Erik Ingebrigtsen FLAAHAMMER

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1913-MN-002953
• Occupation: Gaardbruger Selveier, Fisherman
• Baptism: 6 Dec 1829, Næssæt, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Notes:

Shown as Erik Ingebrigtsen, the Husfader of the Gustad domicile in Kvernes in the 1865 census. His year of birth is shown as 1830, from Næssæt. The November, 1829, date comes from the parish birth record for Rød, Nesset which also shows a farm name of Flaahammer (as does the record for his marriage to Ane).

Erik is shown as the owner (”Gaardbruger Selveier”) of the farm (on 216, Gustad) in the 1865 census. However, in the 1886 land register, H. Iversen is listed as the “land owner or user” of the holding (16-6, old 127-216a) on Gulstad (”commonly written Gustad”) in Kvernes. This suggests that primogeniture prevailed and that Halvor inherited the farm after his father perished. Perhaps Erik and/or Ane held the property in trust until Halvor reached majority. This possibility may be consistent with the 1891 census in which Erik is called “Føderådsmand og bruger.”

Erik Ingebrigtsen Gustad of Kvernes, age 65 and born 1829 and a farmer, emigrated from Kristiansund on 2 August 1894 aboard a Dominion liner, bound for Minnesota. Accompanying him were his 65 year-old wife, Anne, his 41 year-old son, a laborer, Halvor, 24 year-old Lise Gustad, an unmarried maid, and 23 year-old Petrine Gustad, an unmarried maid.

Five Gustads arrived in Quebec (Quebec City or Montreal) in August of 1894 aboard the S.S. Vancouver which had sailed from Liverpool. The destination of all five was “Aitken, Minnesota.” The five were: E. Gustad, a 65 year-old male, A. Gustad, a 65 year-old female, “wife”, H. Gustad, a 41 year-old male laborer, L. Gustad, a 24 year-old female “servant”, and P. Gustad, a 28 year-old female “servant.”

According to his death certificate, the informant was Dr. Sewall of Crosby, the doctor who treated him. Sewall indicated that Erik died of old age.

Birth:
His death certificate indicated that he was born on the 22nd. Ole Weflaat calls him Erik Flåhammer (Rød).

Erik married Ane Arntsdatter VINJE on 22 Jul 1861 in Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Ane (daughter of Arne Andersen VINJE and Eli Olsdatter) was born on 6 Nov 1828 in Grytten, Møre og Romsdal, Norway; died on 7 Aug 1914 in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; was buried on 9 Aug 1914 in Dorris Cemetery, Cedar Lake, Farm Island Twp, Aitkin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 17 Apr 1862, Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
• Confirmation: 7 Oct 1877, Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Notes:

In the 1865 census, shown as Elen Eriksdatter, born in 1862 in Qværnæs.

Shown in the parish record as the daughter of Erik Ingebrigtsen and “Ane Hansdatter.”

Elen Rasmussen Gustad from Kvernes, b. 1863 and married, emigrated with her two children from Kristiansund on 4 May 1887 aboard an American liner, bound for Minnesota.

Because Annie Gustad claimed to have had 7 children, 5 still living, at the time of the 1900 census, Ellen must have died before 1900.

An Ellen Rasmussen died in St. Louis County in 1891:

RASMUSSON ELLEN NA 03/19/1891 102

Called Mary, the name of his father’s second wife, in Eaner’s marriage record.

Birth:
Odd has her birthplace as Halvorstua, Bådalen, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal

Died:
indexed as Ellen Rasmusson

Ellen married Peder (Peter) Rasmussen RØD on 1 May 1883 in Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Peder (son of Rasmus Eriksen RØD and Marit Olsdatter) was born on 13 Sep 1854 in Øre, Tingvoll, Møre og Romsdal, Norway; died on 28 May 1924 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 30 May 1924 in Dorris Cemetery, Cedar Lake, Farm Island Twp, Aitkin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 5 Jun 1864, Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
• Confirmation: 5 Oct 1879, Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Notes:

In the 1865 census, shown as Anna Eriksdatter, born in 1864 in Qværnæs.

Mabel says that Anna was lost in Liverpool, England. Perhaps kidnapped into “white slavery.” Other sources say "lost in Seattle."

She is not listed in the emigration records for Kristiansund, most notably not with her sister, brother’s wife, step-brother, mother, and father when those five Gustads emigrated in August of 1894. She is not mentioned in Ever’s 1890 letter either. Clearly her mother considered her dead in 1900. Ane is shown as having had 7 children, 5 still living, in the 1900 and 1910 censuses.

An erroneous entry for her in Geni calls her Anne Johanna Eriksdatter Mek, born in 1864 and dying in childbirth in 1887. That Anne is shown in the 1875 census as the step-daughter (pleiedatter) of Johannes Halvorsen Meek. She had been born in Kornstad.

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1942-MN-003218
• Occupation: Day Laborer, Building Contractor
• Baptism: 17 Jun 1866, Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
• Confirmation: 2 Oct 1881, Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Notes:

Not listed in the 1865 Norwegian census.

Edvard E. Gustad of Kvernes, born 1866, and a Korporal in the Army, emigrated from Kristiansund on 25 June 1891 aboard a Cunard ship bound for Duluth. Notes indicate with permission.

Ed spoke to a WPA interviewer ( N. K. Long) in April of 1939. Some of what transcribed from the interview was erroneous, presumably the fault of the interviewer. In the interview, Ed said that he had started school at the local parish school at age 7 and was confirmed at age 16. “Then he had a short course of high school at Vebensad, Norway, graduation when 17.

“Between the ages of 19 and 22 he went through a military school in Trondhjem, graduated in 1879. He was a corporal in the Norwegian army and served for three years.

“Then he obtained permission to come to America. He reached Duluth in 1891 and soon found himself doing carpenter work for the contractors Everson and Christianson. He stayed there until the spring of 1893.

“Then he moved out to Aitkin County and bought railroad land. He had three brothers, Andrew, Ever, and Halvor who had preceded him and among them they secured the whole half Section 5 in Farm Island Twp. from the railroad company. Edward cleared about 16 acres of his farm, built a house, barn, and granary, and lived there 16 years. He sold this farm in 1910 to a man named Bergman from Carver County. Mr. Bergman lives on this land today.

“Edward’s brothers, Ever and Halvor, lived with their parents on the father’s place. Both are dead. Ever had a family. Two sisters who lived in Duluth are dead and there is one sister still living, Mrs. Peteine Skogan.

“The Gustads moved from Aitkin County to Cuyuna in 1910 and Edward was elected to be the first mayor of Cuyuna. According to Ed, there were then three or four hundred people and six or seven residences.

“He secured contracts and built a store for John Petersborg, the Spaulding Hotel, the other Crosby Hotel, the school house, a bank, and many private homes.

“In 1913 he moved to Crosby. He built the Albert Hummel building, the Will S. Pitt and Co. building, at least 20 houses for Roger Brown Co., an addition to the Crosby bank, and a whole block of residences in the 100s of 2nd Street. Then he moved to Lot 2 on Crosby Beach and built a splendid residence for his family.

“The Gustads belong to the Norwegian-Lutheran church of Deerwood. Politically, they are ‘usually Republican.’ Mr. Gustad was a member of the Farm Island Town Board and was treasurer of school district No. 2 in Aitkin County.

