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Helen Violet THOREN

Female 1910 - 1988  (78 years)


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  • Name Helen Violet THOREN 
    Birth 14 Mar 1910  Swift County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Minnesota Birth Certificate 1910-28734 
    Death 19 Oct 1988  Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Helene Magdalene on her birth certificate. Helen V in the 1910 census, Helen Violet in the 1920 census and in her marriage record.

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

      In the 1940 census, she was a young widow living with her father and four childen in Torning Twp in Swift County in the same house in which Helen and the boys had lived five years earlier. Helen had an 8th grade education. She had no occupation. She owned the farm and it was worth $1900.

      She may be the Helene M Ellingboe, b. 4 Feb 1908 in “other country”, d. 19 Oct 1988 in Los Angeles County, California. Her mother’s maiden name is shown as Thoren. The SSDI has the birth date for that Helen as 14 Mar 1910.

      According to the obit for her son Richard, “at a very young age, [Olaf] passed away and later on [Helene] became ill, leaving the four children being placed into foster care.” In particular, Richard spent the rest of his young years being raised by foster parents in Sunburg.

      She may be the Helen Ellingboe listed in the 1948 Minneapolis city directory as residing at 1408 Spruce Place and working as a helper at Gross Bros Kronick.
    Person ID I5678  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2018 

    Father Charles O THOREN,   b. Abt 1860, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1942, Swift County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Anna Mathilda ALM,   b. Abt 1872, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1938, Swift County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 3 Mar 1904  Swift County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F14308  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Olaf E ELLINGBOE,   b. 5 Aug 1880, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1936, Swift County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 19 Apr 1930  Swift County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • as Olaf E Ellingboe and Helen V Thoren
    Children 
     1. Clarence Olney ELLINGBOE,   b. 8 Apr 1931, Benson, Swift County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 2002, Robbinsdale, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. Richard Allen ELLINGBOE,   b. 28 Jul 1933, Swift County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 2011, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. Charles Vernon ELLINGBOE,   b. 3 Oct 1934, Swift County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 2014, Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     4. Marguerite Ann ELLINGBOE,   b. 3 Feb 1936, Swift County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 2016, Starbuck, Pope County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F4038  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2011