Knuth H. Thompson, whose fine farm of two hundred acres in Rockland and
Cato, reflects credit upon him both as an agriculturist and a business man,
was born in the town of Liberty, Manitowoc county, June 23, 1854. He is a
son of Thomas Olson and Carrie (Evenson) Thompson, natives of Norway. They
were married in their own country and afterward came to the united States,
arriving here in 1846, and settled immediately in the town of Liberty.
There they purchased eighty acres of wild land and, moving upon it, made it
their home until they died, the mother passing away in 1882, in her
seventy-third year, and the father ten years later, in his eighty-second
year. Both are buried in the cemetery of the Valders church. In politics,
the father was a republican and took an active part in the public affairs
of his town.
Knuth H. Thompson is the youngest of the seven children in his father’s
family, and received a limited education. When but fifteen years old he
began supporting himself, and was employed by others until nineteen years
old, at which time he bought eighty acres of land in the town of Liberty,
and for ten years operated the farm, improving it as he went along. He
then sold it at a profit and bought two hundred acres on section 36, town
of Rockland, and section 31, town of Cato. Of this, one hundred and forty
acres is cultivated, and all is fenced with barbed wire. He carries on
general farming, raising hay, grain and sugar beets, and milks fifteen
cows, selling the dairy products. His graded stock is comfortably housed
in a basement barn, fifty-four by ninety—six and thirty-two by fifty-four
feet, built in 1902. It has all modern improvements including cement floors
and patent stanchions. The two story frame residence contains fourteen
rooms and was also built in 1902. The present owner has made many improve-
ments, all of which embody modern ideas.
On May 20, 1879, Mr. Thompson was married to Ida Olson Gigstad, a daughter
of Ole and Ragneld (Stokbren) Gigstad, natives of Norway. After their
marriage Mr. and Mrs. Gigstad came to America, about 1848, and first
located in Two Rivers, where the father worked in the sawmills. Later he
bought eighty acres in the town of Liberty, and developed a good farm from
the wild land. At the time he settled here, very primitive conditions
prevailed-there were no roads, trails had to be blazed and Indians were
frequently encountered. Passing through the usual experiences of the
pioneers, these sturdy Norse people persevered, adding to their holdings
until they owned one hundred and seventy acres, and died in comfortable
circumstances. Mrs. Thompson was the fourth of eight children in the
Gigstad family, and was born December 30, 1853. Eight children have been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson namely: Cornelia, who married John Hewitson,
of New Mexico, and has one child; Thomas, of Chicago, who is engaged in the
hay and grain business; Richard, who also lives in Chicago, being a partner
of Thomas; Kenneth, who lives in Oregon; Alvin, who also lives in Oregon,
both he and Kenneth having taken up land claims; and Arthur, Elma and
Melvin, at home.
Mr. Thompson is a republican and has served on the school board for
twenty-one years, and for eighteen years has been its clerk. He and his
family are members of the Lutheran church of Walders. While Mr. Thompson
has been unusually successful, his prosperity is but the natural outcome
of his industry and thrift, and what he has accomplished has not only
benefitted him, but has raised the standard of agriculture in his
neighborhood.
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin",
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.447-448.
KNUTE THOMPSONKnut H. Thompson, 88, retired farmer at Quarry, died at his farm home at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon, at 1:30 o’clock from the home and at 2 p.m. from the Valders Evangelical Lutheran church with the Rev. Martin Trygstad officiating. Interment will be made in the church cemetery.
