(Taylor, Texas; Kingsburg, California; Vallsjö, Jönköping; Hallsberg, Lerbäck, Karlskoga, Knista, Nysund, Kumla, Svennevad, Grythyttan, Örebro; Nykil, Gammalkil, Skeda, Östergtland; Karlstad, Nyed, Ölme, Värmland)

PARENTS TO 2ND GREAT GRANDPARENTS

Background:
I inherited a set of genealogy charts begun by my grandfather, Frank Lundberg. This, plus the family listings in Svenskarne i Texas gave the parishes of their births. And, I was fortunate that enough of the first generation Americans were still alive when I started tracing the family. I was able to obtain much information from them. But still, I wish I had asked more questions and done so much earlier.

What is presented below is the result of literally thousands of hours of research which I began in 1976. I grew up hearing Swedish spoken in the home, but literally had to teach myself to read the old Swedish. There is a lot more information in probate and other legal records, but my lack of vocabulary is an obstacle to much further research in these fields - other than identifying that they would be of interest.

1. ME
No, you don't get any information! Well--- I was born in Texas, raised in California and blew into the harbor in Comox, (Vancouver Island) British Columbia, and now live in that area.

PARENTS

2. ELVIN CLARENCE BERTIL LINDQUIST
(Clarence Bertil, called Kelly)
Born 11 January, 1910 - Taylor, Texas
Married 25 December 1936
Died 16 June 1995 Santa Maria, California
Banker.
Note: Because of his mother's early death - he was 6 months old - he was raised by the Swensk family (Amandus Swensk - son of landtbrukaren John G. Swensk - born in Bredaryd in 1869; Agnes Nelson, born in Ousby in 1870 - daughter of landtbrukaren Nels Nelson) and used their surname until his marriage. Listed in Svenskarne i Texas under the Swensk p. 556 and Lindquist families p. 546.
Married
1. Ruth Elizabeth Lundberg [his 2nd cousin]
2. Katherine Ratliff DeWolf, m. January 1967, d. February 1989 [widow of George DeWolf, Superior Court Judge, Fresno County]
3. Jeanne Ogden (m. November 1989)

Child:
Cheryl Elizabeth Anne

3. RUTH ELIZABETH LUNDBERG
Born 24 May 1916 - Chicago, Illinois
Died 15 September 1966 Chowchilla, California

GRANDPARENTS

4. CARL WALDEMAR LINDQUIST
(Salomo(n)sson in Sweden)
Born 12 June 1873 Vallsjö, Sweden
Married 27 February 1908 Taylor, Texas
Died 9 August 1936 Taylor, Texas

Note: The children preceding Clara Christina (#9) or accompanying her, chose to use her surname in the United States. Listed in Svenskarne i Texas p, 546. Carl Waldemar was the first of the children to emigrate and left on 25 July 1891 with a stated destination of New York. It is not known if he went directly to Texas or not. Though family members did not recall this, it seems that in 1901 he returned to Sweden and his sister, Maria, went with him back to Taylor, Texas.

Children:
Eric Hugo Waldemar, married 1. Selma Wirth, 2. Ruby
Elvin Clarence Bertil, married Ruth Lundberg

5. ANNA EMILIA HAGMAN
Born 25 September 1888 Karlskoga (Björkborn), Sweden
Died 21 August 1910 - Taylor, Texas
Many efforts have been made to locate her emigration records, but none have been found. Per the 1910 Federal Census [Texas] she came to the US in 1906.

6. FRANK ANTHONY LUNDBERG, MD
(Frans Anton Lundberg)
Born 11 April 1875 Hallsberg, Sweden
Married 27 July 1911 Kingsburg, California
Died 19 January 1974 Kingsburg, California

Listed in Cook County - Evanston listing of the Swedes in Illinois p. 255/56; Listed in Svenskarne i Texas p. 495; listed for many years in Who's Who in America; listed in Who Was Who in America. Graduated with B.A.'s from Fort Worth University and from Northwestern University. Studied medicine at Texas Christian University and received his MD., Graduated from Northwestern University Medical School. Instructor in English and Mathematics and later President, Swedish Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois; Methodist minister - Texas: Taylor, Decker; Illinois: Englewood; California: Los Angeles, Kingsburg.

