Individual Details
Berit "Martha" Staberg
(3 Aug 1878 - 26 Apr 1952)
The Braham (Minn.) Journal, 1 May 1952, p1, c4
Mrs. Nils M. Person Dies at Age 73, (Pix)
Following two months of failing health, Mrs. Nils M. Person, rural Braham resident for 56 years, passed away last Saturday afternoon at the Braham Community hospital, where she had been a patient since April 5.
Born near Trondhjem, Norway, July 27, 1878, Mrs. Person (nee Berit Martha Staberg) was 73 years of age at her death. She was baptized in infancy in her native country. Coming to this country with family when she was six years old she lived at Lakeland, Minn., attended school there and was confirmed in 1891 in the Lutheran church, Stillwater.
Her marriage to Mr. Person took place Oct. 26, 1894. The couple lived at Lakeland until their moving in 1896 to the Grass Lake township farm, northwest of Braham, where Mrs. Person since had lived. She was a member of Braham Ev. Lutheran church having previously belonged to its mother church at Rice Lake.
Of 15 children born to Mr. and Mrs. Person, six passed away in infancy. Mr. Person died five years ago.
Left to mourn their mother's passing are six daughters and three sons: Mrs. Charles Dahlen (Selma) and Algot, both of Minneapolis; Mrs. Frank Wiener (Olga), Mrs. Gust Erickson (Emma), Mrs. Ted Schwartz (Hulda) and Nina, all of St. Paul; Gladys, Alfred and Andrew at home.
Mrs. Person is survived also by 6 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs. John Olson of Milaca and Mrs. Bertina Sangsland of Sacramento, Calif.; and 2 brothers, John and Joe Stayberg of Hudson.
Funeral services were conducted in Braham Lutheran church Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. Evald Olsenius officiating. Mrs. J. A. Monson sang the selected numbers with Leon Young at the organ.
Pallbearers were George Goebel, Emil E. Johnson, Bert Lodin, Matt Mattson, O. G. McNally and John Swanson. Interment was in the family lot at Grasston Union Cemetery.
Besides many friends from surrounding towns and the community the following from a distance attended the last rites: Joe Stayberg, Mr. and Mrs. John Stayberg, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence P. Erickson, Clarence Erickson, Jr. of Hudson, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wiener, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Erickson, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schwartz, Delores and Roger, Nina Pearson, all of St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dahlen, Mr. and Mrs. Algot Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Dahlen of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Hilding Oslund of Medicine Lake; Mr. and Mrs. John Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Olson of Milaca; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Williams of Rochester; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ostrom and Janice, and Mr. and Mrs. John Nystrom of Cambridge.
Hudson Star Observer, 8 May 1952
Mrs. Nels Pearson, 73, Dies in Braham, Minnesota
Hudson relatives received word last week of the death of Mrs. Nels Pearson in Braham, Minnesota on Saturday evening. She was a sister of Joe and John Staberg and the late Mrs. John B. Engstrom of Hudson.
Mrs. Pearson, whose maiden name was Martha Staberg, grew to womanhood in Lakeland, Minnesota and was married there 56 years ago after which she moved to Braham where she and her husband were pioneer settlers, owning and
operating a large farm.
A widow for five years, Mrs. Pearson is survived by nine children. She was 73 years old. Six children preceded her in death.
Col. and Mrs. C. P. Erickson and son Clarence J. with Mr. and Mrs. John Stayberg and Joe Staberg attended the funeral on Tuesday at Braham. Burial was in Graston, Minnesota.
In Remembrance
"Aunt Martha Pearson" [handwritten note added to remembrance]
In Memory Of
Mrs. Nils M. Person
Born in Trondhjem, Norway, 27 Jul 1878
Passed Away 26 Apr 1952
At the Age of 73 years, 8 months, 29 days
Services from Braham Ev. Lutheran Church, Tuesday, 29 Apr 1952, 2 p.m.
Clergyman Officiating: Rev. Evald Olsenius
Singer: Mrs. J. A. Monson
Accompanist: Leon Young
Pallbearers: George Goebel, Matt Mattson, Emil E. Johnson, O.G. McNally, Bert Lodin, John Swanson
Resting Place: Grasston Union Cemetery
Arrangements by Rock Funeral Home, Braham
Nils [Nels] Magnus Person died 1947. From my mother's handwritten date book [Thelma Stayberg Gartmann]:
"4/3 - Uncle Nels Pearson died"
"4/7 - Mom & Pop, Pat & Mary went to the funeral at Braham"
Mom & Pop would have been Karine and John Stayberg while Pat & Mary would have been Art Staberg's wife, Pat, and Joe Staberg's wife, Mary. Pat and Mary were sisters, married to father (Joe) and son (Art).
