Kittson - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Obituaries ICO Carl R. and Amelia C. Olson

Zimmith_1 — 2013-03-09 20:05:16Z

This request can now be cancelled. A very nice lady from the Kittson County Historical Society furnished the requested obituaries. Thank You.

Re: Any info

jj_freezeninc — 2012-11-27 04:02:18Z

Not sure if you are still on here since the reply was last in 2006 and I'm just seeing this now! Still looking for info :)
I am looking for a few people now since reasearching more. One is a Sofia (sophie) kasowan who married a George Onysko in Gardenton. She died quite young I believe but not before giving birth to a child...any info on that? That would be great! She is the "great aunt" I discovered through census records!!
thank you!

jen

Re: Turner Land

jmannell_1 — 2012-07-22 18:04:56Z

Interested in your Della Lang whose mother was Margaret Amelia Armstrong.

Obituaries ICO Carl R. and Amelia C. Olson

Zimmith_1 — 2012-07-08 21:37:46Z

Request obituaries in the case of Carl Renhard Olson, born 9 Oct 1873, died 4 Jul 1959, and his wife , Amelia C. Olson, born 21 Nov 1879, died 15 Oct 1968. Both are buried in Karistad Cemetery, Kittson County. These two individuals are in my family tree and am trying to confirm Amelia's maiden name. Thank You for any assistance.

Re: Seeking origin of Martin Bakke

WRTill — 2012-04-14 13:56:15Z

Thank you for that information!

Re: Seeking origin of Martin Bakke

marcyjoh — 2012-04-14 03:45:00Z

The Karlstad History book stated that Martin Bakke was born near Larvig, Norway.

Re: Seeking origin of Martin Bakke

tgarvin195 — 2012-04-13 01:58:08Z

Llewelyn Bakke is my grandpa. My father Harvey Bakke asked me to start a search on his side of the family and I have hit the same obstacle. Have you found anything more about where Martin came from in Norway?

Re: Harstad/ Boe Marriage

marcyjoh — 2012-04-03 16:36:47Z

I could not find the obit but you can contact the Kittson County Historical Society at: history@wiktel.com
and they will send it to you. Marcy

Re: Harstad/ Boe Marriage

sandymcclay — 2012-03-25 03:47:57Z

Thank you, I look forward to seeing the obit, and thank you for helping me figure this out, I thought there might be two, but couldn't find any proof...:) Sandy

Re: Harstad/ Boe Marriage

marcyjoh — 2012-03-25 03:13:26Z

John J. Harstad and Marie 'Mary' Boe were married 26 Dec 1903 in Marshall Co., MN according to the MN online marriage index. http://www.mncounty.com/Modules/Certificates/Marriage/Defaul...
She died the 18 Nov 1916 and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Hallock, MN in lot F16 with John J., the second wife, Bertha 'Bertina' Johnson Harstad, Joseph Harstad (infant son who died in 1905) and stillborn baby Harstad who died in 1929. According to his obituary he married Bertha 'Bertina' Johnson in 1920. I will look again for his obituary.

Harstad/ Boe Marriage

sandymcclay — 2012-03-24 04:39:52Z

I am looking for a marriage between a John J Harstad and a Bertha Marie (a) Boe sometime between 1900 and 1905. He lived in this county for decades....

Name: John Harstad
Age: 24
Birth Date: Dec 1875
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1900: Skane, Kittson, Minnesota
[Kittson]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1897
Relation to Head of House: Servant
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway

Minnesota, Territorial and State Census, 1849-1905
about John J Harstad
Name: John J Harstad
Census Date: 1 Jun 1905
County: Kittson
Locality: Hallock
Birth Location: Norway
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Race: White
Father's Birth Location: Norway
Mother's Birth Location: Norway
Roll: MNSC_131
With him is a Mary Harstad born in Norway 26 years of age that makes it a DOB of 1879.

1900 United States Federal Census
about John Harstad

1920 United States Federal Census
about John J Harstad
Name: John J Harstad
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1920: Hallock, Kittson, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1899
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bertha Harstad
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
John J Harstad 41
Bertha Harstad 32
Leonora Harstad 12
Chester Harstad 9
Jay Harstad 7
Phelix Harstad 5 ( John Felix)
Elmer Anderson 23 Roomer

1930 United States Federal Census
about John J Harstad
Name: John J Harstad
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Norway
Race: White
Home in 1930: Hallock, Kittson, Minnesota
View Map
Marital Status: Married
Immigration Year: 1899
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Bertha Harstad
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Household Members: Name Age
John J Harstad 51
Bertha Harstad 44
Chester O Harstad 19
Jay M Harstad 17
John F Harstad 15

She is Bertha in most but Mary in the first one....there are people who think there were two wives, but there si only one DOD for a Mrs. Marie Harstad...

Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002
about Mrs Marie Harstad
Name: Mrs Marie Harstad
Death Date: 18 Nov 1916
Death County: Kittson
State File Number: 006350
Certificate Number: 006350
Certificate Year: 1916
Record Number: 204492

But the date of birth for "Mary Harstad is 1879 in Norway" in the 1905 Census. But Bertha is shown to be 1888 or 1886, so I guess I need to find the wife ( wives) in Minnesota before they married....help please! Thank you! Sandy

Re: Magnus Svensson

ashleighrenz — 2012-02-28 02:21:00Z

Selma Haugen, a daughter of Henry Haugen, is my great grandmother which makes Henry Haugen my great great grandfather. I have some information about them, but not a lot.

Re: Sven (Swan) Hanson

hiwhatsup9876 — 2012-02-14 03:40:24Z

I am related to swan hanson and hilda lund. I am their grand daughter. Message me at mikkibeck@cox.net
-Mikki

Re: LOVE, THOMPSON

LGW899 — 2012-02-09 19:30:51Z

I don't know whether you are still checking on this 14 year old query but if so, I have some information on Annie Thompson Love and her two daughters.

Re: Looking for family members who lived near Caribou

NurseHeidi38 — 2011-09-10 21:00:49Z

My grandparents, father and his 12 Brothers/sisters are all from Kittson and they are Samborski. look up public family tree under Hempel Saamborski Williams Olson tree. I think there may be info you need Terry Samborski Tousignant

ttousi3000@aol.com

Re: Michael O. Moen

kjellsaeter — 2011-07-19 21:50:04Z

That was very good, I have been investigating for a long time after this information. In fact Mickael's wife Ellen Maria (born Jensd.Myren)was the oldest sister of my gr.grandfather. and I did know that they came up to Hallock in 1879 and started a farm there, I didn't know exactly where, but now I got the answer.In 1995 I met Lloyd Wakefield and his wife from Turlock, Calefornia, at that time I didn't have so much informaton about the Moen family, but I have collected a lot now. I know that the they both have passed away, so I can't get any more information there. What I would like is to find out is if there are any left of the family in Hallock or somewere else in Kittson county or MN.
Back in 1981 I got a litle farm after my unmarried uncle who died that year. There I discovered a number of letters from Mrs. M.O.Moen, even pictures, and there were a photo of the whole family, Mike and Ellen Maria and the children, there were also Lloyds mother, he could not belive it in 1995, but the writings on the back told it.
I still have a lot of questions about the whole family, so if there are any living cousins in US and special the Hallock area, I would like to get in contact with them. And may bee, I would like to see the place my relatives went to, so a tour to Hallock would be very intresting.
PS.: Mickael died in 1932 so it must have been in the newspaper in 1932. Ellen Maria also had a sister who went to US, but that was in 1875 as far as I know.

Re: Graham

marcyjoh — 2011-06-29 02:45:13Z

I can check the records at the courthouse. I do cemetery indexes for Kittson County which include family information on each person. If you would share with me the parents of Henry and Margaret, I will get the birth record for you. contact me at marcyj@invisimax.com

Graham

wallsvirginiamae51 — 2011-06-28 00:51:17Z

I'm looking for a birth in Kittson County. It's for an Alfred Henry Graham who was born 18 April 1888 to Henry and Margaret Sproule Graham. Thank you so much!!

Re: Edkins-LeMasurier

ajfritsch — 2011-05-10 03:45:22Z

I have emailed you my address. How do I invite you to my tree? It is just beginning.

Re: Edkins-LeMasurier

AliceJablonski — 2011-05-10 03:31:06Z

I'm still around! Thank you for the reply - I had to go back to see what my query was! My GGGrandfather was William Edkins, Charles' (Diane) brother. I would love if we could share trees. I have been to MN and gotten naturalization papers for most of the Edkins. Also been to Stratford-Upon-Avon, where they have lots of Edkins info. Have seen their farmland outside St. Vincent and many of their headstones in the cemetery. Would love to share by e-mail - let me know! Thanks, Alice

Re: Edkins-LeMasurier

ajfritsch — 2011-05-10 01:21:19Z

I am just getting into researching. I hope that you are still around. I am part of that Edkins family, my maiden name is also Edkins and my gg grandfather was Charles Edkins married to Elizabeth Diane Newman. They came from England into Canada. They lived in St. Vincent, MN. My g-grandfather was Thomas, he married Barbara Anderson and moved to Fond du Lac, WI with his brother Charles and his wife Olive. Alice born 1873 is my great grandfather Tom's sister. Never met her. I have never been to St. Vincent.

