Sever Charleson

Sever Charleson was born March 9, 1873 in Mt
Morris and baptized on May 25, 1873 at Mt.
Morris Holden Church. His Parents were Ellick
Charleson ( Ellev Kjostelsen) from Sondeled,
Norway (1834-1899) and Emma Thompson
(Ingeborg Helene Torjesen) (1838-1922) from
Holt, Norway.  He was baptized May 25, 1873
at  the Mount Morris Holden Church.  He married
Ida Alice Anderson who was born Dec 22, 1881
to Andrew L Anderson and Isabel A Larson. 
They were married at the Mt Morris Church on
September 5, 1900.. Sever was a farmer.  They
had two children. Raymond Howard Charleson
who was born March 4 and baptized on March
30, 1902.  Raymond charged his surname to
Charleston in 1942 while his was living in
Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  He later lived in
Maywood, Illinois with a wife and two children. 
Sever's daughter, Verne Elenor was born was
born August 27, 1906, baptized on Sept. 23 with
Halbert and Louisa Charleson Anderson as
sponsors. Unfortunately she died December 11,
1906.  Sever died of flu on March 3, 1907.  Ida
moved around including Minnesota and later
Chicago.  When her sister Grace's husband,
Torge Lovdahl died, she came back to live with
her.  Ida died June 3, 1965.