“When asked about the additional building he had done in the county, he mentioned: the N.P. depot at Deerwood in 1915, the sanitarium at Deerwood, the Swartara school, the Tamarack school, the Lawler school, the Autumba school, and the community hospital at Moose Lake. In two years work at Crosby he worked on more than 50 houses. He build 20 houses for Geo. Crosby and all of ‘Honeymoon Row’ which are all yet in use. Sometimes he used a construction crew of as high as 25 or 30 men. He built several residences in Aitkin before Crosby started. He built a store building there for Ed. Howard.”

He also built the Lutheran Church in Deerwood.

He first shows up in the 1892-93 Polk’s City Directory for Duluth as Gustad Edward, carp, bds Andrew Everson, W P. He has the same entry in the 1893-94 directory. He is not in the 1894-95 city directory.

Living in Farm Island township, Aitkin County, next door to his half-brother Ever, at the time of the 1900 census. Shown as 34 years old, born in January of 1866. His occupation is shown as day laborer and he is shown as able to read and write and to speak English. He lives in a house (and not a farm) which he owns, free and clear, no mortgage. He and his wife emigrated to the U.S. in 1894.

In the 1905 state census, “Edd” Gustad lives with his family in Farm Island Twp. The household consists of Edd, 39, a carpenter, Elisa, 39, Margett, 7, Agnes, 9 months, Erick, 76, and Anna, 76. Living next door are the “Mackemans.” The Ever Eversons are no longer living nearby.

Had an appendix operation in Duluth in September of 1906.

Moved to Cuyuna in the spring of 1909 according to a 1910 Duluth Herald article.

In May of 1910, he was building “Dr. R.J. Sewall’s hospital” in Cuyuna.

In July of 1910, he was elected president of the village council in Cuyuna.

Living in Rabbit Lake township, Crow Wing County, at the time of the 1910 census in April of 1910. Shown as age 44, married 15 years, a building contractor.

One of the three incorporators of the Cuyuna Range Publishing Co., incorporated in December of 1911.

Was Cuyuna Village President in 1912.

Was a member, and and an officer, in the Moose Lodge in Crosby as early as February of 1915.

Living in Irondale township, Crow Wing county (ED 123) at the time of the 1920 census (March 9th). Shown as age 53 which agrees with a birthdate in 1866. Immigrated in 1891, naturalized in 1896.

Still living in Irondale township in the 1930 census. The household is shown as not having a radio set.

The 1937-38 and 1939-40 Brainerd city directories, which include other communities in Crow Wing County, lists an Edw Gustad in Irondale.

In the 1940 census, he and “Elesa” lived in Irondale Twp. He was a carpenter and a contractor but he was not employed. He and Elesa had fourth-grade educations.

His death certificate says that he was a building contractor, with wife Elise, and his usual residence was Irondale. The informant for his death certificate was Mrs. Fred Gustad of Crosby. He died of heart problems but he also had chronic intestinal obstructions due to adhesions.

The Duluth newspaper of November, 1915, notes that Edward Gustad had the contract for building the Northern Pacific Railway’s new Deerwood depot.

The Duluth Herald of August 22, 1911, notes that Ed Gustad of Crosby was awarded the contract for two identical schools, one in Crosby and one in Ironton, at a cost of $6000 each.

The “Remember When” columns in the Crosby Courier note some of the buildings that Ed Gustad worked on: an addition to the First National Bank in September, 1927; the Range Tea Company store in July, 1929; the carpentry work on the Koop Funeral Home in September of 1935; and the R. J. Libby home on Serpent Lake in the spring of 1936.

His naturalization records are likely these, under Aitkin County for Edward Gustad:

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Birth:
death certificate says he was born May 16th in Christiansund

Died:
Miners Hospital

Edvard married Elise Marie JUNGE on 27 Oct 1894 in Aitkin County, Minnesota. Elise (daughter of Jens Christian JUNGE and Marit Eriksdatter ØVERAAS) was born on 24 Mar 1866 in Bremsnes, Kvernes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway; was christened on 3 Jun 1866 in Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway; died on 5 Oct 1944 in Irondale, Crow Wing County, Minnesota; was buried on 7 Oct 1944 in Lakewood Cemetery, Crosby, Irondale Twp, Crow Wing County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1944-MN-027042
• Baptism: 1 Jan 1871, Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
• Confirmation: 10 Oct 1886, Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Notes:

Mary Rasmussen’s list of baptismal sponsors includes “gbrdtr Kristine Eriksdtr Gustad.” That “Kristine” is probably Petrine.

Petrine’s nephew Rudolph Rasmussen was one of the witnesses to her marriage to Jacob.

Confirmation record is for Petrine. She was living at Gustad at that time and had been born at Gustad.

She came to the U.S. via Liverpool and Quebec with her parents in 1894. Couldn’t find her in the 1895 state census.

Apparently counted in the 1900 census as “Katrina Gustad”, a house servant for the Frank Heuse family in the village of Aitkin. She is shown as born in November, 1870, in Norway and having emigrated in 1894, being in this country for 6 years.

In the 1903 Duluth city directory, she was Tina Gustad, domestic, living at 1228½ E 1st.

In the 1904 Duluth city directory, Petrine Gustad, a domestic, lived at 1228½ E 1st.

In the 1905 state census, she is Petrina Gustad, 35, a domestic in the home of William Bailey in Duluth.

In the 1906 city directory, still a domestic, she lived at 725 E 1st.

Shown as 48 or 49 in the 1920 census enumeration which suggests a birth year of no earlier than 1870. Years of immigration and naturalization are illegible.

According to the 1930 census, apparently emigrated in 1894.

In the 1940 census, she was a 69 year-old widow living Duluth with her son Edmond.

Her son was the informant for her death certificate. Edmund did not know the name of his mother’s mother. Petrina died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

The Wennberg family tree (and others) on Ancestry incorrectly has Petrina marrying a Peder Bugge.

Died:
St. Mary’s Hospital, Duluth

Petrine married Jacob SKOGEN on 14 Feb 1907 in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Jacob was born about 1863 in Norway; died on 29 Mar 1937 in St. Louis County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1965-MN-029203
• Social Security Number: 468-03-1629 Issued In Minnesota Before 1951
• Baptism: 5 Aug 1883, Bremsnes, Kvernes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Notes:

He is called Rudolf Sæther in the Kristiansund emigration records for his departure with his sister and mother on May 4, 1887.

Mother’s maiden name shown as “Gaustad” in the death records.

A Rudolph Rasmuson, born in June of 1883, was shown in the 1900 census as a servant (“hostler”) at an Aitkin hotel apparently run by John O’Maley. This Rudolph is shown as having come to this country in 1892.

In the 1901 Superior city directory he is shown as Rudolph Rasmussen, “appr” at Superior Ship Bldg. Co, the employer of his father.

In the 1905 state census, he is living in Superior with Peter and Mary. He is 23 and a machinist.

In the 1909 Minneapolis city directory, he may be the Rudolph Rasmussen, machinist, living at 716 21st Avenue S.

