Thore Simensen Grue

   Another name for Thore was Thore Simenson Grue.

  Research Notes:

New: 19 May 2025 ... see point 5-6. a. and 5-6. b.


See, z-folder, 'added Jul 2023' and on-going ... "Post offices in Armena ..." This includes my notes and review of the Old Scandia Lutheran Cemetery and the initial Scandia Lutheran church
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1. Source: 1865 Norway Census has the family (Simon Thoresen Grue) living on Bakkene farm in the Røros Parish, however, Thore's "home" parish is listed as Tolgen whereas Cornelius and Oline's "home" parish is listed as Rørass; therefore, family living in the Røros area prior to 1858

2. Source: Norway's Young Men's Roll - lists birth as Nygaard, Tolga (father Simen Thoresen). ... ... ...

3. Digitalarkivet - Baptism - Tolga/Os Parish Register, 1853

- name recorded as Thore Simensen, Øvorsjödal - generally this would mean the farm name; Øvre means upper or higher, jord means land, dal, means valley - so upper land of the valley ... on Nygaard farm (see #2 above - birth as Nygaard??? - this is in the Tufsingdalen area and may have been a part of the Narjordet district; about 7-10 kms east of the western shore of Korssjøen Lake; this is also about 15 kms north of the Narbuvoll area );
BUT: there is another Nygård (Nygaard) farm in the Holøydal area and near Øversjødalen area and about 1 km away from the Røstbakken farm; also near Sonmør farm etc. There is a Larsgarden here also, but "our Larsgarden" is in the Tufsingdalen area. Øversjødalen - near Øversjøen Lake, Hedmark; I have Olava Røstbakken as being born at Øversjødalen, with the Røstbakken farm in Øversjødalen

- Witnesses: Marit Olsdatter Movoll, Karen Olsdatter Narjord (Kari Olsdtr Røstbakken, born 1836 - Olava's sister?), Esten Toresen Gruva (Grue), Tobias Torgers. Movoll, Embrit Toresen Gruva (Grue)
- Thore's birth is about 4 months after his parents marriage; he is recorded in the Norway Parish Registers as legitimate since his parents were married before his birth, but clearly he was conceived before marriage - this is not uncommon

3. Source: Digitalarkivet; Ministerialbok (1860-1878), Røros, Sør-Trondelag

- lists Thore Simonsen Grue, confirmation; - Konfirmerte, page 196, line 12, recorded 7 June 1868; parents Simon Thoreson Grue and Olava Olsdatter Røstbakken (note - parents left the parish on 3 March 1868 -- however, not sure of the source for this specific date - 8 Aug 2010)
- lists Thore Simonsen Grue, age 15 1/2, leaving parish for America, date March 1869 (day appears 12? 18?); Utflyttede, page 510
NOTE: See point #4 below - Nels Grue Booklet says he was confirmed 7 July -- this would be incorrect


4. Source: Emigrants from Trondheim
- listed as registered on 18 Mar 1869 on the ship SS Norway on route to Newcastle, England .. BUT his age is incorrectly recorded as 11¾ years ... his actual age would have been calculated as 15 yrs, 7 months, 19 days

.... 30 Nov 2025 .... new link to the Trondheim police politikammer, https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/43710/37
AND I found a page on the Norway Heritage site that records an English translation of the headings of the above record
link, https://www.norwayheritage.com/norwegian-emigration-records.asp

THE following is the link to Thore S Grue's record: image 37, no 51
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/43710/37

THE cost of his passage: 24 Norwegian speciedaler and 4 skilling [a silver coin ... usually 120 skillings = 1 Speciedaler
Frakt og innskriving
In this column we will find information about how much the emigrant had paid for the ticket, or of the ticket was prepaid in America. There might also be other business information.

