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Isabel May Ostvig¹

F, #24391, b. circa 1915

Father*: Albert Ogaard Ostvig¹ b. 29 Sep 1882, d. 18 Mar 1931
Mother*: Annie Isabel Riggs¹ b. 26 May 1876, d. 29 Oct 1967

Family: Richard Holker b. 2 Dec 1913, d. 12 Nov 1995

Marriage*: Isabel May Ostvig married Richard Holker on Oct 4, 1934 at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., SD, USA.³

Biography

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Birth

circa 1915

Monticello, MN, USA²

Marriage

Oct 4, 1934

Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., SD, USA³

AFN

6QN4-J3

Pedigree

Citations

[S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Monticello, Wright, Minnesota; Roll: T626_1136; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 25; line 16, dwl 7-67-70.
[S415] E-mail to Charles J. Vella from Paul E. Reed, June 1998.

(?) Ostvig¹

M, #24392, b. 1906

Father*: Albert Ogaard Ostvig¹ b. 29 Sep 1882, d. 18 Mar 1931
Mother*: Annie Isabel Riggs¹ b. 26 May 1876, d. 29 Oct 1967

Biography

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Birth

1906

stillborn

AFN

60N4-HW

Pedigree

Citations

[S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.

Martin Cornelius Ostvig¹

M, #24393, b. 11 January 1908, d. 19 August 2003

Father*: Albert Ogaard Ostvig¹ b. 29 Sep 1882, d. 18 Mar 1931
Mother*: Annie Isabel Riggs¹ b. 26 May 1876, d. 29 Oct 1967

Family 1: Minnie Irene Hamlet b. 14 Dec 1907

Mar 1*: Martin Cornelius Ostvig first married Minnie Irene Hamlet.³

Family 2: Mary Broadbent b. 8 Mar 1913

Mar 2*: His second marriage was to Mary Broadbent.

Family 3: Bernice Brown

Mar 3*: Martin Cornelius Ostvig married third Bernice Brown.³

William Tex Ostvig³

Biography

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Birth

Jan 11, 1908

Monticello, MN, USA^2,3

Mar 1

Mar 2

Mar 3

Death

Aug 19, 2003

AFN

4H7B-DB

Contributn

Grandchild

Pedigree

Citations

[S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
[S415] E-mail from Paul E. Reed, June 1998.
[S415] E-mail from Deborah A. Ostvig, Sep 19, 2003.

William Ernest Elben¹

M, #24394, b. 3 January 1873, d. 7 October 1942

Family: Margaret Harris b. 4 Jul 1877, d. 25 Feb 1955

Marriage*: William Ernest Elben married Margaret Harris, daughter of Thomas H. Harris and Laura Wells Houghton, on Oct 5, 1897 at Richfield, UT, USA.¹

Rufus Elben+¹ b. 13 Jun 1898, d. 25 Jun 1976
Ruth Elben+¹ b. 2 Sep 1901, d. 28 Dec 1971
Helen Elben+¹ b. 22 Jul 1903, d. 15 Mar 2001
Laurel Elben+¹ b. 9 Sep 1906, d. 11 Nov 1995

Biography

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Birth

Jan 3, 1873

Cloverland, IN, USA²

Marriage

Oct 5, 1897

Richfield, UT, USA¹

Death

Oct 7, 1942

Salina, UT, USA²

ParentsS

John Elben and Eliza Perkins

Biography

mr & mrs ernest elben lived at 131 so. state st., salina, utah. their lot was about 160 feet wide (est) x 300 feet deep. there was a driveway along the north side and a large vegetable garden along the south. at the back door there was a cellar dug into the earth where they stored the canned vegetables, etc. at the back of the yard there was a coal shed with a tin roof..
ernest worked on many of the farms around southern utah shearing sheep, blacksmith and repair work. their transportation was a harley davidson motorcycle with sidecar. ernest stood about 6' 5", and as i remember, was very thin. he had long, handlebar moustache.
ernest elben was the first from salina, utah to volunteer and serve in the spanish-american war in 1898.³

Pedigree

Citations

[S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
[S415] E-mail to Charles J. Vella from Paul E. Reed, June 1998.
[S415] E-mail from Hal Massey, Sep 01, 2003.

Rufus Elben¹

M, #24395, b. 13 June 1898, d. 25 June 1976

Father*: William Ernest Elben¹ b. 3 Jan 1873, d. 7 Oct 1942
Mother*: Margaret Harris¹ b. 4 Jul 1877, d. 25 Feb 1955

Family: Lucille May Crow b. 28 Nov 1899, d. 8 May 1972

Marriage*: Rufus Elben married Lucille May Crow on Jun 20, 1925 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT, USA.¹

Laurel Doreen Elben+¹ b. 31 Dec 1921
Darlene Elben+¹ b. 29 Feb 1928, d. 3 Apr 1978
Marjorie Elben+¹ b. 7 Sep 1935

Biography

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Birth

Jun 13, 1898

Salina, UT, USA¹

Marriage

Jun 20, 1925

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT, USA¹

Death

Jun 25, 1976

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.

