Iver TOSO: Geneastory

Generation: 1

Iver TOSO was born on 9 Jan 1875 in Minnesota; died on 22 Mar 1959 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Other Events and Attributes:

Confirmation: 13 Jul 1890, South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

Living with the Hans H. and Josephine Toso family in Twp 153, Benson County, North Dakota, at the time of the 1900 census. He is single and shown as “brother.”

He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Minnewaukan, North Dakota, as Iver Hansen Toso of Esmond where he is a self-employed farmer. He gives his nearest relative as his wife, Lizzie Toso. He is described as tall and of medium build with blue eyes and light hair.

In the 1920 census, he and his family live in Isabel Twp, Benson County, North Dakota. He, his brother Jens, and his widowed mother Gertrude live in adjoining farms. Iver’s household consists of himself, 44, Lizzie, 38, Julia, 16, and Gertrude, 12, and an “adopted son” Axel Robertson, 1. All of the children were born in North Dakota.

Family/Spouse: Lisa (Lizzie) VEGAN. Lisa was born on 24 Nov 1881 in Minnesota; died on 21 Aug 1936 in Ramsey County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Julia TOSO was born about 1903 in North Dakota; died in Assumed.
3. Gertrude TOSO was born about 1907 in North Dakota; died in Assumed.
4. Axel ROBERTSON was born on 3 Oct 1918 in North Dakota; died on 25 Feb 1967 in Benson County, North Dakota.

Generation: 2

2. Julia TOSO (1.Iver¹) was born about 1903 in North Dakota; died in Assumed.

3.	Gertrude TOSO (1.Iver¹) was born about 1907 in North Dakota; died in Assumed. Notes: A Gertrude Toso married a John F Grittner in Hennepin County on 9 Jul 1935. Gertrude Adella Grittner, b. 3 Oct 1907, died 15 Mar 2005, last residence St. Paul.

4. Axel ROBERTSON (1.Iver¹) was born on 3 Oct 1918 in North Dakota; died on 25 Feb 1967 in Benson County, North Dakota.
Notes:
Axel’s father was born in Norway and his mother in the U.S.