Christopher TOSTENSON SPARSTAD

Abt 1841 - 1920  (79 years)

• Name	Christopher TOSTENSON SPARSTAD  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1841	NORWAY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	9 Jun 1880	Warsaw, Goodhue, MN   [1]
  	1880 census at Warsaw, Goodhue, MN shows Christ. Tostenson, 39, widowed, b. NORWAY, parents b. NORWAY, farmer; children b. MN: Marit, 18; Thom, 16; Anders, 14; Ole, 11; Lina, 9.
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Holden Township, Goodhue, MN   [2]
  	1900 census at Holden Township, Goodhue, MN shows C. T. Sparstad, b. Aug. 1840, 59, married 8 years, b. NORWAY, parents b. NORWAY, immigrated 1860, farmer; Anna, b. Jan 1844, 56, 4 children born, 1 living, b. NORWAY, parents b. NORWAY, immigrated 1849; John Givre, nephew, b. Apr. 1885, 15, b. MN, parents b. MN/MN, at school.
  Census	30 Apr 1910	Holden Township, Goodhue, MN   [3]
  	1910 census at Holden Township, Goodhue, MN shows Christopher Sparstad, 69, married 2ce, 18 years, b. NORWAY, parents b. NORWAY, immigrated 1860, farmer; Anne, 66, married 2ce, 18 years, 0 children born/0 living, b. NORWAY, parents b. NORWAY, immigrated 1849. Note: in 1900 Anne listed 4 children born / 1 living, she may have been referring to children by her first marriage.
  Census	3 Jan 1920	Kenyon, Goodhue, MN   [4]
  	1920 census at Kenyon, Goodhue, MN shows Christ T. Sparstad, 79, widowed, immigrated 1860, b. NORWAY, parents, b. NORWAY.
  Immigratn	1860  [2]
  Death	1920  [5]
  Burial	Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN   [5]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial
  Person ID	I17813	MM
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	Unknown TOSTENSON SPARSTAD
  Family ID	F6816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emma Ingeborg LEINE,   b. 21 Dec 1828, Vang, Valders, NORWAY d. 15 Aug 1879, Goodhue Co., MN (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	1861	Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN   [6]
  Children	1. Marit SPARSTAD,   b. 14 Sep 1861, Goodhue Co., MN d. 11 Oct 1939, Goodhue Co., MN (Age 78 years)   2. Thom Albert SPARSTAD,   b. 5 May 1864, Holden Township, Goodhue, MN d. 19 Jun 1933, St. Lucas Hospital, Faribault, Rice, MN (Age 69 years)   3. Andrew C. SPARSTAD,   b. Nov 1866, MN d. 5 Feb 1930, Becker Co., MN (Age 63 years)   4. Ole C. SPARSTAD,   b. 23 Apr 1869, Dennison, Goodhue, MN d. 3 Mar 1946, Sacred Heart, Renville, MN (Age 76 years)   5. Adeline S. SPARSTAD,   b. 15 Feb 1872, MN d. 17 Mar 1963, Rice Co., MN (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F4042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Anne GJIVERE,   b. 25 Nov 1843, NORWAY d. 24 Dec 1916, Kenyon, Goodhue Co., MN (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1891  [2, 6]
  Family ID	F4708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1841 - NORWAY Marriage - 1861 - Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN Census - 1 Jun 1900 - Holden Township, Goodhue, MN Census - 30 Apr 1910 - Holden Township, Goodhue, MN Census - 3 Jan 1920 - Kenyon, Goodhue, MN Burial - - Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S1880] 1880 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1880), 1880. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920. [S957] Dalby Database, 957. [S824] Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn, History of Renville County, (H. C. Cooper Jr & Co., Chicago, 1916), 824.