BIOGRAPHIES - P
An Eden Boy Drowned
(Thirteen Towns,
November 27, 1908, p1)
Garfield, the ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicolas Paulson, was drowned last Saturday close to his home and within view of his mother and others of his family who were unable to save him.
Garfield and a brother of nearly the same age were engaged in fishing thru the ice, close to their home and near the shore. It appears that Garfield decided he could do better if he had a separate hole in the ice by himself in which to fish, and, taking an axe, walked further out from land. With the first blow however, the ice gave way and the boy sank in water above his depth. His mother and sister saw him go down and hastened to help him, the girl herself getting into the water and was only saved from drowning with the aid of a garden rake. But the body of the boy was not recovered until after life was extinct.
It was a terrible blow to his parents who have universal sympathy in their great sorrow.
Submitted by Joy Paulson, October 2006
Death of Miss Hilda Paulson at Her Home in Eden
(Gully Advance, September 12, 1919, p1)
DIED- at her home in Eden at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, September 7, 1919, Miss Hilda Maria Paulson, beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Paulson, aged 27 years, six months, and one day – her death being due to heart disease. When about 17 – Miss Hilda was operated on for appendicitis, and while she survived the operation in fairly good condition, nevertheless she never fully recovered her former good health and strength, and from time to time since that unlucky date in her cheerful, useful life, deceased had subject to heart disease, on some occasions light, while at other times still more serious. Her last severe illness from the dread disease was only one week’s duration, when death brought her pain and sufferings to an end on date as above stated. All the care and love that skilled hands and an anxious household could devise and supply for her comfort and assistance were brot into play, but the will of Him who rules our incomings and outgoings had been issued, and after a brief struggle, and despite the prayers and entreaties of all who knew and loved her, their appeals were overruled, and when the beautiful Sunday evening’s sun was going down on the horizon, the sufferer’s spirit took its flight to that home which the Christian believes is the fulfillment of life everlasting.
While Hilda’s journey of life was short – however, her path was marked with deeds of kindness and cheer. Flowers, not thorns – sunshine, not black clowds, did she scatter everywhere. Truth and uprightness were the inspirations of her being. Was not her life and the good points she exemplified its great worth ? Her last words were expressive in peace with Christ, the Redeemer of the world, with whom she had often prayed to and was a faithful believer in, and no doubt she found hope and inspiration in the words: “Though I Walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I Will Fear No Evil; For Thou Art with Me; Thy Rod and The Staff They Comfort Me.” Thus closed the life of this noble young woman.
The funeral services were held on Monday afternoon, at 2 o’clock at the house, and 3 o’clock in the Gully church, Rev. Stensgaard, efficiating, giving a high tribute to the memory of the deceased. The casket was covered with the most beautiful floral designs from loving hands, all of which spoke of peace, purity, and immortality. Besides the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Paulson, to mourn Hilda’s sad death, are four sisters. Mrs. Hoveland of Leonard, Mrs. Bagne of Gonvick, and Misses Gladys and Myrtle, and two brothers Clifford and Manly.
“She fought the fight, she kept the faith.
Her name shines bright and clear,
And her memory lives in all our hearts
Which we will hold forever dear”
CARD OF THANKS
We hereby wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to all those who so kindly assisted us during sickness and death of our beloved daughter, Hilda. Also out many thanks for all the beautiful flowers for the decoration of the church, as well as heartfelt thanks to Rev. O.M. Stensgaard for his many visits and kind and comforting words spoken to our beloved and departed Hilda on her sick-bed.
MR. AND MRS. PAUL PAULSON AND FAMILY
Submitted by Joy Paulson, October 2006
(13 Towns, Fosston, MN, Friday, February 13, 1914, p1)
On Sunday morning, Feb. 1st, the Angel of Death made its inevitable call to Milton, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Paulson, in his youthful prime of nineteen years and nine months.
The
end did not come unexpectedly. Almost six weeks had
elapsed since he was taken severely ill with tubercular
peritonitis of the stomach. He made a brave attempt to
recover, but seeing that he gradually grew weaker,
gladly gave up all claims to this life and while waiting
his deliverance lived and died in that blessed assurance
of a joyous hereafter.
