Living married Kathryn Marie Stene Kathryn (daughter of Obert G Stene and Lillian Victoria Palm) was born on 19 Nov 1956; died on 16 Sep 2001 in Hettinger, Adams, ND; was buried in Hettinger, Hettinger, Adams, ND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Kathryn was a physical therapist and died of cancer about the age of 40. She lived in Rapid City, SD and had two young children.
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In the 1930 census his family was living in Clinton township, Divide,ND. His mothers maiden name was Nygaard. (MN death index). Both his parents were from Norway.

Obert married Lillian Victoria Palm about 1950. Lillian (daughter of Oscar Palm and Esther Victoria Ecklund) was born on 16 Nov 1924 in Nielsville, Polk, MN; died on 22 Sep 2002 in Halstad, Norman, MN; was buried in Sep 2002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lillian wrote to me in May 1980 and said she and her father and sister stayed with Marjorie Pearson's family for a while in the winter of 1937. Lillian wrote from Shelly, MN at that time.

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Oscar was the brother of Richard Palm. George Ecklund worked as a hired man for him around 1917-1919, in Nielsville, MN. On his WWI card he said he was born in Colon, NE. and was living in Nielsville, Polk, MN and was married and farming.

Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Hubbard township, Polk, Minnesota; Roll: T625_851; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 215; Image: 93.

In the 1930 census he was a widower with 3 daughters living in Hubbard township, Polk, MN. Oscar said he was born in NE. He was farming on his own farm.

1920 census hubbard, polk, mn
Oscar Palm 29 Easter V Palm 27 Vivian R Palm 4/12
In the 1920 census he said he was born in NE. His mothers maiden name was Peterson (MN death index).
His mothers maiden name was Peterson (MN death index)

1900 census center, saunders, NE Oscar, Halda and Richard are listed as step children here. John and Amanda had only been married 2 years at this time. Amanda came to America in 1887, cannot read John's date.

John Palm 34 Amanda Palm 30 Oscar Palm 10 Halda Palm 8 Richard Palm 6 Dewell Palm 1 Exal Osten 15

It said his mothers maiden name was Peterson in the MN death index.

Oscar married Esther Victoria Ecklund about 1915. Esther (daughter of Peter P Eklund and (Elsie) Elsa Nelson) was born on 25 Feb 1892 in Weston, Saunders, NE; died on 17 Jul 1929 in , Polk, MN; was buried in Jul 1929 in St. Petri Cem., Nielsville, Norman, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Esther lived in MN. She may have graduated from Luther Academy in Wahoo NE in 1911. If it was her, the name was spelled Ester Eklund. The source is "Past and Present of Saunders County Nebraska, 1915".