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George David Nereson

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George David Nereson

Birth
Gary, Norman County, Minnesota, USA
Death
20 May 1932 (aged 49)
Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
Strand Township, Norman County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Was a buttermaker and creamery operator in many small towns such as Faith, Oslo, (Lake) Bronson, Strandquist, and High Landing in far northwestern Minnesota; also delivered produce, bought and shipped poultry and bought second mortgages on farms. His last residence was in Portland, ND. Married Sophia Tollefson of Sibley County, where his great-grandfather had originally settled after immigrating from Norway. His father, Nere, had obtained a homestead in Gary, MN, in 1878, and moved his family there in 1882. George and Sophia had 3 children, Norris, Arnold and Nora Thelma. Both Sophia and George died young and their children were raised by George's sister, Annie, and her husband, Sivert Sundet of Gary, Minnesota.
Was a buttermaker and creamery operator in many small towns such as Faith, Oslo, (Lake) Bronson, Strandquist, and High Landing in far northwestern Minnesota; also delivered produce, bought and shipped poultry and bought second mortgages on farms. His last residence was in Portland, ND. Married Sophia Tollefson of Sibley County, where his great-grandfather had originally settled after immigrating from Norway. His father, Nere, had obtained a homestead in Gary, MN, in 1878, and moved his family there in 1882. George and Sophia had 3 children, Norris, Arnold and Nora Thelma. Both Sophia and George died young and their children were raised by George's sister, Annie, and her husband, Sivert Sundet of Gary, Minnesota.


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