Today I received an envelope in the mail from the Minnesota Historical Society. In it was a case file for Georgina Amundson who died 28 April 1907 at the Fergus Falls State Hospital. (If you have been paying attention to the Amundson family, you would know that this is the same facility that her daughter Amelia had been sent to in 1898.) The reason for Georgina's commitment was dementia. Apparently her husband Amund couldn't take care of her anymore as she had become a bit violent towards others, and was speaking incoherently and irrationally. She was committed by the court and arrived at Fergus Falls 21 February of 1907.
By the time of her commitment Georgina was 68 years old and she was only a resident for a short time when she died. Her symptoms has been around for six months to a year.
But thanks to this record of her commitment we now know when and where Georgina died, and we have her parents names. Unfortunately I can't read her father's last name clearly it could be John Staneson, Stannson, Stanuson, or Stamson, but her mother's name is clearly Carrie Johnson, and both were born in Norway. So when Jorgina was born she was most likely baptized as Jorginia Johnson (not Thonson as Kari would indicate in her Social Security form.)
Oh great more Norwegian records to go through. I have to admit my Norwegian is a bit rusty.
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