On another page on Norwage Heritage website: Cost of passage, Norway to America [article dated 2001]
link, https://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/templates/voyages.asp?articleid=45&zoneid=6

... it is fairly difficult to determine the cost of Thore's passage in 2025 Canadian dollars [I don't have the knowledge]
.... BUT [close to the bottom of the webpage
"1866 - 1870
In 1867 the price for the passage on a sailing ship from Norway to Quebec was about 15 Speciedaler for adults, children 8 - 14 years old 8 Spd. and children between 1 - 8 years old 5 Spd. T he passengers had to bring their own food. In the same year the journey from Norway to Quebec via England by steamship was about 40 Spd., all meals included."

1867 Allan Line Steerage Trondheim - Quebec 40 Spd = 160,- Kroner .... 160 = abt $22 Canadian, but this in 2025
.. the above rate, that is, 40 Spd = 160,- Kroner is likely based on 2001, the date of the article

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from Norway Heritage

SS Norway - date: 18 March 1869 - Trondheim-Christiansund-Aalesund-Bergen-Newcastle (and then the date 24 June 1869
- notation: "Separate route", and then
- There were 77 emigrants and a load of pyrite ore onboard. All emigrants by agent Hendrichsen for the Allan Line (Morgenbladet)"
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This is the same boat as the Mikkel N Prestlien family traveled on, so possibly this was the only boat leaving "quickly" or the cost was cheaper than other boats or the cost of waiting for another boat (not clear on by they took they more roundabout round

- NOTE: they likely took a train to Liverpool:
the following is a post by Martin Johnsson (17 Jan 2017) on the Facebook group, "Swedish American Genealogy"
"I think by London they [referencing a family from Värmland] may mean Hull/Grimsby a few hours northeast of London. Not ruling out London as such, I would say that of the Swedes that emigrated through England, much more then 90% went to Hull/Grimsby and then train to Liverpool where they boarded the liners. Most waiting was in Liverpool but I have seen stories of people waiting in Hull as well. London never had a good harbour for larger vessels ...
"

+++ Quebec Passenger Lists - Thore Siminson is not indexed, not on scan/view of Peruvian, Austrian, Rjukan, (arrivals in 1869) [ 06 July 2009 ]
Nestorian arrival 19 July 1869 [ 7 Feb 2010 ]

=== BUT, re: Anders M Prestlien

29 Nov 1919 - Alien Certificate US Dept of Labor - Ancestry.com arriving at Seattle (Head Tax) 1917-1924 [ National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Certificates of Head Tax Paid by Aliens Arriving at Seattle from Foreign Contiguous Territory; ARC Number: 4499105; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1365; Roll Number: 3. ]; accessed 9 Aug 2014

- Andres M Prestlien, age 57, native of Norway, arrived in US in 1869 at Portland Maine
- designation as Stanwood, WA - Taar .... ??? [ series of numbers ]
- entered US via .... ??? series of numbers
- Surrendered at Blaine


=== BUT, re: Iver M Prestlien;

[ 6 Sep 2017: See his computer file folder, re: US Border Crossings; 1914 and 1925 === Iver arrived in North
America in Apr 1869 at Portland ME aboard the SS Moravian ; BUT actual: landing Boston ]



NOTE: arrrival in 1869 at Portland, ME [ 10 Aug 2014 ]

Ancestry.com ;; U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1820-1873 and 1893-1959 data [name changes
- only 3 possible places in 1869 - Massachusettes and Rhode Island - nothing by first names
- no list of 1869 for Maine, Portland ;; SS Moravian [4 Sep 2017]
- http://www.mainegenealogy.net/passenger_search.asp nothing for 1869 and then directs to Ancestry


- this appears to indicate that a list of passengers for 1869 is not available or does not exist for any port in Maine

Implication - If Anders and Iver both arrived in Apr 1869 at Portland, ME, OR traveled on to Boston, MA. Then it is reasonable to also conclude that Thore S Grue arrived in the US at Portland, ME [or Boston] and from there made their way to Waterloo Ridge and then later to Otter Tail Co, MN. The Mikkel Prestlien family and Thore S Grue are recorded on the Emigrants from Throndheim database with date of registration as 18 Mar 1869 on the ship SS Norway (along with others - ie, Sigrid Marie Prestlien/Nygaard/Svensen family and the John Engebretsen family)

- the route they followed is not clear: (1) using the Grand Trunk Railway connection to Montreal and then ending up later at Port Huron ON and then a boat across to Chicago and then overland; (2) possibly, overland at Portland ME to Lake Champlain and through the Erie Canal to Lake Erie to Detroit and overland to Chicago and west ??


