Thursday, January 24, 2013

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


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