8. Christian Gunnerius Larsen Lillestrand
Lillestrand was a family name assumed by Christian Larson. In an E-mailfrom Madeline Gallup (received 22 APR 2000), Lars Larson Lillestrand mayhave been the first to use Lillestrand. Lillestrand means "LittleShore." The homestead where Christian was born now lays in ruins. Thefoundation of the house was still visible, and a milkhouse was stillstanding in 1970s.
In correspondence dated 11 MAY 2000. Earl Lillestrand notes thatChristian Gunnerius Larsen did not adopt the gardsnavn (farm name) at thesame time as the others in the family did. Because he was unaware of thedifference, he did not find his name when searching records. Hecontinues to look into the matter.
DOB of 6 FEB 1854 received from Earl H. Lillestrand 14 SEPT 2000; DOD 20FEB 1938, same source.
Burial at Hillside Cemetery in Minneapolis confirmed by Earl Lillestrandin letter dated 28 AUG 2000. DOD from same note. Earl incorrectly notesthat the graves are not contiguous. At the time Ingeborg died, ChristianLillestrand had neither money nor insurance--Earl says his dad was "LuckyPierre"; he was barely able to scrape together enough for a minimalfuneral. Only one lot could be purchased with Ingeborg died, somethingChristian Lillestrand was very displeased about, and another bought atthe time Christian, himself, died.
From notes on FAMILY GROUP SHEET received from Earl H. Lillestrand 14SEPT 2000:
Little is known about Christian's boyhood at Lillestrand (a farm onthe eastern shore of Maridalsvatnet--Mary's Valley Lake--on the outskirtsof Christiana (now Oslo), Norway. It's a good bet that Christian workedas a farmhand as well as learning the skills of a millwright (as hisfather was the manager of a saw mill). At 15, Christian accompanied hisstep-mother, sister Caroline and half-brother Herman to the US, debarkingin Quebec and meeting up with his father and sister Karen. While theother members of the family appear on the 1870 Census for MadisonTownship in IA, Christian does not. It is believed that he marriedIngeborg Fredriksdatter Mundale in Decorah, IA. It is known that he madetwo failed attempts at homesteading in the vacinity of what is nowBottineau, ND before settling in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN, wherehe worked as a carpenter.Received Mary Donohue of Hillside Cemetery:
Hillside Cemetery can be reached by taking 35W to Stinson Blvd.Take Stinson Blvd north to HWY # 88; turn right. Entrance will be onleft about a block from the Stinson.
The plots for Christian and Ingeborg are in Section I. (The owner oftheir lot is listed as Louis Lillestrand--Earl's dad. Earl said thatwhen Ingeborg died, his dad only had money for one plot. Christianraised quite a fuss about only buying one plot, and it appears that Louisdid buy the other plot shortly after Ingeborg was buried.)
Section I is along the eastern edge of the cemetery. To find thegraves, stand at the SE corner of the section. Walk 8 rows into thesection (travelling east), and then walk to the north to the 23rd and24th graves (the next set of graves will run in a row perpendicular tothe row of graves where Christian and Ingeborg are buried. Do not gofurther north than the large stone for Johnson, which lies to the NE ofthese graves.
Name: Christian Lillestrand
Cemetery: Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Date Buried: 20 APR 1938
Age: 85
Lot: N1/2 349
Section: I
Grave: 1 (1'6"F*)
Interment No.: 20455
*It appears that the cemetery is marked off in 12'x30'sections, each of which accommodates 8 graves. And I think the 4'6"relates to the measure from the edge of the plot to the center of thegrave.Note: According to info from Earl, it appears that Christian marriedIngeborg while using Larsen as his last name; only later did he adoptLillestrand as his father and siblings had. Earl suspects that Christianentered the USA either as a stowaway or as a disserter (after hiring onas part of ship's crew).