Mr. Thompson was born in the town of Liberty on June 23, 1854. On May 29, 1879 he married Miss Ingrid Gigstad who died on Sept. 2, 1920. For 21 years he served on the District No. 4 school board. Following the death of his wife in 1920 he went to Louisiana where he engaged in the oil business for eight years, returning to this county in 1928 and operating the farm until five years ago since which time he was cared for by his daughter Mrs. Alma Reinertson.Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Alma Reinertson of Quarry; three sons, Thomas of Oak Park, Illinois, Kenneth of Brothers, Oregon, and Melvin of Kohler; six grandchildren; and one great grandchild.Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, April 12, 1943 P. 2********Knud H. Thompson, son of *Thomas Olsen Helle and Kari Evensdatter, b 23 June 1854 Liberty, d 11 April 1943 bur Valders. Farmer in Liberty 1880, in Rockland 1895-. m 29 May 1879 Valders to Ingrid, daughter of *Ole Knudsen Gigstad and Ragnild Olsdatter, b 29 Dec 1853 bp Valders, d 2 Sept 1920 bur Valders. Children: Cornelia Sofia b 16 Feb 1880, m John Hewitson; Thomas Oskar b 14 Aug 1881; Otto Richard b 29 April 1884, d 1920; Kennett Irving b 13 Sept 1886; Olvin Melendy b 27 Jan 1888, d 1930; Willie Arthur b 27 April 1890; Alma Rosetta b 13 Jan 1892, d 13 or 16 Jan 1975, m 6 Sept 1916 Valders to Thomas Cornelius son of *Mathias Reinertsen; Melvin Joel b 18 March 1897, d 1 July 1986 Chilton, m 31 Dec 1936 Waukegan to Alma Schramm. (Falge 2:447)"Manitowoc-skogen; A Biographical and Genealogical Directory of the Residents of Norwegian Birth and Descent in Manitowoc and Kewaunee Counties in Wisconsin from the First Settlement to 1900"; by Robert A. Bjerke pg. 133
Cato, reflects credit upon him both as an agriculturist and a business man,
was born in the town of Liberty, Manitowoc county, June 23, 1854. He is a
son of Thomas Olson and Carrie (Evenson) Thompson, natives of Norway. They
were married in their own country and afterward came to the united States,
arriving here in 1846, and settled immediately in the town of Liberty.
There they purchased eighty acres of wild land and, moving upon it, made it
their home until they died, the mother passing away in 1882, in her
seventy-third year, and the father ten years later, in his eighty-second
year. Both are buried in the cemetery of the Valders church. In politics,
the father was a republican and took an active part in the public affairs
of his town.
Knuth H. Thompson is the youngest of the seven children in his father’s
family, and received a limited education. When but fifteen years old he
began supporting himself, and was employed by others until nineteen years
old, at which time he bought eighty acres of land in the town of Liberty,
and for ten years operated the farm, improving it as he went along. He
then sold it at a profit and bought two hundred acres on section 36, town
of Rockland, and section 31, town of Cato. Of this, one hundred and forty
acres is cultivated, and all is fenced with barbed wire. He carries on
general farming, raising hay, grain and sugar beets, and milks fifteen
cows, selling the dairy products. His graded stock is comfortably housed
in a basement barn, fifty-four by ninety—six and thirty-two by fifty-four
feet, built in 1902. It has all modern improvements including cement floors
and patent stanchions. The two story frame residence contains fourteen
rooms and was also built in 1902. The present owner has made many improve-
ments, all of which embody modern ideas.
On May 20, 1879, Mr. Thompson was married to Ida Olson Gigstad, a daughter
of Ole and Ragneld (Stokbren) Gigstad, natives of Norway. After their
marriage Mr. and Mrs. Gigstad came to America, about 1848, and first
located in Two Rivers, where the father worked in the sawmills. Later he
bought eighty acres in the town of Liberty, and developed a good farm from
the wild land. At the time he settled here, very primitive conditions
prevailed-there were no roads, trails had to be blazed and Indians were
frequently encountered. Passing through the usual experiences of the
pioneers, these sturdy Norse people persevered, adding to their holdings
until they owned one hundred and seventy acres, and died in comfortable
circumstances. Mrs. Thompson was the fourth of eight children in the
Gigstad family, and was born December 30, 1853. Eight children have been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson namely: Cornelia, who married John Hewitson,
of New Mexico, and has one child; Thomas, of Chicago, who is engaged in the
hay and grain business; Richard, who also lives in Chicago, being a partner
of Thomas; Kenneth, who lives in Oregon; Alvin, who also lives in Oregon,
both he and Kenneth having taken up land claims; and Arthur, Elma and
Melvin, at home.
Mr. Thompson is a republican and has served on the school board for
twenty-one years, and for eighteen years has been its clerk. He and his
family are members of the Lutheran church of Walders. While Mr. Thompson
has been unusually successful, his prosperity is but the natural outcome
of his industry and thrift, and what he has accomplished has not only
benefitted him, but has raised the standard of agriculture in his
neighborhood.
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin",
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.447-448.
