Andrew Mortensen Halseth

   Another name for Andrew was Anders Mortensen Halseth.

  Research Notes:

note: FamilySearch FT ... re: Andrew, BUT nothing on his brothers or parents

marriage: 3 Feb 1909, Jackson Co, WI
South Beef River Lutheran Church, Osseso, ... the church itself is in Jackson Co, WI, but the nearest town was Osseso
.. about 10 kms south east of Osseso which is in Trempealeau
.. the church record names the parents of each and names witness: Lewis Chester and Clementia [sp?] of McClusky, McLeod Co, ND**
** this is close the area of Johanna/Marie Halseth and Robert's homestead [findagrave link for her links to a brother Lewis Chester]

https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/60722/images/41742_314967-00229?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=3434132
WI marriages link: https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/1360355:61484?tid=&pid=&queryid=1845db665a771c2fdd629feadbebed9e&_phsrc=HSa15&_phstart=successSource

Findagrave, id 198552575 ... Lake Road Cemetery
- about 3 kms north of Consort... north of Hwy 41 to Twp Road 354, turn left and the cemetery is just to the west of Hwy 41

Where the prairie meets the hills : Veteran, Loyalist and Hemaruka districts. Veteran Region History. Veteran, Alberta. 1977

Andrew M Halseth family .... page 277,278 [image 281]
with a photo of Andrew, p. 277, and his first home built in 1909
- the submission written by Edna Halseth, wife of Andrew's son, Morton
- under the general section, "Loyalist", a railroad stop about 10 kms west of Consort

- records his birth
- came to Alberta in 1908 looking for homestead ... then went back to the US and on 3 Feb 1909 he married Ida Chester and they then traveled to homestead [Wiste, AB area]
- 2 children - Morton Owen and Agnes Irene
- 1913, Mrs Halseth died ... the 2 children were taken to their grandmother and went to school. Agnes continued to with grandmother [in Wiconsin]... Morton returned to AB and lived with his father ... she married
- Andrew became ill in Feb 1958 and died at Edmonton in Mar 1958
- his son continued with the farm, and then when Morten died, then his grandson Martin took over the farm [as of 1977]


Matt Halseth: only one mention of him ... page 360 [image 364]
... Chris Losing had purchased the land from Matt

https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/archive/Where-the-prairie-meets-the-hills---Veteran--Loyalist-and-Hemaruka-districts-2R3BF1O2L4M90.html

Note: See brother Albert's research page for Canada Census records



.. Alberta Homestead Records.... Alberta Homestead: file 1845856; SW¼ Sec 30, Twp 33, Rge 6, W4th
"Wiste, AB" ... Reel 2888 ... images start with 1890
.. intention: 19 Apr 1909 signed at Calgary
.. 1 Male and 1 Female ... he is a citizen at North Dakato
.. image 1894 .. his statement... - entry on 19 Apr 1909 ... house built May 1909 ... started res, 25 Apr and lived continuousely till 26 Jul 1912
- widow with 2 children who do not live on the homestead
- sworn at Castor, 26 Jul 1912
.. patent 7 Dec 1912
.. Castor is about 85 kms west of Consort with the land is just west of hwy 886, so that must have been the nearest post office?


https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/87575:60865?tid=&pid=&queryid=635365c3-5296-49b0-84d4-9c4e9683f377&_phsrc=HSa11&_phstart=successSource


... US WW1 draft, 6, Sep 1918 ... Andrew
. his address as St John, Rolette Co, ND; Grain Buyer for Wenton Treuedell Amos Co, Clementville Stutmman Co, ND
. contact: Morton Owen Halseth and Agnes Irene at St John ... doesn't record an address
https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/6482/images/005243362_00034?treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=HSa9&_phstart=successSource&pId=25879894



See ....
Hennipen Co Library .... city directories
https://www.hclib.org/en/browse/online-resources/online-resources-container/online-resources-section/online-resources-a-c/city-directory-collection

1898 .. image 527
Andrew Halseth, driver, b 200 S 2nd
Nels Halseth, milk depot, residence the same
E Rande Halseth, laundress ... bus 141 E 23rd

... but Anders is not in the next indexes

Andrew married Ida Maria Chester on 3 Feb 1909 in Jackson Co, Wisconsin, United States ¹⁰¹⁵³.^,10154 (Ida Maria Chester was born on 25 Aug 1877 in Trempealeau Co, Wisconsin, United States, died on 24 Jan 1912 in Wiste, Alberta, Canada and was buried in South Beef River Lutheran Cemetery, Garfield, Jackson Co, Wisconsin, United States.)