Hi, I have a copy of a 1908-1909 list of students who attended District 37 in Graham twp, Benton Co. MN. It was "compliments of Medora F. Murn, teacher. I will check for names if anyone is interested.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lonilynn Surnames: Delong Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/63.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I beleive there were three brothers (Delong's) who came to America in the late 1600's or 1700's. One group went to Canada. One group went from NY to PA to Ohio and Ind. and some went on to Iowa and Minnesota. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cthomson1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/178/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for any information on a Hugh Sullivan who died in Benton Co.,MN 1913.Was originally from Dakota Co.,MN Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kasjurs Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/176.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you soooooo much! Need some time to read this again, but I`d love to get in touch by email with other relatives of these people, coz they are mine too:) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: keithaleckson Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/176.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a relative that wrote of Knut Carlson in her biography of the town. Here's the link on the Benton County web site. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnbenton/glendorado.htm Here's a census record for Glendorado in 1930, as well. Their names show up there. http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mn/benton/1930/ Here's an excerpt from the biography describing the Carlsons. "Down the long crooked drive-way east from Fords lived the Knute Carlson family. The Carlson place had been homesteaded by Knute's grandfather. When I first recollect the Carlson place (as far back as I remember) the brick house with two nice porches, was a place where everyone was welcome - young and old. Knute and Elisa lived here with their children, Otto, Ellen and Ellevina - twins, Nellie, Margeret, and Elliot. Elsa Maria, Besta (Knute's mother) lived in a pretty little gray stucco house placed among the apple trees behind the big brick house. Yes, and a hired man. Carlson's always had a young man working for them. Elisa was a Norwegian girl. After she came to America, she was instrumental in getting four of her neighborhood boys to America. Knute sent passage money to each of the boys. When the first had labored long enough to pay his passage, he found work elsewhere and Knute would send for the next one. Thus he enabled four of the Spangrud boys to come to America. They were Harold, Oscar, Sigrud, and Ludvig. Even after they had left Carlsons, they were always welcome visitors when they came back from time to time. These young men seemed to play an important role during the time I grew up. I remember them all so vividly. After the Spangrud boys had worked there, there were several other hired men that we learned to know well like Bill Abrahamson, Alfred Johnson, and Hubert Rathbun. (Elisa even painted and fixed up Besta's house so Hubert could live there with his wife, Rose and little girl, Gladys.) My brother, Arnold, worked at Carlson's often too. I remember Knute well, he died about two months after Grandpa in the spring of 1932. Elisa was left with a large farm and house full of little children to take care of. She did an exceptional job. I think Elliot was about four years and Otto, the oldest was about fifteen when Knute died. Yet Elisa managed the farm and enabled the children to go on to school, high school, and college, if they wished. I went into a great detail when telling about this family, because I doubt if there was a day in the first twenty years of my life that our family was not in contact with some member of their family." The Carlson's were apparently close with my relative's family. Hope you find the information helpful. Keith Aleckson Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I have a relative that wrote of Knut Carlson in her biography of the town. Here's the link on the Benton County web site. The excerpts are below. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnbenton/glendorado.htm "Down the long crooked drive-way east from Fords lived the Knute Carlson family. The Carlson place had been homesteaded by Knute's grandfather. When I first recollect the Carlson place (as far back as I remember) the brick house with two nice porches, was a place where everyone was welcome - young and old. Knute and Elisa lived here with their children, Otto, Ellen and Ellevina - twins, Nellie, Margeret, and Elliot. Elsa Maria, Besta (Knute's mother) lived in a pretty little gray stucco house placed among the apple trees behind the big brick house. Yes, and a hired man. Carlson's always had a young man working for them. Elisa was a Norwegian girl. After she came to America, she was instrumental in getting four of her neighborhood boys to America. Knute sent passage money to each of the boys. When the first had labored long enough to pay his passage, he found work elsewhere and Knute would send for the next one. Thus he enabled four of the Spangrud boys to come to America. They were Harold, Oscar, Sigrud, and Ludvig. Even after they had left Carlsons, they were always welcome visitors when they came back from time to time. These young men seemed to play an important role during the time I grew up. I remember them all so vividly. After the Spangrud boys had worked there, there were several other hired men that we learned to know well