Lewis E. THOMPSON & Torbjor ESPE

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Lewis E. THOMPSON
Torbjor ESPE

Husband: Lewis / Louis E. THOMPSON
Birth: 29 Mar 1874, IL — presumably in Odell Twp., Livingston Co., IL
Death: 27 Aug 1947, Elmore, Faribault Co., MN
Occupation: farmer
Y-DNA Haplogroup: I1
Father: Nels E. THOMPSON
Mother: Inger HILGELAND

Marriage: 13 Oct 1900, Radcliffe, Hardin Co., IA

Wife: Torbjor / Torbjør "Belle / Bell" ESPE
Birth: 15 Jun 1877, Lee Co., IL
Death: 24 May 1974, Blue Earth, Faribault Co., MN
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Haakon / Håkon Eliasson Bratt ESPE, b. 15 Apr 1842, Ullensvang, Hardanger Dist., Hordaland Co., NO
Mother: Gunilda / Gunnhild Jørgensdatter PRESTEGAARD / PRESTEGÅRD, b. 25 Mar 1846, Odda, Hardanger Dist., Hordaland Co., NO

Children — born in IA, presumably Hebron Twp., Kossuth Co., IA:

1. Harvey L. THOMPSON, b. 26 Jul 1901
2. Irvin / Ervin THOMPSON, b. 1903/4
3. Gaylord THOMPSON, b. 1907/8
4. Lauretta / Loretta THOMPSON, b. 1912/3
5. Leon B. THOMPSON, b. Jul 1916

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; NOR, Norway, Norge, Noreg; USA, US, United States, California, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 8): Hebron Twp., Kossuth Co., IA, Roll T624_409, p. 152A, SN 8A, SD 10, ED 161, enumerated 20 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

127 127 Thompson Louis E Head M W 36 M1 9 IL NO Nor NO Nor Eng Farmer General Farm Emp Y Y O F F 127

________ Belle Wife F W 32 M1 9 3 3 IL NO Nor NO Nor Eng None Y Y

________ Harvey Son M W 8 S IA IL IL None Y

________ Irvin Son M W 6 S IA IL IL None Y

________ Gaylord Son M W 2 S IA IL IL None

Plus hired hand not extracted (this record was barely readable).

3. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 10): Hebron Twp., Kossuth Co., IA, Roll T625_498, p. 164A, SN 3A, SD 10, ED 276, enumerated 22/23 _ 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29

Fm 47 47 Thompson L E Head Un M W 45 M Y Y IL NO Nor NO Nor Y farmer 0 47

________ Bell Wife F W 42 M N Y Y IL NO Nor NO Nor Y housework 0

________ Harvey Son M W 18 S N Y Y IA IL IL Y working at home

________ Ervin Son M W 16 S N Y Y IA IL IL Y working at home

________ Garlard? K Son M W 12 S Y Y Y IA IL IL Y working at home

________ Loretta dau F W 7 S Y Y Y IA IL IL Y None

________ Leon B Son M W 3 5/12 S N N N IA IL IL Y None

4a. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 16): Elmore Village, Elmore Twp., Faribault Co., MN, Roll 1086, p. 96A, SN 4A, ED 22-10, SD 12, enumerated 18 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

87 100 Thompson Louis E Head O 2500 R N M W 56 M 26 N Y IL NO NO Y none 6 N

________ Bell Wife F W 53 M 23 N Y IL NO NO Y M??ing General 0 Y

________ Lauretta Dau F W 17 S Y Y IA IL IL Y none

________ Leon Son M W 13 S Y Y IA IL IL Y none

4b. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 13): Swea Twp., Kossuth Co., IA, Roll 663, p. 244A, SN 4A, ED 55-39, SD 2, enumerated 19 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30 32

73 74 Thompson Harvey Head R R Y M W 28 M 23 N Y IA IL IL Y Farmer General farm O Y N 69

________ Elsie M Wife F W 23 M 18 N Y MN MN SD Y None

________ Russell E Son M W 4 6/12 S N IA IA MN None

________ Arlene M Dau F W 1 6/12 S N IA IA MN None

Krosch Hazel E S-in-Law F W 15 S N Y IA MN SD Y None

Thompson Loretta Sister F W 17 S Y Y IA IL IL Y None

5. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

6. Sorensen Molecular Genealogy Foundation: Y-Database (online at www.smgf.org).

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