I will not be posting for a while

I am in the process of learning more about how to share family history in a better format. Hopefully I can find the information I need, but this is proving to be time consuming and I am spending a lot more time online and on my computer. It's entirely possible the software I have is capable of so much more than I thought -- and I was only using the very basics.

I have also found possible information on my mother's family both in the Upper Peninsula and in Sweden -- information that wasn't available to me before and it's both exciting and time consuming. This information still has to be verified, BUT it's forcing me to learn more about the software I am using.

I am also connected to two "new" helpers -- so I am in the process of learning new ways of doing things.

Hopefully, I will be posting again in a week or two.

Nancy Frances Lundwall Roberg

Nancy Frances Lundwall (Nanie - name given at birth)

Birth 12 October 1908 in Commonwealth, Florence, Michigan
Death 7 Mar 2010 in Crystal Falls, Iron, Michigan, USA

Family Members

Parents

Fritz Oscar Lundwall 1884 – 1944


Teckla Matilda Ekquist 1889 – 1967


Spouse & Children

Husband:
  
     Rhinehart Carl Roberg 1908 – 1979

Stepchildren:

     Mary Ann (Roberg)

     Rhinehart Roberg (Buddy)

     Jim Juneau of Amasa

Timeline

     1909 12 Oct - Birth Commonwealth, Florence, Michigan 
 


     1910 — Age: 1 Residence Commonwealth, Florence, Wisconsin 
 


     1920 — Age: 11 Residence Caspian, Iron, Michigan 
 


     1930 — Age: 21 Residence Flint, Genesee, Michigan 


     
1935 — Age: 26 Residence Detroit, Wayne, Michigan 


     
1940 1 Apr — Age: 31 Residence Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States 
Age: 31;
                            Marital Status: Single; Teacher
 


     1951 — Age: 42 Marriage to Rhinehart Carl Roberg, Stambaugh, Iron, Michigan, USA -
                            Nancy's first marriage, Rhinehart's 3rd marriage


     
2010 7 Mar — Death Crystal Falls, Iron, Michigan, USA Age at Death: 101

                             Burial Iron River, Iron County, Michigan, USA - Stambaugh Cemetery


Source Information

1910 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

1920 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Residence, Birth

1930 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

1940 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2011
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Death, Burial

Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Death

Obituary:

Nancy Frances (Lundwall) Roberg, age 101 of Iron River, MI, died Sunday March 7, 2010 at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, MI. Born: October 12, 1908 in Iron Mountain, MI

The daughter of the late Oscar and Teckla (Ekquist) Lundwall lived in Stambaugh as a child, moving to Michigamme, MI with her family, where she graduated from high school in 1926.

In 1928 she attended the Michigan School for the Deaf and Blind to become a certified teacher for the deaf. Nancy taught at the school in Flint, MI for five years and then for the Lutheran School for the Deaf in Detroit, MI for eight years. She later worked for Borg-Warner Corporation in Detroit as personnel director. She then taught school in Stambaugh for two years and then worked for the Iron County Department of Social Services until her retirement in 1973.

Nancy married Rhinehart Roberg of Roberg's Bakery in Stambaugh in 1951 and the couple celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary in 1976. Rhinehart preceded her in death in 1979.

She was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Iron River, former president of LCW at the church and active on the building committee for the educational wing at church.

She was preceded in death by her brothers Lloyd, Ray, Ward, and Kenneth; and sisters Hazel Lundwall, Doris DeVowe, Janet Curtis, Margaret Wiggins, Alice Dishaw and Violet Chiolak

She is survived by her stepdaughter, Mary Ann (Roberg) Reed of Las Vegas, NV; stepsons Rhinehart Roberg of Azuza, CA and Jim Juneau of Amasa; brother, Marlin Lundwall of Bergland, MI; sister-in-law Joyce Davies of Stambaugh, MI; granddaughter Terri Klymshyn, two great grandchildren, Lauren and John Klymshyn of Valencia, CA, and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation: Wednesday March 10, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Iron River. Funeral Service: Wednesday March 10, 2010 at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church of Iron River with Rev. Bonny Kinnunen, pastor, to officiate. Interment: Stambaugh Cemetery, Iron River Funeral arrangements by the Jacobs Funeral Home, Iron River.

