Jacob E Sonmor

  Research Notes:

Sonmor FT [Judith A Amundsen]; last access 30 June 2022
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/12993932/person/-142678292/facts
- includes some photos

I have used the above FT the most. I have some records that collaborate her entries, but there is still information missing.
The community history book [noted on point 1] has basic information on the family.

Modified Chronological:

Jacob K Sonmor, b 5 May 1873, Tolga, Nowary; died 11 Dec 1967, Moose Jaw, SK
m. Abt 1900, Fosston, Polk Co, MN
Thora Joahnne Storbo, b 24 May 1882, Vardo, Finnmark, Norway; died Jul 1974, Moose Jaw, SK

Children:
Esther Sonmor, b 11 Aug 1901, Fosston, Polk Co, MN; died 18 Jan 1932, Calgary, AB [Ester and Thersa were twins]
Thersa Sonmor, b 11 Aug 1901, Fosston, Polk Co, MN; died 26 Nov 1997, Moose Jaw, SK. 3 Children
m. 1928, SK, Canada
William Oscar Darwin Seymour, b 10 Dec 1904, Toronto ON; died 12 Oct 1993 at Moose Jaw
Arnold Sonmor, b 12 Mar 1903, Fosston, Polk Co, Mn; died Aug 1990, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 5 children
m. 10 Jun 1930, Moose Jaw, SK
Joanna Louella Dyke, b 15 Mar 1905, Hauge, SK; died 26 Jun 1957, New Westminster, BC *
Cyrus Abbott Sonmor, b 1 May 1904, Saskatchewan; died 19 Aug 1975
m. Kathleen Mary Pearson, b 24 Dec 1903, Toronto, ON; died 19 Dec 1999, Toronto, ON *
Ethel Marion Sonmor, b 29 Jun 1914, Brokerick, Saskatchewan; died 6 Jun 1938, Saskatoon, SK **
m. William Clifford Corscadden, b 2 Dec 1911, Saskatoon, SK; died 10 Jan 1964, Edmonton . 1 Children
[W C Corscadden, remarried and had another 4 children
Violet Elanor Sonmor, b 22 May 1916, Saskatchewan; died 26 Mar 1982, Calgary, AB. 2 children
m. Reginald Horsley Jackson, b 27 Dec 1909, Winnipeg, MB; died 22 Jan 1979 [Calgary?]


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1. Milestones and Memories, 1900-1980; "Celebrate Saskatchewan, 1980"; initiated by the "Outlook and District Golden Circle"; community history book [access again, 3 Feb 2024]
https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/CS.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&VBID=2R3BXZ78240V7&PN=1&WS=PackagePres&RW=1466&RH=#/SearchResult&VBID=2R3BXZ02SK5AL&PN=1&WS=PackagePres


page 624 of the book; (image 636 of 800)

https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/CS.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&VBID=2R3BXZ78240V7&PN=1&WS=PackagePres&RW=1466&RH=720 [22 Jun 2022]

Records the name as J. K. Sonmor [Jacob K or E Sonmor family? - son of Elias J Sondmor]
- arrived 1 May 1903 from Fosson, MN to Hanley, SK [his father also first came to Hanley, but date not known]
- operated a hotel in Hanley, then moved to a farm: SW sec 24, two 30, range 7, W3rd; bought some more land - this land was about 40 kms east of the town of Hanley and just off the SK Church River Road
- then sold the farm in 1918, and moved to Moose Jaw

also on the right hand side of page 624, is the family of Ole Storbo (Thora's parents)
- 3 of the children went to Normal School - Ester, Theresa, and Arnold. Ester then decided to be a nurse, but died before she graduated from Nursing


- searched one son: Cyrus - he was married and moved to Hamilton - one of his sons was Glen Robert Sonmor and Glen had played major junior hockey and later professional (American Hockey League, Cleveland Barons; Minnesota Millerss, US Hockey League; St Louis Flyers, American Hockey League) and then the NHL in 1953-1954 when he played 28 games with the New York Rangers. He also coached hockey many years with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. He coached the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the WHA, and the with NHL, Minnesota North Stars, and in 1981 to the Stanley Cup Finals loosing out to the New York Islanders.
There is a lot of information about him - google search** see Glen Sonmor's research page for more information


