Watonwan County family index

Families of Watonwan County, Minnesota, from the County Histories

331 people from the county histories of Watonwan County, Minnesota: who they were, when and where they were born, their parents and spouses, and which biographies are parent and child. Pick a surname.

From History of Cottonwood and Watonwan counties, Minnesota : their people, industries, and institutions (1916). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.

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Everyone in the Watonwan County index, A to Z (331)

Abel

Adrian

  • John Adrian (b. 1865); child of Peter Adrian and Anna (Fry) Adrian

Albrecht

Anderson

Anton

Armstrong

Arneson

  • Theodore J. Arneson (b. 1883, Westbrook township); child of Edward J. Arneson and Olena (Pederson) Arneson

Balzer

Beise

  • Henry Beise (b. 1872, Medo township); child of August Beise and Sophia (Lader) Beise

Bill

  • James J. Bill (b. 1862); child of Dr. Dyar R. Bill and Amanda M. (Vermillion) Bill

Bisbee

  • John Bisbee; child of Jones Bisbee and Rebecca (Robinson) Bisbee

Bishop

  • Carl R. Bishop (b. 1869); child of LeRoy H. Bishop and Emily S. (Howard) Bishop

Bolin

  • Amel Bolin (b. 1889, Riverdale township); child of Charles Bolin and Carrie (Olson) Bolin
  • Charles W. Bolin; child of John Bolin and Mary (Johnson) Bolin

Bondhus

  • Thomas Bondhus (Clinton county); child of Ole Bondhus and Olena (Oyre) Bondhus

Bonin

Braathun

  • C. O. Braathun (b. 1876); child of Ole Braathun and Bol (Aarvig) Braathun

Bradley

  • George P. Bradley (b. 1869, Jones county); child of Marshall B. Bradley and Ellen (Dowden) Bradley

Brogger

Burley

Burton

Cadwell

  • Mason N. Cadwell (Allegany county); child of George Cadwell and Melissa (Hatfield) Cadwell

Carpenter

Cassem

  • T. P. Cassem (b. 1855, Grundy county); child of Peter Cassem and Anna (Heggem) Cassem

Christensen

Christenson

Churchill

Clark

  • Willis J. Clark (Richland county); child of Hugh M. Clark and Lucinda (Duke) Clark

Clement

  • Berton F. Clement (b. 1848); child of John B. Clement and Clarissa (Clifford) Clement

Collins

Comnick

Cook

Cooley

Crowley

Curtis

Dammann

  • C. W. Dammann (b. 1872); child of Henry Dammann and Marie (Waswo) Dammann

Davies

  • Joseph Davies; child of William Davies and Gertrude (Thomas) Davies

Dempsey

Dewar

  • Frank Dewar; child of Robert Dewar and Elizabeth (Nesbitt) Dewar
  • John Dewar; child of Duncan Dewar and Ann (Webb) Dewar

Dewolf

Doerksen

Drake

Dryden

  • T. N. Dryden (b. 1850, Coles county); child of W. A. Dryden and Amizilla Dryden

Dummett

  • William H. Dummett (b. 1878, Franklin township); child of William Henry Dummett and Mary E. (Daily) Dummett

Dyer

Eichstad

  • Emil H. Eichstad (b. 1884, Amboy township); child of August Eichstad and Louise (Borgholz) Eichstad

Ellingsberg

Engeswick

Englin

  • Theo Englin (b. 1867); child of Andrew Englin and Elna (Person) Englin
  • John S. Englin (b. 1872, Adrian township); child of Swan Englin and Kari (Swanson) Englin

Englund

  • A. W. Englund (b. 1863); child of John Englund and Catherine (Monson) Englund

Erickson

Fast

  • Peter Fast (b. 1868); child of Peter Fast and Anna (Tieszen) Fast
  • John Fast (b. 1880, Midway township); child of John Fast and Sarah (Peters) Fast
  • Herman J. Fast; child of John Fast and Sarah (Peters) Fast
  • Jacob J. Fast; child of John Fast and Ann (Peters) Fast

Fering

  • Severt J. Fering (b. 1869, Cottonwood county); child of John Fering and Ragna (Neshien) Fering

Fester

  • E. O. Fester (b. 1875); child of Olai Fester and Juditte (Ericksen) Fester

Fisch

Flaig

Flitter

Flogstad

Franz

Fredrickson

Friesen

Fuller

  • Walter A. Fuller (b. 1862, College township); child of Ambrose Fuller and Alice J. (Woodward) Fuller