Fritz Oscar Lundwall

Fritz Oscar Lundwall

Birth 03 Sep 1884 in Commonwealth, Florence, Wisconsin
Death 31 December 1944 in Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, United States

Timeline

Birth
1884 3 Sep 
Commonwealth, Florence, Wisconsin 


1908 29 Feb - Marriage to Teckla Matilda Ekquist  — Age: 23 
Iron Mountain, Dickinsen, Michigan, USA. Willard Equist (brother of the bride) and Clara Lundwall (sister of the groom) were witnesses, married by the Baptist minister.


1910 Residence — Age: 26 Commonwealth, Florence, Wisconsin 


1920 Residence — Age: 36 Caspian, Iron, Michigan 


1930 - Residence — Age: 46 Michigamme, Spurr, Baraga, Michigan 

1937 Residence — Age: 53 Negaunee, Michigan, USA Palmer



1940 1 Apr - Residence — Age: 55 Richmond, Marquette, Michigan, United States Palmer


1944 31 Dec - Death
 — Age: 60 Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, United States  died at the Negaunee Hospital


Burial: Stambaugh Cemetery, Stambaugh, Iron County, Michigan, United States 


Family Members

Parents

    Andrew Lundwall 1848 – 1927



     Margareta Elizabeth Tagstrom 1848 – 1900


Spouse & Children

Wife: Teckla Matilda Ekquist 1889 – 1967

Children:

     Nancy Frances Lundwall 1909 – 2010

     

Ward Elwood Lundwall 1910 – 1999

     

Hazel Victoria Lundwall 1912 – 1918

     

Doris Eleanore De Vowe 1915 – 1983



     Margaret May Lundwall 1916 – 2005



     Violet Louise Lundwall 1918 – 2004

     

Ray Spencer Lundwall 1919 – 1994



     Alice Marie Lundwall 1921 – 2003



     Kenneth Oscar Lundwall 1923 – 2006



     Lloyd Leslie Lundwall 1926 – 1958



     Janet Harriet Lundwall 1928 – 1998

     

Marlin J Lundwall 1929 – 


Source Information
1910 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

1920 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

1930 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

1940 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

Ancestry Family Trees
This citation provides evidence for Fritz Oscar Lundwall

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Residence

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth

Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2011
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Death

Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Death, Burial

Wisconsin Births, 1820-1907
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth

Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth

Fritz Oscar Lundwall Obituary

Fritz Oscar Lundwall, 60, who died Dec. 31 in the Twin City Hospital, Negaunee, left his widow, Teckla; six daughters, Miss Nancy Lundwall and Mrs. Alice Dishaw, Detroit; Mrs. Margaret Schubert and Mrs. Violet Chiolak, Chicago; Mrs. Doris DeVowe, Trout Creek; and Miss Janet of Palmer; five sons, Ward, of St. Paul; Raymond, Pontiac; Kenneth, in the Army; Lloyd, in the Navy, and Marlin of Palmer; a brother Andrew, Haggerman Lake, and six grandchildren.

He was born Sept. 3, 1884, in Commonwealth, Wis. He worked at the Commonwealth mine in Iron River; later at Stambaugh, and then moved to Michigamme, where he lived until 10 years ago, when he went to Palmer to reside.

Services will be held at 2 tomorrow afternoon at the Johns Funeral home. The body then will be placed in the vault in the Stambaugh cemetery. Pallbearers will be Frank Hughes, Arthur Colburg, Carl Youngren, Fred Landstrom, Iner Olson and Iner Lindbeck.

Teckla Lundwall Obituaries

OBITUARY Iron River Reporter March 13 1967 "Death Takes Resident of Stambaugh"

STAMBAUGH – Mrs. Teckla M. Lundwall, 76, of 414 Washington avenue, Stambaugh, died at 4:30 Friday [March 10] afternoon at the Iron County Medicare hospital, where she had been a patient for the last four years. She had been in failing health for the past seven years.