Child:
Ruth Elizabeth Lundberg

7. LYDIA ELIZABETH LINSTRUM
Born 28 December 1882 Stillwater, Minnesota
Died 13 May 1969 Kingsburg, California
Listed in Svenskarne i Texas p. 495 She graduated with a B.A. degree from Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas. Taught in Georgetown, Texas, prior to her marriage and later in Chicago, Illinois.

GREAT GRANDPARENTS

ALMELIN/LINDQUIST

8. Salomo Svensson
Born 17 March 1831 Vallsjö, (Vallsjö Södre gård)
Married c. 1870, probably Vallsjö
Died 1895, Vallsjö, Sweden

When newly married lived with his father at Hillarp, In 1871, they moved to a little cottage which belonged to a farm in Uppåkra, then in 1876 they moved to Sibbarp, in 1880 to another cottage at Uppåkra, and in 1883 to Nyholm at Hillarp. When the new church was built in 1892, Salomo became the church officer - took care of the church inside, the church yard and rang the bells.
Hillarp was for generations the family home. It is a large house found on the edge of Vallsjön. It is an old, rather big farm and the first mention of it is in 1567, though it is much older. Sven Isaacsson Lo's daughter Lisa Stina, Salomo's sister, and her husband Claes Ferdinand Svensson took over the farm; they sold it in 1885.

Children: All born at Vallsjö.
Frida Charlotta, born 2/10 1870, moved to Eksjö in 1890. We know that she married Albert Lindgren and moved to Texas, but do not know if she married prior to emigrating.;
Carl Waldemar Salomonsson [Lindquist in USA] born 12/6 1873, left Sweden aboard the Romeo from Göteberg 31/7 1891. married Anna Hagman. He died 9/8 1936 in Taylor, Texas;
Johan Walfrid Salomonsson [Lindquist in USA] born 30/10 1875, left Sweden aboard the Romeo from Göteberg 4/8 1893. Never married. He died 24/12 1969 in Taylor, Texas;
Joseph Ferdinand Salomonsson [Lindquist in USA] born 11/5 1878, left Sweden aboard the Romeo from Göteberg 23/4 1897 with his sister - Hannah - married Hilda Sjöberg. He died in December 1938;
Maria Alvina born 10/10 1884, left Sweden 30/9 1901, married Carl Alex Hagman. Died in 1910;
Hanna Otelia born 9 March 1882 - as far as we know she died in a boat fire on the voyage to the US and was buried at sea, she had accompanied her brother Joseph.
Eric Reinhold Svensson born 3/12 1887, accompanied his mother to the US, leaving Göteberg 21/9 1906. Though I have no specifics on his death, he is the first buried in the Lindquist plot in the Taylor Cemetery. I have been told that his tombstone gives the year 1905, in error, for his death.
Frans August born 30/10 1880;
Arvid Teodor born 25/2 1890. It is believed that Frans and Arvid died as infants or young children.

9. CLARA CHRISTINA (ANDERSDOTTER) LINDQUIST
Born 1 February 1844 Vallsjö, Jönköping
Died 1918 Taylor, Texas
Listed in Svenskarne I Texas p. 546 (Taylor Colony)
She had 11 children. In 1918, it is stated "of the 11 children, 7 are now dead." She died in the big flu epidemic of 1918. Clara emigrated to the United States, traveling with her son, Eric, on the Calypso which left Göteborg for Hull on 21/9 1906.

Child:
Carl August, out of wedlock, born 27/1/1865 Anundsjö, Västernorrland, died 29/9 1870 Vallsjö.
She had evidently gone North when she was pregnant - a brother was there.

HAGMAN/LINDGREN

10. KARL KARLSSON HAGMAN
Born 3 September 1860 Karlskoga, Örebro
Married 17 November 1883
Died 1934 Karlstad, Värmland

Children:
Karl Alexius born 30/7 1884 Nysund; Karl came to Taylor and married Maria Lindquist, sister to Carl Lindquist. Had Hagman & Son Hardware in Elgin, Texas. He is the subject of the article "Järnhandlaren från Orrholmen" in a book published about 1996.
Gustaf Severin born 5/9 1886 Nysund;
Anna Emelia born 25/9 1888 Karlskoga, m. Carl Lindquist, died 21/8 1910;
Olga Victoria born 17/12 1890 married 1. Mr. Sjöberg, 2. (Johan) Albert Vickman and lived in Wyoming; died 13 Jun. 1927;
Ada Emerentia, m. Markus Kästel in 1922, d. 1957
Anna Emelia, Karl and Olga came to the US.

