Aagot Toresdtr Grue

  Research Notes:

1. source: www.ellisisland.org

- arrived 27 April 1894, age 34; ship Hekla; port of departure as Copenhagen; manifest # 0238

2. source: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 US Census Atlanta Twp, Becker Co, MN

- listed as a Housekeeper to Lars N Troan, born May 1857; emigrated 1880 (1882 in the 1920 & 1930 Census)


- in 1920 Census, Charley Bakken is listed as a servant (age 61, born in WI)
- 1930 US Census - Aagot is listed as a servant, private family, age 70, emigrated 1894
- 1930 Census - John Grue is listed as a lodger and general farm labor (age 26, born abt 1903); emigrated 1928. Note: John is listed in source: Ole Johan Nyass, Etteregister i tidsromment 1717-1969 for Grueslekten; 1969; as the son to Simen Johnsen Grue and his name is listed as John Trygve; "he went to America to his aunt"

3. MN Death

- listed as single
- father - Thore; mother Maren Sund

4. Klokkervang, p 75

- Travelled to America 1892 and was a housekeeper for a farmer. [ ? en tapper natur ??? ]

5. Bygebok for Os, p 181

- records death as 1924 --- this is not correct, since she is recorded in the 1930 US Census and on the MN Death records - these are likely to be more correct

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence - 1910, 1 Apr 1910, Atlanta Twp, Becker Co, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁶⁷⁵

2. Residence - 1920, 1 Jan 1920, Atlanta Twp, Becker Co, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁶⁷⁶

3. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Altanta Twp, Becker Co, Minnesota, United States. ¹⁶⁴¹