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Torval Julius “TJ” Lillevold

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Torval Julius “TJ” Lillevold

Birth
Greenfield, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
6 Mar 1962 (aged 84)
Thief River Falls, Pennington County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Four Town, Beltrami County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Torval J. Lillevold was born in Greenfield Township, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, a few miles northwest of the village of Coon Valley. He was baptized Sunday, Dec. 9, 1877, at Upper Coon Valley Lutheran Church, in Coon Valley. La Crosse Co. birth records give his name as "Torval J. Lillevold," while the church baptism record gives his name as "Thorvald Julius" (no last name, but son of Jacob and Kari Olsen). His first name was also spelled Thorwald. He probably moved with his parents from the Coon Valley area to near Prairie Farm (Sheridan Township, Dunn County, Wis.), between 1886 and 1888.

Torval homesteaded the south half of the northwest quarter and lots 3 and 4 of section 2, Lee twp (T155N, R38W of 5th PM), Beltrami Co., Minn. (about 6 miles east of Grygla, which is in Marshall Co.), and raised his family there. He married Thone Bratteli, Friday, 11 Sep 1914. They had seven children. After her death, he married Lena Sulland, Tuesday, 28 May 1957.
Torval J. Lillevold was born in Greenfield Township, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, a few miles northwest of the village of Coon Valley. He was baptized Sunday, Dec. 9, 1877, at Upper Coon Valley Lutheran Church, in Coon Valley. La Crosse Co. birth records give his name as "Torval J. Lillevold," while the church baptism record gives his name as "Thorvald Julius" (no last name, but son of Jacob and Kari Olsen). His first name was also spelled Thorwald. He probably moved with his parents from the Coon Valley area to near Prairie Farm (Sheridan Township, Dunn County, Wis.), between 1886 and 1888.

Torval homesteaded the south half of the northwest quarter and lots 3 and 4 of section 2, Lee twp (T155N, R38W of 5th PM), Beltrami Co., Minn. (about 6 miles east of Grygla, which is in Marshall Co.), and raised his family there. He married Thone Bratteli, Friday, 11 Sep 1914. They had seven children. After her death, he married Lena Sulland, Tuesday, 28 May 1957.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67438414/torval_julius-lillevold: accessed ), memorial page for Torval Julius “TJ” Lillevold (7 Nov 1877–6 Mar 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67438414, citing Our Saviors Cemetery, Four Town, Beltrami County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Espa (contributor 47356725).