Mari Refsell

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                                                                    Mari Paulson Refsell

Mrs. Maria [Mari] Refsell died at the home of her son, Jas. Refsell, in High Lake township Thursday night [11 Oct 1900] at the age of 86 years. Funeral services were held Monday, Rev. Strand and Rev. Thompson officiating, and the body buried in the Wallingford cemetery beside her husband who died four years ago last March.

Maria [Mari] Paulson, a daughter of Pal/Paul Tordson Isungset-Troo and his wife Sigrid, was born on the Troo farm in Lio, Buskerud county, Norway [on April 4, 1814]. She was married in 1853 in Norway to Mr. Ole Refsell. They had four sons, Oliver, Peter, James and Ingvald. In 1866 the family moved from Norway to Emmet County settling on section 28 High Lake township where the parents lived until four years ago. Surviving Mrs. Refsell are sons Oliver, treasurer of Emmet County; P. O. of Emmetsburg; and Jas. and I. S., prosperous farmers of High Lake township. Deceased has two surviving sisters in this county, Mrs. Ole Anderson [Haldis] and one unmarried [Sissil] now living at Wallingford. She was a Christian, a devoted mother and loving wife. (Republican, Estherville, Iowa, October 18, 1900; and Paulson family history)

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Spouse:

 Ole O. Refsell (1819 - 1894)

Children:

 Oliver O. Refsell (1854 - 1943)*

 Peter O Refsell (1857 - 1930)*

 James Martinus Refsell (1860 - 1926)*

 Ingvald S. Refsell (1863 - 1930)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Wallingford Lutheran Cemetery Wallingford Emmet County Iowa, USA

Created by: Merllene Record added: Apr 25, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 109514618