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Thelma Theresa Knutson 1906–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1906

Birth Location: Merton, Steele, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 28 Apr 1938

Death Location: Moland, Steele County, Minnesota, USA

Father: Halvor Knutson

Mother: Anna (Olsdatter)

Spouse(s): Laurence Chester

Children(s): Lorren Chester, Lily Chester, Harlyn Chester, Ernest Chester, Delores Wilson, Baby Chester, Baby Chester

Thelma Theresa Knutson was born in 1906 in Merton, Steele, Minnesota, USA, the child of Halvor Rinehart Knutson And Anna Marthea Olson Olsdatter. In 1910, Thelma Theresa Knutson resided in Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota, USA. In 1920, Thelma Theresa Knutson resided in Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota, USA. Thelma Theresa Knutson married Laurence Eugene Chester, and had children including Baby Girl 1 Chester, Baby Girl 2 Chester, Delores Josephine Dolly Wilson, Ernest Alden Chester, Harlyn Eugene Chester, Laurence Eldon Chester, Lily Geneva Chester, Lorren Roger Chester. Thelma Theresa Knutson passed away in 1938 in Moland, Steele County, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Thelma Theresa Knutson was born in 1906 in Merton, Steele, Minnesota, USA, the child of Halvor Rinehart Knutson And Anna Marthea Olson Olsdatter.
  • In 1910, Thelma Theresa Knutson resided in Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1920, Thelma Theresa Knutson resided in Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota, USA.
  • Thelma Theresa Knutson married Laurence Eugene Chester, and had children including Baby Girl 1 Chester, Baby Girl 2 Chester, Delores Josephine Dolly Wilson, Ernest Alden Chester, Harlyn Eugene Chester, Laurence Eldon Chester, Lily Geneva Chester, Lorren Roger Chester.
  • Thelma Theresa Knutson passed away in 1938 in Moland, Steele County, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thelma Knutson's Ancestors

Self
Thelma Knutson
1906–1938
Birth Place: Merton, Steele, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Halvor Rinehart Knutson
1870–1932
Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway
Anna (Marthea Olson) (Olsdatter)
1877–1953
Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thelma Knutson's Descendants

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Thelma (Theresa) Knutson (31 May 1906–28 Apr 1938) m. Laurence (Eugene) Chester (16 Apr 1906–27 Sep 1987)
  1. 1. Lorren (Roger) Chester 1933–1967 m. Germaine (Amelia) Madsen 1930–1973
  2. 2. Lily (Geneva) Chester 1926–2011 m. David (Arthur) Sampson 1927–2020
    1. 1. Michael (John) Sampson 1949–1970
    2. 2. Dennis (Allan) Sampson 1948–1965
  3. 3. Harlyn (Eugene) Chester 1928–1985
  4. 4. Ernest (Alden) Chester 1930–1933
  5. 5. Delores (Josephine "Dolly") Wilson 1931–2022
  6. 6. Baby (Girl 2) Chester 1938–1938
  7. 7. Baby (Girl 1) Chester 1938–1938

Thelma Knutson's Timeline

6 Records

1906
31 May 1906
Birth of Thelma Theresa Knutson in Merton, Steele, Minnesota, USA
Merton, Steele, Minnesota, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Thelma Theresa Knutson resided here in Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota, USA
Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Thelma Theresa Knutson resided here in Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota, USA
Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Thelma Theresa Knutson resided here in Cannon, Cannon, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Cannon, Cannon, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1938
30 Apr 1938
Age 32
Thelma Theresa Knutson resided here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
1938
28 Apr 1938
Age 32
Death of Thelma Theresa Knutson in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1906
    Event Place: Merton, Steele, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980
    [2] Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: T625_827; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 6
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: T624_695; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1374708
    [6] Web: Minnesota, U.S., Birth Index, 1900-1934
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: T624_695; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1374708

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: T625_827; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cannon, Cannon, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1938
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Star Tribune - 30 Apr 1938 - Page 16, 30 Apr 1938

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1938
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Star Tribune; Publication Date: 30 Apr 1938; Publication Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; &terms=Thelma_Chester

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1938
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moland, Steele County, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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