NOTE: in 1881, Ingeborg Thoresdatter Broen, nee Grue (b 1821] and her son Thore and daughter Tina left Norway in 1881 and they also landed at Portland, ME [see her research notes]



5. Source: Nels Thoreson Grue, booklet, "Historical Record of the Thore Grue Family" (written about 1978)

- reports that "my father was born at Røros, Norway" [but this is incorrect - Thore S Grue was born in Tolga parish, Hedmark Co ]
- father remained in Norway (parents emigrated in 1868) "to complete his confirmation instruction. He was confirmed on July 7, 1868 in the church at Røros"
- Thore purchased in 1876 "one-half section of land in Grant Co, MN a few miles NW from the town of Wendell"
- Marriage, 1881 Tordenskjold Lutheran Church (?? - this isn't likely, since marriage cert was from Clay Co - more likely at Solem Lutheran Church, Eglon Twp, Clay Co)
- 1894 - sold the farm and emigrated to Canada; travelled with his parents by train from Winnipeg [they actually entered Canada at North Portal, ND] to Calgary and then to Wetaskiwin; from there by wagon to the homestead in what is now the Armena District, AB
- Nels writes "...at 2 a.m. on the 17th day of May, 1894" the family arrived at their new home [date conflicts with Tore S Grue, letter of 27 Jun 1894 to the newspaper, Fergus Falls ugebald ... Thore says they arrived on 24 May]

Source: www.mnplaces.mnhs.org (Grant County) WENDELL, a city in Stony Brook Township, platted in July 1889 and incorporated on March 3, 1904, as a village, received its name from the railway officials when the road was being built, with the location of a depot there in 1887. It was possibly named for Joseph H. Wendell, a judge in Wright County. Its post office began in 1887 with John A. Beck as first postmaster in his store. It is also the name of a town in Massachusetts and a village in North Carolina.

STONY BROOK Township, first settled in 1870, organized July 30, 1877, derived its name from the small Stony Brook and Lake in its north part, which are headwaters of Mustinka River.

6. Source: Oscar Thoreson Grue, booklet, "the Life Story and Pioneer Life in Armena, AB" (written 1972)

- reports he was born "in the vicinity of Elbow Lake, MN"
- reports the "family lived in Herford, MN the year 1892-1893, and then came with my parents the 17 May 1894 to what is Armena, now."

Source: www.mnplaces.mnhs.org (Grant County) HEREFORD, a village in section 6, Elbow Lake Township, and section 1, North Ottawa, was platted in September 1887. The history of the county notes the origin of this name as follows: "In 1886, when the railroad was about to establish a station at this point, it was the intention to call the place Culbertson, in honor of the man who owned a tract of land there, but the modest man said that if they wished to compliment him in any way to call the place 'Hereford, after his beautiful herd of white-faced cattle kept on his farm, Hereford Park,' near Newman, Illinois. Accordingly the place was so christened." The breed of cattle came from a county so named in western England. The village had a post office, 1888-1923, formerly at Ireland, and a station of the Great Northern Railway.

Source: www.mn2020.org; reports that Hereford MN is a "ghost town" - "A cornfield now covers most of what was Hereford, in Grant County, Minn"; a photo of a marker "Hereford Cemetery (Church of God)";

Source: www.mngs.org/cemeteries/grant.shtml; Hereford Cemetery - West of Wendell on Highway 55 for 2 miles. South for 1-1/2 miles.