Re: henricks

cmhb45 — 2011-05-07 23:57:48Z

Thanks for the tip, but that tree was made by my son. We still haven't been able to figure out anything about Dina. This is the second time in my family search that I have discovered this. Previously in Norway, Peder's mother and step-father had what appeared to be a foster daughter, but she just disappeared off the census records and I have come to a dead-end trying to discover information about her too.

Re: henricks

mrsc554061 — 2011-05-07 21:19:24Z

Thought I’d give this a shot, but I’ve had no luck trying to figure it out!
There’s a "private" family tree with Peder in it. They might have a clue. You could try contacting them…..
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=membertrees&am...

Re: Owens Family

jimhumboldt — 2011-04-17 05:39:59Z

All blessings be upon you, Marcy! Leslie Owens wrote the name of his birthplace as Thompson, which sent me off in the wrong direction to Kittson County. Being a California boy, I had no idea about the Minnesota Official Marriage System website. And since Nancy J Owens was born in PA, It looks like that part of the mystery is falling into place very nicely.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Re: Owens Family

marcyjoh — 2011-04-17 02:21:26Z

I found John Owens in the 1880 census for Thomson Township, Carlton Co., MN living with his mother, Nancy and his siblings - Lillie, Minnie and Willie

Re: Owens Family

marcyjoh — 2011-04-17 02:17:36Z

According to the MN marriage records, they were married in Carlton Co., MN on the 15 Feb 1886. Here is the web site to find the marriage: http://www.mncounty.com/Modules/Certificates/Marriage/Marria...=

Owens Family

jimhumboldt — 2011-04-16 18:21:51Z

I am looking for information regarding the family of John Lewis Owens (b. 1864, Lancaster, PA) who may have lived in Thompson, Kittson prior to 1895. He was married to Freelove Adelaide Campbell (b.1865, Canada). By 1895, they were living in Virginia, St Louis, MN. By then they had three children, Leslie b.1899; Grace b.1892; and John G, b 1894. However, they have no Marriage record on file in St. Louis County.

What brings me to your neighborhood is that their elder son Leslie indicated on his WWI Draft Registration record that he was born in Thompson in 1899. Could John and Freelove met and married in Kittson County prior to that time? I hope so...

Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated!

Re: August Lilliquist

twoazbeagles — 2011-02-15 03:08:44Z

I am searching for info about my grandfather Johan August Lilliquist (Liljeqvist), married to Mathilda Pehrsen.

While searching, I came upon a grandson of August Lilliquist married to Selma (Eklund). I would be happy to give you his name and email address if you would email me back at twoazbeagles@cox.net. I also have an obituary of Willis Lilliquist, born in 1915 if this fits into your genealogy.

Thinking we may be in some distant way related. Siblings of Johan August were: Carl, Gustaf, Caroline, Ida Martina, and Axel Wilhelm. Do any of these names ring a bell?

Hoping this info is of help. Sandy (Lilliquist)Abney

henricks

cmhb45 — 2010-06-15 21:48:40Z

I am searching for information about a child named Dina who was living with my gr-grandparents, Peder and Inger Henricks. She shows up on the 1900 census as a daughter, but not on the 1895. She did not move with the family to Canada in 1903. I can't find any information on her and would like to know if she was a relative or if they had taken in a daughter of a neighbour. If anyone knows anything or can find some information I would appreciate any help at all.

Marriage of Hans Jacob Hanson and Christina Christensen Jackson

huskerlady1 — 2010-05-24 00:48:28Z

I am looking for info on Hans Jacob Hanson and his wife Christina Christensen. Her first husband was a Jackson. I found a marriage cert listed in Kittson county. I was wondering why they got married there, as most of the family I know of was in ND. Was there cousins, brothers or sisters there? Contact me for more info on their parents if you have info.

Heather Drog
heather_drog@yahoo.com

HILLS, John

CLEVS — 2010-05-24 00:01:59Z

Looking for information on John Hills b. 1853 England died 20 Feb 1896, Hallock MN. He homesteaded NE1/4 section 26, Township 161, Range 49, West of 5th meridian. Funeral was possibly through the Presbyterian Church. Would like to locate his burial place.

