Judge Gilbert ENGELSON

   Cause of his death was Cancer stomach.

   Other names for Gilbert were Gulbrand Ingelsen ENGELSRUD, Gilbert ENGELSEN, Gulbrand Ingelsen ENGELSRUDEJE, Gilbert ENGLESON and Gilbert INGELSON.

  Death Notes:

Tanberg

  Noted events in his life were:

• Land, 1880-1883, Wilkin County, Minnesota, USA. MN1000__.160 INGELSON, GILBERT 10/1/1880 2820 MN 5th PM 135N - 045W E½NE¼ 34 Wilkin
MN1010__.416 INGELSON, GILBERT 6/30/1883 3591 MN 5th PM 135N - 045W W½NE¼ 34 Wilkin

• Reference: History of Otter Tail County: Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA. The Hamar Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church was established in the early seventies in the southwestern corner of the township Trondhjem, but was later moved ot the village of Rothsay in Wilkin county. The members are about equally divided between Otter Tail and Wilkin counties. Rev. T. Rosholdt of Norwegian Grove began preaching at the homes of the Norwegian settlers in the southern part of Trondhjem township as early as 1873. The formal organization of the church was perfected at the home of Casper H. Rudh on June 1, 1874, at which time Hamar started with twenty charter members: T. O. Gronseth, A. G. Flatin, Haakon Halvorsen, Paul Halvorsen, Ole O. Gronseth, L. O. Honerud, K. C. Gulson, O. P. Rudshagen, Gilbert Engelsen, T. Kantrud, M. L. Heggen, O. T. Nordmarken, P. L. Paulson, K. Tanberg, A. R. Johnson, F. Fosse, G. H. Kantrud, John Kantrud, Gunder Kantrud and Casper H. Rudh.

[History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, p380]

• Reference: Compendium of History and Biography of Central & Northern Minnesota, 1904. Judge Engleson

Judge Gilbert Engleson, who has been identified with the agricultural interests of Wilkin county, Minnesota, for many years, is the owner of a valuable estate in Tanberg township. He has aided materially in the upbuilding of the commercial and social interests of that region and enjoys a deservedly high standing as a citizen.

Judge Engleson was born near Christiana, in the southern part of Norway, in 1840. His father, Engle Engleson, was a farmer by occupation and he spent the last years of his life on the home farm of our subject. The family came to America in 1867, and the father settled in Fillmore county, Minnesota. Our subject was a cheese maker for seven years in his native land and he accompanied his parents to America and worked near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and was engaged in the pineries and saw mills. He came to Wilkin county in 1872 and took a homestead in section 34 of Tanberg township. He built a log cabin and had some means with which to begin his farming. The first three crops were lost on account of grasshoppers, and the first crop of any amount was raised about 1876. Mr. Engleson worked for others to earn a living and used oxen about five years. He hauled his first wheat to Glyndon, Clay county. During two seasons hail destroyed the crops almost totally and he got but seed and flour for his own use from the yield. He is now the owner of two hundred and forty acres of land of which one hundred and seventy-five acres is under cultivation and the rest is pasture and meadow. He engages in grain and stock raising and has met with marked success as an agriculturist. He has built up a good home, and enjoys all the comforts of life. He is thoroughly versed in farming and by systematic labors and good management has acquired his valuable estate.

Judge Engleson was married in Wisconsin in 1872 to Miss Annie Amonson (Amundson), a native of Norway. Of this marriage ten children have been born, namely: Engvold, Jorden, Cora, Enga, Olaf, Adolph, Hannah, Gena, Eda, and Mathilda. Judge Engleson is a leader in the public affairs of his township and county and has held various township and school offices. He was the first assessor of three townships, prior to their separate organizations and served in this capacity for six years. He has been county commissioner of the third district for two terms and probate judge for three terms. He is a stanch Republican politically. He has done his full share as an old settler toward the development of that region, and his success and high station are well merited

• Cemetery: Hamar Cemetery, Rothsay, 1905, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA.

• Obituary: Rothsay Enterprise, 1905, Minnesota, USA. Sept. 23, 1905
Gilbert Engelson, of Tanberg township, died at his home two miles West of the village, on Tuesday, September 19th, 1905, after a lingering and painful illness of cancer of the stomach. The deceased was born near Christiania, Norway in 1840 and died on his 65th birthday. Mr. Engelson migrated to America in 1867 and settled in Fillmore county, this State, removing to the present homestead in 1873. He was married in 1872 to Annie Amundson then of Eau Claire, Wis. Mrs. G. Engelson was killed by lightning about ten years ago. Ten children, all of whom reside at home or the vicinity survive to mourn the loss of a kind and indulgent father. In the passing away of Mr. Engelson the community loses another of the stalwart and valued old timers who has done his share in the upbuilding and progress of the county. The funeral took place from the Hamar church at 2 o'clock P.M. Friday, and was attended by an immense concourse of sorrowing relatives and neighbors.