Arlene Sheron JOHNSON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2012-MN-026192

Notes:

She must have married Wendell Melroy Edwin Quale in the 1950s but there is no record of it on-line.

Arlene married Robert Dale Thorne in Clark County, Nevada, in April of 1984.

Thorne, Arlene S. (Johnson) Age 75, of Edina. A beloved and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend found peace, surrounded by her family, on September 3rd, 2012 after a short, and hard-fought, battle with brain cancer. Born in Cannon Falls, MN on June 4th, 1937. Preceded in death by father, Arnold; mother, Sally. Arlene is survived by her husband, Robert; daughter, Terri (Jay) Cope; grandchildren, Hannah and Ben Cope of Shorewood; son, Jeff (Angie) Quale and grandsons, Dylan and Justin Quale of Minnetonka; sister, Marilyn (Bruce) Kabot of Green Valley, AZ; brother, Jerome (Jan) Johnson of Cannon Falls. Arlene is also survived by nieces, nephews and many beloved cousins around southern Minnesota along with Bob's children, Sarah (Brant) Johnson and Erik (Amy) Thorne. A 1955 graduate of Cannon Falls HS, Arlene worked for many years as an Executive Assistant, most recently at FiServ. After retiring, Arlene found a new passion, making jewelry. As word got out, Arlene's hobby grew into a small business and she started selling her jewelry at Boutiques, Art Shows and several retail stores. She loved creating and using the most beautiful, natural and semi-precious stones and beads to make unique and artistic creations. Arlene's favorite activity was attending her grandchildren's, activities - sporting events, concerts, and their birthday lunches. Arlene enjoyed spending time with the "YaYa's" and the wonderful women and work of the West Suburban Women's Club. Arlene was also known for her extraordinary baking skills. Arlene enjoyed many memorable trips both in the U.S. and Europe. Special thanks to the Methodist Hospital Hospice and LifeSpark Hospice teams. Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2012, 2:00 pm at Lakewood Memorial Chapel with a reception following at Lakewood Garden Center. Memorials to the American Cancer Society.

Family/Spouse: Wendell QUALE. Wendell was born on 7 Apr 1937 in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 11 Sep 2013 in Ramsey County, Minnesota; was buried in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jeff Kamon QUALE was born on 17 Feb 1961 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 17 May 2013 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Arlene married Robert Dale THORNE on 27 Apr 1984 in Clark County, Nevada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arnold married Selma Bergitte (Sally) SOINE on 1 Dec 1934 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Selma (daughter of Thomas L SOINE and Anna Theoline ELLESTAD) was born on 28 Feb 1909 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 24 Jul 1997 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Cannon Falls Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1909-09032
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1997-MN-021279

Notes:

Middle name Bergetta on her childrens’ birth certificates, Bergitta on her death certificate.

She was of Cannon Falls at the time of her brother Ludvig’s death.

Buried:
79 CS 18 F-56 NE

Notes:

Married:
as Arnold William Johnson and Selma Gergetta Soine

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1944-MN-004632

Notes:

Married his first cousin.

Farming in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County in the the 1900 census. Living next to his father Lars.

In the 1930 census, he and Anna were still living in Warsaw Twp with their sons Ludvig and Abraham. Son Carl was living next door.

Thomas married Anna Theoline ELLESTAD on 2 Jul 1892 in Swift County, Minnesota. Anna (daughter of Ole Tomason ELLESTAD and Sigrid HOLLEN) was born in Dec 1873 in Minnesota; died on 9 Mar 1943 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1943-MN-004921

Notes:

Or Thealine.

Married her first cousin.

At the time of the 1900 census, she had had 4 children, only 2 of them (Ludvik, Clarence) still living.

Shown in the 1910 census as having borne 8 children, 6 still living. In the 1900 census, that was 4 and 2.

Notes:

Married:
#C-391; West Norway Lake

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1917-MN-004721

Notes:

Traci’s tree refers to him as Lars Kristofferson Soine.

“Alias Lars Christopherson.” That’s what he was called in the 1880 census.

In the 1885 state census, he was Lars O. Støine of Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County. The household consists of Lars, 55, Anna, 57, Tom, 24, Gertrude, 19, Berit, 16, Christina, 9, Martha 7, “T.A.”, 25, Anna Austin, 27, Mabel A., 3, and Anna Maria, 20. From this and other information we can infer that “Anna Austin” is Lars’s oldest daughter, T.A. is her husband, Tom Austinson, and Mabel A. is Maybel Amanda Ellingboe.

As Lars Christopherson Soine, he is listed as one of the initial contributors to the start-up of St. Olaf College.

He was a farmer in Warsaw Twp in 1870.

in the 1900 census, Lars, Anna, and their single daughter Christina were living in Warsaw, Goodhue County, next door to their son and brother, Thomas Soine and his family. Lars is shown to have come to this country in 1853, Anna in 1856.

In the 1910 census, Lars and Anne are living with their son Tom and his family on Tom’s farm in Warsaw.

He is listed in “The Valdris Book”, a history of the Valdris Samband published in 1920 (available on Google Books) but his entry specifically says he was not a member of the Samband.

Shown as Lars A. on his death certificate.

