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Anna was born 29 January 1877, in Dodge Center, Dodge, Wisconsin, and married 12 February 1886 in Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota, Burton Thomapson SEVERANCE, the son of Thompson Burton SEVERANCE and Elenora Jane Estella MILLS. He was born 21 January 1873 in Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota and died 5 July 1946, Milton, Rock, Wisconsin. Anna died 17 November 1948 in Milton, Rock, Wisconsin.
1880 Census Concord, Dodge, Minnesota, Page 250A
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
OSBORN Irving L W M 27 ----- M Farmer Wisc. Conn. Ire.
" Augusta W F 24 Wife M Keeping House Wisc. Ohio. N. Y.
" Ella A W F 5 Dau S ------------- Minn. Wisc. Wisc.
" Anna M W F 3 Dau S ------------- Minn. Wisc. Wisc.
" Elsie J W F 1 Dau S ------------- Minn. Wisc. Wisc.
1880 Census Ashland, Dodge, Minnesota,Page 378C
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
SANFORD Elias A. W M 29 ----- M Farmer N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
" Elnora J. W F 31 Wife M Keeping House Wisc. N. Y. N. Y.
SEVERANCE Walter w M 11 Son S ------------- Minn. Penn. Wisc.
" Rowley J. W M 10 Son S ------------- Minn. Penn. Wisc.
" Frank E. W M 8 Son S ------------- Minn. Penn. Wisc.
" Bertie W M 6 Son S ------------- Minn. Penn. Wisc.
SANFORD Stella W F 4 Dau S ------------- Minn. N. Y. Wisc.
" Mabel W F 1 Dau S ------------- Minn. N. Y. Wisc.
1920 Census Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota ED 5 Sheet ?B line 85
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta |Self Father Mother| Occupation
SEVERANCE B. T. Head M W 46 M Minn. Penn. Wisc. Dealer Hay & Straw
" Anna M. Wife F W 42 M Minn. Wisc. Wisc. ----------
" Lyal B. Son M W 23 S Minn. Minn. Minn. dealer Hay & Straw
" Lorna A. Dau F W 20 S Minn. Minn. Minn. ----------
" Irving O. Son M W 17 S Minn. Minn. Minn. ----------
" Belva Dau F W 15 S Minn. Minn. Minn. ----------
" Luverne W. Son M W 10 S Minn. Minn. Minn. ----------
" Howard D. Son M W 7 S Minn. Minn. Minn. ----------
" Craydon L. Son M W 1 S Minn. Minn. Minn. ----------
" Frank E. Bro M W 48 WD Minn. Penn. Wisc. ----------
CRANDALL O. Deforest B-n-L M W 45 M Ill. ? ? ----------
" Mabel Sis F W 40 M Minn. Ill. Wisc. ----------
" Leslie D. neph M W 22 S Minn. Ill. Minn. ----------
" Juanita M. niece F W 10 S Ill. Ill. Minn. ----------
Burton only had vision in one eye.
Bert Severance has returned from Rochester hospital.
Bert Severance & Miss Anna Osborn were married last evening. They will make their home on Mr. E. A. Sanford's farm..
There is conflicting information as to whether Burton's middle name is Thompson or Thomas.
Burton & Anna Lived in Dodge Center until moving to Rock Co, WI in 1920. They resided in Milton, WI. until their death. They had 10 children.Burton's mother Elnora Mills remarried after the death of Thompson Burton Severance. Burton had half brothers & sisters.
Bert would have been born after his father's death.
Lorna born 4-13-1899, was a daughter of Bert Severance.
Mable Severance, born 1880 married O. Deforest Crandell who was born 1875 in Ill. They were living with Burton in 1820.
Twin sons were born & died early. Names unkown.
Had a baby, born 1900 & died in infancy, sex unknown
M/M Campbell of Kasson, & M/M W. Randall of West Concord, were in town Wednesday to attend the funeral of Luvern Severance. The ladies are aunt's of Mrs. Severance.
M/M Ross Howe, of New Hampton, Iowa came Friday called here by the serious illness of the lady's brother, Luvern Severance.
B.T. Severance moved his family back to this place from Milton, WI., last week & now lives on the Hodge farm 2 miles southwest of town.
Note: They were only running the farm for the summer, they went back to Milton in Aug.
Name Burton Severance Value of personal property $1503 Monies & credits $600 Total Tax $29.30
Golden Anniversary at Milton - M/M B. T. Severance, Milton residents for the past 25 yr. will be guest of honor at an open house from 2-5 P.M. Sun. at the home of here son-in-law & daughter, M/M Stanley Fox, 656 College St., Milton. The celebration is in honor of the golden wedding anniversary of the couple, which is Tue.
Anna Osborn & B. T. Severance were married at Dodge Center, MN Feb. 12, 1896. Mr. Severance is a retired employee of the Burdick Corp. Both M/M Severance are active members of the Odd Fellows. The have 2 daughters, Mrs. Lorna Howe, Irving, & Graydon of Milton. & Lt. Howard Severance, with the army in NY. Of their 12 grandchildren, several have been in the military service during the war & are now discharged. One, Dean Fox, is with the navy at Pearl Harbor, T. H. They also have 4 great grandchildren.
Both Mr. Severance, who is 73, & Mrs. Severance, who is 69, are active in their daily lives.
