Am looking for information on my grandmothers family. Her name is Sarah Lenorah Matilda Langager born Thompson. The only thing I know about her is that she was married to Carl Melvin Langager and they lived in Veblen, South Dakota. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
This may be is her--A Sarah Mathilda Lenora Thompson was born 29 Nov 1898 and baptized 19 Jan 1899 in an unspecified Lutheran Church in Enderlin, North Dakota. Her parents were listed as Thomas Thompson and wife Anna Caspara. Her godparents were Mrs. Isabel Thompson,Thora Sorås, Thore Sorås, and Johan Green.
She is also listed as confirmed in the records of the same church on 9 Nov 1913.
Abstracted Obituary: published in the Aberdeen (South Dakota) Daily News on Monday 28 Feb 1977, "Mrs. Langager"
"Mrs. Carl Langager, 78, Veblen died Saturday, February 26, 1977 at her home in Veblen...
...Lenora Mathilda Thompson was born November 29, 1898 at Enderlin, N.D....She married Carl Langager November 26, 1919 at Enderlin...."
Her listed survivors are her husband, her son Thelmer, Ellwood, Illinois; daughter Mrs. Morris (Marjorie)Nelson and one sister Mrs. Ida Kopperud of Fargo, N.D, and 7 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
Ida A Kopperud is found in the North Dakota Death Index with a birthdate of 27 Nov 1892 and a deathdate of 27 May 1991.
Head Thomas H Thomson M 36 Iowa Wife Kaspara L Thomson F 33 Wisconsin Daughter Ida A Thomson F 8 North Dakota Daughter Henrietta F Thomson F 4 North Dakota Daughter Sarah M Thomson F 2 North Dakota
This may be the mother of Sarah M Thomson from the 1900 US Census..
1880 United States Federal Census Name: Caspara Engebrettson Age: 12 Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: Wisconsin Home in 1880: Atlanta, Becker, Minnesota Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Gustav Engebrettson Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's name: Anne Engebrettson Mother's Birthplace: Norway Neighbors: Occupation: At Home: Household Members: Name Age Gustav Engebrettson 51 Anne Engebrettson 43 Caroline Engebrettson 24 Hana Engebrettson 16 Caspara Engebrettson 12 Edwin Engebrettson 11 Mads Engebrettson 9 Leander Engebrettson 7 Adolph Engebrettson 6 Elvine Engebrettson 4 Reisne Engebrettson 2 Paul Engebrettson 18
Karl Gustav Engebritson Loney Birth 25 Sep 1829 in Namdal's Eidet, Norde, Trondhjem's Amt, Norway Death 30 Aug 1881 in Sheldon, Ransom, North Dakota, United States
Anna Larsdatter Larson Birth 7 Nov 1837 in Namdal's Eidet, Norde, Trondhjem's Amt, Norway Death 5 Mar 1905 in North Dakota, United States
The Family Tree lists 15 children for the family. From 1854 to 1883.
Here is the arrival of the family into America. Father, mother and four children
Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 Name: Gustav Ingebregtsen Gender: Male Age: 36 Estimated birth year: abt 1830 Date of Arrival: 1866 Vessel: Norden Search Ship Database: Port of Arrival: Quebec Roll: C-4521
Web: North Dakota, Find A Grave Index, 1850-2012 Name: Karl Gustav Engebritson Birth Date: 25 Sep 1829 Age at Death: 51 Death Date: 30 Aug 1881 Burial Place: Enderlin, Ransom County, North Dakota, USA
From records of an unidentified Lutheran church in Enderlin, N.D.(which might possibly St. Olaf Lutheran) a Lorentze Caspara aged 23 and Thomas Thompson aged 26 married on 3 Feb 1891. Her parents are identified as Karl G. Ingebretson and Anna Surentze?, no parents are identified for Thomas. Witnesses of the wedding are Edwin Engebretson and Andrew Austad of Maple River.
Thomas' father named Hans lives with Thomas & family in both 1920 and 1930 censuses:
Hans Thompson 1920 Census Record Gender: Male Race: White Age at Time of Census: 78 Est. Birth Year: 1842 Birth Location: NorwayMap Residence: Ransom, NDMap Immigration Year: 1880 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Marital Status: Widowed Head of Household: Thomas H Thompson Relationship to Head: Father Line 80 1920 U.S. Federal Population Census National Archives, Courtesy of FamilySearch.org View full citation
Members in Household
Thomas Thompson 55 yrs, Child, Male
Cassie Thompson 52 yrs, Female
Rudolph Thompson 6 yrs, Male
A Mrs. Isabel Thompson is godparent to Lenora, perhaps she is related to Thomas also?
Here is the transcript of the 1930 census for Hans & Thomas' family: Name: Hans Thompson Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Moore, Ransom, North Dakota, United States District: 0017 Gender: Male Age: 88 Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Father Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Father Birth Year (Estimated): 1842 Birthplace: Norway Immigration Year: 1859 Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's Birthplace: Norway Sheet Number and Letter: 1B Household ID: 18 Line Number: 89 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 1741 GS Film number: 2341475 Digital Folder Number: 004547414 Image Number: 00189 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Thomas Thompson M 66 Minnesota Wife Kaspari Thompson F 62 Wisconsin Son Rudolph E Thompson M 16 North Dakota Father Hans Thompson M 88 Norway
Name: Hans Thompson Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Hartland Township Erwin town, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States District: 207 Gender: Male Age: 59 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): w Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Number of Living Children: Years Married: 38 Birth Date: Sep 1841 Birthplace: Norway Marriage Year (Estimated): 1862 Immigration Year: 1857 Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's Birthplace: Norway Mother of how many children: Sheet Number and Letter: 5A Household ID: 77 Line Number: 26 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1241550 Digital Folder Number: 004120600 Image Number: 01043 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Hans Thompson M 59 Norway Wife Ingebor Thompson F 59 Norway
Ingebor's migration year is 1854 and she is the mother of 8 and 4 of those are living.
Here they are in 1880 census with a Thomas in the household:
Name: Hans Tompson Event Type: Census Event Year: 1880 Event Place: Township 102, McCook, Dakota Territory, United States District: 36 Gender: Male Age: 37 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Farmer Relationship to Head of Household: Self Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self Birth Year (Estimated): 1843 Birthplace: Norway Father's Birthplace: Norway Mother's Birthplace: Norway Sheet Number and Letter: 424A Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 0113 GS Film Number: 1254113 Digital Folder Number: 004240105 Image Number: 00569 Household Gender Age Birthplace Self Hans Tompson M 37 Norway Wife Isbel Tompson F 37 Norway Daughter Lena Tompson F 6 Minnesota, United States Daughter Matilda Tompson F 13 Minnesota, United States Son Peter Tompson M 10 Minnesota, United States Son Thomas Tompson M 16 Minnesota, United States
And McCook (or a version thereof) was mentioned in the family tree at Ancestry as origin of Thomas Thompson.
PORT OF NEW YORK PASSENGER RECORDS - There are no surviving Ellis Island records; the Immigration logs were destroyed in a fire in the 1920's. In processing immigrants, the Inspectors utilized the Federal Custom Declarations/Passenger Manifests provided by the ship captains to process the immigrants and referred to the names as provided on the lists.
Sarah Lenorah Matilda Langager
Posted - 27/04/2014 : 01:55:15