The deceased left behind him to mourn his early departure a loving father and mother, five sisters and three brothers: Lizzie (Mrs. Hovland), Hilda, Esther, Gladys, Lyman, Myrtle, Clifford, and Manly. The first name resides at Neilsville, while the others remain at home. The funeral was held the following Tuesday, one o’clock, at the home, and they laid him to rest in his last resting place in the Synod cemetery at Gully. Rev. Stensgaard officiated both at the home and at the church. Among those attending from a distance were Mrs. John Hovland and daughter, Charlotte, and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hovland, of Neilsville; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Vang, of Hillsboro, N.D., and Mr. Albert Vang of Buxton, N.D.
Submitted by Joy Paulson, October 2006
PAULSON, PAUL - 1919
Death of Paul Paulson After a Long and Honorable Life
(Gully Advance, February 14, 1919)
Died, at the home of his son, Carl, in this village, on February 10, 1919, Paul Paulson, aged 83 years and five months. He had been in his usual good health and retired to his sleeping room as usual, and no doubt went to sleep like a tired child, but he never rose from his slumber, but died in peaceful rest, to all appearances without pain or suffering. After a long, busy life he died as he had lived honored, trusted, and respected. He reared his own monument, while he lived in the hearts of those nearest and dearest to him. He was a man of good habits, moral character, and sturdy constitution, and he continued to be active in his daily pursuits till long past the age at which men ordinarily drop out of the ranks of busy people. To this end there is no doubt that his active life and pleasant disposition largely contributed.
But he is gone. Another name is stricken from that ever lessening roll of our old settlers, and his accustomed place in the household is vacant, a good home is left to attest how badly they will miss him. It must be so- these tender human ties cannot be severed without a pang. Yet, in such a death there is really no cause for grief. His life’s toil was done, and well done. Like a weary traveler who has reached his destination post, tired of life’s duties and cares, he laid down to rest.
Deceased, born in Sweden in 1834, and came to this country with his family in 1882; was one of the first settlers on a claim in the town of Eden in the early 80’s and continued to reside there until a few years ago when he retired from farming and moved to this place. Mrs. Paulson died about 8 years ago. The daughters are: Mrs. Louis Olson, Mrs. Carl Martinson of Eden, and Mrs. C.A. Kjos, of Montana. The sons are: Carl and Nick of Gully, Paul of Eden, and Lars of Trail. Funeral services were conducted at the house Thursday forenoon and at 1 o’clock at the Olga church, interment taking place there, with Rev. Stensgaard the officiating clergyman.
Submitted by Joy Paulson, October 2006
SICK BUT A FEW DAYS
(13 Towns, 1/12/1910, p7)
Mr. and Mrs. Paul P. Paulson, of Eden, mourn the sudden taking away of their daughter, Alice Pearl, aged 5 years, on Monday night.
Their little girl had been ill but a few days and the end came unexpectedly. The complaint from which she died was infantile paralysis.
Submitted by Joy Paulson, October 2006
Mrs. Paul Paulson, Long-time Resident of Gully Vicinity, Dies
(13
Towns, May 4, 1945, p1)
Funeral Services Held in Lund’s Church on Monday
Ranks of the pioneers of the Gully community were again thinned by the death of one of its best known residents, Mrs. Paul Paulsen, who passed away at the age of 73 years Friday at the Fosston Hospital after an extended illness.
Her condition was critical for more than a week and death was not unexpected. The body was taken to Gonvick and later removed to Gully where funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday at Lund’s Lutheran Church, of which she was a charter member and also of the affiliated organizations – Ladies Aid and Luther League.
The funeral address was delivered by Rev. M.E. Arneson before a large assemblage of relatives, friends, and neighbors. Active pallbearers were Anton Haugen, Bernt Sorenson, Halvor Kjensmo, Ben Brekke, L.H. Aos and Henry Berg. Interment was made in Lund’s cemetery.
Mrs. Paulsen had resided in Eden Township since 1896 – the year when she and her husband came with early settlers and located on the homestead that was destined to be her home for nearly 50 years. Previous to her extended residence in the vicinity of Gully, she had lived at Buxton and other points in North Dakota.