Gall

  • Frank Gall (b. 1868); child of Michael Gall and Mary (Hermann) Gall

Gibbs

  • Edson A. Gibbs (b. 1865); child of Seth W. Gibbs and Lavina W. (Holland) Gibbs

Gilbertson

Gillam

Gillis

Gjertson

  • John Gjertson; child of Andrew Gjertson and Petroneall (England) Gjertson

Glasier

  • Jacob M. Glasier (b. 1878, Livingston county); child of Peter Glasier and Anna (Fair) Glasier

Goertzen

Goosen

Graff

  • Adolph Graff (b. 1874); child of Lewis Graff and Amelia (Langhoff) Graff

Grant

  • George W. Grant (b. 1877, Jackson county); child of J. F. Grant and Mary (Geddes) Grant
  • John G. Grant (b. 1880); child of J. F. Grant and Mary (Geddes) Grant

Grunenwald

Gustafson

Hage

  • Siver Hage (b. 1840); child of Jorgen Hage and Kari T. (Halstenstande) Hage

Haislet

  • Herman W. Haislet (b. 1875); child of George W. Haislet and Emma Caroline (Wood) Haislet

Hale

Halvorsen

Hammerstad

  • Ole Hammerstad (b. 1872, Jackson county); child of Ole Hammerstad and Marie (Quevli) Hammerstad

Hammond

Hamre

Hansen

Hanson

Harbitz

Harper

  • Arthur Harper (b. 1864); child of John Harper and Priscilla (Winters) Harper

Hasenheyer

Haugen

Haycraft

  • Emery Haycraft (b. 1858); child of Isaac Haycraft and Sarah P. (Jolly) Haycraft

Hedquist

  • Olaf Hedquist (b. 1852); child of Olaf Hedquist and Mary (Johnson) Hedquist

Heggerston

Henderson

Hengtgen

  • Jacob Hengtgen (b. 1852, Jackson county); child of Barney Hengtgen and Anna (Rystoffer) Hengtgen

Heppner

Hiebert

Hofstad

  • Rudolf Hofstad (b. 1853); child of Peter Hofstad and Marie (Lund) Hofstad

Hofstrom

Hohenstem

Holen

Holte

Hovden

Hoyt

  • Ole C. Hoyt (b. 1861, Green county); child of Christian Larson Hoyt and Caste (Gilbertson) Hoyt

Huffman

  • John C. Huffman (b. 1876, Schuylkill county); child of William Huffman and Elizabeth Huffman

Hunter

Iverson

Jackson

Jacobson

Janzen

Jencks

Jensen

Johnson

Judd

  • Frank E. Judd (b. 1875, Wabasha county); child of Lewis S. Judd and Fannie (Smith) Judd

Juhnke

  • William Juhnke (b. 1869); child of Fred Juhnke and Augusta (Bader) Juhnke

Kabrick

Kintzi

  • Theodore Kintzi (b. 1868); child of John Kintzi and Katherine (Bergthold) Kintzi

Klaras

  • Fred H. Klaras (Scott county); child of Christopher Klaras and Katherine (Schmellen) Klaras

Kleven

Klocow

Knudson

Kobs

Kopperud

Krause

Krueger

  • Kumbert Krueger (b. 1858); child of Wilhelm Krueger and Emelia (Geisler) Krueger

Laingen

Lande

  • O. C. Lande (b. 1877, Storey county); child of O. A. Lande and Karen T. (Olson) Lande

Langley

  • David P. Langley (b. 1840, Erie county); child of James Langley and Jane (Weston) Langley

Lantz

  • John A. Lantz (b. 1872, Odin township); child of Carl Johan Lantz and Anna Sophia (Gustavson) Lantz

Larkin

  • Charles Larkin (b. 1875, Blue Earth county); child of Timothy Larkin and Catherine (Heren) Larkin

Larson

Leffler

  • Lorenz Leffler (b. 1864); child of Christ Leffler and Elizabeth Leffler

Leonard

  • E. I. Leonard (b. 1850, Marquette county); child of Ezra Leonard and Abigail (Seager) Leonard
  • H. P. Leonard (b. 1862); child of E. P. Leonard and Almina (Whitmore) Leonard

