Lars & Inga (Johansen) Borreson
by John Mogren (1985) as submitted for the McHenry County (ND) Centennial Book 1885-1985
(Additional information added on June 21, 2010)
Lars was born to Borre and Birthe (Torkilsdatter) Olen at Fåberg (Lillehammer) Norway on August 22, 1857. He came with his family to America and settled in Wisconsin. When he was 20 years old he engaged in the shoe business in LaCrosse, WI.
On May 21, 1881 he married Lise Larsen and they were the parents of 5 children: Ben (1882-1955), Carl (1884-1968), Belinda (!887-1965), Levi (1889-1965) and Leonard (1893-1894). Lise died at LaCrosse on January 3, 1899.
On December 18, 1901 Lars married Inga Johansen at LaCrosse. Inga was born February 21, 1879 at Wet Coulee (Mindoro) Wisconsin; the daughter of Jens and Anna (Olson) Johansen. The family moved to Antler, Canada about 1904, where Lars homesteaded. In 1914, they moved to Velva, ND where Lars opened a shoe shop.
The children of Lars and Inga include:
Leonard Alfred - August 15, 1902 to May 3, 1977. Married Margaret Wang
Thoralf Victor - May 30, 1905 to March 23, 1943. Married Rosella Roebuck
Laila Inga - August 25, 1908 to April 28, 1996. Married to Lauchlin Vollrath
Ole Rudolph - February 21, 1911 to September 15, 1988. Never married
Thelma Borghild - September 1, 1913 to April 4, 2010. Married George Surdam
Stella Ingaborg - November 17, 1916 to September 15, 2006. Married Marion "Bud" Resimius
Inga was confined to a wheel chair for many years due to paralysis, yet she remained invariable cheerful and never complained about her lot in life. She died October 31, 1922. Lars died January 22, 1927. They are buried in the Velva Cemetery.
From the Borreson Family Bible
Familie Minder
Lars Borreson födt August 22, 1857
Inga Johnson Borreson födt Feb. 21, 1879
Leonard Alfred Borreson födt Aug. 15, 1902
Thoralf Victor Borreson födt Mar. 30, 1905
Laila Inga Borreson födt August 25, 1908
Ole Rudolph Borreson födt Feb. 21, 1911
Thelma Borgil Borreson födt Sept. 1, 1913
Stella Ingeborg Borreson födt Nov. 17, 1916
JBMogren originally shared this on 27 Oct 2012
Lars & Inga (Johansen) Borreson
by John Mogren (1985) as submitted for the McHenry County (ND) Centennial Book 1885-1985
(Additional information added on June 21, 2010)
Lars was born to Borre and Birthe (Torkilsdatter) Olen at Fåberg (Lillehammer) Norway on August 22, 1857. He came with his family to America and settled in Wisconsin. When he was 20 years old he engaged in the shoe business in LaCrosse, WI.
On May 21, 1881 he married Lise Larsen and they were the parents of 5 children: Ben (1882-1955), Carl (1884-1968), Belinda (!887-1965), Levi (1889-1965) and Leonard (1893-1894). Lise died at LaCrosse on January 3, 1899.
On December 18, 1901 Lars married Inga Johansen at LaCrosse. Inga was born February 21, 1879 at Wet Coulee (Mindoro) Wisconsin; the daughter of Jens and Anna (Olson) Johansen. The family moved to Antler, Canada about 1904, where Lars homesteaded. In 1914, they moved to Velva, ND where Lars opened a shoe shop.
The children of Lars and Inga include:
Leonard Alfred - August 15, 1902 to May 3, 1977. Married Margaret Wang
Thoralf Victor - May 30, 1905 to March 23, 1943. Married Rosella Roebuck
Laila Inga - August 25, 1908 to April 28, 1996. Married to Lauchlin Vollrath
Ole Rudolph - February 21, 1911 to September 15, 1988. Never married
Thelma Borghild - September 1, 1913 to April 4, 2010. Married George Surdam
Stella Ingaborg - November 17, 1916 to September 15, 2006. Married Marion "Bud" Resimius
Inga was confined to a wheel chair for many years due to paralysis, yet she remained invariable cheerful and never complained about her lot in life. She died October 31, 1922. Lars died January 22, 1927. They are buried in the Velva Cemetery.
From the Borreson Family Bible
Familie Minder
Lars Borreson födt August 22, 1857
Inga Johnson Borreson födt Feb. 21, 1879
Leonard Alfred Borreson födt Aug. 15, 1902
Thoralf Victor Borreson födt Mar. 30, 1905
Laila Inga Borreson födt August 25, 1908
Ole Rudolph Borreson födt Feb. 21, 1911
Thelma Borgil Borreson födt Sept. 1, 1913
Stella Ingeborg Borreson födt Nov. 17, 1916
JBMogren originally shared this on 27 Oct 2012
Family Members
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Benjamin "Ben" Borreson
1882–1955
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Belinda Borreson Whidden
1885–1965
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Levi Borreson
1889–1965
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Leonard Borreson
1893–1894
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Leonard Alfred Borreson
1902–1977
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Thoralf Victor Borreson
1905–1943
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Laila Inga Borreson Vollrath
1908–1996
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Ole Rudolph Borreson
1911–1988
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Thelma Borgil Borreson Surdam
1913–2010
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Stella Ingaborg Borreson Resimius
1916–2006
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