11. ANNA GUSTAFVA LINDGREN
Born 26 September 1851 Lerbäck, Örebro

LUNDBERG/LINDGREN

12. FRANS AUGUST LUNDBERG
Born 30 March 1848 Hallsberg, Örebro
Married 23 March 1873
Died 1 February 1911 Georgetown, Texas
He was a lineman in Sweden and a farmer in Texas. Emigrated to Texas in 1884, Svenskarne i Texas p 494

Children:
Frans Anton Lundberg born 11/4 1875 Hallsberg;
Martha Elisabeth Lundberg born 18/11 1876 Hallsberg, never married, died 18/6 1973;
August Isidorus Lundberg born 14/12 1878 Hallsberg, married Ida Anderson, died 9/9 1942;
Carl Anton born 6/11 1881 died 15/2 1923 never married;
Einar Nathaniel Lundberg born 29/12 1883 Hallsberg, married Annie Lindquist, died 2/1 1955;
Hilma Christine Lundberg born 31/1 1888, married Eric Johnson, died 20/8 1956;
Florence Phoebe died as an infant or small child;
Marthus Samuel born 29/1 1886 died around 13/4 1920 never married;
Ruth Agnes Lundberg born 11/3 1891 married George Nelson, died 12/7 1974;
Arthur Gideon Lundberg born 1/1 1893, married Ellen Mae Caskey, died in early 1970's;
Wesley Edgar Auraleus Lundberg born 19/9 1896/7, married Ruth Elizabeth Brandt, died 11/3 1970.

The children not born in Hallsberg were all born in Texas, probably in the Georgetown area. All except Frank Anthony Lundberg lived in Texas until their deaths. Frans August Lundberg received his US Citizenship in 1890.

13. CLARA LOVISA LINDGREN
Born 10 April 1850 Lerbäck, Örebro (sister to #11)
Died 8 July 1934 Williamson County, Texas
Listed in Svenskarne i Texas p. 494

LINSTRUM/PETERSON

14. OSKAR FREDERICK LINSTRUM
(Oskar Fredrik Carlsson - in Sweden)
Born 9 November 1857 Skeda, Östergtland
Married 21 March 1882 Keokuk, Iowa
Died 19 January 1926 Kingsburg, California
Listed in Svenskarne i Texas p. 497 and in Svenska Metodismen i Amerika, pp 382-383.
Swedish Methodist Minister. He came to the US in 1869 with his family.

Children:
Lydia Elizabeth Linstrum born 28/12 1882 Stillwater, Minn., died in Kingsburg, California;
Clarence Theodor Linstrum born 14/9 1885 Lake View (Chicago), Illinois married Delya Lofquist, died 19/11 1929 in California;
Oscar Emanuel Linstrum born 10/10 1887 Jamestown, NY, married Lily Lundblad, Methodist Minister, lived in Texas and died July 1978. Listed in Svenskarne i Texas p. 1098.
Rhoda Charlotte born 15/9 1890 Jamestown, NY died 10/8 1893;
Irene Theodora Linstrum born 17/3 1893 Rockford, Illinois, never married, died in Kingsburg, California March 1978;
Judith Euphemia Linstrum born 1/3 1895 Evanston, Illinois, married John Stone, died in Kingsburg, California March 1987;
John Wesley Linstrum, MD., born 29/7 1898 Evanston, Illinois, married Grace Lehman [b. 25/8 1899, d. June 1989], died October 1975 in Yuba City, California.

Oscar attended public schools in Keokuk, Iowa and the Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He joined the Methodist church in 1876 and began to prepare for the ministry. He served in Stillwater, Minnesota; Lake View (while attending the Seminary); Jamestown, New York; St. Paul; Rockford; Evanston. Then, for health reasons, he transferred to the Southern conference and served parishes in East Mobile, Alabama; Pensacola, Florida; Georgetown, Texas (1902-1910); Kingsburg, California (1910-1912); Oakland (1912-1915); Los Angeles (1915-1918); Kingsburg (1918-death) - here he was appointed District Superintendent of the three Pacific States - Washington, Oregon and California.

