Tina Maria "Mary" Gunnerson

b. Nov 13, 1866, d. May 14, 1949
FatherMagnus Gunnerson b. Apr 4, 1812, d. Feb 8, 1896
MotherMaria Jonasdaughter1 b. Apr 8, 1821, d. Nov 30, 1893
     Tina was born in Paxton, Ford County, IL, on Nov 13, 1866.2,3,1,4 Tina Maria "Mary" Gunnerson was also known as Mary Tina Maria apparently always was known as Mary. She was a large woman, said to be 6 foot, 3 inches tall.
     She moved circa 1869 to Saline Co, KS, with her parents.3,5
     Mary Gunnerson was listed as a resident in Magnus Gunnerson's household in the census report in Liberty Township, Saline Co, KS, on Mar 1, 1875.6
     Mary was listed as a daughter in Magnus Gunnerson's household on the 1880 Census in Liberty Township, Saline Co, KS.7
     Mary Gunnerson was listed as a resident in Magnus Gunnerson's household in the census report in Liberty Township, Saline Co, KS, in Jun, 1885.8 At age 21 Mary became the mother of Elfreda Youngberg in Assaria, Saline Co, KS, on Jun 3, 1888.9,10,11,3,12,1,13
     She married Andrew Youngberg in KS circa 1893.9 At age 26 Mary became the mother of Carl Johan Magnus Youngberg in Assaria, Saline Co, KS, on Aug 25, 1893.9,14,11,3,15,16,1,17,18
     
On back: "Andrew Youngberg Pd 50 cents bal = $1"
At age 29 Mary became the mother of Larinse Swen Fridreck Youngberg on Nov 27, 1895.1,19 At age 30 Mary became the mother of Elmer Youngberg in KS in Jan, 1897.9 At age 30 Mary became the mother of Oliver Julius Youngberg on Jul 3, 1897.1 At age 33 Mary became the mother of Clara Youngberg on Feb 26, 1900.1
     Mary was listed as Andrew Youngberg's wife on the 1900 Census in Greeley Township, Saline Co, KS. Everyone in the household spoke English, and all but the smallest children could read and write. They rented the farm. By this time, Mary had had 5 children, but only 3 were still living.9 At age 34 Mary became the mother of Reuben Walfred Youngberg in Salina, Saline Co, KS, on Jun 3, 1901.20,11,3,21,22,23 At age 37 Mary became the mother of Alice Andrea Youngberg in Niles, Ottawa Co, KS, on Dec 26, 1903.24,25,11,3,26,27,4,28
     Mary, as Andrew Youngberg's wife, resided with him, in Saline Co, KS, on Nov 21, 1904. Andrew and Mary rented R. H Atherton's farm on Section 31, Township of Elm Creek, Saline Co, KS. They had rights to 40 acres of wheat sown and growing on South 1/2 of South East 1/4 of Section 31, Elm Creek township (13) Range 3.29 At age 39 Mary became the mother of Berniece Estella Erletta Elenor Youngberg in Saline Co, KS, on Aug 2, 1906.30,31,32,11,3,33,34,35
     Mary, as Andrew Youngberg's wife, resided with him, in Saline Co, KS, on Nov 7, 1906. The Youngbergs had one-half interest in 60 acres of wheat growing on the south west quarter of section 14 township 15, Eureka, range 1 west.36 At age 42 Mary became the mother of Ethel Sarah Johana Youngberg in Saline Co, KS, on Jul 31, 1909.37,38,11,39
     Mary was listed as Andrew Youngberg's wife on the 1910 Census in Liberty Township.40 At age 46 Mary became the mother of Ruth Julia Martina Youngberg in Brookville, Saline Co, KS, on Jul 17, 1913.41,42,11,3,43,4,44
     Mary was listed as Andrew Youngberg's wife on the 1915 Census in Spring Creek, Saline Co, KS.45
     
Mary and Carl Youngberg

     Mary was listed as Andrew Youngberg's wife on the 1920 Census in Empire Township, Ellsworth Co, KS.46
     They moved circa 1920 to Salina, Saline Co, KS.11
     Mary Youngberg and Andrew Youngberg lived in 1921 in 641 N 7th, Salina, Saline Co, KS.47
     
Elfreda and Clifford Burt, Mary Youngberg

     Mary, as Andrew Youngberg's wife, resided with him in 841 North Seventh street, in Salina, Saline Co, KS, in Jun, 1923.11
     She was left a widow by Andrew Youngberg's death in home, Salina, Saline Co, KS, on Jun 27, 1923.48,34
     
     
Reuben, Helen, Sara, Mary, Ruth, Alice, Bernice, Dolores, Ethel
Photo courtesy Sharon Parker