From one of Lars’s descendants: "Lars Christophersen Soine was born on 14 June 1830 in Vang, Valdres Norway. He came to America with his parents in 1853, he was 23 years old. He went by the name Lars O Christophersen. He worked in the logging camps in Wisconsin. He rode the logs down the river to keep them from jumbling. Several times he was thrown, by the force of the swift current and the jerking logs, into the water. In 1856 he married Anna Ellestad. Three of their nine children were born in Wisconsin. In the early 1860's Lars and Anna went moved to Goodhue County in Minnesota where they rented a farm for a few years. Then they purchased 160 acres in Warsaw township in Goodhue County. At this time he returned to using the name Lars Soine. Lars and Anna lived in a small house on their land until 1884 when they built a 12 room house for two families. He planned this house for two families so that he would have a place of his own in their old age. Lars and Anna lived in four rooms, tworooms downstairs (12x14 and 14x16) and two rooms upstairs. Their son, Thomas, and his family of 12 lived in seven of the rooms, four big rooms downstairs and three upstairs. The room above the kitchen was used as a store room for both families. Both families used the same stairs and hallway to the second floor.Each family had their own cellar and stairs. The pump was on the porch between the two kitchens. (Don't you think many oldfolks would love this arrangement nowadays instead of the old folks home?) (Denne ideen hare nok Lars hatt med segfra Vang, han har nok tenkt på kårstuene der, da han bygde detstore huset.) These two families lived in Harmony for 24½ years. In 1916 Anna and Lars celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Anna died that fall at the age of 83 and Lars died the following April, 1917." (This is a transcript of a handwritten remembrance of one of Lars O Soine's grandchildren). Lars was a 'charter member' of the 'Valdres Laget' of Goodhue county.

Lars married Anna Tomasdatter ELLESTAD about 1856. Anna (daughter of Tomas Knudson TØRSTAD and Berit Johannesdatter ELLESTAD) was born on 4 Sep 1833 in Lomen, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 6 Nov 1916 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1916-MN-004884
• Baptism: 8 Oct 1833, Lomen, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1900 census, she is claimed to have had 10 children, 8 still living. Those numbers are 10 and 7 in the 1910 census.

Shown as Anna E. on her death certificate.

Buried:
252 HN 4 N

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1928-MN-015666

Notes:

In the 1865 Norwegian census, he is probably the 25 year-old unmarried Ole Thomasson, a laborer on the Løken farm in Lomen, Vestre Slidre.

The records for the Norway Lake Lutheran churches in Kandiyohi County show: “Ole Ellestad, born in Balders, married Sigrid Hollen, born in Balders. Came to Goodhue County in 1866.”

In the 1875 Minnesota census, he and his wife and three daughters live in Kerkhoven Twp, Swift County.

In the 1880 census, O.T. (indexed as O.J. Ellestod), 39, and his wife Sigri, 31, were farming in Kerkhoven, Swift County. The children consisted of Betsy, 8, Anne, 6, Ida, 5, and Sophia, 1. The family had a servant, Chas. Johnson, 20, born in Sweden, living with them.

In the 1885 Minnesota census, when the family lived in Kerkhoven Twp, the household consisted of Ole, 44, Sigrid, 36, Betsy, 13, Anna, 11, Julia, 9, Soffia, 6, Emma, 3, and Thomas, 3 months.

Shown as Ole Ellestad in the 1900 census (census enumerator was Ole Ellingboe). (Ole T. was indexed incorrectly as Ole A., census form shows Ole T.) He and his wife and two sons were living in Kerkhoven, Swift County, which is just over the county line from Sunburg, Kandiyohi County. Ole was renting his farm. Sigri had had nine children, six still living.

Lived in Sunburg, MN, near Kerkhoven. Later moved to North Dakota. Living in Kerkhoven Township, Swift County, MN, at the time of the 1900 census (June 1).

The 1900 census shows him as having come to the U.S. in 1866.

In the 1905 state census, Ole and Sigre live in Murdock, Kerkhoven Twp, next door to Rangdy Flattan (#12828) and family.

In the 1910 census, Ole T. Elestad, 69, and Sigre, 62, were living in on a farm in Dunn County, North Dakota. Ole and Sigre had been married for 40 years. Sigre had had 9 children, 6 still living. Ole’s farm is shown as being in Section 22, Twp 145, Range 94. Ole came to this country in 1866 and was a citizen. Sigre came to this country in 1869. The farm adjacent to them, shown as Section 26, was Thomas Ellestad, 25, and his wife Hannah, 27. It was the first marriage for both and the had been married 0 years. Hannah had been born in South Dakota and her parents in Norway.

An Ole T. Ellestad died in Swift County in 1928.

Birth:
Ellestad

Ole married Sigrid HOLLEN about 1869. Sigrid (daughter of Even Helgessen HØVERSTAD and Anne Tostensdatter VØVLISEIGA) was born on 24 Aug 1848 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 10 Feb 1918 in Dunn County, North Dakota; was buried in South Lake Johanna Cemetery, Pope County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 3 Sep 1848, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

The 1900 census showed her as having borne 9 children, 6 still living. That census also showed her coming to this country in 1866.

Birth:
North Dakota death index says 1849, other sources say 24 Jul 1848