John Johnsen Grue
- Born: 30 Dec 1858, Røros Bergstad, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
- Marriage (1): Gunhild Moe on 10 Jan 1891 in Grant Co, Minnesota, United States 2485,2486,2487
- Died: 18 Nov 1940, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States at age 81 2488
- Buried: 22 Nov 1940, Sarpsborg Lutheran Church Cemetery, Tumili Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, USA 2008,2489
Another name for John was Johan.
Research Notes:
Modified Descendant
John Johnsen Grue, b 30 Dec 1858, Røros, Sor-Trøndelag, Norway; died 18 Nov 1940, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, MN
married: 18 Jan 1891, Grant Co, MN
Gunhild Moe, b 18 Dec 1868, Rendal, Hedmark, Norway; died 6 Jun 1917, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, MN
Children:
[1] Joseph Grue, b 6 Aug 1891, Otter Tail Co, MN; died 13 Aug 1954, Otter Tail Co, MN. No children
m. Esther Manthy, 1903-1966
[2] Clara Grue, b 23 Oct 1892, Otter Tail Co, MN; died 22 Jun 1974, St Cloud, Stearns Co, MN. No Children
m. 7 Dec 1916, Hennepin Co, MN. Herman C Rowe, 1895-1960
[3] Inga Beatau Grue, b 28 Jan 1894, Grant Co, MN; died 28 Apr 1960, St Paul, Ramsey Co, MN. 1 Child
m. 3 Jun 1916, Clay Co, MN. Alfred Nelson, 1893-1969
[4] Peter [Peder] Grue, b 6 Oct 1895, Otter Tail Co, MN; died 6 Jun 1945, Clearwater Co, MN. 1 child
m. 26 Jun 1942, Grant Co, SD. Dorothy Emilie Ruth Rydeen, 1912-2004
[5] Augusta Julia Grue, b 24 Apr 1897, Grant Co, MN; died 10 Dec 1985, Hennipen Co, MN. 2 Children
m. abt 1922. Lauritz R Rasmussen, 1896-1966.
[6] Hilda Grue, b 4 Apr 1899. Grant Co, MN; died 27 Jan Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co, MN. No children
m. 2 Aug 1926, Otter Tail Co, MN. Johannes Torgerson, 1886-1979
[7] Louis Grue, b 4 Apr 1899, Grant Co, MN; died 18 May 1954, Otter Tail Co, MN
1st marriage, 21 Sep 1920, Otter Tail Co, MN; Milford Moen 1897-1975 1 child
2nd marriage, 19 Jan 1939, Grant Co, SD; Andrew Anderson, 1887-1978 1 child [Ethel Brown]
[8]Oscar J Grue, b 8 May 1901, Grant Co, MN; died 3 Jan 1986, Otter Tail Co 1 child, died in infancy
1st marriage, 25 Aug 1927, Otter Tail Co, MN to Inger Svensrud
2nd marriage, 2 Nov 1935, Grant Co, SD Esther Dorothy Katherine Peterson, 1908-2003 No Children
[9] Edwin J Grue, b 7 Mar 1904, Otter Tail Co, MN; died 12 May 1989, Ramsey Co, MN
marriage, bet 1943-1946, MN to Dorothy Emilie Ruth Rydeen, 1912-2004 5 Children
[10] Hjalmer Grue, b 9 Feb 1906, Otter Tail Co, MN; died 1954, Otter Tail Co, MN No children
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Ancestry Family Trees
Molden Family Tree [DJMOLDEN]; last access 20 Nov 2022 [I have seen this FT previously, but not sure when ...]
