Louise Grue

  Research Notes:

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

Andersen Family Tree [steve andersen]; last access 4 Aug 2023 [he is from Mound, Hennepin Co]
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/16194559/person/398420824/facts
[links to Louise Grue, mother of Ethel Anderson-Brown]

- note the above FT has over 16,000 photos and over 1600 'stories' - I haven't reviewed but it appears nothing on John J Grue family - there may be some but it is a lot of pages to go through [he doesn't record with his father, anything
[see point 4]



1. Source: Ethel Brown, personal correspondence, 2006

2. 1920 US Census - at home, with father and family, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co

3. 1930 US Census - under (dwelling and family # 45) her brother's household head, Peder Grue, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co

- listed as divorced
- son, Merriam Moen also listed as nephew (of Peder Grue)
++++ under dwelling and family # 47 - Andrew Anderson, age 42 (b 1887 in Denmark), emigrated in 1906 widower and his son Arthur O, age 13, born in MN (mother - born in MN)

- this is likely Ethel's father


1940 US Census, - see point 5
** [Johannes Torgerson and Hilda are recorded at dw 14, along with Hjalmar Grue age 34]

1950 US Census, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, MN; ED 56-94; sheet 9, dw 94
Andrew Anderson, age 62 b in MN [??]; farm
wife Louise age 51 b in MN
dau Ethel H, age 10 b in MN
Orlando Grue, cousin [recorded as Grewe] b in ND, farm labor
Merriam L Moen, stepson, age 29 b in MN; BB gand[work gang ??] Great Northern RR




RE: Andrew Anderson
++++ 1920 US Census, dwelling/family # 84, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co has Andrew Anderson, age 32 (born Germany - but parents are Danish; --- Ethel noted that her father was born at hospital in Germany, just across from the border from Denmark - thus, he would have been Danish by nationality, etc), emigrated 1906; married to Gertie, age 31, daughter Alvina, age 5 <born 1915> and son, Arthur, age 3 <1917>
- - - 1930 US Census, Mound Village, Hennepin Co, dwelling/family 16, page 2 lists Alvina H Anderson, age 15, born in MN, a niece to Margareth C Glewwe, head of household, born in Germany, parents Danish, nationality Danish

----- MN Death Index - lists a Gertie E Anderson (Andrew Anderson's first wife), Otter Tail Co, date of death as 17 May 1923

Therefore +++ Andrew's first wife died in 1923 and that their daughter (age 7-8) moved to live with an aunt; Alvina may not have lived with Andrew and Louise Grue - - Alvina become Mrs Donald Benson (SSDI index lists Alvina Benson, last residence as Montebello, Los Angeles, CA; birth 8 Jan 1915; death March 1976 - however, Donald Benson is not listed as last residence as Montebello [index shows 177 Benson's]


+++ 1920 US Census, Tracy (Ward 1), Lyon Co, MN; enumeration 10 Jan 1920
- Milfred L Moen, age 22 <1898>, born in MN, works as a Cook in a Cafe; father Iver, age 59, born in Norway, emigrated in 1874, works as a Street Commissioner (?) with the City; mother, Clara A, age 53, born in WI; Milfred has two brothers and two sisters



4. Ancestry.com
- Steven Anderson database - his father was Arthur Anderson, a son of Andrew Anderson who was Ethel Brown's father and thus Arthure Anderson and Ethel were half siblings
- Jim Rodde database - not clear of relationship; he has information on DeLoris Jorgens' family

Ancestry.com Public Member Trees [ 8 Apr 2012 ]

'Anderson Family Tree owner steven anderson' (last log in 8 Apr 2012 ]
- has information on Andrew Anderson's first wife, Gertie E Anderson, born 1888, died 1923
- two children from this marriage
- Alvina Dorothy Anderson, born 9 Jan 1915 in Dalton and died 13 Mar 1976 at San Grabiel, Los Angeles Co, CA; married to Donald Webster Benson, born 23 Dec 1915 in Minneapolis and died 18 July 1977 in Los Angeles Co, CA; they have 2 children, 'living'
- Arthur Orlango Anderson, born 14 Mar 1917 in Dalton and died 11 June 1998 in Mound, Hennipen Co, MN; married to Ferol Nelly Riley born 6 May 1922 in Minneapolis and died 30 Jan 2011 in Spring Park, MN; they had 4 children, 'living' ---- one is Steven Anderson


5. 1940 US Census, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, MN;

- value of house at $1200 - owned; farm; Andrew - grade 8, age 51, born in Germany, naturalized; worked 70 hrs wk of Mar 24 for pay in non govt (col 21) - worked 52 wks with no salary; 'own account' as class of worker ; farm schedule 11
- Louise -- age is 44 [ ? ], born in MN married; grade 8 education; engaged in housework (H) - no income for pay in 1939
- Ethel --- age 10/12 months, born in MN
- both Andrew and Louise were in same house in 1935

NOTE: Andrew's two children are not listed with Andrew and Louise


6. Obit - Louise Grue- death notice, Fergus Falls Daily Journal, 19 May 1954; funeral services, FFDJ, 4 June 1954

- survived by husband, Ethel (lives at home), son Merriam Moen of Sauk Centre, Arthur Anderson of Mound, Mrs Donald Benson of Montebello, CA (obit names people who came to the funeral from a distance, but Mrs Donald Benson is not mentioned)
- survived by four sisters, three brothers
- died of a stroke; found unconcious by Ethel when Ethel came home from school ^2297,2414

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ²⁴²⁵

2. Residence - 1935, 1 Apr 1935, Tumuli Twp, Minnesota, United States. ²⁴²⁶

3. Residence - 1940, 1 Apr 1940, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ²⁴²⁶ Enumeration 6 Apr 1940

Louise married Milford Lenoard Moen. (Milford Lenoard Moen was born on 2 Dec 1897 in Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, USA,²⁴²⁷ died on 24 Nov 1975 in Tracy, Lyon Co, Minnesota, United States ²⁴²⁷ and was buried in Tracy Community Cemetery, Tracy, Lyon Co, Minnesota, United States.)

Louise next married Andrew Andersen on 19 Jan 1939 in Milbank, Grant Co, South Dakota, United States.²⁴²² (Andrew Andersen was born on 20 Dec 1887 in Denmark,²⁴¹⁴ died on 27 Jun 1978 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States ^2277,2414 and was buried on 30 Jun 1978 in Ten Mile Lake Cemetery, Tumili Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, USA ²²⁷⁷.)