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Peter Possin
(1817-1883)
Marie Elizabeth Glauke
(1819-1903)
Johann Gottfried Schwan
(1831-1904)
Rosalia Henriette Mieske
(1824-1899)
Carl August Possin
(1848-1919)
Augusta Sophia Schwan
(1858-1927)
Carl August Possin
(1885-1965)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elsa Wilhelmena Krueger

Carl August Possin 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 1 September 1885, Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  • Marriage (1): Elsa Wilhelmena Krueger on 4 December 1912 in Good Thunder, MN 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 3 February 1965, Blue Earth County, MN at age 79 8 9
  • Buried: After 3 February 1965, Good Thunder, MN 8

bullet   Another name for Carl was Charles Possin.1 2 3 4 9

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN on 8 June 1900. 6

1900 US Census
Sheet 2A & 2B, Roll 758, District 28, Dwelling 33, Family 33
Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Farm owned, no mortgage
Carl A. Possin..Son..Sep 1885..14..MN..At school
(Living with parents and paternal grandmother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1905 Minnesota State Census in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN in 12 June 1905. 7

1905 Minnesota State Census
Page 734, District 27
Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Carl Possin..19..MN
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN on 16 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 31, Dwelling 156, Family 156, Roll 825
Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Farm rented
Chas. Posin..Head..34..MN..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 daughters.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Beauford Township, Blue Earth, MN on 17 April 1930. 3

1930 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 2, Dwelling 76, Family 76, Roll 1080
Beauford Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Home rented
Charles Possin..Head..44..MN..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife and 7 daughters.)
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Beauford Township, Blue Earth, MN on 15 April 1940. 4

1940 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 7-2, Family 94, Roll 1908
Beauford Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
County Road 39; Home rented $7
Res 1935: Same House
Charley A. Possin..Head..54..MN..Farmer
(Living with 4 daughters and 1 son.)

NOTE - His wife, Elsa, was missing from this census record because she was a patient at the Ah-Gwah-Ching sanatorium near Walker, Cass County, Minnesota for treatment of tuberculosis. She died about one year later in 1941.
.

• He was buried after 3 February 1965 in the Lyra Cemetery in Good Thunder, MN.

Find A Grave Memorial #13181737
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Carl married Elsa Wilhelmena Krueger, daughter of John Krueger and Ernestina Redemske, on 4 December 1912 in Good Thunder, MN.1 2 3 4 (Elsa Wilhelmena Krueger was born on 18 December 1893 in Good Thunder, MN,2 3 10 died on 6 April 1941 10 11 and was buried after 6 April 1941 in Good Thunder, MN 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN on 16 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 31, Dwelling 156, Family 156, Roll 825
Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Farm rented
Chas. Posin..Head..34..MN..Farmer
Elsie Posin..Wife..26..MN
Viola Posin..Dau..6..MN
Lureene Posin..Dau..4y 3m..MN
Evelyn Posin..Dau..5m..MN
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Beauford Township, Blue Earth, MN on 17 April 1930. 3

1930 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 2, Dwelling 76, Family 76, Roll 1080
Beauford Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Home rented
Charles Possin..Head..44..MN..Farmer, General Farm
Elsie W. Possin..Wife..36..MN
Viola Possin..Dau..16..MN
Luverne F. Possin..Dau..14..MN
Evelyn A. Possin..Dau..10..MN
Irene E. Possin..Dau..8..MN
Rosella S. Possin..Dau..5..MN
Francis J. Possin..Dau..2..MN
Ester E. Possin..Dau..6m..MN
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Beauford Township, Blue Earth, MN on 15 April 1940. 4

1940 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 7-2, Family 94, Roll 1908
Beauford Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
County Road 39; Home rented $7
Res 1935: Same House
Charley A. Possin..Head..54..MN..Farmer
Rosella Possin..Dau..14..MN
Frances Possin..Dau..12..MN
Ester Possin..Dau..17..MN
Bernice Possin..Dau..5..MN
Johnnie Possin..Son..3..MN
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Sources


1 "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803974 : accessed 23 Apr 2015), Name: Charles A Possin; Event Date: 04 Dec 1912; Event Place: Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet 7B, dwelling 156, family 156, Carl August Possin and Elsa Wilhelmena Krueger; index and images (accessed 7 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 825.

3 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Beauford Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 4B, dwelling 76, family 76, Carl August Possin and Elsa Winhelmena Krueger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1080.

4 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Beauford Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 7-2, sheet 5B, household 94, Carl August Possin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

5 "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680827 : accessed 23 Apr 2015), Name: Carl A. Possin; Birth Date: 1 Sep 1885; Birth Place: Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota.

6 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet 2A & 2B, dwelling 33, family 33, Carl August Possin and Augusta Sophia Schwan; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 758.

7 1905 State Census, Minnesota, population schedule, Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, p. 734, Carl August Possin and Augusta Sophia Schwan; index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503056 : accessed 25 Apr 2015).

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 23 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13181737.

9 "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937234 : accessed 23 Apr 2015), Name: Charles Possin; Event Date: 03 Feb 1965; Event Place: Blue Earth, Minnesota.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 23 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13181738.

11 "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937234 : accessed 23 Apr 2015), Name: Mrs Elsie (Charles) Possin; Event Date: 06 Apr 1941; Event Place: Cass, Minnesota.


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