He is the Rudolph Resmussen, 27, living in Minneapolis at 2411 Sixth Street in the 1910 census. At that point, he had been married for two years to a 21 year old woman named Emma, of Swedish extraction. They had had no children. He was a machinist. Couldn’t read the year in which he emigrated.

Registered for the draft in Milwaukee on September 12, 1918, as Rudolf Rasmussen. He is 35, born June 18, 1883, and is a superintendent at Worthington Pump & Machinery (or Manufacturing) in Cudahy. His closest relative is Emma Rasmussen, wife, living with him at 229 Mason in Milwaukee. He is described as of medium height and build with brown eyes and light brown hair. He claims that one of (both right and left are written) his eyes is “defective.”

In the 1919 Minneapolis city directory, he is a superintendent living at 401 S E 4th Street.

In the 1920 census, he is living at 401 4th Street S. E. in Minneapolis. His trade or occupation is not legible but he works in the auto industry. The family consists of Rudolph Rassmuson, 34, who came to this country from Norway in 1890, Emma, 30, born in Sweden, and their son, Russel, 8, born in Minnesota.

Probably the 46 year old lodger, machinist for an agricultural implement company, divorced, and living in Minneapolis as Rudolf Rasmussen in the 1930 census. He came to this country in 1886. His address appears to be 327 14th Avenue S. E.

In the 1940 census, he and Alice live at 2843 Williams Avenue in Minneapolis in a house they own that is worth $2800. They lived at a different residence in Minneapolis in 1935. Rudolf is a machinist for a farm machinery manufacturing company. He earned $1680 in 1939. Rudolf had a 6th grade education, Alice had had two years of high school.

His obit says that he was a Minneapolis resident for 47 years and a member of Augustana Lutheran Church for 25 years. He had been a machinist for Minneapolis-Moline and was a member of the Superior, Wisconsin, masonic lodge and the Scottish Rite in Minneapolis. There is no mention of his son Russell in his obit. There is, however, mention of a Mrs. Bertha Murphy, of Minneapolis, referred to as Rudolf’s sister. Other sisters mentioned as surviving him are Mrs. Nellie Petersen, Mrs. Gyda Tollefseon, and Mrs. Ruth Kamps.

The informant for his death certificate was his wife Alice L. They resided at 2843 Williams Ave. S.E. Rudolf had been a machinist for Minneapolis Moline. He died of pneumonia.

Birth:
Odd has him born Rudolf Sæther in 1884

Died:
Eitel Hospital

Rudolf married Emma J LINDQUIST on 18 Jul 1907 in Douglas County, Wisconsin, and was divorced. Emma (daughter of Hokanson LINDQUIST and ANDERSSON) was born on 5 May 1888 in Sweden; died on 16 Jul 1978 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rudolf married Alice L BERGMAN on 2 Dec 1935 in Anoka County, Minnesota. Alice (daughter of Andrew BERGMAN and Sophie JOHNSON) was born on 26 Apr 1890 in Benson, Swift County, Minnesota; died on 12 Jan 1971 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 15 Jan 1971 in Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Dressmaker
• Social Security Number: 560-16-6160
• Baptism: 25 May 1885, Bremsnes, Kvernes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Notes:

Odd calls her Marie Sæther, born 1886. That is her name in the Kristiansund emigration records for her departure with her brother and mother on May 4, 1887.

Also called Mary.

In the 1900 census (June 21st), 15 year-old Mary Rasmussen, born in Norway in March, 1885, is a servant for, and living with, the Frank Seavey family in Aitkin Village in the township of Aitkin in Aitkin County, Minnesota.

In the 1901 Superior city directory, she is Mary Rasmussen, seamstress, living at 432 Clough, the address of her father.

Marie and Irene were living in Los Angeles at the time of the 1930 census. Since Sandy is still living in Minneapolis in the house that he and Marie and Irene lived in in 1920, Marie must have left Sandy. In the 1930 census, Marie, 45, is shown as still married and was first married at age 18. Marie is shown as having emigrated in 1886. Marie’s occupation is shown as a dress-maker working out of her home.

Mary’s address (“Mrs. M. Fogelquist”) in 1953 was 2921 Frances Avenue, Los Angeles 5, California. Apparently she was working for Bullock’s at the time.

In the 1920 census, she is shown as having come to this country in 1886 from Norway and having been naturalized as a citizen in 1891.

In the 1940 census, she was Marie Fogelquist, a 55 year-old widow living in Los Angeles. She was a fitter for alterations in a retail department store.

Birth:
seems to have been born on the Kristvik farm

Died:
Cora’s diary for this date says that “Mary died in the night.”

Buried:
Funeral at Ciler-McKinley Wilshire’s Chapel at 444 South Vermont.

Marie married Alexander Emil (Sandy) FOGELQUIST about 1903, and was divorced about 1930. Alexander (son of Frank J E FOGELQUIST and Emelie/Emmeli Wilhelmina (Emma) LUNDBERG) was born on 2 Aug 1881 in Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 15 May 1939 in Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 18 May 1939 in Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 20 May 1888, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Notes:

From the St. Louis County birth index:

RASMUSSEN EANER E 03/07/1888 96 ALSO SUPP REP 1939DR#3718

(96 is the “certificate #”)

Called Aner in the 1900 census and Iver in the 1905 state census.

In the 1910 census, he is Edward Rasmussen (or Rasmusson) living with his wife Irena at 26 Elizabeth Street in River Rouge in Ecorse Twp, Wayne County, Michigan. They have been married for one year and have no children. Edward is a “holder on ship yard.”

Registered for the draft on June 5th, 1917, in River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan, where he was a riveter for a shipyard. He has a wife and 3 children. He is tall, slender, with brown eyes and light hair.

Indexed as Basmussen in the 1920 census. In the 1920 census, he has four daughters and lives at 211 Summit in River Rouge. He is a riveter in the shipbuilding industry.

In the 1930 census, he is in River Rouge with his wife and five children. He owns the house they live in at 211 Summit Street which is worth $4000. The household has a radio. Eaner is an ironworker in the construction industry.

In the 1933 Wyandotte, Michigan, city directory, he and Irene live at 211 Summit Avenue. He sells cigars at 10511 W Jefferson Ave.

In the 1940 census (indexed as Eaner Rasmssen), he and Lena and family live in River Rouge. His occupation is salesman at a billard parlor. The household consists of Eaner, 52, Lena, 48, Violet, 22, Herald, 18, Donald, 9, Dona, 9, and a lodger, Harry Champagne, 46, divorced. Everyone had lived in that same house, 211 Summit, five years earlier. In the supplemental questions, Eaner’s usual occupation is shown as structural steel worker at a ship yard.

In the 1941 Downriver city directory (which includes River Rouge), he is Eaner R Rasmussen, wife Lena D, “billiards” (probably a billiards parlor or pool hall) at 10463 Jefferson in River Rouge. He lives at 211 Summit in River Rouge.

He registered for the World War II draft in 1942 as Eaner Edward Rasmussen. He was 54 years old and lived at 211 Summit Street in River Rouge. His telephone number was Vinewood 1-4909. His employer was Whitey’s Billiards at 10463 West Jefferson in River Rouge. He gave Harold Rasmussen of 211 Summit as the “person who will always know your address.”

In the 1945 city directory, Eaner E and Lena D still live at 211 Summit in River Rouge. His business is now called Whitey’s Billiards. Rasmussens also living at that address: Donald and Harold.