DOD/Place of death taken from (verified using)
Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Death Certificates, 1908-1946,accessed 23 JUL 2001:
DOD: 20 FEB 1938
County of Death: Hennepin
Cert ID#: 1938-MN-018358Ancestry.com, 22 JAN 2002:
1880 Federal Census
(ED #54) p.16, Brush Creek, Faribault County, MN
16 JUN 1880, C. S. Bates, enumerator
lines 17-19, dwelling 126, family 137
Larson, Christian, 27, occupation unreadable (definitely not farmer),born NOR, parents born NOR
Emma, 30, wife, keeping house, born NOR, parents born NOR
Lewis, 2, son, born MNFamilyTreeMaker.com, 9 DEC 2001:
12th Census of the United States
Minnesota, Hennepin County, City of Minneapolis, 6th ward
1 JUN 1900, Julius Girard Newgood, enumerator
Sheet 6A, line 40, dwelling 120, family 121 (family of Christian G. L.Lillestrand)
Lillestrand, Christo*, head, FEB 1852 in Norway, 48, married 23 years,both parents born in Norway, immigrated in 1874, carpenter, renting home
Emma**, wife, JAN 1849 in Norway, 51, 4 children (all surviving),both parents born in Norway, immigrated in 1875
Louis, son, MAY 1878 in Iowa, 22, bakery driver
Minnie, daughter, JAN 1883 in Minnesota, 17, at home
Arthur, son, JUN 1887 in Minnesota, 12, none***
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*Christian (Family Tree Maker Index 60 1900 Census lists his name asCHRIST)
**Ingeborg was known as Emma.
***from other census data, I think this should have read "at school"rather than "none"
Note: Second Child, Karl, not listed here. Not found in other censusdata (as of 9 DEC 2001).1930 U.S. Federal Census • Minnesota • Hennepin • Minneapolis (Districts1-250) • District 209 --Sheet 8A
Lillestrand, Christian, 77 (Indexed as Christeen)
Also listed: daughter, Minnie C.From Earl Lillestrand, 16 DEC 2001: The data on Chris is incorrect. Hewas born in 1854, immigrated in 1869 at age 15, and was naturalized in1874 at age 20. There are many anomalies associated with Chris. Hedetached himself from the rest of the family and retained the family name"Larsen" until after his marriage. He, alone of all the siblings, wasnot included in his father's naturalization in 1870. I am of the opinionthat, from the time Chris left Maridal until perhaps 1900, he was tryingto remain
incognito. By 1880 they were in Bricelyn MN.
Now as to Karl. I talked to Betty yesterday. She wasn't awareuntil then that he dad wasn't in Minneapolis with the rest of the family.We know that for a time he homesteaded in Canada. It isn't known when hewent to Canada, but he was there during WWI. This is
a possible explanation of his absence. He was born in Bricelyn MN, Oct17, 1880, and was 20 in 1900.
Ingeborg Fredriksdatter Mundale
The following information, primarily provided by Kay A. (Lillestrand)Leahy, appeared in the 1975 edition of the Mundale-Mondale Clan by Lesterand Maria Mondale:
Ingebrog Fredricksdatter Mundale (oldest child of Frederick) wasborn in Norway, 6 JAN 1849, in the district of Bergen, probably in thevacinity of Vangsnes, Sogn. Her mother's maiden name was Martha Lidal.
From Kay Leahy: "The story my mother (Elizabeth ChristensenLillestrand) remembers Grandma "Emma" (Ingeborg) telling about her birthis that her father was from royalty and her mother was not, so they wereforbidden to marry. Her mother (Martha Lidal) was apparently a verybeautiful girl and person. ...My mother (Elizabeth Lillestrand) thinksthat Ingeborg came to the United States with her father (Frederick PersonVangsnes) and the rest of his other family, Brita, Frederick, Ole andHans in 1856." (Brita took Ingeborg into her household and cared for heras one of her own.)***
"(Ingeborg) spoke of a half-brother in Norway, on her mother'sside. This makes me think that she was with her mother until just beforeshe came over here. If she were seven, she would have been old enough toremember her mother and brother. She said that her father always claimedher as his child but if he were of royal blood, maybe he couldn't haveher with him until he did come to the United States."
"Ingeborg was a quiet and reserved person with an air ofaristocracy; she was also a very loving person. My mother (ElizabethLillestrand) said she was an ideal mother-in-law, a good cook, and wasalways one to help in times of illness. She had home remedies that mymother still uses today (item written about 1974). My remembrance of heris of someone I dearly loved amd who dearly loved me" (p. 25).***According to 1900 Census information for Ingeborg "Emma" (Mundal)Lillestrand, her immigration to USA came in 1875 rather than 1856. Thus,she did not accompany her father to the North America.
Birth information from church records; name of parents from same source.
Burial info from Earl Lillestrand info received 2 APR 2000.
Earl H. Lillestrand 18 MAY 2000 in correspondence dated 11 MAY 2000,corrected place of birth and noted that Fylke=county.
