- Morey, Eva (20 KB)
School-aged Eva Morey, daughter of Margaret Dibble and Rueben Morey and sister of Phina Morey. - French, Edwin Montrose Grahame (24 KB)
Edwin Montrose Grahame French, husband of Mary Elmina DeFoe - DeFoe, Rose (17 KB)
Rose DeFoe (nee Tait) wife of Emmett G. DeFoe - DeFoe, Emmett G. (16 KB)
Emmett G. DeFoe, cousin of Moses John DeFoe - Detectives? Two unknown individuals (47 KB)
A couple of unknown individuals. Any detective work by visitors would be greatly appreciated. :-) - DeFoe, Horace John (Jimmy) (26 KB)
Horace DeFoe, son of Moses DeFoe, father of Merle DeFoe and my grandfather. - Ole Jacobson and Bentha Olsdotter Moen (81 KB)
A photograph of my GGGrandparents Ole Jacobson Breum and Bentha Olsdotter Moen. This copy of aphotograph comes courtesy of my second cousin, Robert Clites in New Hampton, Iowa. Ole and Bentha were born and married in Norway. They emigrated in 1881 and established a farm near Lourdes,Iowa. - Detectives? Unknown infant (28 KB)
Here is an unknown infant. Any detective work by yourself would be greatly appreciated.:-) - Dufault, Stanislas (aka John Joseph DeFoe) (21 KB)
John DeFoe, my 2nd great-grandfather - Jacobson, Ole and sons (37 KB)
Here is a photo of Ole Jacobson and his sons. (c. 1918) Back row: Severt, Alfred (Toppy), Henry (Heinie), Johannes (Jack) and Peder (Peter). Front row: Jacob, Ole and Olai (Ole, Jr.) - Detectives?An unknown couple. (31 KB)
This is a photo of an unknown couple that was taken in Hastings, Minnesota. - French, Lee Daniel (22 KB)
Lee Daniel French, son of Edwin and Mary Elmina French (nee DeFoe) - Jacobson, Bentha and daughters (38 KB)
Photo of Bentha Jacobson and her daughters (c. 1918) Back row: Bessie, Sena and Clara. Front row: Anna, Bentha and Ida. - Detectives? Unknown man from Minneapolis? (14 KB)
This is a photo of an unknown man. The back of photo indicated that it was taken in Minneapolis. Any detective work by visitors would be greatly appreciated.:-) - Morey, Reuben and Margaret (nee Dibble) (29 KB)
Reuben Morey and his wife Margaret Elizabeth Dibble. Parents of Phina and Eva. - Jacobson, Bentha and her sons (82 KB)
Photo of Bentha and her sons circa 1932. From left to right: Severt, Jacob(Jake), Henry (Heinie), Bentha (Bessie), Alfred (Toppy), Peder (Peter) and Johannes (John). - Edwardson, Carl Oscar Edwin (23 KB)
Service photograph of my grandfather Carl Oscar Edwin Edwardson who emigrated from Emmaboda, Sweden. He served in Company D of the 129th Infantry and fought in battles in Verdun and Argonne Woods, France. - DeFoe, Margaret Elmina Rose (21 KB)
Margaret Elmina Rose DeFoe, daughter of Peter and Mary Evelyn "Birdie" DeFoe (nee Wheeler) - Swenson, Edith Charlotte Victoria (24 KB)
A photo of my grandmother, Edith Charlotte Victoria Swenson. - Couple of Unknowns (help anyone?) (43 KB)
Photograph of a couple of gentlemen that look like arctic explorers. Any help that anyone can offer in helping to indentify these two chilled individuals would be greatly appreciated. - DeFoe, Mary and Peter (23 KB)
Photo of Mary Evelyn "Birdie" (nee Wheeler) and Peter DeFoe. - Olson, Amanda Christine (20 KB)
Amanda Christine Olson, my great-grandmother, future spouse of Johan Viktor Swenson - DeFoe, Peter and Moses (25 KB)
Brothers Peter and Moses DeFoe. "Try to get them to sit still for five minutes!" - Peter, Myra and Moses (31 KB)
Peter DeFoe, cousin Myra Skinner, I believe, and Moses DeFoe. - DeFoe, Moses John (18 KB)
(12/17/1868-4/26/1947)Moses John DeFoe taken in Litchfield, Minnesota. - Dibble, Ida May (19 KB)
(7/9/1871-11/18/1925) - DeFoe, Hazel (25 KB)
Photo of my great-aunt Hazel DeFoe - Larson, Ludwig and Amelia (nee Dibble) (21 KB)
Wedding photo of Ludwig Larson and his bride Amelia Elmira Dibble, daughter of Lewis Dibble and Pamelia Palmer. - DeFoe, Ida (nee Dibble) and Horace (18 KB)
Picture of my grandfather Horace and his mother Ida. - DeFoe, Sena and Horace (49 KB)
Photograph of my grandmother and grandfather, Sena (nee Jacobson) and Horace DeFoe. - Olds, Belle (44 KB)
Belle Olds, wife of Norman W. Dibble - Larson, Mrs. Ludwig (Amelia) (21 KB)
