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Peter McCollor made a special promise to a fellow soldier and good
friend on the battle grounds of the Civil War. As the friend lay dying of battle wounds, he asked Peter to name a son afer
him. Peter kept his promise later, when Ulay was born. Ulay was one of the few in the family tree named for someone other
than family. Born
in Maine in 1876, a two year old Ulay traveled with the family to Roseville Township in Grant County, Minnesota. Just as his
brothers and sisters, Ulay grew up living a simple life, working on the family farm and attending grade school. Just
like the others, Ulay was a hard worker, and worked for others when not working on the farm. Even at his busiest, he still
made time to get rowdy with his brothers. Together with L.J., Ulay perfected a recipe for moonshine, and was known for a little
too much taste-testing. Just as all the other children of Peter, Ulay loved to dance, and also played the fiddle which he
had begun learning at age 8. He is said to have been handsome, with the thick, curly black hair, a moustash, tall and muscular
build, and of course the dark dark eyes courtesy of his mother, he had no problem finding dance partners. He was also
quite fond of baseball, and is reported to have been quite skilled at it. ELIZABETH His
brother, Claud, dated a young school teacher Elizabeth Gray, and at some point Elizabeth began dating Ulay and Claud began
dating Edith Boerner, who Claud married in 1898.
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Wigtownshire, Scotland. m. 7/3/1900 to ULAY McCOLLOR. d. 5/30/1965 at home
in Hoffman, MN
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Ulay courted
Elizabeth for some time, until, in the winter of 1899, restless with the simple farming life, he left his family an Elizabeth
as well, to work the granite quarries in Spring Valley, Wisconsin. MARRIED LIFE The newly married couple began farming on their own at the Olsted Farm in MacsVille
township. Ulay purchase some cattle from his father. In August of 1901 Elizabeth gave birth to their first child, a son. Little
DeForest would soon be called Forest. Two years after, Lester LeRoy came into this world, only to leave it five months later,
accidentally suffocated to death. Elizabeth was delivered the next year of another son, and for the next 13 years, the family
grew, but not entirely without tragedy. Their first daughter, Violet, died of the flu in the fall of 1907, at six months of
age. In September of 1918, Ulay registeref for the WWI military draft. From his registration
documents we learn he was of medium build, had black hair and black eyes, just as mentioned before, and names Elizabeth as
his closest relative. For many years, and
despite his impetuous spending habits, Ulay and Elizabeth managed well financially at farming. However, in 1929, the national
fall of the economy devastated if not closed many farms. Ulay's previous spending and the desperate economy, forced him to
take drastic measures to save his farm. Some family stories claim he sold off some of his land. However, census records
appear to prove his son Donald took over. According to the
census, Donald also took over care and support of his younger siblings, Alice, Leonard, and Ethel, and his older brother,
Harry moved in (or rented a house on the property?) as help on the farm. It's not clear through the census's exactly which
brother owned the farm and at what time. It is said in family stories that Elizabeth
threw her husband out of the house at some point. They are living together in each of the census's, so if they did seperate,
it would have been for a while between census's or after the 1940 census. It would be hard not to blame her, considering the
stress of spending about 15 years of her life pregnant with one child or the other and financial stress brought on by
Ulay's excessive spending. To top it off, Ulay was increasingly difficult to live with. He had been drinking heavily for years,
and became increasingly violent and boisterous. Ulay bounced back somewhat, building and
living in a dance hall just a few hundred yards from the farm, selling his moonshine. Please
note, this biography is born out of conflicting sources regarding their seperation and whether they actually did part.
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of Marriage This certifies that Ulay F. McCollor of Barret, State
of Minn and Elizabeth Gray of Oak Grove, State of Wisconsin, were by me United in Marriage according to the Ordinance of God
and the Laws of the State of Wisconsin at River Falls on the third day of July AD 1900. Chas
H. McIntosh Witnesses E. E. Hauyer E. A. Daniels St. John
this is my commandment that you love one another as I have loved you. [Stamp] 10 10 cents 10 E. H. Gr(?) July 3, 1900 Documentary (Printing at the bottom of certificate) Copyright 1884, W.A. Hold Publ and Mfg Co., Perkins, ILL
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What the Census's tell us: 1880 Census: Roseville,
MN. This census is much less informative than subsequent ones. Ulay is 3 years old, second youngest in the Peter McCollor
household. Any of the children old enough are helping on the farm. 1910 Census: Ulay is raising his young family on the family farm. They
have a 35 year old "servant" (farmhand?) in the household whose name I cannot read. I THINK it may say Alix Aiken.