Also see: Oscar's research page for comments on travelling across prairies [from his pdf]


5-6. a. Thore S Grue's account, Jun 1894 [recorded, 19 May 2025]

From: Fergus Falls ugeblad

Thore had written a number of letters to the Fergus Falls ugeblad newspaper. I have the letters copied and saved in 2 different word documents, "Thore Grue and family move to AB in 1894" and "Thore Grue letter of 1895" [saved in Thore and Beret Grue family folder on MyPC]

These are first account was very close to the actual events, and begins with the family leaving Grant Co, MN and arriving to the Alberta homestead. Some of the 'facts' vary from the accounts of both Oscar and Nels Grue [see above]. In these letters, Thore makes numerous comments about the general area, weather and climate, types of crops, soil, etc. He doesn't write anything about his family or who they were, nor does he mention that Ole Movold likely travelled with them [see my comments on Ole's research page regarding his Alberta homestead entry], nor does he mention the names of other settlers near by.

Both Nels and Oscar Grue note in their "story" that the family took a train to Winnipeg and then on the CPR to Calgary, and then north to Westaskiwin. Nels comments that the family came to the homestead on 17 May 1894.

However, Thore writes in his first letter that he dates as 18 Jun 1894:
.. I left Wendell, Grant County, on May 19th last year [likely means the past May 19,1894] and took all my belongings on a railway car via the Soo Line¹
.. reached Portal in a day, then customs, and then to Estevan [SK] where their wagons were "taken in custody for 90 days" [Thore hired a local man to care for the horses]
.. continued onto Calgary, and then a 'special train' to Wetaskiwin², arriving at Wetaskiwin at noon on 24 May. They stayed at an immigration house in Wetaskiwin for no extra cost for lodging. [after about 6 days of traveling]
.. Thore then states that the family stayed at Wetaskiwin for over 2 weeks "while I went to find a piece of land and build a cabin"³. "We can now move in at any time, and I am very happy to have gotten myself a home again." Thore does not write when they went to the homestead. The rest of this letter and subsequent letters almost exclusively describes the land in the area, the weather, crops that can and likely would be able to be grown, prices of some goods, etc. Thore does not mention the family, nor does he write specifically of the hardships they endured.



¹ Researching the Soo line, I found out that it was a branch line of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. It traversed from Minnesapolis to Elbow Lake and east to Wendell in Grant Co MN and from there continued east in ND to Hankinson. It then angled north west to Portal, ND and the Canadian border reaching there in 1893. Further research found that at Portal/North Portal the CPR had a branch line and often railroad cars were transferred to the CPR with the branch line to Estevan and then through Weburn and Moose Jaw where it joined the main CPR line - note some more research is needed on the railroad from North Portal and the CPR
² Calgary and Edmonton Railroad started in 1890 and rearched Strathcona/Edmonton in 1891.
³ As indicated Thore does not indicate the members of his family. Using the birth dates and 24 May 1894, I have calculated the following: Thore S. Grue, age 40 yrs and 9 months; Beret M Grue [nee Mikkelson], age 32 yrs and 8 months; son Simen, age 9; son Lars [my grandfather], age 6 yrs and 9 mos; son Oscar age 5 yrs; daughter Bella, age 3 yrs; and son Theodore, age 7 months.
We also know that Thore's parents also accompanied the family in 1894: Simen Thoresen Grue, age 71 yrs and Olava age 70 yrs - but her birthday was 25 May, so effectively she was also aged 71.
.. on page 7 of Nels Grue's booklet, he writes that "land guides were located in town [Wetaskiwin]", and Nels confirms that Ole Movold travelled with the family. Although Thore does not mention this, it is likely that both he and Ole Movold went to look for land. It is quite possible that they had talked to or travelled with Ed Thompson. Ed Thompson was known as a land guide and often he guided stettlers. Ed Thompson also bought and sold various pieces of land.
.. Thore Grue writes that he had built a cabin before returning to Wetaskiwin. I have my doubts that this is completly true. I suspect that he had fashioned a type of lean to for this parents and family, and likely some of family slept in the open or possibly in tents. Nels Grue writes that when the family moved to homestead, his father and grandfather started to build a small log house 16 by 18 [288 sq ft] with a lean-to. And Nels further writes, "...1894 started to build a 2 story log house for his grandparents [bottom page 9 of Nels' booklet] - see a photo of the "Grue log house" at the Camrose Museum [see 32 gb Scan disk ... lexar orange ... Camrose Museum .... ]

