Frank Emil Possin

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)

Frank Emil Possin
(1894-1964)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elsie Frederika Trosin

Frank Emil Possin ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷

Born: 2 December 1894, Blue Earth County, MN ¹ ⁴ ⁵ ⁷
Marriage (1): Elsie Frederika Trosin in 1954
Died: 17 September 1964, Blue Earth County, MN at age 69 ⁶ ⁷
Buried: 21 September 1964, Minneapolis, MN ⁷

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 2 December 1895 and a birth location of Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN.

This birth date was given on the 1900 census.
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• He has alternate birth date of 2 December 1897 and a birth location of Blue Earth County, MN.

This birth date was given on the county death record.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN on 8 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 2A & 2B, Roll 758, District 28, Dwelling 33, Family 33
Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Farm owned, no mortgage
Frank E. Possin..Son..Dec 1895..4..MN
(Living with parents and paternal grandmother.)
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• He appeared on the 1905 Minnesota State Census in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN in 12 June 1905. ³

1905 Minnesota State Census
Page 734, District 27
Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Franke Possin..11..MN
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 2 Dec 1894, then his age should have been 10 instead of 11.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, MN on 11 May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 30, Family 160, Roll 691
Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Farm owned, with mortgage
Frank Possin..Son..15..MN
(Living with parents.)
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• Military: WW I US Army, 25 July 1918 to 30 July 1919. Service Info.: PVT, US Amy, WWI
Service Start Date: 25 Jul 1918
Service End Date: 30 Jul 1919
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Norway Township, Fillmore, MN on 22 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 6B, Roll 1921, District 23-24, Family 114
Norway Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States
Last Place of Residence: Waseca, Waseca, Minnesota
Gunther J Overland..Head..54..MN
Gina O Overland..Wife..53..MN
Katharine O Overland..Daughter..19..MN
Frank Possin..Hired hand..45..MN..8th grade
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• He was buried on 21 September 1964 in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN.

Plot: K, 3233
Find A Grave Memorial #3490852
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Frank married Elsie Frederika Trosin, daughter of Ludwig Gustav Trosin and Dorothea Anna Bisping, in 1954. (Elsie Frederika Trosin was born on 28 October 1895 in Lakefield, MN,⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ died on 2 September 1973 in Mankato, MN ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ and was buried on 5 September 1973 in Minneapolis, MN ⁸ ¹⁰.)

1 "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680827 : accessed 25 Apr 2015), Name: Frank Emil Possen; Birth Date: 02 Dec 1894; Birthplace: Blue Earth, Minnesota.

2 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.

3 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).

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 9A, family 160, Carl August Possin and Augusta Sophia Schwan; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 691.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Norway Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States, enumeration district (ED) 23-24, sheet 6B, household 114, Frank Emil Possin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1921.

6 "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937234 : accessed 25 Apr 2015), Name: Frank Emil Possin; Event Date: 17 Sep 1964; Event Place: Blue Earth, Minnesota.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 25 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3490852.

9 "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937234 : accessed 25 Apr 2015), Name: Elsie Possin; Event Date: 02 Sep 1973; Event Place: Blue Earth, Minnesota.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 25 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3490851.

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