1920 Census: Ulay's family is still living and working on
the farm. 65 year old N--? Nelson is living with them as "servant". This census, like the previous ones, do
not provide a lot of information. 1930 Census: Ulay,
53 and Elizabeth, 56, are living in the household of son Donald, 21, who at yet remains unmarried and is farming. Also living
in that household are Donald's youger siblings, Alice E.: 17 yrs old, Leonard, 15, Ethel, 13. Ulay's
eldest child, DeForest, is raising his young family very close by, possibly renting a home on his brother David's farm (formerly
Ulay's farm?). The brother's are working the farm together. An interesting thing is listed on this census: it says that although
DeForest and his wife Elsie can read and write, they did not attend a school. I'm not sure if this is a mistake or not. 1940 Census: Ulay and Elizabeth, both in their 60's, are together (family
stories say they seperated around 1930 which doesn't ring true with the census's. Unless, they only seperated a small time,
or it happened post-1940). The farm is owned not rented and valued at $1200. Young Leonard is the only one living with
them. He would not marry until he is middle aged.
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DeFOREST "FOREST" McCOLLOR
b.
8/18/1901 at Herman, MN. d. 2/23/1973 at Barrett, MN. m. 4/4/1923 at Elbow Lake, MN to ELSIE CAROLINE
PAUL, b. 3/28/1905 at Tyler, MN, dau. of EMIL CHRISTIAN and CATHERINE (MINNICK) PAUL.
d. ?? at ? Emil was born in Germany and Catherine in Wisconsin.
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b.
2/21/1924 at Roseville Township, MN. Accountant. d.?? at ?? m. 5/21/1949
at Fergus Falls, MN to DONALD EDWARD HANDORFF, b. 3/16/1924 at Morris,
MN, son of FRANK and EDNA (HAWKINSON) HANDORFF. d. 6/11/1979 at Auburn, WA.
buried at Mtn View Cemetery, Auburn, WA.
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GRETCHEN ANN HANDORFF b. 3/9/1946 at Fergus Falls, MN. School attendance secretary. m. 7/16 (or 13th?)/1963 Fergus Falls, to
FRANS B. DeLAGOON, b. 5/3/1942 at Fergus Falls, son
of BEN and THORA (HARSTAD) DeLAGOON. Airplane Mechanic.
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FRANS "BUTCH" DeLAGOON, JR. b.
1/9/1964 at Fergus Falls, MN. m. ??
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LISA MARIE DeLAGOON b. 2/14/1964 at Auburn,
WA. m. 3/30/1996 at ? to JACK O. McLEAN b. abt 1962, at ??, son of ??. Divorced 8/28/2001 Research
note: I found a Jack McLean b. 1/10/1963 at San Diego, CA to a mother named "HEPBURN".
I need to find more proof to determine if this is our Jack.
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GREGG ANTHONY HANDORFF
b. 8/6/1947 at Fergus
Falls, MN. Supervisor at Boeing Aircraft. m. 3/26/1966 at South Seattle, WA, to
DARLENE NANCY SCOTT, b. 3/13/1948 at Madigan Military Hospital, Tacoma, WA, dau. of
W. E. and MARY A. (BURR) SCOTT. Cashier at Sears.
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PAUL DAVID HANDORFF b.
9/22/1966 at Auburn, WA. m. ??
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MICHELLE RAE HANDORFF b. 5/19/1969 at Auburn, WA. m. ??
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RANDOLPH SCOTT HANDORFF b.
4/12/1972 at Auburn, WA. m. ??
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TIMOTHY
DONALD HANDORFF b. 11/29/1948 at Fergus
Falls, MN. Served in Navy 1969 - 1972. Water and street superintendant. m. ?
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TAMARA "TAMIE" LOUISE HANDORFF b. 5/28/1950 at Fergus Falls,
MN. Housewife. m. 6/8/1973 at Auburn, WA to EDWARD MATTHEW SHERMAN, b 10/5/1942 at Woonsocket,
RI., son of HARRY T. and THELMA (WILCOX) SHERMAN. Does autobody fender work.
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TIMOTHY MICHEAL SHERMAN
b. 10/11/1969 at Seattle, WA. m. ??
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CHRISTOPHER JOHN SHERMAN b. 9/19/1974 at Renton, WA. m. ??
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MATTHEW JACOB SHERMAN b.
12/3/1976 at Renton, WA. m. ??