like Bill Abrahamson, Alfred Johnson, and Hubert Rathbun. (Elisa even painted and fixed up Besta's house so Hubert could live there with his wife, Rose and little girl, Gladys.) My brother, Arnold, worked at Carlson's often too. I remember Knute well, he died about two months after Grandpa in the spring of 1932. Elisa was left with a large farm and house full of little children to take care of. She did an exceptional job. I think Elliot was about four years and Otto, the oldest was about fifteen when Knute died. Yet Elisa managed the farm and enabled the children to go on to school, high school, and college, if they wished. I went into a great detail when telling about this family, because I doubt if there was a day in the first twenty years of my life that our family was not in contact with some member of their family." The Carlson's were apparently close with my relative's family. Hope you find the information helpful. Keith Aleckson -----Original Message----- From: mnbenton-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mnbenton-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gc-gateway@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 4:35 PM To: MNBENTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MNBENTON] Glenderado This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kasjurs Surnames: Borgersen, Carlson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties. benton/176/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hope someone knows these names and can help me: Tolf Borgersen born in 1815 came to Glenderado from Norway in 1871 with his wife Marikken and his two children Knut and Else Marie. I would like to know about their life there and also know if they have relatives. Found something that can indicate that Else Marie married a Swedish man, Ole Carlson, and had twins born in 1877, but since the names are a little changed, i am not totally sure that this is the right persons. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MNBENTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kasjurs Surnames: Borgersen, Carlson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/176/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hope someone knows these names and can help me: Tolf Borgersen born in 1815 came to Glenderado from Norway in 1871 with his wife Marikken and his two children Knut and Else Marie. I would like to know about their life there and also know if they have relatives. Found something that can indicate that Else Marie married a Swedish man, Ole Carlson, and had twins born in 1877, but since the names are a little changed, i am not totally sure that this is the right persons. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kps_46635 Surnames: Fairbanks and Brunette Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/175/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for any information on William B. (Babcock) Fairbanks born Berlin, Mass 1812 died Michigan City, Indiana 1876. As a young man lived on a farm in Saint Lawrence Countynty, New York later relocated to Crow Wing, Minn. married Nancy Annette aka Nanette Brunette a Ojibwe Indian about 1850. I am very interested in tracking him from about 1830 when his father Ephraim died until 1850. I know that he served in the Army sometime from 1846-1848 in the Mexican War. I do not know exactly where he was mustered in. I beleived he traveled from Waddington, New York with relatives that were followers of Joseph Smith the founder of the Mormon Church. I believe he may have resided in Kirtland, OH then to Michigan City, then to Jackson County, MO. and then to Nauvoo, IL. after that period of time I believe he joined the Army served in the Mexican War and was mustered out at Fort Gaines in Minnesota about 1849. After that I have traced him in Morrison, Ottertail, and Becker Counties in MN. William Fairbanks and Nathan Richardson built the first hotel in Little Falls. William ran for Sheriff of Benton County, was a Justice of the Peace, and was district attorney in Little Falls. I have a picture that was made from a Tin Type that was taken in the 1860's. In 1868 the family returned to and settled in Michigan City, IN. Any Information would be appreciated. Sincerely, Kevin Schubert Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. PRIVACY STATEMENT http://www.thegenerationsnetwork.com/default.aspx?html=pp We do not sell, rent or otherwise distribute the personal information you provide us to third party advertisers. Don't want to receive this email anymore? No problem. It's easy to unsubscribe altogether or change your email preferences. Click here to unsubscribe from all message board alerts: http://www.ancestry.com/unsubscribe/?eml=MNBENTON-L@rootsweb.com&md5=&mb=1 To change your preferences log in to My Ancestry and go to the 'my alerts' section. http://www.ancestry.com/t9760/e2008070611441400495736417754/rd.ashx You can contact us at: The Generations Network, Inc., 360 West 4800 North, Provo, UT 84604, Attn: Customer Service.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tchris47 Surnames: CARLSON Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/173.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My sincere gratitude to Messrs. HORVATH, ALECKSON and BOTCHEK for their replies. Now, I have a good 'picture' of Elise and her family. She was a second cousin of my grandfather, both descendants of Hans CHRISTENSEN and Eldri JENSDATTER of the farm Hagen in Fåvang in Ringebu. I found that Otto Thomas CARLSON died in Benton Co. in 1994. His sister, Ellen Gertrude, died December 2005 in Fresno, CA, the widow of Kenneth William SANGER. My search was made much easier with the gentlemen's help! Ty Christiansen Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Jacob_Botchek Surnames: CARLSON Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/173.