George John PERRA

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1958-MN-015175

Notes:

Called George Joseph in some sources. He was George John according to his death certificate.

In the 1905 state census, he is a butcher in Waverly. His parents are shown as born in Canada. He and his wife Mary have no children.

In the 1910 census, he is a butcher in Waverly. His wife is Mary, age 27, and their children are George and Genevieve.

He registered for the draft in Buffalo, Minnesota, as 38 year-old George Joseph Perra, on September 12, 1918. At that time he lived in Waverly and was an agent for Manhattan Oil Co. of Waverly. He gave Delia Perra, his wife, of Waverly, as his nearest relative. He was described as of medium height and build with brown eyes and black hair.

He was a farmer in Fossum Twp, Norman County, Minnesota, at the time of the 1920 census.

George and Delia were born in Minnesota but their parents were born in Canada.

In the 1940 census, he and Delia lived in Pembina Twp, Mahnomen County. He was a butcher. Five years earlier, they had lived in Mahnomen.

At the time of his death, he and Delia lived at 205 E. Woodley Street in Northfield. George was a butcher. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage. The informant for his death certificate was his son, Raymond E. Perra of Minneapolis.

The death date shown is from his death certificate. The birthdate shown on his draft registration was 29 December 1880. That registration also said that he was 38 years old.

Died:
Northfield Hospital

Buried:
St. Mary’s Cemetery

George married Mary JOLICOEUR about 1903. Mary (daughter of Joseph JOLICOEUR and Maria PERRAULT) was born on 1 Oct 1879 in Minnesota; died on 15 Apr 1915 in Wright County, Minnesota; was buried on 17 Apr 1915 in Waverly, Wright County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Delia LANDRY. Delia was born on 24 Sep 1880 in Minnesota; died on 14 Nov 1962 in Anoka County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1904-32576

Notes:

Her birth certificate says she was child #1, her father was Perra, age 25, a butcher, no first name shown, and her mother was Mary Jolicure, 26.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1907-31091

Notes:

Born “Geo. Jos.” but seems to have been George Thomas later in life.

In the 1930 census, he may be the George T Perra, age 22 and married, who was an inmate at the St. Cloud Reformatory. That George’s parents were shown to have been born in Minnesota.

A George T Perra married Gertrude Van Oss in Mahnomen County on 14 August 1938.

The George, age 34, who was an ex-con, and Gertrude M, age 29, lived in Waubun with their (her?) sons, Francis D, age 8, and Robert R, age 4, in Mahnomen County in the 1940 census. They lived in the same house in which Gertrude and her older son had lived in 1935. George had been institutionalized in Washington County, Minnesota, in 1935.

Died:
SSDI last residence.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1988-MN-022424

Notes:

Recorded as living with her father and his wife in the 1910 and 1920 censuses.

Birth:
Date according to Beth which agrees with SSDI. The birth is not listed in the MHS birth index.

Died:
St. Paul was last residence per SSDI.

Genevieve married Clarence M MYERS on 29 Dec 1942 in Mahnomen County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1911-33657
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1988-MN-028993
• Social Security Number: 476-10-2715

Notes:

Apparently born as Frances Bernedette Perra.

Not living with her children in the 1940 census. Not found in the 1940 census.

Alison shows Gertrude dying in Elk River, Sherburn County. She lived in Otsego Twp, Wright County. The informant for her death certificate was her husband Clarence. Gertrude died of hypoxia, sepsis, and colitis.

Died:
died at Mercy Medical Center in Coon Rapids

Gertrude married Francis Atwood JOHNSON on 5 Jul 1930 in Becker County, Minnesota. Francis was born on 23 Oct 1911 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gertrude married Clarence E THOMPSON on 16 Jul 1942 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. Clarence (son of Erik (Erick) Andrew THOMPSON and Gunhild Mikkelsdatter (Julia) DIGENE) was born on 24 Sep 1905 in Ward Twp, Todd County, Minnesota; died on 16 Jul 2005 in Monticello, Wright County, Minnesota; was buried on 20 Jul 2005 in Orono Cemetery, Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1912-04851
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1984-MN-025778

Notes:

He lived in Minneapolis at the time of his father’s death in 1958. Raymond was the informant for his father’s death certificate.