Note:
Religion: Seventh-day Baptist
Burton Thompson Severance, the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Severance, was born January 21, 1873, at Dodge Center, Minnesota, and died at his Milton home on July 5, 1946, after a lingering illness. On February 12, 1896, Burton Severance was married to Anna M. Osborn in Dodge Center and in this place the two made their home and raised their family until they moved to Milton in 1920. Mr. Severance was a workman worthy of his hire. In his early years he engaged in farming in Minnesota and after coming to Milton was employed, until his health forced his retirement, by the Burdick Corporation in Milton. Mr. Severance was a good neighbor and a valued friend. For nearly forty years he was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge whose members held him in high esteem. Mr. Severance was a sincere Christian and a devoted churchman. He was baptized and received into the membership of the Dodge Center Seventh Day Baptist Church, which church he served faithfully as acting deacon and treasurer. After coming to Milton he transferred his church membership to the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church and has been a loyal member here, together with his wife, through the years. Mr. Severance was a faithful and loving husband and father. It can be truly said that his whole life centered in his home and family. Those close to him who survive are: his wife, four sons, Lyal B. Severance of Janesville, Irving and Graydon Severance of Milton, and Lt. Howard Severance, now on terminal leave from the U. S. Army; two daughters, Mrs. Lorna Howe and Mrs. Belva Fox of Milton; 12 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren; two brothers, Walter Severance, Mt. Carroll, Illinois, and Frank B. Severance, Dodge Center, Minnesota; a half brother, Harry Sanford of California; and two half sisters, Mrs. Mabel Crandall, Hammond, Louisiana, and Mrs. Lela Coalwell, New Orleans, Louisiana. Rev. Rolland J. Severance preceded him in death.
Funeral services for Mr. Severance were held at the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church, Monday, July 8, at 2:00 p.m., the Rev. Elmo F. Randolph delivering the sermon. Pallbearers were: Guy Polan, Lou Loofboro, Lou Babcock, Archie Hurley, Clark Todd, Henry Ochs. Burial took place in Milton Lawns Memorial Park, Janesville, Wis.
'The Sabbath Recorder', Vol 141, No 9, p 171, Aug. 26, 1946. obituary on file.
Event Note:
Cause of death: Hypertension, cardio renal vascular disease
Note:
Religion: Seventh-day Baptist
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Margaret Severance, who had been confined to her bed for the past 11 months, were held Friday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. from the Phelps funeral home and at 2:30 p.m. from the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church with burial in Milton Lawns Memorial Park cemetery, Janesville. The Rev. Elmo Fitz Randolph officiated.
Mrs. Anna Osborn Severance, 71, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Stanley Fox, Milton, at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, after an illness of 2 1/2 years. Anna Osborn, the daughter of Irving and Augusta Osborn, was born Jan. 29, 1877, in Dodge Center, Minn., and married Burton T. Severance Feb. 12, 1896. Her husband passed away July 5, 1946. She was a member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church, the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and the King's Daughters. Two daughters and a son, died in infancy, and one son, died at the age of 11 in 1921. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lorna Howe and Mrs. Belva Fox, both of Milton; four sons, Lyal, Janesville, Howard, Elkhorn, Irving and Graydon, both of Milton; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Ella Parker, Siren, Wis., and two brothers, George Osborn, Dodge Center, Minn., and Josh Osborn, Van Nuys, Calif.
Event Note:
Cause of death Arteriosclerotic heart disease
CHILDREN of Anna Margaret OSBORN and Burton Thompason SEVERANCE:
+ 1. LYAL BURTON b: 3 Mar 1897; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
md: 23 Jun 1922; Milton, Rock, Wisconsin.
Myrtle Violet FOX
md: 29 May 1929; Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Ludell B. CASSIDY
d: 3 Jan 1962; Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin.
+ 2. LORANA AUGUSTA b: 13 Apr 1899; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
md: 20 Jan 1920; Docge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
Donovan R HOWE
d: 1 Nov 1957; Monroe, Monroe, Wisconsin.
3. BABY b: 1900; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
d: 1900; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
+ 4. IRVING OSBORN b: 19 Apr 1902; West Concord, Dodge, Minnesota.
md: 9 Oct 1920; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
Jessie Wiltse LUFKIN
d: 9 Jun 1966; Edgerton, Rock, Wisconsin.
+ 6. BELVA b: 3 Aug 1904; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
md: 22 Jun 1922; Milton, Rock, Wisconsin.
Dean Stanley FOX
d: 5 Dec 1984; Edgerton, Rock, Wisconsin.
6. DURAND b: 1905; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
d: 1905; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
7. LEURCINA b: Oct 1906; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
d: 27 Mar 1908; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
8. BABY GIRL b: 1907; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
d: 20 Mar 1907; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
9. LUVERNE WALLACE b: 30 Jul 1909; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
d: 21 Mar 1921; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
10. HOWARD DOUGLAS b: 12 Aug 1912; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
md: 20 Sep 1936; Milton, Rock, Wisconsin.
Mildred Louise KERR
d: 19 Oct 2000; , Ramsey, Minnesota.
11. BABY BOY "TWIN" b: 1915; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
d: 1915; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
12. BABY BOY "TWIN" b: 1915; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
d: 1915; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
+ 13. GRAYDON LEWAYNE b: 20 May 1918; Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota.
md: 11 Oct 1941; , Jefferson, Wisconsin.
Dorothy Sophia OLSON
d: 4 Feb 1953; Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin.
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