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AMY
CATHERINE HANDORFF b. 10/4/1951 at Fergus Falls,
MN. Clerk.
d. 2/15/1971 at Kent, WA at the age of 19. m. 10/2/1970 at Auburn, WA to MICHEAL BAUER, b. ? at ?, son of MICHAEL BAUER
and ___? d. 2/15/1971.
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ELIZABETH MARY HANDORFF b. 6/7/1953
at Fergus Falls, MN. Word processing manager. m. ??
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MARY
ELLEN HANDORFF b. 7/9/1955 at Fergus Falls,
MN. Accountant. m. 6/9/1979 at Portland, OR,
to DAVID DANIEL FRANZEN, b. 6/11/1941, at Evanston, IL, son of HAROLD O. and GWENDOLYN I. (LAIS) FRANZEN
d. 2/15/1971. Maintenance
engineer.
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PAUL
LINDSAY HANDORFF b. 12/18/1956 at Fergus
Falls, MN. d. 8/15/1961 at
Fergus Falls, MN at the age of just 4.
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JOAN ELSIE HANDORFF b. 4/16/1959
at Fergus Falls, MN. Bookeeper at Gerry's Upholstry
Shop. m. 7/18/1981 at Portland, OR, to ROBERT ALLAN BUCKLEY, b. 3/3/1959 at Vancouver, WA, son of ALLAN
THEORDORE and STELLA (BLACK) BUCKLEY. Self employed at Gerry's Upholstry Shop.
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MARGARET LISA
HANDORFF b. 8/20/1960 at Fergus Falls,
MN. Clerk. m. ??
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PETER MICHAEL HANDORFF b. 3/12/1962 at Fergus
Falls, MN. Clerk. m. ??
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THOMAS
FRANCIS HANDORFF b. 7/1/1963 at Fergus Falls,
MN. Clerk.
m. ??
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CHARLOTTE
LOIS HANDORFF b. 4/23/1966 at Auburn, WA. m. ??
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b. 9/21/1925 at Hoffman,
MN. Bookeeper. m. 7/12/1958 at Las Vegas, NV, to JAMES PATRICK McNICHOLAS b.
10/25/1922 at Pittsburgh, PA,
son of EDWARD C. and ROSE (MURRAY) McNICHOLAS.
Served in multiple divisions of the military, physical
education teacher.
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b. 8/11/1927 at Hoffman,
MN. Travel agency manager. m.
9/2/1947 at Seattle, WA, to JESS ELMER
FOWLER, b. 2/12/1925
at Sumner, WA, son
of AUSTIN and LILLIAN (MOVERS) FOWLER.
Served in the Army, industrial
engineer. Violet and Jess later divorced.
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CYNTHIA KAY FOWLER b. 10/14/1948 At Auburn, WA. Housewife.
m. 3/16/1972 at Reno, NV to JAMES WARREN WILSON, b. 5/25/1947 at Auburn, WA, son
of CECIL and POLLY WILSON. Army
vet, truck driver.
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DANIELLE WILSON b. 7/2/1973 at
Seattle, WA. m. ??
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CARA WILSON b.
6/22/1976 at Seattle, WA. m. ??
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KAREN ELIZABETH FOWLER b. 12/1/1951 at Auburn, WA. Assembler
of plastic m. 2/13/1976 at Portland, OR,
to DAVE BYRON PARKER,
b. ?? at ??, son of ___?
Marine vet, security guard. Note: Karen and Dave later divorced.
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JENNIFER RAE-ANNE PARKER
b. 6/29/1977 at Portland, OR. m. ??
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JON RYAN PARKER b.
11/23/1979 at Portland, OR. m. ??
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JEFFERY JAY FOWLER b. 5/17/1953 at Auburn, WA. Air force vet,
shipping agent. m. 5/16/1982
at Snoqualimie, WA, to MARY FRANCIS WALLACE, b. 5/15/1952 at North Bend, WA, dau. of
___? Secretary
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JILL RENE FOWLER b. 12/1/1951 at Auburn, WA.
m. ??
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CATHERINE ELAINE McCOLLOR
b. 1/7/1930 at Roseville,
MN. School nurse, (RN). m.
12/27/1950 at Benson, MN, to JEROME J. "JERRY" ENGLESON,
b. 5/26/1928 at Benson, MN, son
of JOSEPH A. and MARGARET M. (BENOIT)
ENGLESON. Military Sergeant, biology
teacher, counselor.
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JOSEPH JEROME ENGLESON b.
12/31/1951 at St. Cloud, MN. Has worked as
a lifeguard, navigator-diver, programmer, data processing manager and information service manager.
m. 7/3/1973 at San Diego, CA, to CHERYL ANN GRAY, b. 12/24/1953 at
Saugus, MA, son of RICHARD ARMSTRONG and MARJORIE ISABELL (COMEAU) GRAY. Teacher's aide, photographer, Realtor.
