Rachel Hanson Amundson 1822-1901

AMUNDSON, HANSON, GILBERTSEN, GILIFILLAN

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 9/9/2010 at 20:03:44

A Pioneer Gone
Mrs. John Amundson, Sr., of Swan Lake Township Dies Monday Afternoon
After an illness of only a few days, Mrs. John Amundson, Sr., of Swan Lake township passed away at four o’clock Monday afternoon, aged seventy-nine years. Funeral services were held at the residence at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon and the body laid to rest in Swan Lake cemetery. [According to Oak Hill cemetery records, burial was in Oak Hill). Deceased was one of the oldest residents of Emmet county, having lived here over thirty-three years. She bore the cares of pioneer life with Christian fortitude and was greatly devoted to her husband and children. Her womanly graces and virtues won for her many life long friends.

Rachel Hanson was born in Norway in 1822. In 1850 she was united in marriage to John Amundson and fifteen years later she moved with her husband to this country, settling in Allamakee county, Iowa. In 1868 they moved to Emmet county and settled on a farm in Swan Lake township where she lived the balance of her life. She was the mother of eight children, all living but one. They are: Ammun J., Miss Jessie, Mrs. Gilbert Gilbertsen, John Jr., Ole C. and Henry of this county and Mrs. Mattie Gilifillan of Minneapolis. (Emmet County Republican, Estherville, IA, July 11, 1901)

Death of a Pioneer
Mrs. John Amundson, Sr., died at her home in Swan Lake township on Monday, July 8th, at four o’clock p.m., at the age of 79 years, one month and ten days. She had been sick only a few days, the cause of her death being an obstruction of the bowels. Deceased came to Emmet county with her husband in 1869, 32 years ago and has lived almost in the same neighborhood all these years. She was perfectly conscious up to the last moment before she died and realized that her time had come. She was a woman highly respected by her neighbors and dearly loved by her family. Services will be held at the family home at two o’clock this afternoon and the remains interred in the Swan Lake cemetery, Rev. Strand preaching the funeral sermon. The many friends of the family extend their profound sympathy to the sorrowing relatives in their hour of bereavement. (Estherville Democrat, Estherville, IA, July 10, 1901)