Elef “Alef” Ole ARNESON^[1]

1855 - 1938  (82 years)

• Name	Elef “Alef” Ole ARNESON
  Birth	26 Dec 1855	Marsteein-Eie, Lom, Oppland, Norway
  Christening	20 Jan 1856
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Jun 1938	Mission, TX, USA
  	as per research done by Ragnhild.
  Burial	New Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery, near Hayti, SD, USA
  Notes	Elef was an illegitimate child, though his parents later married. Elef was a member of the Senate of South Dakota and was a banker in Hayti, SD. He retired to live in Mission, TX where his death occurred in July, 1938, having reached the age of eighty-two years. The following year his widow returned to South Dakota to be with her children. [“History of the Arneson Family” booklet] [2]
  Person ID	I136	Ancestors
  Last Modified	27 May 2010

  
  

  Father	Ole ARNESON,   b. 27 Sep 1829, Kollerøen, Lom, Oppland, Norway d. 15 Sep 1917, Spring Green, Sauk Co., WI, USA (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Maria HANSDTR AUKRUSTBAKKEN,   b. 29 Aug 1834, Norway d. 4 Dec 1909, Hayti, Hamlin Co., SD, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1858	Norway
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary HANSON,   b. 1 Feb 1857, Iowa Co., WI, USA d. 6 Aug 1949 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1882	Hayti, Hamlin Co., SD, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Rosa Ann ARNESON,   b. 30 Jul 1884, Opdahl Twp., Hamlin Co., SD, USA d. 24 Jun 1962 (Age 77 years)   2. Harry Oliver ARNESON,   b. 8 Aug 1886, Opdahl Twp., Hamlin Co., SD, USA d. 20 Jun 1964 (Age 77 years)   3. Bessie "Mabel" ARNESON,   b. 24 Mar 1888, Opdahl Twp., Hamlin Co., SD, USA d. 18 Feb 1908, Hazel, Hamlin Co., SD, USA (Age 19 years)   4. Arthur A. ARNESON,   b. 26 Apr 1890, Opdahl Twp., Hamlin Co., SD, USA d. 31 Aug 1974 (Age 84 years)   5. Lillie Isabel ARNESON,   b. 16 Mar 1892, Opdahl Twp., Hamlin Co., SD, USA d. 17 Apr 1927, Hayti, Hamlin Co., SD, USA (Age 35 years)   6. Clarence Leonard ARNESON,   b. 10 Apr 1894, Opdahl Twp., Hamlin Co., SD, USA d. 30 Jun 1945 (Age 51 years)   7. Agnes Myrtle ARNESON,   b. 4 Feb 1897, Opdahl Twp., Hamlin Co., SD, USA d. 16 Mar 1983 (Age 86 years)   8. Fred Miles ARNESON,   b. 6 Dec 1900   d. 26 Dec 1931, TX, USA (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 18 Dec 1882 - Hayti, Hamlin Co., SD, USA Death - 27 Jun 1938 - Mission, TX, USA Burial - - New Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery, near Hayti, SD, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Arneson Siblings Top row left to right: Bertha, Christ, Elef, Elef (Ole's son) Bottom row left to right: Leva, Ole and Christopher

  
  

  Histories

  Elef "Alef" Ole Arneson (written by Charles Arneson in 1977)

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] . [S8] Lila Hendrickson and Mabel Nelson, assisted by Tena Williams, Julia Hanson and Arne Arneson, History of the Arneson Family 1803 - 1942, (Atlas Printing Company, 11 East Hubbard Street, Chicago, Illinois, ca 1944). [S239] Research done by Ragnhild Holji, parish register, Lom, Oppland, Norway, GS 18078.