Mrs. Lundwall was born April 23, 1890, [NOTE: headstone says 1889] in Homestead, Wis. where she had attended schools. She married Oscar Lundwall in Iron Mountain in 1908, where the couple resided for a short time. They resided in Iron County from 1913 to 1923, then in Michigamme from 1923 to 1934, and in Palmer, from 1934 to 1945. Mrs. Lundwall returned to Iron County in 1945, residing here since. She leaves six daughters, Mrs. Rhinehart (Nancy) Roberg, of Stambaugh; Mrs. David (Doris) DeVowe, of Trout Creek; Mrs. Margaret Schubert, of Olympia, Wash.; Mrs. Steve (Violet) Chiolak, of Chicago; Mrs. Earl (Alice) Dishaw, of Flat Rock, Mich.; and Mrs. William (Janet) Curtis, of Iron River; four sons, Ward, of St. Paul Park, Minn.; Ray, of Kenosha, Wis.; Kenneth and Marlin of Bergland, Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Ida Osterberg, of Aurora, Wis., a brother, Emil Ekquist, of Florence, Wis., and 36 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Her husband preceded her in death in 1944. A daughter,
Hazel, and a son, Lloyd, also preceded her in death.

Friends may call at the LaFave Funeral Home after 1 Sunday afternoon.
Services will be held at 2 Monday afternoon at the First Lutheran church in Iron River. The Rev. Earl H. Berndtson, pastor, will officiate.
Burial will follow in the Stambaugh cemetery.
Friends may offer donations to the memorial fund of the First Lutheran church in lieu of flowers.

FUNERAL NOTICE Iron River Reporter March 16 1967 "Funeral Services Held Monday For Mrs. Teckla Lundwall"
Funeral services were held Monday for Mrs. Teckla Mathilda Lundwall, 77, who passed away last Friday [March 10].

The 2 p.m. Monday [March 13] afternoon rites were held in the First Lutheran Church and officiated by the Rev. Earl H. Berndston. Burial followed in the Stambaugh Cemetery.

Organist for the service was Mrs. Merlin Bauman, accompanying Mrs. Morris Holm, soloist, who sang "He Leadeth Me" and "Child of the Heavenly Father".

Pallbearers were: David DeVowe, Eugene DeVowe, Robert Krans, Norman Rudstrom, Lloyd Lundwall and Jay Lundwall.

The LaFave Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

John Gustav Lundwall

(I know less about John than I do about the others in his generation. He has been more difficult to research. His son Russell was not somebody I remember visiting when I was a child. I didn't know of John's existence until I began my genealogy journey.)

John Gustaf Lundwall

Birth 1878 in Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden (unable to find definitive birth date for John)
Death 6 April 1927 in Chisholm, Saint Louis, Minnesota

Family Members

Parents

     Andrew Lundwall 1848 – 1927



     Margareta Elizabeth Tagstrom 1848 – 1900


Spouse & Children

     Wife: Alice Lundwall 1878 – 



     Gussie Matheson (step-daughter) 1900 –



     Russell Lundwall 1917 –

Timeline

Birth 1878 Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden 


Arrival 1883 — Age: 5

Prior to 1908 John worked in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Michigan


Residence 1908 — Age: 30 Chisholm, Saint Louis, Minnesota 
Employed at the Oliver Mining Company as a policeman


Residence 1910 — Age: 32 Chisholm Ward 3, Saint Louis, Minnesota 
Age in 1910: 28; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law


Residence 1920 — Age: 42 Chisholm, St Louis, Minnesota 
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head


Death 1927 6 Apr — Age: 49 Chisholm, Saint Louis, Minnesota


John Lundwall committed suicide April 6, 1927 by hanging. He was in ill health, from a stroke, he'd gone to Mayo Clinic in Rochester and the doctors told him he had no chance of recovery. 

 


Source Information

1910 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

1920 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence, Arrival

Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Death

Andrew Lundwall Jr.

