Genealogy Report: Descendants of Dorothy Ellen Houchin
Descendants of Dorothy Ellen Houchin
1.DOROTHY ELLEN1 HOUCHIN was born 13 Feb 1919 in Iowa, Warren Co., Union Township1, and died 12 Sep 1973 in 3:05 p.m. at home, Albert Lea, MN.She married NELS ERICK OQUIST 31 Oct 1931.He was born 14 Jan 1910 in Medelpad, Sweden, and died 08 Feb 1988 in Naeve Parkview Nursing Home, Wells, MN.
Notes for DOROTHY ELLEN HOUCHIN:
MN social security lists her birthdate as 1918
Some family sources say that her father was India's brother-in-law, others say that is a nasty rumor, in any case it appears that India was taken advantage of.
More About DOROTHY ELLEN HOUCHIN:
Burial: 15 Sep 1973, Hillcrest Cemetary, Albert Lea, MN
Cause of Death: heart attack
Medical Information: reported by Nels Oquist
Residence: 1973, 614 South Washington, Albert Lea, MN
Notes for NELS ERICK OQUIST:
They came in 1912. His name was changed from Oquvist to Oquist when they came to America.
He was the son who went into the barn and found his father dead by hanging himself. (Overfield)
More About NELS ERICK OQUIST:
Burial: 12 Feb 1988, Hillcrest Cemetary, Albert Lea, MN
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Medical Information: reported by Shirley Christian
Occupation: Foundary worker at the Foundary Plant, Albert Lea
Residence: 1930, Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota
Children of DOROTHY HOUCHIN and NELS OQUIST are:
| i. | ALICE MARIE2 OQUIST, b. 29 May 1933, Mora, Kanabec, MN; d. 22 Jul 1933. |
| More About ALICE MARIE OQUIST: Burial: 23 Jul 1933, Grass Lake Township, MN Cause of Death: suffocation-accidental Medical Information: smothered in bed around 3:30 a.m. Family says that she was in bed with her mom and dad and they rolled over on her (possibly had been drinking?) |
| 2. | ii. | DAVID LEROY OQUIST, b. 1934; d. Nov 2006. | |
| iii. | HAROLD ALTON OQUIST, b. 28 Jul 1935; m. EDITH. |
| Notes for HAROLD ALTON OQUIST: Sent into the Army at a young age because parents couldn't take care of their children. |
| More About HAROLD ALTON OQUIST: Residence: 2006, Kentucky |
| 3. | iv. | BETTY LOU OQUIST, b. 26 Jan 1939, Check date. | |
| 4. | v. | JANET ELLEN OQUIST MEBUST, b. Albert Lea, MN; d. 01 Dec 2005, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., Colorado. | |
| vi. | LLOYD K. OQUIST, b. 26 Jun 1937, Kanabec, MN check date; d. 15 Nov 1986. |
| Notes for LLOYD K. OQUIST: Lived with the Sigurdson family because his parents couldn't take care of their children. |
| 5. | vii. | JAMES OQUIST GRUMKE. | |
| viii. | RAYMOND OQUIST RUSSELL FORSYTH. |
| Notes for RAYMOND OQUIST RUSSELL FORSYTH: listed in obit. Always sucking on an old beer bottle (that they gave him milk in!) so they called him "Piggy"! (Joyce Houchin) |
| ix. | MARY OQUIST. | ||
| x. | LARRY OQUIST DAHL, m. BONNIE. |
| More About LARRY OQUIST DAHL: Residence: 2006, Litchfield. MN |
| 6. | xi. | DENNIS ROY OQUIST, b. 03 Mar 1950, Albert Lea, MN; d. 26 May 2006, Albert Lea, Freeborn Co, MN. | |
| 7. | xii. | ROSE MARY OQUIST, b. 16 May 1951. | |
| 8. | xiii. | SHIRLEY MARIE OQUIST, b. 06 Jan 1953. | |
| 9. | xiv. | PATRICK JOE OQUIST, b. 17 Mar 1955. |