Karl Edvard Dahlby

Karl Edvard Dahlby
(1869-1941)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Helen Torgeson

2. Minna Josephine Larson

Karl Edvard Dahlby ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 11 Sep 1869, Lewis Valley, Lacrosse County, WI ² ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹²
Marriage (1): Helen Torgeson before 24 Apr 1893 in Wisconsin ¹
Marriage (2): Minna Josephine Larson on 23 Dec 1899 in La Crosse, Wisconsin ²
Died: 21 Nov 1941, Elroy, WI aged 72 ² ¹³ ¹⁴
Buried: 24 Nov 1941, Onalaska twp, La Crosse, Wisconsin ² ¹⁴

bullet Cause of his death was He was Struck in the Temple by a Tree Branch.

bullet Another name for Karl was Carl Dahlby.

bullet General Notes:

Notes by Kevin Strattan:
Carl, known as "Charlie" married Ms. Torgeson. Then after Ms. Torgeson died, he married Minnie Larson.

Note to James Clinton Anderson from Nancy Tolvstad:
"Grandpa was visting his daughter Marion, he was helping her trim a tree and a branch from higher up fell and hit him on the temple, killing him instantly. He also had a glass eye, believe he lost the eye when he was sliding and hit a clothesline."

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The LaCrosse Tribune, Saturday November 22, 1941, page 1
Onalaskan Is Mishap Victim
Onalaska, Wisconsin - (Special) - Carl A. Dahlby, 72, or Onalaska, was instantly killed yesterday at Elroy when the limb of a tree which he was trimming fell on his head. Word of the accident was received last night by relatives here.

Dahlby, with his son Levi Dahlby of LaCrosse, had gone to Elroy to spend the weekend with a daughter, Mrs. Melvin Sauska. The two had expected to aid Mrs. Sauska with the farm work while her husband went deer hunting.

Dahlby had been living with a daughter here, Mrs. Howard Westerhouse. Besides his son Levi, and his two daughters Mrs. Westerhouse and Mrs. Sauska, he is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Perry Musselman of Crystal Springs, Saskatchewan, and two other sons, LeRoy in LaCrosse and Chester at Galesville.

Funeral services, to be held at Onalaska, will be announced later.

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The LaCrosse Tribune, Sunday November 23, 1941, page 15
CARL A. DAHLBY
Funeral services for Carl A. Dahlby, 72, Onalaska, who was instantly killed Friday at Elroy when the limb of a tree he was trimming fell on his head, will be held tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. at the Howard Westerhouse residence in Onalaska and at 2 p.m. at the Onalaska Lutheran Church, Dr. Carl O. Pederson officiating. Interment will be in the Onalaska cemetery. Friends may call at the Smith funeral home this evening.

Mr. Dahlby was born Sept. 11, 1869, in Lewis Valley, LaCrosse county.

He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Perry Musselman of Crystal Springs, Saskatchewan, Canada, Mrs. Melvin Fauska of Elroy, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Howard Westerhouse of Onalaska; three sons, Levi and Leroy of LaCrosse and Chester of Galesville; one brother, Ben of LaCrosse; 21 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. His wife and one son preceded him in death.

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Carpenter, 1930, Onalaska. ¹⁶ "Carpenter, spinning mill

Karl married Helen Torgeson before 24 Apr 1893 in Wisconsin.¹ (Helen Torgeson was born on 8 Oct 1864,¹⁸ died on 6 May 1897 in Mindoro, Wisconsin ¹ ¹⁹ and was buried in May 1897 in Farmington Cemetery, Mindoro, WI ¹⁹ ²⁰.)

Karl next married Minna Josephine Larson, daughter of Lars Larson and Nicoline Hansdtr., on 23 Dec 1899 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.² (Minna Josephine Larson was born on 17 Apr 1878 in Wisconsin,² ¹⁰ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ²¹ ²² ²³ ²⁴ died on 13 Oct 1931 in Onalaska twp, La Crosse, Wisconsin ¹ ² ¹⁰ ²¹ ²⁵ ²⁶ and was buried on 16 Oct 1931 in Onalaska Cemetery, WI ²⁶.)