Before her marriage to Mr. Paulson August 19, 1890, at Hillsboro, N.D., she was Anna Maria Vang, born Sept. 9, 1871, in Fillmore county, Minn. As a child she was baptized and confirmed in the Norwegian Lutheran Church. In its affairs she was active for a long period of years or until illness made inroads in her health.
She was the mother of ten children, four of whom were summoned before her. The surviving members of the family besides the husband are (Lizzie) Mrs. Charles Hovland, Climax, Minn.; (Esther) Mrs. Severt Bagne, Gonvick; (Gladys) Mrs. C.M. Owens, Spokane, Wash.; (Myrtle) Mrs. Lawrence Haugen, Bemidji; Clifford and Manly of Gully.
Other survivors include eleven grandchildren, three great grandchildren; also a sister, Mrs. Clarence Gordon of Hillsboro, N.D., and two brothers, Edwin of Hillsboro and Albert Vang of Bemidji.
Submitted by Joy Paulson, October 2006
SOURCE: Compendium of History and
Biography of Polk County, Minnesota, Major R.I.
Holcombe, Historical Editor; William H. Bingham, General Editor; W.H. Bingham
And Company, Minneapolis, Minn.; 1916; reprinted by Higginson Book Company;
Salem Massachusetts; (book no longer copyrighted)
This book can be ordered from Borders Book Store or from Higginson.
Both companies have web sites. The cost is about $70
and well worth the price.
EMANUEL PEDERSON
pp 255-256
Emanuel Pederson, a successful farmer of Brandsvold
township, was born in Norway, May 20, 1855. When he was fifteen years of age he
went to sea on a ship carrying a cargo of coal and grain from Holland to
England. He was seven months on his first voyage, sailing into the Baltic
before returning to Holland. He next served on a Norwegian vessel engaged in
the Baltic lumber trade, loading lumber from Scandinavia for Russia. For ten
years he worked as a sailor, sailing on a number of different ships and visiting
many ports, crossing the ocean several times to New York and Baltimore. During
these years of hard and continuous labor he did not share in the improvident,
adventuring spirit of the average sailor but saved his earnings and centered his
ambitious upon acquiring land of his own in some good agricultural region. He
came to Minnesota to join an uncle living in Ottertail county, who had sent for
him, offering to make him his heir. After two years in Ottertail county!
he went to Polk county, and in the fall of 1883 filed his claim on the
southeast quarter of section eighteen in Brandsvold township. In the following
year he began to develop his farm; his first house was a small shanty, but was
soon replaced by a comfortable dwelling place. He has built up a good farm by
thrifty and able management, with one hundred and twenty acres under
cultivation, and engages in diversified farming. His farm is well stocked and
he keeps a herd of dairy cows, selling cream to the cooperative creamery at
McIntosh. The Pederson place is conveniently located four miles west of
McIntosh and a little over six miles northwest of Fosston. Mr. Pederson spent
three years in Canada, leaving his farm in charge of his sons, and took a claim
there, which he now owns. He also assisted his sons, Ingewald Pederson and
Edward Pederson, to secure Canadian land. Since the first election held in
Brandsvold township he has been actively identified with the public int!
erests and gave efficient service in the office of supervisor for twelve years.
His marriage to Maria Wick took place in Ottertail county in 1885. She is a
native of Norway, born in 1867, and came to this country in the same year that
her husband did. They have nine children: Cecilia, wife of Ben Norgaard, of
Eden township; Ingewald and Edward, who are farmers is Saskatchewan, and also in
charge of their father’s land there; Inga, who keeps house for her brother
Edward; Conrad and Melvin, who assist their father in the management of the home
place; Elmer, living with his brothers in Canada; Hjalmar and Hilda. Mr.
Pederson is a faithful supporter and one of the charter members of the Kingu
Lutheran church at Fosston.
submitted Jan 17, 2003 Jon Raymond
PENDER, James Ray - Apr. 19, 1925 East Grandforks - Nov. 27, 1976 in East Grandforks
Several Pender children graduated from East Grand Forks
High School: Charles (1967), Judy Pender Gauthier (1955), Lloyd (1951),
Shirley Pender Forlenga
(1964), Tom (1954) and Vaile (1954). I graduated with Charles. The last I
knew, he was living in the Atlanta, GA area, but that was nearly 30 years
ago.
