Ida Thompson1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 14864, (1886 - 1974)

Key Events:

Birth: 12 May 1886, Minnesota4,5,6
Marriage: 6 Nov 1907, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, Sygurd Marineus Stephenson (5 Mar 1882 - 10 Sep 1963)7,8
Death: 12 Aug 1974, Blue Earth Co., Minnesota9

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Narrative:

     Ida Thompson was born on 12 May 1886 in Minnesota.4,5,6
     Ida married Sygurd Marineus Stephenson, son of John Stephenson Brandvold and Mathilde [surname unknown], on 6 Nov 1907 in Otter Tail Co., Minnesota.7,8
     Ida and Sygurd appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Lida Twp., Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, enumerated 11 May 1910, reporting that they were renting their farm. Their daughter May was listed as living with them, as was Bennie Olson, age 12, listed as a foster child.10
     Ida and Sygurd appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Pelican Twp., Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, enumerated 31 Jan 1920, reporting that the family was renting it's home. Their children May, Juel, Milo, Dora and Ella were listed as living with them, as well as his father, John Stephenson Brandvold, Bennie Olson, a cousin who appears to have been working on the farm, and Louis Hanson, a hired hand.11
     Ida and Sygurd appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Lida Twp., Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, enumerated 3 May 1930, reporting that the family owned its home, and owned a radio. Their children Ella, Ada, Milo and Dora were listed as living with them, as well as 75 year-old Alexandra Gustifson, born in Sweden, Edna Svare, a boarding schoolteacher, and William Jackson, a farm hand.12
     Ida and Sygurd appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lida Twp., Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, enumerated 5 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a farm valued at $20,200, and had lived at the same house in 1935. Their children Milo, Ella and Ada were listed as living with them, as were a nephew, Milford Stephenson, age 16, two farm hands, Jackson John and Cecil Ophus, and Alexander Gustavson, age 84, identified as a lodger.13
     Ida and Sygurd appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Lida, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, in the household of their son Milo and his wife, Margaret Louise Cole.14
     Her husband died on 10 Sep 1963 in Blue Earth Co., Minnesota.15
     Ida died on 12 Aug 1974 in Blue Earth Co., Minnesota, at age 88.9

Children:
     Children with Sygurd Marineus Stephenson:

  • May Isabel Stephenson16,17,18 (20 Apr 1908 - )
  • Josephine Stephenson19 (12 Jan 1910 - 17 Jan 1910)
  • Juel B. Stephenson20,21 (23 Jul 1911 - 6 Sep 1928)
  • Milo Cilfford Stephenson22,21,23 (18 Mar 1914 - 28 Oct 1990)
  • Dora Corine Stephenson24,25,26 (28 Dec 1915 - )
  • Ella M. Stephenson27,28,29 (28 Feb 1918 - 21 Sep 2012)
  • Ada Florence Stephenson30,31,32 (8 Apr 1920 - )

Citations

  1. [S807] Ernest A. Reigel and Ella S. Winkels, Marriage Record, marriage statistics form, shows name as Ida Thompson.
  2. [S6345] "Birth Certificate Index," Minnesota Historical Society, record for Mae Isabel Stephenson, citing cert. no. 1908-18681, record for Nils Stephenson, citing cert. no. 1914-22139, record for Corine Stephenson, citing cert. no. 1915-23586, record for Ella Stephenson, citing cert. no. 1918-24011, all show mother's maiden name as Thompson; record for Jule Stephenson, citing cert. no. 1911-19249, shows mother's maiden name as Thomson; and record for Ada Florence Stephenson, citing cert. no. 1920-23966, shows mother's maiden name as Thornson.
  3. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Milo Cilfford Stephenson, Soc. Sec. No. 473-09-8027, shows name as Ida Thompson.
  4. [S75] "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," Ancestry.com, record for Ida Stephenson, file #19750, shows date.
  5. [S807] Ernest A. Reigel and Ella S. Winkels, Marriage Record, marriage statistics form, shows state.
  6. [S6340] Sygurd Stephenson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows age 23 and state.
  7. [S10260] "Minnesota Offical Marriage System," Minnesota counties, record for Sigurd Stephenson and Ida Thompson, citing certificate O-132, shows date and county.
  8. [S6340] Sygurd Stephenson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows married 2 years.
  9. [S75] "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," Ancestry.com, record for Ida Stephenson, file #19750.
  10. [S6340] Sygurd Stephenson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota.
  11. [S811] Sygurd M. Stephenson household, 1920 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota.
  12. [S810] S. M. Stephenson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota.
  13. [S4670] Sigard Stephenson household, 1940 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota.
  14. [S12586] Milo C. Stephenson household, 1950 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota.
  15. [S75] "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," Ancestry.com, record for Sygurd M. Stephenson, file #1352, shows date and town.
  16. [S6345] "Birth Certificate Index," Minnesota Historical Society, record for Mae Isabel Stephenson, citing cert. no. 1908-18681, shows mother's maiden name as Thompson.
  17. [S6340] Sygurd Stephenson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows the girl as daughter of Ida's husband.
  18. [S811] Sygurd M. Stephenson household, 1920 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows May as the daughter of Ida's husband.
  19. [S6345] "Birth Certificate Index," Minnesota Historical Society, record for Josephine Stephenson, citing cert. no. 1910-18827, shows mother's maiden name as Thompson.
  20. [S6345] "Birth Certificate Index," Minnesota Historical Society, record for Jule Stephenson, citing cert. no. 1911-19249, shows mother's maiden name as Thomson.
  21. [S811] Sygurd M. Stephenson household, 1920 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows him as the son of her husband.
  22. [S6345] "Birth Certificate Index," Minnesota Historical Society, record for Nils Stephenson, citing cert. no. 1914-22139, shows mother's maiden name as Thompson.
  23. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Milo Cilfford Stephenson, Soc. Sec. No. 473-09-8027.
  24. [S6345] "Birth Certificate Index," Minnesota Historical Society, record for Corine Stephenson, citing cert. no. 1915-23586, shows mother's maiden name as Thompson.
  25. [S810] S. M. Stephenson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows Dora as the daughter of Ida's husband.
  26. [S811] Sygurd M. Stephenson household, 1920 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows Dora as the daughter of Ida's husband.
  27. [S6345] "Birth Certificate Index," Minnesota Historical Society, record for Ella Stephenson, citing cert. no. 1918-24011, shows mother's maiden name as Thompson.
  28. [S807] Ernest A. Reigel and Ella S. Winkels, Marriage Record, marriage statistics form, shows them as her parents.
  29. [S811] Sygurd M. Stephenson household, 1920 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows Ella as the daughter of Ida's husband.
  30. [S810] S. M. Stephenson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows Ada as the daughter of Ida's husband.
  31. [S4670] Sigard Stephenson household, 1940 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows the girl as daughter of Ida's husband.
  32. [S6345] "Birth Certificate Index," Minnesota Historical Society, record for Ada Florence Stephenson, citing cert. no. 1920-23966, shows mother's maiden name as Thornson.