Anna LESHAR

1892 - 1973  (80 years)

• Name	Anna LESHAR
  Birth	5 Jan 1892	Jackson Co., WI   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Adopted	1898	Trempealeau Co., WI   [1]
  	Adopted By Ole Christian Olson & Minnie Torpen. Anna Leshar was born on her grandfather's 80 acre farm six mile S.S.E of Osseo, Jackson County, Wisconsin. Her mother died when she was young. She lived on the farm with her Grandmother Karen, and Karen's son, Ole Olson. After Ole was married in 1898, he and his wife adopted Anna. They all continued to live on the farm until 1901 when Ole built a house in Osseo. Ole, his wife, two children, Anna, and her grandmother all moved to town. Ole worked on the section for Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha RR. Anna lived with the family until 16 years when she went to live with her father in northern Minnesota near Grygla . In 1911 she married a logger, Ole Gaare, at Grygla, Marshall Co., MN. They lived at Grygla and Goodridge, Minn. 12 years, then moving to Chisholm, Minn. where Ole worked for Oliver Mining Company about three years. Ole was also employed part of the time on construction of roads and bridges. He recieved his education in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. They had five children. One died young. They were divorced in 1927. Anna moved to the Minneapolis area where she worked for different families. Sept 24, 1930 she married Oscar Wahl of Lakeville, Minn. Oscar farmed near Lakeville about 30 miles south of Minneapolis . The family moved there where they lived several years. After a change in the highway Oscar sold the farm and the family bought a home in Anoka, MN, north of Minneapolis. Oscar worked five years for Duffy's Lumber Co. making deliveries and six years for Main Motors in Anoka as a general laborer. A few years before his death they sold their house for a larger house in Anoka. Oscar died in 1962. Anna still resides at the house with her daughter, Alva, and her son in law, Joe Hendrickson.
  Death	1973	MN   [2]
  Burial	West Christiania Cemetery, New Market Township, Scott, MN   [2]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial
  Person ID	I9588	MM
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Gilbert LESHAR,   b. 1864, NORWAY d. 26 Sep 1939 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Oline ANDERSON,   b. 1866, NORWAY
  Family ID	F2867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ole GAARE,   b. 20 Jan 1888   d. 25 Mar 1958 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1911	Marshall Co., MN   [1]
  Divorce	1927  [1]
  Children	1. George Alexander GARRE,   b. 30 Sep 1913, Marshall Co., MN d. 16 Jun 1987, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN (Age 73 years)   2. Blanche Rosemond GARRE,   b. 24 Mar 1915, Marshall Co., MN   3. Clifford Oliver GARRE,   b. 22 Jan 1917   d. 17 May 1979, Casper, Natrona, WY (Age 62 years)   4. Verna Adeline GAARE,   b. 6 Oct 1920, Marshall Co., MN d. 24 Apr 1922, Marshall Co., MN (Age 1 year)   5. Vera Evangeline GARRE,   b. 10 May 1923, Marshall Co., MN
  Family ID	F2869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Oscar Helmer WAHL,   b. 10 Nov 1889, MN d. 26 Feb 1962, Hennepin Co., MN (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1930	Lakeville, Dakota, MN   [1]
  Children	1. Delton LeRoy WAHL,   b. 23 Apr 1933, Lakeville, Dakota, MN d. 8 Dec 1976 (Age 43 years)   2. Alva Ann WAHL
  Family ID	F2868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Jan 1892 - Jackson Co., WI Adopted - 1898 - Trempealeau Co., WI Marriage - 1911 - Marshall Co., MN Marriage - 24 Sep 1930 - Lakeville, Dakota, MN Death - 1973 - MN Burial - - West Christiania Cemetery, New Market Township, Scott, MN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S310] Faught Genealogy, 310. [S228] Knutson, Geneva, Geneva Knutson gedcom, 228.