1910-1940 Census

Sophie began working as a housekeeper and cook shortly after finishing 8th grade. By 1910, she was living on her own some miles from her family.  Sophie never lived in McIntosh.

 

1910 US Census

Minnesota - Polk County - Woodside Township

Enumerated May 10, 1910 - Household # 103-103

Name	Relationship	Age	Birth	Occupation	Other
Bunes, Johan	Head	34	Norway	Grocery Store	Immig. 1893
Emil	Brother	28	Norway	Grocery Store	Imig. 1893
Hegland, Sophie	Boarder	21	ND	Housekeeper	Boarding House
Myrom, Mary	Boarder	25	MN	Cook	Restaurant

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Sophie married Theodore Bekkerus of Clay County MN in 1916.

 

1920 US Census

Minnesota - Clay County - Oakport Township

Enumerated February 16, 1920 - Household # 41

Name	Rel'ship	Own/Rent	Sex	Age	Birth	Father	Mother	Trade
Bekkerus,Theodor	Head	Rent	M	33	MN	Norway	Norway	Farmer
Sophie	Wife		F	31	ND	Norway	Norway
Harold A	Son		M	1	MN	MN	ND
Bernhard	Son		M	3/12	MN	MN	ND
Spencer, Leonard			M	25	Kentucky	Kentucky	Kentucky	Laborer

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1930 US Census

Minnesota - Clay County - Oakport Township

Enumerated April 22, 1930 - Household # 33

Name	Rel'ship	Own Rent	Radio?	Sex	Age	Age 1st Marr	Occupation	Birth Place
Bekkerus, Theodor	Head	Own	Yes	M	43	28	Grain Farmer	MN
Sophie H	Wife			F	41	26	None	ND
Harold	Son			M	12			MN
Bernard	Son			M	10			MN

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Sophie and her sister Alet and their families are listed on the same page in the 1930 Census.

1940 US Census

Minnesota - Clay County - Oakport Township

Enumerated April 3, 1940 - Household # 12

Name	Rel'ship	Sex	Age	Education	Occupation	Birth Place
Bekkerus, Theodor	Head	M	51	1 yr college	Farmer	MN
Sophie H	Wife	F	53	8th grade		ND
Bernard	Son	M	20	2 yrs college		MN
Rhinehart, John	Roomer	M	80	0		Canada
Paranto, Charles J	Hired Hand	M	29	8th grade*		MN

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Sophie and her sister Alet and their families are still neighbors in this census.
* Reported in error: Charles Paranto had to quit school and go to work in grade school