Earl notes that Ingeborg was delivered in Mundal and baptized there byher father, Fredrik. Earl believes the fact that Ingeborg was born andbaptized in Mundal was suppressed for many years, but he didn't elaborateon that point. He said it is unclear how long Martha Jonsdatter Lidalstayed after the child was born; it seems likely that Ingeborg stayed inMundal until the family emigrated in 1856. The family migrated to theScandanavian-like frontier of Wisconsin, settling in Puckawa, MarquetteCounty, on the banks of the Fox River.
Five years later, the family would move to SE Minnesota. Little isknown about Ingeborg until her marriage (See notes on marriage.).From Earl Lillestrand, received 16 DEC 2001: I've determined that the1900 entry of 1875 (See Census data for Christian Lillestrand) for Emmais the date of her naturalization, not arrival in this country,
at which time she was 25 years old.LILESTRAND, INGABORG (note: name misspelled in MN index)
CertID# 1925-MN-022371Received Mary Donohue of Hillside Cemetery:
The plots for Christian and Ingeborg are in Section I. (The owner oftheir lot is listed as Louis Lillestrand--Earl's dad. Earl said thatwhen Ingeborg died, his dad only had money for one plot. Christianraised quite a fuss about only buying one plot, and it appears that Louisdid buy the other plot shortly after Ingeborg was buried.)
Section I is along the eastern edge of the cemetery. To find thegraves, stand at the SE corner of the section. Walk 8 rows into thesection (travelling east), and then walk to the north to the 23rd and24th graves (the next set of graves will run in a row perpendicular tothe row of graves where Christian and Ingeborg are buried. Do not gofurther north than the large stone for Johnson, which lies to the NE ofthese graves.
Name: Ingeborg Lillestrand
Cemetery: Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Date Buried: 17 DEC 1925
Age: 76
Lot: N1/2 349
Section: I
Grave: 2 (4'6"F*)
Interment No.: 12375
*It appears that the cemeter is marked off in 12'x30' sections,each of which accommodates 8 graves. And I think the 4'6" relates to themeasure from the edge of the plot to the center of the grave.
42. Wilhelmina Charlotte "Minnie" Lillestrand
From SSDI (ANCESTRY.COM accessed 19 MAY 2000): for MINNIE LILLESTRAND
SSN: 468-14-1065 (issued MN 1956); last residence: 55404 Minneapolis,Hennepin, MN
DOB: 31 JAN 1883; DOD: FEB 1970LILLISTRAND, MINNIE C. (note: name misspelled in MN index)
CertID# 1970-MN-004821Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis: BLK 8; Section 724; Grave 6.
Minnie was a tall, thin woman. She and her cousin Myrtle Noreen oftenvisited Karl Lillestrand's widow, Elizabeth (Christensen Lillestrand)Vant in Columbia Heights. As kids, we called the pair "Minnie Mouse" and"Myrtle Turtle." I remember that Aunt Minnie snored. And that she hadan infectious laugh.--RMLeahy, 8 AUG 2001.
Name from Madeline Gallup (E-mail received 22 APR 2000). Karen Louise wasbaptized as Karen Lovise at the Vestre Aker Church in Norway, 4 JUL1858).
Confirmation 11 JUL 1873, Madison Lutheran Church, Ridgeway, WinnishieckCounty, IA.
DOB of 2 JUN 1858 received from Earl H. Lillestrand 18 MAY 2000 incorrespondence date 11 MAY.
In correspondence from Earl H. Lillestrand (dated 28 MAY 2000), he notesthat Karen Louise Lillestrand was born in or near Christiana now Oslo,Norway.
Karen Louise died at the home of her youngest son, Almer (from letter toEarl H. Lillestrand from Lloyd and Jean Bloomquist, received from Earl H.Lillestrand in letter dated 31 MAY 2000).
In notes received from Earl H. Lillestrand, 14 SEPT 2000: The family homewas a landmark on the prairie, and a stopping point for many as theytraveled on their ways. Karen--known as Carrie--ministered to the needsof the sick and dying in the area; she was an experienced midwife.
From "Descendants of Karen Louise Lillestrand" written by hergrandchildren, received from Madeline Gallup 17 OCT 2000: "In gratefulappreciation for the life of our Grandmother, Karen Louise (Lillestrand)Johnson, who lived in our midst and died in 1933, lovingly remembered byher grandchildren." In addition, the following poem is also found at theback of the "Descendants":
Somebody did a golden deed,
Somebody proved a friend in need,
Somebody thought, "I've a life to give,"
Somebody said, "I'm glad to give,"
Somebody fought a valiant fight,
"Somebody lived to shield the right.
Our Grandmother.
