Tollef Johnson Egge

  Research Notes:

1. see file folder for my document, "Ingeborg Evenson Olsen Egge", research notes document
- also see file folder for the document about his granddaughter Ardith Frederickson (nee Brodin)


2. other Ancestry Trees

"Spencer-Gieser Family tree owner littlemonk" with last login Dec 2015 ⁶²³⁵

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1895, 1 Jun 1895, Weimer Twp, Jackson Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁶²³⁶ Tollef J Egge, age 29 born in MN, lived in MN for 29 yrs, lived in Weimer Twp 6 years (since about 1889); wife Mary age 29 born in Iowa. Children (both born in MN): Ella age 1 <1894>, Olga age 3 months <1895>. Also recorded with the same family
(#44) is Theodore J Egge age 17 <1878> born in MN (Theodore is Tollef's younger brother).

Note that family #43 is Ole Selnes, age 65 born in Norway, living in MN and Weimer Twp for 24 years (since about 1871).

2. Residence 1900, 1 Jun 1900, Weimer Twp, Jackson Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁶²³⁷ Record notes Heron Lake Village, Jackson Co.

Tolof age 34 born Mar 1866 in MN, farmer, own farm, married 9 yrs <1891>; Mary, wife age 33 born Jun 1866 in IA, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Ella C, daughter age 6 born Feb 1894 in MN; Olga S daughter age 5 born in Mar 1895 in MN; Eli son age 3 born Aug 1896 in MN. Also recorded is Theodore, brother to head of household, age 21 born in Aug 1878 in MN, farmer.

3. Residence - 1905, 1 Jun 1905, Weimer Twp, Jackson Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁶²³⁸ Heron Lake Village. Tollef Egge (recorded as Tolef) age 39, Farmer; Mary age 29, Ella age 11, Olga S age 10, Elia age 8

4. Residence - 1910, 15 Apr 1910, Weimer Twp, Jackson Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁶²³⁹ Tollef A [?] Egge age 44, married 19 yrs <1889>; wife Mary age 43, mother of 3 children with 3 living; daughter Ella C age 16, daughter Olga S age 15, son Elia age 13

5. Second Marriage - 1917, 11 Oct 1917, Windom, Cottonwood Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁶²³² The 1920 US Federal Census records Tollef living in Windom, Cottonwood Co (about 15-20 kms from his farm in Weimer Twp, Jackson Co) married to Anna M. We know that Tollef's first wife was Mary Selnes and she died in 1914, but I am somewhat less certain who Anna M.

The Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS) records a marriage for Tollef Egge on 11 Oct 1917 in Cottonwood Co to Anna M Peterson. I first reviewed the "MN death index" on FamilySearch, there is a death record for Anna M Egge on 29 Mar 1955 with a birth date of 8 Dec 1964. I next reviewed the 1900 US Federal Census for Windom, Cottonwood Co and I found a record for Gustav A Peterson household. Gustav was born in 1861 in Sweden; he was married to Annie M age 34, born in Dec 1864 in MN, married 12 years <1888>, mother of 3 children with 2 living. Also in the household was a son, Chester R born Jun 1890 and a son, Percy T age born Nov 1892. In this record there also is the record for Helena Larson, mother-in-law to the head of household (thus, Annie M's mother) age 64 born in Norway.

I also found a record of this family in the "History of Cottonwood and Watonwan Counties, Minnesota" published in 1916, vol 2 (see notes for Anna M Larson). This record is a bio sketch for son Chester R Peterson but it notes that his mother was Anna Larson and he had a brother, Percy T Peterson.

Combining these sources, I am confident that Tollef J Egge's second marriage was to Anna M Larson (her first marriage to Gustaf A Peterson).

6. Residence - 1920, 1 Jan 1920, Windom, Cottonwood Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁶²⁴⁰ Tollef J Egge age 53 living on 4th Ave, Windom, owns home, no occupation recorded (but likely he still has the farm in Jackson Co). Also recorded is his wife, Anna M age 55 born in MN; his daughter, Ella C age 25, occupation Maid; and then a step-son, Percy T Peterson, age 27 born in MN and works as a Clothier in a Clothing Store (see notes under Anna M Peterson).

Tollef married Mary Selnes on 7 Sep 1890 in Jackson Co, Minnesota, United States ^6229,6231.^,6241 (Mary Selnes was born in 1866 in Allamakee Co, Iowa, United States,⁶²⁴² died on 20 Feb 1914 in Jackson Co, Minnesota, United States ^6242,6243 and was buried on 24 Feb 1914 in Delafield Cemetery, Jackson Co, Minnesota, United States ⁶²³¹.)

Tollef next married Anna M Larson on 11 Oct 1917 in Cottonwood Co, Minnesota, United States.⁶²³² (Anna M Larson was born on 8 Dec 1864 in Lyle, Mower Co, Minnesota, United States,⁶²⁴⁴ died on 29 Mar 1955 in Windom, Cottonwood Co, Minnesota, United States ⁶²⁴⁴ and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Windom, Cottonwood Co, Minnesota, United States.)