Clara Etta Gaard b. 4 Mar 1893 Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA d. 17 Jan 1966 Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA: Smith Family Tree

Clara Etta Gaard

1893 - 1966 (72 years)

Name	Clara Etta Gaard [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
Birth	4 Mar 1893	Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA [1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17]
Baptism	21 May 1893	Lisbon Lutheran Parish, Lisbon, Kendall, Illinois, USA [8]
Gender	Female
Census	1900	Lincoln, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
	Age: 8; Occupation: At School; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0191; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter
Census	1910	Eden, Winnebago, Iowa, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Census	1920	Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA [15]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Census	1930	Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA [16]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Census	1940	Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA [11]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
Census	1950	Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA [17]
	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Eli
Departure	20 Apr 1951	New York, New York, USA [9]
	Departed for Oslo, Norway aboard SS Stavangerfjord
		Ship-SS Stavangerfjord SS Stavangerfjord was a Norwegian ocean liner that sailed for the Norwegian America Line between Norway and the United States . . . The ship was seized by Nazi German occupiers in Oslo in 1940 and was used as a depot ship throughout World War II. After the war, the shipping company resumed the ship in transatlantic scheduled traffic between New…
Arrival	3 Aug 1951	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA [10]
	Departed Bergen, Norway aboard SS Stavangerfjord
		Ship-SS Stavangerfjord SS Stavangerfjord was a Norwegian ocean liner that sailed for the Norwegian America Line between Norway and the United States . . . The ship was seized by Nazi German occupiers in Oslo in 1940 and was used as a depot ship throughout World War II. After the war, the shipping company resumed the ship in transatlantic scheduled traffic between New…
FSID	LR4C-CB4
Death	17 Jan 1966	Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA [1, 3]
	Glenhaven Nursing Home
Burial	Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery, Wheeler, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA [3]
		Burial-SEVERSON Clara Clara Etta Gaard Severson - Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery, Wheeler WI + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94345816/
Person ID	I23949	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Lauritis Sjursen 'Lewis' Gaard, b. 6 Jun 1859, Rogaland, Norway d. 26 Nov 1930, Boyceville, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA (Age 71 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Axelina Gurine 'Lena' Nilsdatter Boyd, b. 10 Feb 1864, Skånevik, Hordaland, Norway d. 13 May 1932, Boyceville, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA (Age 68 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	9 Mar 1885	Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA [7, 18, 19, 20, 21]
Family ID	F4825	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Eli Severt Severson, b. 21 Aug 1888, Grundy County, Illinois, USA d. 10 Mar 1975, Pioneer Home, Luck, Polk, Wisconsin, USA (Age 86 years)

Marriage 9 Aug 1913 Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA [3, 22, 23]

Children

	1. Earl Elwood Severson, b. 13 May 1927, Wisconsin, USA d. 14 Mar 1971 (Age 43 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Orris Luverne Severson, b. 15 Jun 1914, Rake, Winnebago, Iowa, USA d. 26 May 1983, Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon, USA (Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Captain Donald Grant Severson, b. 29 Sep 1922, Boyceville, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA d. 7 Sep 1951, Eilson Air Force Base, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, USA (Age 28 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Phyllis Mae Olive 'Sue' Severson, b. 8 Mar 1929, Boyceville, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA d. 3 Oct 2016, Bend, Deschutes, Oregon, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Lane Ellsworth Seversen, b. 16 Sep 1918, Rake, Winnebago, Iowa, USA d. 9 Mar 1999, Horseshoe Bend, Izard, Arkansas, USA (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F10126 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 4 Mar 1893 - Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA
	Census - Age: 8; Occupation: At School; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0191; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter - 1900 - Lincoln, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1910 - Eden, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
	Marriage - 9 Aug 1913 - Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1920 - Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1930 - Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1940 - Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Eli - 1950 - Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
	Departure - Departed for Oslo, Norway aboard SS Stavangerfjord - 20 Apr 1951 - New York, New York, USA
	Arrival - Departed Bergen, Norway aboard SS Stavangerfjord - 3 Aug 1951 - Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
	Death - 17 Jan 1966 - Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA

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Ancestors

~j Gregerson-F
Gregerson Female Ancestor

Burials

Burial-SEVERSON Clara
Clara Etta Gaard Severson - Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery, Wheeler WI + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94345816/

Places

Ship-SS Stavangerfjord
SS Stavangerfjord was a Norwegian ocean liner that sailed for the Norwegian America Line between Norway and the United States . . . The ship was seized by Nazi German occupiers in Oslo in 1940 and was used as a depot ship throughout World War II. After the war, the shipping company resumed the ship in transatlantic scheduled traffic between New…

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U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940
[S2599] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Gregerson): GAARD Clara Severson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), GAARD Clara Etta Severson 1893-1966.
Services were held Thursday for Mrs. Eli Severson, 72, the former Clara Gaard, who died at Glenhaven Nursing Home Monday.
Burial was in Wheeler cemetery. Services were conducted by he Rev. Maynard Larson at Trinity Lutheran Church, Boyceville.
Surviving are her husband; three sons, Orris, Reedsport, Ore.; Lane, DeKalb, Ill.; and Earl, Eau Claire; one daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Gregerson, Bend, Ore.; three brothers, Leslie, Boyceville; Melvin, Eau Claire; and Selmer, California; three sisters, Minnie Gaard, Wheeler; Mrs. Julius Mork, Kiester, Minn.; and Mrs. Henry Quame, Rake, Iowa; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94345816/clara-etta-severson
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1910 United States Federal Census
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1950 United States Federal Census
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[S6827] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Gregerson): BOYD Axelina Gaard, (Name: SmithLC.com;), BOYD Aselina Gurina “Lena” Nielsdatter Bauge Gaard.
Daughter of Niels Olsen Boid and Ragnild Larsdatter (Rachel Larson). She married Lewis Gaard on 09 March 1885 in Grundy County, Illinois.
Mrs. L. S. Gaard, residing 3 miles west of this village, died Friday evening at her home after a lengthy illness. She is survived by several sons and daughters. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the local Lutheran church, the Rev. Peterson, Glenwood City, officiating. Burial took place in the church cemetery south of town.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94437534/aselina_gurina_gaard
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[S2600] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Eli Severson • Dunn County News - Mar 1975, (Name: Dunn County News; Location: Dunn County WI; Date: 19 Mar 1975;), Obituary of Eli Severson.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/542865034/?article=502be1db-0024-4edd-8187-bb501344aa95&focus=0.61163735,0.354549,0.7288083,0.57

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