Eli Severt Severson b. 21 Aug 1888 Grundy County, Illinois, USA d. 10 Mar 1975 Pioneer Home, Luck, Polk, Wisconsin, USA: Smith Family Tree

Eli Severt Severson

1888 - 1975 (86 years)

Name	Eli Severt Severson [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]
Birth	21 Aug 1888	Grundy County, Illinois, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Greenfield, Grundy, Illinois, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1910	Garfield, Grundy, Illinois, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Military Draft Registration	1917	Winnebago County, Iowa, USA [13]
	Draft Registration - WWI
Census	1920	Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA [10]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1930	Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA [9]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1940	Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA [18]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Military Draft Registration	1942	Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA [8]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Residence	Abt 1949	Boyceville, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
Census	1950	Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA [19]
	Marital Status: Married to Clara
Obituary	Mar 1975	Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA [17, 20]
	Obituary of Eli S Severson - Newspapers.com - Leader-Telegram - 13 Mar 1975 - Page 5
		Obituary-SEVERSON Eli S Obituary of ELI SEVERT SEVERSON - Newspapers.com - Leader-Telegram - 13 Mar 1975 - Page 5
FSID	G8RN-Y6Y
Death	10 Mar 1975	Pioneer Home, Luck, Polk, Wisconsin, USA [4, 7, 14, 17, 20]
Burial	Wheeler, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA [7, 17]
	Our Saviors Lutheran Church
Person ID	I24345	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Ole Severson, b. Dec 1844, Norway d. 10 Jul 1917, Garfield, Grundy, Illinois, USA (Age 72 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elizabeth Monson, b. Sep 1844, Norway d. 1931, Iowa, USA (Age 86 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	8 Oct 1886	Grundy County, Illinois, USA [1, 21, 22]
Family ID	F6478	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Clara Etta Gaard, b. 4 Mar 1893, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA d. 17 Jan 1966, Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA (Age 72 years)

Marriage 9 Aug 1913 Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA [3, 17, 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 - 21 Aug 1888 - Grundy County, Illinois, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Greenfield, Grundy, Illinois, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Garfield, Grundy, Illinois, USA
	Marriage - 9 Aug 1913 - Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Winnebago County, Iowa, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
	Residence - Abt 1949 - Boyceville, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Clara - 1950 - Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
	Obituary - Obituary of Eli S Severson - Newspapers.com - Leader-Telegram - 13 Mar 1975 - Page 5 - Mar 1975 - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
	Burial - - Wheeler, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA

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Ancestors

~j SEVERSON Eli S
Eli Severt Severson

Biographies and Histories

Bio-SEVERSON Ole
Biography of Ole Severson

Obituaries

Obituary-SEVERSON Eli S
Obituary of ELI SEVERT SEVERSON - Newspapers.com - Leader-Telegram - 13 Mar 1975 - Page 5

People

SEVERSON Eli S
Eli Severt Severson

Sources

[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenfield, Grundy, Illinois; Roll: 303; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240303.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenfield, Grundy, Illinois; Roll: 303; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240303
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Garfield, Grundy, Illinois; Roll: T624_290; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1374303.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Garfield, Grundy, Illinois; Roll: T624_290; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1374303
[S510] Ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).

U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 397-34-9640; Issue State: Wisconsin; Issue Date: 1954.
[S97] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).
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U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940
[S2684] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Gregerson): SEVERSON Eli S 1888-1975, (Name: SmithLC.com;), SEVERSON Eli Severt 1888-1975.
"The dead in Christ will rise."
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94346294

[S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Wisconsin, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 623273; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Wisconsin, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 623273; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: 2571; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 151.0; FHL microfilm: 2342305.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: 2571; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 151.0; FHL microfilm: 2342305
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1985; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 712.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1985; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 712
[S510] Ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).

U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Winnebago; Roll: 1643416.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Winnebago; Roll: 1643416
[S1402] Ancestry.com, Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;).

Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997
[S1147] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 101760584.

Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940
State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 101760584
[S510] Ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).

U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940
[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
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04476; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 17-10.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04476; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 17-10

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hay River, Dunn, Wis.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hay River, Dunn, Wis

[S2683] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Eli Severson • Eau Claire Leader Telegram - Mar 1975, (Name: Leader-Telegram; Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Date: 13 Mar 1975;), Eli Severson Obituary.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30432505/leadertelegram/?xid=637
[S281] Ancestry.com, Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;).
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[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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