 Andrew Lundwall, Jr. (Another Swedish Anders Andersson)

Birth 17 Dec. 1872 in Falun, Dalarna, Sweden
Death 26 Dec 1951 in Iron River, Iron County, Michigan, USA

Timeline: 

1872 17 Dec - Birth Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden

1882 16 Aug - Age: 9  Emigration Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden  with Mother and sister Carrie

1882 - Age: 10 Arrival in Commonwealth, Michigan

1892 16 July  - Age: 23 Marriage to Ingaborg Nelson (also born in Sweden)

1900 - Age: 28 Residence Commonwealth, Florence, Wisconsin

1910 Age: 38 Residence Commonwealth, Florence, Wisconsin

1930 Age: 58 Residence Stambaugh, Iron, Michigan

1951 26 Dec Age: 79 Death Iron River, Iron, Michigan, USA

Inga and Andrew Lundwall

Family Members 

Parents  
     Andrew Lundwall 1848 – 1927
     Margareta Elizabeth Tagstrom 1848 – 1900

Spouse & Children  

     Ingaborg Nelson 1868 – 1957
     Carl E Lundwall 1895 – 1975
     Matilda E (Tilly) Lundwall 1897 –
     Walter A Lundwall 1899 – 1980
     Margaret H (Maggie) Lundwall 1901 –
     Emma J Lundwall 1903 –
     Alma E Lundwall 1907 –
     Helen C Lundwall 1910 –

Source Information 

1900 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence, Arrival,
Marriage 1910 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence
1930 United States Federal Census 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence
Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2011

OBITUARY Iron River Reporter December 27 1951 "Andrew Lundwall 

Funeral Service Friday At 1:30"

Funeral services will be held Friday [Dec 28] afternoon at 1:30 at the Johns chapel for Andrew Lundwall, 79, who died at 3 a.m. yesterday at his home on the Ice lake-Stambaugh cut-off road.

Rev. Louis Jensen of the Mission Covenant church will officiate, and interment will follow in the Stambaugh cemetery vault.

Mr. Lundwall was born in Sweden on Dec. 17, 1872 and he came to this country as a child with his parents in 1875, settling in Commonwealth. His father, Andrew Lundwall sr., was a pioneer in the Commonwealth community.

Mr. Lundwall moved to Iron River in 1912 and he was master mechanic for Oglesbay, Norton & Co. mining operations of this area until his voluntary retirement 19 years ago. He and Mrs. Lundwall observed their golden wedding anniversary eight years ago. They moved out to a small lakeside farm at Hagerman lake upon his retirement and two years ago sold the farm and moved in to the home on Ice lake cut-off road.

He was a member of the Vasa Scandanavian lodge of Commonwealth and a former member of the Iron River Masonic lodge.

OBITUARY Iron River Reporter February 18 1957 "Mrs. A. Lundwall Is Dead At 89, Rites Wednesday"

Mrs. A. Lundwall, 89, a pioneer of the Menominee range, died at 1 p.m. yesterday afternoon after an illness of many months.

Her death occurred at the Fifth avenue home of her daughter, Mrs. Iner Lindbeck, where she had moved six months ago from her Ice Lake Cut-off road home. She had retained keen mental and visual faculties to the end despite her illness and advanced years.

With her were three daughters, Mrs. Lindbeck, Mrs. Helen Hendershot, of Rochester, Mich. and Mrs. Carl Youngren of Stambaugh.

The former Ingaborg Nelson was born in Sweden on March 28, 1868 and she came to Iron county as a girl, settling with relatives at Crystal Falls and later moving to Commonwealth in Florence county where she and Mr. Lundwall were married in November, 1896 [NOTE: obituary of husband Andrew says 1893]. They observed their golden jubilee in 1946. Mr. Lundwall died Dec. 26, 1952 [NOTE: incorrect; the year was 1951] and a daughter, Mrs. Emma Jolgren of Rochester, Mich. died in June of the same year [must also be 1951; she is not mentioned in her father's obituary].

Surviving are two sons, Walter of Iron River and Carl of Stambaugh township, and five daughters: Mrs. Mathilda Lindbeck, Iron River, Mrs. Margaret Youngren, Stambaugh, Mrs. Lee (Alma) King, Soo, Mrs. Anthony (Vera) Pauloski and Mrs. Helen Hendershot, Rochester, Mich.

