Norval Wintrone (1890-1918)

Norval Wintrone (1890-1918) Died in Influenza Pandemic of 1918 (b. March 1890, Dallas, Barron County, Wisconsin, USA - d. Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA)

Birth
Norval was the youngest child of Tron A. and Gunhilde Wintrone.

Marriage
He married Tille Olson (1885-1918), the daughter of Otto Olson (1858-1921) and Hannah E. Hansen (1864-1936).

Homesteader
He chose to be a homesteader rather than serve in World War I and moved to Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota.

Influenza pandemic:
Norval, his wife, and one of their two children died in the influenza pandemic of 1918. The influenza epidemic of 1918 killed 2,700 North Dakotans. The epidemic started at Fort Riley in Kansas in March 1918.

Burial
Norval was buried in New Scandanavia Lutheran Church Cemetery in Dallas, Barron County, Wisconsin on October 29, 1918.

Daughter
His surviving daughter: Hazel Wintrone (1916- ) was then raised by her maternal grandparents.