15. ANNA LOTTA PETERSDOTTER LINSTRUM
(Anna Charlotta, called Lotte)
Born 6 December 1858 Nyed, Värmland
Died 10 October 1945, Kingsburg, California
Listed in Svenskarne i Texas p. 497.

2ND GREAT GRANDPARENTS

ALMELIN

16. SVEN ISACSSON LO
Born 1 December 1792 Nävelsjö, Jönköping
Married 15 May 1825 Vallsjö (He of Yxnavall and she from Hillarp)
Died 4 September 1880 Vallsjö, Jönköping

Children:
Salomo born 17/3 1831 Hillarp;
Lisa Stina 19/12 1835 Hillarp

He "Erhållit silvermedalj för odlingsflit" (Received a silver medal for a diligent cultivating. - information courtesy of Conny Graesön.)


17. MAJA CATHARINA PETERSDOTTER
Born 8 October 1803, Vallsjö, Sweden
Died 16 February 1862. Vallsjö

LINDQUIST

18. ANDERS ISACSSON LINDQUIST
(brother to #16)
Born 22 July 1802 Nävelsjö
Married 4 October 1829 (He of Vallsjö Sorage, she of Ekesjö Hofgård)
Skraddaren. Lived at Backstugan Björkholm

Children:
Isac born 10/1 1830 Vallsjö;
Jonas Fredric born 18/5 1832 Norra Sandsjö;
Johannes August born 23 June 1840 Vallsjö;
Clara Christina born 1/2 1844 Vallsjö;
Hilda Charlotta born 8/12/ 1846 Vallsjö

19. LOUISA JONASDOTTER RUNDQUIST
Born 3 October 1806 Nävelsjö, Jönköping län
Died 1 October 1887 Vallsjö, Jönköping län

HAGMAN

20. CARL ANDERSSON
Born 12 June 1836 Grythyttan, Örebro
Carl and Anna left Karlskoga for Nysund March 29, 1867. Nysund parish records show them at Stubbetorp 1866 -1870.

Children:
Carl born 3/9 1860 Karlskoga;
Ulla born 23/6 1862 Karlskoga;
Thilda born 17/12 1864 Karlskoga;
Maria born 19/9 1866 Karlskoga;
Emma Christina born 15/8 1867 Nysund;
Anders born 28/2 1870 Nysund.

21. ANNA PETERSDOTTER
Born 29 June 1835 Knista, Örebro

22. & 26. CARL LINDGREN
Born 25 December 1812 Svennevad, Örebro
Died 18 November 1876 in Lerbäck
Lived at Munkrud.

Married
1. Anna Maja Larsdotter
Children: All born at Lerbäck.
Carl Johan born 22/11 1841 (per my Grandfather's notes he was a civil engineer in Eskilstuna);
Maja Lotta born 16/11 1843 died 30/10 1857;
Anna Sophia born 16/2 1845, died 22/11 1845;
Augusta Mathilda born 5/10 1846 died 29/12 1849;
August Alfred born 1/5 1848 died 26/1 1851;
Clara Lovisa Lindgren born 10/4 1850, m. Frans August Lundberg;
Anna Gustava born 26/9 1851, m. Karl Hagman, died in Karlstad, Värmland;
Adolf Victor Lindgren [known as Adolph Lind] born 12/3 1854, m. Hilda .... Lived in Colorado

2. Brita Stina Andersdotter m. 23 March 1855 in Lerbäck. She was born 8/9 1823 in Lerbäck and died 28/11 1896.
Children born in Lerbäck:
Anders Peter b. 17/8 1855
Frans Oscar, b. 23/11 1857
Gustaf Albert b. 2/5 1860

23. & 27. ANNA MAJA LARSDOTTER
Born 20 October 1811 Svennevad, Örebro
Died 18 March 1854 Lerbäck, Örebro
(Note that the parish records show she died 8 March, however as she had a child on 12 March 1854, the date is probably the 18th.)

