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Karle's Story


K

arle Reinke was my maternal grandfather and although I was just seven years old when he died, I still have clear memories of the man. I remember him holding a small garter snake so I could pet its cold smooth skin as he explained why I shouldn’t be afraid of it. I remember the big tire swing in his back yard on which he would send me flying high into the sky. I remember his patience and gentleness with a little girl full of energy and endless questions. I still wish he’d lived long enough for me and his other six grandchildren to know him better. Tracing Karle’s origins has helped me answer some of the questions about our genetic history. This project has also reminded me that what’s most important about a person is his legacy rather than his heritage. Karle’s legacy is alive and going strong today in the classrooms of his granddaughters.

Birth- Aug 28, 1880
Tjøtta, Nordland, Norway
Gender
Female
Immigration to US
Jun 1903
Residence: To
1905
Residence: From
1903
Place of Residence
Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota
Death- Jan 15, 1951-Age: 70 years
stroke
Crookston, Minnesota
Also known as
Thora Danielson
Full Name
Thora Strand
Father
Bernt Didrik Danielsen
Mother
Anna Margareta Peterson
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