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Family of Susannah Zemke
by Susannah Zemke

Ottilie "Tillie" Christensen

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Birth:	26 Jun 1863 in Skoger, Vestfold, Norway ¹
Death:	23 Jul 1929 in St. Luke's hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota
Sex:	F
Father:	Christian Olsen b. 6 Mar 1825 in Flaaten, Skoger, Vestfold, Norway
Mother:	Maren Andrine Johannesdatter b. 26 Oct 1829 in Flaaten Nordre, Sande, Vestfold, Norway

Cause of Death: hit by train

Baptism: 20 Dec 1863 Skoger, Vestfold, Norway

Occupation: Worked as ironer in Minneapolis

Ethnicity/Relig.: Norwegian

Emigration: 29 Apr 1881 from Norway

Residence: Hudson, Wisconsin & Minneapolis, MN

Spouses & Children

Michael Olsen Bradseth (Husband) b. 24 Jun 1860 in Brattset, Rennebu, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
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Marriage:	7 MAY 1887 in Hudson, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin 27 MAR 1897 in Hudson, Wisconsin
Children:
Agnes Mary Bradseth b. 4 Sep 1892 in Hudson, St. Croix, Wisconsin Irving Conrad Bradseth b. Sep 1888 in St. Croix Co.,Wisconsin Emil Theodore Bradseth b. 12 Apr 1894 in Hudson, Wisconsin


Nels Oberg (Husband)

Marriage:	20 DEC 1900 in Minnesota
Divorce:	JUL 1903 in Minneapolis, MN District Court
Divorce:


Sevrin M. Anderson (Husband) b. About. 1865 in Norway

Marriage:	16 SEP 1926 in Hudson, Wisconsin

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Notes

Individual:
From Betty Bradseth's manuscript:

Otilia Christianson was born at Oslo, Norway in 1862(?). ... Her parents were Chirstina Christinason and Maren Johnson. She came to the United States when she was about 15 years old. Otilia (Tillie) Christianson and Michael Bradsath were married May 7, 1887 at Hudson, Wis. Witness were Ole and Karin Christianson (sz: brother & sister-in-law to Tillie). Michael and Otilia had three children: Irving, Agnas and Emil. When Michael died, Otilia needed help raising her children. They were sent to live with relatives.
Irving lived with John Bradseth, his uncle (sz: great-uncle). John had a daughter Alice and she and Irving were like brother and sister.
Emil, who was about 2 1/2 years old when his father died, live with his aunt Mrs. Gilbertson (sz: Susanna Christianson, Tillie's sister)

Agnas (sic) was raised near Clayton, Wis., by a cousin named Mrs. Meowness, who was Mrs. Gilbertson oldest daughter. (sz: This was Rilda Gilbertson, married to Ludvig L. Mjaanes). The Meowness (sic) family had two hldren for Agnas to take care of and she worked very hard for them. When she was 16, she moved to Minneapolis and lived with her mother. Later Agnas returned to the area and married Gus Bauke. (sz: Gust Bakke from Clayton). They had onw child, a daughter, Marion. Marions married name was Wickholt (sz: Wickboldt).

Otilia lived at Hudson for about a year after her husband died. She went to Minneapolis to find work. She was employed at a fur hous, sewing and making fur pieces. In later years, people who knew her sewing skills brought furs to her home for repairs and fixing.

According to documents from the coutny courthous in Hudson, Wisconsin, Otilia married Nels Oberg, Dec. 20, 1900 and was divorced from him, July, 1903 in Minneapolis. On Sept. 16, 1926 Otilia and Servin M. Anderson were married. Her age at that time is listed as 64.

One morning Otilia bakes some cookies for her grand daughter, Marion. She had a large pan of raspberries on the table waiting to be cleaned and canned, but she decided to take the cookies to the train depot to send them. Several trains were moving. Otilia stepped out of the way of one train and into the path of another. One of her legs was severed and her chest crushed. She died about three in the afternoon. This accident happened in Minnapolis (sz: accident happened in Husdon, but she died in St. Luke's hospital). I'm not sure where Otilia is buried.

When Otilia died, her husband was worried about ten dollars she had in her purse. In the mail, the day before Emil had received ten dollars from his mother.
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Not sure when the Christensens came to the U.S., but I think all ten children of Christian Olsen and Marin Andrine Johnsen came to the U.S.
Tillie lived in Hudson when she was married to Michael Bradseth. She remarried in 1900 Nels Oberg and was granted a divorce in 1903 in Minneapolis. She lived in Minneapolis and worked as an ironer. She was back in Hudson in 1926 when she remarried Sevrin "Sam" Anderson.
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From the Hudson Star-Observer,Thursday, July 25, 1929:
"WOMAN DIES AFTER LOSING LEGS UNDER TRAIN HERE - STEPS IN PATH OF PASSENGER; DIES OF SHOCK - Mrs. Sam Anderson, 63, Dies at St. Luke's 12 Hours After Accident - Wheels of Train Pass Over Both Legs; Survived by Her Husband - Mrs. Sam Anderson, 63-year-old resident of North Second street, died at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday night at St. Luke's hospital, St. Paul, as the result of injuries sustained when she was struck Tuesday morning by a Northwestern passener train on the right-of-way just west of the Second street crossing in Hudson. After being hit by the the engine, Mrs. Anderson was dragged underneath the wheels and both of her legs were almost completely severed and so badly mangled that amputation above the knees was necessary. The operation was performed at St. Luke's hospital to which place the woman was ruched after the accident. For a time, slight hope was held out for Mrs. Anderson's recovery. Dr. J.W. Livingstone, who attended her, stated that although she rallied after the operation, she was unabled to withstand the severe shock which the loss of both limbs placed upon her heart. She was conscious and talked with friends almost up to the time of her death.

Arrangements for the funeral had not been announced up to Wednesday noon. Mrs. Anderson had been a resident of the city for many years. She is surved by her husband, who is employed at the Omaha shops in North Hudson.
Mrs. Anderson was born in Norway. When a girl she came to the United States with her parents. For ....
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When she was growing up, Marian only saw her grandmother Tillie once. Her other grandparents, Martin and Anna, did not approve of Tillie, and thought she was "too wordly" - probably because she had been married three times. Marian also thinks the Hauges (who brought up her mother Agnes) did not approve of Tillie either. We are still not sure of the circumstances which led her daughter Agnes to be taken into guardianship by the Hauges.

Sources

Skoger Church Records
Marriage Registration, St. Croix Co., WI

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