KNUTE THOMPSONKnut H. Thompson, 88, retired farmer at Quarry, died at his farm home at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon, at 1:30 o’clock from the home and at 2 p.m. from the Valders Evangelical Lutheran church with the Rev. Martin Trygstad officiating. Interment will be made in the church cemetery.
Mr. Thompson was born in the town of Liberty on June 23, 1854. On May 29, 1879 he married Miss Ingrid Gigstad who died on Sept. 2, 1920. For 21 years he served on the District No. 4 school board. Following the death of his wife in 1920 he went to Louisiana where he engaged in the oil business for eight years, returning to this county in 1928 and operating the farm until five years ago since which time he was cared for by his daughter Mrs. Alma Reinertson.Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Alma Reinertson of Quarry; three sons, Thomas of Oak Park, Illinois, Kenneth of Brothers, Oregon, and Melvin of Kohler; six grandchildren; and one great grandchild.Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, April 12, 1943 P. 2********Knud H. Thompson, son of *Thomas Olsen Helle and Kari Evensdatter, b 23 June 1854 Liberty, d 11 April 1943 bur Valders. Farmer in Liberty 1880, in Rockland 1895-. m 29 May 1879 Valders to Ingrid, daughter of *Ole Knudsen Gigstad and Ragnild Olsdatter, b 29 Dec 1853 bp Valders, d 2 Sept 1920 bur Valders. Children: Cornelia Sofia b 16 Feb 1880, m John Hewitson; Thomas Oskar b 14 Aug 1881; Otto Richard b 29 April 1884, d 1920; Kennett Irving b 13 Sept 1886; Olvin Melendy b 27 Jan 1888, d 1930; Willie Arthur b 27 April 1890; Alma Rosetta b 13 Jan 1892, d 13 or 16 Jan 1975, m 6 Sept 1916 Valders to Thomas Cornelius son of *Mathias Reinertsen; Melvin Joel b 18 March 1897, d 1 July 1986 Chilton, m 31 Dec 1936 Waukegan to Alma Schramm. (Falge 2:447)"Manitowoc-skogen; A Biographical and Genealogical Directory of the Residents of Norwegian Birth and Descent in Manitowoc and Kewaunee Counties in Wisconsin from the First Settlement to 1900"; by Robert A. Bjerke pg. 133
Knuth H. Thompson, whose fine farm of two hundred acres in Rockland and
Cato, reflects credit upon him both as an agriculturist and a business man,
was born in the town of Liberty, Manitowoc county, June 23, 1854. He is a
son of Thomas Olson and Carrie (Evenson) Thompson, natives of Norway. They
were married in their own country and afterward came to the united States,
arriving here in 1846, and settled immediately in the town of Liberty.
There they purchased eighty acres of wild land and, moving upon it, made it
their home until they died, the mother passing away in 1882, in her
seventy-third year, and the father ten years later, in his eighty-second
year. Both are buried in the cemetery of the Valders church. In politics,
the father was a republican and took an active part in the public affairs
of his town.
Knuth H. Thompson is the youngest of the seven children in his father’s
family, and received a limited education. When but fifteen years old he
began supporting himself, and was employed by others until nineteen years
old, at which time he bought eighty acres of land in the town of Liberty,
and for ten years operated the farm, improving it as he went along. He
then sold it at a profit and bought two hundred acres on section 36, town
of Rockland, and section 31, town of Cato. Of this, one hundred and forty
acres is cultivated, and all is fenced with barbed wire. He carries on
general farming, raising hay, grain and sugar beets, and milks fifteen
cows, selling the dairy products. His graded stock is comfortably housed
in a basement barn, fifty-four by ninety—six and thirty-two by fifty-four
feet, built in 1902. It has all modern improvements including cement floors
and patent stanchions. The two story frame residence contains fourteen
rooms and was also built in 1902. The present owner has made many improve-
ments, all of which embody modern ideas.
