Ellen (SANDER) Bakke: Family Group Sheet

Together Ellen and Ole Bakke had nine children that lived into adulthood: Isabella Antoinette, Clara Gunhilde, Erick Arthur, Elmer Orlando Benjamin, Philip Henry, Ruth Elizabeth, Vernon Lorenzo, Esther Lillian, and Ole Ernest.


Family Group Sheet. Ellen (SANDER) Bakke (1857-1936). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

We know a little bit more about Ole Bakke from his biography in Past and Present of Winneshiek County, Iowa by Edwin C. Bailey.



"Ole E. Bakke." (Bailey 1913) Vol. 2, pp. 64-65. Images courtesy of Spelhaug.org.

1900 US Federal Census: Ole Bakke Family

In 1900, the Bakkes lived on a 400 acre farm called The Oaks in Frankville Township, Winneshiek County.



Detail of 1900 US Census. Images courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Bakke, Ole E. / Head / W / M / Jul 1856 / 44 / M / 16 / Iowa / Norway / Norway / Farmer
_____, Ellen M. / Wife / W / F / Oct 1857 / 43 / M / 16 / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Isabell / Daughter / W / F / Jul 1884 / 15 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Clara G. / Daughter / W / F / Dec 1885 / 14 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Erick A. / Son / W / M / Jun 1889 / 10 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
_____, E. Orlando / Son / W / M / Nov 1891 / 8 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Philip / Son / W / M / Mar 1894 / 6 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Ruth / Daughter / W / F / Apr 1896 / 4 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Vernon S. / Son / W / M / Mar 1899 / 1 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa

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Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Frankville, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: 466; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1240466.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

1910 US Federal Census: Ellen (SANDER) Bakke Family

Detail of 1910 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Bakke, Ellen / Head / F / W / 52 / Wd / Iowa / Norway / Norway / Farmer
_____, Isabella / Daughter / F / W / 25 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa / None
_____, Clara / Daughter / F / W / 24 / S / / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa / Teacher
_____, Erick / Son / M / W / 20 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa / None
_____, Orlando / Son / M / W / 19 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa / None
_____, Philip / Son / M / W / 16 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa / Farm labor
_____, Ruth / Daughter / F / W / 14 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa / None
_____, Vernon S. / Son / M / W / 11 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa / None
_____, Esther L. / Daughter / F / W / 9 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa / None
_____, Ole E. / Son / M / W / 7 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa /None

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Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Frankville, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: T624_428; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1374441.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1920 US Federal Census: Ellen (SANDER) Bakke Family

By 1920 several of the older children have left the household and started families of their own.


Detail of 1920 US Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Bakke, Ellen M. / Head / F / W / 62 / Wd / Iowa / Norway / Norway
_____, Orlando / Son / M / W / 28 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Ruth E. / Daughter / F / W / 23 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Lillian E. / Daughter / F / W / 18 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa
_____, Ole E/ Son / M / W / 17 / S / Iowa / Iowa / Iowa

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Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Frankville, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: T625_519; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 165; Image: 227.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.