Eaner and Arthur married sisters. Some of the information for Eaner and Arthur comes from the Dale/Pope Family information on Rootsweb.

His death record (Michigan Death Certificates, FS) shows that his mother was Ellen Olsen. His original SSN application listed his mother as Helen Olsen.

Baptism:
First Lutheran. As Einar. His sponsors were not relatives.

Died:
This date and location from the Michigan death index on Ancestry. Other sources say 25 Apr 1945 in Grandale, Wayne County.

Eaner married Irene (Lena Delema) Huyet DIT CHAMPAGNE on 18 Feb 1909 in River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan. Irene (daughter of Henry Regis DIT CHAMPAGNE and Sophia Rose LAFOREST) was born on 22 Nov 1890 in Canada (French); died on 22 Nov 1969; was buried in Michigan Memorial Park, Flat Rock, Wayne County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 23 Mar 1890, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Notes:

This is him in the St. Louis County birth index:

RASMUSSON MALE NA 11/13/1889 590

Not listed as living with Peter and Mary in the 1900 or 1910 censuses. However, he is listed as living with them in the 1905 state census in which he is shown as a “rivet heater.”

Arthur registered for the draft in June of 1917. He was a shipbuilder living in River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan. He was married and had one child. He was of medium height, slender build, with blue eyes and light hair.

He and his family are living in River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan, in the 1920 census. They are renting the “upstairs” at 3123 Jefferson Avenue, West. Arthur is a heater in the shipbuilding industry.

Arthur and Eaner married sisters. Some of the information for Eaner and Arthur comes from the Dale/Pope Family information on Rootsweb.

According to his death certificate, he was a farmer. His wife, the informant for the certificate, knew that Arthur’s father was Peter Rasmussen but she did not know the name of Arthur’s mother.

Baptism:
First Lutheran. Sponsors included Iver and Bente Iversen.

Died:
“struck by lightning while under tree”

Arthur married Sarah M Huyet DIT CHAMPAGNE on 19 Aug 1914 in St. Michael’s, Pinconning, Bay County, Michigan. Sarah (daughter of Henry Regis DIT CHAMPAGNE and Sophia Rose LAFOREST) was born on 9 May 1896 in Michigan; died on 3 Apr 1972 in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan; was buried in St. Michael’s, Pinconning, Bay County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The June, 1894, birth date in the 1900 census is impossible because the immigration records suggest that her mother didn’t arrive in the U.S. until August of 1894.

Not listed with her parents in the 1895 Minnesota state census.

Shown in the 1900 census but not in the 1905 state census or the 1910 federal census.

Anna would have been buried at the Dorris cemetery.

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1988-MN-009697
• Social Security Number: 470-20-4369 issued in Minnesota

Notes:

Shown as Margery Gustad on Rolf’s birth certificate.

Shown as 2 year-old “May” in the 1900 census, born “Mar 1898.”

In the 1919 St. Paul city directory, Margery Gustad was a student nurse at Bethesda Hospital.

Not living with her parents at the time of the 1920 census. In that census, she was 22 year-old Margaret Gustad, a lodger, living in St. Paul with no occupation.

In the 1921 and 1922 St. Paul city directories, Margaret Gustad was a stenographer/clerk for Bradstreet Co and boarded at 618 Dayton Avenue.

In the 1927 and 1928 St. Paul city directories, she was Margery Gustad, a surgical nurse at Bethesda Hospital.

In the 1929 Minneapolis city directory, she may be the Margt Gustad, student, living at 325 6th Avenue S E, apartment 12.

In the 1930 census, she was Marjorie Gustad (indexed as “Guitard”), a 32 year-old single registered nurse living in St. Paul.

In the 1930 and 1931 and 1932 and 1933 St. Paul city directories, she was Margery Gustad, nurse, Bethesda Hospital.

At the time of her mother’s WPA interview in June of 1937, she and Knute lived in Ft. Peck, Montana.

At the time of her father’s WPA interview in the spring of 1939, she and Knute lived in Los Angeles.

In the 1940 census, Marjorie and Knute lived with Annett Brett at 3447 Elliott Avenue in Minneapolis. Knute had an eighth-grade education, Marjorie had had one year of college. Knute was a foreman carpenter for a construction company. Marjorie had no occupation. Five years earlier, the couple had lived in Glascow, Valley County, Montana.

The July 13, 1946, edition of the Brainerd newspaper mentions that “Mr. and Mrs. Knute Johnson and son Rholf of Minneapolis spent the weekend at Mrs. Annie Everson’s.”

Margaret, Knute, and Rolf attended Anna Bye Everson’s funeral.

Death information shown is for Margery G. Johnson, mother’s name Junge.

Her sister Agnes was the informant for her death certificate. Marge had been a surgical specialist. She died of unknown causes. A stroke from diabetes was suspected.

Birth:
the birth date in the MHS death index and in the SSDI

Died:
Kenyon Sunset Home

Family/Spouse: Knute Emanuel JOHNSON. Knute (son of Magnus JOHNSON and Matilda) was born on 26 Mar 1893 in Sweden; died on 11 Sep 1961 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This is speculative and is based on a photo by Mavon, in Find A Grave, who says that the surname for this child, whose gravestone was photographed in Dorris, is either Gustad or Everson. He is not listed in the 1900 census and his birth date is only nine months after his sister Margaret. Given that Ed and Elise later named a second son Einar, he’s probably Ed and Elise’s child as shown here. If he’s not a child of Ed and Elise Gustad, then he is probably a child of Ever and Betsy Everson. Either way, he’s an unknown whose existence is marked only by a stone commemorating his demise.

Notes:

Implied by the information on Elsie’s birth certificate which indicated that Elsie was child #7, of which 4 were still alive.

Confirmed by gravestone in Dorris Cemetery and the photo of same by Mavon on Find A Grave.

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1903-00079

Notes:

He was almost certainly buried in Dorris Cemetery.



Eisnar Gustad
Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990
death:
26 Feb 1903 — Farm Island, Aitkin, Minnesota
parents:
Edward Gustad, Eliza
 
 
record title:
Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990
name:
Eisnar Gustad
gender:
Male
death date:
26 Feb 1903
death place:
Farm Island, Aitkin, Minnesota
birthplace:
Mn
race:
White
marital status:
Single
father's name:
Edward Gustad
father's birthplace:
Nor
mother's name:
Eliza
mother's birthplace:
Nor
indexing project (batch) number:
B07200-7
system origin:
Minnesota-EASy
source film number:
2117538

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1904-00092
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1997-MN-030159
• Social Security Number: 471-64-8308 issued in Minnesota

Notes:

Her birth was announced in the September 22, 1904, edition of the Duluth Evening Herald, p. 56.

Shown as child #5 on her birth certificate. Her birth certificate was amended on July 25, 1940.

Lived in Kenyon. There are a half-dozen entries about her in the “History of Kenyon.”

Her obit was in the November 2, 1997, edition of the Faribault Daily News.

Agnes graduated from the St. Cloud Normal School with its class of 1926.

In the 1930 census, Agnes was a school teacher living in Sheridan, Wyoming.

A B Agness Gustad applied for a motor vehicle registration in Oregon in the early 1930s.