.. Nels Grue writes that Ole Movold and Thore "... stood on the highest point on 'Pretty Hill' ... and they thought they should locate in this 'valley' ... and on page 9, after arriving at the homestead, "... build a temporary home - a small log house 16 by 18 feet with a lean-to [log house made with hand hewn logs" ] ... note that both Nels Grue [in 1978] and Oscar Grue in 1972] in their self published manuscripts have some of aspects of the initial dates wrong:
[1] they indicate that they arrived in Alberta on 17 May 1894, but Thore writes that the family didn't leave Wendell until the 19 of May;
[2] Nels Grue writes that they arrived at the homestead and their future home at "2:00 a.m. on 24 May 1894", but Thore writes on his 18 Jun 1894 letter that the family arrived at the immigration house/tent at noon on 24 May 1894 and he then went to look for land;
[3] Both Thore and his father had made a homestead entry at Wetaskiwin - the date that is recorded is 9 June 1894 for the NW¼, section 12 [Thore's homestead] and 9 June 1894 for the NE¼, section 12 [Simen's homestead]
[4] Thore has indicated on his homestead file [image 82 - see point 8] and on Simen's homestead file [see his page] that they took their possessions to the homestead and began continuous residence on 10 Jun 1894

.. subscript, #4 .. I'm separating this next point regarding the house that was built in 1894-95 and subequent houses that were built on the homestead.

.. Thore's writes on his father's homestead file [Thore had completed the application for patent for his father's homestead on his father's behalf] that they built their house in "winter of 1894-95" and Thore writes on his homestead file that the house was built in 1894.
.. remember: there is no direct evidence from the homestead records or other information regarding the exact date and the size of the house for Thore or his parents. What we do have, is some conflicting information:

a. both Nels and Oscar Grue write soon after they arrived on the homestead, Thore and Simen, and likely Ole Movold, started to build a 16 x 18 [288 sq feet] log house. Nels says that the logs were "hand hewn".
b. both Nels and Oscar mention that attached to a lean-to. Oscar writes that at first his father had "...made a lov hytte, a house made out of trees with leaves on and that became our bedroom for the first while" [page 2]. But I'm do think this is the lean-to attached to the first log house.
c. Oscar writes that his dad and Ole Movold started to build a log house 16 x 18 with a roof made of trees branches, leaves, sod, and clumps of clay. However, the roof leaked when it rained [or thawed after winter]. Oscar says that his mother had a oil-cloth table cover and hung this over the bed if it was raining. Oscar also writes that Thore had built a box the same size as the bed. It was fitted under the bed and the boys slept in the box [Simon, Lars, and Oscar] with Bella sleeping at the foot of the bed and Theodore between his parent's bed
d. Nels writes that attached to the log house was a lean-to, but doesn't mention what the lean-to was used for; Oscar doesn't mention the lean-to
e. Both Nels and Oscar write that "the same summer", Thore and Simen built a hewd log house for Simen and Olava [the homestead records indicated that it was built in the winter of 1894-95]. Nels and Oscar say that this house was 2 stories, with Oscar writing the roof was sawed lumber and overed with birch bark and sod

f. All together there had been 4 log houses built on Thore and Simen's homestead. Following is a time frame that can be developed based on the information we have:

10 June 1894, and summer .. a temporary log home was built .. since it was temporary, I don't believe anything remained of it
summer/fall 1894 .. log home, 16x18 was built, and used by Thore, Beret and the children ... a lean-to to the house was likely built the same time
winter 1894-95 .. another log home was built with 2 stories, and used by Simen and Olava
fall/winter 1898 .. another log home was built, 2 stories and this is the house that currently is at Camrose
Museum ... this log home was used by Thore and Beret and children