Letter from Nina Pearson, 17 Feb 1974, to NH
"My father died the 2nd of April 1947. The names of his father and mother were Mr. and Mrs. Per Olson. I don't know what his mother's maiden name was, and in Sweden they took the first name and added son to it, so that is how my dad's name is Person instead of Olson. I think it is kind of funny but that is how they did it."
According to his death certificate on file at the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, Nils Magnus Person was born 13 Jun 1864 at Nybe, Hafvera, Sweden to Per Olof Olson and Julia Halvaradotter; and died 2 Apr 1947 in Grass Lake Township, Kanabec County, Minnesota. Informant on the death certificate was his son, Alfred Pearson.
Both Berit, known in the family as Martha, and Nils, are buried in Grasston Union Cemetery.
Mrs. Nils M. Person Dies at Age 73, (Pix)
Following two months of failing health, Mrs. Nils M. Person, rural Braham resident for 56 years, passed away last Saturday afternoon at the Braham Community hospital, where she had been a patient since April 5.
Born near Trondhjem, Norway, July 27, 1878, Mrs. Person (nee Berit Martha Staberg) was 73 years of age at her death. She was baptized in infancy in her native country. Coming to this country with family when she was six years old she lived at Lakeland, Minn., attended school there and was confirmed in 1891 in the Lutheran church, Stillwater.
Her marriage to Mr. Person took place Oct. 26, 1894. The couple lived at Lakeland until their moving in 1896 to the Grass Lake township farm, northwest of Braham, where Mrs. Person since had lived. She was a member of Braham Ev. Lutheran church having previously belonged to its mother church at Rice Lake.
Of 15 children born to Mr. and Mrs. Person, six passed away in infancy. Mr. Person died five years ago.
Left to mourn their mother's passing are six daughters and three sons: Mrs. Charles Dahlen (Selma) and Algot, both of Minneapolis; Mrs. Frank Wiener (Olga), Mrs. Gust Erickson (Emma), Mrs. Ted Schwartz (Hulda) and Nina, all of St. Paul; Gladys, Alfred and Andrew at home.
Mrs. Person is survived also by 6 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs. John Olson of Milaca and Mrs. Bertina Sangsland of Sacramento, Calif.; and 2 brothers, John and Joe Stayberg of Hudson.
Funeral services were conducted in Braham Lutheran church Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. Evald Olsenius officiating. Mrs. J. A. Monson sang the selected numbers with Leon Young at the organ.
Pallbearers were George Goebel, Emil E. Johnson, Bert Lodin, Matt Mattson, O. G. McNally and John Swanson. Interment was in the family lot at Grasston Union Cemetery.
Besides many friends from surrounding towns and the community the following from a distance attended the last rites: Joe Stayberg, Mr. and Mrs. John Stayberg, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence P. Erickson, Clarence Erickson, Jr. of Hudson, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wiener, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Erickson, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schwartz, Delores and Roger, Nina Pearson, all of St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dahlen, Mr. and Mrs. Algot Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Dahlen of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Hilding Oslund of Medicine Lake; Mr. and Mrs. John Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Olson of Milaca; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Williams of Rochester; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ostrom and Janice, and Mr. and Mrs. John Nystrom of Cambridge.
Hudson Star Observer, 8 May 1952
Mrs. Nels Pearson, 73, Dies in Braham, Minnesota
Hudson relatives received word last week of the death of Mrs. Nels Pearson in Braham, Minnesota on Saturday evening. She was a sister of Joe and John Staberg and the late Mrs. John B. Engstrom of Hudson.
Mrs. Pearson, whose maiden name was Martha Staberg, grew to womanhood in Lakeland, Minnesota and was married there 56 years ago after which she moved to Braham where she and her husband were pioneer settlers, owning and
operating a large farm.
A widow for five years, Mrs. Pearson is survived by nine children. She was 73 years old. Six children preceded her in death.
Col. and Mrs. C. P. Erickson and son Clarence J. with Mr. and Mrs. John Stayberg and Joe Staberg attended the funeral on Tuesday at Braham. Burial was in Graston, Minnesota.