Agnes died suddenly from a severe stroke. She had a clear mind, was physically still active, and was able to live independently until her death.

Died:
last residence

Agnes married Fred Jay HARAPAT on 29 Aug 1931 in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Fred (son of Joseph HARAPAT and Marie KORERA) was born on 24 Mar 1905 in Brook Park, Pine County, Minnesota; died on 13 Nov 1985 in Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Kenyon Cemetery, Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1906-00090
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2001-MN-519305
• Social Security Number: 302-40-7816 issued in Ohio

Notes:

Eva graduated from the normal school of Crosby-Ironton High School with the class of ‘24 whose commencement services were held on Thursday night, May 29, 1924. Also graduating that night, in the high school class, was Helga Landstrom (#110) and Lillian Everson (#50).

Eva and Lil were close. Eva stayed out on the Cedar Lake farm with Lil in the summer. Lil stayed with the Gustads in town while she went to high school.

Eva was a school teacher. In 1927, she was teaching in Ogilvie, Minnesota, according to a C-I alumni book of that year.

In 1928, and in the 1930 census, she was a teacher at Joliet, Carbon County, Montana.

Her birth certificate was amended from “Babe” on July 25, 1940. Lived in a nursing home in Kenyon in the early 1990s. It was the Kenyon Sunset Home, 127 Gunderson Blvd., Kenyon 55946. Had Alzheimers.

Eva Hartland was Elaine Everson’s godmother.

Eva was the informant for her mother’s death certificate.

Eva lived in Sun City Arizona and moved back to Minnesota when her health declined.

The informant for Eva’s death certificate was her niece Judith Mund. Eva’s usual residence had been Kenyon Sunset Home, Room 205, 127 Gunderson Boulevard, Kenyon. Eva died from Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. She had had six years of college and had been a teacher.

Died:
Sunset Care Center in Kenyon; her last residence was shown as Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Buried:
cremated

Eva married William C HARTLAND on 14 Aug 1935 in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. William was born on 17 Oct 1902 in Ohio; died on 18 Jan 1962 in Geauga County, Ohio; was buried in Belmont Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1909-00088
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1929-MN-012996

Notes:

Her birth certificate doesn’t show anything unusual about her birth. She was child #7, of which 4 were still living.

Shown as age 1 and 2/12 in the 1910 census.

In the 1920 census, poor Elsie was an 11 year old “inmate” at the Faribault School for the Feeble Minded and Colony for Epileptics. She had not attended school and was unable to read or write.

Her death certificate said that Elsie had been at the Faribault institution for over 13 years. She died of pneumonia but is noted as having “mongolism.” The informant for her death certificate was Vera Phelps, presumably an employee of the School for the Feeble Minded. Elsie’s parents were shown as Ed Gustad and Lizzie Young.

Elsie’s parents were interviewed two different times by WPA interviewers in the ‘30s. Elsie was not mentioned, or even indirectly referred to, in either one. Elsie’s mother’s interview, in particular, specifically omits Elsie but lists the four living children and cites “four children that died when very young.”

Buried:
the cemetery for the School for the Feeble Minded, 182 S-7 R-1

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1989-MN-009572
• Occupation: Laborer In Building Trade
• Social Security Number: 469-09-5940

Notes:

The 1927 Crosby-Ironton High School yearbook shows that Fred, then a junior, was one half of the “Kit-Kat Dutch Twins” in the play “My Spanish Sweetheart.”

He played second base for the Crosby Ironton teams in American Legion Junior Baseball in the late 1920s. The 1926 team won the state championship.

At the time of his mother’s WPS interview in June of 1937, he was a brake man at the Mahnomen mine.

In the 1939-1940 Ironton city directory, he was a laborer in the Mahnomen Mine. He and Doris lived at 219 6th.

In the 1940 census, he and Doris are shown as lodgers in the Charles Harkins home on Irene Avenue in the village of Ironton. Fred and Doris were both high school graduates. Fred worked in an iron ore mine.

He registered for the draft on 16 Oct 1940 in Brainerd. He gave his address as Ironton but that had been changed, in pencil, as 1099 17th Ave. SE in Minneapolis.

In the 1942-1943 Crosby city directory, he was still a laborer in the Mahnomen Mine. He and Doris lived at 131 SW 2nd.

In the 1944 Minneapolis city directory, he was Fred E Gustad, a welder for Hart-Carter Co. He and Doris lived at 1099 17th Avenue SE.

In the 1946 and 1948 Minneapolis city directories, he was Fred E Gustad was a carpenter. He and Doris lived at 1099 17th Avenue SE.

In September of 1946, a St. Paul judge sentenced him to 10 days in the workhouse for drunk driving.

In the 1952 and 1953 Minneapolis directories, he was still a carpenter. He and Doris lived at 1706 37th Ave N E.

In the 1956 Minneapolis city directory, Fred was a foreman. He and Doris still lived at 1706 37th Avenue N E.

In the 1957 directory, he was a superintendent.

In the spring of 1962, he was the general construction superintendent for the construction of the Capp-Towers Motor Hotel on 13th and Nicollet in Minneapolis.

His wife Doris A. was the informant for his death certificate. He was a construction superintendent for Robin Hood Construction. He died from a stroke (CVA). His usual residence was 1706 37th Avenue NE, Minneapolis.

Died:
St. Mary’s Hospital, Riverside Medical Center

Buried:
Cremated

Frederick married Doris Anastasia SMITH on 29 May 1937 in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Doris (daughter of Thomas Ambrose SMITH and Vallie Lena HUNTER) was born on 25 Dec 1915 in Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Sep 2007 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1909-34117
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1972-MN-034945

Notes:

Lived in Duluth.

A Conrad Skogen “of Duluth” attended Anna Bye Everson’s funeral and, according to Harold, Iver Everson’s funeral.

Occupation in the 1930 census, at which time he was still living with his parents, is unclear but the industry he worked in is shown as “grain.”

In the 1936 Duluth city directory, he is Edmond C Skogen, a clerk for the DW&P Railway. He lives with his parents at 131 East Winona.

In the 1940 census, he was single and living with his mother in Duluth. He was a clerk for a railroad.

Not in SSDI.

His obituary was published on p. 24:2 of the December 19, 1972, edition of the Duluth News-Tribune. He was 63 and lived at 131 East Winona Street. He died at work. He had been treasurer and a director of Franklin Creamery Company for 25 years and was a lifelong resident of Duluth. He was a graduate of Central High School and was a member of the Sons of Norway, the Duluth Power Squadron, and the Duluth Community Club. He was survived by his wife Ella and two cousins, Miss Astrid and Miss Margrethe Skogen, both of Duluth.

(In the 1936 Duluth city directory, Astrid Skogen is a teacher at Jackson School and Margrethe is a nurse for the Board of Education. The two women live with Kristian Skogen at 1123 East 6th.)

Died:
“dropped dead at 1 PM” according to Harold who had received a phone call from “Mrs. Skogen” that evening

Edmond married Ella J MCCOMBER on 10 Jul 1965 in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Ella (daughter of William MCCOMBER and Anna GIERNOT) was born on 1 Oct 1904 in Minnesota; died on 20 Sep 1984 in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota; was buried on 22 Sep 1984 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

May have been adopted.