Sometime affter Simen died on 23 May 1903, Thore had sold his homestead quarter and likely his father's homestead quarter also. Thore and Beret and family moved about 3 kms to the west of the homestead quarter on Sec 8 in Twp 48, Range 20 from the CPR. The homestead quarters were bought by Knut K Lyseng and around 1910, Knut's son, Carl K Lyseng moved to the Grue homestead - they lived in the 2 story house and eventually their family donated the house to the Camrose Museum.
- Thore had

g. In Nels Grue's booklet [p 8] there is a photo of "first log house, second in background, now at musem". This statement is somewhat confusing, but this same photo is displayed within a picture frame on the inside walls of the "Grue log house" at the Camrose museum. This photo has a 'wider view' and clearly shows a 2 story house further in the background on the right side of the photo [built in 1894-95 and used by Simen and Olava]. The photo in the booklet shows only about half the this house.

According to the framed photos at the "Grue log house" at the Camrose museum, the house was built in 1898 [see Thore's folder on MyPC ... articles]. Both of these photos show a number of people, but the reproduction of is very poor, and it is difficult to make out the individuals in the photo, although Olava, Beret and Simen and Thore can be identified, but the children are too difficult to identify. The date of this photo is unknown. The photo also shows to the left of log cabin a building under construction with open rafters and board sides.

As indicated on the 'short bio' on the framed photo on bottom right, the 2 story house in the far background is the house that was built in winter of 1894-95 for Simen and Olava. The front part of the photo is the first log house, built in 1894 - note that there is what appears to be a lean-to also made of logs - from the photo it is not clear if the lean-to was heated or if it was used more like a 'porch' and summer room. This photo also shows to the left of the 'first log house', a 2 story building under construction in 1898 - and the Camrose Museum notes that this is the house on the museum grounds and was moved there in 1978. This was the house that Thore, Berit, and family lived in. Prior to this, Thore and family lived in the

h. the 1901 census of the Canadian Prairie Provinces, schedule 2 records that on Thore's homestead land his house consisted of 3 rooms with one family living in the house. Simen and Olava's record in 1901 that their house consisted of 1 room and 1 family

On the homestead files, it is recorded that Simen and Olava had a house that was 13x15 ft [195 sq ft] with a value of $100 - the date of the statement was 16 Aug 1902 [this must be the house in the background on the right side of the photo discussed above [see sub-point g]. On Thore's homestead file, he recorded on 4 Jul 1902 that his house was 17 x 21 [357 sq ft, but remember the house was 2 stories], value $150 - this must have been the house that was moved to the Camrose Museum and used by Carl Lyseng and family for a number of years]

i. As indicated, Thore likely sold his homestead sometime in 1903 - at the same time it is likley that Olava had sold her and Simen's homestead. Thore moved further east around 1902-03 and he must have built up a home site on the land he purchased from the Hudson's Bay Co. This was on Section 8 and was the homesite that Nels and Sophia lived at when I was growing in the 1950-60s. This homesite was across the road from Fridhem Lutheran Church and Cemetery. Neither Nels or Oscar make note of buildings on the new homesite. But since the land was owned by HBC, it is doubtful that there were any buildings on the site in 1902. Thore must have built the house and barn and sheds on section 8.

Why did Thore sell the homestead ????

From the information that I have, neither Thore, Nels or Oscar mention why Thore sold the homestead and bought the CPR land.
On Thore's homestead land, the Stony Creek follows a south easterly direction, almost cutting the quarter of land in half. Stony Creek didn't have much of a bank in this area and it was subject to flooding in the spring. As a boy growing up on the farm, I can remember times with the road going by Ivan's [Thore's homestead quarter] was almost flooded and the land area was mostly underwater. Oscar Grue in his booklet written in 1972 [page 9] that in 1900 and 1901 there was a lot of rain, and Stony Creek flooded and that there was so much water that the cattle and horses would have to swim. Oscar writes, "we had lots of fun swimming the horses across the creek". Oscar further notes that some horses drowned.