On May 20, 1879, Mr. Thompson was married to Ida Olson Gigstad, a daughter
of Ole and Ragneld (Stokbren) Gigstad, natives of Norway. After their
marriage Mr. and Mrs. Gigstad came to America, about 1848, and first
located in Two Rivers, where the father worked in the sawmills. Later he
bought eighty acres in the town of Liberty, and developed a good farm from
the wild land. At the time he settled here, very primitive conditions
prevailed-there were no roads, trails had to be blazed and Indians were
frequently encountered. Passing through the usual experiences of the
pioneers, these sturdy Norse people persevered, adding to their holdings
until they owned one hundred and seventy acres, and died in comfortable
circumstances. Mrs. Thompson was the fourth of eight children in the
Gigstad family, and was born December 30, 1853. Eight children have been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson namely: Cornelia, who married John Hewitson,
of New Mexico, and has one child; Thomas, of Chicago, who is engaged in the
hay and grain business; Richard, who also lives in Chicago, being a partner
of Thomas; Kenneth, who lives in Oregon; Alvin, who also lives in Oregon,
both he and Kenneth having taken up land claims; and Arthur, Elma and
Melvin, at home.
Mr. Thompson is a republican and has served on the school board for
twenty-one years, and for eighteen years has been its clerk. He and his
family are members of the Lutheran church of Walders. While Mr. Thompson
has been unusually successful, his prosperity is but the natural outcome
of his industry and thrift, and what he has accomplished has not only
benefitted him, but has raised the standard of agriculture in his
neighborhood.
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin",
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.447-448.
KNUTE THOMPSONKnut H. Thompson, 88, retired farmer at Quarry, died at his farm home at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon, at 1:30 o’clock from the home and at 2 p.m. from the Valders Evangelical Lutheran church with the Rev. Martin Trygstad officiating. Interment will be made in the church cemetery.
Mr. Thompson was born in the town of Liberty on June 23, 1854. On May 29, 1879 he married Miss Ingrid Gigstad who died on Sept. 2, 1920. For 21 years he served on the District No. 4 school board. Following the death of his wife in 1920 he went to Louisiana where he engaged in the oil business for eight years, returning to this county in 1928 and operating the farm until five years ago since which time he was cared for by his daughter Mrs. Alma Reinertson.Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Alma Reinertson of Quarry; three sons, Thomas of Oak Park, Illinois, Kenneth of Brothers, Oregon, and Melvin of Kohler; six grandchildren; and one great grandchild.Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, April 12, 1943 P. 2********Knud H. Thompson, son of *Thomas Olsen Helle and Kari Evensdatter, b 23 June 1854 Liberty, d 11 April 1943 bur Valders. Farmer in Liberty 1880, in Rockland 1895-. m 29 May 1879 Valders to Ingrid, daughter of *Ole Knudsen Gigstad and Ragnild Olsdatter, b 29 Dec 1853 bp Valders, d 2 Sept 1920 bur Valders. Children: Cornelia Sofia b 16 Feb 1880, m John Hewitson; Thomas Oskar b 14 Aug 1881; Otto Richard b 29 April 1884, d 1920; Kennett Irving b 13 Sept 1886; Olvin Melendy b 27 Jan 1888, d 1930; Willie Arthur b 27 April 1890; Alma Rosetta b 13 Jan 1892, d 13 or 16 Jan 1975, m 6 Sept 1916 Valders to Thomas Cornelius son of *Mathias Reinertsen; Melvin Joel b 18 March 1897, d 1 July 1986 Chilton, m 31 Dec 1936 Waukegan to Alma Schramm. (Falge 2:447)"Manitowoc-skogen; A Biographical and Genealogical Directory of the Residents of Norwegian Birth and Descent in Manitowoc and Kewaunee Counties in Wisconsin from the First Settlement to 1900"; by Robert A. Bjerke pg. 133
Cato, reflects credit upon him both as an agriculturist and a business man,
was born in the town of Liberty, Manitowoc county, June 23, 1854. He is a
son of Thomas Olson and Carrie (Evenson) Thompson, natives of Norway. They
were married in their own country and afterward came to the united States,
arriving here in 1846, and settled immediately in the town of Liberty.
There they purchased eighty acres of wild land and, moving upon it, made it
their home until they died, the mother passing away in 1882, in her
seventy-third year, and the father ten years later, in his eighty-second
year. Both are buried in the cemetery of the Valders church. In politics,
the father was a republican and took an active part in the public affairs
of his town.
