Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/450 Surname: Lovalien ------------------------- Call the MN History Center library, 651/296-2143. They can tell you the name of the township and the approximate location. I would then start looking for churches in the area. My guess is he is buried in a church cemetery. Let me know what you learn. Also, if the township is near East Grand Forks, refer to my posting, "East Grand Forks info" of Aug., 2000.

Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/449 Surname: Pedersen, Lovalien ------------------------- Hi - I found his land records, unfortunately it says Isak was deceased. Anyways the land description is as follows: SWSE, Section 15, 148N Township, 39W Range. I have no idea where this is, I presume Polk county. I would appreciate help in locating where this description is.

Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/448 Surname: Pederson, Pedersen ------------------------- Responding to your information request on a Pedersen who died in about 1893. My great aunt, Oline Sorlie, older sister to my grandfather came from Valdres in Norway, was married to a man named Pederson. They were in Crookston. He died. Don't kow when. She later married a man named Bratrud. Family records show Oline born Sept. 23, 1863 in Norway, died May 19, 1927. Date of coming to USA is unknown though would have been be or before 1890. Married 1st to one Carol Pederson and second marriage to Ole Bratterud. Spellings of the last names vary from one old record to another.

Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/447 Surname: Pedersen ------------------------- Do you have the land description or know what township the land was in?

Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/446 Surname: Lovalien, Pedersen ------------------------- Am looking for relatives of an Isak Pedersen Lovalien who emmigrated from Østre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway in 1881, and an Ingebor Lovalien. Isak was naturalized in Polk Country, and his land record shows him deceased in 1893. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Jim, There is a fair bit of information at the GenExchange Polk County Site that mentions places to check for vital statistics like birth, marriage and death records. Also, there is a listing under cemetery listings that mentions all the cemeteries in Polk County and what town they are close to. It is likely that you could find more information about other things as well. Please feel free to post your Sheasgreen names and information on the site. That way, if someone know something about them, they will be able to find you. If I can be of any assistance while using the site, please let me know. I did find this one listing for a MN Sheasgreen name, from the book mentioned here The Upson Family in America Author: The Upson Family Association of America This book contains the history and genealogy of the Upson family of Connecticut. Bibliographic Information: The Upson Family Association of America. The Upson Family of America. The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company. Connecticut. 1940. Page 459 758. Richard Woodruff9 Upson (Royal R.8, Gustavus7, Thomas6, Charles5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Stephen2, Thomas1). Born May 16, 1885, Kensington. Married June 10, 1911, Northampton, Mass., Elsie, daughter of William H. and Anna (Cunningham) Moore. She born September 10, 1883, Florence, Mass. Children, born Springfield, Mass.: i. Carolyn M.10, b. May 1, 1914; m. Dec. 16, 1938, Longmeadow, Mass., Paul Bertram, son of Walter V. and Sarah A. (Sheasgreen) Haight of Minneapolis, Minn. He b. Jan. 6, 1909. ii. Richard Woodruff, b. April 6, 1921. S. Dorgan GenExchange County Coordinator Sibley County, and Polk County MN MN Main Page: http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=mn Sibley County MN Page: http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=XX&county=sibley Polk County MN Page: http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=XX&county=polk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim MacKenzie" <jaymack@magma.ca> To: <MNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 9:54 PM Subject: [MNPOLK-L] Sheasgreen in Crookston 1879-89 > Posted on: Polk County Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/433 > > Surname: > ------------------------- > > My g/g/uncle Frank Patrick Sheasgreen, a native of New Brunswick, Canada, > came to Crookston c. 1879 as manager of a planing mill owned by the Red > River Lumber Company. He was accompanied by his new wife, Harriet (Keating) > Sheasgreen, also born in NB. > > Harriet died within a couple of years, presumably in Crookston, for Frank > married, in 1882, Mary Buckley. > > My question has to do with obtaining death records for Harriet: would there > have been a Catholic church in Crookston at the time? a Catholic cemetery? > Was there a newspaper where I might obtain an obituary? > > Many thanks! > Jim MacKenzie > Brighton, ON >

Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/444 Surname: Fausz ------------------------- Iam doing a tree and need HELP.My g-Father was john Fausz G-Mother Lena uncles are Andrew and Karl Lewis, aunts Theresa,Pete(nick name) and Marion(married to Clem Moore)We lived in Newport,Ky. My brothers are David,Arthur and Thomas sisters are Betty, Helen,Thereas and Louise(me)Please any info wolud help me Please E-Mail

Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/443 Surname: ------------------------- I want to know if Gregorius P. Totland bought land in this county around the year 1907? he is my Great Uncle. I want to know if he is buried here and if there is any decendents/

I am looking for the family of Axel Ness. He was my mother-in-laws father. He was a barber in Crookston in the 1950's. I have no information and am just starting to research this family. Jan

Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/442 Surname: Johnson, Quist, Nilsson ------------------------- I am looking for anyone that might know anything on a Peter Johnson who lived in Mcintosh Mn. in the 30's and 40's and earlier. He was the half brother of my great grand father Nels Quist. They both came from Sweden. Nels came around 1880 and I think Peter was already here. I believe that they had the same mother different fathers. I know that Nels Quist's name was Nils Nilsson in Sweden and he changed it to Quist once he left Sweden. Peter Johnson Farmed in the Mcintosh area and I think he also had Maple trees and bottled maple syrup. He died in the early 40's. I am trying to find out who his parents where and where in Sweden he came from so I can find out something on my G-grandfather thank you

Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/441 Surname: Sveve ------------------------- I am looking for any information on Marit (Sveve) Christofferson. She was known by the name May. She is the daughter of Erick and Karen Sveve of Bear Park Township Norman County. She married a Chris Christofferson. Children were Chester, Kelmer, Roy, Robert and Lucille. And lived in the McIntosh MN area. Any Information on this family would be much appreiated! Thanks! Bill

Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/440 Surname: ------------------------- I checked out GenExchange at this address, and clicked on Cemetery listings and then hit search, and found two cemeteries listed for Tabor MN. Neither had any burials listed. URL is: http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=mn&county=polk Holy Trinity Cemetery, Tabor (POLK COUNTY MN) Address: Tabor Records Information: Geographical Location: 480111N0 965208W Tabor Cemetery, Tabor (POLK COUNTY MN) Other Information: Geographical Location: 480417N 0965210W Link: GenExchange Minnesota URL: <http://www.genexchange.org/mn>

Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/438 Surname: ------------------------- For those of you researching in the BYGLAND area, I found the following book in the collection of the Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND: Bygland Through Seventy-five years, 1874-1949/history prepared and compiled by Alfred Solstad. I believe this book is available on inter-library loan. The library's call number is: BX8076.P66 B937 1949. The BIB-ID# is 00-12070224.

Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/437 Surname: Hatlestad ------------------------- In 1885 my great aunt Anna Helena Nilson married David E. Hatlestad. According to land patents, he lived in Polk County in 1883. At some point in time, Anna Helena had a baby and sometime thereafter, died. We have no idea what happened to her husband. Family lore has it that they are buried in or around the Crookston, Minnesota area. I would appreciate any information about these people. Thank you.

Posted on: Polk County Biographies Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/PolkBios/10 Surname: TRUDEAU ------------------------- NARROWLY EXCAPED DEATH RACHAEL AND EDGAR TRUDEAU VICTIMS OF THRESHING MACHINE ACCIDENT, BOTH WERE PINIONED BETWEEN FIREBOX AND SEPARATOR IN A RAVINE ON MONDAY LAST On Monday last Raphael Trudeau, engineer, and his son Edgar, fireman, on the same threshing engine, were seriously injured, and the separator man narrowly escaped being hurt, but jumped in time, in a peculiar accident near Gentilly in Polk county. It was desired to move a threshing outfit across a ravine. The engine pulled across first and the separator was run to the middle of the depression by hand. The engine then backed down with the intention of coupling on and hauling the machine across. The engineer could not stop it, however, as it neared the machine, and Engineer Trudeau was crushed between the firebox and the self feeder, while the fireman jumped but had his hand caught and badly crushed. It was several minutes before the men could release the two injured men. The separator man leaped to the ground just in time or he would have been killed. source: Crookston Times Saturday September 25 1909

Posted on: Polk County Biographies Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/PolkBios/9 Surname: ------------------------- Crookston Times Saturday September 25, 1909

