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Knudson Family History and Photos - Jeanette Frazee's Parents


Created by Bob Frazee
Copyright 2017, all rights reserved.
Updated: 23 May 2017

Shannon Frazee's Baby Book
Written by our mother: Jeanette Knudson Frazee

Grandmother: Bessie Knudson
Great Grandmother: Clara Telfer
Great Grandfather: Alex Telfer

Grandfather: Harry Knudson
Great Grandmother: Alida Knudson
Great Gerandfather: Torkel Knudson
[North Dakota Cass Country Marriage license shows married on 14 Nov 1884]


Birth Certificate, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois:
Bessie Telfer:
Event: Birth; Event Date: 18 Aug 1889; Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States; Registration Date: 18 Nov 1941; Registration Place: Cook, Illinois; Gender: Female; Father's Name: Alaxander R. Telfer; Father's Birthplace: Chicago; Father's Age: 30; Father's Estimated Birth Year: 1859; Mother's Name: Clara Zink; Mother's Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio; Mother's Age: 29; Mother's Estimated Birth Year: 1860; Certificate Number: 97219

Census 1900, Norman County, Township Strand, date: 12 June 1900
Carl Knudson, head of household; white male, DOB: Jan 1862, age 48, married; Occupation: Farmer; Immigrated to US: 1884, been in the U.S. 16 years; Born: Norway, father born Norway, mother born Norway; can read, can write, can speak English
Anna Knudson, wife, white femaile DOB: May 1857, age 43; married; Born: Norway; father born Norway; mother born Norway; Immigrated 1868, been in US 10 years; can read, can write; can not speak English;
Harry Knudson, son, white, male, DOB: Feb 1891, age 9, single; Born: Minnesota; Father born: Norway; Mother Born: Norway.; attended 6 months of school.

1910 Census, Chicago ward 28, Cook County, Illinois: 27 April 1910:
Harry Knudson, Husband, male, white, age 21, married, number of years of present marriage: 0; Born: Minnesota; Father born in Norway, speaks Norwegian; mother born in Norway, speaks Norwegian; Occupation: Street Car Conductor. (wife on sheet 14 line 1 (next page)
Bessie Knudson, wife, white age 20 married, number of years of present marriage: 0; Place of Birth: Illinois, Father Place of Birth: Illinois; Mother Place of Birth, New York. Occupation: none.

Birth Record, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois:
Howard Knudson:
Event Date: 17 July 1910; Event Place: Cook County, Illinois; Registration Place: Cook County, Illinois; Gender: Male; Ethnicity: American; Race: White; Father's Name: Harry Knudson; Father's Age: 34; Father's Estimated Birth Year: 1876; Mother's Name: Bessie Telfer; Mother's Age: 31; Mother's Estimated Birth Year: 1879; Certificate Number: 8391.

Birth Record, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois:
Jeanette Clareese Knudson:
Event Type: Birth; Event Date: 22 February 1913; Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Registration Date: 20 Sept 1943; Registration Place: Cook County Illinois; Gender: Female; Father's Name: Harry Knudson; Father's Birthplace: Red Wing, Minnesota; Father's Age: 23; Father's Estimated Birth Year: 1890; Mother's Name Bessie Telfer; Mother's Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois; Mother's Age: 23; Mother's Estimated Birth Year: 1890; Certificate Number: 254530.

World War I Draft Registration: Harry Knudson, Event Date: 1917-1918; Event Place: Minneapolis City no 7, Minnesota; Gender: Male: Birth Date: 05 Mar 1890; Birthplace: Red Wing, Minnesota, U.S.; Occupation: Shipping Clerk; Northwestern Reed and Raton Company ; Support: wife and 2 children; claim exemption: yes, have wife and 2 children. Date: June 1917

Census 1920, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 7 January 1920:
Harry Knudson [Knutson], Head of household, Male, white age 29; married; Born in Minnesota, father born in Norway, mother tongue: Norwegian; Mother born in Norway, mother tongue: Norwegian; employemnt: shipping clerk, Reed Factory, paid wages.
Bessie Knudson (nee Telfer), wife, female, white age 27, married; born in Illinois; Father born in Illinois; mother born in New York, never employed.
Howard Knudson, son, male, white, age 8, single, born in Illinois; Father born in Minnesota; Mother born in Illinois.
Jeanette Knudson, daughter, female, wite, age 6, born in Illinois, Father born in Minnesota, Mother born in Illinois.

Census 1930, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota:
Harry T. Knudson, head of household; Rent $20 month; Male, White, age 40, Born: Minnesota; father born: Norway; Mother Born: Norway;
Bessie Knudson, wife; femaile, white, age 39, married, Born in Illinois; Father born in Scotland; Mother born in Germany. not employed;
Howard T. Knudson, son, male, white; year of birth: 1911, age 19, single, born in Illinois, Father born in Minnesota, Mother born in Illinois, clerk in grocery store
Jeannette C. Knudson, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, Born in Illinois, Father born in Minnesota; Mother born in Illinois; clerk in grocery store.

