Windh/Freise/Maurstad genealogy - Person Sheet
Windh/Freise/Maurstad genealogy - Person Sheet
NameArthur Oliver MONSON
Birth3 Feb 1901, Sisseton, South Dakota
Death11 Aug 1977, New Effington, South Dakota
BurialAug 1977
ReligionLutheran
EducationNew Effington, SD, public schools
OccupationCreamery worker, then bank cashier
FatherElias MONSON (1864-1934)
MotherCarrie STADSTAD (1876-1977)
Spouses
Birth25 Sep 1907, Morris, Grundy County, Illinois
Death18 Nov 1988, New Effington, South Dakota
BurialNov 1988
OccupationTeacher, homemaker, bookkeeper
EducationNorthern State Teachers College, Aberdeen SD, 1923-25
ReligionLutheran
MotherBessie TORKELSEN (1876-1925)
Misc. Notes
The first section below is from page 69 of Slekten Reinertsens Stamtavle, a small-format genealogy booklet published in Norway in 1931. The translation was done in 2013 by Robert Eliason:

Mabel C. Melland Monson
and husband
councilman Arthur Oliver Monson

Mrs. Mabel Monson was born the 25th of December 1907 in Norris [sic, Morris], Illinois to parents farmer Johannes Mæland and wife Bessie Torkelson.
She graduated from high school in New Effington in 1923 and entered teacher’s college in Aberdeen S. Dakota, where she graduated in 1925.
She taught in the school in Aberdeen from 1925 until 1928, when she took a lifelong companionship with Arthur Oliver Monson.
She entered into marriage with Monsen [sic Monson] the 7th of January 1928 in New Effington, S.D. He is the son of worker Elias Monson, born 7 April1868 and wife Mrs. Monsen [sic Monson], born 17 September 1876.
Arthur Monson is a manager of a bulk oil station in New Effington, where they reside. No children.

Below that is written in English:
They adopted a son Gary Lee born March 1, 1934

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Mabel was baptized November 17, 1907, at Stavanger Church in Seneca, IL. The sponsors were Mrs. Art Wildey, Henry Torkelson, Martin Nervik, Bert Olson and Nellie Walker.

She was confirmed Oct.10, 1920 at Branvold Church, near Victor, SD.
Marriage7 Jan 1928, New Effington, Roberts County, South Dakota
ChildrenDale Luvern (1933-1933)
 Gary Lee (Adopted) (1934-2011)
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