Maria (Mari) Refsell, 1814-1900

REFSELL

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 3/7/2009 at 08:43:23

Mrs. Maria [Mari] Refsell died at the home of her son, Jas. Refsell, in High Lake township Thursday night [11 Oct 1900] at the age of 86 years. Funeral services were held Monday, Rev. Strand and Rev. Thompson officiating, and the body buried in the Wallingford cemetery beside her husband who died four years ago last March.

Maria [Mari] Paulson, a daughter of Pal/Paul Tordson Isungset-Troo and his wife Sigrid, was born on the Troo farm in Lio, Buskerud county, Norway [on April 4, 1814]. She was married in 1853 in Norway to Mr. Ole Refsell. They had four sons, Oliver, Peter, James and Ingvald. In 1866 the family moved from Norway to Emmet County settling on section 28 High Lake township where the parents lived until four years ago. Surviving Mrs. Refsell are sons Oliver, treasurer of Emmet County; P. O. of Emmetsburg; and Jas. and I. S., prosperous farmers of High Lake township. Deceased has two surviving sisters in this county, Mrs. Ole Anderson [Haldis] and one unmarried [Sissil] now living at Wallingford. She was a Christian, a devoted mother and loving wife.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Sources: The Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, October 18, 1900; and Paulson family history.