 1868 - 1918 (49 years)
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| Name |
Christopher Martin LOKKEN |
| Birth |
2 Aug 1868 |
Elk Point, Union Co., SD, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
9 Jan 1918 |
Lake Andes, Charles Mix Co., SD, USA |
| Burial |
W Lk Andes Cemetery, Lake Andes, Charles Mix, SD, USA |
| Person ID |
I2421 |
My Family Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
26 Mar 2003 |
| Father |
Christopher LOKKEN, b. 5 Apr 1836, Fagerhauglokk, Oppdal, , Norway d. 8 Oct 1890, , Elk Point, , SD (Age 54 years) |
| Mother |
Jonette Marie JORGENSEN, b. 21 Aug 1833, , , , Norway d. 25 Apr 1884, , Elk Point, , SD (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Aug 1867 |
, Elk Point, SD, USA |
| Family ID |
F635 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Inga (Knutsdatter) LANGELAND, b. 14 Feb 1873, Langeland, Evanger, Voss, Norway d. 15 Apr 1909 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage |
30 Aug 1900 |
Langeland Home, Lake Andes, , SD |
| Children |
| | 1. Mabel Jonetta LOKKEN, b. 5 Apr 1901, Lake Andes, Charles Mix Co., SD, USA d. 23 May 1988, , Rosholt, , SD (Age 87 years) |
| | 2. Claude Irving LOKKEN, b. 5 Feb 1903, Lake Andes, Charles Mix Co., SD, USA d. 17 Oct 1996, Monterey Nurs Hm, Phoenix, , AZ (Age 93 years) |
| | 3. Arthur Christopher LOKKEN, b. 19 Sep 1904, Lake Andes, Charles Mix Co., SD, USA d. 30 Apr 1985, At Home, San Jose, , CA (Age 80 years) |
| | 4. Alfred Gilbert LOKKEN, b. 29 Jun 1907, Lake Andes, Charles Mix Co., SD, USA d. 20 Jan 1908, Lake Andes, Charles Mix Co., SD, USA (Age 0 years) |
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| Family ID |
F967 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
4 Sep 2010 |
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| Notes |
- ! He had a bit of the wonderlust about him. He had an 8th grade education.
He left Elk Point and sold and repaired sewing machines. He worked on a
thrashing crew around Geddes, SD where he met his wife. He
farmed the Langeland Farm. Started a telephone Co.in Lake Andes
and managed this Co. until 1912 when he sold the Co.to Dakota
Central. He lost a large sum of money when a merchant defaulted
on a bond which Christopher had co-signed.
! He married Julia Berg 2/7/1917. No children were born to this union.
! He died of Bright's Disease.
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