Unless James died "at home," he probably died in Grand Forks, ND as EGF has
never had a hospital. For any of them born/died "in EGF" or North Dakota,
you'll
have to get a ND certificate. For James' obituary, get the appropriate
microfilm for the "Grand Forks Herald" newspaper, Grand Forks, ND.
The following census data is all from the 1930 US census, census reel T626_1113,
City of East Grand Forks, Polk County.
ED 22, page 3B: John W. Pender (age 40, married at 38, born in MN, parents born
in Scotland, railroad engineer) and Mabel C. Pender (wife, age 37, married
at 35, born in MN, parents born in Norway). ED 22, page 7B: James Pender (head,
age 39, married, born in MN, parents born in Scotland, railroad brakeman,
veteran of WW I), Hazel Pender (wife, age 30, she and parents born in MN),
James R. Pender (son, age 4-11/12, born in ND, parents born in MN), Dorothy L.
Pender (daughter, age 2-3/12, born in ND, parents born in MN) and Alec Pender
(brother of head, age 39, single, born in MN, parents born in Scotland, railroad
laborer). ED 22, page 9A: William A. Wolff (head, age 35, married at 31, born
in MN, father born in Germany, mother born in Norway, railroad fireman),
Isabella Wolff (wife, age 36, married at 32, born in MN, parents born in
Scotland), Margaret A. Wolff (daughter, age 2-3/12, born in ND, parents born in
MN),
Kenneth D. Wolff (age 0, born in ND, parents born in MN) and Thomas Pender
(father-in-law, age 74, widow, he and parents born in Scotland, immigrated in
1877 and is naturalized).
Kenneth D. Wolff is listed in the East Grand Forks white pages. I won't post
his address/phone here, but you can find that online.
Submitted March 2004
Jon Raymond
St. Paul Park, MN
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymond
PETERSON/VESTERHEIM, Nels L.
"These Our Roots, The History of Fertile,
Minnesota;" The Ulen Union, David G. Evans (Publisher), 1987, page 196
"Nels L. Vesterheim was born in 1865
at the Opheim farm in Voss, Norway, the son of Lars Isakson Vesterheim and
Ingjerd Opheim. In 1884, he left Norway together with one brother, Isak, and
sisters, Gjertrud and Cecelia. They first lived at Ada, Minnesota and then
moved to Fertile. Gjertrude lived with Nels and later married Fred Peterson.
Cecelia moved to Crookston and married Mr. Knutson. The brother, Isak, moved
to Lengby. Mrs. Nels Vesterheim was Sigrid Moyard, born in 1864. They were
married on November 18, 1893, and opened a restaurant where the Town and County
building now stands. There were five children, a son who died when a child and
four daughters, Ida, Christine, Leona and Inger. As they grew up they all
worked with the parents in the business. Christine married Chris Ormbreck and
lives in Ulen, Minnesota. She has four sons, Harlan, who lives in Fargo;
Clayton, Neal and Paul who live with their mother. Ida lived in Fertile all of
her life and died on September 14, 1973. Lena lived in Grand Forks and married
Melvin Herndon. She died in 1959. They had one daughter, Lois, who lives in
Macungie, Pennsylvania. Inger worked for many years in Grand Forks, returned
to Fertile and lives at the Sunshine Courts. Mr. Vesterheim died in 1945 and
Mrs. Vesterheim lived to be almost 95 years and died in 1961. She was a very
active worker in Concordia Lutheran Church ladies aid. She had attended aid
meetings from the time she was twelve years old back in Norway. The first aid
meeting she served in Fertile was in the kitchen of the restaurant where she
set the table in the kitchen, served biscuits, sauce, cheese, jelly, cake and
cookies and, of course, coffee. Another interesting fact is that Mr.
Vesterheim built the house where Jessie Halvorson now lives. Later he sold
this to Albert Gullickson, who added to the size of the house, and the
Vesterheim family then bought the Kankel house where Inger lived until five
years ago. This house is now owned by G. Werner."
submitted Feb 2006
Jon Raymond
St. Paul Park, MN
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymond
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