Lane Ellsworth Seversen b. 16 Sep 1918 Rake, Winnebago, Iowa, USA d. 9 Mar 1999 Horseshoe Bend, Izard, Arkansas, USA: Smith Family Tree

Lane Ellsworth Seversen

1918 - 1999 (80 years)

Name	Lane Ellsworth Seversen [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Birth	16 Sep 1918	Rake, Winnebago, Iowa, USA [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Baptism	10 Nov 1918	Zion Lutheran Church, Rake, Winnebago, Iowa, USA [4]
Gender	Male
Census	1920	Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA [9]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1940	Boyceville, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Military Service	7 Aug 1944 [1, 3]
	US Navy - WWII: MOMM3
Census	1950	De Kalb County, Illinois, USA [11]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Dorothy
Residence	1955	De Kalb County, Illinois, USA [2]
	Occupation: Carpenter
Residence	1983	Horseshoe Bend, Izard, Arkansas, USA
Death	9 Mar 1999	Horseshoe Bend, Izard, Arkansas, USA [1, 5, 7, 10, 12]
Burial	Fairview Cemetery, De Kalb, De Kalb, Illinois, USA [7, 12]
Person ID	I24486	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Eli Severt Severson, b. 21 Aug 1888, Grundy County, Illinois, USA d. 10 Mar 1975, Pioneer Home, Luck, Polk, Wisconsin, USA (Age 86 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Clara Etta Gaard, b. 4 Mar 1893, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA d. 17 Jan 1966, Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA (Age 72 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	9 Aug 1913	Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA [13, 14, 15]
Family ID	F10126	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Dorothy Elizabeth Van Dien, b. 16 May 1918, Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA d. 22 Dec 2006, De Kalb, De Kalb, Illinois, USA (Age 88 years)
Marriage	2 Dec 1939	Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
Family ID	F10194	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 16 Sep 1918 - Rake, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
	Marriage - 2 Dec 1939 - Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Boyceville, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Dorothy - 1950 - De Kalb County, Illinois, USA
	Residence - Occupation: Carpenter - 1955 - De Kalb County, Illinois, USA
	Residence - 1983 - Horseshoe Bend, Izard, Arkansas, USA
	Death - 9 Mar 1999 - Horseshoe Bend, Izard, Arkansas, USA

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Obituaries

Obituary-SEVERSON Orris L
Obituary of ORRIS LUVERNE SEVERSON -- Newspapers.com - The Dunn County News - 8 Jun 1983 - Page 9

Sources

[S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for Lane Severson
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2441&h=5473543&indiv=try
[S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).
Record for Lane E Severson
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2469&h=341575071&indiv=try

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

[S1935] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I.

U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I

[S510] Ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).

U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 389-14-4348; Issue State: Wisconsin; Issue Date: Before 1951.
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Boyceville, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4476; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 17-1.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Boyceville, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4476; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 17-1
[S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), Lane Elsworth Severson.
[S97] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1985; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 712.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1985; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 712
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), Lane Elsworth Severson.

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: DeKalb, Illinois; Ro.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: DeKalb, Illinois; Ro

[S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.
[S510] Ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).

U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940
[S2600] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Eli Severson • Dunn County News - Mar 1975, (Name: Dunn County News; Location: Dunn County WI; Date: 19 Mar 1975;), Obituary of Eli Severson.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/542865034/?article=502be1db-0024-4edd-8187-bb501344aa95&focus=0.61163735,0.354549,0.7288083,0.57
[S2599] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Gregerson): GAARD Clara Severson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), GAARD Clara Etta Severson 1893-1966.
Services were held Thursday for Mrs. Eli Severson, 72, the former Clara Gaard, who died at Glenhaven Nursing Home Monday.
Burial was in Wheeler cemetery. Services were conducted by he Rev. Maynard Larson at Trinity Lutheran Church, Boyceville.
Surviving are her husband; three sons, Orris, Reedsport, Ore.; Lane, DeKalb, Ill.; and Earl, Eau Claire; one daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Gregerson, Bend, Ore.; three brothers, Leslie, Boyceville; Melvin, Eau Claire; and Selmer, California; three sisters, Minnie Gaard, Wheeler; Mrs. Julius Mork, Kiester, Minn.; and Mrs. Henry Quame, Rake, Iowa; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94345816/clara-etta-severson

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