Lewis

  • Roy W. Lewis (b. 1888); child of James Lewis and Bertha I. (Martin) Lewis
  • James Lewis; child of Thomas Lewis and Ellen (Nelson) Lewis

Lien

Lindquist

Linscheid

Lobben

  • Jens L. Lobben; child of Andres L. Lobben and Sophia (Stangeby) Lobben

Loewen

Loughran

Ludemann

  • Johann D. Ludemann (b. 1877, Butler county); child of Diedrich Ludemann and Johanna (Brinkman) Ludemann

Madson

  • Mabel S. Madson; child of Henry Madson and Christina Marie (Thompson) Madson

Martin

Mather

  • James S. Mather (Waushara county); child of John Mather and Mary E. (Bedient) Mather

Mathisen

Mattison

Mcclean

Mclaughlin

Mead

Melheim

Mertens

Messenbrink

  • Fred C. Messenbrink (b. 1872, Jackson county); child of Louis Messenbrink and Sophia (Harms) Messenbrink

Meyer

  • A. F. Meyer (b. 1886); child of H. A. Meyer and Sophia (Hommeyer) Meyer

Meyers

  • John Meyers (b. 1874); child of George Meyers and Anna Mary (Bures) Meyers

Miller

Milligan

  • Bert Milligan (b. 1872, Mower county); child of John C. Milligan and Martha (Lambert) Milligan

Minder

  • Emil F. Minder; child of John Wilhelm Minder and Elizabeth (Voegeli) Minder

Minion

Missling

  • Gustav Missling (b. 1881, Rapidan township); child of Augustus Missling and Augusta (Franz) Missling

Mitchell

Mooers

Moore

Mullen

Muller

  • Gustav Muller (b. 1876); child of Henry Muller and Magdalene (Lindscheid) Muller

Musland

  • Jens T. Musland (b. 1872); child of Torgger Musland and Elizabeth (Landa) Musland

Natterstad

  • G. T. Natterstad (b. 1869); child of Tommaes Natterstad and Martha (Hjalmeland) Natterstad
  • Knute Natterstad (b. 1876); child of Tommaes Natterstad and Martha (Hjalmeland) Natterstad

Nelson

Neufeld

Nickel

Norman

  • Frantz C. Norman (b. 1862); child of John E. Norman and Martha (Hartvikson) Norman

Offerdal

Olson

Osland

  • Ole Osland; child of Ole Osland and Else (Okland) Osland

Otesa

Ottum

Ouevli

Palmer

Pankow

Paulson

  • Samuel Paulson; child of Tarson Paulson and Christiana (Samuelson) Paulson

Pedersen

  • Christ Pedersen (b. 1846); child of Peter Pedersen and Dorothy (Hensen) Pedersen

Pederson

Pedvin

  • John Pedvin (Blue Earth county); child of Daniel Pedvin and Jane (Moore) Pedvin

Peters

Peterson

Pierce

Pietz

  • H. R. Pietz; child of E. W. Pietz and Louisa (Frederick) Pietz

Potter

Prokes

Purrington

  • Lewin M. Purrington (b. 1866, Howard county); child of John B. Purrington and Orinda (Peterson) Purrington

Quade

Radtke

  • John F. Radtke (Germantown township); child of Fred Radtke and Ellen Radtke

Rand

  • Alvin Rand (b. 1871, Faribault county); child of John Rand and Ada Rand

Randall

  • John Randall (b. 1852, Orange county); child of Benjamin Franklin Randall and Julia Ann (Cross) Randall

Rank

Rasche

Rasey

  • Elwin Z. Rasey (b. 1844); child of William B. Rasey and Nancy H. (Hale) Rasey

Ratzlaff

Reinert

Reisdorph

  • Robert Reisdorph (b. 1865, LeSueur county); child of Silas E. Reisdorph and Fannie (Gait) Reisdorph
  • John A. Reisdorph; child of Silas Reisdorph and Betsy (Hoag) Reisdorph

Rolf

Rossing

  • William L. Rossing (b. 1863, Lafayette county); child of Andrew Rossing and Inger (Lund) Rossing
  • Anton Rossing; child of Andrew Rossing and Inger (Lund) Rossing

Roxin

Ruhberg

  • Peter A. Ruhberg (b. 1839); child of Christian Adolph Ruhberg and Marie (Vogt) Ruhberg
  • Carl H. Ruhberg; child of Peter A. Ruhberg and Mettie (Nelson) Ruhberg