I have completed a document, along with some photos, giving more detail: See my PC, folder
"Glen Sonmor obits and articles" [path: Grue-Prestliens-Jacob Nielson Sønmør-Elias J....-Glen Sonmor]

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some additional information for Jacob's other children [text notes I had done likely researched, June 2021 .... more research needed ]


** OBIT Calgary Herald, issue 31 Mar 1982, page 9;l re Ethel
- died 26 Mar 1982
- survived by 2 sons, Brad (Rhonda) Jackson, Calgary, Dale (Barbara) Jackson, St Albert, AB; one sister Theresa
Seymor of Moose Jaw.

- Theresa went to Normal School in Moose Jaw. Married Bill Seymour and they lived in Moose Jaw - 3 children: Meryle married to Bill Iwanici and
lives at Glentworth; Lois married Wayne Adames and lives in Regina; Bob married Gayle Blakely and lived in London Ontario
- Arnold married Johanna Kyke of Herbert, SK. 5 Children: Fern m. Murray Watson, Edmonton, Roy and Ross live in
BC, Grant and Noel in New Brunswick
- Cyrus married Kathleen Pearson
- Amos married Chrisie of Lovena. 2 Children: Rudy and Irene. Amos died in 1978
- Ethel married Bill Corscadde - farmed north east of Saskatoon. One son, Clifford. Ethel died in 1937
- Violet married Reg Jackson of Moose Jaw in 1936. 2 sons, Dale of Edmonton, married with 2 sons and daughter,
and son Brad - of Calgary - one daughter. Reg died at Las Vegas in Jan 1979


Ancestry Family Trees

Sonmor FT [Judith A Amundsen]; last access on 14 Jun 2021
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/12993932/person/-142678292/facts
- includes some photos



daughter Theresa Sonmor married Bill Seymour OBIT

The Leader-Post (Regina, SK) issue 6 Dec 1997, page 57
- died at age 96; bor in Fosston, MN; Providence Place nursing home, Moose Jaw
- came to Hanley in 1903 [abt 65 kms south of Saskatoon] and homesteaded near Broderick [abt 50 kms south east
of Hanley]
- 2 children, Lois and Bob were born in Moose Jaw. In 1940 Boy Seymour joint the Air Force
- predeceased by husband of 65 years Bill in 1993; sisters and brothers: twin sister Esther; Ethel Corscadden;
Violet Jackson, Arnold, Amos, and Cyrus Sonmor; one granddaughter, Jill Adams.
- survived by children: Meryle (Bill) Iwanicki, Glentworth [abt 50+kms SW of Assinibois]; Lois Adams of Moose Jaw;
Robert (Gayle) Seymour of Burlington, ON ....... grandchildren [name with surnames]
Bill Seymour; OBIT The Leader-Post (Regina), issue 15 Oct 1993, page 53
- died on 13 Oct; born in Toronto, moved to Crestwynd SK in 1910 [abt 40 kms south and west of Moose Jaw]
- survived by wife Theresa and daughters Lois Adam sna son Robert

Svendsen FT [Thomas André Svenden] [ accessed 14 Jun 2015 ]
- recorded Theresa Sonmor's husband as:
William Oscar Darwin Seymour, b 10 Dec 1904, Toronto ON; died 12 Oct 1993 at Moose Jaw

Roy Sonmor FT [Roy Sonmor]; accessed 14 June 2021
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/166515589/person/212161389457/facts
- very little information with no detail, but if this is Arnold Sonmor's son, Roy, then confirms Arnold's death in Montreal
- the above joined Ancestry Jan 2020 and last sign in over a year ago [according to profile]

Evavold Pletan Tree 2018 FT [rodpletan45] ; accessed 14 Jun 2021
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/119924866/person/420191217285/facts
- the only FT that records a second marriage in 1959 to Anne Austen who died 1971

