Person:Ellen Romsaas (1)

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Ellen Eriksdatter Romsaas
b.10 May 1881 Norway
d.11 Sep 1976 Madison Lutheran Home, Madison, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, USA
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m. 9 Jul 1877
  1. Thea Eriksdatter Romsaas1877 - 1902
  2. Mary Eriksdatter Romsaas1879 - 1963
  3. Ellen Eriksdatter Romsaas1881 - 1976
  4. Emil Erikson Romsaas1882 - 1966
  5. Clara Romsaas1885 - 1927
  6. Mathias Romsaas1888 - 1976
  7. Andor Romsaas1890 - 1969
  8. Otto Romsaas1892 - 1895
  9. Elmer Melvin Romsaas1895 - 1971
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Oluf Toftness1876 - 1939
  • W.  Ellen Eriksdatter Romsaas1881 - 1976
m. 31 May 1905
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Facts and Events
Name Ellen Eriksdatter Romsaas
Alt Name Ellen Eriksdatter Toftness
Alt Name[1] Eli Eriksdatter Romsås
Gender Female
Birth? 10 May 1881 Norway
Other[2][4] 19 Jun 1884 Benson, Minnesota, USAAnecdote
Confirmation[3] 13 Oct 1895 Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Baxter, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, USA
Marriage 31 May 1905 to Oluf Toftness
Census 11 Jan 1920 Ten Mile Lake Township, Boyd, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, USAwith Oluf Toftness
Death? 11 Sep 1976 Madison Lutheran Home, Madison, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, USA
Burial? 15 Sep 1976 Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Boyd, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, USA
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References
  1. ↑ Hovdhaugen, Einar. Utvandringa til Amerika frå Ringebu. (Ringebu Historielag, 2630 Ringebu, Norway)
    Page 118.
  2. ↑ Ellen Eriksdatter Romsås. Letter from Ellen Eriksdatter Romsås (Toftness) to Elwood Russell Romsaas.
  3. ↑ The History of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Baxter,(The Story of It's Birth and Continuing Growth Through the Years). (1993)
    Appendix D (Confirmations), Fourth Page, First Column.
  4. ↑ We came from Norway to Benson, Minnesota on June 19, 1884 where we met Christian Pederson. Christian was in Benson to take home a load of lumber for their house but he had to leave the lumber and take us along. Aunt Marit was so glad to see us all. We stayed here for a while and then moved to the Wilson place south of Torgersons. This house had been empty for some time. Clara was born here, January 1st. It was a very cold winter and a cold house - ice between the bed and the wall. It was a wonder that mother and Clara lived through it. Uncle Amund's [Amund Torgerson Romsaas] mother's brother had a farm without buildings on so he let father put up a small one room house on it and here Andor and Martin were born. We burned hay; Thea, Mary, Emil and I twisted hay. We went out every evening to bring in as much as we could and we had lots of fun doing it.
    We had two cows and some sheep and we got one cow from Uncle Pederson
    and the other from Uncle Torgerson. We had a covered wagon fixed and we were going to the north. All was ready to go in the morning but in the evening, Mathias Romsaas and Engebret Romsaas came and got uncle and Dad and we went to bed before they came back. When we got up in the morning, they told us we were not going North but were moving on the farm we were living on. Uncle Amund paid for the farm (guess Dad paid a little)
    Aunt Marit [Marit Torgersdatter Romsaas (Pederson)]came early in the morning to say goodby but instead came
    along to our new home. We kids walked and chased the few head of stock we had. Otto and Elmer were born here.
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