Martin Lars CHRISTENSON

1849 - 1913  (64 years)

• Birth	Jan 1849	NORWAY   [1]
  Census	12 Jun 1880	Webster Township, Rice, MN   [2]
  	1880 census at Webster Township, Rice, MN shows: Martin Cristianson, 31, b. NORWAY, parents b. NORWAY, farmer; Marrian, 33, b. NORWAY, parents b. NORWAY; Christian, 10, b. NORWAY, works on farm; remaining children b. MN: Hans, 7; Edan, 5; Olaf, 2.
  Census	4 Jun 1900	Webster Township, Rice, MN   [1]
  	1900 census at Webster Township, Rice, MN shows: Martin Christensen, b. Jan 1849, age 51, married 29 years, NORWAY, parents b. NORWAY, immigrated 1873, 27 years in country, farmer; Maren, b. Oct 1848, 51, 7 children born / 6 living b. NORWAY, parents b. NORWAY, immigrated 1873, 27 years in country, children b. MN; Olaf, b. May 1878, 22; Gilbert, Apr 1875, 15; Helga, b. Oct 1887, 12. Note: A math problem with the birth year of Gilbert, should be 1885.
  Census	16 Apr 1910	Webster Township, Rice, MN   [3]
  	1910 census at Webster Township, Rice, MN shows: Martin Christenson, 61, married 38 years, b. NORWAY, parents b. NORWAY,immigrated 1872, farmer; Maren, 62, 7 children born / 5 living,b. NORWAY, parents b. NORWAY, immigrated 1872; children b. MN: Gilbert, 25, farm laborer, Helga, 23.
  Death	21 Mar 1913	Rice Co., MN   [4]
  Burial	Highview Christiania Lutheran Cemetery, Eureka Township, Dakota, MN   [5]
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  Family	Maren HANSON,   b. Oct 1848, NORWAY d. 12 May 1912 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1869	NORWAY   [1, 6]
  Children	1. Christian CHRISTENSON,   b. Abt 1870, NORWAY   2. Hans CHRISTENSEN,   b. 4 Oct 1872, MN d. 23 Mar 1954, Rice Co., MN (Age 81 years)   3. Idan CHRISTENSON,   b. Abt 1875, MN d. 1898 (Age 23 years)   4. Olaf CHRISTENSON,   b. Abt 1878, MN d. 1903 (Age 25 years)   5. Mina CHRISTENSON,   b. 8 Dec 1880, Webster Township, Rice, MN d. 24 Apr 1957, Dakota Co., MN (Age 76 years)   6. Gilbert Martin CHRISTENSON,   b. 13 Sep 1884   d. 5 Jun 1953, Rice Co., MN (Age 68 years)   7. Helga CHRISTENSON,   b. 11 Jan 1886, MN d. 6 Sep 1968, Rice Co., MN (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F2515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jan 1849 - NORWAY Marriage - Abt 1869 - NORWAY Census - 12 Jun 1880 - Webster Township, Rice, MN Census - 4 Jun 1900 - Webster Township, Rice, MN Census - 16 Apr 1910 - Webster Township, Rice, MN Death - 21 Mar 1913 - Rice Co., MN Burial - - Highview Christiania Lutheran Cemetery, Eureka Township, Dakota, MN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1880] 1880 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1880), 1880. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S102] MN Department of Health, Ancestry Minnesota Death Index, 102. [S957] Dalby Database, 957. [S228] Knutson, Geneva, Geneva Knutson gedcom, 228.