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: More than likely, you will find records at the Foley, MN court house, and additional information at the Benton County Historical Society. Don't forget the Iron Range Research web site for immigration records, etc. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: keithaleckson Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/173.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ty, See this link to a biography on the Benton County website. It mentions the location of the Carlson place in Glendorado. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnbenton/glendorado.htm Keith Aleckson Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Ty, See this link to a biography on the Benton County website. It mentions the location of the Carlson place in Glendorado. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnbenton/glendorado.htm Keith Aleckson -----Original Message----- From: mnbenton-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mnbenton-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gc-gateway@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 10:19 AM To: MNBENTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MNBENTON] Elise CARLSON (d. 1968) This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tchris47 Surnames: CARLSON, CSTENSEN, GUNDERSEN, HAGEBAKKEN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties. benton/173/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for information about Elise, married name CARLSON. She was born 8 Jul 1890 at HAGEBAKKEN farm in Ringebu, Norway and died 11 Oct 1968 in Stearns Co. MN. SSDI Last Residence listed as 'Foley, Benton, MN'. Elise's parents were Gunder (or Gunner) CSTENSEN and Else JENSDATTER. Her sisters: Karen (b. 1871), Eli (1876), Gunda (1881) and Randine (1884) also came to America. Appreciate hearing from anyone with information about Elise and/or her sisters. Ty Christiansen Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tchris47 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/173.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you! I appreciate the research and information. Ty Christiansen Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Gareth_Horvath Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/173.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: According to the 1930 census Elesa Carlson is married to Knutt Carlson and living with the following children: Otto, Elvina, Ellen, Nellie, Margaret, Elliot. Also living with them is Knutt's mother Elsa aged 81 and an Alfred Johnson. They are listed as living in Glendorado, Benton County, Minnesota. Else Maria Carlson 1848-1933, Knut Carlson 1877-1932, are both buried in the Glendorado Lutheran Church Cemetery. Knut Carlson d. 05/02/1932 according to the MN Death Certificate Index http://people.mnhs.org/dci/Search.cfm Else Maria Carlson d. 01/02/1933 according to the MN Death Certificate Index Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Gareth_Horvath Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/173.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: She is buried in Glendorado Lutheran Church Cemetery located on land adjacent to the church in the Village of Glendorado, Minnesota which is in Glendorado Township. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tchris47 Surnames: CARLSON, ØSTENSEN, GUNDERSEN, HAGEBAKKEN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/173/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for information about Elise, married name CARLSON. She was born 8 Jul 1890 at HAGEBAKKEN farm in Ringebu, Norway and died 11 Oct 1968 in Stearns Co. MN. SSDI Last Residence listed as 'Foley, Benton, MN'. Elise's parents were Gunder (or Gunner) ØSTENSEN and Else JENSDATTER. Her sisters: Karen (b. 1871), Eli (1876), Gunda (1881) and Randine (1884) also came to America. Appreciate hearing from anyone with information about Elise and/or her sisters. Ty Christiansen Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nancyperry55 Surnames: Wheeler St Cloud,Sauk Rapids Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/172/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is family of my husband's family tree This family starts with William and Mary Laudenbach Wheeler William H.Z.and Pauline Wittich Wheeler. The elder William was the son of Zebulon Wheeler and Ruhanna Patterson. Born in Pa and NY. Would love to hear from any member of these family. Harry was living with his family in Sauk Rapids when his father died in 1967. I can be reached at nancyperry55@aol.com Than you, Nancy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHANSEN Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.benton/171/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for information on the family of Frank A. Russell and his wife, Jennie May Sisk. Frank was born 3 September 1878 in Benton County and died on 22 July 1959 in Stearns County. Jennie was born 6 September 1878 in Guthrie County, Iowa and died on 30 April 1951 in Benton County. Jennie and Frank had two children, Robert F., born about 1909 in Montana, and Naomi L., born about 1914 in Benton County. Frank was the son of Alexander Russell and Alice Gray, both natives of Canada. Any information you can provide on this family would be greatly appreciated. Text from their obits would also be appreciated. Thanks for your help. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

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