Ancestors of Edith Hilligoss

Edith Hilligoss
(1872-1939)

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Edith Hilligoss

Born: 6 Feb 1872, Dodge Center, Dodge Co, Minnesota, United States ¹⁸⁸⁹ ^,1907
Marriage (1): Karenius Movold on 25 Dec 1887 in Polk Co , Minnesota, United States ¹⁸⁸⁷ ^,1888 ^,1889
Died: 9 Jan 1939, Polk Co, Minnesota, United States at age 66 ¹⁸⁸⁹ ^,1908
Buried: Popular River Cemetery, Fosston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States ¹⁹⁰⁹

bullet Research Notes:

1. birth from 1900 US Census for Fosston, Polk Co, MN

2. death from MN Death Certificate

3. Ancestry.com -- Public Members Tree -- owner, Marina C Baggs; mcbaggs1

- has Edith's parents, William Jasper Hilligross and Selina Adair, living at Piece Co, WA in 1920 (US Census) and their burial at Marysville Cemetery, Marysville, Snohomish Co, WA

4. Edith family history - the Adair side --- Descendants of John Solomon Teetzel --- http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/e/e/William-B-Teetzel/ODT1-0016.html
- this source also records a birth of another child, Alva Lorenzo Movold in 1910 --- HOWEVER, I don't have any other sources indicating this - can't find a record of a death in or near 1910 in Polk Co (ancestry or mnhs website [ 14 Dec 2011 ]

5. Edith's parents, William Jasper Hilligoss and Salina (or Selina) Adair came from Rush Co, IN; on rootsweb world connect, a family database says that Edith and Karinius were married in 1887 in Rush Co, IN and records a source as the History of the Hilligoss family by Levi Hilligoss (appears that this was published in 1913.

- Note: from St Cloud Times, 28 Dec 1934, page 6, "Pathfinder Comes for New Year's Visit" [ see file ]
- W J Hilligoss, grandfather of Elmer Movold came to St Cloud from his home in Toledo
- at one time, "... he was a prospector for Great Northern [Railway] making surveys of the territory thru which the Great Northern was later built to the coast. He is said to be the founder of Glacier National Park and had much to do with getting it opened to tourists. He has served as a guide for a number of distinguished people."
- there doesn't seem to be much evidence of his "founding" Glacier National Park, but he was involved early; see, https://books.google.ca/books?id=wHiktoSpfWIC&pg=PA13&dq=William+James+%22Hilligoss%22+Great+Northern+Railway&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLsK_5mP3TAhVF5iYKHcywAlcQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=William%20James%20%22Hilligoss%22%20Great%20Northern%20Railway&f=false
- also Fosston, see, https://books.google.ca/books?id=ho23eS5qjNgC&pg=PA456&dq=William+James+%22Hilligoss%22+Great+Northern+Railway&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZ4rm_mf3TAhXLJiYKHe9oBAkQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=William%20James%20%22Hilligoss%22%20Great%20Northern%20Railway&f=false

6. Obit, The Thirtheen Towns, 1939

- she had been sick for a number of years because of arthritis - the last 3 years in hospital
- came to the Fosston area with her parents in 1873
- her father, J W Hilligoss lives in Toledo, WA - her mother died in 19297
- survived by her 6 sons, William of here (Fosston), Elmer of St Cloud, Clifford and Ralph of International [Falls], Leo of Everett, WA, and Milton of Red Mountain, CA

Edith married Karenius Movold, son of Tobias Torgersen Movold and Marit Olsdatter Røstbakken, on 25 Dec 1887 in Polk Co , Minnesota, United States ¹⁸⁸⁷ ^,1888.^,1889 (Karenius Movold was born on 29 Aug 1863 in Idre, Kopparbergs County, Sweden,¹⁸⁸⁸ ^,1890 ^,1891 died on 19 Oct 1931 in Fosston, Polk Co, Minnesota, United States ¹⁸⁸⁸ ^,1892 ^,1893 and was buried in Popular River Cemetery, Fosston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States ¹⁸⁹⁴.)