Arthur Edward Lindgren

Arthur Edward Lindgren was born on 01 February 1883 in NE, and died 15 November 1948 on his farm near Baker, Boyd, NE. He is buried in Highland Cemetery, Fairfax, Gregory, SD, Find A Grave Memorial# 64933266. This farm was homesteaded in a location called the Three Mile Strip. At that time, the line between Nebraska and Dakota Territories was marked by the beds of the Keya Paha, Ponca, and Niobrara rivers. They frequently changed course, and a farmer could easily find at least some of his property was on the far side of the river, in a different state/territory, after a flood. When the Nebraska/South Dakota state line was officially surveyed and marked, this farm was discovered to straddle the state line, with part in SD, and part in NE.

On 03 March 1913, he married: Winnifred Mae Northrup, born 30 September 1893 in Nebraska, and died 29 January 1969, buried: Highland Cemetery, Fairfax, Gregory, SD. Find A Grave Memorial# 64933348. Winnifred's parents were James William Northrup and Emily Della Johnson

In 1918, his draft registration card describes him as being medium in height and build, with blue eyes and dark brown hair. His postal address at that time, was RFD #1, Fairfax, SD. His children and grandchildren attended school at Fairfax until the early 1960's, when laws were rewritten so that children had to attend school in the state in which the family residence was located. Which was just barely south of the Nebraska/South Dakota state line.

1. Beryl Della Lindgren was born 31 Mar 1915 in Boyd Co., NE, and died 11 Nov 2012 in Ashland, Jackson, OR, Find A Grave Memorial# 100860158. She married Leonard LeRoy Pate, son of Walter Romny & Gertrude (Sewell) Pate, on 30 June 1941 in Boyd County, NE. He was born 25 December 1903, died 08 Aug 1992 at Klamath Falls, Klamath, OR. Find A Grave Memorial# 73510243

They had one daughter.

1. Karen Pate, born in Nebraska. Her doctor had to use a rowboat to get to her delivery, due to flooding of the Niobrara river. Karen married Mr. Scott. They have a daughter:

11. Jennifer Pate Scott.

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Beryl Della Lindgren Pate(1915-2012)

Beryl Della Lindgren Pate, age 97, passed away at her daughter's home in Ashland, Ore. on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012.

Beryl was born on March 31, 1915, to Arthur E. Lindgren and Winifred Northrup Lindgren in Boyd County, Neb. She was the oldest of five children and grew up on her parents' farm. She attended a one-room elementary school in Nebraska, followed by high school in Fairfax, S.D. After graduating from South Dakota State Teachers College during the Depression, Beryl taught elementary school for three years in Gregory, S.D., where she had a class of 48 pupils and earned $630 a year.

Beryl married Leonard L. Pate in 1941 and moved to Butte, Neb., where Leonard was superintendent of schools. Their daughter, Karen, was born while they lived in Butte.

In 1944 the family moved to Oregon, first to Heppner, then in 1953 to Prairie City. In both places, Beryl taught elementary school and Leonard was a school administrator. Upon Leonard's retirement in 1967, they moved to Klamath Falls, where Beryl taught for another 11 years. She retired in 1978, having taught for 36 years. She greatly enjoyed teaching and took much pride in her work educating children. In 2005, Beryl moved to Mountain Meadows Retirement Community in Ashland in order to be closer to her daughter.

Beryl was preceded in death by Leonard, her husband of 51 years; her sisters Orel (Ray) Walth and Cloeen (Oscar) Anderson; and brother Donald (Donna) Lindgren. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Pate Scott of Ashland; granddaughter Jennifer Pate Scott (Will Garber) of Portland; brother Darold (Jackie) Lindgren of Butte, Neb.; and numerous nieces, nephews and their families.

At Beryl's request, no services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to any public library.

Published in Herald And News on Nov. 18, 2012