He is listed on the 1895 MN State Census for Brandsvold township, Polk county, MN: Enumerated the 10th of July, 1895 362 Larson, Lars, 59, m, w Norway, resident of this state for 40 years, 9 years and 11 months in this enumeration district, Farmer Larson, Brita, 57, f, w, Norway, Housewife Larson, Louis B., 22, m, w, Minn, Farm work Larson, John, 21, m, w, Minn, Farm work Larson, Dina, 15, f, w, Minn, House work Holte, Einar, 4, m, w, Norway > On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:01 PM, Bev Anderson via <norway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > If I were in your shoes, the first thing I'd do is get a copy of Einar's death certificate..., maybe also Gertrude's death certificate. > > I couldn't find any record of children for the two, and in US census data they're the only two in their household, so I doubt they had children. > > Below is what I found, some link to images and you can download them if you wish. > > Beste, > Bev > > > > 1900 US Census, Brandsvold Township, Polk County, Minnesota has Einar Larson, orphan, living with Lars B. Larson & his wife, Brithe (first family at top of the page). Einar's birth month and year is listed as August 1890, says he was born in Norway, both parents born in Norway, and lists his year of immigration as 1892.https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11599-111226-29 > > 1905 Minnesota State Census, Brandsvold Township, Polk County, Minnesota has Einar Larson, age 14, again born in Norway, both parents born in Norway, has been in the US for 12 years, lived in this enumeration district 12 years, occupation: laborer: > > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159387-140322-23 > > 1910 US Census doesn't come up on this search; I don't know why, unless someone transcribed his name incorrectly. Since he was still young, he was probably still living with the same family. > > WWI Draft Registration Card indicates Einar S. Larson was a natural-born citizen of the US - i.e., NOT born in Norway - and he gave his birth date as 29 August 1891. > > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-26445-23669-40 > > 1920 US Census, Rosebud Township, Polk County, Minnesota > https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWB5-P3W > Einar is listed as a Ward - Foster Son, born in Minnesota. [The transcription shown is in error since it shows a year of immigration as 1851, but Einar wasn't even born yet.] > > > Einar was married to Gertrude Beaulieu on 6 June 1922 (I suspect the transcription is in error for her surname since there is a large family in the area with the surname Beaulieu): > Minnesota Official Marriage System > https://www.moms.mn.gov > County Certificate Number Marriage Date Applicant 1 Applicant 2 > POLK U/382 06/06/1922 LARSON, EINAR BEAULIEN, GERTRUDE > > 1930 US Census, Rosebud Township, Polk County, Minnesota > https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X385-C3Y > This has Einar's location of birth as Minnesota. The household consists of just Einar and Gertrude. > > 1940 US Census, Fosston, Polk County, Minnesota > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27786-13195-91 > Einer and Gertrude are living in town and they are still the only two occupants of the household, so apparently they didn't have any children. Einer is the one who gave the info to the census enumerator. Einer is an auto mechanic at a garage in Fosston. > > > MHS Death Certificate Index has Einar born "out of state" which seems to indicate he was born elsewhere. You'd have to get his death certificate to find out where he was born, and since he died in 1963, both his parents' names could very well be listed. His mother's maiden name is listed as Holt. > LARSON, EINAR > Date of Birth: 29 Aug 1890 > Place of Birth:OUT OF STATE > > Mother Maiden Name: HOLT > certid# 1963-MN-015501Date of Death: 06 Apr 1963 > County of Death: POLK > > Find-A-Grave web site (Einar S. Larson, date of birth 29August 1890): > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Larson&GSiman=1&GScid=82464&GRid=58264888& > Wife, Gertrude: > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Larson&GSiman=1&GScid=82464&GRid=58264161& > > > On the Internet Archive web site in the book Polk County, Minnesota in the World War, I could not find Einar S. Larson in the index. I did find three men with the surname Holt, three with the surname Holten, one with the surname Holton. You might want to research any of them for any connection. The book is a free download since it was published in 1922 and the copyright has expired. > https://archive.org/details/polkcountyminnes00went > > > ________________________________ > From: lsharp via <norway@rootsweb.com> > To: Cliff Lien <cjl@interbaun.com>; norway@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2015 12:21 PM > Subject: [NOR] Larson, Einar HOlte offspring? > > > Searching for Einar Holte's data. I have his death /b urial 4.6.1963, buried > Hansville Cem Fosston, Pol Cty, MN: > > Birth in Norway: > parents' names and, where? I have 8.29.1890 but not place > > Emigration? > > 1900 he is living with my relatives and our notes are they raised him because his > parents in Norway had died > > I have him married 6.6.1922 to Gertrude (1890-1969) > > I'm searching for their offspring. > Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message