The flooding of Stony Creek may have been a factor in Thore selling the homestead moving east to somewhat higher ground on sec 8.



5-6. b. From: Fergus Falls ugeblad .. issue 6 Apr 1887, page 4, col 4

Tore S. Grue from Ash, Grant County, a cousin of Oliver Olsen, arrived here last Saturday to receive medical treatment. Grue owns a sawmill in Tordenskjold, and a little over a week ago, while working there, he had the index finger on his right hand cut off, and the cut even went a good way up into the hand. He remained at home on the farm with the injury, apparently without medical assistance, but now it can no longer be avoided.

Copied by Rueben D Grue and translated using ChatGPT .... 14 May 2025

... this is the first that I knew he had his index finger cut off .... this must have been painful, but also it seems he might have lost some dexterity
... also the first time that I have seen 'Ash' Grant Co ... but see point 21, below - Ash Lake

--------------------------- ... another entry in issue 10 Mar 1886:
"T. S. Grue has got his sawmill running, and everyone is invited to come as they are"

ChatGPT comment: "The phrase "tom fom" seems to be a typographical error or dialect/spelling variation, but based on context, it likely means something akin to "come as you are" or simply "everyone is welcome."


7. 1901 Canada Census; North West Territory, Alberta District, Pretty Hill Sub-District [schedule 1, page 1]; dw/fam 6/6
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8826/images/z000179350?usePUB=true&_phsrc=QeA322

- NOTE: family name is misspelled as Ghore - Ancestry ... on FamilySearch, the Thore's name is: Thor E Ghove
- gives day, month, and year of birth - most of the days and months are different from previous family records
- Lars is listed as Lewis, birth as 12 August 1886; HOWEVER, birth certificate states 2 Aug 1887 (issued by Grant Co, MN, with the date of filing as 4 Jan 1888)

- on the 1901 schedule #2 (Buildings and Lands, Churches, Schools) for NW quarter of Sec 12, Twp 48, Range 21 [line 10]: number of families in house is 1, number of rooms in house is 3, number of dwellings 1 -- number of barns, sheds, outhouse - none (small line - liking indicating nothing or none) - grand total of acres (Real Estate owned) is 160



8. Western Land Grants, 1870-1930 (www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy)
Ancestry link https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/60865/images/albertahomestead2079cana_0079?usePUB=true&_phsrc=YRs25&_phstart=successSource&pId=42720

- homestead: NW¼, section 12, twp 48, range 21 (Armena, AB); (date title issued - letters patent: 23 Dec 1902)

Homestead file: Reel: 2079; file 659070; images 80 - 87
- entry: 9 Jun 1894; house Jun 1894 - myself, wife, 5 boys and 2 girls
-- image 82, question #6: When did you perfect your entry to your homestead by taking in your own possession of the land and beginning continuous residence thereon and cultivation thereof? Answer: .... 10 Jun 1894
- patent application, 4 Jul 1902, and as of that date
.... house 17 x 21 [357 sq ft], value $150 ... 480 rods of fencing, value $150 ... stable and granery, wells, values $175
.. 40 cattle, 8 horses and 10 sheep
... 45 acres broke, and 25-35 acres cropped
supported by Ole T Movold and Martin Steen
- patent 16 Sep 1902


*** NOTE: see the photo re Halsten B Lomnes [folder, yy-added Jan/Feb 2023-zz-families emigrated to Armena - Lomnes family; the photo was taken around 1910 and shows the growth height and density of trees in the area.
[folder, as of 14 Feb 2023]
[Harald Bakke FT. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/463703/person/-1456477190/facts ... a bit of Lomnes fam]

Also: see Hay Lakes history book, page 755 .... and early photo of Thore and oxen ... likely taken in the late 1890s
.. note trees in the background, gives an indication of what would have had to be brushed before plowing the land for crops
.. photo copied from the book and saved in Thore Grue's folder on MyPC

