THORSEN, Caroline 1854-1931

THORSEN, WARREN, PETERSON

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 7/14/2010 at 11:54:29

#1:

Mrs. Thorsen Died
At Warren Home
Wednesday Morn

Mrs. Caroline Thorsen, 85, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hilda Warren, yesterday forenoon, after an illness of some time, caused by the infirmities of old age.

Mrs. Thorsen came to Osage about twelve years ago, following the death of her husband, and has lived with her daughter, where another daughter, Miss Sybil, also resides. She is survived also by a son, Clarence, Osage.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon in charge of the Reverend T. P. Solem.

[Mitchell County Press, Wednesday, December 10, 1931]

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#2:

The Osage Cemetery listing on IaGenWeb.org/mitchell shows:

THORSEN, CAROLINE A. (bur. loc) 1280 6 (death/burial date) 09 DEC 1931

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#3:

1900 Census: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois.
Gustaf Thorsen 39, born Nov. 1860 Sweden, married 14 years, immigrated 1880
Caroline 46, born March 1854 Sweden, immigrated 1882; 5 children, 3 living:

Sybil 13, born April 1887 Illinois
Clarence 11 born June 1888 Illinois
Hildus 9, born July 1890 Illinois

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#4:

Note: in the 1925 Iowa Census's, her son, Clarence and Daughters Hilda and Sybil list their mothers maiden name as Peterson.

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#5:

The children cited above are all buried in the Osage Cemetery:

Sybil M. Thorsen 1887-1943
Clarence John Thorsen 1888-1945
Hildur Elanor Warren 1890-1939

NOTE: Her husband Gustav must have died before she moved to Osage.