Re: Samuel C. Gatheridge

cwoodcock143 — 2010-05-19 12:57:02Z

Hi, forgot to say the first Samuel emigrated to USA I think (applied for a passport), was then drafted and showed up in military pensions (aged 33), then died in USA. Does any of this sound familiar or have I got it all wrong ?

Re: Samuel C. Gatheridge

cwoodcock143 — 2010-05-19 12:49:44Z

Hi, so far I have found two Samuel Charles Gatheridges in my family, the first was one of several children including my great grandmother Margaret, all born in St Austell Cornwall. His brother James had a son also called Samuel Charles around 1912, this Samuel had two brothers and a sister.

Re: Samuel C. Gatheridge

cwoodcock143 — 2010-05-19 12:45:05Z

Hi, I think we could be related. Was Samuels father called James (born 1878) and had a sister called Margaret who was born in St Austell and died in 1901 two weeks after giving birth to my grandfather in Plymouth. They had several other brothers and sisters including another Samuel Charles who I believe emigrated to the USA

Re: Karlstad Lutheran Church

ClareCGraham — 2010-05-17 22:11:15Z

Marcy, thank you!
I will check with the church.
As long as I know the correct name for Rundberg, I can try to look her up in the Swedish records and databases that I used for my mother's ancestors - usually very good.
Thanks again, MUCH appreciated!
Clare

Re: Karlstad Lutheran Church

marcyjoh — 2010-05-17 14:30:41Z

The church has a web site at http://www.first-eidsvold.com/
The address and e-mail is:
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
PO Box 215
Karlstad, MN 56732
firsteidsvold@wiktel.com

I found Hilma and Jonas's marriage record online and she spelled her name Rundberg. http://www.mncounty.com/Modules/Certificates/Marriage/Marria...=

Martha Johnson died in Roseau County on the 31 Jan 1937. You can find the death certificate online and order it. That should tell you where she is buried.
http://people.mnhs.org/dci/Results.cfm

I have no information on Hilma's family and I searched cenusu records and the Marshall and Kittson County History books.

Hope this helps! Marcy

Re: Karlstad Lutheran Church

ClareCGraham — 2010-05-14 22:48:09Z

Thank you! I hope it is the right church. If so I would also like to know its name and if it's still there.

Jonas Matthias Andersson (may be with one s):
Born 2 Mar 1863 in Jämtland, Sweden. (Tåsjö parish)
Came to USA about 1889.
Married Hilma E Rundberg or Ruenberg about 1894.
Died in California in 1956.
7 children: Martha E, Maria Emilia, Alice C, Ralph M, Ruth V, Myrtle E, Valentine May.

I'm looking for the correct spelling of Hilma's maiden name, the names of her parents and where/when she was born, if available. I believe she was born about 1870 somewhere in Sweden but it would be nice to know a little more precisely.

I am also looking for the date of death, date and place of burial for his mother, Martha Jonsdotter (she went by Johnson, I believe, all the time after she moved to USA). About her:
Born 27 Feb 1840 in Jämtland, Sweden. (Ström parish)
Came to USA in June 1903. I believe she lived mainly in Polonia, Roseau.

I am also very anxious to find any mention at all of Jonas' brother Anders Daniel Andersson (of course may be Andrew, etc. in USA). About him:
Born 1862 in Jämtland, Sweden. (Tåsjö parish)
Supposedly came to USA with Jonas but I cannot find any mention of him anywhere.
I am beginning to think something happened to him on the trip, because my grandmother, whose uncle he was, apparently never spoke about him. She lived with Jonas' family when she was young.

Thank you so much for offering to do this. I appreciate it very much!

Re: Karlstad Lutheran Church

marcyjoh — 2010-05-14 18:01:36Z

I have a data base for Kittson County but have three Jonas Anderson's. Could you give me his birth and death date, who he was married to, etc? I have copies from the old Karlstad Lutheran church records. What are you looking for? I can scan then and send to you. I also have a data base with all the burials in Kittson County. Where you looking for burial records? Marcy

Karlstad Lutheran Church

ClareCGraham — 2010-05-13 01:54:12Z

Does anyone know where I can find out the name of a Lutheran church that would have been in Karlstad in 1908, and where I would be able to write to ask for records? Looking for information about Jonas Anderson's family including his mother Martha Johnson.
Thank you for reading.