He is not mentioned in his father’s obituary that appeared in the Minneapolis Star on November 12, 1965.

In the 1930 census, he may be the 18 year old Russell Rasmussen, single, baker in a bakery shop, lodging with the Phil Sullivan family in Littlefork Village, Jameson Twp, Koochiching County, Minnesota.

A Russell W Rassmussen married a Lorraine B Nelson in Hennepin County on 15 June 1931.

In the 1940 census, he is Russell W “Rosmussen”, age 29, single. He lives with his mother, Emma Fritz, in Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota. He is a high school graduate and is a salesman of electrical supplies. He earned $1500 in 1939.

He is the Russell William Rasmussen, b. 29 Apr 1911 in Minnesota to a woman whose maiden name was “Linquist”, who died in Los Angeles County, California, on 2 Aug 1991. His SS# was issued in Minnesota.

Per Terry: Russell married Pearl (last name unknown) and they were together until death. Russell lived in Colorado and traveled for work. He worked for a hardware store chain and did store inventories. Russell inherited Emma's house at 1933 Junipero Ave in Signal Hill, California. This is where he died and Pearl lived until she died. It was then left to their daughter.



Russell William Rasmussen and Pearl Rasmussen (b. Aug 1912) lived in Long Beach, California, in the time period recorded by the U.S. Public Records Index, Vol. 1 (1980s and 1990s).

Birth:
not in the MHS birth index

Russell married Pearl Lucile FREDRICKSON on 25 Dec 1940 in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Pearl was born on 12 Aug 1912 in Isanti County, Minnesota; died on 2 May 1996 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Secretary for DeMille Studios
• Social Security Number: 545-42-2339

Notes:

Irene’s graduation picture “CHS 1921” was done by a studio in Minneapolis.

In the 1927 Minneapolis city directory, she is Irene Fogelquist, stenographer, living at 3900 13th Avenue S, with her father.

Irene and her mother were living in Los Angeles at the time of the 1930 census.

Irene “and her husband” first appears in Cora’s diary in September of 1937.

According to his obit, Sandy was survived by one grandson.

Lyle and Irene and family apparently lived in Minneapolis between late 1942 and mid-1946 according to Cora’s diary. Irene and Lyle and family moved back to California in July of 1946.

The Dawsons are not listed in the 1944 Minneapolis city directory.

On 2 July 1946, according to Cora’s diary, the Dawsons left Minneapolis and moved to California.

In the 1949 Los Angeles city directory, which includes Monterey Park, Irene, the widow of Lyle, is a music teacher living at 821 Hershey Ave.

In the 1952 Los Angeles city directory, she is Irene E Dawson, the widow of Lyle T, living at 821 Hershey Ave.

Cora had Irene’s address as 821 E. Hershey Avenue, Monterey Park, California. This is confirmed by the city directory for Monterey Park in 1963. (Although dated 1963, it was probably prepared in 1962.) In that directory, Irene is indicated as a “SEC PS” which may be that she was a secretary at a public school.

In the 1954 voter registration list, Irene E. is at 821 Hershey and she is registered as a Democrat. That is the Monterey Park address that Cora had for Irene in her 1953 travel diary.

In a July, 1957, postcard to Cora, Irene and her older son have driven to Superior, Wisconsin, to see “the attorney and real estate men. Real good luck! Mrs. Orthman not home yet.” Presumably, this had to do with assets in Superior that were once owned by Irene’s father’s stepmother, Carrie Fogelquist, and that Irene had inherited from Irene’s recently-deceased mother.

Died:
2:30 AM according to Cora’s diary

Buried:
funeral at 3:00 PM according to Cora’s diary, she flew out to California for the funeral

Irene married Lyle Thomas DAWSON on 18 Jan 1936 in Los Angeles County, California. Lyle (son of William R DAWSON and Loretta COLT) was born on 17 Feb 1894 in Fredericksburg, Chickasaw County, Iowa; died on 9 Mar 1947 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried on 13 Mar 1947 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She lived at home with her parents and siblings in the 1930 census.

Married as Mildred Rasmussen. At the time of her marriage, she was a stenographer.

In the 1950 census, she is the 39 year-old divorcee Helen Dahlman living with her two daughters in Dearborn, Michigan. She works as a typist and office worker at an automobile factory.

Died:
as Helen M Dahlman

Helen married Fredrick DAHLMAN on 30 Apr 1931 in River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan, and was divorced on 11 Oct 1946 in Wayne County, Michigan. Fredrick was born in 1912; died in 1976 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1930 census, she was living at home with her parents and siblings.

In the 1930 Wyandotte city directory, she was a student living at home with her parents.

In the 1933 Wyandotte city directory, she was still living at home and was a clerk for the F W Woolworth Co.

A Michigan marriage record for Wayne County has her (as Rosemary P. Rasmussen), marrying Joseph Burns, age 27, b. in North Dakota to a father named Joseph and a mother whose maiden name was Augusta Maszk, in River Rouge on 22 Nov 1934. Rosemary’s father was Eaner and her mother was Lena Champagne. Rosemary worked as a saleslady. Violet Rasmussen was one of the witnesses to the marriage.

The Wyscocki Family Tree has her marrying Joseph Wysocki Jr., b. 1907, in River Rouge on 22 Nov 1934. The Wysocki family tree notes that Joseph had changed his last name and that his mother was, indeed, Augusta Maszk (1870-1948), and his father was Joseph Jacob Wysocki, Sr. (1858-1947).

She was not living at home with her parents in the 1940 census.

In the 1950 census, she is Pearl R Burns, wife of Joseph A. The family lives in Redford, Michigan. Joseph is a supervisor in a life insurance company. They have two children, Gayle, 11, and Lawrence E., 9. The address is 11391 Hemingway.

Her very brief death notice in the Tampa Tribune called Mrs. Pearl R. Burns, 59, of 1406 Dartmouth Drive in Bradenton. Her remains were to be sent to the Will Funeral Home in Detroit for services and interment in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Pearl married Joseph A BURNS on 22 Nov 1934 in Wayne County, Michigan. Joseph was born on 11 Jul 1907 in Minto, Walsh County, North Dakota; died on 13 Feb 1977 in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida; was buried in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1940 census, she was living at home with her parents and younger siblings. She worked as a saleslady in a dry goods store and had earned $1000 in 1939.

Lived in Allen Park, Michigan.

Bach, Violet M. Age 90, of Ypsilanti, formerly a resident of Allen Park for 50 years, died May 1, 2007. Beloved wife of the late Daniel C. Bach, Sr. Dear mother of Daniel (Marilyn) Bach and Karen Metz. Loving grandmother of Rebecca, Rachel, Benjamin, Stephen, David, Kenneth and Lynn and great-grandmother of Abigail. She is survived by her sister Donna Schultz. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Helen, Pearl, Geraldine, her brothers Harold and Donald. Violet was devoted to her family. She was a friend to many and well loved by all. Her hobbies included gardening, cooking, and sewing. Violet especially enjoyed the staff and friends of American House where she lived for the past four years. As a faith filled believer in Jesus, Violet often said "When the Good Lord wants to take me, I'm ready to go." Now she is with the saints in Heaven.