There are 32 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. Katherine Ecklund, lives in Sweden.

The family has asked interested friends to consider memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, and these can be made with Miss Katherine Ballon at the Miners State Bank.

The Rev. J. Milton Nelson, former First Lutheran pastor, will return from Marinette to officiate at the funeral service Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Johns chapel where the remains are in state. Interment will be in Stambaugh cemetery vault.

Andrew Lundwall Senior

Andrew Lundwall

Birth 1848 in Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden named Stadigs Anders Andersson

Death 1927 in Seattle, King, Washington

Andrew Lundwall

Timeline

1848 - Birth Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden

1871 3 Sep - Age 23: Marriage to Margareta Elizabeth Tagstrom

Margareta Elizabeth Tagstrom

1881 13 May - Age: 33 Emigration Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden name changed to Andrew Lundwall as  there were several Anders Anderssons on ship

1881 - Age: 33 Arrival in Commonwealth, Wisconsin, USA

1900 - Age: 52 Widowed

1905  - Age: 57 Residence Commonwealth, Wisconsin, living with oldest daughter Carrie and family (Rudstrom)

1910 - Age: 62 Residence Commonwealth, Florence, Wisconsin, living with youngest son Oscar and  wife Teckla, Nanie (Nancy), and Teckla's mother Louisa

1920 Age: 72 Residence Seattle, Washington, living with daughter, Clara and family (Shea)

1927 Age: 79 Death Seattle, King, Washington

Buried next to wife Margareta in Commonwealth Cemetery, Commonwealth, WI

Family Members

Parents

     Father: Stadigs Anders Olsson (1821 – 1890)

     Mother: Carin Hansdotter (1817 – 1901)

Spouse & Children

Wife: Margareta Elizabeth Tagstrom (1848 – 1900)

Children: 

     Johan Andersson (1871 – 1871) died in infancy

     Anders Andersson (Andrew Lundwall Jr.) (1872 – 1951) 7 children 

     Carin (Carrie Rudstrom) Lundwall (1875 – 1927) 10 children

     Johan (John) Gustaf Lundwall (1878 – 1927) 2 children

     Fritz Oskar (Oscar) Lundwall (1884 – 1944) 12 children

     Clara (Clare Shea) Lundwall (1886 –   ) 3 children

Source Information:

     1905 Commonwealth, Wisconsin census

     1910 United States Federal Census

     1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

     Ancestry Family Trees

     This citation provides evidence for Andrew Lundwall

     Web: Wisconsin, Find A Grave Index, 18362011

     1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Death

Anders Andersson = Andrew Lundwall

Next in line would be (B) Olof who was born 1-3-1846 and died 3-3-1847 at 1 year 2 months old.

Third born was our great-grandfather.

(C) Stadigs Anders Andersson born 02-16-1848 in Rexbo (later took the name Andrew Lundwall because there were several Anders Andersson emigrating on the same boat and possessions were difficult to keep track of)

            Married 09-03-1871 to

            Margaretha (Greta) Elisabeth Tägtström born 04-30-1848 from Rog

            They lived in Rexbo until Anders traveled alone to America 05-13-1881.

Elisabeth took her children and moved back to her parents in Rog.

On 08-16-1882 she and the children traveled to Anders in USA.

           

Children:

   Born in Sweden:    

     (CA) Johan 10-05-1871 died 12-27-1871 (croup)

     (CB) Anders 12-17-1872 died 1952

     (Cc) Carin (Carrie) 02-14-1875 died 1927

     (CD) Johan Gustav 01-04-1879

   Born in America:

     (CE) Fritz Oskar 1884,

     (Cf) Clara or Clare 1886

Andrew's sister Lisbeth and her family.

Now Lisbeth follows the line from Anders (Andrew´s) sister Lisbeth.

