Title

Minnesota College, Music Department, Class of 1913

Creation Date

February 1913

Description

Group photo mounted on card stock with descriptions on the back. Dated February 1913, "Music at Minnesota College." Photographer signature "Eggan" is Sever P Eggan, a Minneapolis photographer. See second image in this record for # ID of subjects.
Emelia Sallman
?Hilda Emelia Sellman (Sällman) b: 14 Apr 1886, Center City, MN d: 9 Oct 1948, Ramsey County

m: Reverend Theodore Bengt Nordale 1 May 1919

 

F E Peterson, Teacher
Frank Edward Peterson b: 31 Jan 1865, Andover IL d: 29 Nov 1944, Minneapolis

m: Amanda Christine Hult 6 Jul 1898

Music Professor Augustana College 1897-1906, Minnesota College 1906-1920

 

Mary E Burns
Mary Elizabeth Burns b: 23 Apr 1894 d:1 Mar 1988 Excelsior, MN

m: Charles Frederick Blixt 10 Sep 1933

m: Clarence Arthur Thompson 25 May 1945

In 1930 Minneapolis Directory, occupation is Theatre Organist; living with brother James and widowed Mother Bridget. In 1940 census, is managing a bar in NE Minneapolis, brother James and a widow last name Blixt. Mary E Blixt marries Clarence A Thompson in 1945. He was living in Hopkins in 1942 (WW2 draft registration). Buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis.

 

Mary’s second husband, Clarence Arthur Thompson (29 Jul 1893-20 Jan 1960) died suddenly of an abdominal aneurism. His death certificate lists his occupation as “Owner/Manager Resort” at Tonka Bay, Route 2. Mary was the informant.

 

Clarence Thompson may be “C.A. Thompson” mentioned on the website https://twincitiesmusichighlights.net/venues/excelsior/ referring to the Tonka Bay Pavilion:

 

“The ad below indicates that Fink’s Pavilion became the Tonka Bay Pavilion in 1936, and that Percy Villa and Sammy Levine were the new owners.  A subsequent item indicates that it was located 2 1/2 miles from Excelsior.  In 1939 the manager was LeRoy Johnson.  There doesn’t seem to be any indication that it was being used as a dance hall, but there are very few ads in the Minneapolis papers. In 1950 we learn that the owner had been C. A. Thompson, who sold the Pavilion and bought the Jackson Cafe at Jackson’s Corner, Navarre.” This may be from Excelsior’s Waterfront:  The History of the Excelsior Commons and Excelsior Docks, written by Scott D. McGinnis (2008), but the attribution is unclear.

 

Mary lived another 28 years and passed away, alone, in the Excelsior Health Care Center with a Welfare administrator as her informant. He immediate cause of death respiratory failure and is identified as having dementia, then called organic brain syndrome. Even her parents are not identified on the death certificate. She was 93.

 

Florence Dahlin
Florence Myrtle Dahlin b: 13 Oct 1895, Minnesota d:22 Jan 1966, Minneapolis

M: Oscar Alexander Wikeen 26 Jul 1952

In 1919 working in Minneapolis as a clerk at the Van Tilburg Oil Company. Continued living with her parents, then widowed Mother through 1940. In 1944, a book keeper at Grant Storage Battery. Married late in life to a long time clerk at the St Anthony and Dakota Elevator Company.

 

Myrtle Johnson
Hard to tell. Myrtle Randina Johnson (1895-1984) never married, stenographer, Minneapolis

Myrtle Ruth Ann Johnson (1894-1944) married Brandt

 

Vivian Carlson
? Vivian Carlson b: 30 Jun 1893, St Paul d: 1962 Mora

 

Harry Fagerstrom
Harry Theodore Fagerstrom b: 13 Nov 1890, Minnesota d: 12 Nov 1978, Dakota County

Was President of the Minnesota College Music Club

Served in WWI (Navy) then Band Teacher in St Paul

 

Myrtle Peterson
? Myrtle Natale Peterson b: 22 Sep 1891, Minnesota d: 4 Oct 1968, Minneapolis

Never married, living with parents in Minneapolis w/ no occupation listed.

 

Sigrid Bolmgren
Sigrid Genevieve Bolmgren b: 10 Feb 1895, Minneapolis d: 21 Aug 1986, Ashland, Ohio

m: Pastor Emil Westlund 30 Jun 1915

Was vice president of the Minnesota College Music club

 

Feb 2, 1913 Minneapolis Tribune "A piano recital by pupils of Prof. F.E. Peterson was given on Wednesday evening. The following pupils took part: Emelia Sellman, Myrtle Peterson, Albert Kirk, Mary Burns, Vivian Carlson, Myrtle Johnson, Harry Fagerstrom, Bessie Shore, Tillie Shore, Amelia Bengtson, Mae McCarthy and Sigrid Bolmgren."