1 Karl Edvard Dahlby, (Carl Dahlby) descendents of, by Kevin Stratton, Kevin Stratton, Madison Wisconsin, Karl Edvard Dahlby, (Carl Dahlby) descendents of, by Kevin Stratton (received Dec 2, 2000 by James C. Anderson).

2 James Clinton Anderson, James Clinton Anderson (http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/n/d/James-Clinton-Anderson-British-Columbia/GENE3-0001.html).

3 Stratton, Kevin, Berg file, August 13, 2001, Stratton, Kevin, Berg file , August 13, 2001.

4 Carl Dahlby, Minnie Larson, marriage record, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Carl Dahlby, Minnie Larson, marriage record, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, husband Carl Dahlby , wife Minnie Larson, Carl's parents Ole Dahlby and Bergina Huskelhus.

5 Carl Dahlby, Minnie Larson, descendents of : compiled by Myrtle Witte about 1980, Carl Dahlby, Minnie Larson, descendents of : compiled by Myrtle Witte about 1980.

6 Carl Dahlby, short family history letter from Nancy Tolvstad, Nancy Tolvstad, Dec 1, 2000, Carl Dahlby, short family history letter from Nancy Tolvstad (letter to James C. Anderson via email). Hi Jim, Here's a beginning.
Carl's parents
Ole Simonson Dahlby
b. March 24 1828 in Norway Came to America 1867
m. Norway
d. Jan 4 1913
b. Mindoro, Wi. [the gravestone has 1829-1914, the other dates were in my Grandpa's notebook]
Bergina Huskelhus Dahlby
b.Sept 17 1826 Norway
m. Norway
d. 1892
b. ?
Carl's brother
Berndt "Ben" Dahlby
b. 1855 Norway Some of the others may have more info.
Carl Dahlby
b. Sept. 11 1869 Lewis Valley, La Crosse County Wis.
m. Minna Larson 1899
d. Nov. 21 1941 Elroy, Wis.
b. Onalaska Cemetery [Grandpa was visiting his daughter Marion, he was helping trim a tree and a branch from higher up fell and hit him on the temple killing him instantly. He also had a glass eye, believe he lost the eye when he was sliding and hit a clothesline]
Carl's first wife
Miss Thorgson
Children
Olga [Musselman]
b. April 24 1893
Melvin
b. Oct. 29 1894
d. dec 14 1918 Hopefully the Musselman family will have more info.
Nellie O. Dahlby
b. March 26 1904 Mindoro, Wi.
m. Howard L. Westerhouse June 8 1926
d. October 13 1970
b. Onalaska Cemetery
Howard L. Westerhouse
b. May 4 1902 New Amsterdam, Wi.
m. Nellie O Dahlby June 8 1926
d. August 15, 1977
b. Onalaska Cemetery
Nancy Ann Westerhouse
b. Feb. 9 1931 La Crosse, Wi.
m. Wallace L. Tolvstad Aug. 24 1953
Wallace L Tolvstad
b. July 26 1932 La Crosse, Wi.
m. Nancy Westerhouse Aug 24 1953
d.March 29 1982
b. Onalaska Cemetery
Carol Ann Tolvstad
b. April 16 1959 La Crosse Wi.
m. Bryan Krogan Aug. 20 1994
Bryan Krogan
B. March 1, 1957
John Alan Tolvstad
b. July 27 1961 La Crosse, Wi.
Do you have a copy of Minna's obituary? Any questions about the above let me know Nancy