Death Certificate: Alexander R. Telfer -- Grandma Knudson's Father:
Event Date: 24 July 1931; Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Address: 2856 Shakespear Ave; Gender: Male; Race: white; Age: 72; Marital Status: Married; Birth Year (Estimated): 1859; Birth Date: 11 August 1859; Birthplace: Chicago, IL; Father's Name: Thomas E. Telfer; Father's Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland; Mother's Name: Agnes Kelly; Mother's Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland; Occupation: Retired police officer; Spouse's Name: Clara Telfer; Burial Date: 27 July 1931; Burial Place: Chicago, IL; Cemetery: Graceland.

[Web Master's Note: As far as I can ascertain the Telfers were part of the MacGregor clan. Shannon Frazee Welch has a "Scottish pipe" which was given to her by Howard T. Knudson's wife, Bernice, after Howard died. Shannon never knew what the significance of the pipe was until now. We presume it belonged to Bessie Knudson's (nee Telfer) Grandfather, Thomas E. Telfer, who immigrated from Scotland. William Meyer, Lisa Welch Meyer's son and Shannon's grandson, has the "Billy Club" Grandma Knudson's father, Alexander Telfer, used to carry on the beat when he was patrolling the streets of Chicago.]

1940 Census, Ward 11, Minneapolis, Hennepin County MN
Harry Knudson, Male, age 50 Married, White Head of Household, Born in Minnesota, DOB 1890, Last lived in Redwing, MN, owner of furniture store.
Bessie Knudson, Female, age 79, Married, White, Wife, Born in Illinois, DOB 1861, Last lived in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

World War II Draft Registration: Name: Harry (No Middle Name) Knudson; Event Date: Draft Registration; Event Date: 27 April 1942; Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnsota; Address: 2402 - 12th Ave So; Age 52; Race: White; Complexion: Rudddy; Employer: Self Manufacturing; Birth Date: 05 Ma 1890; Birthplace Red Wing, Minnesota; Relative's Name who will always know your address: Jeannette Frazze (sic.), Bird Island, Minn; Employer: Self (Manufacturing); Place of Employment: 1209 Washington Ave. So. Mpls, Henn. Minn; Eye Color: Blue; Hair Color: Black; Height: 6' 1"; Weight: 220.

Census 1940, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota: April 8, 1940:
Howard T. Knudson, head of household; married, white, age 29, maile, Born in Illinois, DOB: 1911; Occupation: Truck Driver, Fruit Produce Wholsale
Marie A. Knudson; wife, female, white, age 30, married, Born in Minnesota; DOB: 1910; Machine Operator wholesale Seed Co.

Death Record: Harry Knudson
Born, Red Wing, MN, on March 3, 1890. Date of Death: February 23, 1963, age: 73. Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Grave 7, Lot 20, Section 1D, Minneapolis, MN.

Death Record: Bessie Knudson
Born, Chicago, Il, on August 18, 1890. Date of Death: August 28, 1976; age: 86. Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Grave 8, Lot 20, Section 1D, Minneapolis, MN.

Marriage and Divorce Records: Howard Knudson
Marie Knudson: Divorced during the war
Lillian Knudson: died of cancer
Bonnie B. Dunn: Married 28 Sept 1968; divorced 10 May 1971,age 60, DOB: 1911
Bernice Knudson

Death Record - Social Security: Howard Thomas Knudson: DOB: 17 July 1910, Chicago, IL; DOD: 22 Jan 1990, age 80. Buried Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mother's Maiden Name: Telfer


Jeanette and Howard Knudson

Jeanette Knudson

Grandma & Grandpa Knudson's cabin
at Big Lake, MN

Back Row: Russell Frazee, Harry Knudson (grandpa), & Howard Knudson
Front Row: Unknown, Clara Telfer (nee Zink)- Bessie Knudson's Mother, Bessie Knudson (nee Telfer)(Grandma),
Jeanette Frazee (nee Knudson), Marie Knudson -Howard's first wife?


Shannon Welch (nee Frazee) holding
Scottish pipe which belonged to her great-
great Grandfather Thomas E. Telfer, Grandma
Knudson's Grandfather, who immigrated from
Edenburgh, Scottland, to Chicago.

Close-up photo of Scottish pipe.

1912 Photo of Harry and Bessie Knudson with
Howard Knudson, Grandma is pregnent with Jeanette.
Grandma is wearing the locket in photo below.


Locket worn by Bessie Knudson with
photos of her mother and father.


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