Re: Alfred P Thompson
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Re: Alfred P Thompson
Jeremy Krieger 9/09/10
Jeremy....The 1910 census says Alfred P.'s father was born in Denmark and his mother was born in Germany.You might check with the Dunn County, ND courthouse to see if there were guardianship papers filed for Alton, as widow's used to have to do that when their husband died, if minor children were involved.But, I don't know if that law still existed around 1915.The 1910 census also says Alfred owned the land he was living on, so if Caroline sold the land, I believe a minor child would have had to benefit from that legally, so there should be papers indicating that transaction.I had a similar death of my great-grandfather and there was one minor child at the time of his death.When I ordered the guardianship papers, they actually gave her father's exact date of death/place.I have never been able to find his place of burial and I, like you, feel it was likely on his farm.Good luck with your research....Pauline