Agnes <I>Berg</I> Rhode

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Agnes Berg Rhode

Birth
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Death
22 Jun 1968 (aged 88)
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Extract from the 1880 Census:
Name: Nellie Berg
Age: 2/12
Birth date: Apr 1880
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-household: daughter
Home in 1880: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 4th Avenue East
Marital status: single
Fathers' birthplace: Norway
Mothers' birthplace: Norway
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Ida (age 7), Augusta (6), Olaf (4), and Adolph (1)
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T9_632; Family History Film: 1254632; Page: 511.3000; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 0674
Date: 18 Jun 1880

Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Agnes Berg
Age at last birthday: 20
Date of birth: Apr 1880
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-house: daughter
Home in 1900: Duluth Ward 7, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 317 22nd Avenue West
Marital status: single
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Ida M (age 27), Olyne A (26), Stella L (18), Laura F (13), Nina (11), Sidney A (6), and Marvin R (3)
Census place: Duluth Ward 7, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T623 790; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 284
Date: 6 Jun 1900

Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Agnes Rhode
Age in 1910: 30
Estimated birth year: 1880
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of family: wife
Home in 1910: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1211½ First Street
Marital status: married
Number of years of present marriage: 0
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Occupation: none
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T624_724; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 763
Date: 18 Apr 1910

Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Agnes Rhode
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: 1881
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of house: wife
Home in 1920: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1225 West First Street
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Father's native tongue: Norwegian
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Mother's native tongue: Norwegian
Occupation: none
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T625_859; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 50
Date: 8 Jan 1920

Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Agnes B Rhode
Age: 49
Estimated birth year: 1881
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1930: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1225 First Street West
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 28
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: Norway
Mothers' birthplace: Norway
Occupation: none
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: 1126; Page: ; Enumeration District: 64; Image: 1124.0
Date: 4 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Agnes Rhode
Age: 59
Estimated birth year: 1881
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1940: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 2109 East Second Street
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: high school 1 year
Living on farm: no
City of residence in 1935: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: housework
Has other income of more than $50: no
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1972; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 88-35
Date: 5 Apr 1940

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Agnes D Rhode [sic]
Age: 70
Estimated birth year: 1880
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1950: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 2109 East 1st Street
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: keeping house
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Date: 8 Apr 1950

Agnes had no middle name. She was the fifth of twelve children. She was baptized, probably in the Seventh Day Adventist Church. She went to Charlotte, Michigan to train to be a nurse at Dr. W. E. Newark's hospital there. Her sister Ida was married to Dr. Newark and was in charge of training. Apparently she stayed there until 1906 or 1907 when she returned to Duluth. During that period she spent a short time in Shaker Heights, Ohio. After her return to Duluth she continued her nursing in private homes.
When in Duluth she lived at her parents' home at 317 North 22nd Avenue West, with her mother and sisters.
Agnes met Sigurd A. Rhode and they married 26 Jan 1909. She was 28. They were married at her parents' home. They took a horse and buggy to the railway station and honeymooned in Saint Paul. They resided at 1209 1/2 West 1st Street after returning to Duluth. They lived at 1225 West 1st Street from 1914 through 1938, and at 2108 East 2nd Street from December 1938 until her death in June 1968.

Obituary from the "News-Tribune" of Duluth, Minnesota dated Sunday 23 Jun 1968:
Mrs. Agnes B. Rhode, 88, of 2109 E. 2nd St., died Saturday in a Duluth Hospital. Born in Duluth, she was a lifetime resident of the city. Mrs. Rhode was a member of Zenith Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, Aftenro Society and Seventh Day Adventist Church. Surviving are two sons, Robert, Duluth, and Richard, Yucaipa, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Matt Roberts and Mrs. Stella Widner, Duluth, and Mrs. Leonard E. Lambert, Virginia; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Children:
(1) Robert Berg Rhode
(2) Richard Sigurd Rhode.
Extract from the 1880 Census:
Name: Nellie Berg
Age: 2/12
Birth date: Apr 1880
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-household: daughter
Home in 1880: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 4th Avenue East
Marital status: single
Fathers' birthplace: Norway
Mothers' birthplace: Norway
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Ida (age 7), Augusta (6), Olaf (4), and Adolph (1)
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T9_632; Family History Film: 1254632; Page: 511.3000; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 0674
Date: 18 Jun 1880

Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Agnes Berg
Age at last birthday: 20
Date of birth: Apr 1880
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-house: daughter
Home in 1900: Duluth Ward 7, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 317 22nd Avenue West
Marital status: single
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Ida M (age 27), Olyne A (26), Stella L (18), Laura F (13), Nina (11), Sidney A (6), and Marvin R (3)
Census place: Duluth Ward 7, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T623 790; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 284
Date: 6 Jun 1900

Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Agnes Rhode
Age in 1910: 30
Estimated birth year: 1880
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of family: wife
Home in 1910: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1211½ First Street
Marital status: married
Number of years of present marriage: 0
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Occupation: none
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T624_724; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 763
Date: 18 Apr 1910

Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Agnes Rhode
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: 1881
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of house: wife
Home in 1920: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1225 West First Street
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Father's native tongue: Norwegian
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Mother's native tongue: Norwegian
Occupation: none
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T625_859; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 50
Date: 8 Jan 1920

Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Agnes B Rhode
Age: 49
Estimated birth year: 1881
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1930: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1225 First Street West
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 28
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: Norway
Mothers' birthplace: Norway
Occupation: none
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: 1126; Page: ; Enumeration District: 64; Image: 1124.0
Date: 4 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Agnes Rhode
Age: 59
Estimated birth year: 1881
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1940: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 2109 East Second Street
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: high school 1 year
Living on farm: no
City of residence in 1935: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: housework
Has other income of more than $50: no
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1972; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 88-35
Date: 5 Apr 1940

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Agnes D Rhode [sic]
Age: 70
Estimated birth year: 1880
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1950: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 2109 East 1st Street
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: keeping house
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Date: 8 Apr 1950

Agnes had no middle name. She was the fifth of twelve children. She was baptized, probably in the Seventh Day Adventist Church. She went to Charlotte, Michigan to train to be a nurse at Dr. W. E. Newark's hospital there. Her sister Ida was married to Dr. Newark and was in charge of training. Apparently she stayed there until 1906 or 1907 when she returned to Duluth. During that period she spent a short time in Shaker Heights, Ohio. After her return to Duluth she continued her nursing in private homes.
When in Duluth she lived at her parents' home at 317 North 22nd Avenue West, with her mother and sisters.
Agnes met Sigurd A. Rhode and they married 26 Jan 1909. She was 28. They were married at her parents' home. They took a horse and buggy to the railway station and honeymooned in Saint Paul. They resided at 1209 1/2 West 1st Street after returning to Duluth. They lived at 1225 West 1st Street from 1914 through 1938, and at 2108 East 2nd Street from December 1938 until her death in June 1968.

Obituary from the "News-Tribune" of Duluth, Minnesota dated Sunday 23 Jun 1968:
Mrs. Agnes B. Rhode, 88, of 2109 E. 2nd St., died Saturday in a Duluth Hospital. Born in Duluth, she was a lifetime resident of the city. Mrs. Rhode was a member of Zenith Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, Aftenro Society and Seventh Day Adventist Church. Surviving are two sons, Robert, Duluth, and Richard, Yucaipa, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Matt Roberts and Mrs. Stella Widner, Duluth, and Mrs. Leonard E. Lambert, Virginia; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Children:
(1) Robert Berg Rhode
(2) Richard Sigurd Rhode.

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Agnes B. Rhode
1880 - 1968



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