Individual Details
Lois Mower Torinus
(1 Sep 1883 - 17 May 1969)
Events
| Birth | 1 Sep 1883 | Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1900 | Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota |  | | |
| Marriage | 27 Sep 1905 | Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota - Gordon Welshons Tolen | | | |
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | 1143 Portland Avenue, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota | | | |
| Census | 5 Jan 1920 | 720 Greeley Street South, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 | 720 Greeley Street South, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Census | 1 Apr 1940 | 720 Greeley Street South, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Death | 17 May 1969 | pyelonephritis and septicemia - Lakeview Memorial Hospital, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | ||
| Burial | 20 May 1969 | Fairview Cemetery, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | |
Families
| Spouse | Gordon Welshons Tolen (1880 - 1919) |
| Child | Gordon Welshons Tolen Jr. (1906 - 1975) |
| Child | Lois Torinus Tolen (1908 - 1977) |
| Child | Helen Mar Tolen (1918 - 1947) |
| Child | Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Tolen (1920 - ) |
| Father | Louis Ernest Torinus (1834 - 1883) |
| Mother | Helen Mar Mower (1845 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Gratia Fredericka Torinus (1865 - 1889) |
| Sibling | George Edward Torinus (1867 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Martin Albert Torinus (1870 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Louis Ernest Torinus Jr. (1872 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Nellie Torinus (1874 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Harry Torinus (1876 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Elmo Torinus (1878 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Burdette Eugene Torinus (1879 - 1915) |
Notes
Census
Lois Torinus was enumerated in the household of Helen Torinus, daughter, white, male, born September 1883, age 16, single, born in Minnesota, father born in Russia, mother born in Wisconsin, at school, can read, can write, and can speak English.Marriage
They were married by Rev. Francis L. Palmer. Witnesses to the ceremony were Burdette Eugene Torinus (brother of the bride) and Bertha Vernell Bush.Census
Lois M. Tolen was enumerated in the household of Gordon W. Tolen, wife, female, white, age 26, married for 4 years, mother of 2 children with 2 children living as of the census date, born in Minnesota, father born in Russia, mother born in Wisconsin, able to speak English, occupation listed as "none," able to read, and able to write.Census
Lois Tolen was enumerated as head of household, home is owned free of mortgage, female, white, age 36, widowed, able to read, able to write, born in Minnesota, father born in Germany and German was his native tongue, mother born in Wisconsin, able to speak English, and occupation listed as "none." Other members of her household were Gordon W. Tolen (son), Lois Tolen (daughter), Helen Tolen (daughter), Helen Torinus (mother), and Nora Garrity (servant, female, white, age 45, widowed, immigated to US in 1896, naturalized in 1905, able to read, able to write, born in Ireland with English as native tongue, father born in Ireland with English as native tongue, mother born in Ireland with English as native tongue, able to speak English, housekeeper for private family, and worked for wages).Census
Lois M. Tolen was enumerated as head of household, home is owned, value of home was $12000, had a radio set, family does not live on a farm, female, white, age 46, widowed, age at first marriage was 22, able to read and write, born in Minnesota, father born in Germany, mother born in Wisconsin, able to speak English, occupation listed as "none." Other members of her household were Gordon W. Tolen (son), Helen M. Tolen (daughter), Betty Ann Tolen (daughter), Helen Torinus (mother), and Beth McFerguson (servant, female, white, age 37, single, able to read and write, born in Canada-English, father born in Canada-English, mother born in Canada-English, native tongue was English, immigrated to US in 1926, alien, able to speak English, nurse for private family, wage worker, and was at work on the last regular working day).Census
Lois Tolen was enumerated as head of household, home is owned and valued at $8000, female, white, age 52, widowed, highest grade of school completed was college-4th year, born in Minnesota, lived in the same house on 01 Apr 1935, was not at work for for pay or profit during the week of March 24th, had worked 0 weeks during 1909, received no income from wages or salary in 1909, and did receive income of $50 or more from sources other than wages and salary in 1909. There were no other members in her household.Endnotes
1. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 72.
2. "Minnesota, Township Births, ca. 1870-1910," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 February 2019), digital image, "Return of Births in the City of Stillwater, County of Washington and State of Minnesota, for the year ending December 31, A.D. 1883," LDS microfilm 2079342, image 284 of 1519. line 21, no. 114, Louis [sic] Torinus; Washington County (Minnesota), Clerk of the District Court.
3. "Minnesota, birth records1870-1934, indexes 1870-1981," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 February 2019), digital image, "City of Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota, Birth Index," FHL microfilm 1954946, image 429/30 of 1335, index p. 218. no. 27, Lois Torinus; Washington County (Minnesota), Clerk of the District Court.
4. Lois Tolen, death certificate 012853 (1969), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.
5. 1900 U.S. census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, Ward 3, City of Stillwater, enumeration district (ED) 47, 4A, dwelling 174, family 204, Helen Torinus household, line 44, Lois Torinus; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 October 2018); Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls..
6. "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 February 2019), digital image, "Marriage License and Certificate," FHL microfilm 1955366, image 1106/7 of 1808, No. L284, Tolen/Torinus; Minnesota County Courts.
7. "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 February 2019), digital image, "Marriage License Record," FHL microfilm 1955108, image 316 of 1028, No. 284, Tolens/Torinus; Minnesota County Courts.
8. 1910 U.S. Census, Ramsey County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of St. Paul, Ward 7, enumeration district (ED) 107, sheet 6 A, dwelling 118, family 128, line 24, Lois M. Tolen; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 August 2020); NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls.
9. 1920 U.S. census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of Stillwater, enumeration district (ED) 184, sheet 15 B, dwelling 307, family 329, Lois Tolen household, line 81, Lois Tolen; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 July 2020); Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls.
10. 1930 U.S. census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of Stillwater, enumeration district (ED) 82-26, sheet no. 2 B, dwelling 43, family 51, Lois M. Tolen household, line 94, Lois M. Tolen; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 July 2020); Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls..
11. 1940 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of Stillwater, Ward 1, enumeration district (ED) 82-29, sheet 17 A, house no. 369, line 27, Lois Tolen; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 August 2020); NARA, Roll T627.
12. Lois Tolen, death certificate 012853 (1969), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.
13. Lois Tolen, death certificate 012853 (1969), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.