Name from Madeline Gallup (E-mail received 22 APR 2000).
Baptized as ANDERS.
Andrew Johnson was a skilled stone mason and did stone work on severalschools and dwellings in the area; he died at the home of his daughter,Emma (from letter to Earl H. Lillestrand from Lloyd and Jean Bloomquist,received from Earl H. Lillestrand in letter dated 31 MAY 2000).
In notes received from Earl H. Lillestrand, 14 SEPT 2000: In 1903, Andrewand Karen moved to Canada to live on a homestead in Asquith, Saskatchawanon which Andrew had previously filed. From "Descendants of Karen LouiseLillestrand" written by her grandchildren (received from Madeline Gallup17 OCT 2000), the following additional information is found: Thehomestead was a quarter section in township 37, range 10, west of the 3rdmeridian on the NW quarter of section 4 west of Asquith, Saskatchewan inthe rural municipality of Eagle Creek. The children of school ageattended Eagle Bank School #1528, which was built a bit later.
Johnson, Anders
County: Otter Tail Reel: 3
Code: 10 Volume: B
Page: 108 Operator: CONRA
Date: 17 June 1993 Time: 10:12
Document Type: Final Papers Years: 1875 -1877
Numbers: 1-430
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Johnson, Anders
County: Otter Tail Reel: 4
Code: 13 Volume: E
Page: 277 Operator: CONRA
Date: 24 June 1993 Time: 13:03
Document Type: Final Papers Years: 1883 -1886
Numbers: 1-350
From: "Barbara A Storslee" <krystotoo@juno.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 5:53 PM
Hi,
Burned the midnight oil, plus a little eye strain reading the 1900census for Aastad Twsp, Otter Tail County and found the Andrew Johnsonfamily. By 1900 they had had 10 children, the oldest that was born in IA(Amelia) was no longer living1880 Census
A. C. JOHNSON / Male
Other Information:
Birth Year <1851> // Birthplace NOR // Age 29
Occupation Stone Mason
Marital Status M <Married> // Race W <White>
Father's Birthplace NOR
Mother's Birthplace NOR
Source Information:
Census Place Aastad, Otter Tail, Minnesota
Family History Library Film 1254628 // NA Film Number T9-0628 // PageNumber 26D
Also listed: wife, Louisa; children, Amelia, Annie
1900 Census: MN, Otter Tail County, Aastad Twp, District 139
8th & 9th of June, 1900, D. Erikson, enumerator
sheet #4A (Image 7 on Ancestry), lines 40-50, dwelling 56, family 58
Johnson, Andrew C., head, OCT 1848 NOR, 51, married 24 years, parentsborn NOR, immigrated 1867, 33 years, naturalized, farmer, owned farm w/omortgage
Lovisa, wife, JUN 1856 NOR, 43, 10 children w/ 9 surviving, parentsborn NOR, immigrated 1867, 33 years
Annie, dau., JUN 1879 MN, 20, cook
Carsten, son, OCT 1882 MN, 18
Inga, dau., FEB 1884 MN, 16, servant
Joseph, son, JAN 1886 MN, 14, at school
Kasper, son, SEPT 1889 MN, 11, at school
Emma, dau., APR 1890 MN, 10, at school
Nora, dau., JUL 1893 MN, 6
Almer, son, MAY 1896 MN, 4
Christian, son, APR 1900 MN, >1
47. Inga Johnson
Madeline Gallop gives DOD as 1902 (as found in "Descendants of KarenLouise Lillestrand" written by her grandchildren, received from MadelineGallup 17 OCT 2000).
11. Caroline Marie Lillestrand
Name from Madeline Gallup (E-mail received 22 APR 2000).
Date of Death from Lloyd and JeanBloomquist, received from Earl H.Lillestrand in letter dated 31 MAY 2000.
From: "Barbara A Storslee" <krystotoo@juno.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 3:34 AM
Subject: Lars Larssen Lillestrand offspring
Hi,
Christian Larsen Lillestrand was my great-grandmother's (Caroline's)brother. Caroline was born 12 July 1860 also in Maridalen, Norway.According to the 1865 census, Lars Larssen was a widower with 3 children- Christian, Caroline and Lovise ( b. 1858). I also found in the DigitalArchives (University of Bergen) that Caroline left with her father on the"Concordia" in 1869.
The only reason I knew that they settled in IA first was the 1880census of Norwegians in Minnesota stated that their oldest child (totalof 11, but only 7 survived) named Christian was 2 years old. Last week Imanaged to acquire a copy of her obit, but it did not state date ofmarriage to Carl Christopherson, who also went by the name of Charlesaccording to the county birth records that I was able to locate in FergusFalls, MN.