LUNDBERG

24. PEHR JONSSON LUNDBERG
(also Lönnberg)
Born 1 September 1816 Kumla, Örebro
Married 6 June 1847
Died 19 October 1888 Hallsberg, Örebro (Berget)

Children: All born at Hallsberg.
Frans August Lundberg born 30/3 1848, m. Clara Lovisa Lindgren;
Maria Charlotta born 24/6 1851 married Johan Albert Anderson - while they remained in Sweden many of their children emigrated to the US;
Per Adolph Lundberg born 17/7 1855 married Christine Larson. Emigrated to US. Methodist minister who served in Texas and in Nebraska. He died in West Hill, Nebraska 22/2 1904 and is buried in the West Hill Cemetery. Was survived by four children and his widow;
Ida Sofia born 30/7 1858 - per my grandfather's notes she died, no husband, no children.
Hilma Augusta born 25/6 1862 married David Watson - had two children;
Frans August settled in Texas; Per Adolph in Nebraska; Hilma in Chicago

25. MAJA LOTTA MAGNIDOTTER
Born 24 June 1818 Hallsberg, Örebro
Died 28 December 1901 Hallsberg (Berget)

26 see 22
27 see 23

LINSTRUM

28 CARL FREDRIK SVENSSON
Born 3 July 1834 Skeda, Östergtland
Married 31 May 1857 Nykil
Died 5 March 1902 near Rockwell City, Iowa
The family lived predominantly in Skeda, but were briefly in Värdnås where a daughter was born. The family came to the US in 1869. They were in Galesberg, Illinois briefly before moving to Keokuk to work on the dam.
He was married a second time (in the US) to a widow who had six children.
Children:
Oscar Frederick born 11/9 1857 Skeda, m. Anna Charlotta Peterson;
Charles August born 6/5 1860 Skeda, d. 22/9 1953 Columbus, Nebraska. Married Emma Charlotte [Johnson] Sundeen 26/4 1887 - she died 24/1 1956. Both are buried in the Columbus Cemetery;
Hulda Charlotta born 25/7 1863 Värdnås, died 7/4 1866;
Ernest Felix born 6/2 1866 Skeda, married Hattie Fisher, died 1957;
John Adolph born 3/12 1868, died 14/1 1869;
Hulda Charlotta born 24/8 1870 Keokuk, Iowa, married George Allen, died in 1965 in South Pasadena, California.

29. CHARLOTTA PERSDOTTER
Born 12 November 1829 Nykil, Östergötland
Died 21 September 1882 near Manson, Iowa

30. PETTER PETTERSSON
Born 15 January 1822 Ölme, Värmland
Married 24 June 1858 Nyed, Värmland
Died 31 January 1909 Keokuk, Iowa Age 87.
In a tragic fire, he burned to death; it is believed that he fell asleep smoking his pipe and his home caught on fire. He had come to the US in May 1869 to work on the Keokuk dam and locks. While working on the dam he was injured; he later opened a shoe repair shop which he operated from his home.

Children:
Anna Charlotta born 6/12 1858 Nyed, m. Oscar Frederick Linstrum;
Louise born 10 1861 Married William Sunblaw, died 3/11 1948;
John Peter born 24/3 1864, married Hattie Holliday, died 10/8 1931;
August born 8/3 1867, never married, died 13/10 1915.

31. ANNA CAJSA PETERSDOTTER
Born 2 February 1823 Nyed, Värmland
Died 5 March 1904, Keokuk, Iowa.

Children:
Prior to her marriage, she had 3 illegitimate children by Erik Jonsson from Väse. Then he married someone else! All born in Nyed:
Christina born 21/12 1846;
Erik August born 1/5 1851, died 2/1 1857;
Johan born 18/2 1855 died 21/3 1855.
Christina married .... Sundberg and had a son, Carl Sundberg who had two daughters, Elsie and Ellen who lived in the Seattle area.

Anna and her children left Sweden in the fall of 1870 to join her husband in Keokuk. She carried very little with her - her Bible with marriage and birth dates recorded, a change of clothing for her children and herself and a few household items. Among the household items was a wooden sugar bowl which, along with the Bible, is still in the family collection.

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