Melvin J Halseth

  Research Notes:

1. Census


a. 1930 US

- Melvin Halseth - 1930 at Fargo, Cass Co (Ed 34, page 19), as a Lodger and working as Barber in a Barbershop

( can`t find Mary Halseth or Sonvis Narjord in Denhoff Twp scan )


b. 1940 US Fargo, Cass Co, (ED 9-92, page 2)

- Melvin - Barber; grade 8, worked 52 hours the wk of Mar 24, worked 52 weeks 1939 earnings of $780 married to Anna,
- Anna, age 25 (image is not clear, possibly age 28, but ancestry has recorded 25) born in MN, grade 8, worked 45 hours the wk of Mar 24, usual work as Beauty Operator in a Beauty Shop, worked 50 weeks in 1939 earnings of $700;
- Mary Halseth, mother age 62 <1878> born in Norway, grade 5
- living at the same place in 1935




2. Death

Melvin Halseth b 1902 died 1984 at Fargo, Cass Co, ND; buried Sunset Memorial Gardens -- findagrave.com
-- USSDI - born 27 May 1902; died Sept 1984
-- Fargo Forum - HalsethMelvin 1902 Fargo & Maddock ND, September 05, 1984 C6 Forum
-- ND Death Index - Melvin J, born 27 May 1902, died 3 Sep 1984, Cass Co, ND


Annie C S
-- Fargo Forum - HalsethAnnie C.S. Bekkerus 80 Fargo ND August 30, 1992 E-2
-- ND Death Index - Annie Clarice, born 21 Dec 1911, died 28 Aug 1992, Cass Co, ND


3. father ???

- Ancestry.com Public Member Tree ' Andert / Helseth Tree owner jhthomas42', Fridley, MN with last log on in Jan 2013
-- Robert Mortensen Halseth born in 1882 at Nes (Næss), Hedmark, Norway (his father was Morten ... Helseth, so some had surname as Helseth), but died unknown. Son Melvin Helseth (1902-1984) married on 1 Jul 1913 to Ann (Annie) Bekkerus (1901-1992; same dates as above from ND Death Index

[ 26 Feb 2013 -- nothing on Robert Mortensen Halseth, born 1882 in Norway on ancestry.com ]

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1930-1948, 1930-1948, Fargo, Cass Co, North Dakota, United States. ⁴⁵⁴²

2. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Fargo, Cass Co, North Dakota, United States. ⁴⁵⁴³

3. Residence - 1940, 1 Apr 1940, Fargo, Cass Co, North Dakota, United States. ⁴⁵³⁶ Address: 1613-8th St (N)

4. Residence - 1932-1948, 1932-1948, Fargo, Cass Co, North Dakota, United States. ⁴⁵⁴⁴

Melvin married Annie Clarice Bekkerus on 1 Jul 1913 ⁴⁵³⁶.^,4538 (Annie Clarice Bekkerus was born on 21 Dec 1911 in Minnesota, United States,^{4536,4538,4545} died on 28 Aug 1992 in Fargo, Cass Co, North Dakota, United States ⁴⁵⁴⁵ and was buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, Cass Co, North Dakota, United States ⁴⁵⁴¹.)