Linderoth Mystery

My paternal great-grandmother is Christine Hendrickson.  She is listed in the obituary of Peter Hendrickson as his sister; her son Harold is listed as living with Peter on the 1910 Census as "nephew" -- so the family line fits.  Martin H Linderoth is listed as the brother of Peter Hendrickson (oh the joys of these swedes who came over and re-invented themselves with a new name...... ) 

So I am trying to do research on Martin H Linderoth.  I find it quite odd that I cannot locate a grave for him.  I know he was born in August 1858, and that he died after 1922.  He was the President of the State Bank of Alvarado (Minnesota) and also on the board of directors.  Wouldn't a small town make sure there was a grave marker for one of their own? 



Thanks to the Warren Sheaf for putting small town news in their paper, I know that he bought a new Ford car in 1917.   Considering he had a family, perhaps it was the Model T Touring car like this one:








And then in 1922
he was the administrator of his
brother, Peter Hendrickson's estate.




Where does one look for Mr. Linderoth after this?  I have tried to follow his children, but girls are difficult because of their possible married names.  He had four children with Carolina, who had already been married and had children prior to this marriage.  Esther, Henning, Edwin and Ida. It's also difficult to locate children when they change the spelling of their name.

Maybe one day, I will know more!

Mysterious Fire!

I found another glimmer of life on the farm with this tidbit from the Warren Sheaf, October 1916.  Peter Liden is my great grandfather's older brother, and sadly, they lost a part of their livelihood when there was a mysterious fire in the barn. 

It's easy to gain dates, numbers, marriages, childrens' names from sources like the Census data.  But it's these little newspaper blurbs that give a glimpse into the real history of your relatives.  I'm grateful the Warren Sheaf liked to print local history, colorful and otherwise!

Laidley, Sewing Award

Thanks to a free weekend at Newspapers.com, I was able to peruse the Warren Sheaf in search of my old relatives.  The Sheaf was popular for putting in the little newsy tidbits of local folk.  This one is about my Grandmother, Luella Laidley Pape .

My grandmother died when my mother was young, so she didn't know much about her own mother.  Her dad, Robert Pape, didn't discuss her much.  It was much later in his life that he told us he was "so damned mad that she died."  It's my belief that's his reason for not discussing her.

It was a pleasure for me to share this with my mother:  Luella won two awards at the Marshall County Fair in the Sewing Category for girls under 13.  August 1921.