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JENNIFER ANN ENGLESON b. 1/10/1974
at St. Cloud, MN. m. ??
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DEREK RICHARD ENGLESON b.
10/14/1976 at Ramey, Puerto
Rico. m. ??
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THOMAS PAUL ENGLESON b. 4/5/1953 at Altona, Manitoba, Canada. Career
Air Force. m. ???
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LAWRENCE EDWARD ENGLESON b. 3/13/1954 at Langdon, ND. Widely traveled career Air Force. m. 6/19/1976 at Issaquah,
WA, to KIMBERLEY SEIL, b. 8/8/1954 at Honolulu, HI, to WILLIAM
EDWARD and SHIRLEY MAE (CASTAGNO) SEIL.
teacher.
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JOEL DAVID ENGLESON b.
10/18/1979 at Austin, TX. m. ??
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CLINT SEIL ENGLESON b.
12(?)/9/1984 at Zaragoza, Spain. m. ??
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MARGARET
MARY ENGLESON
b. 6/22/1955 at Altona, Manitoba,
Canada. Teacher, Homemaker. m. 7/20/1979 at St. Paul, MN, to GREGORY RICHARD PALEN, b. 9/8/1955 at St Paul, son
of RICHARD G. and ROSE (MAIDA) PALEN. Manager
of Palen-Kimball Heating and Air Conditioning Co.
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LUKE GREGORY PALEN b.
3/30/1981 at St. Paul, MN. m. ??
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DAVID GREGORY PALEN
b. 7/22/1982 at St. Paul,
MN. m. ??
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CATHERINE MARY ENGLESON b. 12/10/1956 at Perham, MN. Teacher. m. 6/12/1981 at Sauk Center,
MN, to TERRENCE ROBERT TRAUT,
b. 10/20/1957 at St. Cloud, MN, son of VICTOR JOHN and LORRAYNE LOUISE (WARZECKA)
TRAUT. Teacher.
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KATHERINE LORRAYNE TRAUT
b. 11/29/1983 at Nuerenberg, Germany m. ??
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ANN MARY ENGLESON b. 2/6/1959 at Perham, MN. Teacher. m. 6/12/1981 at Sauk Center,
MN, to JOSEPH GEORGE MEYER, b. 11/14/1958 at Sauk Center, MN, son of JULIAN
and THERESA (FUCHS) MEYER. Marine
vet, dairy farmer, carpenter, driver for South Centre Creamery.
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CARRIE
ELAIN MEYER b. 1/21/1983 at Alexandria,
MN. m. ??
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DAVID FOREST ENGLESON b. 10/22/1063 at Aquadulla, Puerto Rico. m. ??
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LESTER LEROY McCOLLOR
b.
9/25/1903 in Macsville, MN. d. 2/26/1904 at River Falls, WI. Buried in River Falls?
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Big River Presbyterian Cemetery (AKA Davidson Cemetery) in Pierce County, WI, records this of little Lester's life:
Age 5 months, 1 day. B. 9/25/1903, D. 2/26/1904, accidental suffocation.
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HARRY WILLIAM McCOLLOR
b.
5/14/1905, at Macsville Township, near Herman, MN. d. 7/25/1976 at Bangs, TX. He was 71 years old. m. 3/2/1933 at Coffeeville,
MS, to KATE ELLEN HARRIS, b. 5/8/1915 at Big Creek, MS. a dau. of LIT MALONE and NELLIE
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RESEARCH NOTES: Harry was, reportedly, a "Jack of all trades", always working with his hands, creating something. He painted
(see to the right - click to enlarge), and enjoyed wood working. He was quite talented and diversified. To support his
family, over his lifetime he worked as a carpenter, welder, plumber, bricklay. In the late 1940's he drove a taxi and was
employed by Gamble's in Fergus Falls. I have more photos of his work, I'll try to hunt them down.Kate, his wife, worked as a cook, housewife, and mother. Harry is buried at Mukewater Cemetery, Bangs, TX.
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b.
12/12/1947 at Fergus Falls, MN. Truck driver, secretary, medications nurse student. She moved to Bangs, TX in 1971.
d. 7/2/2010 at Bangs. m(1). 11/1/1969 at Las Vegas, NV to JESS LEE VICKERS b. 1/5/1934 at ??, son of ??. d. ? Army
vet, truck driver, mechanic. He and Shirley divorced in 1974. m(2). sometime between 1974 and 1976 -
at ? to _____ CEWULKA. b.? son of ? m(3). 8/29/1983 at Brady, TX to JOE DAN ZEDLITZ.
b. 3/9/1960 at Lamesa, TX, son of OTTO FRED and DORTHIE JOAN (HANCOCK) ZEDITZ. Served
in Air Force, worked as security officer and a mobile home repairman.