Remember -- The starting-point for the letters in this list are the parents of Andrew. The letters start from Anders and his brothers and sisters. For each generation after them a letter is added. The children are given a letter in alphabetic order (A=first born, B=second born…). A boy gets an upper-case letter (A) and a girl a lower-case one (a)

(a) Stadigs Lisbeth Andersdotter born 09-17-1844 died 05-26-1899-

            Married 05-27-1866 to

Mix Hans Andersson born 01-14-1843 died 03-21-1919

Children:

     (aA) Anders 12-06-1866 died 12-21-1866 (2 weeks old)

     (aB) Hans             11-25-1867

     (aC) Anders             05-13-1871

     (ad) Anna             08-25-1873 died 09-16-1876 (3 years old)

     (ae) Lisbeth             09-05-1876- died -09-23-1876 (4 months old)

     (aF) Erik                 02-20-1878

     (aG) Daniel Alfred 10-11-1881 (owner of a big shoe factory)

     (aH) August             06-05-1890 died 1899 (9 years old)

Next generation:

(aC) Mix Anders Hansson born 05-13-1871 died 08-17-1926-  

Married 05-08-1898 to

Kerstin Ersdotter born 01-17-1869 died 1948

           

Children:

     (aCA) Anders Martin             12-27-1898- died 11-24-1975 (77 years old)

     (aCB) Arvid   08-08-1900 died 08-15-1900 (one week old)

     (aCc) Maria 07-10-1901 died 12-26-1902 (1 year 5 months)

     (aCd) Hilma 12-13-1903 died 07-20-1905 (1 year 7 months)

     (aCE) Alfred 11-24-1906 died 1953 (47 years old)

Alfred’s children:

…..(aCE) Alfred 11-24-1906 died 1953 (47 years old)

                        Married to Lydia Eriksson 1915

                        Children:

                        Alvar 12-15-1938

                        Lars 07-18-1943

                        Majne 04-10-1949

    

     (aCf) Lydia             12-03-1909 died 02-16-1996

          Married to Lax Emil Karlsson 

                                           Child: (fosterson)

                                           Sören Lindberg 03-14-1943

     (aCg) Ester      11-19-1913 died 02-11-2008

married to Albin Bjurling born 08-15-1909 died 07-06-1983

Children:

Lena

Leif  08-16-1941

(aCA) Mix Martin Andersson born 12-27-1898 in Rexbo died 11-24-1975

            He worked as a shoemaker and later in the bakery.

Married 09-25-1932 to

            Hanna Nyqvist 06-17-1898 died 06-25-1957

            She worked as a baker in her mother´s bakery.

Children:

     (aCA A) Bertil Martinsson 01-29-1932

            He married 10-16-1954

to (DCA a) Berit Stadigs

Children:

     (aCA Aa) Lisbeth 02-24-1955 (this is Lisbeth who sent the information!)

     (aCA AB) Birgitta 11-14-1957

     (aCA AC) Anders 1971-11-04

Stadigs Anders Olsson

Stadigs Anders Olsson

Birth         4 May 1821 in Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden

Death       7 July 1890 in Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden

Timeline:

                 

                  4 May 1821       Birth, Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden

                  25 Jun 1843      Marriage to Carin Hansdotter

                  7 July 1890        Death, Age 69, Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden

Family Members:

                  Father:                  Stadigs Olov Andersson 1791 – 1863

                  Mother:                 Lisbeth Danielsdotter 1786 – 1866

                  Wife:                  Carin Hansdotter 1817 – 1901

                 

                  Children:

                                    Lisbeth Andersdotter (1844 – 1899)

                                    Olof Andersson (1846 – 1847)

                                    Anders Andersson (Andrew Lundwall 1848 – 1927)

                                    Hans Andersson (1850 – 1914)

                                    Olof Andersson (1853 – 1918)

                                    Erik Andersson (1859 - 1859)

Source:  Ancestry.com Family trees and information from Lisbeth Martinsson

Stadigs Olov Andersson family

The format of the following isn't as nice as my "experiment", but the information is included here:

Stadigs Olov Andersson

Birth          6 September 1791 in Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden

Death       12 March 1863 in Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden

Timeline:

1791, 6 Sep         Birth - Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden    (1791 – 1863)

1820, Age 29       Marriage to Lisbeth Danielsdotter  (1786 – 1866)