     
Back row: x, x, x, x, x, x, x, Mary Youngberg, x, Elfreda Burt, x, x, x

Middle(ish) row: x, Sara Moreen, x, Francis Neel, Alice Neel (dotted collar), X, X, Dolores Neel, Audrey Neel (plaid dress), Mervin Hays, x, Ruth Hays (white dress) , X

Front: Phyllis Neel, Mary Lou Youngberg, Carl Youngberg, Robert Youngberg, X, X, Dale Burch?, X

     Mary Youngberg was listed as a mother in law in Francis Alexander Neel's household on the 1930 Census in 517 North 13th Street, Salina, Saline Co, KS.4
     Mary Youngberg and Ruth Julia Martina Youngberg lived in 1931 in 517 N. 13th, Salina, Saline Co, KS.49
     Mary Youngberg and Ruth Julia Martina Youngberg lived in 1933 in 301 W. Elm, Salina, Saline Co, KS.50
     
Mary and Ruth Youngberg

     Mary Youngberg and Ruth Julia Martina Youngberg lived in 1935 in 135 S. Phillips, Salina, Saline Co, KS.51
     
Alice Neel, Elfreda Burt, Mary Youngberg,and Ruth Hays

     Mary Youngberg and Ruth Julia Martina Youngberg lived in 1937 in 924 N. 3rd, Salina, Saline Co, KS.52
     Mary Youngberg lived on Aug 24, 1937 in 1220 No 12th, Salina, Saline Co, KS.53
     Mary Youngberg lived with Mervin Mitchel Hays and Ruth Julia Martina Hays on Sep 13, 1937 in 1220 North 7th, Salina, Saline Co, KS.54
     
From left: Ruth Hays, Reuben Youngberg, Berniece Griffith, Mary Youngberg, Alice Neel, Carl Youngberg, Elfreda Burt
Charlotte and Grace Resser, Ruth and Janice Hays
On back: Grace & Charlotte Resser, me and Janice
Carl, Francis Neel, Mary, Darwin and Berniece Griffith, Edna, Ruth, Mervin Hays
Elfreda, Alice, Chet Burt, Reuben, Bonnie Grace
Elfreda, Grace and Charlotte Resser, Mary Youngberg

     
Mary Youngberg
The car license plate says 1939

     
Unknown and Mary Youngberg

     Mary Youngberg was listed as a mother in law in Mervin Mitchel Hays's household on the 1940 Census in 1316 Gypsum Avenue, Salina, Saline Co, KS.44
     
Sara Moreen -- Unknown Man -- Mary Youngberg
Could the man be a Gunnerson brother, possibly Adolf?

     
Mary Youngberg, Alice Neel, Francis Neel

     
Smiling!

     
Mary Youngberg

     She resided in Salina, Saline Co, KS, in May, 1949, in 1106 Highland.3
     Mary was a member of the Mission Covenant Church in Salina, Saline Co, KS, in May, 1949.3
     Mary died on May 14, 1949 in home, Salina, Saline Co, KS, at age 82.48,3,55 An obituary was published on May 16, 1949 in the Salina Journal in Salina, Saline Co, KS.35 Her funeral was held in Mission Covenant Church, Salina, Saline Co, KS, on May 17, 1949. Rev. L. A. Almquist officiated..3 She was buried on May 17, 1949 at Gypsum Hill Cemetery, in Salina, Saline Co, in KS. Guy R. Ryan and Sons mortuary.48,3
Andrew and Mary
Youngberg
Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina KS