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JOHN WILLIAM McCOLLOR
b. 7/12/1971 at Dallas,
TX. m. ?
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RITES HELD FOR HARRY W. McCOLLOR1906-1976 Services were held July 27 at the Bangs Funeral Home, Bangs, Texas for Harry William McCollor, 71, who died July
25 at his home at Bangs after a long illness. Burial was in the Bangs Cemetery. Mr. McCollor was born May 14, 1906 near Herman, the son of Ulay and Elizabeth McCollor. On March 2, 1933 he married
Kate Ellen Harris at Coffeeville, Miss. In the late 1940's he drove a taxi and was employed by Gamble's in Fergus Falls. The
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Texas; one grandson; three sisters, Mrs. Gladys Benda, St Paul; Mrs. Alice Smith, Hoffman, and Mrs. Ethel Nelson, Barrett;
two brothers, Donald, Hoffman and Leonard, Lowry. Daily Journal,
Fergus Falls, Minnesota August 2, 1976
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DONALD GRAY McCOLLOR
b.
6/9/1908, at Macsville Township, near Herman, MN. d. 1/23/1991 at Grant Co., MN. m. 12/28/1948 at Morris, MN, to ALPHA
(ALPHIA?) BERTHA HAGEN, b. 7/6/1918 at Lands, MN. a dau. of ALFRED LEONARD and ANNA (ADMUNDSON)
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6/8/1952 at Morris, MN. Degree from University of Minnesotta in 1974, doctorate in chemistry from Universit of North Dakota
(UND) in 1981. Worked as a research associate for the Energy Research Center at the UND, Grand Forks, ND. m. ??
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b. 7/12/1971 at Dallas,
TX. m. ?
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS This certifies that Donald McCollor Has
completed with Credit the Eighth Grade in the Course of Study required by law to be taught in the Public Schools of Grant
County, and by intellectual attainments and correct deportment merits this Diploma Given at Elbow Lake, Minn,
the Eleventh day of June 1924 Floris A. Pattison, Teacher Blanche L. Brennin, County Superintendent
of Schools [seal] Grant County Superintendent of Schools
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RESEARCH NOTES: The 1930
census of Roseville, MN, Donald is listed as housing with his parents and some siblings, and appears to be the owner of the
farm they work. At the time of his brother Harry's death he is living in Hoffman. He worked as a farmer, carpenter, and historian,
and was a Corporal in the military during WWII. He was widely traveled. His wife worked in retail.
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GLADYS LEONA McCOLLOR
b.
3/8/1910 at Hoffman, MN. d. post 1976 m(1). 2/29/1936 at __? to ELMER BLAKELY, b. 1/20/1908
at St. Paul, MN, son of __? d. 12/13/1952 at ? m(2). 7/2/1958 at St. Paul, MN to FRANK J. BENDA, b. ?/?/?? at Wahpeton,
ND, son of ____? d. 10/14/1976 at ?
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b. 5/6/1949 at St. Paul, MN. Entered a convent immediately following high school, and stayed
there for 18 months, after which she attended the University of Minnesota and worked for the West Publishing Co., St. Paul.
She returned to school once more, when her children were older. m. 9/7/1966 at St.
Paul, MN, to MICHAEL MURPHY, b. 8/?/1944 at St. Paul, son of JOHN and DOROTHY (BrisBois)
MURPHY. Program supervisor in the computer division at Sperry's in Roseville, MN.
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MARY PAT MURPHY b. 1/10/1968, at St. Paul, MN. m. ??
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MOLLY KATHLEEN MURPHY b. 7/26/1969, at St. Paul, MN. m. ??
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MARY PAT MURPHY b. 1/10/1968, at St. Paul, MN. m. ??
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b. 5/8/1951 at St. Paul, MN. Registered Nurse. m.
11/7/1973 at ______? to RICHARD STRINGER, b. 8/14/1949 at Minneapolis, MN, son of WALTER
and ALEEN (CRIVDEM) STRINGER. Self employed landscaper and apartment complexes.
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SARAH JANE STRINGER b. 10/20/1971, at St. Paul, MN. m. ??
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JULIE KATHLEEN STRINGER b. 9/20/1975, at St. Paul, MN. m. ??