                  Children:

                                    Stadigs Anders Olsson       (1821 – 1890)

                                    Helena Olsson                     (1824 – 1824 died in infancy)

                                    Daniel Olsson                       (1827 – 1827 died in infancy)

Source:  Ancestry.com Family trees and information from Lisbeth Martinsson

Andrew's parents are featured today

Remember -- The starting-point for the letters in this list are the parents of Andrew. The letters start from Anders and his brothers and sisters. For each generation after them a letter is added. The children are given a letter in alphabetic order (A=first born, B=second born…). A boy gets an upper-case letter (A) and a girl a lower-case one (a)

Andrew Lundwall’s Parents:

The following are my generation's Great-Great-Grandparents and their children:

Stadigs Anders Olsson born 05-04-1821 in Rexbo, dead 07-07-1890- (69 years old)

            Married 06-25-1843 to

            Carin Hansdotter born 01-01-1817 in Västanberg, died 01-21-1901 (84 years old)

           

Children:

     (a) Lisbeth         09-17-1844 died 05-26-1899  (our relative Lisbeth´s father’s father’s father’s mother)

     (B) Olof              01-03-1846 died 03-03-1847 (a little over a year old)         

     (C) Anders         02-16-1848 (emigrated to America 1881 - 33 years old) Andrew Lundwall

     (D) Hans            12-15-1850 died 10-24-1914 (Swedish relative Vanja´s mother’s father’s father

                        and Lisbeth´s mother’s father’s father’s father)

     (E) Olof              12-06-1853 (Swedish relative Gunhild's father’s father)

     (F) Erik               05-23-1859

Rexbo, Dalarna, Sweden

Rexbo during late summer, early autumn

Winter

Old homes or possibly cabins?

The orange pointer is where Rexbo is located in Dalarna, Sweden

This looks like it could be located anywhere in Florence County in Wisconsin, or in the Upper Peninsula, doesn't it?

Information from Sweden!

This morning I received 6 pages of information from Lisbeth Martinsson, from our extended family in Sweden. I am going to put just the beginning information regarding the introduction, and information on our Great-great-great-grandparents (I think that's right -- it starts out with our Great-grandfather Andrew's grandparents. Tomorrow I will post the part about Andrew's parents.

Thank you again, Lisbeth. Lisbeth and her mother compiled this information for us. If anyone has questions for Lisbeth, you can put them in the comments -- Lisbeth reads Time Will Tell. Or you can send them to me and I can forward them on to Lisbeth.
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FAMILY HISTORY

In this part of family history you will find a lot of letters. Every person has his/her own combination of letters. This list begins with the grandparents of Andrew Lundwall (Anders Andersson). The starting-point for the letters in this list is the parents of Andrew. I start giving letters from Anders and his brothers and sisters. For each generation after them a letter is added. The children are given a letter in alphabetic order (A=first born, B=second born…). A boy gets an upper-case letter (A) and a girl a lower-case one (a).

Example: the eldest child is a daughter (a), the daughters third child is a son (aC).

I hope you will understand…

Children often had their father´s first name as a surname. For example, Olov had a daughter Karin, her name became Karin Olovsdotter. His son Hans became Hans Olovsson.

Often they added a name before the real name like “Stadigs”. That name came from the house they where born in. When a woman married she got her husbands added name along with all of the children. So it was a kind of sign so people would know who a person’s parents and grandparents were and where they came from. I think Stadig is an old soldier’s name. Other names could come from a beautiful environment, a special person or a person´s profession. Later many people took their added name as their surname.

I will begin with the grandparents, on his father’s side, to your great-grandfather Andrew who emigrated to America. He was born Anders Andersson and took the name Andrew Lundvall in USA.

