Orrin Clifford Torgerson

  Research Notes:

1. US Census

- with parents, Louis Torgerson, in 1920 & 1930 US Census

1940 - with parents

- Orrin, son, age 29 born in MN; 1 yr of high school; worked 72 hrs the wk of Mar 24 as a Farm Hand; worked 52 wks in 1939
- Ila, daughter-in-law, age 24 born in ND; 4 yrs of high school; housework

- residence on 1 Apr 1935 - rural Polk Co, MN



2. MN Birth Index - Ancestry.com [ 18 Dec 2010 ] --- NOT CONFIRMED, but most PROBABLE

- Orin Clifford Torgerson and Ila Ann Watnemo with 2 children, James Franklin, born 2 Feb 1943 (1943-MN-031915) and Leann Jane, born 19 Feb 1947 (1947-MN-050081)

3. sister's obit - Esther Petsch

4. Ila Torgerson [ 18 Dec 2010 ] - google

- it appears that she was still living as of 2010 - see below

5. http://brucee.smugmug.com/ [ 18 Dec 2010 ] ; use Torgerson as search to come to albums

- above website has many photos taken by Bruce Erickson, including photos of Louis and Olga Torgerson, Orrin and Ila as well as Ila Torgerson, as late as Nov 2010
- photos copied into Louis Torgerson folder are NOT CONFIRMED, but are a PROBABLE conclusion

- see separate "Legacy family file, Orrin Torgerson and Ila Watnemo" for additional details on Ila's ancesters etc

6. for summary of "Esther Torgerson autobiography - see research notes under Esther Torgerson

7. Obit from The Thirteen Towns, 16 Aug 1993

- died 9 Aug 1993
- born 15 Sep 1910 in Queen Twp
- married Ila Watnemo, 18 Jun 1939 in Fosston
- they made their home on the farm except for one 1 when they lived at Detroit (he was employed at General Motors
- named MN Premier Seed Grower in 1952 - growing Foundation seed potatoes
- survived by his wife; son, James and his wife Eleanor of Anoka [ Anoka Co, MN; about 25 kms north of Minneapolis; LeAnn Cummins from Anchorage, Ala [ ? Alaska or ]; a sister, Esther Petsch of Excelsior; five grandaughters; an uncle, Otto Solein of Fosston

8. From 'funeral brochure', 13 Aug 1993 found on p 4 of Linda Solheim Petsch database and images at http://www.myheritage.com/album-2_0_1_138710202/family-photos?fsn=1&page=4

- baptized and confirmed by Rev J O Saeter
- attended Bergebakken School, Northwest School of Agricultural in Crookston, and McPhail School of Music in Minneapolis
- survived by "... daughter, LeAnn Cummins of Anchorage, Alaska..."



9. Ancestry Public member Tree 'Molden" owner DJ Molden, last login 28 apr 2016; accessed, 1 May 2016

Annie Ila Watnemo married to Orrin Torgerson; her obit is posted
link, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/23293571/person/13687620643/facts ³⁵³⁷

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1940, 1 Apr 1940, Queen Twp, Polk County, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁶²⁰ Enumeration on 8 Apr 1940

Orrin married Ila Ann Watnemo on 18 Jun 1939 in Fosston, Polk Co , Minnesota, United States ³⁵³¹.^,3532 (Ila Ann Watnemo was born about 1916 in North Dakota, United States ³⁵³⁸.)