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REBECCA MARIE STRINGER b. 5/16/1978 at Albuquerque, NM (records say
MN?). m. ??
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LAURA LEE STRINGER b. 7/5/1979 at Albuquerque, NM (records say MN?). m.
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RESEARCH NOTES: Gladys worked as a teacher, and
in a bakery. I do not have an exact date of death, the only thing I have is ref. her brother Harry's obituary in 1976, she
survived him. Elmer, her first husband, served in the Navy a short time, and then became a plumber for McQuillan Bros.
In 1930, Gladys is listed as a "boarder" in Logan, MN at the home of LL Lentfer. She was already, at 20, a teacher.
In 1976, she was living in St. Paul, MN.
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ALICE "PALLIE" ELIZABETH
McCOLLOR b.
12/12 (or 18?)/1912 at Roseville Township, MN. d. 5/28/1995 at Douglas Co., MN. m. 6/14/1933 at Hoffman,
MN to RAYMOND "BOOTS" ROBERT SMITH, b. 2/28/1911 at Donnelly, MN, son of FRANK
and SOPHIE (RYBERG) SMITH. d. 8/19/1969 at Fergus Falls, MN ** see research notes.
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b. 7/3/1935 at Donnelly, MN. Secretary at Hoffman High School, and home maker. d. 1/3/2003
in Cibolo, Guadalupe Co., TX at the age of 67. Buried at Fort Sam Houston Nat'l Cemetery, San Antonio, TX. m. 6/14/1955 at Hoffman, MN to ORVIN TRUMAN LUND,
b. 6/6/1933 at Hoffman, MN, son of __? Career Air Force, traveled widely.
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JEANNE MARIE LUND b. 6/6/1956. at San Antonio, TX. Bank secretary. m. 3/7/1975 at ___? to
ROBIN CURRIE b. 5/8/1951 at ___?, son of
EWARD and MARIAN CURRIE. Air Force.
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LAUREN MICHELE CURRIE
b. 8/19/1984 at Shreveport, LA.
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I
have colored this cell yellow as the name Lindsey can be used for either sex and I don't have that information yet. If
anyone can clarify this for me, I'd appreciate it.
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JONI LYNN LUND b. 8/24/1958 at Duluth, MN. Secretary. m. 5/28/1977 at Montgomery, AL, to
BRYAN BOWLES, b. 11/22/1957 at __? son of ___?. Salesman. Joni
and Bryan divorced in1983.
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JASON BRIAN BOWLES
b.
7/21/1979 at Montgomery, AL. m. ??
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JULIE KAY LUND b. 4/20/1961 at Alexandria, MN.
m. 6/7/1980 at __? to
WILLIAM MARTIN, JR., b. 5/27/1954 at Harrison, AZ, son of WILLIAM and DONNA MARTIN.
Gemologist.
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JAN ELIZABETH LUND b. 11/24/1962 at McGuire Air Force Base, Trenton Co., NJ. m. ??
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JEFFREY RICHARD LUND
b. 2/21/1967 at ____,
England. m. ???
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JAQUELINE CAROL LUND b. 7/3/1969 at Sawyer Air Force Base, Gwinn Co., MI.
m. ??
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b. 10/16/1937 at Rendsville,
MN. Served in the military as a language specialist, later an accountant.
m. 10/31/1959 at Hoflsaale (sp?) Bavaria, W. Germany, to
ELFRIEDE ELSE THIEROFF
b. 6/2/1940 at Hoflsaale, Bavaria, W.
Germany, son of HERMANN MAX and ANNA (BEIERLEIN) THIEROFF. Cotton factory worker for a short
time, and then a home maker and mother.
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MARIDA MARGIT SMITH b. 12/24/1959 at Hoflsaale, Bavaria, W. Germany. Business office manager. m. 6/30/1979 at Hoffman, MN
to JAN LOUIS CHRISTENSEN, b. 3/13/1959 at Morris, MN, son of GLEN LOUIS
and YVONNE RUTH (LAKE) CHRISTENSEN. Self
employed farmer, ABS, DHIS supervisor.
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MICHAEL RAY SMITH b. 9/18/1961 at Alexandria, MN. Accountant. m. 7/31/1982 at Hoffman, MN
to VICKI LOU HANSON b.
2/3/1963 at Alexandria, MN, dau.
of LOUIS W. and ROSE MARIE (ANDERSON) HANSON. LPN
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STEVEN CHARLES SMITH b. 12/15/1962 at Alexandria, MN. m.
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KRISTINE ANN SMITH b. 7/13/1974 at Alexandria, MN..
m. ??