Stadigs Olov Andersson born 09-06-1791 in Rexbo, he died 03-12-1863

            Married to Lisbeth Danielsdotter born 11-04-1786, died 01-07-1866

Children:

     Anders             05-04-1821 (Andrew´s father)

     Helena              05-04-1824 died when she was 3 month

     Daniel              1827 died as a baby                        

    

Grandparents on his mother’s side were

Brittas Hans Andersson born 11-30-1777, died 05-03-1833

            Married to Lisbeth Matsdotter born 06-24=1789, died 11-26-1864

Children:

     Anna             01-26-1811

     Anders             04-07-1813

     Lisbeth             04-08-1815

     Carin             01-01-1817 (Andrew´s mother)

     Hans             12-08-1819

     Mats             10-05-1822

     Margta             10-19-1825

     Erik             01-19-1829

     Olov             04-20-1832 died as a baby

The Chosen

My friend found the following among her papers of her family and sent it to me. The author is unknown and she received it from a member of her family in 2007, and I'd like to share it:

"The Chosen"

"We are the chosen. In each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again. To tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. Doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before.

We are the story tellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called, as it were, by our genes. Those who have gone before cry out to us: Tell our story. In finding them, we somehow find ourselves. How many graves have I stood before now and cried? I have lost count. How many times have I told the ancestors, "You have a wonderful family; you would be proud of us." How many times have I walked up to a grave and felt somehow there was love there for me? I cannot say.

It goes beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who am I and why do I do the things I do. It goes to seeing a cemetery about to be lost forever to weeds and indifference and saying I can't let this happen. The bones here are bones of my bone and flesh of my flesh.

It goes to doing something about it. It goes to pride in what our ancestors were able to accomplish. How they contributed to what we are today. It goes to respecting their hardships and losses, their never giving in or giving up, their resoluteness to go on and build a life for their family. It goes to deep pride that the fathers fought and some died to make and keep us a nation. It goes to a deep and immense understanding that they were doing it for us.

It is of equal pride and love that our mothers struggled to give us birth, without them we could not exist, and so we love each one as far back as we can reach. That we might be born who we are. That we might remember them. So we do. With love and caring and scribing each fact of their existence, because we are they and they are the sum of who we are.

So as a scribe called, I tell the story of my family. It is up to that one called in the next generation to answer the call and take my place in the long line of family storytellers. That is why I do my family genealogy, and that is what calls those young and old to step up and restore the memory or greet those who we have never known before."

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I am willing to post our stories -- but first you have to share your stories with me. The stories you were told, the stories that you remember, the stories that were told over and over again and will be lost forever unless they are documented.

Our family has an amazing story, one that started in Sweden by those who wanted a better life, men who left behind family members, fathers and mothers and sisters and brothers, and followed the allure of the "New Country"  where land was available, and workers were needed. There were iron mines starting up, and there were forests full of timber -- and lumber camps -- and both needed experienced workers, and so they came -- first the men, and then their wives and children. They came by boat, across country by railroad, across the Great Lakes to Escanaba, and on to the border towns of Florence. The Lundwall's to Florence, the Ekquist's to homestead in Little Popple which soon became Homestead.

Oscar and his younger sister were born in Commonwealth, Wisconsin, his other siblings were born in Sweden; his father was a carpenter. Teckla was born in Homestead, Wisconsin, the youngest in their family; her father worked in the Commonwealth Mine and the Logging Camps in the winter. It's possible that Andrew Ekquist and his sons boarded during the week at the Lundwall's boarding house.

Our great-grandparents built a life between Homestead and Commonwealth, Wisconsin and then our grandparents, Oscar and Teckla, moved when and where the work moved to -- the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, first in the Caspian and Stambaugh mine; then to Michigamme and Ford's Imperial Mine; and finally to the Empire Mine, belonging to Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company in Palmer. Oscar was a steam shovel operator on the HUGE steam shovels used by the mines.

They never owned a house, lived in rented company-owned houses built by the mining companies to house the miners. They raised 12 children, one who died when she was only 6, the rest lived until adulthood.

As most Swedes, Oscar loved the woods, picking berries, hunting and fishing. He always had a huge garden which kept Teckla busy canning for the winter.

Teckla's mother, Louisa, lived with the family until they moved to Palmer. Louisa then went back to Homestead where she lived with Teckla's sister and family, Ellen and Charlie Krans. Several of her children were still in the Homestead/Aurora/Commonwealth area.