Re: Looking for descendents of Vik/Olson family in Kittson Co.

crazypinkmonkey — 2010-04-04 08:08:46Z

Camilla,
im putting together a family tree includeing the elusive Vik line.
im decendent from Jonas Vik.

and i cant seem to get a whole lot of information about his brothers and sisters apart from Andrew.

anything would help. :)

enumeration districts

rdease_1 — 2010-03-27 03:51:57Z

Is there somewhere to find a map of the enumeration districts for Kittson County, Poppleton township 1905? Have possible family enumrated in "enumeration dist 5,unorganized township 163 45" and the same census year,(another part of the family) enumerated in district no. 8-"organized township-Poppleton" By names and birthdates these people are members of the same family, but with, perhaps grandchildren staying (or living) with grandparents. If the two locations are ajacent it would make sense.

Martha E ANDERSON

ClareCGraham — 2010-03-25 12:30:53Z

Looking for Martha E ANDERSON born Feb 1895 in Kittson, MN of parents Jonas M Anderson & Hilma E Anderson.

Martha JOHNSON (b. 1840) Sweden>Minnesota (Kittson)

ClareCGraham — 2010-03-14 15:05:50Z

Searching for names of her husband and children, with object of finding information about my grandmother (Anna Forsgren) an orphan who lived with her grandmother Martha Johnson who brought Anna to America in 1903. They lived with Martha's son Jonas M. Anderson and his wife & children. The family eventually moved to California but I believe Martha may have died in Kittson.

Jonas M ANDERSON (b. 1864) Sweden>Kittson MN>California

ClareCGraham — 2010-03-14 15:02:10Z

Searching for names of his father, siblings and their spouses, with object of finding information about my grandmother (Anna Forsgren) an orphan who lived with Jonas' family (he was her uncle) including his mother Martha Johnson who brought Anna to America in 1903.

Re: Searching for burial place and death date

cafamily73 — 2010-02-09 20:18:12Z

I can check the death records at the Kittson County courthouse but it will have to be in March as we will be gone for 3 weeks. contact me at marcyj@invisimax.com

Re: Searching for burial place and death date

Claussen_Juli — 2010-02-09 20:06:46Z

Thank you so much for checking. I know that she died between 1910 and 1914, and I suspect she was buried in a paupers grave with no stone, if not in Kittson County perhaps back home in IL.

Re: Searching for burial place and death date

marcyjoh — 2010-02-09 20:02:09Z

I am doing all the indexes for Kittson County Cemeteries and I have searched for a Sarah Pape/Pope. When creating the cemetery index for St. Vincent, I used the original cemetery burial records and there was no burial for a Sarah Pape. She is also not in any of the other cemeteries in the county. She was living in St. Vincent, Kittson County, MN in the 1910 census and is married but no husband is with her. She is living with her sons John Pape (3 yrs), William Blodgett (21 yrs), Andrew Blodgett (19 yrs) and daughter Bertha Blodgett (11 yrs). All the children were born in IL except for John Pape who was born in MN. I could not find her in the MN death index or ND death index and I tried all spellings of the name. I did find on Find-a-Grave, a Sarah Pope born Oct 1865 who is buried in Texas. Here is the site to check that out http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=po...;
Marcy J.

Re: Searching for burial place and death date

MNGenWeb — 2010-02-08 11:33:55Z

The local historical society should have everything index by now.
http://www.mnhistoricnw.org/kittsonchs.htm

Searching for burial place and death date

Claussen_Juli — 2010-02-04 03:14:46Z

I am seeking to learn the death date and burial place of Sarah POPE or PAPE, whose maiden name was Claussen. I believe she died in Kittson County between 1910 and 1914. She was born in Illinois in 1865. If anyone has the cemetery books, a lookup would be greatly appreciated.

Re: BUSHIE

MNGenWeb — 2009-10-19 22:50:13Z

The Minnesota death index
http://people.mnhs.org/dci
BUSHIE, ALEXANDER WILLIAM
Date of Birth: na
Place of Birth: na
Mother Maiden Name: na
certid# 1938-MN-006863
Date of Death: 07 Nov 1938
County of Death: KITTSON

The Minnesota birth index
http://people.mnhs.org/bci
Bushie, Alexander William
Date of Birth: 18 Oct 1915
Mother Maiden Name: Wodzevoda
certid# 1915-28823
County of Birth: Roseau

I think all the ones on the birth index are related. The mother maiden name is so close on them. Keep in mind. That index was created by people trying to read someone elses handwritting was back then. The one listed as Julins Bushie is most likely Julius Bushie. Think about what a handwritten u and a n look like. And ink quality/pens were not high quality. Some made their own inks.
So you might find more doing a search on various spellings of Bushie.
You might not know where Caribou, MN is located. It is two miles west of Roseau County on hwy 4. The NE corner of Kittson County, MN.
Mike Andrews, USGenWeb volunteer for Kittson County, MN