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b. 10/18/1940 at Swan Lake, MN. Library secretary, grocer, retail manager.
m. 10/14/1959 at Hoffman, MN, to RONALD
KEITH KRUSEMARK,
b. 4/18/1941 at Swan Lake, MN,
son of CLARENCE W. and AGNES
(GETZ) KRUSEMARK. Grocer, farmer, carpenter.
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KATHY JO KRUSEMARK b. 3/24/1960 at Alexandria, MN. Court secretary m. 5/1/1982 at Hoffman, MN to
KEVIN TIMOTHY WALLER, b. 5/1/1961 at Granite Falls, MN,
son of VIRGIL and GAIL (SHERMAN) WALLER.
Carpenter.
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MARK RONALD KRUSEMARK b. 9/17/1961 at Alexandria, MN. Automotive
industry. m. 11/30/1983 at Kensington, MN to SHELLY
ANN MARTIN b. 9/26/1959
at Alexandria, MN, dau. of WORTHING
and DOROTHY MARTIN.
Secretary.
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SUSAN MICHELLE KRUSEMARK b. 8/24/1968 at Morris, MN.. m. ??
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LEE MICHAEL KRUSEMARK b. 10/17/1971 at Minneapolis, MN. Adopted. m. ??
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RESEARCH NOTES: Family describe Alice as being active in her community. A
family tree on ancestry.com gives a birth town of Morris, Stevens Co., MN, for Raymond which conflicts with family records.
Also conflicting is where he died, listed as Otter Tail County, MN, rather than Fergus Falls. He (and Alice as well?) is buried
at Zion Cemetery, Hoffman, MN.
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LEONARD "CANNONBALL" PETER
McCOLLOR b.
11/29/1914 at Roseville, MN. d. ? (survived brother, Harry 1976). m. 11/18/1964 at Lake Reno, MN to MYRTLE ELVIRA
ALEXA ROSE ANDERSON. b. 2/11/198? at Milroy, MN, dau. of GUSTAVE ALBIN and OLIVIA
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Leonard worked as a farmhand growing up, served in the Army as a Corporal technician, and after the war worked
various professions including the railroad. I don't have the date of death for him accept that he survived his brother's death
in 1976 according to Harry's obituary. Myrtle worked in retail and as a cook. She was married previously to FRANK
JOSEPH BENISH.
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ETHEL IRENE McCOLLOR
b.
?/8/1916 at Roseville Township, MN. d. 1/28/1983 at Elk Lake, MN. m. 5/20/1936 at Sisseton, SD to CLARENCE
LeMAY NELSON, b. 5/20/1915 at Conway, ND, son of NELS TOLLOF and IDA (BJERKE) NELSON.
d. 8/23/2001 at Hoffman, MN ** see obituary
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b. 5/26/1937, at Elk Lake, MN. Served in the military with a rank of Sargeant, graduated college
with majors in social studies, physcial education, and coaching. Worked as teacher. d. (ref. his father's obituary, Neal
survived him as of 2001- I don't have the actual date and place of death.) m(1). 6/1/1963 at Barrett, MN
to JOAN EHLERS, b. ? dau. of ? m(2). 5/8/1971 at Russell, MN to SANDRA MARIA KARBO,
b. 6/3/1952, at ? dau.of ROBERT WAYNE and PHYLLIS (SMEDSRUD) KARBO. d. date and place unknown,
(ref. father-in-law's 2001 obituary, she survived him.)
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ROBERT LEE NELSON b. 8 /18/1963 at Morris, MN. Radio and electrical
tech for Navy nuclear submarines. m(1).
11/12/1983 at Roberts, ID, to PATTY MAY BERRETT, b. ? at ? dau. of WAYNE THOMAS and ELLA
MAY (JOHNSON) BARRETT). Home maker. m(2). ? at ? to JULIE ___? His grandfather's
obituary list Robert and Julie as surviving him in 2001, and they are living at the time, in San Bernardino, CA.
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AMBER DAWN BERRETT b. 9/9/1979 at Roberts, ID. Patty's daughter from a previous
relationship. m.??
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CONOR (CONNOR?) JOHN NELSON b. 5/6/2984 at Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield Co., CA.
m. ??
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NOEL THOMAS NELSON b. 3/23/1966 at Morris, MN. d. (she
is mentioned in her grandfather's 2001
obit as having survived him.) m. ??
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Children by second wife, Sandra:
LAURIE ANN NELSON b. 12/4/1971 at Montevideo, MN. Living in Barrett, MN
as of 2001. m. ??
