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Emma C (Thomsen) Magnuson (1863 - 1928)

Emma C Magnuson formerly Thomsen aka Thompson
Born in Bergen, Norwaymap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married about 12 Mar 1892 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 64 in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United Statesmap
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Biography

Norwegian Native
Emma (Thomsen) Magnuson was born in Norway

Emma was born in 1863 in Norway. She migrated at age 9 to the United States in 1873 or 1872 living with her family in Minnestota. She was naturalized as a US citizen in 1892. That same year, she married fellow immigrant Johan Peder Magnussen, although by that time, they had both anglicized their names.

The couple moved to Great Falls Montana in 1892 where John worked and lived at silver mining smelter.

The couple had 5 children, 4 of whom lived to adults with their own families.

  1. Minnie Paulina 1893-1949
  2. Elmer Martin 1895-1960
  3. Nora M 1897-1931
  4. Johan Engvald 1900-1902
  5. June Irene 1904-1968

She passed away in 1928 and was buried at Great Falls, Montana.

Research Notes


Obituary - Great Falls Tribune (MT), 22 June 1928

Mrs. Emma Magnuson Dies Here Thursday at Home of Her Son

Mrs. Emma Magnuson, widow of the late John Magnuson, died at the home of her son, Elmer Magnuson, 1805 First avenue north, Thursday morning following an illness of several months. Mrs. Magnuson was 65 years old and had been in failing health since last November.

Mrs. Magnuson was one of the pioneer residents of Great Falls coming here from Minnesota in 1892. For several years she and her husband lived at the old silver smelter near Giant springs, moving into the city of Great Falls in 1901 following the close of the silver smelter.

She was born in Bergen, Norway, and came to the United States when a child of 9 years locating with her parents in Minnesota. Mr. Magnuson died eight years ago and since then she has made her home with her son.

Besides the son, Elmer Magnuson, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. John Swanson of Portland; Mrs. C. H. Moyer and Miss Irene Magnuson of Great Falls.

Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at Our Savior's Lutheran Church with the Rev. A. Lunde officiating. Interment will be made in Highland cemetery


This is a scratchpad for ideas, not anything proven, please add or edit as needed.

Although her Family Search profile indicates Folgeroy, Finnås, Hordaland, Norway, her birth is not recorded there, so I have removed the location from this profile. Auborn-4 02:16, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

Also checked all the Bergen parishes for her birth, but cannot find recorded. Bergen is indicated in her obituary below. (Should check Stord Norway based on 23andMe)

Her funeral service was at Our Savior Lutheran Church, and they would be founding members in 1892. The church records may indicate her hometown in Norway and/or Minnesota parish Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Great Falls, Montana, Records, OPVELCA7a3_90, Archives and Special Collections, ELCA Region I Archives, Pacific Lutheran University, 12180 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98447

Unknown exactly where her family went first in the USA. Could this be her? "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQXX-7N1 : 4 August 2017), Emma Thompson in household of D B R Strong, New London, Kandiyohi, Minnesota; citing p. 9, volume Kandiyohi, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,744.

Emigration records only show Ingeborg Thomasen age 6 from Bergen with Karen, Ingebrit, & Lars https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/194/pe00000000039

Only one Emma Tomassen returned searching the Nowegian Archives born 1863 is up north, maybe she only sailed from Bergen? Family DNA shows mostly Hordaland (her husband) but some Nordaland. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/census/person/pf01038371003068 1865 Census Census district: 006 Indre Sundene Rural residence: 0021 Strøm Person: 005 Emma Tomassen Household no.: 01 Family position: Deres Datter Marital status: ug Gender: k Age: 3 Date of birth: 1863 (calculated) Place of birth: Bodø County:Nordland Municipality (1947):Bodin Geographic area: Bodø rural parish Bodø (Salten) parish

5/8/22 - Found this Emma to check in the church books. 1965 Census Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norge "Norges folketelling, 1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDZD-2VZM : 3 November 2020), Ema Amalie Thomasdatter* in entry for Thomas Nielsen, 1865.



Sources

  • Find A Grave: Memorial #53923001 Emma C Magnuson, 1928; Burial, Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States of America, Highland Cemetery;
  • "United States Census, 1900," FamilySearch Record: MM57-SJX : accessed 3 April 2018, Emma Magnusom in household of John Magnusom, Great Falls Township Great Falls city Ward 1, 3, Cascade, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 147, sheet 58A, family 700, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,910.
  • "United States Census, 1920," FamilySearch Record: M83N-RMR : accessed 3 April 2018, Emma Magnuson in household of John Magnuson, Great Falls Ward 4, Cascade, Montana, United States; citing ED 29, sheet 6B, line 98, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 968; FHL microfilm 1,820,968.
  • "United States Census, 1910," FamilySearch Record: MLCS-2HB : accessed 3 April 2018, Emma Magnuson in household of John Magnuson, Great Falls Ward 4, Cascade, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 8A, family 154, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 830; FHL microfilm 1,374,843.
  • "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," FamilySearch Record: F336-FFP : 25 September 2017, Emma Thompson in entry for Clyde Moyer and Nora Magnuson, 21 Apr 1918; citing Marriage, Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,940,167.
  • "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," FamilySearch Record: F37M-BB6 : 25 September 2017, Emily Thompson in entry for Hugh R. Ennis and Nora M. Moyer, 03 Feb 1930; citing Marriage, Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,940,170.
  • "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," FamilySearch Record: F33D-B8Y : 25 September 2017, Emma Thompson in entry for John W. Swanson and Minnie Magnuson, 03 Feb 1917; citing Marriage, Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,940,167.
  • FamilySearch Person: LH7W-JVB Emma C Thomsen 31 July 1863 – 21 June 1928




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