Birth:29 November 1887 Death:29 September 1934 (Age 46) Leraas home, Lien township, Grant county, Minnesota
Personal Facts and Details
Birth
on the home farm 29 November 1887
Census
Census Place: Lien, Grant, Minnesota; Roll: T623 765; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 51 12 June 1900 (Age 12) Lien township, Grant county, Minnesota Address:
Lien township, MN USA
Census
Lien, Grant; Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164. 26 June 1905 (Age 17) Lien township, Grant county, Minnesota Address:
Lien township, MN USA
Military Service
Served overseas in Army during World War I between 25 May 1918 and 10 March 1919 (Age 30)
Census
Census Place: Lien, Grant, Minnesota; Roll: T625_826; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 49; Image: 943. 8 January 1920 (Age 32) Lien township, Grant county, Minnesota Address:
Lien township, MN USA
Marriage
Ruth Florence Thompson - 20 December 1926 (Age 39) Elbow Lake, Grant county, Minnesota Address:
Elbow Lake, MN USA
Census
Census Place: Lien, Grant, Minnesota; Roll: 1088; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 260.0 1930 (Age 42) Lien township, Grant county, Minnesota Address:
Lien township, MN USA
Death
despondent that his wife had died 10 days before 29 September 1934 (Age 46) Leraas home, Lien township, Grant county, Minnesota Address:
Lien township, MN USA
Cause of death: Hanged himself in his barn
Burial
Immanuel Lutheran Church; Barrett, Grant county, Minnesota Address:
Was at Camp Lewis, Washington, Camp Kearney, California, and Camp M ills, N.Y., before going overseas. He saw 21 days of active service at the front and was wounded. Veterans at Barrett also said he was gassed. He was discharged at Camp Grant, March 10, 1919.
-15 years