Knuth H. Thompson is the youngest of the seven children in his father’s
family, and received a limited education. When but fifteen years old he
began supporting himself, and was employed by others until nineteen years
old, at which time he bought eighty acres of land in the town of Liberty,
and for ten years operated the farm, improving it as he went along. He
then sold it at a profit and bought two hundred acres on section 36, town
of Rockland, and section 31, town of Cato. Of this, one hundred and forty
acres is cultivated, and all is fenced with barbed wire. He carries on
general farming, raising hay, grain and sugar beets, and milks fifteen
cows, selling the dairy products. His graded stock is comfortably housed
in a basement barn, fifty-four by ninety—six and thirty-two by fifty-four
feet, built in 1902. It has all modern improvements including cement floors
and patent stanchions. The two story frame residence contains fourteen
rooms and was also built in 1902. The present owner has made many improve-
ments, all of which embody modern ideas.
On May 20, 1879, Mr. Thompson was married to Ida Olson Gigstad, a daughter
of Ole and Ragneld (Stokbren) Gigstad, natives of Norway. After their
marriage Mr. and Mrs. Gigstad came to America, about 1848, and first
located in Two Rivers, where the father worked in the sawmills. Later he
bought eighty acres in the town of Liberty, and developed a good farm from
the wild land. At the time he settled here, very primitive conditions
prevailed-there were no roads, trails had to be blazed and Indians were
frequently encountered. Passing through the usual experiences of the
pioneers, these sturdy Norse people persevered, adding to their holdings
until they owned one hundred and seventy acres, and died in comfortable
circumstances. Mrs. Thompson was the fourth of eight children in the
Gigstad family, and was born December 30, 1853. Eight children have been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson namely: Cornelia, who married John Hewitson,
of New Mexico, and has one child; Thomas, of Chicago, who is engaged in the
hay and grain business; Richard, who also lives in Chicago, being a partner
of Thomas; Kenneth, who lives in Oregon; Alvin, who also lives in Oregon,
both he and Kenneth having taken up land claims; and Arthur, Elma and
Melvin, at home.
Mr. Thompson is a republican and has served on the school board for
twenty-one years, and for eighteen years has been its clerk. He and his
family are members of the Lutheran church of Walders. While Mr. Thompson
has been unusually successful, his prosperity is but the natural outcome
of his industry and thrift, and what he has accomplished has not only
benefitted him, but has raised the standard of agriculture in his
neighborhood.
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin",
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.447-448.
KNUTE THOMPSONKnut H. Thompson, 88, retired farmer at Quarry, died at his farm home at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon, at 1:30 o’clock from the home and at 2 p.m. from the Valders Evangelical Lutheran church with the Rev. Martin Trygstad officiating. Interment will be made in the church cemetery.
Mr. Thompson was born in the town of Liberty on June 23, 1854. On May 29, 1879 he married Miss Ingrid Gigstad who died on Sept. 2, 1920. For 21 years he served on the District No. 4 school board. Following the death of his wife in 1920 he went to Louisiana where he engaged in the oil business for eight years, returning to this county in 1928 and operating the farm until five years ago since which time he was cared for by his daughter Mrs. Alma Reinertson.Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Alma Reinertson of Quarry; three sons, Thomas of Oak Park, Illinois, Kenneth of Brothers, Oregon, and Melvin of Kohler; six grandchildren; and one great grandchild.Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, April 12, 1943 P. 2********Knud H. Thompson, son of *Thomas Olsen Helle and Kari Evensdatter, b 23 June 1854 Liberty, d 11 April 1943 bur Valders. Farmer in Liberty 1880, in Rockland 1895-. m 29 May 1879 Valders to Ingrid, daughter of *Ole Knudsen Gigstad and Ragnild Olsdatter, b 29 Dec 1853 bp Valders, d 2 Sept 1920 bur Valders. Children: Cornelia Sofia b 16 Feb 1880, m John Hewitson; Thomas Oskar b 14 Aug 1881; Otto Richard b 29 April 1884, d 1920; Kennett Irving b 13 Sept 1886; Olvin Melendy b 27 Jan 1888, d 1930; Willie Arthur b 27 April 1890; Alma Rosetta b 13 Jan 1892, d 13 or 16 Jan 1975, m 6 Sept 1916 Valders to Thomas Cornelius son of *Mathias Reinertsen; Melvin Joel b 18 March 1897, d 1 July 1986 Chilton, m 31 Dec 1936 Waukegan to Alma Schramm. (Falge 2:447)"Manitowoc-skogen; A Biographical and Genealogical Directory of the Residents of Norwegian Birth and Descent in Manitowoc and Kewaunee Counties in Wisconsin from the First Settlement to 1900"; by Robert A. Bjerke pg. 133
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