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Ole O Sr. and all five of their sons had only the initial 'O' as their middle name.

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John and Josie were born on their parents homesteads. They both attended a country grade school named ~ Sunday School.

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John lived one mile West and Josie lived two miles West of Lands Lutheran Church, where they were married.

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John O Ingebretson married
Josephine Amalie Grane
9 Aug 1907 (D-1940)
Hudson, (Moe) Lincoln County, South Dakota

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1910 United States Census
Lincoln County, South Dakota Highland Township
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF John Ingebretson M 30y South Dakota
WIFE Josie Ingebretson F 23y South Dakota
DAU Myrtle Ingebretson F 2y South Dakota
DAU Elsie Ingebretson F y 9m South Dakota

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1920 United States Census
Lincoln County, South Dakota Highland Township
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF John Engebretson M 40y South Dakota
WIFE Josie Engebretson F 32y South Dakota
DAU Myrtle Engebretson F 11y South Dakota
DAU Elsie Engebretson F 10y South Dakota
DAU Lucille Engebretson F 2y South Dakota
(correct spelling is Ingebretson)

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1930 United States Census
Lincoln County, South Dakota Highland Township
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John Ingebretson M 53 South Dakota
Wife Josie Ingebretson F 43 South Dakota
Daughter Lucile Ingebretson F 13 South Dakota

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CANTON COUPLE DIVORCED
Circuit Judge John T. Medin Thursday signed a divorce decree separating Josie Ingebretson and John O. Ingebretson of Canton, S. D.

Claude A. Bennett appeared for Mrs. Ingebretson, the plaintiff. Cruelty was charged in the complaint.

Argus-Leader
Sioux Falls, SD 
25 Oct 1940, Fri, Page 3

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Name: John Ingebretson
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Spouse: Ella Collins
Marriage Date: 10 Apr 1941
Marriage County: Lawrence
County of Residence: Lawrence
Post Office: Deadwood

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John was listed in the 1910 Lincoln County Census as a thresher. He divorced Josie in 1940. John married Ella Collins and lived in Canton for a few years and then moved to Detroit, Michigan. His second wife preceded him in death. John fell off a ladder in his home in Detroit, Michigan. He was found deceased by a neighbor in July 1965. He was 86 years old.

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Birth Date: 13 Sep 1879
Death Date: Jul 1965
Social Security Number: 503-14-5775
Where Number Was Issued: South Dakota
Actual Death Residence: Michigan
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