Thorsten Myhrum^[1]

1856 - 1906  (~ 49 years)

• Name	Thorsten Myhrum  [2]
  Born	Nov 1856	Norway   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	1878  [1]
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Occupation	Wood carver  [1, 4]
  Research Notes	Name is difficult to read in 1900 census. Extracted birth record of son Arthur gives birthplace as “Gulfbrunsdalau, Norway.” This is likely to be Gudbrandsdalen, Innlandet County (formerly Oppland County).  [1, 5]
  Died	2 Aug 1906	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3, 4]
  Buried	5 Aug 1906	Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I5119	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2020

  
  

  Family	Marit Thonning           b. 19 Sep 1851, Norway           d. 14 May 1929, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	Abt 1877  [1]
  Notes	Family lived at 25 Park St., Chicago in 1900. [1]
  Children	1. Andrew Myhrum           b. Apr 1878, Norway   2. Hans Roger Myhrum           b. Sep 1879, Illinois, USA           d. 27 Oct 1937, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 58 years)   3. Thorwald Myhrum           b. 27 Nov 1883, Illinois, USA + 4. Arthur Myhrum           b. 7 Jun 1887, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 13 Jul 1955, River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2010
  Family ID	F3516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Nov 1856 - Norway Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Died - 2 Aug 1906 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Buried - 5 Aug 1906 - Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1066] 1900 US Census - Household of Thoretu [?] Myhrum. [S3983] Find A Grave memorial for Arthur Myhrum, #161212568, username Debbie B. [S127] Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916, Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society. [S2390] Cook County, Illinois Deaths Index, 1878-1922, Ancestry.com (Illinois Department of Public Health). [S6119] Birth Record of Arthur Myhrum.