Spouse:
Mary Gleason (married on March 21, 1888; she died on April 13, 1936)
Children:
Four children: Lenore (daughter); Leo, Nicholas, and Byron (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Toensing lists his birth year as 1858. Minnesota, Special Limited Edition, 1915, and his tombstone list 1859. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1897 lists him as being 39 years old. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1907 lists him as being 49 years old. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1909 lists him as being 51 years old.
He moved to Ontonagon, Michigan to live with his uncle around 1865, after his parents died. He came to Minnesota in 1887. He moved to Virginia, Minnesota in the early 1900s.
He was a member of the Elks and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
He died at home in Virginia, Minnesota. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Virginia, Minnesota.
Middle name provided by a relative.
Religion provided by Minnesota, Special Limited Edition, 1915.