* Joanna Louella Dyke OBIT ::: The Province (Vancouver, BC) issue 28 Jun 1957, p 37
- died 26 Jun 1957 age 52; wife of Arnold Sonmor; address 408 2nd St, New Westminster
- survived by 4 sons, Roy, New Westminster, Ross, Abbotsford, Noel, Quebec City, Quebec;
Grant, Valleyfield, Quebec; daughter Mrs Ferne Watson, Whitehorse, Yukon ;
- funeral service - by a Jehovah Witness. Interment at Fraser Cemetery [no record on findagrave]

BC death Registration
- died 26 Jun 1957; address as above
- born 15 Mar 1905, Herbert, SK; in New Westminster for 5.5 yrs, in BC of 14 yrs [1943]
- self employed at Park Cofectionery for 2 yrs; last worked in Jan 1957
- married to Arnold Sonmor
- father John Kyke; informantL Roy Sonmor, son; same address as above
- burial at Fraser Cemetery

* RE: Kathleen Sonmor Pearson [married to Cyrus Abbot Sonmor and mother of Glen ]
Ancestry has a basic transcription, but I can't find the actual obit [Not on Newspapers.com or Remembering.ca]
- survived by children: Kay Duncan, Jean Sonmor-Devine (Regan), Glen (Irene)
... names grand children and great grandchildren with surnames
- died 19 Dec 1999; burial in Toronto
No record on Findagrave, Billiongraves, or Canadian Headstone

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1900 US Census; Fosston, Polk Co, MN; Sheet 5A; line 38
Jacob K Sonmor, boarder, single, b May 1873 in Norway; em in 1882; in US for 18 years; salesman in Grocery Store


1911 Canada Census, from "automated genealogy"; http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SplitView.jsp?id=25573 ;; Lib and Archives Canada, http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/pdf/e002105246.pdf

sec 24, twp 30 range 7, w3rd; this is also his homestead land
emigrated in 1905
- surnname as 'Sonmore'


1906 Canada; recorded at District of Humboldt, sub-distict 7, page 3 [ enumeration as of 24 Jun 1906 \\
http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/e/e049/e001208568.pdf

Lib and Archives Canada - with surname Sonmor (also familysearch), but on automated gen..., "Tonniox ?" ????
but the description: "That part of the district of Humboldt bounded on the east by the line dividing ranges 3 and 4, on the north by the line dividing Townships 30 and 31, on the south by the South Saskatchewan River and on the south by the line dividing townships 24 and 25, all west of the 3rd Meridian" DOES NOT fit the land discription:


on Page 3, starting with line 30 ; automated: http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/e/e049/e001208568.pdf
J E Sonmor [middle initial not clear], age 33 born in Norway, em 1903 [last digit hard to read, but a couple of lines down, it more clearly looks like 1903 ], then land description, Sec 24, Twp 30, Range 7, W3rd; then 13 horses, 3 milk cows and 4 other cattle
then, wife Tora Johanna age 3 born in Norway
Ester, age 5; Theresa age 5 Twins ???
Arnold age 3;
Cyrus A [Abbot according to FT] age 2;
Amos Clifford age 1
next family: Peter Storbo and then next line Ole Storbo ...

*** NOTE: it is difficult to find the family in 1916, 1926 or the 1921 Canada Census - not indexed, likely due to the name, but I have searched by given name and can't find them, although I found 3 of the children in 1921- see their pages


2. death from findagrave records year of death; an Ancestry.com FT records day and / or month
[ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/thora-storbo_132716556 ] ... 3 Feb 2024 - no longer link

also noted on geni .com ;;; https://www.geni.com/people/Jacob-John-Sonmor/6000000007471246065?through=6000000007389671861


3. NOTE: there is an uncertainty about the year of Birth for both Ester and Teresa - the census record suggests they are the same age and thus likely twins.
Sonmor FT [Judith A Amundsen]; last access on 14 Jun 2021

ASLO: there is a 9 year gap in births of Amos (1905) and Ethel (1914). It is likely there may have been other children born but died at birth or shortly thereafter and thus, not on any of the records

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence, 1911, 1911, Saskatchewan, Canada. ⁸⁶⁴⁷

Jacob married Thora Storbo. (Thora Storbo was born in 1882 in Norway and died in Jul 1974 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.)