Thore Johnson Gronningen
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Thore J Gronningen
Born - May 10, 1861 Died - Dec 1, 1942 (aged 81) Buried -Swan Lake Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA Rev. T. J. Gronningen, Buxton, North Dakota, was born near Haugesund, in Torvestad, Karmoen on May 10, 1861. He emigrated to America in 1889 to Eagle Grove, Iowa. He was ordained as a Priest in 1896 at the United Church annual meeting. His first Calling was in Brown, South Dakota. He was in Seattle, Washington for five years and then was in Buxton for four years. In 1905 he had one parish in town and three in the country. His wife, Anna Borseth, was born in America of Norwegian parents. Their names were Peder and Berit Borseth and they were from Stordalen.
Source: Norwegians and Norwegian Homes in America by Hans Jervell-1916 - Page 101, from .Griggs Co. Historical Society 
Anna Regina Gronningen (1st Wife)
Born - 1869 Died - 1933 (aged 63–64) Buried - Little Norway Lutheran Cemetery, Fertile, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
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Karen Ustmo Gronningen (2nd Wife)
Born - May 12, 1879 Died - May 31, 1975 (aged 96) Buried - Swan Lake Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA |
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Karen's 1st Husband