7 1920 census, Onalaska City, La Crosse, WI, see notes for details. b. May 17, 1836. :
sheet 2A, family 29
Larson, Lars, Head, male, white, age 83, married, year of first marriage 1863?, born Norway, language Norwegian, parents born Norway
", Nicholena, wife, female, white, age 73, married, year of first marriage, 18??, born Norway, language Norwegian, parents born Norway

sheet 4B, family 86
Dahlby, Carl E, head, male, white, age 50?, married, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway
", Minnie, wife, female, white, age 41?, married, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway
", Marion C, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born Wisconsin, parents born Wisconsin
', Nellie O, daughter, female, white, age 15, as above
", Chester B, son, male, white, age 10, as above
", Leroy, A, son, male, white, age 3 as above

sheet 5A, family 102
Larson, Austin, head, male, white, age 49, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway
", Minnie, wife, male, white, age 48, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway

8 1930 census, Onalaska, La Crosse, Wisconsin, see notes for details. b. May 17, 1836. :
sheet 10, family 235
Larson, Austin, head of family, owner of house, valued $1500, male, white, age 59, married, age at first married 40, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway, occupation: Painter, Own Shop
", Minnie, wife, female, white, age 57, age at first married 38, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway, occupation: Laundress, Private Families

sheet 6A, family 136
Dalby, Carl E, head of family, renter of house , valued $2000, male, white, age 60, married, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway, occupation: Carpenter, Spinning Mill, veteran: No
", Minnie J, wife, female, white, age 51?, married, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway, occupation: None
", Levi N, son, male, white, age 29, single, born Wisconsin, parents born Wisconsin, occupation: None
", LeRoy A, son, male, white, age 18, single, born Wisconsin, parents born Wisconsin, occupation: None

Onalaska, district 37
sheet 9B, family 180
Christiansen, Olmer, Head of family, owner of home, lives on a farm, male, white, age 43, single, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway, occupation: Laborer, odd jobs, not a veteran
", Agnes, sister, female, white, age 39, single, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway, occupation: Canvaser, wholesale drug co.

9 1871 census, Farmington, La Crosse, Wisconsin. :
page 2, Post Office: Mindoro
Siminson, Ole, age 36, male, white, Farmer, value real estate: $150, born Norway, parents foreign birth
", Vergin in, age 40, female, white, keeping house, born Norway, parents foreign birth, cannot write
", Bert O, age 13, male, white, at home, born Norway, parents foreign birth
", Charles, age 7/12, male, white, born Wisconsin, born month Oct, parents foreign birth

10 Carl Dahlby, short family history letter from Nancy Tolvstad, Nancy Tolvstad, Dec 1, 2000, Carl Dahlby, short family history letter from Nancy Tolvstad (letter to James C. Anderson via email).

12 Dahlby, Carl, Obituary, 1941. :

Carl Dahlby Fatally Injured Friday

Carl E. Dahlby, the father of Mrs. Howard Westerhouse of this City, was instantly killed in a accident at Elroy, Wisconsin on Friday, when the large limb of a tree he was trimming struck him on the head.

With his son, Levi Dahlby of La Crosse, he had gone to the Melvin Fauska farm home at Elroy that morning to spend the weekend with his daughter, Mrs. Fauska and assist in the farm work while his son-in-law went deer hunting.
Mr. Dahlby was well known in Onalaska as he had been making his home with the Howard Westerhouse family here. Besides Mrs. Westerhouse and Mrs. Fauska he is survived by one other daughter, Mrs. Perry Musselman of Crystal Springs, Saskatchewan, Canada, and three sons, Levi and LeRoy of La Crosse and Chester of Galesville and one brother Ben of La Crosse, 21 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His wife and one son preceeded him in death.
Mr. Dahlby was born September 11, 1869 in Lewis Valley in La Crosse County and had been a resident in this vicinity for the greater part of his 72 years.
Funeral services were conducted at the Howard Westerhouse home at 1:30 o'clock and at the Norwegian Lutheran church by Dr. Carl O. Pederson at 2 o'clock. Mrs. John C. Westerhouse was the soloist. Pall bearers were Ed. Larson, Harry Schilling, Charles Hanson, George Peterson, Emil Christopherson and Warren Aiken. Internment under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home was made in the Onalaska cemetery.

