Servants (Maids) - Living in Mansion

Amanda Strand

• Age 33
• Born in Sweden, parents born in Sweden
• Year of immigration to US - 1909

Annie Johnson

• Age 26
• Born in Sweden, parents born in Sweden
• Year of immigration to US - 1904 or 1914

Buna (?) Olson

• Age 28 
• Born in Minnesota, parents born in Sweden

Hilda Anderson

• Age 26
• Born in Sweden, parents born in Sweden
• Year of immigration to US-1915

Living in Carriage House 

John McKay

• Age 46 
• Born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland
• Year of immigration to US -1908 
• Job: Coachman 

Isabella McKay (wife of John)

• Age 48 
• Born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland
• Year of immigration to US - 1911 

Richard Wilson (listed as roomer with the McKays)

• Age 21 
• Born in Pennsylvania, parents born in Pennsylvania
• Houseman (at Glensheen) 

Living in Gardener's House

Donald Shepherd

• Age 49 
• Born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland
• Job: Gardener (left in 1920-21) 

Mabel Shepherd (wife of Donald)

• Age 38
• Born in England

Information in Footnote to History, the diary of Else Wilke Soetebier, who was briefly a maid at Glensheen in 1922. Translated from the German and edited by her daughter-in­ law Virginia M. Soetebier in 1995. 

Housekeeper - Mrs. Spencer 
Cook - Mrs. Smith 
Houseman - Mark Roper (lived in mansion, brother of James) 
Butler - James Roper (lived in mansion) 
Cook - Sarah Roper (wife of James) 
Became cook after Mrs. Smith left, moved into gardener's cottage(?) 
Chauffeur and animal manager- John McKay (misidentified as James) 
Groomsman - ? 
Laundress - Victoria (lived in mansion) 
Downstairs Maids (lived in mansion)

• Martina
• Gunhild 

Upstairs Maids (lived in mansion)

• Else Wilke 
• Agnes (sister oflaundress Victoria) 
• Lenore ( came with Congdon daughter, as nanny for the grandchildren)

Gardener: George Wyness

Servants

Living in Mansion 

Johnie Young (female - may have been a widow)

• Age 44
• Born in Wisconsin, parents born in Wisconsin
• Job: Cook

Ida Windahl

• Age 28
• Born in Wisconsin, parents born in Norway 
• Job: Maid

Freda Ottoson

• Age 38 
• Born in Sweden, parents born in Sweden
• Job: Maid

Possibly living in mansion

Segrud Stafseth 

• Age 31
• Born in Norway, parents born in Norway
• Job: Houseman 

Serene Stafseth (wife of Segrud)

• Age 32
• Job: not mentioned

Stafseth children:

• Borchild Maud (born 7 /.15/1926)
• Sigmund Oliver (born 3/24/1927)

Living in Carriage House or Apartment Over Gardener's Cottage

James Roper 

• Age 36
• Born in England, parents born in England
• Job: Chauffeur 

Sarah Roper (wife of James, possibly second wife)

• Age 24 
• Job: Cook

Roper children:

• Robert (born 1924, died 2004)
• John (born 1926, died 2005)

Gardener - Living in Gardener's Cottage

George Wyness 

• Age 65
• Born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland
• Job: Head Gardener (came in 1921)

Cora Wyness (wife of George) 

• Age 55
• Born in Germany, parents born in Germany
• No job mentioned

Wyness children:

• Graham (born 1908 ) 
• John (born 1910 ) 
• Robert Keith (born 1915)
  • Returned to Glensheen after WWII and took over from his father as gardener until 1985. 
    Died in 2004.