Joseph Arvid Thorin

1871 - 1958  (86 years)

• Name	Joseph Arvid Thorin
  Born	22 Aug 1871	Örby, Västra Götaland Län, Sverige   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1889	Örby, Västra Götaland Län, Sverige   [2, 3]
  Emigration	14 Feb 1890	Göteborg, Sweden   [2, 3]
  	Ship name: Orlando; Leaving for Hull, England
  Immigration	26 Feb 1890	New York City, New York, United States   [2, 4]
  Died	16 Jan 1958	Hills, Rock, Minnesota, United States
  Notes	“J. A. THORIN (1897), who owns and farms a half section of Martin township’s fertile soil, is a native of Sweden , where his earthly career began August 22, 1871.  Both of his parents, John and Louisa (Larson) Thorin, still reside in the old country.  The father of our subject was a school teacher and as a consequence J. A. Thorin received a careful education under the parental roof. “At the age of nineteen Mr.  Thorin bade farewell to native land and came to the new world, arriving in New York City on February 26, 1890. For seven months he resided at Bainbridge, Chenango county, New York ; then he moved to the vicinity of the county seat, Norwich , where he was employed on a dairy farm fifteen months. Striking for the west, he located for the next fifteen months at Batavia, Illinois, and followed the occupation of coachman. A longer residence was made at Rock Rapids, Iowa , where his time was divided between work on near by farms and on the section. In 1897 he commenced farming for himself in Lyon county, just across the Iowa line from his present location. His Iowa farm was rented from O.  M. Skattum. In 1907 he moved to the Rock county farm, on section 33, Martin township, which passed into his hand’s three years later. “Mr. Thorin is an extensive raiser of high grade stock.  The marriage of Mr. Thorin to Matilda Dahl occurred at Rock Rapids on April 23, 1895. Mrs. Thorin is a native of Norway and came to the United States in 1887. They are the parents of seven children: Leonard, Carl, Mabel, Arthur, Amel, Louisa and Emma. Mr. Thorin is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church and of the M. W. A. lodge.” His pastor told him that if he left Sweden for America his soul would go to hell. [4, 5]
  Person ID	I26	Thorin Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Johannes Josefsson Thorin,   b. 15 Nov 1842, Håcksvik, Västra Götaland Län, Sverige ,   d. 1 Jan 1920, Örby, Västra Götaland Län, Sverige  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Lovisa Larsdotter,   b. 6 Feb 1841, Örsås, Västra Götaland, Sweden ,   d. 15 Aug 1925, Örby, Västra Götaland Län, Sverige  (Age 84 years)
  Married	10 Jul 1868  [6]
  	Maybe at Lund, Malmöhus, Sweden
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Matilda Dahl,   b. 19 Jan 1872, Brandval, Hedmark, Norway ,   d. 28 Mar 1944, Hills, Rock, Minnesota, United States  (Age 72 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1895	Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, United States   [4]
  Children	1. Johan Lennart Thorin,   b. 24 Jul 1895, Larchwood, Lyon, Iowa, United States ,   d. 22 May 1971, Hills, Rock, Minnesota, United States  (Age 75 years)   2. Carl Edwin Thorin,   b. 23 Apr 1897, Lyons County, Iowa ,   d. 1 Jan 1981  (Age 83 years)   3. Mabel Caroline Thorin,   b. 30 Jul 1900, Lyon, Iowa ,   d. 4 Aug 1972  (Age 72 years)   4. Arthur Julius Thorin,   b. 19 Dec 1903, Lyon, Iowa ,   d. 30 Jan 1971  (Age 67 years)   5. Emil Louis Thorin,   b. 13 Mar 1905, Lyons County, Iowa ,   d. 24 Jun 1993, Hills, Rock, Minnesota, United States  (Age 88 years)   6. Louisa Mathilda Thorin,   b. 3 Mar 1907, Hills, Rock, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 24 Jan 1924, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States  (Age 16 years)   7. Emma Olina Thorin,   b. 3 May 1909, Hills, Rock, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 28 Feb 1995, Hills, Rock, Minnesota, United States  (Age 85 years)   8. Joseph Arvid Thorin, Jr.,   b. 17 Nov 1911, Hills, Rock, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 15 Mar 1971, Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States  (Age 59 years)   9. Einar “Shorty” Olaf Thorin,   b. 14 Sep 1913, Hills, Rock, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 13 Apr 2004, Hills, Rock, Minnesota, United States  (Age 90 years)   10. Alice Marie Thorin,   b. 5 Apr 1915, Hills, Rock, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 27 Oct 1974  (Age 59 years)
  Photos		Thorin Family Young-1.jpg
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet

  
  

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  		Born - 22 Aug 1871 - Örby, Västra Götaland Län, Sverige Residence - 1889 - Örby, Västra Götaland Län, Sverige Emigration - 14 Feb 1890 - Göteborg, Sweden Immigration - 26 Feb 1890 - New York City, New York, United States Married - 23 Apr 1895 - Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, United States Died - 16 Jan 1958 - Hills, Rock, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Thorin Field Portrait-1.jpg

  
  

  Documents

  Thorin family census 1885 Johannes Josefsson Thorin family documented in Örby in its entirety around 1885.

  
  

• Sources

  [S55] Älvsborg Örby Födde (Births): 1871, familysearch.org. [S52] Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951, Ancestry.com. [S53] Gothenburg, Sweden, Passenger Lists, 1869-1951, Ancestry.com. [S40] An illustrated history of the counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota, Arthur P. Rose, (Northern History Publishing Company, 1911). [S43] Conversation with Jerome Leroy Thorin. [S56] Sweden, Älvsborg Church Records, 1642-1897, familysearch.org.