13 Carl Dahlby, short family history letter from Nancy Tolvstad, Nancy Tolvstad, Dec 1, 2000, Carl Dahlby, short family history letter from Nancy Tolvstad (letter to James C. Anderson via email), "Grandpa was visting his daughter Marion, he was helping her trim a tree and a branch from higher up fell and hit him on the temple, killing him instantly. He also had a glass eye, believe he lost the eye when he was sliding and hit a clothesline".

15 1920 census, Onalaska City, La Crosse, WI, see notes for details. b. May 17, 1836.

16 1930 census, Onalaska, La Crosse, Wisconsin, see notes for details. b. May 17, 1836.

18 email from Nancy Tolvstad, Aug 9,2001, Nancy Tolvstad, Aug 9, 2001, email. Hi Jim, I was checking some stuff on Family Tree this morning and noticed you didn't have some info about Helen Torgeson, or maybe you haven't entered it yet. If not here's what I have. There is a monument in the Mindoro cemetery that says:
HELEN Oct. 8 1864 -May 6, 1897.
I took a picture last time we were up there. Nancy

20 Farmington Cemetery Records, Robert H. Selbrede, Farmington Cemetery Records.

22 Halfway Creek Church records, Halfway Creek, Wisconsin, Halfway Creek Church records, Halfway Creek, Wisconsin, born Apr. 22, 1878, Mina, daughter of Lars Larsen and Nicoline Hansdtr.

23 1880 census, Hamilton twp, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, Source: FHL Film 1255432 National Archives Film T9-1432 Page 405B,
1880 census, Hamilton twp, La Crosse County, Wisconsin. :
Census Place: Hamilton, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Source: FHL Film 1255432 National Archives Film T9-1432 Page 405B

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Lars LARSON Self M M W 42 NOR
Occ: Farmer Fa: NOR Mo: NOR
Nichelene LARSON Wife F M W 39 NOR
Occ: Keeping House Fa: NOR Mo: NOR
Bent LARSON Son M S W 19 NOR
Occ: Farmer Fa: NOR Mo: NOR
Tilda LARSON Dau F S W 12 NOR
Fa: NOR Mo: NOR, attended school during current year
Robert LARSON Son M S W 6 WI
Fa: NOR Mo: NOR
Lewis LARSON Son M S W 4 WI
Fa: NOR Mo: NOR
Menia LARSON Dau F S W 2 WI
Fa: NOR Mo: NOR

(Lewis , here age 4 turned out to be Louise and female. note by jc anderson)
___________________________________

page 3, 2nd & -3rd day of June, 1880
family 24
Munson, Ole, male, age 28, Farmer, born Norway, parents born Norway
", Tilda, female, age 23, , Wife, keeping house, born Norway, parents born Norway
", Theodore, male, age 3, Son, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway
", Mary, female, age 11/12 June, daughter, born Wisconsin, parents born Nowray

24 Dahlby, Minnie (Larson) , obit, 1931. :
Obituaries

Mrs. Carl Dahlby

Minnie Josephine Larson was born in La Crosse county, Town of Hamilton, April 17, 1878 and passed away at a La Crosse hospital, Tuesday October 13, 1931, at the age of 53 years. In 1899 she was married to Carl Dahlby.
Those left to mourn her going are her husband; five children, Levi and Chester of La Crosse, Marion of Elroy, Nellie and LeRoy of Onalaska; two grandchildren; four brothers, Ben of La Crosse, Austin of Onalaska, Robert and Martin of Canada; three sisters, Mrs. Thoe Munson of West Salem and Mrs. Christ Hanson and Mrs. Torgerson of Canada.
Mrs. Dahlby was a member of the R.N.A., S. A. F., Norwegian Lutheran Ladies Aid and President of the W. C. T. U.
Funeral services will be held Friday October 16, at 2 P. M. at the Norwegian Lutheran church in this city. Internment will be in the Onalaska cemetery.

25 Cemetery Records, Onalaska, Wisconsin, Cemetery Records, Onalaska, Wisconsin.

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