Dr. Nels Alfred SKARSTAD DVM
- Born: 11 Aug 1888, Fillmore County, MN
- Marriage: Bertha Clara THOMPSON on 17 Apr 1915 in Peterson, Fillmore County, MN
- Died: 21 Jan 1953, Cass County, MN at age 64
Other names for Nels were "Doc" SKARSTAD, Alfred SKARSTAD, Dr. N.A. SKARSTAD DVM and Dr. Nels A. SKARSTAD DVM.
Death Notes:
Ah-Gwah-Ching Sanatorium, Walker, MN
Noted events in his life were:
• Census: Arendahl, 1895, Fillmore County, MN. 33 Skarstad Jens 56
Skarstad Anna 51
Skarstad Iver 28
Skarstad John 18
Skarstad Carl 15
Skarstad Mary 20
Skarstad Julia 12
Skarstad Ole 9
Skarstad Alfred 6
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• Census: Arendahl, District 15, 1900, Fillmore County, MN. line 15
64 42 Petterson Jens 61 Feb 1839 m35
--- Anna 56 Feb 1844 m35
--- Sina 27 Mar 1873
--- Carl 20 Mar 1880
--- Julia 17 Sep 1882
--- Ole 14 Dec 1885
--- Alfred 11 Aug 1888
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• Cemetery: East Grace Cemetery, 1953, Fillmore County, MN. SKARSTAD, N. ALFRED 1888 - 1953 HUSBAND OF BERTHA, SON OF JENS and ANNA
SKARSTAD, BERTHA C. 1889 - 1981 WIFE OF N. ALFRED, DAU OF FREDERICK and HELGA THOMPSON
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnfillmo/cemetery/eastgrac.htm]
• Reference: History of Fillmore County, 1984, Fillmore County, MN. Nels Alfred (Doc) Skarstad, D.V.M. & Bertha Thompson Skarstad
Alfred Skarstad was born August 11, 1888, in Arendahl Township, to Jens and Anna Olsdatter Boyum Skarstad, the youngest of their eleven chil-dren. He attended the Boyum rural school, and was confirmed in Arendahl Lutheran Church, 1903. In 1914, he graduated from the Chicago Veterinary College, and in July of that year, took the state [...]
Nels married Bertha Clara THOMPSON, daughter of Frederick THOMPSON and Helga Handsatter NAYES, on 17 Apr 1915 in Peterson, Fillmore County, MN. (Bertha Clara THOMPSON was born on 9 Aug 1889 in Fillmore County, MN and died on 24 May 1981 in Winona County, MN 1.)
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