KNUT A. KNUTSON (TELEMARK)
Knut A. Knutson, whose illness covering a period for many months and which was accompanied with considerable suffering, passed away Friday, five minutes before noon, at his Whitehall home of cancer of the stomach. He was a patient sufferer till the last and his first consideration always seemed to be for those who were caring for him.
The funeral was held from the Lutheran church on Dewey Street Monday afternoon at 3:30, Revs. Orke and Christophersen officiating and interment was had at Old Whitehall cemetery. Among those from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Deppe and Mr. and Mrs. Ed holt of Duluth, Mesdames Henry and Abraham Abrahamson, nieces of Sparta and Miss Anna Knutson, niece, of DeSmet, South Dakota. Deceased was the owner of the Overland farm of 160 acres and the Ada Stock farm of 240 acres, both in the Town of Pigeon, also his home in the village.
He was born in Telemarken, Norway on the 24th of June, 1852. He came with his parents to America in 1869 and located in the Town of Preston where his father, Andrew Knutson, died in 1909 and his mother Marget in 1886.
Mr. Knutson worked among the farmers until 1874 when he bought the Overland farm and operated it for about 30 years. He moved to Whitehall in 1903. In 1909 he bought the Ada Stock farm and worked it for three years when his health began to fail and he retired.
He was married November 6, 1874 to Julia Knutson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aslak Knutson of Pigeon. This union was blessed with ten children:
1. Amanda,
2. Ida, Mrs. Patrick Murphy of Waterbury, VT
3. Hannah, Mrs. E E Deppe of Duluth
4. Ella, Mrs. Theo (George Theo) Stendahl of Pigeon
5. Tina, Mrs. Luther Quackenbush
6. Clara, and
7. Grace, Mrs. Ed Holt of Duluth
and deceased as follows:
8. Ada, 1902-1904
9. Adolph d 1890
10 Clara 1879-
Deceased served for three years on the Pigeon town board, for 15 years on the school board and for two years as a village trustee. He was a faithful worker and a devoted husband and father. He belonged to the Norwegian Lutheran church of America.
THE WHITEHALL TIMES-BANNER - AUGUST 8, 1918
Siblings:
2. Mrs. Carrie Tveit of Silverton, Oregon;
3. Julia, Mrs. Matt Everson of Pigeon;
4. Mary, Mrs. Johnson Anderson and
5. Margaret, Mrs. August Bergquist of Preston, later Minneapolis, he buried in Crystal Lake cemetery
Knut A. Knutson, whose illness covering a period for many months and which was accompanied with considerable suffering, passed away Friday, five minutes before noon, at his Whitehall home of cancer of the stomach. He was a patient sufferer till the last and his first consideration always seemed to be for those who were caring for him.
The funeral was held from the Lutheran church on Dewey Street Monday afternoon at 3:30, Revs. Orke and Christophersen officiating and interment was had at Old Whitehall cemetery. Among those from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Deppe and Mr. and Mrs. Ed holt of Duluth, Mesdames Henry and Abraham Abrahamson, nieces of Sparta and Miss Anna Knutson, niece, of DeSmet, South Dakota. Deceased was the owner of the Overland farm of 160 acres and the Ada Stock farm of 240 acres, both in the Town of Pigeon, also his home in the village.
He was born in Telemarken, Norway on the 24th of June, 1852. He came with his parents to America in 1869 and located in the Town of Preston where his father, Andrew Knutson, died in 1909 and his mother Marget in 1886.
Mr. Knutson worked among the farmers until 1874 when he bought the Overland farm and operated it for about 30 years. He moved to Whitehall in 1903. In 1909 he bought the Ada Stock farm and worked it for three years when his health began to fail and he retired.
He was married November 6, 1874 to Julia Knutson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aslak Knutson of Pigeon. This union was blessed with ten children:
1. Amanda,
2. Ida, Mrs. Patrick Murphy of Waterbury, VT
3. Hannah, Mrs. E E Deppe of Duluth
4. Ella, Mrs. Theo (George Theo) Stendahl of Pigeon
5. Tina, Mrs. Luther Quackenbush
6. Clara, and
7. Grace, Mrs. Ed Holt of Duluth
and deceased as follows:
8. Ada, 1902-1904
9. Adolph d 1890
10 Clara 1879-
Deceased served for three years on the Pigeon town board, for 15 years on the school board and for two years as a village trustee. He was a faithful worker and a devoted husband and father. He belonged to the Norwegian Lutheran church of America.
THE WHITEHALL TIMES-BANNER - AUGUST 8, 1918
Siblings:
2. Mrs. Carrie Tveit of Silverton, Oregon;
3. Julia, Mrs. Matt Everson of Pigeon;
4. Mary, Mrs. Johnson Anderson and
5. Margaret, Mrs. August Bergquist of Preston, later Minneapolis, he buried in Crystal Lake cemetery
KNUT A. KNUTSON (TELEMARK)
Knut A. Knutson, whose illness covering a period for many months and which was accompanied with considerable suffering, passed away Friday, five minutes before noon, at his Whitehall home of cancer of the stomach. He was a patient sufferer till the last and his first consideration always seemed to be for those who were caring for him.