Alberta Homestead Index, [post?] 1930 -- www.abgensoc.ca ^{75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Confirmation - 1868, 7 Jun 1868, Røros, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. ⁸⁵

2. Migration - 1869, 13 Mar 1869, Røros, Sør Trondelag, Norway. ⁸⁶ Leaving Røros parish for America

3. Migration - 1869, 18 Mar 1869, Trondhiem, Norway. ^87,88 Recorded on the Emigrants from Trondheim database on the ship SS Norway on route to Newcastle, England. From he would have sailed to Quebec, Canada and then travel by water and land to Waterloo Ridge, Iowa where his parents Simen T Grue and Olava were.

4. Land - 1884: Lot 3, SW Sec 28, Twp 132 N, Range 41: Tordenskjold Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ^89,90

5. Land Purchase - 1876: NW, SW 1/4 of NE and E 1/2 and Lots 3 & 4 of SW, Sec 19, Twp 130, Range 43, W 5th; Land Deeds, 1876, Stony Brook Twp, Grant Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁹¹

6. Land Purchase - 1878, 1878, Tordenskjold Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁹² Minnesota, Vol 74, image 218 of 256; Pre-emption Land purchase dated 19 Sept 1878; Lot 3 Sec 28, Twp 132N, Range 41W of 5th Meridian (Tordenskjold Twp, Otter Tail Co, MN); 29.75 acres with price of $74.38 (receipt #1919). Name recorded is "Thore Simensen". Above Simen T Grue's line and name (in smaller handwriting) is "D.S 1749 [?] SE of NW, Thore Simensen July 2 and Sept 13, 1870". I am not clear on the meaning of this, but I believe that Thore had declared as early as 22 Jul 1870, his intention (or perhaps his father's intention) for a filing for a homestead for this land.

7. Residence - 1885, 1 May 1885, Stony Brook Twp, Grant Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁹³

8. Migration - 1894: Arrived at 2 AM, 17 May 1894, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ⁹⁴

9. Residence - 1899, 1899, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ⁹⁵

10. Residence - 1901, 31 Mar 1901, Pretty Hill district (Armena), Alberta, Canada. ⁹⁶

11. Land - 1901: CPR Land Sales purchase, 3 June 1901 - SW Sec 13, Twp 48, Range 21, W4th: Armena, Alberta, Canada. ⁹⁷

12. Homestead - 1903: He received the letters patent on 23 Dec 1903 for NW quarter, Sec 12, Twp 48, Range 21, W 4th: Armena, Alberta, Canada. ⁹⁸

13. Land - 1903: He purchased 480 acres on Sec 8, Twp 48, Range 20, W 4th - N half of Sec 8 (NE and NW quarters) and the SE quarter: Armena, Alberta, Canada. ⁹⁹

14. Residence - 1906, 1906, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ¹⁰⁰

15. Residence - 1911, 1 Jun 1911, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ¹⁰¹

16. Residence - 1916, 1916, Victoria District (Armena), Alberta, Canada. ¹⁰²

17. Residence - 1921, 1 Jun 1921, Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada. ¹⁰³ Simon Grue (son) farm - Sec 32, Twp 48, Range 21, W 4th

18. Land - 1928: Homestead in the Whitecourt area - Sec 31, Twp 59, Range 10, W 5th, 1928, Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada. ¹⁰⁴

Thore married Berit Sophie Larsdtr Mikkelson, daughter of Lars Mikkelson and Beret Sofie Mikkelsdtr Midtdal, on 16 Feb 1881 in Clay Co, Minnesota, United States ^67,79.^,105 (Berit Sophie Larsdtr Mikkelson was born on 12 Sep 1861 in Røros, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway ¹⁰⁶, baptized on 6 Oct 1861 in Røros, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway,¹⁰⁶ died on 23 Jul 1952 in Camrose, Alberta, Canada and was buried on 27 Jul 1952 in Scandia Cemetery, Armena, Alberta, Canada ^74,107.)