Ella Josephine Johnson

  Research Notes:

1. 1920 US Census, Saint Olaf, Otter Tail

- Gustav and Ella with Conrad and Wilfred
- farmer; rents

2. 1930 US Census, Saint Olaf, Otter Tail

- Gustav and Ella and children
- general farming; farm schedule 79
- Ella age 25 when married

3. Ancestry.com [ 9 June 2009 ] Public Member Tree - Klepp database (Rogland, Norway)

- Wilfred - gives info on wife
- lists one child as Esther Lucille (Astar) with husband as David Langager, born 1923; along with children Anne M, Erik D, "living", "living", Mark, and Melanie E (no other info on family)
+++ [ancestry.com], 9 June 2009 1930 US Census for Oliver, Williams Co, ND (p2&3): lists David Langager, age 6, born in North Dakota, father Sam, age 52 born in Norway, emigrated to US in 1914 and Marie, age 48, born in Norway; marriage about 1910; - 8 children; +++ not indexed on US SSDI
- Delores - gives name of husband, Erling Roger Halbakken, but no other info
- gives sources as US Census and US SSD Index
- no additional information; no info about children/descendants

4. MN State Census, 1895; St Olaf, Otter Tail Co

- Gustav - age 12 <1883> --- parents Andrew B, age 44, and Gurine, age 37, both born in Norway; 15 years in MN; 10 yrs in this enumeration district


5. Fergus Falls Daily Journal

- 7 Oct 1953, p6, col 1 - Mrs Erling Halbakken (Delores Overgaard) is staying with her parents, Mr and Mrs Gust Overgaard while her husband is stationed with the army at Fort Lenard Wood, MO
- 9 Oct 1953, p 13, col 4 - Mr Gust Overgaard is sick - his work with the Mutual Service Insurance Companies will be handled by another agent
- 13 Oct 1953, p 6, col 1 - Mrs Gust Overgaard will be leaving for Billings, MT, to join her husband for the winter, they will be staying with their son, Irwin and family who live in Billings
- 24 Mar 1954, p 8, col 1 - Mrs Erling Halbabben's husband is now stationed at Munich Germany, with the 43rd Infantry Division

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence - 1920, 1 Jan 1920, Saint Olaf Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ³¹²⁸

2. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Saint Olaf Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States. ³¹²⁹

Ella married Gustav Overgaard about 1917.³¹²⁶ (Gustav Overgaard was born on 30 Sep 1883 in Minnesota, United States and died on 3 Nov 1965 in Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, USA ³¹³⁰.)