Harold Louis MICHELSON^{[1, 2]}

1890 - 1946  (56 years)

• Name	Harold Louis MICHELSON
  Nickname	Harold
  birth2 (conflicting)	28 Jan 1889	Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN   [3]
  Birth	28 Jan 1890	Preston Lake Township, Renville Co, MN   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1917-1940	Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN   [5, 6, 7]
  	Harold listed drayline as his occupation on his WWI draft registration card. He worked as a drayman with his own line according to the 1920 census, and in 1930 as a laborer at City Dray. The 1940 census noted that Harold was a buyer of scrap iron.
  Death	5 Apr 1946	Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN   [2, 3]
  	Harold was 57 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	8 Apr 1946	Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN   [2]
  	His body was interred in the Lutheran Cemetery.
  Person ID	I56151	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Harold Louis MICHELSON,   b. Jan 1830, Stockholm, Sweden d. 1905 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Laura E. ROBINSON,   b. Jan 1851, Posey Co, Indiana d. 1921 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1887	Glencoe, McLeod Co, MN   [3]
  Notes	1900 US Census lists Sarah E. Hubbard as mother-in-law to Louis Michelson. But the only information I have found thus far shows Sarah as married to Robinson, her daughter Laura's father. Sarah and xxx are buried together in Preston Lake cemetery. Continue research to locate a Hubbard connection. PGF/Sep 2018.
  Family ID	F4503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amanda Gertrude HENSCHKE,   b. 17 Sep 1885, Hustisford, Dodge Co, WI d. 30 Jul 1963, Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	15 Jan 1912	Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN   [2, 3]
  	Amanda was the sister of Caroline Henschke who married Cecil, brother of Louis Michelson.
  Children	1. Edwin Edward MICHELSON,   b. 10 Aug 1912, Buffalo Lake, MN d. 27 Mar 2000, Hutchinson, McLeod Co., MN (Age 87 years)   2. Elro Clarence Reinhold MICHELSON,   b. 23 Oct 1913, Minnesota d. 2 Jan 1988, Anoka Co. MN (Age 74 years)   3. Bernice Caroline Annie MICHELSON,   b. 7 Feb 1915, Minnesota d. 18 Nov 1968, Hennepin Co, MN (Age 53 years)   4. Norma Violet Augusta MICHELSON,   b. 17 Sep 1916, Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN d. 9 Nov 2015, Buffalo Lake, Renville Co., MN (Age 99 years)   5. Clarence Harold Warren MICHELSON,   b. 1918, Minnesota d. 1925 (Age 7 years)   6. Donald Fredrick Arthur MICHELSON,   b. 13 Oct 1919, Renville Co., MN d. 15 Jun 1977 (Age 57 years)   7. Doris Mae MICHELSON,   b. 21 Jul 1921, Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN d. 2 Mar 1993, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 71 years)   8. Marvin Elton Leroy MICHELSON,   b. 11 Jun 1923, Buffalo Lake, Renville Co., MN d. 29 Jul 2014, Hutchinson, McLeod County, MN (Age 91 years)   9. Joyce Marie MICHELSON,   b. 23 Jul 1925, Buffalo Lake, Renville Co., Minnesota d. 21 Aug 2008, Olivia, Renville Co., MN (Age 83 years)   10. Arlene Stella MICHELSON,   b. 1927, Minnesota d. 3 Aug 2018, Willmar, Kandiyohi Co, MNa (Age 91 years)   11. Nita Elaine MICHELSON,   b. 1931   d. 1937 (Age 6 years)
  Family ID	F4328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1900 US Census / Michelson, Louis Preston Lake Township, Renville Co, MN
  		Harold L. Michelson. WWI draft registration card (1917). Buffalo Lake, MN
  		1920 US Census / Michelson, H. L. Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN
  		1930 US Census / Michelson, Harold L. Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN

  
  

• Notes

  I had spelled middle name as Lewis, but Who's Who??? information spells name Louis.

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] Hubert A. Baker - Doris M. Michelson, Lenoir Co, NC marriage record no. 648 (1945). [S4528] Lonnie Gene Baker, "Baker family information". [S5762] Zuehlke, Norma & Fred, and Marvin & Eleanor Michelson, Who's Who??? Michelson-Henschke Family lineage booklet., (published by authors). [S5569] Harold L. Michelson. WWI draft registration card (1917). [S5565] 1930 US Census / Michelson, Harold L. . [S5566] 1920 US Census / Michelson, H. L. . [S5568] 1940 US Census / Michelson, Harold L.