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Gilma Olava SPARSTAD

Gilma Olava SPARSTAD

Female 1917 - 2008  (91 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gilma Olava SPARSTAD was born on 22 Apr 1917 in Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN (daughter of Thom Albert SPARSTAD and Sina Tomina LANGAGER); died on 1 Oct 2008 in Northfield, Rice, MN; was buried on 4 Oct 2008 in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN.

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    Gilma married Edwin Henry ESTREM on 5 Nov 1938 in Dennison, Goodhue, MN. Edwin (son of Even J. ESTREM and Hansine HOVE) was born on 16 Mar 1906 in Goodhue Co., MN; died on 10 Feb 1981 in Rice Co., MN; was buried on 12 Feb 1981 in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Edwin Thomas ESTREM was born on 27 Oct 1940 in Dennison, Goodhue, MN; died on 12 Dec 2005 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN; was buried on 20 Dec 2005 in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN.
    2. Living
    3. Gary Ronald ESTREM was born on 22 Sep 1946 in Northfield, Rice, MN; died on 1 Mar 2009 in Lakeville, Dakota, MN; was buried on 7 Mar 2009 in West Christiania Cemetery, New Market Township, Scott, MN.
    4. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thom Albert SPARSTAD was born on 5 May 1864 in Holden Township, Goodhue, MN (son of Christopher TOSTENSON SPARSTAD and Emma Ingeborg LEINE); died on 19 Jun 1933 in St. Lucas Hospital, Faribault, Rice, MN; was buried on 22 Jun 1933 in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 12 Jun 1900, Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN
    • Census: 28 Apr 1910, Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN
    • Census: 1920, Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN
    • Census: 12 Apr 1930, Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN

    Notes:

    Census:
    1900 census at Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN shows Thom Sparstad (indexed as Sparston), b. May 1864, 36, b. MN, parents b. NORWAY, farmer; Marit, sister, b. Sep 1861, 38, b. MN, parents b. NORWAY.

    Census:
    1910 census at Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN shows: Tom Sparstad, 47, married twice, 0 years in present marriage, b. MN, parents b. NORWAY/NORWAY; Sina, 23, b. MN, parents b. NORWAY/NORWAY, married once, 0 years in present marriage; Helmer, 6.

    Census:
    1920 census at Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN shows: Thom. Sparstad (indexed as Thorn), age 55, b. MN, parents born Norway/Norway; Sina, 34, b. MN, parents b. Norway/Norway; children, all b. MN: Helmer, 16; Clarence, 9; Gilma, 2 8/12.

    Census:
    1930 census at Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN shows: Thom. A. Sparstad, age 66, b. MN, parents born Norway/Norway, farmer; Sina T., 46, b. MN, parents b. Norway/Norway; children, all b. MN: Helmer W., 27; Clarence A., 19; Gilma O., 12, Sedora T., 8.

    Died:
    Cause of death for Thomas is listed as "Fracture of cervical vertibrae - with compression of spinal cord," suffered in an accident at home when he "fell from load of hay." Residence of Thomas is given as Dennison, Goodhue County, MN.

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    Thom married Sina Tomina LANGAGER about 1909. Sina (daughter of Ole Andreas Simonsen LANGAGER and Gjertrud JONSDOTTER) was born in 1886 in Kenyon, Goodhue, MN; died on 22 Feb 1935; was buried in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sina Tomina LANGAGER was born in 1886 in Kenyon, Goodhue, MN (daughter of Ole Andreas Simonsen LANGAGER and Gjertrud JONSDOTTER); died on 22 Feb 1935; was buried in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN.

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    Children:
    1. Clarence Albin SPARSTAD was born on 27 Jan 1911 in Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN; died on 24 Jan 1997 in Goodhue Co., MN; was buried in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN.
    2. 1. Gilma Olava SPARSTAD was born on 22 Apr 1917 in Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN; died on 1 Oct 2008 in Northfield, Rice, MN; was buried on 4 Oct 2008 in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN.
    3. Theodore Selmer SPARSTAD was born on 24 Aug 1918 in Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN; died on 12 Dec 1919 in Goodhue Co., MN; was buried on 14 Dec 1919 in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN.
    4. Sedora Theolena SPARSTAD was born on 15 Jan 1922 in Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN; died on 12 Nov 2001 in Watertown, Codington, SD; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Watertown, Codington, SD.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Christopher TOSTENSON SPARSTAD was born about 1841 in NORWAY (son of Unknown TOSTENSON SPARSTAD); died in 1920; was buried in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigratn: 1860
    • Census: 9 Jun 1880, Warsaw, 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

    Notes:

    Census:
    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:
    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:
    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:
    1920 census at Kenyon, Goodhue, MN shows Christ T. Sparstad, 79, widowed, immigrated 1860, b. NORWAY, parents, b. NORWAY.

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    Christopher married Emma Ingeborg LEINE in 1861 in Warsaw Township, Goodhue, MN. Emma was born on 21 Dec 1828 in Vang, Valders, NORWAY; died on 15 Aug 1879 in Goodhue Co., MN; was buried in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Emma Ingeborg LEINE was born on 21 Dec 1828 in Vang, Valders, NORWAY; died on 15 Aug 1879 in Goodhue Co., MN; was buried in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN.

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    Children:
    1. Marit SPARSTAD was born on 14 Sep 1861 in Goodhue Co., MN; died on 11 Oct 1939 in Goodhue Co., MN; was buried in Holden Lutheran Cemetery, Kenyon, Goodhue, MN.
    2. 2. Thom Albert SPARSTAD was born on 5 May 1864 in Holden Township, Goodhue, MN; died on 19 Jun 1933 in St. Lucas Hospital, Faribault, Rice, MN; was buried on 22 Jun 1933 in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN.
    3. Andrew C. SPARSTAD was born in Nov 1866 in MN; died on 5 Feb 1930 in Becker Co., MN; was buried in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN.
    4. Ole C. SPARSTAD was born on 23 Apr 1869 in Dennison, Goodhue, MN; died on 3 Mar 1946 in Sacred Heart, Renville, MN; was buried in Trinity Cemetery, Sacred Heart, Renville, MN.
    5. Adeline S. SPARSTAD was born on 15 Feb 1872 in MN; died on 17 Mar 1963 in Rice Co., MN; was buried in Kenyon Cemetery, Kenyon, Goodhue, MN.

  3. 6.  Ole Andreas Simonsen LANGAGER

    Ole + Gjertrud JONSDOTTER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Gjertrud JONSDOTTER
    Children:
    1. 3. Sina Tomina LANGAGER was born in 1886 in Kenyon, Goodhue, MN; died on 22 Feb 1935; was buried in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Unknown TOSTENSON SPARSTAD
    Children:
    1. 4. Christopher TOSTENSON SPARSTAD was born about 1841 in NORWAY; died in 1920; was buried in Vang Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue, MN.