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PATRICK McCOLLOR NELSON b. 11/4/1979 at Ivanhoe, MN. Living in Barrett,
MN as of 2001. m.
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b. 4/22/1940 at Elk Lake, MN. m. 7/8/1960
at Barrett, MN to JOYCE VIRGINIA DAHL, b. 3/7/1942 at Appleton, MN. dau. of SGVAULD and MARION (STROM LIBKE) DAHL. RESERCH
NOTES: Claire served in the military for a time, and then in the National Guard, with a rank of Sergeant KE-6. College
graduate and teacher. He has also worked at a lumber yard, log cabin builder, and farmer. **** CLAIRE IS A FAMILY GENEALOGIST, RESPONSIBLE FOR A WEALTH OF THE HARD
WORK USED AS A BASIS FOR THIS WEBSITE**** Joyce is a home maker, college graduate, teacher
in West Berlin, Germany for time. Longtime director of the Grant Co. DAC. As of 2001 both survived Clair's father in
his obituary.
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TODD McCLANE NELSON b. 2/26/1961 at Minneapolis, MN. Musician,
teacher. m. 9/12/1981 at Benson, MN to DANNIELLE
"DANNI" SUE DANIELSON, b. 6/1/1961 at Montevideo, MN, dau. of DELBOURNE
LEROY and ARLYE MARCELLA (AUNE) DANIELSON.
Sound tech for Chase Creek Band.
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ALLISON RAE NELSON b. 10/13/1983 (twin) at Morris, MN. m.??
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CASSANDRA SUE NELSON b. 10/13/1983 (twin), at Morris, MN.
m. ??
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LEE ANTHONY NELSON b. 4/7/1965 at Tracey, MN. m(1)
6/9/984 at Veblin, SD, to HEIDI JANE
NELSON, dua. of CORLLAR JOHN and ELLIN (SEIDLER)
NELSON. m(2) ?/?/?? at
? TANYA ___? dau. of ___?
(she is mentioned in her step grandfather's
2001 obit as having survived him.)
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DEIDRA HELENA
NELSON b.
110/30/1984 at Denver, CO. m.??
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OBITUARY CLARENCE LeMAY NELSONFergus Falls, MN Clarence LeMay Nelson, 86, a resident of the Hoffman Good Samaritan Center, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001 at the Center. He was born on May 20, 1915 in Conway, ND, the son of Nels and Ida (Bjerke)
Nelson. He was baptized in Conway. When he was only two years old, the family returned to Grant County, where he attended
the Greenwood Elementary School, District 52 in Elk Lake Township and continued his high school education in Hoffman. He
was confirmed at Lincoln Lutheran Church. On May 20, 1936,
he was united in marriage to Ethel McCollor in Sisseton, S.D. Mr. Nelson work with his uncle Ben Bjerke as a carpenter for
a couple of years. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, he worked road construction on Highways 55 and 59. He also began his
farming career in 1939, when he and his family moved to the old Bjerke farm in Elk Lake Township. In 1944, the family moved
to the Lund farm on Thompson Lake, where the couple continued to farm. In 1950, he became a sales representative for the
Pioneer Seed Corn Company. He served with the company for 34 years and was one of their top salesmen. In 1956, Mr. Nelson
and his partner, Joe Risser, began building log cabins and homes in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Alaska. They also built
the large log museum in Rollag. In the winter months, Mr. Nelson built cavinets and did remodeling projects for neighbors.
He also enjoyed hunting at the log cabin near Baudette along with family and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson loved to dance
and traveled the area extensively, dancing to the great big bands of the era. They also traveled to Europe, Arizona, Texas
and Puerto Rico. On Jan. 21, 1983, Mrs. Nelson died. Mr. Nelson moved to the Northstar Manor in Hoffman in 1991 and became
a resident at the Hoffman Good Samaritan Center in 1994. He
was preceded in death by his paretns; his wife; five brothers, Eneey, Arley Malcomb, Clifford, Arley and Malcolmb; and three
sisters, Bernice Pearson, Hilma Harnett and Ruby Chayer. He
is survived by his sons Neal (Sandra and Clair (Joyce), both of Barrett; grandchildren, Todd (Danni) of Hoffman, Robert
(Julie) of San Bernardino, Calif., Lee (Tanya) of Dayton, Ohio, Noel ( Mary) of Mendota Heights, Laurie and Patrick, both
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* Much information for these pages comes from the excellent book McCollor/McCollough Family History and Genealogy by Clair
Nelson and Kathy McCollor Stigman. I thank them profusely for writing such a thorough and helpful book.
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