Oleva Cecelia (Lund) Payne Payne
Apr 20, 1911
Oleva Cecelia Lund Payne was born September 2, 1884, at Thor, Iowa. She was the oldest of eleven children born to Samson and Hannah Lund. She was baptized into Christ by Rev. Sauer and confirmed in the Lutheran faith by Rev. Gregerson. She came to Minnesota with her family in March, 1901. They settled in Tyro Township where she...
Lloyd Hilman Larson
Mar 26, 1911
Lloyd Hilman Larson, son of Carl and Emma (Knutson) Larson was born February 17, 1911, at Clarkfield, Minnesota. On March 26, 1911, he was presented for baptism at the Spring Creek Lutheran Church. On May 30, 1926, he confirmed his baptismal vows at Israel Lutheran Church. He was united in marriage with Charlotte Soppeland on January 26, 1935, at...
Emma Lien
Mar 9, 1911
Emma Lien was born on March 9, 1911, in New Rockford, North Dakota, to parents George and Pauline (Bole) Bohl. Emma married Ray Ferguson in September of 1930. They were the parents of three children: Alice, Phyllis and Paul. Ray passed away in May of 1938. Emma married John Lien in March of 1943. They resided in the Montevideo...
Ruth R (Tallman). Barkeim
Nov 23, 1910
Ruth R. Barkeim was born on November 23, 1910, in Jackson County, Minnesota, to parents Fred and Alta Mae (Postier) Tallman. She completed and graduated from high school in 1928, and then went on to get her teaching certificate. Ruth taught rural school for seven years. She married Oscar Barkeim at Lakefield, Minnesota, on November 12, 1939. This marriage...
Amelia M. Miller
Nov 9, 1910
Amelia M. (Giebink) Miller was born on November 9, 1910, in Fountain Prairie Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. She was the daughter of John and Hattie (Vanderbush) Giebink. Amelia married Arthur L. Miller on March 28, 1934, at Holland, Minnesota. They were the parents of a daughter, Ardith. Arthur passed away in 1986. She resided in the Hanley Falls Apartments...
Verna O. Uveness
Oct 29, 1910
Verna O. Uveness was born on October 29, 1910, to parents Ole and Josephine (Toftness) Uveness near Boyd, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church of Boyd. She attended rural country school near Boyd. Verna and her sister would do cleaning for families in the Boyd area. Verna moved to Park Avenue Apartments in Madison, Minnesota,...
Johanna (Loe) Cole
Oct 20, 1910
Johanna Loe Cole was born July 20, 1890, at Cottonwood, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Jerdine (Ekiland) Loe. She was baptized August 31, 1890, at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church by Rev. Thorstenson and confirmed in July, 1905, at the Silo Lutheran Church at Cottonwood by Rev. Romstad. On October 20, 1910, she was united in marriage to...
Albert L. Cole
Oct 20, 1910
Albert Cole was born June 30, 1884, in Sandnes Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Lars L. Cole and Johanna M. Christensdatter (Dahl) Cole. He was baptized July 27, 1884, by Rev. Knute Thorstenson and was confirmed June 19, 1898, by Rev. Strand in Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church where he was a lifelong member. On October 20,...
Clara Anetta (Tesch) Footh
Sep 25, 1910
Clara Footh was born August 15, 1910, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to August and Augusta Tesch. She became a child of God through Baptism on September 25, 1910, at Oshkosh Lutheran Church. Clara was confirmed in the teachings of the Christian faith on April 15, 1923, here at St. John's, Omro Township. On November 16, 1927, Clara became...
Marit (Johnson) Drange
Aug 14, 1910
Marit Drange was born January 24, 1896, in Baxter Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Ragnild (Stigen) Johnson. She received Christian baptism in February, 1896, Rev L.M. Hoff, pastor. She was confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Baxter on August 14, 1910, by Rev. S. O. Rontestvedt. She attended grade school 30 in...
