1893 - 1975 (81 years)
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Name |
Ole Tobias Sigvaldsen Amundson |
Born |
6 Jul 1893 |
Brendaasen, Vest-Agder, Norway |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
5 Mar 1975 |
Elbow Lake, Grant, Minnesota USA |
Buried |
Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota |
Notes |
- He changed his name from Ole Tobias Sigvaldsen Amundson to Tobias Amundson
Tobias emigrated to New York USA in April 1911 a journey of 12 days on a steamship.
He then took the train from New York to Minnesota where he settled.
He was the sheriff of Grant County in Minnesota from 1939 to 1958.
http://www.co.grant.mn.us/368/History
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Person ID |
I338 |
Omundsen |
Last Modified |
10 Nov 2023 |
Father |
Sigvald Tobias Ommundsen Tronstad, b. 21 Feb 1850, Freydenland, Greipstad, Vest-Agder, Norway , d. 11 Oct 1940, Greipstad, Vest-Agder, Norway (Age 90 years) |
Mother |
Anne Gurine Torjusdatter, b. 21 Sep 1854, Tronstad, Greipstad, Vest-Agder, Norway , d. 16 Feb 1897, Greipstad, Kristiansand,Vest-Agder, Norway (Age 42 years) |
Married |
27 Apr 1876 |
Greipstad, Kristiansand,Vest-Agder, Norway |
Family ID |
F94 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mabel Iren Rustand, b. 8 Aug 1896, Wendell, Grant, Minnesota USA , d. 19 Jun 1969, Elbow Lake, Grant, Minnesota (Age 72 years) |
Married |
29 Jan 1921 |
Hereford, Grant, Minnesota |
Children |
| 1. Dennis Verne Amundson, b. 17 Mar 1918, Minnesota, USA , d. 12 Aug 1989, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 71 years) |
| 2. Dorothy Amundson, b. 1 May 1923, Wendel, Grant, Minnesota USA (Age 100 years) |
| 3. Stanton (Whitey) Oleen Amundson, b. 3 May 1925, Wendel, Grant, Minnesota USA , d. 16 Aug 1990, King County, Washington USA (Age 65 years) |
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Family ID |
F108 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Recordings |
| Tobias Amundson Interview, 1973 Interviewers:George Shervey and Marcia Olson
Date Recorded: 02/08/1973
Location: Barrett Nursing Home, Barrett, Minnesota
Tobias Amundson was born on July 6, 1893 near Christianson, Norway. He immigrated to the United States in 1911. He served in the Army and worked in lumber camps in Northern Minnesota. In 1939 he was elected sheriff of Grant County after serving as deputy for 10 years. He was sheriff until 1958.
In this interview, Tobias Amundson discusses his immigration to the United States and gives a short family history. The bulk of the interview consists of Tobias Amundson describing his activities as sheriff of Grant County, which includes his activities during prohibition and some of his more dangerous or unpleasant cases. |
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Sources |
- [S6] Norwegian National Archives.
- [S9] Family Search USA Census Records 1930.
- [S10] Family Search USA Census Records 1940.
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