Ancestry of
Michelle Williams

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Margaret O. Tollefson

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• • 2nd Great-grandmother of Michelle Williams — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 23 
  • Father:
  • Ole Tollefson 
  • Mother:
  • Gunvor Svendsdatter   
  • Birth Date:
  • 7 Sep 1859 
  • Birth Location:
  • Austin, Mower, Minnesota 
  • Christening Date:
  • 27 Oct 1859 
  • Christening Location:
  • Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church, Austin, Mower, Minnesota 
  • Death Date:
  • 24 Sep 1936 
  • Death Location:
  • Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota 
  • Burial Date:
  •  
  • Burial Location:
  • Shevlin Cemetery, Shevlin, Clearwater, Minnesota 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Martin Nelson
  • Marriage Date:
  • 21 Oct 1876 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Mower County, Minnesota 
  • Child:

  Thea Nelson (Ahnentafel No:11 )

  • Notes: 

  • Margaret Tollofson's given name is also seen as Margit and Maggie.

• Sources for Margaret O. Tollefson

  • ¹ Federal Census, MN, Beltrami County, 1900, Shevlin, E.D. 33, Sheet 6B, Image 6 of 8.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/13/2023).
  • ³ Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Death record for daughter Thea Brurs.
  • ⁴ Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987, Marriage certificate for Bertin Brurs and daughter Thea Nelson.
  • ⁵ The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 25 SEP 1936, p. 6, Obituary for Margaret Nelson.
  • ⁶ U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, Birth and baptism record for Margit Tollefsen.
  • ⁷ Minnesota Association of County Officers (MACO), Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS), Marriage record for Martin Nelson and Maggie O Tullifson.

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