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/23293571/person/13940526335/facts
Some family member obits are currently located on flashdrive, Kingston Blue/Silver...genealogy resources...Grue family tree General...PDF from Otter Tail County Historical Archives , 27 Jul 2008
AND on my Computer, C-drive...Grue Family Tree...John T Grue...John J Grue [sub-folder] and another sub-folder...John Johnsen Grue family obits AND my Google Drive...My Computer (2), crashed...Documents...Grue Family Tree .... John T Grue family...John J Grue. And the above noted, sub-folder of some other family obits
4 Jan 2022
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1. 1910 US Census for Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, MN, with emigration listed as 1882 (1920 US Census lists emigration as 1881); naturalization 1898
2. 1920 US Census lists Edwin at age 15 (instead of Edward); also wife is not listed; also lists Joseph, Peder, Julia, Hilda, Louisa, Oscar, Edwin, and Hjalmar as living with Johan;
3. no futher listing of Joseph in 1930 US Census for Tumili Twp; 1920 US Census he is listed as age 27, single, farmer;
*** MN Death Cert lists Joseph Grue, death 13 Aug 1954, Otter Tail
4. Oscar; no listing in 1930 US Census for Tumuli Twp, but SD Marriage lists Oscar Grue, age 34 (born abt 1901) marriage to Esther Dorothy Kathryn Peterson on 2 Nov 1935; MN birth lists baby girl, born 26 Nov 1943 with death 26 Nov 1943 (MN death cert);
MN death cert (and US Social Security Death Index that also indicates a long time/retired railroad worker), gives Oscar Grue death as 3 Jan 1986 for Otter Tail Co (lists birth as 8 May 1901), and also lists mother's maiden name as Moen
5. Source: Ethel Brown, personal correspondence, August 2006
- provides Gunhild's family name as Moe and her date of birth and her parents (Peder Moe and Ingeborg Larson)
- provides place of burial for John and Gunhild
- provides descendant information for John and Gunhild
- also notes initially the family lived in Grant Co, and that in the early 1900's the family moved to Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co
SEE: PDF on my Google Drive, "Louis Grue" pages from Ethel Brown, 2008 - some photos of Louise, but also a photo of Loiuse and Hilda, and a photo of Louise, Hilda, Clara, and Julia. NOTE that it looks like Ethel had photocopied some photos and shared them with me - I do not have the originals [noted on 17 Dec 2023]
6. Source: 1865 and 1875 Norway Census for Rendal (Rendalen)
- lists Gunhild's parents (Peder Sevatsen [Sevaldsen], born 1833 and Ingeborg Larsdatter, b 1844) and siblings living on the farm Fiskvigmoen
7. Source: www.familysearch.org (Feb 2005) gives dates of birth (differs from #5) and death; also lists Simon Grue as father to John J Grue, and lists Gunhild's father as Peder Pederson and mother as Ingeborg Pederson; no information on who submitted the file information
8. Death dates for John J. Grue and Gunhild also listed in MN Death Cert
9. Marriage, Grant Co, MN: source: rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/mn/grant/grant.html (June 2008)
- John Grue and Gunhild Peterson, in January 1891; Paster: Rev P T Peterson
10. Source: Otter Tail Co, MN Courthouse; death records (recorder's office) Book G, page 443, line 372
Gunhild Grue; birth 21 Dec 1868, death 6 June 1917 - age 48 years, 5 months, 15 days; father as Peder Pederson, mother as Ingeborg; Dr Sherping was the attending doctor - died of chronic nephritis (had this condition for 4 years)
11. Platt,
1910 Stony Brook Twp, Grant Co
- SW of NE, Sec 19
- under Partrons... P O, Wendell; 1882 (lived in the twp since 1882) ++ emigration has been noted as 1881 (March on the Emigrants from Trondhiem site), so where did the family go when they came - Simen T Grue's place in Otter Tail Co (most likely)?
1912 Otter Tail Co, MN; Tumili Twp,
- N half of NW, Sec 4, Twp 131 N, Range 42, W 5th 2489
Noted events in his life were:
1. Residence - 1900, 1 Jun 1900, Stony Brook Twp, Grant Co, Minnesota, United States. 2490
2. Land - 1900: Stony Brook Twp, Grant Co, Minnesota, United States. 2491 SW of NE Section 19, Twp 130 N, Range 43, W of 5th Meridian
3. Residence - 1920, 1 Jan 1920, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. 2492
4. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. 2493
5. Residence - 1935-1940, 1935-1940, Tumuli Twp, Minnesota, United States. 2494
6. Residence - 1940, 1 Apr 1940, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. 2495 Enumeration 8 Apr 1940
John married Gunhild Moe on 10 Jan 1891 in Grant Co, Minnesota, United States 2485,2486.,2487 (Gunhild Moe was born on 18 Dec 1868 in Fiskvigmoen, Rendal, Hedmark, Norway,2496 died on 6 Jun 1917 in Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States 2008,2497,2498 and was buried on 10 Jun 1917 in Sarpsborg Lutheran Church Cemetery, Tumili Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, USA 2008,2489.)
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