| Birth |
17 Apr 1873 |
Råde, Ostlfold, NORWAY  [1, 2] |
| Census |
3 May 1910 |
Greenvale, Dakota, MN [3] |
- 1910 census at Greenvale, Dakota, MN shows Anton Elvestad, 38, married 7 years, b. NORWAY, parents b. NORWAY, immigrated 1891, farmer; Minne, 28, 2 children born / 2 living, b. MN, parents b. NORWAY; children b. MN: Hans M., 5; Olander I.,2. Also enumerated with the family is William Fredrickson, age 14, farm laborer, b. MN, parents b. DENMARK/NORWAY.
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| Census |
17 Jan 1920 |
New Market Township, Scott, MN [4] |
- 1920 census at New Market Township, Scott, MN shows: Anton Elvestad, 46, immigrated 1891, naturalized 1909, b. NORWAY; Mina, 39, b. MN parents b. NORWAY/NORWAY; children, all b. MN: Olander, 11; Milton, 8; Hazel, 6; Cora, 5; Edwin, 2; Ida, 6/12.
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| Census |
8 Apr 1930 |
New Market Township, Scott, MN [5] |
- 1930 census at New Market Township, Scott, MN shows: Anton Elvastedt, 56, married at 29, b. NORWAY, parents b. NORWAY, farmer, immigrated 1891; Mina, 18, b. MN, parents b. NORWAY; children b. MN: Milton, 18, farm laborer; Hazel, 16; Cora, 14; Edwin, 12; Iden, 10; Anetta, 8; Roy, 5.
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| Immigratn |
1891 [3, 5] |
- According to the 1910 and 1930 census records, immigrated in 1891.
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| Obituary |
Nov 1953 [6] |
- ANTON ELVESTAD LAID TO REST
A large number of relatives and friends attended the funeral services for Anton Elvestad, on November 15th at the Christiania Free Church with the Rev. M. Haakenstad officiating, and burial in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were six nephews, Fred, Martin, Axel, William, Edwin and Walter Frederickson. Mrs. John L. Larson was organist. Lyle Johnson a close neighbor of the family sang "Beyond the Sunset" and "Nearer My God To Thee" at the church.
Anton Elvestad passed away on November 12, 1953 at the Sanford hospital, where he had been a patient the last 2 months. He passed away on his Golden Wedding day, which he and his wife were to observe that day.
He was born April 17, 1873 in Rode, Norway, and came to America at the age of 17 years. On November 12, 1903 he was united in marriage to Mina Christenson, and they lived most of their entire life in the Elko community.
Survivors are his wife, and 6 children, namely: Milton of Farmington, Mrs. Oswald Nelson (Hazel) of near Northfield, Edwin of Lakeville, Idan of Farmington, Mrs. Raymond Larson (Annette) of near Northfield and Roy at home, also 10 grandchildren, one sister Mrs. Emilia Frederickson of Eidswold and one brother Kristian Elvestad of Norway. Three children, Hans, Olander, and Cora, and 6 brothers and sisters preceded him in death.
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| Death |
12 Nov 1953 |
Farmington, Dakota, MN [1, 2, 7] |
| Burial |
15 Nov 1953 |
Highview Christiania Lutheran Cemetery, Eureka Township, Dakota, MN [1, 2] |
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| Family |
Mina CHRISTENSON, b. 8 Dec 1880, Webster Township, Rice, MN d. 24 Apr 1957, Dakota Co., MN (Age 76 years) |
| Marriage |
12 Nov 1903 [1, 2] |
| Children |
| | 1. Hans Martin ELVESTAD, b. 5 Dec 1904, Rice Co., MN d. 27 Jul 1911, MN (Age 6 years) |
| | 2. Olander Ingwold ELVESTAD, b. 21 Feb 1907, Rice Co., MN d. 4 Aug 1928, New Market Township, Scott, MN (Age 21 years) |
| | 3. Milton Arthur ELVESTAD, b. 12 Jul 1911, New Market Township, Scott, MN d. 21 Sep 1984, Dakota Co., MN (Age 73 years) |
| | 4. Hazel Mabel ELVESTAD, b. 20 Apr 1913, MN d. 17 Oct 1968, Hennepin Co., MN (Age 55 years) |
| | 5. Cora ELVESTAD, b. 6 Jun 1915, MN d. 20 Aug 1932, Ah-Gwah-Ching, Cass, MN (Age 17 years) |
| | 6. Edwin Clarence ELVESTAD, b. 3 Sep 1917 d. 10 Sep 1992, Lakeville, Dakota, MN (Age 75 years) |
| | 7. Idan Norman ELVESTAD, b. 21 Jul 1919 d. 9 Nov 1985, Dakota Co., MN (Age 66 years) |
| | 8. Annette Evelyn ELVESTAD, b. 3 Apr 1922, MN d. 23 May 1997, Northfield, Rice, MN (Age 75 years) |
| | 9. Roy Antone ELVESTAD, b. 1 May 1924, MN d. 19 Mar 2001, Elko, Scott, MN (Age 76 years) |
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| Family ID |
F2514 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1873 - 1953 (80 years)
