Individual Details

Knute Ranum

(15 Mar 1852 - 7 Dec 1918)

Knut was born on the Bruket farm in Skrautval, and immigrated to the United States around 1869. Knut eventually settled in Minnesota.

The name Ranum seems to have come from the name of the ovre farm (Raneim/Ranum), which Knut adopted when he came to the United States.

Events

Birth15 Mar 1852Valdres, Nord-Aurdal Municipality, Oppland, Norway
Marriage1874Siri Dicken
Marriage1896Kari Greenly
Death7 Dec 1918influenza - Roseau, Marshall, Lyon, Minnesota, United States
BurialGolden Valley TWP Cemetary, Wannaseka, Marshall, Lyon, Minnesota, United States

Families

SpouseSiri Dicken (1851 - 1893)
ChildKarl Ranum (1876 - )
ChildAlfred Ranum (1878 - 1973)
ChildEdward Ranum (1881 - )
ChildBennie Ranum (1882 - 1978)
ChildKarena "Cora" Ranum (1884 - )
ChildCasper Ranum (1886 - 1905)
ChildOscar Ranum (1887 - )
ChildJohn Ranum (1888 - 1982)
ChildSanford Ranum (1890 - 1910)
ChildFreeman Ranum (1891 - 1919)
ChildBenard Ranum (1879 - 1977)
SpouseSiri Dicken (1851 - 1893)
SpouseKari Greenly (1861 - 1928)
ChildFrederick Ranum (1897 - )
ChildOtto Ranum (1899 - )
ChildRuth Ranum (1903 - )
ChildClarence Ranum (1905 - )
FatherNils Knudsen ( - 1914)
MotherAnne Arnesdatter ( - 1922)