In Remembrance
"Aunt Martha Pearson" [handwritten note added to remembrance]
In Memory Of
Mrs. Nils M. Person
Born in Trondhjem, Norway, 27 Jul 1878
Passed Away 26 Apr 1952
At the Age of 73 years, 8 months, 29 days
Services from Braham Ev. Lutheran Church, Tuesday, 29 Apr 1952, 2 p.m.
Clergyman Officiating: Rev. Evald Olsenius
Singer: Mrs. J. A. Monson
Accompanist: Leon Young
Pallbearers: George Goebel, Matt Mattson, Emil E. Johnson, O.G. McNally, Bert Lodin, John Swanson
Resting Place: Grasston Union Cemetery
Arrangements by Rock Funeral Home, Braham
Nils [Nels] Magnus Person died 1947. From my mother's handwritten date book [Thelma Stayberg Gartmann]:
"4/3 - Uncle Nels Pearson died"
"4/7 - Mom & Pop, Pat & Mary went to the funeral at Braham"
Mom & Pop would have been Karine and John Stayberg while Pat & Mary would have been Art Staberg's wife, Pat, and Joe Staberg's wife, Mary. Pat and Mary were sisters, married to father (Joe) and son (Art).
Letter from Nina Pearson, 17 Feb 1974, to NH
"My father died the 2nd of April 1947. The names of his father and mother were Mr. and Mrs. Per Olson. I don't know what his mother's maiden name was, and in Sweden they took the first name and added son to it, so that is how my dad's name is Person instead of Olson. I think it is kind of funny but that is how they did it."
According to his death certificate on file at the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, Nils Magnus Person was born 13 Jun 1864 at Nybe, Hafvera, Sweden to Per Olof Olson and Julia Halvaradotter; and died 2 Apr 1947 in Grass Lake Township, Kanabec County, Minnesota. Informant on the death certificate was his son, Alfred Pearson.
Both Berit, known in the family as Martha, and Nils, are buried in Grasston Union Cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 3 Aug 1878 | Stjørdal Øvre, Hegra, Norway |  | ||
| Christen | 15 Sep 1878 | Stjørdal Øvre, Hegra, Norway | | ||
| Marriage | 26 Oct 1894 | Lakeland, Washington, Minnesota - Nils Magnus Person | | ||
| Death | 26 Apr 1952 | Braham, Isanti County, Minnesota | | ||
| Burial | 29 Apr 1952 | Grasston, Kanabeck, Minnesota, Grasston Union Cemetery | |
Families
| Spouse | Nils Magnus Person (1864 - ) |
| Child | Selma Pearson (1896 - ) |
| Child | Olga Pearson (1897 - 1975) |
| Child | Alfred Pearson (1899 - 1983) |
| Child | Andrew Pearson (1900 - 1973) |
| Child | Emma Pearson (1902 - 1986) |
| Child | "Babe" (Anna) Pearson (1905 - ) |
| Child | Hulda C. Pearson (1907 - 1994) |
| Child | "Baby" Pearson (1909 - ) |
| Child | Maria Berthina Pearson (1909 - ) |
| Child | William Pearson |
| Child | Ellen Gladys "Gladys" Pearson (1911 - 2000) |
| Child | Ethel Nina "Nina" Pearson (1912 - 1990) |
| Child | Nils Rudolf Pearson |
| Child | Clara Agnes Mildred Pearson |
| Child | Algot Manfred Pearson (1918 - 1994) |
| Father | Andrew Staberg (1857 - ) |
| Mother | Sigrid (Jonsdatter) Floren (1853 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Joseph Staberg (1876 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Ellen Sigrid Staberg (1880 - 1964) |
| Sibling | John Arnt Stayberg (1882 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Bertina Staberg (1884 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Staberg (1886 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Baby Boy Staberg (1891 - 1891) |
Endnotes
1. Stjørdal Øvre, Hegra, Kirkebøker, 1863-1879 Genealogical Society of Utah, Hegra, Book 2, p63, item 71.
2. Stjørdal Øvre, Hegra, Kirkebøker, 1863-1879 Genealogical Society of Utah, Hegra, Book 2, p63, item 71.
3. Wisconsin, Pre-1907 Marriage Index.
4. Original data: State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health., CERTID# 1952-MN-006287 .
5. Obituary, The Braham (Minn.) Journal, 1 May 1952, p1, c4, Mrs. Nils Person.
6. Find-A-Grave (www.findagrave.com), Memorial #27175500.
7. Obituary, The Braham (Minn.) Journal, 1 May 1952, p1, c4, Mrs. Nils Person.