Agreed that a huge percentage of the time the informant on a death cert is a very close relative. But, in this case, I’m not seeing the connection yet. However, I do notice that the MN state census taker the following year, 1905, is Ole K. Sherman/Shermoen. > On Apr 23, 2015, at 8:30 PM, Kathy Hines <khines1@qwest.net> wrote: > > The “O.K. Sherman” on the death record for Ole Severs was probably this guy: > > MN Marriage Index: > SHERMAN, OLE K married to TUNE, SUSAN A > 09/12/1883 > Clay county cert# 000A-534 > > On the 1900 census Ole’s surname looks like Shermoen. Ole was born in Norway, but Susan was born in Wisconsin. They have 8 children. I don’t see any immediate or obvious connection to Syverson or Larson. > > Kathy > >> On Apr 23, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Kathy Hines via <norway@rootsweb.com <mailto:norway@rootsweb.com>> wrote: >> >> I have the 1904 death record and it is, for the most part, terribly unhelpful. The MN death records from the first few years of the 1900s contained very little information. >> >> Ole Severson died of “old age” on Nov. 22, 1904. He was 76 (no months or days listed) and born in Norway (no county or exact location given). The Attending Physician was Dr Dawson of Glyndon. The Reporter was O.K. Sherman of Stockwood. No undertaker or burial location is given. >> >> I’m hoping that O.K. Sherman of Stockwood turns out to be a relative of Ole and Anna’s. Maybe a newspaper obit would give more information. >> >> Kathy >>