38. Lind Family
       
           Louis Lind born in 1796 came to America with at least one son.  He died in 1877 and is interred in the Forrest Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage Co., WI.  His son is the first we have any detailed record of.

      JOHN WILLIAM LIND, born Apr. 19, 1826 in Norway, died Aug. 15, 1875, married Nov. 28, 1854 Amelia S. DeSmet, born Jan. 11, 1838, died Sep. 26, 1890, the daughter of Charles Lewis DeSmet and Mary Theresa Taillie (the daughter of Johannes Taillie and Rosa Clara DeSmet who was born in Flanders, Belgium.)
      Children:
        Albert Lorden, born Jan. 11, 1856, died Ito, So. Africa.
        Mary Amelia, born Jun. 16, 1857, died Oct. 1 6, 1936, interred Stevens
             Point, WI, married Nov. 6, 1879 John Lewis Jensen
        Clarissa Richmond, born Jan. 29, 1859, died Apr. 15, 1883 Intr. Stevens
             Point, WI
        SARAH ANN, born Mar. 16, 1861
        Emma Sophia, born Jun. 13. 1863, died Jun. 9, 1931, interred Portland,
             OR, married Nov. 29, 1882 Dennis Darrson
        John Lewis, born Mar. 22, 1866, died & interred Tacoma, WA
        Chas Lincoln, born Aug. 6, 1868, died Oct. 17, 1929, interred Stevens
             Point, WI Alice
        Francis, born Jan 22, 1870, died Oct. 30, 1886, interred
             Stevens Point, WI
        William Harry, born May 13, 1873, died Nov. 16, 1929, interred
             Marshfield, WI, married Louella Freely Jun. 19, 1901
      SARAH ANN LIND, born Mar. 16, 1861, died Mar. 20, 1931, married Oct. 25, 1885 Louis (Lars) Gilbertson, born Oct. 26, 1850, died Jul. 31, 1928, both interred in Artland, Saskatchewan, Canada
      Children:
        Alice, born Apr. 30, 1881, died Apr. 3, 1881, interred East Grand
             Forks, MN
        CLARA AMELIA, born May 18, 1883
        Anna Charlotte, born Jul. 15, 1887, married Apr. 15, 1912, Nicholas
             Powers
        John William, born Nov. 7, 1891, married Oct. 20, 1912 _____? _____?
        Grace Eleanor, born Jan. 25, 1894, married May 31, 1922, R. F. Parker
        Clarence Alfred, born May 29, 1896, died Mar. 4, 1944, interred Rife,
             Alberta, Can.
        Blanche Lillian, born Oct. 27, 1899, died June 26, 1969, married (1)
             Jan. 25,1923, B. L. Knutson, married (2) Mar. 26, 1932 Ernest
             (Scotty) Mitchel.
      CLARA AMELIA GILBERTSON, born May 18, 1882, died Feb. 26, 1972 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, interred Rife Cemetery, Rife, Alberta, Canada, married Oct. 19, 1903, Franklyn Gillias Aylesworth, born Oct. 28, 1873.
      (See General text, Seventh Generation # 6).

      Ref: (18 y), (79 a, c)