Lewis Family:Information about Christian Skjonsby
Christian Skjonsby (b. 12/3/1857, d. 12/11/1939)
Notes for Christian Skjonsby:
Christian was educated and lived on the family farm in Norway until 1880 when he came to America alone.He worked on farms in the Canby area until he filed a homestead claim in 1882 on 80 acres of farm land.Christian purchased additional adjoining land until his farm grew to 200 acres.
More About Christian Skjonsby:
Immigration: Abt. 1880, To Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.
More About Christian Skjonsby and Ragnhild Rogne:
Marriage: 3/28/1884, Canby, Minnesota.
Children of Christian Skjonsby and Ragnhild Rogne are:
- Clara M. Skjonsby, b. 1/6/1888.
- Cora A. Skjonsby, b. 12/2/1889.
- Ella A. Skjonsby, b. 2/18/1892.
- Agnes M. Skjonsby, b. 12/17/1893, d. 12/5/1902.
- Esther T. Skjonsby, b. 11/16/1896.
- +Nellie Christina Skjonsby, b. 2/28/1902, Canby, Minnesota, d. 10/22/1985, Ganite Falls, Minnesota.
- Clarence Skjonsby, b. 8/18/1904.