Descendants of Elizabeth Olive Longstrom
Direct descendants from Olof to Karen Delores Weidauer
Two generations
Generation No. 1
1. Elizabeth Olive9 Longstrom (Gustaf Adolph8, Ivar Olof7 Långström, Olof Olsson6, Olof Rasmusson5 Åhs, Rasmus4 Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson3 Åhs, Rasmus2 Olsson, Olof1) was born Jul.18.1909 in Garvin MN, and died May.03.1978 in Balaton MN. She married Donald Ward Weidauer Nov.23.1934. He was born Jul.31.1913, and died Jan.14.1981.
Notes for Elizabeth Olive Longstrom:
Elizabeth worked as a telephone
operator in Tracy, and after getting married they farmed near Garvin.
In 1942 the family moved to Seattle
Washington, where she worked in the shipyards building ships.
She also cleaned homes for a while. In
1949 the family moved back to Minnesota. She candled eggs and cleaned homes
until her health would not allow her to work.
Notes for Donald Ward Weidauer:
Donald grew up in the Marshall and Garvin areas living on farms with his family. After he married, he farmed and drove cattle trucks to markets in St. Paul MN. and Sioux City Iowa. When they moved to Seattle, he drove truck for the U. S. Navy. In 1949 when he moved his family back to Minnesota, he worked as a mechanic at a farm machinery shop in Tracy. The family moved to Balaton where he drove truck to pick up farm animals for market, did custom combining, and worked again at a farm machinery shop.
Children of Elizabeth Longstrom and Donald Weidauer are:
2 i. Karen Delores10 Weidauer, born Jan.10.1940. She married Ronald Clarence Almjeld Sep.27.1958; born Aug.26.1936.
Notes for Karen Delores Weidauer:
Karen was a part time clerk at a womens dress shop while going to high school. Then she was a stenographer for a Dr. Valentine in Tracy. After she married, she stayed home and raised her family and babysat with other children in her home. After the girls started school Karen worked in a department store. After the family moved to Worthington in 1975, she was executive secretary for United Way and was parish coordinator for the First Lutheran Church.
Notes for Ronald Clarence Almjeld:
Ronnie grew up while living on farms near Russell and Arco Minnesota. After high school he worked for the C&NW Railroad in Garvin, Tracy, Mankato, and Worthington. He started in the track dept. and then into the clerks dept. and retired after 42 years.
3 ii. Carol Jean Weidauer, born Dec.25.1941. She married Dallas Wayne Skaug Nov.25.1961; born Sep.20.1938.
Notes for Carol Jean Weidauer:
Carol graduated from Balaton high school. She then went to beauty school in Mpls. She worked in a salon in Edina. After getting married the family moved to St. Cloud and she worked for the telephone co.
The family then moved back to Mpls. and she has been a hair dresser in her home and rents a booth in a salon in St. Louis Park. She has worked in a dress shop and also for a manufacture rep. for ladies clothing.
Notes for Dallas Wayne Skaug:
Dallas graduated from Balaton high school. He then went to St. Peter and graduated from Gustavus college, and then got a masters degree in St. Cloud. He taught at St. Louis Park high for 12 years. He then worked at Cray research as a salesman and as a public relations rep. for 22 years.
Direct Descendants of Olof to Karen Delores Weidauer
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