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Ethel Lenore (Burgess) Espeseth (1914 - 1991)

Ethel Lenore [uncertain] "Elnora" Espeseth formerly Burgess
Born in Morgan Township, Franklin, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
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Wife of — married 15 Jun 1935 in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United Statesmap
Mother of and
Died at age 77 in Benson, Swift County, Minnesota, United Statesmap
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Biography

Ethel was born April 25, 1914, in Franklin County, Iowa, the daughter of Robert Burgess and Nora Hoskinson. The family farmed in Iowa and Minnesota. In 1915, they lived in Morgan Township, Franklin County, Iowa.[1] In 1920, the family lived in Morgan Township, Franklin County, Iowa.[2] In 1925, they lived in Ramsey, Kossuth County, Iowa.[3] By 1930, they had moved to Cashel Township, Swift County, Minnesota.[4]

Ethel married Lynn Espeseth June 15, 1935, in Augustana Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota.[5] They lived in Benson, Swift County, Minnesota.[6] In 1937, they were living in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where Lynn was a cabinet maker.[7] In 1940, the family lived in Torning Township, Swift County, Minnesota. Lynn was a farmer.[8] They had six children.

Ethel passed away May 15, 1991.[9] She is buried in Benson Cemetery, Benson, Swift County, Minnesota.[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1915 Iowa State Census Collection: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1084/images/IA1915_194-1248?pId=1180171 : 15 Apr 2022
  2. ↑ 1920 U.S. Federal Census: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4300692_00576?pId=90107353 : 15 Apr 2022
  3. ↑ 1925 Iowa State Census Collection: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1084/images/IA1925_1795-0394?pId=1915458 : 15 Apr 2022
  4. ↑ 1930 U.S. Federal Census: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4610086_00345?pId=78231283 : 15 Apr 2022
  5. ↑ U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records : https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61584/images/48258_555123-01035?pId=152788735 : 15 Apr 2022
  6. ↑ South Dakota U.S. Marriages: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8561/images/SDVR_M_31-4234?pId=208205 : 15 Apr 2022
  7. ↑ 1937 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, City Directory: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/15908028?pId=1029239923 : 15 Apr 2022
  8. ↑ 1940 U.S. Federal Census: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/m-t0627-01963-00461?pId=98029723 : 15 Apr 2022
  9. ↑ Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 17 May 1991: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98765723/obituary-for-espeseth-ethel-aged-77/?_ga=2.169546977.1933440401.1650041335-1098354245.1647103421 : 15 Apr 2022
  10. ↑ U.S. Find a Grave Index: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65961768/ethel-lenore-espeseth : 15 Apr 2022




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