As a child I vaguely remember Uncle Herman Lillestrand, who in the50's was living in St. Cloud, MN. Tracing records in Norway can be quitea challenge, but also great fun.
Thank you for the information you posted.--Barb Christopherson
From: "Barbara A Storslee" <krystotoo@juno.com>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 2:16 AM
Just a few questions. From the Digital Archives Emmigrants fromOslo #11715 is Ingeborg Larsen Lillestrand with a date of Sept. 10.1869(ID # 3090A) along with Herman and Caroline Marie (9 years old), but yourinfo from S.S. Hibernia that sailed on Sept 7, 1869. Maybe thetranscriber had the wrong week?
Caroline Marie Larsen Lillestrand Christopherson's father-in-lawstayed in Iowa. He's listed in the Norwegians in Iowa 1880 census(Digital Archives) #15119 - Christian Johnson (in the 1865 N. census,he's called Christopher) 55 years of age and his wife Anna (Amundsdatter)b. 1824, and also the other brother John (Johan) Johnson b.1846. Withthat info I have found the brothers, now the challenge will be to findthe 5 sister - 1) Andrine Christophersdatter b. 1855. 2) Anne M. b. 1859,3) Karen H. b.1862, 4) Christiane, b.1865 and 5) unk.
When I was in Fergus Falls, MN 10 days ago, I was able to locate theobits for both Caroline and Carl Christopherson. (Fergus Falls, DailyJournal) Caroline died Jan 2, 1930. "She resided for some time in Iowaand was united in marriage to Mr. Carl Christopherson there. They movedto the
town of Aastad, this county, residing there for some time and thenlocated in North Dakota where they resided for ten years, returning tothis county in 1914, and locating in Fergus Falls. She was the mother ofeleven children, seven of whom, one daughter and six sons, are left tomourn the death of a good mother. They are: Mrs. F. W. Thurnau(Christine b. Jan 16, 1881), or this city; Gilbert (birth recorded asJohn Gilbert, b. Dec 11, 1882), Henry Arthur (b. Jeb 1, 1886), AntonLewis (b. Mar 8, 1888, d. June 27, 1942), Karsten Martinius (b, Sept 16,1890, d. 1963) - my grandfather, Elvin Gunnerius (b. March 14, 1894 d.June 1972), and Kenneth M. (b. 1898, d. June 2, 1953 - fell off roof).She is also survived by three sisters and three brothers; ChristianLillestrand and Mrs. M. N. Hagen, Minneapolis, Mrs. L. A. Fischer,Glendive, Mont.; Herman Lillestrand, Landa, N.D.; Mrs. A. C. Johnson,Kinley, Sask., and Willie Lillestrand, Los Angeles, Cal.
I also so found additional birth records for Anna Christine b. Aug8, 1879, d. ?), Kasper Theodore b. Nov 20, 1884 and Male Christophersonb. Feb 2, 1893. The Norwegians in Amer 1880 census lists a Christian, 2years old and born in Iowa. That would account for the 4 other children.
The only ones who married and had children were Henry ( 1 daughter -Henrietta), Kenneth (Kenneth C. & 2 daughters Mrs. Dennis Adams & Mrs.George Boles all in Anacortes, WA as of 1953), and my grandfather Karsten(Lauretta b. Aug 7 1921,d. 1988, Arthur W. b. Aug 7, 1923 d. April 9,1979 - vehicle accident, and Lois b. 1932, d. 1989).
Thank you for all the help.--Babs C.
Last name may be spelled Kristoferson.
1880 Census
Charles CHRISTOFSON // Male
Other Information:
Birth Year <1854> // Birthplace NOR // Age 26
Occupation Farmer
Marital Status M <Married> // Race W <White>
Father's Birthplace NOR
Mother's Birthplace NOR
Source Information:
Census Place Aastad, Otter Tail, Minnesota
Family History Library Film 1254628 // NA Film Number T9-0628 // PageNumber 26D
Also listed: wife, Caroline; child, Christian
CHRISTINE THURNAU
SSN 474-58-0915 Residence: 66048 Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS
Born 16 Jan 1881
Died Apr 1970 Issued: MN (1965)
Name from notes for Caroline Marie Larsen Lillestrand, received from EarlH. Lillestrand, 14 SEPT 2000.