Photo of Mrs. Ludwig Larson aka Amelia Elmira Dibble, sister of my great-grandmother Ida Dibble. (Special thanks to Jan Mulfinger for identifying her) - Gravemarker: DeFoe, Ida May (nee Dibble) (133 KB)
Photo of the gravemarker for Ida May DeFoe located in the St. Mary's cemetery in Atwater, Minnesota. - Dibble, Norman W. (22 KB)
Photo of a young Norman W. Dibble - Swenson, Johan Viktor and Amanda Christine (36 KB)
My great-grandfather Johan Victor and his wife Amanda Christine Olson - DeFoe, Margaret Elmina Rose (15 KB)
Margaret Elmina Rose DeFoe was the daughter of Peter and Mary Evelyn "Birdie" DeFoe (nee Wheeler). This is her high school graduation photo that exists in the Atwater Historical Museum in Atwater, Minnesota. - Dibble, Ida M. (nee Obert) and son (28 KB)
Photo of Ida M.Obert (Mrs. Daniel Dibble) and son. Not sure if this is Wallace or Neil Franklin Dibble. - Franklin, Mary Ann (21 KB)
Photo of Mary Ann Franklin, my great-great-grandmother and wife of Stanislas Dufault (John DeFoe) - Crane Creek (Immanuel) Lutheran Church (55 KB)
Crane Creek Lutheran Church is where my great-grandfather attended church when he emigrated to Iowa from Norway. Most of his children and grandchildren were baptized here as well. It is located 2 miles south and a half mile east of a small farming community of Jerico, in Chickasaw county, Iowa. - Dibble, Edwy O. (27 KB)
This is a photograph of Edwy Olds Dibble, son of Belle Olds and Norman W. Dibble. - DeFoe, Mary Ann and John Joseph (32 KB)
Photograph of Mary Ann DeFoe (nee Franklin) and her Civil War veteran husband John Joseph DeFoe (aka Stanislas Dufault). He changed his name because of his rich french accent. It was hard to understand him when he said his given name from birth. - Crane Creek (Immanuel) Lutheran Church (46 KB)
Crane Creek Church in Jerico, Iowa was a Norwegian emigrant church organized in 1867 and built in 1891. - Dibble, Cathren and Margaret (34 KB)
Here is a photo of sisters Cathren "Kate" and Margaret "Mag" Dibble. - Skinner, William and Kate (nee Dibble) (28 KB)
Photo of William Skinner and his wife Kate, formerly Cathren Dibble. - Gravemarker: Jacobson, Alice and Annie (86 KB)
Here lies two sisters, Aliza Berthina and Anna Olsdotter Jacobson. Anna died at the age of 1 year and 8 months. She became ill on the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean when her family was emigrating to the U.S. and died two hours after reaching New York. Alice (Aliza) was born in Chickasaw county, Iowa and died before reaching the age of 3 months. - Morey, Phina (28 KB)
Photo of a school-aged Phina Morey, daughter of Margaret Dibble and Rueben Morey. - Skinner, Myra and Ida Dibble (32 KB)
Myra Skinner and her half-aunt Ida Dibble - Gravemarker: DeFoe, John Joseph (98 KB)
Grave site of John Joseph DeFoe. He served in Company B of the 12th Vermont Volunteer Infantry and fought in the Battle of Gettysburg. Born July 3, 1841 in St. Paul de Joliette, Quebec, Canada and died June 20, 1918 in Atwater, Kandiyohi, Minnesota. - Skinner, Myra (31 KB)
Myra Skinner, daughter of William and Kate Skinner. - Gravemarker: DeFoe, Mary Catherine (96 KB)
Mary Catherine DeFoe was the infant daughter of Peter DeFoe. She was born February 22, 1899 and died just 4 and one half months later on July 8, 1899. The marker has the inscription - "Sweet Babe thy spirt now hath rest, Thy sufferings now are o'er". - Detectives? Phina Morey and Unknown (44 KB)
Phina Morey and an unidentified individual. Detective work is greatly appreciated.:-) - Gravemarker: Haugen, Ole (69 KB)
Here lies Ole Haugen III. He was the only child from the union between my grandmother Sena Jacobson and her first husband, Ole O. Haugen II. The baby Haugen was born, baptized and died in 1 day. - Jacobson, Clara, Sena and Edith (nee Allen) (39 KB)
Left to right we have Clara Jacobson, Sena Jacobson and Edith Jacobson (nee Edith Belle Allen) wife of their brother Alfred "Toppy" Jacobson. Costumes prevail as Sena is on the town with "the Boys".
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