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Nels Gunderson

Male 1876 - 1950  (74 years)


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  • Name Nels Gunderson  [1
    Birth 11 Jan 1876  Juneau Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Aug 1950  Larson, Burke, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Norde St. Olaf Cemetery, Larson, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • 1910 US Census, North Dakota, Burke, Keller, Nels Gunderson, 34, married once 8 years, born WI, parents born Norway, occupation livery barn, owns home with mortgage, wife Grace 33, married once 8 years, mother of 5 children 3 living, born MN, parents born Norway, daughter Nora 5, born MN, daughter Bertha 4, born MN, son Orten 1, born ND

      1920 US Census, North Dakota, Burke, Keller, Nels Gunderson, 42, born WI, parents born Norway, occupation livery and dray, wife Grace 43, born MN, daughter Nora 16, born MN, daughter Bertha 14, born MN, son Orten 11, born ND, daugher Gladys 9, born ND, daughter Alice 4-1/12, born ND

      1930 US Census, North Dakota, Burke, Larson, Nels Gunderson, owns farm valued 1000, age 54, frist married age 25, born WI, parents born Norway, grain farmer, wife Grace 53, first married age 24, born MN, parents born Norway, son Orton 21, born ND, no occupation, daughter Gladdis 19, born ND, daugher Alice 14, born ND

      Alternate birth date: 11 Jan 1877 [1, 6, 7, 8]
    Person ID I31561  Mindrum
    Last Modified 9 May 2011 

    Father Knut Kvile Gunderson,   b. 2 Jul 1841   d. 19 Mar 1928 (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Gonna K. Jacobsdatter Prestegard,   b. 1842   d. 14 Feb 1907 (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 20 Sep 1864  Roldal, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F21617  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Grace Olson,   b. 20 Apr 1876, Buffalo Lake, Grace Twp., Chippewa, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1960, Minot, Ward, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 26 Nov 1902  Benson, Swift, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Children 
     1. Gilma Genorah Gunderson,   b. 16 Apr 1902, Buffalo Lake, Grace Twp., Chippewa, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1902, Buffalo Lake, Grace Twp., Chippewa, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Genevieve Genora Nora Gunderson,   b. 21 Jun 1903, Buffalo Lake, Grace Twp., Chippewa, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 2003, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years)
     3. Bertha Christine Gunderson,   b. 14 Apr 1905, Buffalo Lake, Grace Twp., Chippewa, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 2005, Minot, Ward, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years)
     4. Orton Clarence Gunderson,   b. 28 Nov 1908, Larson, Burke, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1973, Kalispell, Flathead, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     5. Gladys Esther Gunderson,   b. 10 Apr 1910, Larson, Burke, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1994, Williston, Williams, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     6. Alice Evelyn Gunderson,   b. 26 Nov 1915, Larson, Burke, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 2000, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Photos
    Gunderson, Nels family
    Gunderson, Nels family
    Orton, Nels, Gladys, Grace, Bertha, Nora
    Family ID F20792  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2011 

  • Photos
    Gunderson Family
    Gunderson Family
    Rear: Alice, Gladys, Orton, Nora, Bertha; Front: Nels and Grace
    Gunderson Family
    Gunderson Family
    Nels, Orton, Gladys, Grace, Bertha, Nora

  • Sources 
    1. [S5154] 1910 US Census, North Dakota, Burke, Keller, Enum. Dist. 186, sheet 1A.

    2. [S351] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, www.ancestry.com.

    3. [S5174] The Beginnings... A History of the Kvile Family, Kevin M. Gundeson, August 1981, place.

    4. [S5158] Ancestry Public Trees, Gunderson Family Tree, www.ancestry.com.

    5. [S5155] E-mail from Kevin Gunderson, 19 Apr 2011.

    6. [S5162] 1920 US Census, North Dakota, Burke, Keller, Enum. Dist. 38, sheet 1A.

    7. [S5163] 1930 US Census, North Dakota, Burke, Larson, Enum. Dist. 20, sheet 1B.

    8. [S5174] The Beginnings... A History of the Kvile Family, Kevin M. Gundeson, August 1981.