Running

  • Amel Running (b. 1872); child of Arne Running and Marit Running

Rupp

  • Jacob Rupp; child of John Rupp and Christina (Mueller) Rupp
  • John E. Rupp; child of Jacob Rupp and Katie (Rupp) Rupp

Rydeen

  • John Rydeen (b. 1868); child of John Rydeen and Fredericka (Johnson) Rydeen

Sanborn

Sartorius

Savage

Schaffer

Schmotzer

  • Edward F. Schmotzer (b. 1884, Dale township); child of John Schmotzer and Rose (Muller) Schmotzer

Schroeder

Schulte

Schultz

Scribner

Seely

Senst

  • Otto Senst (b. 1868, Goodhue county); child of Gottfried Senst and Henrietta (Pultz) Senst
  • Herman A. Senst (Wabasha county); child of Gottfried Senst and Henrietta (Pultz) Senst

Shaner

Siem

  • Nels Siem (b. 1869); child of Thomas Siem and Carrie (Asperhain) Siem

Sizer

  • Michael Sizer (b. 1864, Hennepin county); child of Thomas Sizer and Theresa (Holscher) Sizer

Skjedser

Skrabeck

Sletta

  • Alfred Sletta (b. 1886, River dale township); child of Amund A. Sletta and Ingeborg (Ekorness) Sletta

Smestad

Smith

Solete

  • Fred Solete; child of Anton Solete and Christena Solete

Somers

Sonnesyn

Sorensen

Stark

  • Arthur O. Stark (Fillmore county); child of S. S. Stark and Miranda (Able) Stark

Sterrie

Stoess

Story

  • Lincoln L. Story (b. 1861, Winneshiek county); child of William A. Story and Eliza (Brod) Story

Strunk

Sucker

Sulem

  • S. I. Sulem (b. 1857); child of John S. Sulem and Ingeborg (Vurvold) Sulem

Sundt

  • Ole E. Sundt (b. 1875); child of Einar Sundt and Ronnaug (Kveen) Sundt

Swain

  • W. S. Swain (b. 1865); child of Norman Swain and Catherine (Garlough) Swain

Swartz

  • Arthur L. Swartz (b. 1863, Clinton county); child of Henry Swartz and Eliza (Koch) Swartz

Swenson

Syverson

  • Olans Syverson (b. 1878, Martin county); child of Peter Syverson and Mary (Jenson) Syverson

Takle

Thompson

Thorkveen

Thorne

  • James P. Thorne (b. 1865); child of William A. Thorne and Mary G. (Snyder) Thorne

Tibbedeaux

Uhlhorn

  • Felix Frederick Uhlhorn (b. 1872, Adrian township); child of Frederick William Uhlhorn and Caroline (Brunder) Uhlhorn

Vagstad

  • Hans M. Vagstad (b. 1863); child of Mads H. Vagstad and Gurine (Riverdal) Vagstad

Vies

Villa

  • John E. Villa (b. 1873); child of Jens N. Villa and Martha (Kunston) Villa

Voshage

  • Henry Voshage (b. 1865); child of Christian Voshage and Stena (Meyers) Voshage

Voth

  • D. J. Voth (b. 1885, Carson township); child of Jacob Voth and Justina (Loewen) Voth

Vought

  • Andrew P. Vought (Fillmore county); child of James C. Vought and Mary A. (Goudy) Vought

Wall

  • Jacob H. Wall (b. 1868); child of Henry Wall and Anna (Dick) Wall

Walsh

  • James J. Walsh (b. 1865); child of Anthony Walsh and Barbara (Gillespie) Walsh

Ware

Warner

Wenstrom

West

  • John C. West (b. 1869); child of Elijah Sylvester West and Elizabeth (Reynolds) West

Whiting

  • Solomon D. Whiting (b. 1864, Lamoille county); child of Zachariah Whiting and Lydia M. (Spaulding) Whiting

Wicklund

Wog

  • Daniel E. Wog (Charlestown township); child of Alexander Wog and Agnetta (Danielson) Wog

Woodruff

Yarger

Zender

  • John Zender (b. 1846); child of Jacob G. Zender and Katherjne (Green) Zender
  • John J. Zender; child of Peter Zender and Magdalena (Miller) Zender

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