Raymond married Evelyn Emily NEUBERT on 28 Aug 1934 in Mahnomen County, Minnesota. Evelyn was born on 8 Dec 1912 in Minnesota; died on 10 Nov 1996 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Garlie Marion Garlie, 89 of Northfield, passed away Feb 16, 2005 at St John's Hospital in St Paul. Funeral Mass 10am Monday, Feb 21st at the Church of St Dominic in Northfield. Visitation 3-6:00pm Sunday at the Bierman Funeral Home in Northfield. Survived by sons Jerry (Lynda) of Brainerd, Tom (Connie) of Cushing, Wayne of AZ, David (Barbara) of Northfield, daughters Marianne (Tim) Moe of Alexandria, Ginger Garlie of Stillwater, 18 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband A.O. "Doc" Garlie, son Stephen, sisters Genevieve Myers, Gertrude Thompson, brothers Ray and George Perra.

Died:
last residence Morristown

Marion married Adolph Oliver GARLIE on 18 Feb 1936 in Mahnomen County, Minnesota. Adolph (son of NELSON) was born on 28 Jun 1907 in Pope County, Minnesota; died on 1 Oct 1997 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Lineman

Notes:

In the 1940 census, he and two of his siblings (Mary Louis and Walter Eugene) lived with their grandparents, Oscar and Clara Johnson, in Mahnomen, Minnesota.

His large obit is in the Coos Bay newspaper, The World, p. A5, 20 Dec 2016.

Notes:

In the 1940 census, she and two of her siblings (William and Walter Eugene) lived with their grandparents, Oscar and Clara Johnson, in Mahnomen, Minnesota.

She married Dean Victor Lillion in Minneapolis in 1953 (with whom she had four children) and John Cameron Jenkins, Jr., in 1972.

Mary L. Jenkins, age 79, of Shell Lake, Wis. passed away on October 22, 2011. 

A time of gathering will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2011 from 4-6:00 p.m. at Taylor Family Funeral Home in Spooner, Wis.

Mary was born on April 26, 1932 to Frances and Gertrude Johnson at Mahnomen, Minn.

Mary graduated from Northfield, Minn. She was a volunteer at Fairview Southdale Hospital and also was a reserve officer for Eden Prairie. She enjoyed shopping, traveling, fishing and especially spending time with her children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her children: Joe (Rochelle) Lillion, James (Linda) Lillion, Jay (significant other Sylvia) Lillion and Dianne (Greg) Park, grandchildren: Heather, Alisha, Stefanie, Calvin, Joslyn, Kelsey and James, brothers: Bill Johnson and Butch and Kenny Thompson, along with many other relatives and friends. 

Mary is preceded in death by her husband John, parents, three brothers: Walt, Ronnie and Jim. 

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1935-MN-028723

Notes:

Not listed with the rest of his siblings in the 1940 census.

Nearly all records associated with him list his birth date as April 22, 1934.

Notes:

In the 1940 census, he and two of his siblings (Mary Louisa and William E) lived with their grandparents, Oscar and Clara Johnson, in Mahnomen, Minnesota.

As with his brother James, his official records show him as born one year earlier than the Minnesota Birth Records. His obit in the Coos Bay, Oregon, newspaper (The World, April 18, 2001) shows his birth date as October 19, 1939.

Walter’s obit says he was raised by his grandparents, Oscar and Clare Johnson, in Mahnomen, Minnesota, from the age of nine months. After his grandfather died in 1955, he came to Oregon to live with his brother William in Gold Beach.

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1942-MN-021315

Notes:

Died at home. He was four months premature and was born dead. Cause of death: placenta previa.

Buried:
St. Mary’s Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2002-MN-027325
• Social Security Number: 468-50-3697

Notes:

Alison shows him dying in Elk River.



Thompson Ronald James, age 54, of Otsego, on July 23, 2002. Preceded in death by his wife, Christine; mother, Gertrude. Survived by his father, Clarence Sr.; brothers, Butch (Wendee) and Kenneth (Dolly). Also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends. Owner of Wright Insurance Agency, Elk River.

Ronald married Christine Marie KACANS on 29 Apr 1972 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Christine was born on 10 Feb 1954 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 24 Apr 2002 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 27 Apr 2002 in Orono Cemetery, Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His obit in the FDN:

NORTHFIELD -- Funeral services for Steven Craig Garlie, 13 year old son of Dr. and Mrs. A. O. Garlie, who died at the Nrothfield hospital on Friday, Dec. 18, were held Monday, Dec. 21 at the church of St. Dominic at 10 a.m. The Rev. Robrt G. Dillon, pastor, officiated at the requiem mass. Burial was made in Calvary cemetery. Pallbearers were Vance Grosser, Northfield; Dennis Maanum, Chokio; and his four brothers, Gerald, Thomas, Wayne and David Garlie. Steven was born in Northfield on July 4, 1946, and lived here all his lifetime. He was ill for the past three years. He attended the Northfield schools. He is survived by his parents; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Delia Perra, also of Northfield; his four brothers; and two sisters, Marianne and Virginia Kaye Garlie also at home.