Carl O. Nelson
Sep 3, 1899
Carl O. Nelson was born on September 3, 1899, in Ten Mile Lake Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, to Haaken and Bertha (Haakenson) Nelson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Trinity Lutheran Church, Boyd, Minnesota, where he had been a faithful and lifelong member. He was united in marriage to Hazel Sack in June of 1933. They...
Bertha Ida Roske
May 7, 1899
Bertha Ida Roske, daughter of Michael and Emilia (Abraham) Gollnick was born May 23, 1885, in Omro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was received into the Kingdom of God by means of Holy Baptism administered by Rev. Boettcher June 21, 1885. On May 7, 1899, she was confirmed in the Lutheran faith by Pastor E.G. Fritz. Bertha Gollnick...
Mary Alice (Hanson) [Foss] Gautefall
Apr 14, 1899
Mary Alice Foss Gautefall was born on April 14, 1899, to Peter and Lorena (Briggs) Hanson in Normania Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at St. Lucas Lutheran Church of Normania Township. She was united in marriage to Reuben Foss of Clarkfield, Minnesota, and to this union four children were...
Arnold Wilford Olson
Feb 9, 1899
Arnold Wilford Olson was born at Cottonwood, Minnesota, on February 9, 1899, the son of John and Martha (Stevens) Olson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Cottonwood by Rev. Romstad. Arnold, who was a machinist for many years, had been failing in health for some time. In the early hours of the morning of August...
Clarence Merriam Severts
Nov 30, 1898
Clarence Merriam Severts was born at Clarkfield, Minnesota, on November 30, 1898, the son of Martin and Martha (Severson) Severts. He was baptized by Rev. G.A. Christenson on January 10, 1899, and confirmed May 24, 1914, by Rev. O.T. Storaasli, in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church. Deceased spent his entire life on the farm where he was born, two miles...
Ruby E. Rolstad Lauve
Jul 29, 1898
Ruby Lauve, the daughter of Hans and Helena (Helleckson) Rolstad, was born in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on July 29, 1898. She was baptized and confirmed at the Spring Creek Lutheran Church. On May 6, 1934, she was united in marriage to George Milton Lauve, who preceded her in death on December 14, 1954. Ruby spent much...
William John Sharkey
Mar 13, 1898
William John Sharkey was born November 8, 1874, at St. Johnston, Ireland, the son of David and Margaret (Taylor) Sharkey. He came to America as an infant in 1875 with his parents. They settled in Grundy Center, Iowa, where he grew to young manhood. On March 13, 1898, he was united in marriage to Eva Brock at Webster City,...
Helen Maria (Helzen) Rodseth
Oct 13, 1897
Helen Maria Rodseth was born in Friendship Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on October 13, 1897, to C.S. and Maren (Peterson) Hellzen. She was baptized in the Fridhem Church and confirmed September 15, 1912, in Spring Creek Church by Rev. O.T. Storaasli. Mrs. Rodseth had attended country school and graduated from Clarkfield High School with the class of...
Alma Therese (Galow) Silver
Sep 6, 1897
Alma Therese (Galow) Silver was born on September 6, 1897, to Fredrick and Adeline (Jaeck) Galow in Omro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was received into the Kingdom of God through Baptism. In April of 1911, she was confirmed by Pastor E. G. Fritz at St. John's Church of Omro Township. When Alma was 20 months old, and...
Anna (Helgeson) Hatlen
Aug 2, 1897
Mrs. Anna Hatlen was born May 4, 1880, in Lyon County, Minnesota, near Minneota, the daughter of Knute and Martha Helgeson. She was baptized and confirmed in Minneota Lutheran Church by Rev. A.N. Kleven. On August 2, 1897, Anna was united in marriage to Mr. Roe Hatlen of Minneota, Minnesota. To this union twelve children were born. A few...
Edwin Andreas Olson
Jul 26, 1897
Edwin Andreas Olson, the son of Aanon and Emma (Samson) Olson was born June 1, 1897, at Hanley Falls, Minnesota. He was baptized by Rev. J.S. Strand on July 26, 1897, and confirmed by Rev. Ole Lokensgaard in July of 1912. On October 1, 1921, he was united in marriage to Christine Midboe of Cottonwood, Minnesota, by Rev. J.O....
Clarence H. Olson
Jun 28, 1897
Clarence Olson was born on a farm near Hazel Run, Minnesota, June 28, 1897, the son of Halvor Olson Foss and Karen (Hoff) Foss. He spent his boyhood on the farm and received his education in the Hazel Run School. Clarence was a veteran of World War I. On May 6, 1922, he was united in marriage to Laura...
Mabel Elvira Rowberg
Jun 6, 1897
Mabel Elvira Rowberg, the daughter of John and Johanna (Pederson) Gustafson was born March 24, 1897, at Hanley Falls, Minnesota. She was baptized at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church on June 6, 1897, by Rev. J.S. Strand and confirmed there by the Rev. Ole Lokensgaard in 1911. As a youth, she lived with her parents on the family farm...
Olga (Anderson) Martinson
Dec 22, 1896
Mrs. Oscar (Olga) Martinson was born in Yellow Medicine County on December 22, 1896, to the parents Bernt and Oline (Eidahl) Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. On May 1, 1926, Olga was united in marriage to Oscar Martinson. She was a homemaker who also kept busy with other jobs including cafe cook, poultry processing...
Emma Mau
Oct 17, 1896
Emma Mau was born on October 17, 1896, at Hazel Run, Minnesota, to parents Eric and Anna (Kjelleborg) Gautefall. She was baptized and confirmed at Hanley Falls, Minnesota. She married Albert Mau on November 24, 1937. Mrs. Mau passed away on New Years Day, 1972, at her home. Death was due to a heart attack. She is survived by...
Julia (Rikke) Oraas
Jun 8, 1896
Julia Oraas was born January 29, 1874, the daughter of Ole and Guro (Brokken) Rikke of Lincoln County, about three miles southwest of Porter, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith by Rev. Hoel of Porter. In 1888, the year she was confirmed, she moved with her parents to Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to...
Agnes (Sorenson) Holum
May 28, 1896
Agnes Holum was born in Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on May 28, 1896, to parents Isaac and Anna Maria (Sorum) Sorenson, and lived in the area all her life. Upon the death of her husband, Henry, on June 13, 1951, she moved to Boyd, Minnesota, where she has since resided. Mrs. Holum passed away suddenly while visiting...
Albertina (Anderson) Nelson
Dec 16, 1895
Albertina Nelson was born September 5, 1872, in Sweden. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith in Sweden and confirmed in the Swede Home Lutheran Church by Rev. B.F. Bengston in 1888. She came to America with her parents, Johannes and Anna Anderson, at the age of 12 and the family located in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota,...
Milton C. Hanson
Apr 10, 1895
Milton C. Hanson was born in Chicago, Illinois, December 17, 1872, and came with his parents Peter C. Hanson and Martha Anderson Hanson to McCallsburg, Story County, Iowa, in 1874. Mr. Hanson was married to Olive Lura at Nevada, Iowa, on April 10, 1895. They lived in Iowa until 1913, when they moved with their family to the present...
Cora Jeannette (Anderson) Isaacs
Jan 10, 1895
Cora Anderson Lee Isaacs was born in Lisbon Township near Clarkfield, Minnesota, on January 10, 1895, to Mons and Engebor Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed at Clarkfield Lutheran Church and graduated from Madison Normal School. In 1917 she was married to Alvin Lee, who died in 1934. To this union a daughter, Dorothy (Mrs. Olaf Blaness, of Minneapolis,...