Died:
SSDI last residence

Violet married Daniel Cornelius BACH on 9 Nov 1940 in River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan. Daniel was born on 2 Jun 1915; died on 21 Jul 2004 in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her birthdate is shown as 12 Dec 1917 in the marriage record for her marriage to Markwell.

She was last listed as Clayton’s spouse in the 1944 Lincoln Park city directory.

In the 1947 Wyandotte city directory, she was Geraldine H Markwell, a clerk for the Ecorse-Lincoln Park Bank. She resided at 2309 S Fort in Detroit. At that time, Clayton lived at 1090 White Avenue in Lincoln Park.

In the 1950 census, she is Geraldine Sheets. She and her son Clayton live in Lincoln Park. Claude had no occupation. Geraldine was a clerk in a bank.

In the 1953 Lincoln Park city directory she was Mrs. Geraldine Sheets, a clerk for Security Bank. She resided at 975 Cleophus.

In the 1954 Lincoln Park city directory, she and Claude lived at 1057 White Avenue.

In 1993, as Geraldine H Sheets, she lived at 1057 White Avenue in Lincoln Park.

According to the Beck Family Tree, Claude and Geraldine had four daughters.

Geraldine married Clayton Henry MARKWELL on 10 Dec 1938 in Steuben County, Indiana, and was divorced on 12 Mar 1947 in Wayne County, Michigan. Clayton was born on 15 Jan 1916 in Pennsylvania; died on 18 Apr 1988 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Geraldine married Claude L SHEETS on 5 May 1949 in Wood County, Ohio. Claude was born on 2 May 1923 in Wayne County, Michigan; died on 5 Aug 1987 in Wayne County, Michigan; was buried in Michigan Memorial Park, Flat Rock, Wayne County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1941 Downriver city directory (which includes River Rouge), he is an attendant for Eaner E Rasmussen and lives with his parents at 211 Summit. In the 1945 city directory, his address is still 211 Summit but his occupation is USA, probably the U.S. Army.

The U.S. Public Records Index, Vols. 1 and 2, shows him and Dorothy living at 213 Summit St, River Rouge in 1988.

At the time of his wedding to Dorothy Law, which seems to have been in Maine, his residence was River Rouge, Michigan, and her residence was Brewer, Maine.

In the 1950 census, he and his wife Dorothy and their 3 children live at 213 Summit in River Rouge. He is the manager of a pool room.

Harold married D. LAW [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1950 Wyandotte City Directory, Donald A Rasmussen was a helper at Great Lakes Engine Works. He lived with his parents at 211 Summit. A Donna Rasmussen also lived at 211 Summit in that directory.

Donald A or Spike Rasmussen. February 13, 2004. Age 73, of Romulus. Dearest father of Jill Parrish, Paula Mayo and Holly Engnell. Dear brother of Geraldine Sheets, Violet Bach and Donna Schultz. Also survived by seven grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Visitation Monday 2-9 p.m. Services Tuesday 11 a.m. at the Voran Funeral Home, (Taylor Chapel) 23750 Goddard Rd. Interment Michigan Memorial Park.

Died:
Last residence Romulus, Wayne County.

Donald married J.L. WALLEN [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is listed as an office worker and living at 211 Summit in the 1950 Wynandotte city directory.

According to Irene, they lived in Garden City and moved to Florida.

Donna Alberta Schultz, 82, formerly of Cocoa Beach, Florida, passed away June 2, 2012.

Beloved wife of the late Donald Schultz, Sr.; and loving mother of Jim (Jan) Schultz, Robert (Linda) Schultz, Gerald and Donald Schultz, Jr.; grandmother of Brandon (Jaime), Darin, Tracey, Christin Schultz.

Memorial service to be held at Saint Raphael Catholic Church, 31530 Beechwood Street, Garden City, MI on July 2, 2012, 12 noon.

In lieu of flowers donations to the American Heart Association would be appreciated.

Donna married Donald J SCHULTZ on 15 Apr 1950 in River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan. Donald was born in 1927; died in 2006 in Cocoa Beach, Brevard County, Florida; was buried in Michigan Memorial Park, Flat Rock, Wayne County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of her marriage to Claude, she is shown as 19 years old, a waitress residing in Pinconning. For some reason, her father is shown as John Rasmussen on the marriage certificate. Mildred’s cousin Violet, still living at home at 211 Summit in River Rouge, was one of the witnesses to the marriage.

In the 1940 census, she, 23, and Claude (shown as Langiness), 32, lived in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan. Claud was usually a heating engineer at an auto plant although he was seeking work. Five years earlier, Claud, Mildred, and Wayne, their older child, lived in Pinconning in Bay County.

In the 1950 census, she is Mildred Hyde, living with Gordon and her two children in Detroit. She works as a beauty operator in a beauty shop. She is shown as 27 years old, the same age as her husband Gordon.

She died as Mildred Hyde. With Hyde she had two children, a boy and a girl.

Mildred G Hyde lived at 4823 North Saginaw Bay Shore Drive/4823 North Shore Road/4823 North Bay Shore Road in Pinconning. The Gordon A Hyde who also lived at that address was born 25 Jan 1924.

Mildred married Claude LAGINESS on 1 Aug 1936 in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, and was divorced on 24 Jul 1947 in Wayne County, Michigan. Claude was born on 24 Apr 1907 in Pinconning, Bay County, Michigan; died on 13 Apr 1966 in Michigan; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mecosta, Mecosta County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Gordon A HYDE. Gordon was born on 25 Jan 1924 in Michigan; died on 23 Mar 1995 in Pinconning, Bay County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1940 census (misindexed as Rasmessen), he and Shirley live in River Rouge. Russel is usually a burner oiler at a steel mill but was unemployed at the time of the census. Living with them were Shirley’s brother John and sister Jane. Five years earlier, Russel had lived in Pinconning, Shirley and her siblings in Detroit.

In the 1941 Wyandotte city directory, he and Shirley and his sister Eileen live in River Rouge at rear 49 W Cicotte. He was a car blocker for the Great Lakes Steel Co.

In the 1950 census, he and his family lived in Detroit. He was a concrete pouring contractor.

Probably the Russell A. Rasmussen who died in Northville, Wayne County, Michigan, on 24 May 1997. He was born on 14 May 1918.

He lived at 4735 Saginaw Bay Shore Drive in Pinconning, Michigan, in 1989. He lived at 33164 Bock Street, Garden City, Michigan, in 1996.

Died:
SSDI last residence

Russell married Shirley M KNACK on 10 Jun 1939 in Pinconning, Bay County, Michigan. Shirley was born on 31 May 1923 in Pennsylvania; died on 11 Apr 2011 in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown as 1 month old in the 1920 census, age 10 in the 1930 census.

In the 1940 census, she was Eileen Rasmussen, a servant (maid) in a private home and living in a wealthy section of Bay City, Michigan.

In the 1941 Wyandotte city directory, she was living in River Rouge at rear 49 W Cicotte. She worked as an inspector for the Roberts Brass Co. Her brother Russell and his wife lived at the same address.