Knute Arnold Thorson
May 18, 1910
Knute Arnold Thorson was born of parents, Peter J. Thorson and Helen (Kvanbeck) Thorson on May 18, 1910, at Minneota, Minnesota, in Lyon County. He was baptized in June, 1910, at Hope Lutheran Church in Minneota by Pastor K.C. Hinderlie. He was confirmed May 29, 1924, at the St. Lucas Lutheran Church by Pastor N.L. Otterstad. Knute was a...
Wilhelm Selmer Berg
Dec 25, 1909
Wilhelm Selmer Berg was born on December 25, 1909, to Carl and Caroline Berg near Humboldt, Iowa. His family moved to Clarkfield, Minnesota, in 1911 where Wilhelm attended and graduated from high school. Wilhelm was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. On September 26, 1936, he married Ruth Vereide. Six children were born to this union: Carol, Joyce,...
Ingeborg "Belle" (Hanserud) Youngern
Nov 25, 1909
Ingeborg (Belle) Youngern was born September 21, 1876, in Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the daughter of Ingebret and Maria (Johnson) Hanserud. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and confirmed in May of 1892 by Pastor Moen. For several years she was employed as a sales clerk at the local stores. She accepted a similar job in...
Orville Clifford Moen
Nov 7, 1909
Orville Clifford Moen was born on November 7, 1909 in Baxter Township, Lac qui Parle County, MN to parents Olaf and Emelie (Agre) Moen. He was baptized as a young boy and later confirmed. He married Lucille G. Johnson on March 8, 1939 in Codington County, SD. This marriage was blessed with two sons: Larry and Richard. Orville and...
Oscar William Lindquist
Oct 20, 1909
Oscar William Lindquist was born on October 20, 1909, to Nels P. and Caroline (Skold) Lindquist. He attended school in the Clarkfield area. Oscar was united in marriage to Bertha Margaret Erickson in 1931. They made their home in the Clarkfield and Montevideo area. Margaret passed away in March of 1982. Oscar had made his home at the Clarkfield...
Lydia Bertha (Lachelt) Galow
Jul 27, 1909
Lydia Bertha Galow was born in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on July 27, 1909. Her parents were William and Augusta (Loose) Lachelt. She was baptized July 30, 1909, by Pastor August Hillger. She renewed her baptismal vow in the solemn rite of confirmation under Pastor Bernhard Luttman in Zion Lutheran Church in Tyro, March 25, 1923. She...
Arthur O. Teig
May 2, 1909
Arthur Oliver Teig, son of Ole and Serena (Johnson) Teig was born September 20, 1894, at Radcliffe, Iowa. He was confirmed by Rev. O.M.O. Wee on May 2, 1909, at the Lutheran Church in Jackson County, Minnesota. Arthur was educated at Lakefield, Minnesota and served in the U.S. Navy from June 4, 1917 until March 3, 1921. He and...
John Carlson
Mar 20, 1909
John Carlson was born in Sweden, August 3, 1874, the son of Gustav and Ingri Lisa (Larson) Carlson. He was baptized in Sweden. He came with his parents to America in 1882 at the age of seven years. He was confirmed in Bernadotte, Minnesota. In 1892 the family moved to Renville, Minnesota, where they purchased a farm. On March...
Alexander Christensen
Mar 9, 1909
Alex Christensen was born April 23, 1875, the son of Hans and Ingebor (Quam) Christensen on their homestead in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He passed away Friday morning, October 26, 1956, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 81 years, six months and three days. He had been ill for about two years....
Tom Falkum
Feb 17, 1909
Tom Falkum was born February 29, 1884, in Skien, Norway, the son of Lars and Kerstine (Torgerson) Falkum. He was called to his heavenly home March 11, 1958, being 74 years and 11 days of age. He came from Norway in 1902 at the age of 18 years and spent his entire life in the Clarkfield community. He was...