Family

Andrew Youngberg b. September 9, 1848, d. June 27, 1923
Children

Citations

  1. [S681] Ruth Hays, "Ruth Hays FGS", Youngberg -- Gunnerson.
  2. [S90] Gunnerson Family Bible.
  3. [S472] Salina Journal, v 79, n117, May 16, 1949, page 12, column 5, page 12, column 5.
  4. [S1062] 1930 U. S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Salina, ED 15, sheet 15B, line 92, 517 N. 13th Street, dwelling 374, family 380, Kansas, Saline County.
  5. [S1331] Lindsborg News, February 14, 1896, page 3, column 4.
  6. [S8] 1875 Kansas Census, Kansas, Saline County, Liberty Township, page 10, line 23, Kansas, Saline County.
  7. [S13] 1880 U. S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Liberty Township, ED 44, p 22, line 5, Kansas, Saline County.
  8. [S15] 1885 Census -- Gunnarson.
  9. [S16] 1900 Census -- Youngberg.
  10. [S20] The Salina Journal, October 21, 1949.
  11. [S471] Salina Evening Journal, v38, n154, June 28, 1923, page 3, column 3, page 3, column 3.
  12. [S760] Chester Burt and Elfreda Burt Cemetery Marker, Poheta Cemetery, Saline Co, KS.
  13. [S1062] 1930 U. S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Salina, ED 15, sheet 16B, line 60, 6 College Court, dwelling 389, family 402, Kansas, Saline County.
  14. [S353] Obituary for Carl Youngberg, January 28, 1965, page 12, column 3, the obituary says August 25, 1893, but it also says he was 78 when he died.
  15. [S656] Salvation Army magazine, circa 1996, this source says August 25, 1892.
  16. [S759] Carl Youngberg Cemetery Marker, Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co, KS, the marker says 1892.
  17. [S1203] 1930 U. S. Census, Kansas, Lincoln County, Marion Township, ED 16, sheet 1B, line 78, dwelling 20, family 20, Kansas, Lincoln County.
  18. [S1754] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for Carl Youngberg, serial no. 15-2-13-A, order no. 965, Draft Board no. 0, Ellsworth, Kansas, Carl Youngberg.
  19. [S1922] Lawrence Yohnberg and Clara Yohnberg Cemetery Marker, Assaria Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Assaria, Saline Co, KS.
  20. [S407] Family Group, Youngberg, Reuben.
  21. [S510] Salina Journal, August 24, 1970, page 13, page 13.
  22. [S681] Ruth Hays, "Ruth Hays FGS", Youngberg - Gerdes.
  23. [S1062] 1930 U. S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Salina, ED 15, sheet 10A, line 5, 809 North 9th Street, dwelling 234, family 237, Kansas, Saline County.
  24. [S354] Obituary 1 for Alice Smith, November 7, 1979, page 7, column 5.
  25. [S394] Social Security Death Index, Youngberg, Alice.
  26. [S681] Ruth Hays, "Ruth Hays FGS", Burch - Neel.
  27. [S1121] Alice M. Smith and Carl H. Smith Cemetery Marker, Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co, KS.
  28. [S2396] Baptismal Certificate for Alice Andrea Maria Youngberg, April 27, 2094, in the possession of Linda Marie McDowell.
  29. [S186] Chattel Mortgage, Youngberg, Andrew 11/21/1904.
  30. [S77] Tombstone, Youngberg, Berniece.
  31. [S395] Social Security Death Index, Youngberg, Berniece.
  32. [S473] Obituary, Dragosh, Bernice.
  33. [S473] Obituary, Dragosh, Bernice , page 31.
  34. [S471] Salina Evening Journal, v38, n154, June 28, 1923, page 3, column 3.
  35. [S472] Salina Journal, v 79, n117, May 16, 1949, page 12, column 5.
  36. [S189] Chattel Mortgage, Youngberg, Andrew 11/7/1906.
  37. [S474] Salina Journal, n79, April 1, 1936, page 6, page 6, column 4.
  38. [S76] Tombstone, Youngberg, Ethel and Ruth Bugher.
  39. [S1062] 1930 U. S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Salina, ED 15, sheet 4B, line 73, 643 N. 7th Street, dwelling 98, family 100, Kansas, Saline County.
  40. [S18] 1910 Census, Kansas, Youngberg A , ED 130, Sheet 8B, line 83 (Andrew Youngberg Residence).
  41. [S51] Salina Journal, January 11, 1996, page A5, page A5.
  42. [S84] Mervin Hays and Ruth Hays Cemetery Marker, Roselawn Memorial Park, Salina, Saline Co, KS.
  43. [S544] Ruth Hays, Funeral Bulletin, January 12, 1996 Julia Langel.
  44. [S2298] 1940 U. S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Salina, Ward 4, ED 85-26, sheet 6A, line 2, household 115, Kansas, Saline County.
  45. [S1753] 1915 U. S. Census, Kansas,
    Saline County, Spring Creek, sheet 12, line 14, dwelling 68, family 71, Kansas, Saline County.
  46. [S31] 1920 Census, Youngberg , Microfilm T625, Roll 531, ED 32, Sheet 3B, line 63 (Andrew Youngberg household).
  47. [S802] Salina City Directory, page 298.
  48. [S75] Tombstone, Youngberg, Andrew and Mary.
  49. [S800] Salina City Directory, page 310.
  50. [S805] Salina City Directory, page 262.
  51. [S806] Salina City Directory, page 297.
  52. [S807] Salina City Directory, page 339.
  53. [S635] Postcard, Elfreda Burt to Mary Youngberg, August 24, 1937.
  54. [S633] Postcard, Edna Youngberg to Ruth Hays, Mervin Hays and Mary Youngberg, September 13, 1937.
  55. [S681] Ruth Hays, "Ruth Hays FGS", Youngberg -- Gunnerson (says May 17).
  56. [S474] Salina Journal, n79, April 1, 1936, page 6.
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