Posted on: Polk County Biographies Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/PolkBios/8 Surname: BULL, BARLOW, LAKIN, CARDWELL, SHERWOOD ------------------------- VALLEY LAND LEADS ALL J.R. BULL, OF ROCKWELL, IA., TOURED WEST FOR LAND BUT RETURNS HERE A REUNION OF IOWANS WAS HELD AT BEAUTIFUL FARM HOME OF MR. AND MRS. GEO. BARLOW SUNDAY J.L. Lakin, of Rockwell, Ia., arrived here last week to look after threshing operations and other fall work on his fine half section of land located on the east half of section 31 in Parnell township, Polk county, and will remain for several weeks. He raised a good crop this year and is well pleased with the prospects. He hires all the work done and finds this more profitable and more satisfactory than renting, as he gets the work done as he wants it. He believes that the Red River Valley has a great future as a corn raising country. Mr. Lakin owns a half section of land near Rockwell, Iowa, which he purchased 27 years ago for $10 per acre, and which he can sell any day now for $110 per acre. He states that far better corn is raised here now than was raised there for many years after he purchased that land. Mr. Lakin, in an interview with the Times yesterday, stated that Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Bull, of Rockwell, Ia., were visiting former Rockwell residents in this vicinity, after an extended tour of the west, where they were in search of land. They purchased nothing out west but will without doubt close a deal for a large farm near Crookston within ______ which they will place two of their grown sons, while Mr. and Mrs. Bull will purchase a residence in Crookston and make their future home here. They are very much pleased with the country about Crookston and believe it will be one of the greatest agricultural sections of the United States. They found nothing in the west which suited them as well, and look at the prices asked for land here as extremely reasonable, believing a material advance is absolutely certain. Last Sunday there was a very pleasant reunion of Iowans at the splendid farm home of Geo. Barlow, east of Crookston, Mr. Barlow owning about 1,000 acres of fine land. Mr. and Mrs. Barlow were formerly of Rockwell, Ia., and the gathering was a most delightful affair. A sumptuous repast was served and practically everything but the sugar and tea and coffee were products of the Barlow farm. Tender spring chicken, the finest of garden produce, grapes, ice cream butter, eggs, corn, water and muskmelons and scores of other delicacies were produced from products of the farm. Mr. Barlow has a fine dairy herd, prize sheep and hogs, beef cattle, etc., and, in addition to other fine crops, has 60 acres of field corn which is ripe and which Mr. Lakin says will go better than 50 bushels per acre. The Iowans present at the reunion included Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Bull of Rockwell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cardwell of Crookston. H.M. Sherwood of Rockwell, who owns a fine farm near Beltrami, J.L. Lakin, Rockwell; Mr. and Mrs. Goe. Barlow, and daughters, May and Stella.

Posted on: Polk County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/PolkObits/63 Surname: KIRSCH, Dotson, Becker, Rowe ------------------------- VALLEY PIONEER PASSES AWAY M.E. KIRSCH DIED WEDNESDAY AT 9:45 A.M., FOLLOWING OPERATION COMPLICATIONS SET IN WHICH, FOLLOWING THE SHOCK OF OPERATION, CAUSED DEATH Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. M.E. Kirsch one of the most prominent citizens of Crookston, breathed his last, following an operation for appendicitis performed at St. Vincent's hospital. He stood the shock of the operation well, but, owing to a chronic ailment, diabetes, with which he had been afflicted for many years, complications set in which proved fatal. M.E. Kirsch was born in Belgium, Oct.15, 1846, being 63 years of age Friday. He came to America in 1860 and settled in Wisconsin, where he grew to manhood on a farm. He lead a studious life as a boy but had few opportunities to attend school, but prepared himself for teaching by studying nights. He spent several years in the school room as an instructor and was a successful and popular teacher. His family settled in Wabasha, Minn., and Mr. Kirsch joined them there in 1867 and secured a position as clerk and bookkeeper. In the fall of 1871, he opened a general store in Minneiska, Minn., where he conducted a profitable business for three years. He then removed to Reed's Landing, and in the fall of 1878, he disposed of his interests there and, in company with three others, came to Polk county, taking land near Euclid. He made improvement on his farm next season, and in 1880 moved his family to Euclid, where he opened a hotel, the first hotel which was established in that place. He became well known throughout that locality as a man of active public spirit and an organizer, and during Cleveland's first administration was appointed postmaster at Euclid. He was elected county commissioner in 1886, and held the office for ten consecutive years. In 1889 he removed to Crookston, and opened a real estate and insurance agency. He served as president of the Crookston city council for three years. He also served as alderman at large. He published the Crookston Daily Journal until a year ago, when he sold out to J.P. Dotson, and during the time he published the paper was very successful, both financially and otherwise. The deceased was president of the Crookston Building and Loan Assn. for the past three years and as such officer extended every aid to those who desired to build their own homes in Crookston. He was public spirited and was ever willing to extend aid to any one who was worthy of assistance. Mr. Kirsch was married in 1869 to Miss Elizabeth Becker, whose death occurred Sept.26, 1904. There are six children, John N., Adolph P., Miss Phronia, Mrs. W.E. Rowe, Arthur and Ralph. Mr. Kirsch was known as a man of strict business integrity. His word was as good as his bond at any time. He took an active interest in local, state and national politics, and at all times was willing to extend aid to any friend in need. His death will cause deep regret on the part of many friends throughout this section, and the members of the bereaved family will be extended the sincere sympathy of a very wide circle of friends. The entire city will grieve over the death of a man who did all in his power to advance the best interests of this city. Mr. Kirsch enjoyed the fullest confidence of a very wide acquaintance and no citizen of Crookston was ever held in higher esteem, or enjoyed the confidence of the general public to a greater extent. (There is also a photo of Mr. Kirsch included with the obituary) Source: Crookston Times Saturday October 16 1909

Garth, I know Stavig's but don't know who Ole and Bertha were. Do you have names of any of their children? Carol

Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/436 Surname: Stavig, Stavick, Mortenson ------------------------- I am searching for the descendants of Ole and Bertha (Mortenson) Stavig/Stavick who lived in Sandsville twp. (near Alvarado, MN) in the late 1880's and early 1900's.