Ruth Elben¹

F, #24396, b. 2 September 1901, d. 28 December 1971

Father*: William Ernest Elben¹ b. 3 Jan 1873, d. 7 Oct 1942
Mother*: Margaret Harris¹ b. 4 Jul 1877, d. 25 Feb 1955

Family: Cecil Bruce Massey b. 23 Feb 1898, d. 27 May 1937

Marriage*: Ruth Elben married Cecil Bruce Massey on Jun 6, 1923 at Farmington, UT, USA.⁴

Harold Bernard Massey+ b. 12 Mar 1924

Biography

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Birth

Sep 2, 1901

Salina, Sevier Co., UT, USA^2,3

Marriage

Jun 6, 1923

Farmington, UT, USA⁴

Death

Dec 28, 1971

Gunnison, UT, USA³

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
[S415] E-mail to Charles J. Vella from Paul E. Reed, June 1998.
[S415] E-mail from Hal Massey, Sep 01, 2003.
[S415] E-mail from Harold Massey, Aug 9, 2003.

Helen Elben¹

F, #24397, b. 22 July 1903, d. 15 March 2001

Father*: William Ernest Elben¹ b. 3 Jan 1873, d. 7 Oct 1942
Mother*: Margaret Harris¹ b. 4 Jul 1877, d. 25 Feb 1955

Family: Dean Bryan b. 13 Aug 1894, d. 19 Sep 1949

Marriage*: Helen Elben married Dean Bryan on Sep 8, 1925 at Odgen, UT, USA.^1,2

LeDean Bryan+¹ b. 13 May 1926
Billy Wayne Bryan+¹ b. 13 Sep 1928

Biography

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Birth

Jul 22, 1903

Salina, UT, USA²

Marriage

Sep 8, 1925

Odgen, UT, USA^1,2

Death

Mar 15, 2001

MT, USA, She was cremated.³

Pedigree

Citations

[S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
[S415] E-mail to Charles J. Vella from Paul E. Reed, June 1998.
[S415] E-mail from Hal Massey, Sep 01, 2003.

Laurel Elben¹

F, #24398, b. 9 September 1906, d. 11 November 1995

Father*: William Ernest Elben¹ b. 3 Jan 1873, d. 7 Oct 1942
Mother*: Margaret Harris¹ b. 4 Jul 1877, d. 25 Feb 1955

Family: Frank Edward Reed b. 8 Jul 1909, d. 1 Dec 1992

Marriage*: Laurel Elben married Frank Edward Reed on Feb 11, 1928 at Delta, CO, USA.¹

Frank Elben Reed+¹ b. 12 Feb 1929, d. 6 Nov 1991
Paul Edward Reed+¹ b. 8 Feb 1930

Biography

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Birth

Sep 9, 1906

Salina, UT, USA¹

Marriage

Feb 11, 1928

Delta, CO, USA¹

Death

Nov 11, 1995

San Andreas, CA, USA¹

Biography

Laurel Elben graduated from Wasatch University in 1924 . She began a career in teaching in one room schools at mack, fruita and delta, colorado. in 1931, frank and laurel moved to sacramento, california, then to jackson, amador co. frank began working for safeway stores and was transferred to manteca, modesto, and san andreas california. there, laurel obtained her teaching credentials for california and began teaching in a one room school at campo seco. she taught until they purchased a grocery store in mokelumne hill in 1943. in 1988 laurel suffered a stroke, leaving her with severe short term memory loss. she was hospitalized at san andreas convalescent hospital.²

Pedigree

Citations

[S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
[S415] E-mail from Hal Massey, Sep 01, 2003.

Max Curdy¹

M, #24399, b. 3 September 1877

Father*: Thomas Spencer Spalding Curdy¹ b. 8 Dec 1854
Mother*: Harriet Louise Skelton¹ b. 25 Mar 1858

Family: Cora Brown b. 1877

Marriage*: Max Curdy married Cora Brown.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Birth

Sep 3, 1877

OceolaTwp., Livingston, MI, USA¹

AFN

JT13-BH

Pedigree

Citations

[S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.

Cora Brown¹

F, #24400, b. 1877

Family: Max Curdy b. 3 Sep 1877

Marriage*: Cora Brown married Max Curdy, son of Thomas Spencer Spalding Curdy and Harriet Louise Skelton.¹

Biography

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Birth

1877

Marriage

AFN

JT13-CN

Pedigree

Citations

[S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
[S415] E-mail to Charles J. Vella from Paul E. Reed, June 1998.

Velna Alta Hardy¹

F, #24401, b. 4 January 1886

Family: Mark Bayard Curdy b. 25 May 1879

Marriage*: Velna Alta Hardy married Mark Bayard Curdy, son of Thomas Spencer Spalding Curdy and Harriet Louise Skelton.¹

Biography

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Birth

Jan 4, 1886

Oceola twp., Livingston, MI, USA²

Marriage

AFN

JT13-F1

Pedigree

Citations

[S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
[S415] E-mail to Charles J. Vella from Paul E. Reed, June 1998.

Alice Cressman¹

F, #24402, b. 6 August 1884

Family: Roy Daniel Curdy b. 11 Jun 1881

Marriage*: Alice Cressman married Roy Daniel Curdy, son of Thomas Spencer Spalding Curdy and Harriet Louise Skelton.¹

Biography

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Birth

Aug 6, 1884

Marriage

AFN

JT12-HC

Pedigree

Citations

[S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
[S415] E-mail to Charles J. Vella from Paul E. Reed, June 1998.

Howard Clarke Reed¹

M, #24403, b. 18 November 1878

Family: Mary Alta Curdy b. 19 Sep 1884

Marriage*: Howard Clarke Reed married Mary Alta Curdy, daughter of Thomas Spencer Spalding Curdy and Harriet Louise Skelton.¹

Biography

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Birth

Nov 18, 1878

Oceola twp., Livingston, MI, USA²

Marriage

AFN

FM82-HF

Pedigree

Citations

[S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
[S415] E-mail to Charles J. Vella from Paul E. Reed, June 1998.