Alma Cecelia Tenold1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 8362, (1897 - 1951)
FatherNils G. Tenold4,5,6 (Jan 1867 - 2 Sep 1932)
MotherMarie O. Kuntson7,5,6 (Dec 1864 - 9 Feb 1943)

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Sep 1897, Adams, Minnesota8,9,10
Marriage: 24 Dec 1916, Clark Co., Washington, Edward Henry Gapsch (25 Nov 1893 - 15 Sep 1991)11,12,13
Divorce: 27 Apr 1925, Vancouver, Washington, Henry Gapsch (25 Nov 1893 - 15 Sep 1991)14
Marriage: 20 Jun 1926, Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington, Edwin Gundar Erstad (19 Jul 1892 - 9 Oct 1947)15,16,17,18
Death: 6 Nov 1951, Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington6
ChartsDescendants of Edward and Sophie Gapsch

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Narrative:

     Alma Cecelia Tenold was born on 3 Sep 1897 in Adams, Minnesota.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Adams Twp., Minnesota in the household of her parents, Nils G. Tenold and Marie O. Kuntson.4
     She moved to Washington with her parents before 1910. She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of La Center, Clark Co., Washington, in the household of her parents.19
     Alma married first Edward Henry Gapsch, son of Robert Edward Gapsch and Matilda Henriksdotter, on 24 Dec 1916 in Clark Co., Washington.11,12,13
     Alma and Henry appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of La Center, Clark Co., Washington, enumerated 7 Jan 1920. Their daughter Dorine was listed as living with them.20
     Alma and Henry were divorced on 27 Apr 1925 in Vancouver, Washington. He received an interlocutory degree on the ground of desertion.14
     Alma married second Edwin Gundar Erstad, son of Ole Eric Erstad and Marie S. Rudy, on 20 Jun 1926 in Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington, with James O Blair, Justice of the Peace, officiating.15,16,17,18
     Edwin and Alma were welcomed back from their honeymoon by a noisy charivari at their home new Woodland, Washington, on 30 Jun 1926. The welcome included shots fired into the air, one of which struck his brother Oscar in the ankle. He was taken to a Portland hospital. It was not learned who fired the shot.21
     Alma and Edwin appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Woodland, Cowlitz Co., Washington, enumerated 4 Apr 1930, reporting that the family rented it's home, for $12 per month, and did not own a radio. Their children Edna and Flora were listed as living with them, as was her daughter by her prior marriage, Dorine Katherine Gapsch.22
     Alma and Edwin appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Woodland, Cowlitz Co., Washington, enumerated 11 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $2,000, and had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children Edna, Flora and Edwin were listed as living with them, as were Marie O. Kuntson, her mother, and Michael Knutson, age 81, her mother's brother.23
     Her husband died on 9 Oct 1947 in Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington.24
     Alma died on 6 Nov 1951 in Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington, at age 54.6

Children:
     Child with Edward Henry Gapsch:

  • Dorine Katherine Gapsch25,26,27 (4 Aug 1918 - 13 Nov 1985)

Children:
     Children with Edwin Gundar Erstad:

  • Edna Alma Erstad28,29,30 (26 Nov 1927 - 4 Apr 2005)
  • Flora Marie Erstad31,29,32 (5 Oct 1929 - 17 Sep 2001)
  • Edwin Gerold Erstad33,34 (9 Sep 1932 - 30 Nov 2011)

Citations

  1. [S34] Clark County Genealogical Society, Clark County Marriages, vol. 6, pg 49, shows name as Alma Jenold.
  2. [S401] Parsons, "Jenold - Tenold?," e-mail to author, 5 Feb 2001, citing Flora Marie Erstad, shows name as Alma Cecelia Tenold.
  3. [S99] Questionnaire, Roberta Ellen Gapsch, 1 Sep 1999, shows surname as Tenold.
  4. [S1449] Nils G. Tenold household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mower Co., Minnesota.
  5. [S34] Clark County Genealogical Society, Clark County Marriages, vol. 6, pg 49, record of marriage of Alma Jenold.
  6. [S2958] "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," FamilySearch.org, record for Alma C. Erstad, citing FHL#2033045.
  7. [S1449] Nils G. Tenold household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mower Co., Minnesota, shows Alma as the daughter of Marie's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S401] Parsons, "Jenold - Tenold?," e-mail to author, 5 Feb 2001, citing Flora Marie Erstad, shows date, town, and state.
  9. [S34] Clark County Genealogical Society, Clark County Marriages, shows age 18 when married 24 Dec 1916.
  10. [S1449] Nils G. Tenold household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mower Co., Minnesota, shows month, year, age 2, and state.
  11. [S34] Clark County Genealogical Society, Clark County Marriages, vol. 6, pg 49, shows date, as 24th, county, and state.
  12. [S99] Questionnaire, Roberta Ellen Gapsch, 1 Sep 1999, shows date, as 25th, and town as Woodland, indicating it is questionable.
  13. [S204] Henry Gapsh household, 1920 U.S. Census, Clark Co., Washington, shows married.
  14. [S3162] "Four Decrees Granted," The Oregonian, 28 Apr 1925.
  15. [S2844] Edwind G. Erstad and Alma Gapsch, Certificate of Marriage, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  16. [S897] Edwin G. Erstad household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cowlitz Co., Washington, shows married, and he was first married at age 34, and she at 19.
  17. [S401] Parsons, "Jenold - Tenold?," e-mail to author, 5 Feb 2001, shows as about June 1926, and as her second marriage.
  18. [S7253] Edwin G. Erstad household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cowlitz Co., Washington, shows married.
  19. [S1648] Nels Tenold household, 1910 U.S. Census, Clark Co., Washington.
  20. [S204] Henry Gapsh household, 1920 U.S. Census, Clark Co., Washington.
  21. [S3163] "Charivari Shot Hurts," The Oregonian, 2 Jul 1926.
  22. [S897] Edwin G. Erstad household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cowlitz Co., Washington.
  23. [S7253] Edwin G. Erstad household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cowlitz Co., Washington.
  24. [S2958] "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," FamilySearch.org, record for Edwin G Erstad, citing FHL#2032680.
  25. [S99] Questionnaire, Roberta Ellen Gapsch, 1 Sep 1999.
  26. [S101] Interview, Ruth Riggs Reigel, by telephone 27 May 1999, said Alma was the mother of Henry's daughter.
  27. [S897] Edwin G. Erstad household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cowlitz Co., Washington, shows Edna as the step-daughter of Alma's husband.
  28. [S897] Edwin G. Erstad household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cowlitz Co., Washington, shows Edna as the daughter of Alma's husband.
  29. [S7253] Edwin G. Erstad household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cowlitz Co., Washington, shows the girl as daughter of Alma's husband.
  30. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Edna Elma Erstad, Soc. Sec. No. 539-24-4930.
  31. [S897] Edwin G. Erstad household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cowlitz Co., Washington, shows Flora as the daughter of Alma's husband.
  32. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Flora Marie Erstad, Soc. Sec. No. 539-24-4810.
  33. [S7253] Edwin G. Erstad household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cowlitz Co., Washington, shows him as the son of her husband.
  34. [S401] Parsons, "Jenold - Tenold?," e-mail to author, 5 Feb 2001.