is near the border, he could have been born in Renville County

Family/Spouse: Ruth Nelson KLOBONSKI. Ruth was born on 1 Oct 1904; died in Jul 1993 in Maynard, Chippewa County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
as Eva S. Soine

Eva married Martin O SOINE on 26 Nov 1916 in Renville County, Minnesota. Martin (son of Ola Kristofferson SØYNE and Sigrid Gudbrandsdatter LO) was born on 7 Jun 1892 in Minnesota; died on 18 Nov 1983 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1948-MN-018274

Notes:

Registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, as Christ I. Soine of Route #1, Maynard, Chippewa County. He was farming with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Soine. He was described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and light hair.

In the 1930 census, he (indexed as Saine) and his new wife are living in the village of Maynard. Living with them are his brother Sever, 34, and Sever Strand, 30. Christopher is an auto mechanic with his own garage.

The Valdris Book lists him as serving in World War I but doesn’t describe his service.

Christopher married Mabel SKEEKRUDE on 25 Jul 1929. Mabel was born on 25 Jul 1908; died in Sep 1948. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Martin was a Tec 5 in the U.S. Army in World War II.

Buried:
Section J, Site 1423

Family/Spouse: Myrtle Effie SIVERHUS. Myrtle was born on 26 Aug 1900 in Maynard, Chippewa County, Minnesota; died on 1 Sep 1973 in Maynard, Chippewa County, Minnesota; was buried in Saron Lutheran Cemetery, Chippewa County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Hun var først gift med Otto Radeschat og deretter med Edward Harris.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1912-24751

Notes:

In the 1940 census, he and his wife and son David lived in Wang Twp, Renville County, where Thomas was a farmer.

Family/Spouse: Frances Eleanor OFSTHUN. Frances was born on 1 Nov 1909 in Kittson County, Minnesota; died on 21 May 2000 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1950 census, he was a farmer in Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota.

Family/Spouse: Lucille Ione MAKI. Lucille was born on 24 Nov 1916 in Minnesota; died on 16 Sep 2012 in Williams County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kenneth married Lola Virginia ANDERSON on 7 Feb 1948. Lola was born on 28 Feb 1934 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; died on 15 Aug 2014 in Redwood County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ione Lorraine BORENE. Ione was born on 22 Aug 1920 in Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota; died on 9 Feb 1986 in Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota; was buried in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]