The funeral was held from the Lutheran church on Dewey Street Monday afternoon at 3:30, Revs. Orke and Christophersen officiating and interment was had at Old Whitehall cemetery. Among those from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Deppe and Mr. and Mrs. Ed holt of Duluth, Mesdames Henry and Abraham Abrahamson, nieces of Sparta and Miss Anna Knutson, niece, of DeSmet, South Dakota. Deceased was the owner of the Overland farm of 160 acres and the Ada Stock farm of 240 acres, both in the Town of Pigeon, also his home in the village.
He was born in Telemarken, Norway on the 24th of June, 1852. He came with his parents to America in 1869 and located in the Town of Preston where his father, Andrew Knutson, died in 1909 and his mother Marget in 1886.
Mr. Knutson worked among the farmers until 1874 when he bought the Overland farm and operated it for about 30 years. He moved to Whitehall in 1903. In 1909 he bought the Ada Stock farm and worked it for three years when his health began to fail and he retired.
He was married November 6, 1874 to Julia Knutson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aslak Knutson of Pigeon. This union was blessed with ten children:
1. Amanda,
2. Ida, Mrs. Patrick Murphy of Waterbury, VT
3. Hannah, Mrs. E E Deppe of Duluth
4. Ella, Mrs. Theo (George Theo) Stendahl of Pigeon
5. Tina, Mrs. Luther Quackenbush
6. Clara, and
7. Grace, Mrs. Ed Holt of Duluth
and deceased as follows:
8. Ada, 1902-1904
9. Adolph d 1890
10 Clara 1879-
Deceased served for three years on the Pigeon town board, for 15 years on the school board and for two years as a village trustee. He was a faithful worker and a devoted husband and father. He belonged to the Norwegian Lutheran church of America.
THE WHITEHALL TIMES-BANNER - AUGUST 8, 1918
Siblings:
2. Mrs. Carrie Tveit of Silverton, Oregon;
3. Julia, Mrs. Matt Everson of Pigeon;
4. Mary, Mrs. Johnson Anderson and
5. Margaret, Mrs. August Bergquist of Preston, later Minneapolis, he buried in Crystal Lake cemetery
Knut A. Knutson, whose illness covering a period for many months and which was accompanied with considerable suffering, passed away Friday, five minutes before noon, at his Whitehall home of cancer of the stomach. He was a patient sufferer till the last and his first consideration always seemed to be for those who were caring for him.
The funeral was held from the Lutheran church on Dewey Street Monday afternoon at 3:30, Revs. Orke and Christophersen officiating and interment was had at Old Whitehall cemetery. Among those from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Deppe and Mr. and Mrs. Ed holt of Duluth, Mesdames Henry and Abraham Abrahamson, nieces of Sparta and Miss Anna Knutson, niece, of DeSmet, South Dakota. Deceased was the owner of the Overland farm of 160 acres and the Ada Stock farm of 240 acres, both in the Town of Pigeon, also his home in the village.
He was born in Telemarken, Norway on the 24th of June, 1852. He came with his parents to America in 1869 and located in the Town of Preston where his father, Andrew Knutson, died in 1909 and his mother Marget in 1886.
Mr. Knutson worked among the farmers until 1874 when he bought the Overland farm and operated it for about 30 years. He moved to Whitehall in 1903. In 1909 he bought the Ada Stock farm and worked it for three years when his health began to fail and he retired.
He was married November 6, 1874 to Julia Knutson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aslak Knutson of Pigeon. This union was blessed with ten children:
1. Amanda,
2. Ida, Mrs. Patrick Murphy of Waterbury, VT
3. Hannah, Mrs. E E Deppe of Duluth
4. Ella, Mrs. Theo (George Theo) Stendahl of Pigeon
5. Tina, Mrs. Luther Quackenbush
6. Clara, and
7. Grace, Mrs. Ed Holt of Duluth
and deceased as follows:
8. Ada, 1902-1904
9. Adolph d 1890
10 Clara 1879-
Deceased served for three years on the Pigeon town board, for 15 years on the school board and for two years as a village trustee. He was a faithful worker and a devoted husband and father. He belonged to the Norwegian Lutheran church of America.
THE WHITEHALL TIMES-BANNER - AUGUST 8, 1918
Siblings:
2. Mrs. Carrie Tveit of Silverton, Oregon;
3. Julia, Mrs. Matt Everson of Pigeon;
4. Mary, Mrs. Johnson Anderson and
5. Margaret, Mrs. August Bergquist of Preston, later Minneapolis, he buried in Crystal Lake cemetery
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