1930 U.S. Federal Census • Minnesota • Hennepin • Minneapolis (Districts1-250) • District 168 --Sheet 10A
Thurnau, Fred, 56 (indexed as "Fer")
Also listed: wife, Christine; niece, Henrietta (Christopherson), daughterof Henry and Emma Christopherson
61. Anton Lewis Christopherson
1930, living with brother, Elvin, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, MN(See notes for Elvin)
64. Elvin Gunnerius Christopherson
ELVIN CHRISTOPHERS
SSN 477-07-6039 Residence: 66048 Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS
Born 14 Mar 1894
Died Jun 1972 Issued: MN (Before 1951)1930 U.S. Federal Census • Minnesota • Otter Tail • Fergus Falls •District 34 --Sheet 8A
Christopherson, Elvin, 37 (name spelled Christofersen)
Also listed: brother, Anton
13. Herman Luaritz Lillestrand
MN Naturalization Records Index:
Otter Tail County: Lillestrand, Herman L. (Reel 5, Code 17, vol. 1, p.370).Confirmation, Madison Lutheran Church, Ridgeway, IA 27 MAY 1882.
1920 U.S. Census • North Dakota • Bottineau • All Townships • ED# 48
(Eidewald)
4 FEB 1920, Oliver O. Finstad, enumerator
p 7B (Image 14 on Ancestry), lines 51-58, dwelling 48, family 49
Lillestrande*, Herman L., head, 52 NOR, parents born NOR, farmer
Dina C., wife, 49 MN, parents born NOR
Annette I., dau., 21 MN, waitress/cafe
Sarah M., dau., 19 ND
Amelia L., dau., 17 ND, waitress/cafe
Louise A., dau., 15 ND
Olaf, son, 14 ND
Hartwig D., son, 9 ND
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*Lillestrand1930 U.S. Federal Census • North Dakota • Bottineau • Eidsvold • District14 --Sheet 4A
Lillestrand, Herman L., 62 (spelled Lillestreard)
Also listed: wife, Dinah C.; son, Hartwick D.
The following information about Dinah Caroline Hanson taken fromFAMILYTREEMAKER.COM, World Family Tree, vol. 2, tree # 2387. Names ofDinah Hanson's parents and dates for them are from same source:
1880, 1890 Census: Otter Tail County, MN
1870 Census: Goodhue County, MNPlace of birth received from Earl H. Lillestrand 13 NOV 2000.
1930 U.S. Federal Census • North Dakota • Morton • Mandan • District 22--Sheet 8B
Lillestrand, Annette, 32
nurseIDA HANSON 29 Mar 1898 Apr 1973 Fargo, Cass, ND ND (1973) 501-82-3747
14. Martha Regina "Jenny" Lillestrand
Baptized Madison Lutheran Church, Ridgeway, IA 24 OCT 1869.
Confirmed Rock Prairie Lutheran Church, Aastad Township, MN.
1930 U.S. Federal Census • Minnesota • Hennepin • Minneapolis (Districts1-250) • District 124 --Sheets 1A and 1B ( is on bottom of page 1a; wifeand son on 1B)
Hagen, Mathias M., 65
Also listed: wife, Regine; son, Willard E.; father, John F.
immigrated 1880
15. Mathilde Cecilia Lillestrand
Baptized 3 MAR 1872 Madison Lutheran Church, Ridgeway, IA
FISHER MATHILDE C 1871 01 08 FEMALE IO LOS ANGELES1965 09 08 - 94 0
Date and place of death from Earl H. Lillestrand.
FISHER CHESTER ARTHUR
DOB 1882 08 03
mother's maiden name MEARS
County of death: RE SHASTA
DOD 1956 04 151930 U.S. Federal Census • California • Shasta • Township 3 • District 8--Sheet 3B
Fisher, Chester A., 49
Also listed: mother, Mary
16. Martin William Lillestrand
Baptized 26 JUL 1874 Madison Lutheran Church, Ridgeway, IA.
Note: CA DEATHS 1940-97 (Ancestry.com 4 JAN 2001) has Lillestrand, MartinWilliam
b. 18 JUN 1873 in IA
d. 23 APR 1943 in Los Angeles
SSN: 549-18-9375
mother's maiden name: Engerber
May have been married before to a man named Green.
LILLESTRAND WILMER C 1906 01 03 MALE CN LOSANGELES 1974 01 19 563014478 68
LILLESTRAND OLIVE MAE 1911 09 02 MILLER TWISS FEMALE ILLOS ANGELES 1992 02 01 521126450 80