Thomas and his brother John changed the spelling of their surname from "Lian" to "Leon" because of the pronunciation. Their brother Gunder Lian retained the "Lian" spelling. Thomas was m. first to Petrina "Anna" Ofstlie on 20 July 1901 in Trondhjem, Norway. Secondly, he m. Engeborg (Midboe) Anderson on 6 March 1922 in Stanley, Mountrail Co., ND. The family group photo is Thomas with his second wife Engeborg and their children. It was taken in 1938 Glaslyn, Sask., Canada. In the family photo, Sidney "Sid" Leon of Spokane was the one standing behind his mother.
I don't know if this is accurate, but according to Sid Leon, his father Thomas and Sid's Uncle John Leon came to the U.S. by crossing the open Canadian border. Sid said that his father was AWOL from the Norwegian army at the time.
Another version of the coming to America story from my father-in-law John Thormod Leon, the eldest son of John J. Lron, is that John J. Leon (44681795) the brother of Thomas came to the U.S. in 1900 through the port of Boston. I was told that John went to Chicago, then to Hatton, N.D., sponsored by his second cousin John Buan of Hatton. From Hatton, John went to Minot, then Blaisdell, N.D. If you look at the 1900 census for the John O. Buan family in Highland, Norman, Norway & Westfield Twps., Steele Co., ND, John Leon 21 Norway was listed as a servant living with the family.
I don't know if this is accurate, but according to Sid Leon, his father Thomas and Sid's Uncle John Leon came to the U.S. by crossing the open Canadian border. Sid said that his father was AWOL from the Norwegian army at the time.
Another version of the coming to America story from my father-in-law John Thormod Leon, the eldest son of John J. Lron, is that John J. Leon (44681795) the brother of Thomas came to the U.S. in 1900 through the port of Boston. I was told that John went to Chicago, then to Hatton, N.D., sponsored by his second cousin John Buan of Hatton. From Hatton, John went to Minot, then Blaisdell, N.D. If you look at the 1900 census for the John O. Buan family in Highland, Norman, Norway & Westfield Twps., Steele Co., ND, John Leon 21 Norway was listed as a servant living with the family.
Thomas and his brother John changed the spelling of their surname from "Lian" to "Leon" because of the pronunciation. Their brother Gunder Lian retained the "Lian" spelling. Thomas was m. first to Petrina "Anna" Ofstlie on 20 July 1901 in Trondhjem, Norway. Secondly, he m. Engeborg (Midboe) Anderson on 6 March 1922 in Stanley, Mountrail Co., ND. The family group photo is Thomas with his second wife Engeborg and their children. It was taken in 1938 Glaslyn, Sask., Canada. In the family photo, Sidney "Sid" Leon of Spokane was the one standing behind his mother.
I don't know if this is accurate, but according to Sid Leon, his father Thomas and Sid's Uncle John Leon came to the U.S. by crossing the open Canadian border. Sid said that his father was AWOL from the Norwegian army at the time.
Another version of the coming to America story from my father-in-law John Thormod Leon, the eldest son of John J. Lron, is that John J. Leon (44681795) the brother of Thomas came to the U.S. in 1900 through the port of Boston. I was told that John went to Chicago, then to Hatton, N.D., sponsored by his second cousin John Buan of Hatton. From Hatton, John went to Minot, then Blaisdell, N.D. If you look at the 1900 census for the John O. Buan family in Highland, Norman, Norway & Westfield Twps., Steele Co., ND, John Leon 21 Norway was listed as a servant living with the family.
I don't know if this is accurate, but according to Sid Leon, his father Thomas and Sid's Uncle John Leon came to the U.S. by crossing the open Canadian border. Sid said that his father was AWOL from the Norwegian army at the time.
Another version of the coming to America story from my father-in-law John Thormod Leon, the eldest son of John J. Lron, is that John J. Leon (44681795) the brother of Thomas came to the U.S. in 1900 through the port of Boston. I was told that John went to Chicago, then to Hatton, N.D., sponsored by his second cousin John Buan of Hatton. From Hatton, John went to Minot, then Blaisdell, N.D. If you look at the 1900 census for the John O. Buan family in Highland, Norman, Norway & Westfield Twps., Steele Co., ND, John Leon 21 Norway was listed as a servant living with the family.
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