My Wife's Easthouse Ancestors

Wife's Parents wedding

Ole Easthouse was born June 17, 1894 near Grand Forks, North Dakota to Ole Easthouse and Ingeborg (Klepp) Easthouse. His family lived there for a few years and in about 1898 they moved to a farm east of Thief River Falls, Minnesota. He left home to work on a floating dredge at an early age. Anne Tollefson was born in Beltrami, Polk county Minnesota March 1, 1898 to Ellef Tollefson and Hilda (Jorgenson) Tollefson. Her family moved to Marshall county in about 1912. Anne and Ole were married August 17, 1922.

My wife's parents.

Anne and Ole purchased a farm near Goodridge, MN in 1936. They farmed there until 1977 when they sold and moved to Goodridge. Ole died November 6, 1979 and Anne died October 8, 1987. They are buried at Goodridge.

 Wife's paternal grandmother

Ingeborg Klepp was born September 16, 1870 to Jon Nilson and Anne Torjusdatter at Klepp, Byglandsfjord, Aust Adger, Norway. She immigrated to North Dakota in about 1890.

Wife's paternal grandfather

Ole Easthouse was born to Ole Olson Austhus and Siri Johnsdatter, December 22, 1862 at Austhus, Evje, Aust Adger, Norway. He immigrated to North Dakota in about 1890.

Wife's paternal grandparents wedding

Ole Easthouse and Ingeborg Klepp were married about 1892 in North Dakota. Ingegorg gave birth to 10 children and died August 02, 1911 when her youngest child was less than three years old. She is buried near Thief River Falls. MN. Ole lived many more years. He died in June of 1945 and is buried next to Ingeborg.

Wife's paternal grandparents and two children

Ole Easthouse and wife Ingeborg Klepp with children Sarah and Ole taken about 1896.

Wife's paternal great uncle

John Easthouse was born to Ole Olson Austhus and Siri Johnsdatter, September 08, 1867 at Austhus, Evje, Aust Adger, Norway. He immigrated to North Dakota in about 1890. He homesteaded land east of Thief River Falls in about 1900. John died January 15, 1937 and is buried in Thief River Falls, MN. John never married.

Wife's paternal great uncle

Jorgen Easthouse was born to Ole Olson Austhus and Siri Johnsdatter, December 24, 1872 at Austhus, Evje, Aust Adger, Norway.He immigrated to the United States in about 1890. He moved to Greely Colorado where he died in about 1933. He never married and it is believed that he kept the paternal name and was known as Jorgen Olson. Little is known about Jorgen.

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