As Eileen J Darton, b. 28 Dec 1919, she lived in in Tucson in 1993. That Eileen Darton went by Eileen Sexton/Sextion Darton professionally as a real estate broker in Tucson. The USPRI calls her Eileen E Darton and Eileen J Darton, b. 28 Dec 1919, all addresses of both in Tucson. A Mrs. Eileen Sexton was an office secretary in the 1959 Tucson city directory. As Eileen Sexton, she was a realtor for Westward Realty, with her daughter, in 1969.

A news article about Arthur Darton’s 58th birthday party in the January 28, 1967, edition of the Tucson Daily Citizen: Celebrating a birthday was Mr. Arthur Darton, in with his son, Arthur, Jr., Eileen Sexton, and Dianna Gajewski.

The 26 January 1968 edition of the Tucson Daily Citizen records the marriage license for Arthur B. Darton and Eileen J. Sexton.

Eileen Darton was shown as the owner of an engineering business in Tucson.

Eileen J. Darton
Forever in our hearts, Mother, Grandmother and Best Friend, Eileen quietly passed away on November 8, 2013, with her beloved daughter, Dianne and her long time friend, Ronnie Spengler, by her side. She is survived by her loving daughter, Dianne M. Bigham-Romero; son-in-law, Richard R.A. Romero; granddaughter, Elizabeth B.A. Romero; grandsons, Andre R.A. Romero and Shaun C.A. Romero and Shaun's wife, Janelle Kennedy Romero and new great-grandson, two month old Ethan. Her twinkling blue eyes, beautiful bright smile, quick wit and good sense of humor spread joy and happiness, making all she came in contact with feeling special. She always believed in following your bliss and never giving up. She'll be remembered as an energetic real estate broker/owner of Realty Investors, who shared her heart and soul with everyone she met. Complete strangers became fast friends. She loved having dinner parties for her clients. They became her friends as if she had known them for her entire life. Eileen was a warm, loving people person, who worked endlessly for her clients, always believing that everyone deserved the best homes for their families. She was a successful real estate broker for over 30 years, thus accumulating a large following of loyal clients. She quickly became known as the "Repo Kid," specializing in selling FHA and VA homes, winning most of the drawings for the bids. She enjoyed traveling to Europe often with her husband, Arthur B. Darton, a successful Architect. Eileen loved and adored her family and is now with the Lord. She will be greatly missed but will stay in our hearts forever. Rosary and Funeral Services will be held at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church on Monday, November 25, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. There will be a graveside service at Holy Hope Cemetery at 3555 N. Oracle Rd.

Eileen married John Gentry BIGHAM on 13 Dec 1941, and was divorced on 4 Nov 1946 in Wayne County, Michigan. John was born on 4 Jul 1921 in Tennessee; died on 16 Mar 1991 in Oakland County, Michigan; was buried in Cook Cemetery, Houston County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Eileen married Arthur Beaupre DARTON, Sr in Jan 1968 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Arthur was born on 21 Jan 1909; died on 25 Nov 1985 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1940 census, shown as age 18, she was living with her mother and step-father and half-siblings in Pinconning Twp, Bay County, Michigan. She worked 60 hours per week as a housekeeper in a private home (probably the one that she was living in).

At the time of her marriage to Leo, she was 18 years old and lived in Pinconning.

A Mrs. Gerald M. Wedell was a model in a local fashion show in Glendale, California, in July of 1965.

One family tree has her birth as 13 Aug 1922 in Pinconning. (If that’s true, her father was not Arthur Rasmussen.) That family tree shows Arthur as dying in Detroit in August of 1921. It shows Edna Mae Rasmussen Mayer dying in Mesa, Arizona, in 1988.

SSDI has an Edna M Wedell, b. 13 Aug 1921, d. 26 Apr 1989, last residence Tucson. Her SS# had been issued in Michigan before 1951. That Edna Mae Wedell is buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson.

Her obit in the Arizona Daily Star: WEDELL, Edna Mae, 67, formerly of Tucson, passed away April 26, 1989, in Mesa, Arizona. Survived by son, Bruce Mayer of Tucson; brothers Russell Rasmussen of Sun Lakes, Arizona, and Roy Lapan of Michigan; sisters Mildred Hyde, Evelyn Norris, Charmaine Schilz, all of Michigan, and Eileen Darton of Tucson; grandson Bruce Mayer, Jr., granddaughter Anne Mayer; and great-grandson, Michael, all of Tucson.

An Assembly of God pastor officiated her funeral.

Died:
last residence Tucson

Edna married Leo Lawrence MAYER on 3 Aug 1940 in Pinconning, Bay County, Michigan, and was divorced on 22 May 1945 in Wayne County, Michigan. Leo was born on 27 Feb 1914 in Michigan; died on 27 Aug 1998 in Standish, Arenac County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: Gerald M WEDELL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1934-02241

Notes:

Lived in Nerstrand, 17698 Goodhue Avenue, 55053.

Nerstrand—Judith E. "Judy" Mund , 84, of Nerstrand, died on March 18, 2019 at New Perspective Senior Living in Mankato.

Judith Elise was born May 17, 1934 in Ortonville, Minnesota the daughter of Fred and Agnes (Gustad) Harapat. She graduated from Kenyon High School in 1952. She married Mark H. Mund on June 17, 1956 at First Lutheran Church in Kenyon. Judy attended Luther College and Mankato State, where she obtained a Bachelor's of Science degree. Judy then began her dedicated teaching career. She was a teacher for over 30 years, teaching in Beloit, WI, Springfield, MN, and then settling in Nerstrand. She taught 2nd grade for a majority of her career, and her students also included her 3 children. Judy retired from teaching in 1993. In her retirement, Judy traveled the world, exploring places such as New Zealand, Australia, China, Fiji, Germany, Norway, Poland, Mexico, Aruba, and the Caribbean, among others.

She enjoyed snowmobiling with her friends, boating, playing golf, reading, card club, Swedish weaving, and traveling south to Arizona for the winter. Judy was active in her community and involved in numerous activities throughout her life, including Red Hat Society, Retired Teachers Association, Delta Kappa Gamma, and American Legion Auxiliary. She was also a retired member of the 1st Responders of Nerstrand and was an extremely passionate volunteer for the Big Woods State Park.

Judy had so much pride and love for her family. She will be missed by her children, Jennifer (Richard) Dumdei of Janesville, David (Renee) Mund of Kenyon, and Jeffrey (Mary) Mund of Lake City; grandchildren, Elise Boehland, Taia Hermel, Tara Mund, Trevor Aase, Joshua and Mark Mund, Julie Kroeger, and Amy, Jeffrey, and Mitchell Mund; 5 great-grandchildren, and 2 brothers, Richard (Sandra) Harapat, and John (Paulette) Harapat.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Mark.

Visitation will be at Michaelson Funeral Home, Kenyon on Monday from 5-8pm and at Grace Lutheran Church, Nerstrand on Tuesday from 10-11am. Funeral services will be held March 26, 2019 at 11am at Grace Lutheran Church with The Reverend Heather Culuris officiating. Interment will be in the Little Cannon Cemetery.

Judith married Mark Helmer MUND on 17 Jun 1956 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Mark (son of Willard William MUND and Genevieve C NESSETH) was born on 30 Apr 1933 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 20 Feb 1995 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Little Cannon Cemetery, Holden Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
not in the MHS death index

Buried:
buried with her Gustad grandparents